Author Isaac Butler (The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act) discusses "Reds," his favorite movie of 1981. Must a director be as obsessed and relentless as Warren Beatty? Does on-set friction result in better movies? Is "Ishtar" deserving of its reappraisal? Isaac has all of the answers and more! Would you believe the Architect from "The Matrix Reloaded" also shows up at one point? It's all true!

Cinematographer Christopher Schneider (The Volunteer, Love Type D, Lost Colony) discusses his favorite movie of 1980, The Empire Strikes Back. Along the way, we reminisce about freezing our action figures, recommend a few unheralded gems from director Irvin Kershner, and offer up dueling pronunciations of actor George Segal's last name. Oh, and if you thought Barbara Walters wouldn't make an appearance in this episode, you were dead wrong.

Comedian and writer Max Silvestri (Killing It, Human Resources, Big Mouth) discusses his favorite movie, Heat.

Film critic Fran Hoepfner discusses her favorite David Fincher movie, The Social Network.

Cinematographer Sean McElwee (Little Fish, Horse Girl, Room 104) discusses his favorite David Fincher movie, Zodiac.

Director Aaron Katz (Gemini, Land Ho!, Cold Weather) discusses his favorite teen movie, Clueless.

Costume designer Whitney Anne Adams (Freaky, Happy Death Day 2U) discusses her favorite slasher film, Scream.

Writer and journalist Kris Tapley discusses his favorite action movie, Speed.