Caliber 9 From Outer Space

By Rob SpencerTV & Film Film Reviews

Caliber 9 From Outer Space episodes

October 09 Episode 147: The Tenant + The Sentinel
Hell is other people. Apartment living means being close to your neighbours - way too close, in some instances - leading to all sorts of psychological horrors and possible silliness. This week, Dallas Norvell stops by to discuss a couple of apartment horror stories like only the 1970's could turn out. First up: The Tenant (1976), directed by Roman Polanski, followed by The Sentinel (1977), directed by Michael Winner.
We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for The Tenant by skipping ahead to the 1:31:32 mark, and for The Sentinel by skipping ahead to 2:20:57.
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"In This Room" by Ride
2 hr 32 min
October 02 Episode 146: Re-Animator + Zeder
The days are cooling down, the leaves are changing colour, and the nights are drawing in. It must be Creepy Spooky Month! Bryan Davidson joins us for the first of a series of episodes all devoted to horror this October - and we start with ZOMBIES. Or at least, zombie adjacency. First up, we discuss Stewart Gordon's absolute cult classic, Re-Animator (1985), and follow that up with a jaunt into some woozy, Italian weirdness: Zeder (1982), directed by Pupi Avati.
If you haven't seen Re-Animator yet, you need to get your head checked thoroughly (possibly after removing it), so we haven't called out spoilers (although they're there!) , but we have called out Spoiler Territory for Zeder. Skip ahead to 2:30:49 to avoid spoilers for that one.
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"K Hole" by Ali Love
2 hr 41 min
September 25 Episode 145: L'Amour Braque + La Cérémonie
The fabulous Samm Deighan is back with us this week to delve into a couple of great, underseen French films - and also to tell us all about her new book on the work of that great master of cinema insanity, Andrzej Żuławski. Exciting! We kick off our double feature with Żuławski's frantic ode to mad French mobsters, L'Amour Braque (1985) and we follow that up with La Cérémonie (1995), directed by Claude Chabrol - a domestic thriller about class, shame and sociopathy that comes on like a television procedural but hits you like a gut punch when you least expect it. Oof!!!
L'Amour Braque is so dense and confusing that we'd probably recommend listening to this before you watch it - and spoilers are made up for by being properly prepped for its unique vibe - but Spoiler Territory was ESSENTIAL for La Cérémonie. Skip ahead to 1:58:34 to avoid spoilers for that one.
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Buy Samm's new book here: Hysterical Excess and Inhuman Ecstasy: The Cinema of Andrzej Żuławski
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"Idiot Heart" by Sunset Rubdown
2 hr 12 min
September 18 Episode 144: That Obscure Object of Desire + Happy Birthday To Me
It's high culture vs low culture this week! Rob St Mary drops in to discuss the great Surrealist Luis Bunuel's final film, That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) before descending into the quasi-giallo, early 80's Canuxploitation slasher jam, Happy Birthday To Me (1981), directed by J. Lee Thompson. We may have planned a female duality theme, or we may have just thrown these two contrasting flicks together just for fun. We'll let you be the judge. Either way, they may be a mouthful but they sure are delicious!
That Obscure Object of Desire is probably obscure enough in its plot to be largely unspoilable at this point, but we do call out Spoiler Territory for Happy Birthday To Me. Skip ahead to 2:31:44 to avoid spoilers for that one.
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"Desire Lines" by Deerhunter
2 hr 42 min
September 11 Episode 143: The Birds + Death Laid An Egg
Birds. Eggs. An unusual basis for a horror-thriller, but it can be done. Marek Turner joins us to discuss a double feature of avian dread starting with what is arguably ground zero for the animal attack horror sub-genre, The Birds (1963), directed by Alfred Hitchcock. We follow that up with bizarre Italian proto-giallo, Death Laid An Egg (1968), directed by Giulio Questi.
The Birds is a classic which probably isn't spoilable at this point, but we will be calling out Spoiler Territory for Death Laid An Egg. Skip ahead to 2:05:19 to avoid spoilers for that one.
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Buy Marek Turner's new novel, The Reluctant Gardener!
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"Nice Bird" by Custard
2 hr 15 min
September 04 Episode 142: Humanoids from the Deep + Killer Fish
The sea was angry that day, my friends. And... a little bit rapey...
Nothing beats aquatic horror - we love movies where nasties from the depths spend 80-90 minutes wreaking havoc among shrieking B-movie actors, so we've lined up a fin-tastic double feature to scratch that itch. Bryce stops by to discuss Humanoids from the Deep (1980), directed by Barbara Peeters, and Killer Fish (1979), directed by Antonio Margheriti.
We don't think these films are really spoilable so we don't bother with Spoiler Territory this week!
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"Here Come More Perils From the Sea" by Mark Kozelek and Jimmy LaValle
2 hr 26 min
August 28 Episode 141: Ronin + French Connection II
As devoted fans of Hollywood genre and crime cinema of the 60's and 70's, we have a high appreciation for the copious output of director John Frankenheimer. Our resident Frankenfanatic, Nick Langdon, joins us this week to discuss Frankenheimer's late-career return to form, Ronin (1998), along with French Connection 2 (1975) his largely forgotten and woefully underseen sequel to William Friedkin's masterpiece. From De Niro to Hackman, from high speed car chases to one ex-junkie wheezing his way through the mean streets of Marseille, this is a kinetic and sometimes gruelling excursion for Hollywood into Frankeheimer's adopted home of France. We find much to discuss about these action procedurals, one of which endures as a cult classic while the other is still perhaps waiting for its cult to emerge.
We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Ronin by skipping ahead to the 1:40:30 mark, and for French Connection 2 by skipping ahead to 2:42:02.
Join our Patreon! As a member of our Mario Adorf Allstars tier you get access to hours of extra content including two audiocommentaries every month and other bonus episodes! Find it here.
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Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp
"French Disko" by Stereolab
2 hr 49 min
August 21 Episode 140: Jason X + Freddy vs Jason
What do you do when your horror franchise is running out of ideas? Well, you could send your horror villain into space. Or you could team him up with another famous horror villain for an old-fashioned monster mash. But of course, the Friday the 13th franchise would never resort to such desperate measures... would they? Al is back in the house this week as we check out Jason X (2001), directed by James Isaac, and Freddy vs Jason (2003), directed by Ronny Yu.
Let's just say, plot is not really the reason to watch either of these films. so we won't be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for either of them.
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Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp
"these are not your dreams" by sleepmakeswaves
2 hr 30 min
August 14 Episode 139: Rabid Dogs + Like Rabid Dogs
Actual rabid dogs would be much better behaved than these people. Sammy from the Gentlemen's Guide to Midnite Cinema comes over to our place with a sleazy movie under each arm, as is his wont. This week, we check out Rabid Dogs (1974), directed by Mario Bava and (not a sequel), Like Rabid Dogs (1976), directed by Mario Imperoli. These are two fever dreams of rampant criminality and amorality, of a kind only the Italians of the 1970's could purvey. Hold your nose, we're diving in.
We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Rabid Dogs by skipping ahead to the 1:45:09 mark, and for Like Rabid Dogs by skipping ahead to 2:39:03.
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Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp
"Dogs" by Motorhead
2 hr 58 min
August 07 Episode 138: Sunshine + The Quiet Earth
It's the end of the world as we know it and we feel... well, you can't complain, can you?Author and publisher AM Belsey joins us today to discuss a couple of films about the end of the world... or ARE they??? We check out Danny Boyle's Sunshine (2007), and follow it up with cult New Zealand curio, The Quiet Earth (1985), directed by Geoff Murphy. Sexy scientists, solar edging and a New Zealand with marginally less people than it usually has - this is a week for heady sci-fi concepts indeed.
We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Sunshine by skipping ahead to the 1:38:24 mark, and for The Quiet Earth by skipping ahead to 2:28:51.
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Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp
"Staring at the Sun" by TV On The Radio
2 hr 36 min

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Cult movie fanatics Rob Spencer and Joe Odber dive deep into a double feature every episode, discussing the wonderful world of cult, psychotronic and exploitation cinema along with the films themselves. Play along, watch the films at home and join us for a full post mortem into whatever madness we have just witnessed on screen.