WBAM Podcast

05/20/2026

Our review of .barker debut feature OBSESSION, now playing in theaters.

05/16/2026

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05/07/2026

NEW EPISODE: We discuss all the movies we saw and award our favorites of the 2026 Florida Film Festival with special guest Marcel!

Available on YouTube and everywhere you get podcasts.

https://youtu.be/yWkSSh9AK38

05/07/2026

NEW EP: Obsession, Hokum, I Want Your S*x, and Best of Florida Film Festival

Ernest, Hunter, Drew, and special guest Marcel discuss all the movies they saw and award their favorites of the 2026 Florida Film Festival. Marcel’s Movies:...

05/04/2026

NEW EPISODE: We sit down with award-winning filmmaker Tatti Ribeiro to discuss her feature debut, Valentina. Fresh off winning a Special Jury Award at the Florida Film Festival, Tatti dives deep into the unique hybrid construction of her film, a comedy that blurs the lines between narrative fiction and documentary reality.

Tatti explains the process of casting Keyla Monterroso Mejia (The Studio, Curb Your Enthusiasm) as the only professional actor in a world populated by real El Paso citizens, local officials, and even Keyla’s own family. Tatti discusses her desire to showcase the humor, hustle, and heart of the city she spent years reporting on as a journalist.

Available on YouTube ad everywhere you get podcasts. (https://youtu.be/7DXnriii6II?si=83lj_UHW3TLMcuVl)

About the Movie:

Valentina follows a young woman navigating a series of bureaucratic mishaps at the El Paso-Juárez border. While the people, locations, and conversations are real, Valentina is not. Executive produced by Jessica Alba, this narrative feature debut is a rare, complex look at the systems that keep poor Americans poor, delivered with the vibe of a Richard Linklater slacker comedy.

Guest: Tatti Ribeiro (Filmmaker & Founder of franknews.us)

Follow the Film: on Instagram for distribution updates.

05/04/2026

NEW EP: Interview with 'Valentina' Director Tatti Ribeiro | Florida Film Festival

Interview with 'Valentina' Director Tatti Ribeiro | Florida Film Festival

05/03/2026

During our interview with cinematographer Jeff Powers at the Florida Film Festival about his film “Sylvania” he told us he shot the I Think You Should Leave sketch “Coffin Flop!”

05/03/2026

NEW EPISODE: We sit down with director Costa Karalis and producer Evan Barber to dive deep into their genre-blurring 'Frogtown,' Best Florida Feature winner at the 2026 Florida Film Festival.

Shot on location in Marianna, Florida, Frogtown is an exploration of three generations of women, a legendary "Frog King," and the delicate line between childhood wonder and adult skepticism. Listen to find out why North Florida’s unique landscape is the perfect setting for a story about what we choose to believe in.

Link: https://youtu.be/zzC3iwnotig

About the Film:

Frogtown (2026) is a slice-of-life portrait of a community proudly defined by its “5,000 dreamers.” Following a world premiere at the Florida Film Festival, this 86-minute feature balances wholesome absurdity with a quiet undercurrent of melancholy, delivering a heartfelt meditation on the enduring necessity of imagination.

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Director: Costa Karalis ()

Producer: Evan Barber ()

Colorist: Gabe Sanchez ()

05/03/2026

NEW EPISODE: Interview with 'Frogtown' Filmmakers Costa Karalis and Evan Barber | Florida Film Festival

Interview with 'Frogtown' Filmmakers Costa Karalis and Evan Barber | Florida Film Festival

04/23/2026

NEW EPISODE: Live from the Red Carpet at the 2026 Florida Film Festival! (feat. Jorma Taccone)

YouTube: https://youtu.be/omVNCyO8Kok

We bring you some quick interviews with filmmakers at the historic Enzian Theater for the Florida Film Festival. We chat about their films and then ask them to choose: Cruise or Hanks?

➡ David Anthony Ngo (Never Get Busted!): Fresh off a Sundance premiere, David discusses his "Tiger King in the war on drugs" documentary, executive produced by the team behind Searching for Sugar Man.

➡ Matthew Serrano (Xolo): The LA-based filmmaker and Defunctland collaborator talks about the challenges of directing a senior rescue dog in a narrative involving the Aztec god of death.

➡ Maggie Brill (All at Once): A deep dive into New York filmmaking, navigating surprise concerts in Central Park, and the importance of q***r coming-of-age representation.

➡Khoa Ha & Victor Velle (Y Vân: The Lost Sounds of Saigon): The search for the lost legacy of the "Quincy Jones of Saigon" and the journey of rediscovering a family musical heritage across two continents.

➡ We talk to Lena Greene (Tuna Tartare) about Broadway-singing trash, Sasha Shin (Juicy and Sweet) on being "haunted by apples," and Shengwei Zhou (Perfect City: The Mushroom) on using stop-motion to process grief. Plus, Eddie Mauldin (Dreams) and Ryan McCown (Crab Diane) discuss everything from "nontraditional" mental health to cosmic crustacean colonies.

➡ Kim Blanck (Gloria): The Tribeca alum shares the "pre-pro panic" of filming on her own block and working with Gilmore Girls’ Emily Kuroda.

➡ Jorma Taccone joins us to discuss his new film Over Your Dead Body (hitting theaters April 24th!).