I’ve been trying to land Bryan Fuller for an episode of Someone Else’s Movie ever since I started the podcast; in addition to being a creator of endlessly fascinating television, he’s a genre fiend whose love of the strange and unusual rivals that of Guillermo Del Toro’s, and I knew he’d bring a wealth of insight to any movie he brought to the show.

So imagine my delight when the arrival of his first feature Dust Bunny gave me the chance to book him, and I found out he’d picked Philip Kaufman’s brilliant 1978 adaptation of Invasion of the Body Snatchers — as rich a text as any film of its era, and one that only grows more complex and prophetic as the decades pass. We’re also about the same age, and the discovery that we had very similar experiences of the film gave us a great starting point.

It’s a good one! Subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, YouTube Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice, or just download the episode directly from the web and listen while you walk expressionless through your environment, trying very hard not to give yourself away. And if you’re in Brooklyn, think about braving the rush line for Thursday night’s screening of Dust Bunny; it’s a blast with a crowd, and everybody else has to wait until December.

And then, there’s Shiny Things. For some weird reason the first half of the month is the busy part, release-wise, so I’ve spent the last few editions catching up to the new arrivals. Over the last week I reviewed F1, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning and Nobody 2, and an edition that tackles Eddington and Weapons is going out later today. Subscribe now and be ahead of the curve!

Also! This weekend, I’ll be down at the Windsor International Film Festival, introducing movies and moderating Q&As and industry panels on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and celebrating the winner of the festival’s $25,000 WIFF Prize in Canadian Film on Sunday. I am debating whether or not to wear a Jays hat for the length of my stay.

It’s my first time at the festival, so if you run into me there feel free to say hi and give me directions to your favorite coffee place. I will definitely need a latte or twelve.