Movie Mindset Bonus - Interview With Director Lexi Alexander
Added 2025-06-24 21:19:06 +0000 UTCWill & Hesse sit down with director Lexi Alexander, whose works include Green Street Hooligans (2005), Punisher: War Zone (2008) & the new film Absolute Dominions (2025). We discuss how her experience in combat sports influences her filmmaking, creating comic book movies within the studio system, working as an outspoken Palestinian in Hollywood, and how to stay calm after being stabbed. Plus, an answer to “who she would fight, given the opportunity” that’s sure to entertain many listeners.
Absolute Dominion now available for streaming on digital platforms.
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💯. The fact they haven't had an ep recorded in The Victorville Film Archive is a tragedy. We absolutely need more Hobbit-heads on the pod.
Eamon Short
2025-07-06 07:20:56 +0000 UTC"Please just let me punch this fucker out" is, by far, the hottest thing ever said on chapo
Eamon Short
2025-07-06 07:19:29 +0000 UTCOne of the worst films about soccer - and there's plenty
Brian Mulligan
2025-07-02 09:35:16 +0000 UTCDo you have any knowledge of English football fan culture - soccer equivalent of showgirls
Brian Mulligan
2025-07-02 09:34:21 +0000 UTCNext season on Movie Mindset: Will and Hesse interview Danny Dyer about his time making 'Football Factory'
Savannakhet
2025-06-30 10:52:37 +0000 UTCIncredible interview. I was crying when she started going in on Stancil.
Zach G
2025-06-27 02:53:59 +0000 UTCFucking love Lexi. I inadvertently got on her bad side on Twitter one time and it genuinely ruined my day. Lol
Tim
2025-06-26 19:22:21 +0000 UTCLexi blocked me for RT’ing Felix making fun of gamergate.
Jerry Hernandez
2025-06-26 18:20:39 +0000 UTCWhy on earth have they not had Greg Turkington as a guest
Jameson Green
2025-06-26 05:15:49 +0000 UTCTo clarify I dont have judgement or anger towards Will or Hesse as they would have had no way of knowing my experience and they were excited to speak with someone who made films they love. As shabd said it just hurts seeing a shitty old boss pop up on my favorite leftist podcast.
Alex
2025-06-25 19:55:43 +0000 UTCI can back up Alex’s story. He’s my oldest friend and I recall him telling this story at the time. He’s a hardworking talented filmmaking pro with decades of experience. The system is fucked but there are many directors he has worked for with similar constraints that chose staff safety. Sad to see supposed leftists pulling for the boss over the worker just cause they’re on your progrum. I don’t think chapo is bad for plat forming her because they don’t have this info nor are the regulators of the isssue - and also can’t folks see how fucked it must feel when Alex, as a leftist production pro, has a shitty boss being lauded on your favorite show?
Shabd
2025-06-25 19:40:08 +0000 UTCI wasn't familiar with Lexi or her movies and enjoyed the interview.
Eric Gilbertson
2025-06-25 15:57:22 +0000 UTCShe should come to Mpls and campaign for Omar Fateh - very good chance she would get to confront Will Stancil.
A Loon
2025-06-25 15:53:21 +0000 UTCi would never have guessed will stancil lmao
luffa
2025-06-25 15:44:57 +0000 UTCWhat did she do to put you in danger? Not to minimize your trauma, but what is the accusation of danger?
ERIC
2025-06-25 14:50:44 +0000 UTCWill stancil omfg I’m screaming
Mosie
2025-06-25 14:05:44 +0000 UTCI’m sorry to hear that Ms Alexander mistreated workers on the set, because I’ve always loved her films, and this was a great and insightful interview.
John Harwood
2025-06-25 13:21:40 +0000 UTCWhat a fascinating interview, great as always!
Dongo
2025-06-25 09:18:36 +0000 UTCNever in a million years did I think Green Street would be discussed on this show. One of my favourite movies growing up
Sam D
2025-06-25 08:16:32 +0000 UTCask Lexi about it Will if you have her on again so she can at minimum apologize to the crew. It was in 2012 at LA Center Studios. Bill Bellamy and Rene Auberjonois were in the cast and Bob Finley III was the DP. Tony Valenzuela was a producer.
Alex
2025-06-25 07:40:50 +0000 UTCWell now that there’s an unsourced Patreon comment out there, I’m sure Mr. Chapo will know not to “platform” this “known abuser” in the future.
J.P. McD.
2025-06-25 07:15:26 +0000 UTCI once key gripped a 24 hr day for Lexi as director for a Google funded web short that was never released and her poor communication, terrible planning, incompetence, and indecision put every worker on that set in danger. She deserves to never work again in film or television for her ineptitude and disrespect to technicians and I am disappointed to see Chapo platforming her.
Alex
2025-06-25 06:06:47 +0000 UTCSystema??? Gotta be trolling
David
2025-06-25 04:42:52 +0000 UTCI want to see Lexi take Will Stancil to the octagon
KyleMSherry
2025-06-25 04:05:55 +0000 UTCLexi is Gen X excellence. Please have her on more often.
Siddhartha
2025-06-25 03:50:43 +0000 UTCGreen Street was like my first movie mindset film. I became one of those weird midwestern premier league followers because of that fucking movie. Such a great interview
Seth
2025-06-25 03:48:06 +0000 UTCAlso, From growing up in Ireland, more so than Communist or fascist, you pick you're teams (in my family's case, Celtic and Man U) on weather you're catholic or protestant. EDIT: ah she made that point a minute later.
Eamon Short
2025-06-25 01:45:46 +0000 UTCMindset? Movies! Dudes? Rocking! GO? LETS! (BTW Punisher Warzone low-key rocks cock, so stoked to see its Movie Mindset approved) Titus Pullo and McNulty are having the time of their fucking life in that movie. - And it goes without saying, GSH rules - I think Lexi Alexander would have been a great director for episodes of the sadly cancelled 'Warrior' - based on the writings of Bruce Lee - or 'Gangs of London' really any action focused show, would have loved her to have an ep on 'Banshee' or 'Into the Badlands'. Her talent is better than S.W.A.T, Taken (the show) or 'American Gothic' deserve. Also, talking women in action, cynthia rothrock would be a great guest, and she's goes on a whole bunch of podcasts. Her appearance on Scott Adkins's (the fucking GOAT) Podcast is great.
Eamon Short
2025-06-25 01:35:30 +0000 UTCbeen following Lexi's work for a while but I don't think I've ever heard her voice until today, what a fun and insightful interview and she's right, why DID the Libyans turn up in BTTF
Declan Kennedy
2025-06-25 00:22:51 +0000 UTCSiiiiccckkk
Aromal Ray Donovan
2025-06-24 22:52:29 +0000 UTCOh my god one of my fav humans on my fav podcast that’s fucked my early night (UK time)
David Hughes
2025-06-24 21:57:03 +0000 UTCLexi did make the best Punisher movie possible. Leaning hard into the insane level of violence.
Zach H.
2025-06-24 21:38:43 +0000 UTCthe original UK title is Green Street
Josh Jacques
2025-06-24 21:25:38 +0000 UTCOh hell yeah!
Darryn Bruce
2025-06-24 21:25:16 +0000 UTC(It’s called Green Street Hooligans, not Green Street)
Michael Carroll
2025-06-24 21:23:27 +0000 UTC
