Discussion topics include: Does Harrison Ford look good in a beard or kind of weird? What director Andrew Davis gets right about his hometown of Chicago. What the film gets wrong about Illinois geography. Tommy Lee Jones, and where this fell in his career. (And why had Keith not seen Under Siege until quite recently?) Also on the topic of Under Siege: Boy did Gene Siskel love that movie. Here's the clip that proves it.

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It’s always nice when the title of a podcast pretty much sums up what it’s all about. Keith Phipps and Mike Ryan will be going through the filmography of Harrison Ford, film by film, from the blockbuster action films to the romantic comedies and everything in between—sometimes with the help of special guests.

Why Harrison Ford? The most obvious reason is that he’s been the star of some of the biggest, and most beloved movies of the past 50 years. But if someone can be at once one of the biggest movie stars in the world while also being a little bit underrated, it’s Ford, who’s only been nominated for a single Academy Award over the course of his career, which he did not win. We feel this is an injustice. If you feel the same way you’ve come to the right place.

Mike Ryan is a veteran entertainment writer who has been a staff writer at HuffPost, Uproxx, and Movieline. His work has appeared at Indiewire, Empire, and numerous other publications. Mike's current work includes The Hard Pass, a frequently published newsletter about the world of entertainment.

Keith Phipps has served as a writer and editor at The A.V. Club, The Dissolve, and Uproxx. His writing can be found at Vulture, TV Guide, Slate, The Ringer at elsewhere. Keith also serves as a co-host of The Next Picture Show podcast and, with Scott Tobias, as co-writer of the film newsletter The Reveal.

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