Episode 114: Fight Club and Shock Induction with Chuck Palahnik
On Election Day in America, the boundary-pushing inventor of Tyler Durden reflects on his new novel – and the real-life Project Mayhem playing out around us.
Episode 113: Woman Of The Hour with Ian McDonald
The writer behind Anna Kendrick’s acclaimed 1970s TV game show thriller reveals the true story that inspired it.
Episode 112: Heretic with Beck/Woods
Two of the first ever guests on Script Apart return for a far-reaching conversation, about religion, control and America’s worst fast food chain.
Episode 111: Strange Darling with JT Mollner
Love hurts in this conversation about the year's most unpredictable, constantly chronology-shifting thriller.
Episode 110: His Three Daughters with Azazel Jacobs
An interview about a film that makes you want to call your loved ones and hold your loved ones.
Episode 109: Back To The Future Part II with Bob Gale
Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads. The writer of one of the most beloved trilogies of all time makes his second Script Apart appearance to mark Part II's 35th anniversary.
Episode 108: Coco with Matthew Aldrich
Travel to the Land Of The Dead with the co-writer of this Pixar classic about death and what it means to be remembered.
Episode 107: Sing Sing with Greg Kwedar and Clint Bentley
We step inside a prison drama that rethinks the genre, with inmates’ humanity at its heart instead of violence.
Episode 106: Ripley with Steven Zaillian
The Oscar winning writer of Schindler's List unpacks the secrets of his chiaroscuro take on Patricia Highsmith's iconic novel.
Episode 105: Fallout with Graham Wagner
Pip-Boys and blue jumpsuits at the ready, vault-dwellers – it’s time to wander into the Wasteland with one of the creators of 2024’s weirdest TV smash.
Episode 104: The Terminal with Sacha Gervasi
The writer of this Spielberg-directed yarn about a man trapped in an airport unravels its hidden meanings and messages.
Episode 103: Forrest Gump with Eric Roth
One of the most acclaimed screenwriters of a generation makes his third appearance on the show, breaking down an emotional classic.
Episode 102: The Acolyte with Leslye Headland
Force witches, Sith seduction and Jedi kung-fu… The creator of the latest Star Wars series gives her spoiler-filled breakdown of the show’s rousing season one finale.
Episode 101: A Quiet Place: Day One with Michael Sarnoski
Shhh! The writer-director of a threequel like no other tiptoes into the Script Apart hot seat for spoiler special breakdown of the film’s most fascinating moments.
Episode 100: The Bikeriders with Jeff Nichols
A tale of two wheels, one gang and a whole lot of male repression. The writer-director behind Midnight Special, Take Shelter and more unpacks his new film’s secrets.
Episode 99: No One Will Save You with Brian Duffield
An in-depth alien autopsy of the silent sci-fi that became a word-of-mouth sensation in 2023.
Episode 98: The Fall Guy with Drew Pearce
Breaking down the year’s most joyously explosive action comedy with its talented writer, who also penned Marvel’s Iron Man 3.
Episode 97: Air with Alex Convery
What could have been a glorified sneaker advert instead became a gripping drama about persistence and recognising excellence. Its writer explains how.
Episode 96: The Blair Witch Project with Eduardo Sánchez
A wander into the woods of Burkittsville, Maryland with the co-creator of a horror classic that changed everything.
Stage Apart: The Hills Of California with Jez Butterworth
The writer of the best play of the century so far and movies like Edge Of Tomorrow and Spectre reveals his writing process.