Josh Horowitz

Alden Ehrenreich on A TALENT FOR MURDER, WEAPONS, OPPENHEIMER, Spider-Man audition, & more!

13K views · 1d ago · 1:02:57

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Topics: Alden Ehrenreich joins the show · His busy schedule · Tetro and Francis Ford Coppola · Coppola and Megalopolis · Working with great filmmakers · A Talent for Murder

Sacha Baron Cohen on ALI G: WHO IZ I?, BORAT, Quentin Tarantino, Mephisto, & more!

35K views · 4d ago · 1:16:49

The incomparable Sacha Baron Cohen joins HSC in honor of his new film, ALI G: WHO IZ I? Not only is Sacha a one-of-a-kind actor, he’s also an amazing storyteller.

Topics: Live at the 92nd Street Y · Sacha Baron Cohen joins the show · The Dictator and the United Nations · Growing up and break dancing · The origins of Ali G · Borat and Kazakhstan

Jenna Ortega on KLARA AND THE SUN, WEDNESDAY, fan encounters, doing horror films, & more!

67K views · 1w ago · 53:19

Jenna Ortega joins the pod! Jenna is talented, introspective, and has great taste in movies. Here, she sits down with Josh to talk about her latest film, Taika Waititi’s KLARA AND THE SUN. Other topics of discussion include why she didn’t think WEDNESDAY would work, why she gravitated towards horror films, navigating fan encounters, why she’s making her way through Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom Cruise’s filmographies, and more!

Topics: Jenna Ortega joins the show · The press tour · Nicknames and stage names · Klara and the Sun · Choosing roles · Growing up an extrovert

Michael Douglas on ONE HELLUVA RIDE, WALL STREET, ANT-MAN, BEHIND THE CANDELABRA, & more!

18K views · 1w ago · 1:07:27

The one and only Michael Douglas joins the podcast. Michael bares all in his new memoir, ONE HELLUVA RIDE, and he sits down with Josh to share an even more in-depth look at the book’s revelations–plus a few that didn’t make it to the page.

James McAvoy on CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN’, X-MEN, SPLIT, CHRONICLES OF NARNIA, & more!

45K views · 2w ago · 55:11

Welcome back an old friend of Happy Sad Confused, James McAvoy. James is back on the pod to talk all about a new career milestone: his directorial debut, CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN’! James also spills what his Picard tv series pitch was, why he thinks X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST is one of the best comic book film adaptations ever, and how he landed Mr. Tumnus' role in THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA.

Topics: James McAvoy joins the show · California Schemin' · Directing his first film · Connecting with the story · Staying true to himself · A disastrous audition

Ben Affleck on ANIMALS, GOOD WILL HUNTING, JUSTICE LEAGUE, GONE GIRL, ARMAGEDDON, & more!

141K views · 2w ago · 1:02:30

Where to even begin with Ben Affleck? In a true career-spanning conversation, Ben and Josh dive deep on his latest film ANIMALS, how feeling on the verge of extinction led to him directing, why JUSTICE LEAGUE was a low point in his career, and why he still defends GIGLI. Plus, a story about the actor that rejected GOOD WILL HUNTING, the truth about that GONE GIRL hat incident, why Ben would reprise his role as DAREDEVIL, & more!

Topics: Ben Affleck joins the show · How press tours have changed · His hardest press tour · Animals · Starting as a director · Surviving Christmas

John Cena on MATCHBOX THE MOVIE, PEACEMAKER, The Rock, wrestling, & more!

40K views · 3w ago · 1:00:47

John Cena is back! For John’s third time on the podcast, he and Josh chat all about his new film MATCHBOX THE MOVIE, the future of PEACEMAKER, and even look back at his wrestling career–including that iconic heel turn in 2025. Plus, the first time he met James Gunn, his relationship with Dwayne Johnson, his take on a new FAST & FURIOUS movie, & more!

Topics: John Cena joins the show · Life as a busy actor · Staying even-keeled · Defining a "mess up" · Knowing his career will end · Being okay without a next project

SEBASTIAN STAN on FJORD, THE BATMAN PART II, AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY, THE COVENANT & more!

88K views · 3w ago · 54:10

Round 4 of HSC for Sebastian Stan! This episode has it all: discussions about THE BATMAN PART II, Steve and Bucky’s reunion in AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY, and even a 20th anniversary look back at THE COVENANT. On his latest visit to Happy Sad Confused, Sebastian and Josh sit down in honor of his new film, FJORD, which has already taken on new meaning for Sebastian since becoming a dad. All this and more on the latest episode!

Topics: Sebastian Stan joins the show · Shaving his head for Fjord · The origin story of Fjord · Fjord's plot and central themes · Fatherhood's impact on watching Fjord · Redefining masculinity

Christopher Abbott on EAST OF EDEN, X-MEN, GIRLS, KRAVEN THE HUNTER, and more

46K views · 4w ago · 51:28

Christopher Abbott finally joins the podcast! Josh and Christopher sit down to chat about his new limited series EAST OF EDEN, why his time on GIRLS almost made him quit acting, how he landed the role of Charles Xavier in the upcoming X-MEN film, and how even he doesn’t understand what was going on in KRAVEN THE HUNTER. Plus, Christopher shares his reaction to losing a Tony Award, how a GAME OF THRONES fan mistook him for Kit Harington, and more!

Topics: Christopher Abbott begins · turning 40 · ambition · getting into acting · late bloomer · perception of Christopher

John Cusack on SAY ANYTHING, CON AIR, HIGH FIDELITY, BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, MOMO, & more!

85K views · 1mo ago · 1:16:26

Give a warm welcome to cinematic icon, John Cusack. John joins the pod for the first time to share his new graphic novel, MOMO, and chat with Josh about his filmography over the years. John tells Josh how he and Cameron Crowe got the dialogue just right on SAY ANYTHING, what idea he takes credit for on CON AIR, how he got Bruce Springsteen in HIGH FIDELITY, and how he landed BEING JOHN MALKOVICH! Plus, his friendship with Hunter S.

Topics: Graphic novel Momo · Antonin Artaud and the inspiration for Momo · Friendship with Hunter S. Thompson · William Friedkin · Meeting his heroes and working with Al Pacino · The Sure Thing and becoming a teen actor