Have You Seen...?

Weekly

Hosted by Scott Vander Werf

David Hast

In ‘Have You Seen...?’ film school fugitives Scott Vander Werf and David Hast chat about their favorite movies, movie genres, and the people who made and make the movies. They select from all of movie history; from the beginnings of the art form more than a century ago, through the golden age of Hollywood, world cinema, and up to the present day. Scott and David aim for a blend of nostalgia and education, shedding light on the who, why, and how of the movies. ‘Have You Seen…?’ is a production of WGVU Public Radio in Grand Rapids, MI.

Latest Episodes

Pre-Code Era: Gold Diggers of 1933 and The Thin Man

First aired April, 2026 On this episode of Have You Seen…? David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about the pre-code films The Gold Diggers Of 1933 and The Thin Man. Gold Diggers Of 1933 is a Busby Berklee choreographed musical with innovative effects. The Thin Man is a mystery with comedic elements and based on a novel by Dashiell Hammett.
Film Noir: Touch of Evil

First aired March, 2026 David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about Touch of Evil, the 1958 Film Noir masterpiece from Orson Welles, starring Charleton Heston, Janet Leigh, and Welles himself in one of his most iconic roles
Film Noir: Act Of Violence

First Aired February, 2026 On this episode of Have You Seen…? David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about Act Of Violence, a post-World War II film noir starring Van Heflin, Janet Leigh, and Robert Ryan. The film tackles American postwar anxiety with damaged veterans
Film Noir: Leave Her to Heaven

First aired January, 2026 David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about Leave Her To Heaven, an iconic 1945 film noir that was filmed in technicolor starring classic Hollywood actress Gene Tierney. The movie explores jealousy and deadly control
Secret Of Roan Inish

First aired January, 2026 David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about the John Sayles film The Secret of Roan Inish, a family movie based on a novel that explores some of the myths of Ireland
Kurosawa: Dersu Uzula

First Aired December, 2025 David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf continue their conversation about some lesser known Akira Kurosawa films. Today they discuss the Soviet produced Dersu Uzala. It’s the only movie Kurosawa directed with a non-Japanese cast
Kurosawa: Stray Dog and High and Low

First aired December, 2025 David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf discuss two hard-boiled crime thrillers by Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa: Stray Dog from 1949 and High And Low from 1963
Kurosawa: The Hidden Fortress

First Aired November, 2025 Japanese director Akira Kurosawa is one of the greatest filmmakers in the art form. Today on Have You Seen David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about The Hidden Fortress, a medieval samurai film that was a big influence on George Lucas and Star Wars
Meek’s Cutoff by Kelly Reichardt

First Aired October, 2025 Filmmaker Kelly Reichardt is a true auteur among today’s movie makers, with a cinematic vision that is singular and true to its own form.David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf look at her 2010 release Meek’s Cutoff, a very realistic entry in their examination of the Western genre movies
Smoke Signals

First aired October 2025 Smoke Signals is the first feature film written, directed and produced by Native Americans to receive a wide distribution and both critical and popular acclaim. The 1998 movie is a coming-of-age dramatic comedy. David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf discuss Smoke Signals on this episode of Have You Seen…?