Movie Mindset Bonus - Interview With Director Lexi Alexander
Will & 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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"Please just let me punch this fucker out" is, by far, the hottest thing ever said on chapo
Next season on Movie Mindset: Will and Hesse interview Danny Dyer about his time making 'Football Factory'
Incredible interview. I was crying when she started going in on Stancil.
Fucking love Lexi. I inadvertently got on her bad side on Twitter one time and it genuinely ruined my day. Lol
Lexi blocked me for RT’ing Felix making fun of gamergate.
Why on earth have they not had Greg Turkington as a guest
💯. 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.
I 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?
I wasn't familiar with Lexi or her movies and enjoyed the interview.
i would never have guessed will stancil lmao
Will stancil omfg I’m screaming
I’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.
What a fascinating interview, great as always!
Never in a million years did I think Green Street would be discussed on this show. One of my favourite movies growing up
Do you have any knowledge of English football fan culture - soccer equivalent of showgirls
Systema??? Gotta be trolling
I want to see Lexi take Will Stancil to the octagon
She should come to Mpls and campaign for Omar Fateh - very good chance she would get to confront Will Stancil.
Lexi is Gen X excellence. Please have her on more often.
Green 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
One of the worst films about soccer - and there's plenty
Also, 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.
Mindset? 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.
been 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
Siiiiccckkk
Oh my god one of my fav humans on my fav podcast that’s fucked my early night (UK time)
Lexi did make the best Punisher movie possible. Leaning hard into the insane level of violence.
Oh hell yeah!
(It’s called Green Street Hooligans, not Green Street)
the original UK title is Green Street