On this week’s episode of Someone Else’s Movie, I’m joined by Alyson Richards — writer and producer of the new queer survival thriller The Retreat — to talk about a movie that couldn’t be further away from that project if it tried.

That’s because it’s The Goonies, Richard Donner’s frenetic 1985 family adventure which is still beloved by people who grew up watching it as kids themselves … and of which those of us who were just a little older when it came out are not entirely fond. But that makes for a really fun conversation, and I’m delighted to have been a part of it. We even discussed the octopus!

You know you want to be part of this. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play and Stitcher to get the episode instantly, or download it directly from the web.

And then you can go listen to today’s NOW What, which is also a film episode! I talked to Shelter‘s Ron Chapman and Lune‘s Aviva Armour-Ostroff about what it means to be bringing features to this year’s Toronto Jewish Film Festival. I’ll have more TJFF stuff online tomorrow, but this should get you rolling. (Update: Here’s more stuff!)

Also! There’s a new Saw movie, and it’s just as frustrating and unimaginative as the previous eight Saw movies! My review of Spiral: From the Book of Saw is right here on the NOW site, so you can’t say I didn’t warn you.