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By Amy Hensarling

With the help of her fellow movie-loving friends, WTL host Amy Hensarling handpicks existential gems to learn how to become a better person & live happily and usefully whole. Tune in for healthy doses of cinephile truth and endless watchlist recommendations. One film at a time.
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Amy's Progress: Birth

Watch This ListMay 02, 2024

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Amy's Progress: Birth

Amy's Progress: Birth

Amy & Jerry delve into the helplessness of grief, Glazer's filmography, and Birth as ghost story.

May 02, 202401:16:43
Amy's Progress: Happy-Go-Lucky

Amy's Progress: Happy-Go-Lucky

Amy & Victor contemplate stoicism, reality cooperation, and the benefits of choosing visionary happiness.

Apr 25, 202401:03:08
She Said/She Said: Kaylyn

She Said/She Said: Kaylyn

Amy & Kaylyn chat Donkey Skin, Blue Valentine, and compatibility in romantic relationships.

Apr 18, 202401:04:51
Amy's Progress: Memento

Amy's Progress: Memento

Amy talks Leonard Shelby & the addiction condition.

Apr 04, 202449:05
She Said/She Said: Sakana

She Said/She Said: Sakana

Amy & Sakana unpack female asexuality in Vincent Sherman's Harriet Craig & Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie.

Mar 28, 202401:08:20
Fast, Cheap, & Out of Control // The Constant Gardener // The Pigeon Tunnel

Fast, Cheap, & Out of Control // The Constant Gardener // The Pigeon Tunnel

Amy & Michael chat his favorite comfort films, vocations, moral quests, and how our deepest passions make us whole.

Mar 21, 202401:06:41
She Said/She Said: Katrina

She Said/She Said: Katrina

Amy & Katrina cover Batman Returns, Nolan vs Burton's Catwoman, The Virgin Suicides, and empowering our true selves.

Mar 07, 202401:10:15
Amy's Progress: Memoria

Amy's Progress: Memoria

Amy & Adam chat slow cinema, the healing power of human connection, and following your sound.

Feb 29, 202401:08:37
She Said/She Said: Maddy

She Said/She Said: Maddy

Maddy & Amy chat Satoshi Kon's Perfect Blue, John Carpenter's Someone's Watching Me!, and how being a female horror fan has its perks & privs.

Feb 22, 202453:56
Amy's Progress: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Amy's Progress: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

On memory, love lost, and learning from the pain.

Feb 14, 202423:07
She Said/She Said: Jetta

She Said/She Said: Jetta

Jetta drops in to help launch WTL's brand new series focused on women in film. We talk The To-Do List, The Diary of a Teenage Girl, and the modern day challenges of self-worth, sex, and honest communication.

Feb 01, 202452:20
Amy's Progress: The Addiction

Amy's Progress: The Addiction

Amy's meditation on the nature of evil with a little help from St. John, Ferrara, Step 7, and David Foster Wallace.

Jan 25, 202430:42
Amy's Progress: The Work

Amy's Progress: The Work

Amy & Andrew tackle one of the most profound hidden gem documentaries ever made about rehabilitation, the power of vulnerability, confession, active listening, and restoration. Go inside to go outside.

Jan 18, 202401:12:57
Silent Hill // The Revenge of the Sith // Phantom of the Opera

Silent Hill // The Revenge of the Sith // Phantom of the Opera

Amy & Tyler chat comfort movies, video games, The Iliad, David Foster Wallace, Macbeth, the masks we wear, and the bright side of human tragedy.

Jan 11, 202401:34:12
Amy's Progress: Exotica

Amy's Progress: Exotica

Happy New Year, kids! Amy dives into Atom Egoyan's 1994 masterpiece Exotica all on her own in the show's most intimate, unraveling episode to date.

Jan 04, 202440:22
Amy's Progress: The Shining

Amy's Progress: The Shining

In the final episode of 2023, Amy & Jacob discuss alcoholism, traumatic memory, King's narcissism of the writer careening towards the void, Kubrick's depersonalization, shifting identities in time, and what we think shining really means.

Dec 28, 202301:08:27
The Friends of Eddie Coyle // Long Day's Journey into Night // Landscape Suicide

The Friends of Eddie Coyle // Long Day's Journey into Night // Landscape Suicide

Join Amy and Jerry as they chat his top 3 comfort films + a whole host of unrelated (and some related) novels, shows, and movies, including Roadside Picnic, Boardwalk Empire, All the President's Men, and their #1 favorite Tarantino joint.

Dec 21, 202301:09:12
Amy's Progress: The Banshees of Inisherin

Amy's Progress: The Banshees of Inisherin

Amy & Lowe chat conflict resolution, outgrowing friendships, finding purpose, taking rejection gracefully, and learning how to forgive.

Dec 14, 202301:17:09
Amy's Progress: Taste of Cherry

Amy's Progress: Taste of Cherry

Amy & Christopher chat Waiting for Godot, the kindness of strangers, Abbas Kiarostami's controversial final scene, and how a fresh outlook can change the world.

Dec 07, 202301:01:40
Amy's Progress: Rosemary's Baby

Amy's Progress: Rosemary's Baby

Amy & Brian tread carefully on tough topics, including Roman Polanski, cultural upheaval in the 60s, sexual trauma, and how speaking openly and honestly is often the healing key.

Nov 30, 202301:06:18
Strange Comforts (featuring AJ & Jet)

Strange Comforts (featuring AJ & Jet)

Special pre-Thanksgiving bonus episode, kids! AJ & Jetta drop in to take yours truly on a wild and wacky journey through four of their favorite zany comfort films. Enjoy.

Nov 22, 202355:16
Amy's Progress: The Exorcist III

Amy's Progress: The Exorcist III

Amy and Ethan tackle The Exorcist franchise, the theatrical vs director's cuts, sacrificial love, human connection, and Blatty's conclusion.

Nov 16, 202301:02:17
Amy's Progress: The Ninth Configuration

Amy's Progress: The Ninth Configuration

Amy and Seth tackle suffering and authenticity via William Peter Blatty's zany-visionary second installment in his bold psychological trilogy of faith following The Exorcist. "What a piece of work is a man..."

Nov 09, 202301:01:51
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice // The Purple Rose of Cairo // School of Rock

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice // The Purple Rose of Cairo // School of Rock

WTL Unplugged Presents Comfort Movies: Episode 6 with my stellar buddy Max, who gives us three truly varied features he feels most soothe his soul. A little Ozu, a little Allen, and a little Linklater make for a delightfully warm cup of tea. Enjoy.

Nov 02, 202358:26
Amy's Progress: Crimes and Misdemeanors

Amy's Progress: Crimes and Misdemeanors

Happy 50th episode, kids! Amy & Marc celebrate the WTL milestone by pondering moral conundrums, crises of conscience, and whether or not we can ever really get away scot-free.

Oct 26, 202301:05:03
Amy's Progress: Ordet

Amy's Progress: Ordet

Amy & Andrew contemplate miracles, real change, and tests of humanity and faith.

Oct 19, 202301:07:12
Amy's Progress: The Wicker Man

Amy's Progress: The Wicker Man

Amy & Darren chat religious extremism, Christopher Lee, and how to be persuasive in passion without meeting a dreadful end.

Oct 12, 202357:07
Amy's Progress: First Reformed

Amy's Progress: First Reformed

Amy and Andy talk sobriety, Paul Schrader, and the great tension between hope and despair.

Oct 05, 202301:05:58
Amy's Progress: Stalker

Amy's Progress: Stalker

Amy & Mitch get into the zone & ponder deepest desires, Morpheus vs Stalker, and what the heck that ending really means.


Sep 28, 202301:04:26
Society // Faces Places // Stop Making Sense

Society // Faces Places // Stop Making Sense

WTL Unplugged Presents Comfort Movies: Episode 5 with mile-a-minute movie gore & goo enthusiast Stephen Gillespie whose insane idea of comfort is both put into question and respected in equal tandem.

Sidenote: The platform used to record was experiencing technical difficulties at the time, so our episode was delayed for us both to varying degrees throughout. When certain portions feel off, that's why, but we hope you enjoy the show!

Sep 21, 202358:20
Labyrinth // Spirited Away // Love Serenade

Labyrinth // Spirited Away // Love Serenade

WTL Unplugged Presents Comfort Movies: Episode 4 featuring Adam's upbeat Aussie cheerfulness with a dash of comforting and sometimes discomforting selections.

Sep 14, 202301:10:52
Amy's Progress: The Last Temptation of Christ
Sep 07, 202342:21
Pit Stop // Harper // The Irony of Fate

Pit Stop // Harper // The Irony of Fate

WTL Unplugged Presents Comfort Movies: Episode 3 featuring the wonderful wonder Sakana who drops in to give us some curious comfort flicks that delve much deeper than meets the eye...

Sep 01, 202301:06:45
The Motion Picture // Buckaroo Banzai // Scooby-Doo 2
Aug 24, 202354:21
Giallo Andiamo!

Giallo Andiamo!

BONUS EPISODE, KIDS! Tune in to hear Amy, Gentry, and Rob recap 31 days of gialli summer fun.

Aug 17, 202301:03:01
Fantastic Mr Fox // Die Hard

Fantastic Mr Fox // Die Hard

New series starts TODAY, kids! My bestie Frank is back dropping his final hidden gems & top comfort films to usher in my next movie-loving venture. Enjoy.

Aug 09, 202301:10:33
Hidden Gems Series Finale: Joel
Jul 27, 202349:08
Hidden Gems: Mitch
Jul 20, 202343:53
Hidden Gems: Swart
Jul 11, 202348:01
Hidden Gems: Jacob
Jun 29, 202352:06
Hidden Gems: Bob
Jun 22, 202348:47
Hidden Gems: Dan
Jun 15, 202352:13
Hidden Gems: Jetta
Jun 08, 202355:56
Hidden Gems: AJ
Jun 01, 202346:59
Hidden Gems: Rob
May 25, 202346:42
Hidden Gems: Ethan
May 18, 202359:52
Hidden Gems: Kevin
May 11, 202342:09
Hidden Gems: Michael
May 04, 202346:31
Hidden Gems: Andrew
Apr 25, 202355:13
Hidden Gems: Cormac
Apr 18, 202336:01