Crossword puzzle clue "some film credits and the idea behind the eight theme answers in this puzzle"

Some film credits, and the idea behind the eight theme answers in this puzzle

Like the idea behind this puzzle's theme?

"The wart stops here" product, and a hint to the theme found in eight puzzle answers

Write in any of this puzzle's eight theme answers?

Brief version of this puzzle's title hidden in eight long puzzle answers

Number of times this puzzle's theme word appears diagonally in the grid (to complete the puzzle, shade those words plus the Down answers that begin where they meet)

1997 Kevin Kline film, and a hint to the puzzle theme hidden in four answers

Reverend whose name is linked to terms like "Pazz and Jop," and this puzzle's theme answers