Welcome to the Moth podcast.
I'm Emily Couch, and on this episode.
Here'S looking at you, kid.
Use the Force.
Luke Rosebud.
Forget it, Jake.
It's Chinatown.
Yes, it's the Moth at the movies.
The Oscars have got us thinking all about the magic of cinema,
and we've got some stories on the power of film and the hold it has on people.
So whether your favorite movie of this year was I saw the TV glow or Challengers or Substance.
My favorite movie of 2024.
Get your popcorn out and get ready to watch.
Well, listen to a story.
First, we have Frank Ortega,
who told this at a New York City story slam where the theme was, appropriately enough, movies.
Here's Frank live at the Moth.
I love movies, and it's hard not to.
I mean, you'd have to say, like, I don't love dreaming.
And I grew up watching them.