Don Shanahan
Like a married couple, the hosts of the Cinephile Hissy Fit podcast, sponsored and supported by the Ruminations Radio Network, love a good anniversary. In 2025, several big years of cinema are celebrating milestones for potential podcast features. One of those is the year 2000, turning 25 this year. Silver is the traditional gift for a 25th wedding anniversary. A movie from that year teeming with silvery surfaces—and claws—is X-Men from 20th Century Fox and director Bryan Singer. Our show was happy to throw a podcast party for it.
For their 185th episode, two futuristic film critics, two mutant dads, and two socially-consicous teachers, Will Johnson and Don Shanahan, begin a new sub-series for 2025 called “The Anniversary Parade.” A host of key classics are celebrating benchmark anniversaries this year and our show will gradually crack into that list all year long. First up is Bryan Singer’s X-Men. Debuting in 2000, the movie turns 25 in 2025. Our guys chop it up and spin into an editorial on “Unknown-to-Icon Mount Rushmore” when the topic shifted to the phenomenon of Hugh Jackman. Come learn more and stay for the mutual love and respect that fun movies encapsulate. Enjoy our podcast!
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