Episode 241: Michael Ritchie (feat. Peter Sobczynski)

Side note: In the midst of the migration from Substack to Ghost, this episode got lost in the shuffle somehow so it's back in the feed now. Apologies for the confusion / repost. There may be bugs but hopefully few and far between. Thanks again for the support, all! Returning guest, Chicago film critic, and regular contributor to the Movie Madness podcast is back for a long overdue third appearance. His most memorable one being well over a decade ago when he took the pro-side on the infamous Brian De Palma episode. None other than the talented and hilarious Peter Sobczynski volunteered to discuss the (mostly) underrated works of satirist Michael Ritchie (no relation to Guy) who had a career with high highs and low lows. We talk mainly about three of his most under-appreciated films and skim through the majority of his filmography (despite the return to the old format change). Thank you so much Peter for coming back and stay tuned next month for another episode of B-Side Me and another returning Chicago film critic and podcaster as well to discuss another legendary comedy director! 00:00 - 13:06 - Introduction with Peter (awards season is coming) 13:07 - 45:49 - Prime Cut + Early Ritchie 45:50 - 01:16:50 - The Island! 01:16:51 - 01:47:21 - Other Ritchie Titles 01:47:22 - 01:58:02 - The Positively True Adventures… 01:58:03 - 02:09:54 - Top 3 Ritchie Films / Outro Follow Peter! Read Peter at RogerEbert.com

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Episode 241: Michael Ritchie (feat. Peter Sobczynski) is an episode from Director's Club by Jim Laczkowski.

This episode is 02:09:54 long.

This episode was published on Dec 23, 2025.

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