Cinema Double Shot

It's scorching outside, so we're staying in with the movies. In this episode of Cinema Double Shot, Paul and Wally share their favorite movies that capture the feeling of a long, hot summer.

Meanwhile, be sure to mark your calendars!RIVER CITY STORIES and FEARS FOR QUEERS, Josh's anthology of terror, will be screening at Midtown Cinema in Harrisburg on July 16, 17, and 18. Buy tickets now at: https://www.hbgfringe.com/tickets

Wally has been collaborating with Midtown Cinema on a series of screenings of LGBTQ+-themed films that will raise funds to support the LGBT Center of Central PA. The next screening on July 26 is of Barry Jenkins' Oscar-winning Moonlight. Tickets are available at https://www.midtowncinema.com/

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Just in time for Pride Month, Josh and Wally share more of their favorite LGBTQ+ themed movies.

They also have more screenings to announce!

RIVER CITY STORIES and FEARS FOR QUEERS, Josh's anthology of terror, will be screening at Midtown Cinema in Harrisburg on July 16, 17, and 18. Buy tickets now at: https://www.hbgfringe.com/tickets

Meanwhile, Wally has been collaborating with Midtown Cinema on a series of screenings of LGBTQ+-themed films that will raise funds to support the LGBT Center of Central PA. Tickets are available at https://www.midtowncinema.com/

The first two screenings are:

• Sunday, June 28 at 7:30 p.m. Local Queer Film Showcase (90 mins.)

• Sunday, July 26 at 7 p.m. Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight (111 mins.)

Check out our previous Queer Cinema movie recommendations:

🌈 https://open.spotify.com/episode/7GzgJw3QUcibOTK83gkMck?si=dd_Y7j3kSw-y2y2KShRmAg

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Josh, Paul, and Wally share a bit of nostalgia for 35mm prints, VHS tapes, Blockbuster, LaserDisc, and more artifacts from our shared movie culture. Along the way, they talk about everything from Vincent Price's Creepy Classics to Nick Nolte's backside.Be sure to mark your calendars for upcoming RIVER CITY STORIES screenings:🗓 May 23, 11 AM & 5 PM at Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse in Lancaster🗓 July 16, 17, and 18 at Midtown Cinema in HarrisburgGet your tickets to see Josh in Open Stage's The Boys in the Band (and use code LGBTCENTER to support our local LGBTQ+ nonprofit):🏳️‍🌈 https://www.openstagehbg.com/shows/boysinthebandPick up Paul's books Paths and The Time of Their Lives in London:📕 https://www.amazon.com/stores/Paul-Hood/author/B07LFKFPXDLearn more about Wally Films:🎬 ⁠⁠⁠https://www.wallyfilms.com/⁠⁠⁠

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Susan Bassler, our multi-talented filmmaking friend, joins us to chat about her favorite movies from every season — and all the work that goes on behind the scenes to make a film.

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AI slop is everywhere these days, clogging up our inboxes and social media feeds. But does it have a role to play in art? And could it eventually replace human artists?

Disclaimer: This week's thumbnail was created using Adobe Firefly. This, apparently, is how the algorithm sees Paul and Wally.

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Paul joins Wally to talk about the Blackest Films Ever™, just in time for Black History Month. The freewheeling conversation includes Spike Lee, Ryan Coogler, Jordan Peele, Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons, Tina Mabry — and, yes, M. Night Shyamalan and Bob Dylan.

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The Academy Award nominations have arrived, continuing a nearly century-old tradition. But we’ve got a few of our own: The Wallys, an annual awards show now in its 21st year. Josh and Wally talk about awards while handing out a few of their own to the best movies of 2025.

You can see the full list of Wally award winners here:

🏆 https://inwidescreen.blogspot.com/

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Film friend Gabriel Brown (arthouse theater programmer, filmmaker, all-around movie nerd) joins Josh and Wally to talk about the best movies they saw in 2025.

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What is a Christmas movie? Wally and Josh have VERY different takes on this age-old debate. Along the way, they reminisce about their favorite Christmas movies.00:03:37 Josh’s definition of a Christmas movie00:07:11 Side tangent: When the “setting is a character.”00:09:28 Wally’s loosey goosey definition of a Christmas movie00:14:00 Chris Columbus, the king of the Christmas movieIS THIS A CHRISTMAS MOVIE?00:15:39 Die Hard00:17:36 The Holdovers00:19:06 Love Actually00:20:54 Black Christmas (by Bob Clark, the other King of Christmas)00:23:33 Side tangent: Why do movie serial killers make such a dang mess?00:24:30 Side tangent: Crime Scene Cleaner video game00:25:59 In Bruges (with a special appearance by Mystery the Cat)00:28:48 Batman Returns00:31:31 Todd Haynes’ Carol00:33:11 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring00:35:06 The Wizard of Oz00:35:59 John Waters’ Pink Flamingos00:36:55 Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut00:39:01 The Nightmare Before ChristmasOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MOVIES00:43:23 Joe Dante’s Gremlins (Josh)00:48:26 National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (Wally)00:50:23 Lewis Jackson’s Christmas Evil (Josh)00:53:42 Sean Baker’s Tangerine (Wally)00:57:25 Satoshi Kon’s Tokyo Godfathers (Josh)01:01:07 Bob Clark’s Christmas Story (Wally)01:03:46 Jim Henson’s Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas (Josh)01:06:26 Side tangent: Open Stage’s production of Emmet Otter01:07:59 Chris Columbus’ Home Alone movies01:09:53 Brian Henson’s A Muppet Christmas Carol (Josh and Wally)01:16:39 Are any Christmas Carol adaptations horror movies?Check us out on YouTube:

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Join Wally and Josh as they recount their adventures in Japan — including a pilgrimage to the grave of master filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu — and share some of their favorite works of Japanese cinema.

00:00:29 What we’ve been up to: Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas

00:04:10 What we’ve been up to: Film Festivals

00:05:00 Shai Carmeli-Pollak’s The Sea at Centre Film Festival

00:07:47 Our trip to Japan

00:29:03 Visiting Kita-Kamakura and paying respects to Yasujiro Ozu

00:39:18 Our quest to find Machiko Soga and Kogo Noda’s graves

00:45:44 The World of Yasujiro Ozu: Good Morning, Late Autumn, Tokyo Story, and more!

00:50:40 Takashi Miike’s Audition

00:53:22 Kiyoshi Kurosawa: Cure, Tokyo Sonata, Cloud, Chime, and more!

00:58:17 Obligatory Hayao Miyazaki nerd-out

01:00:01 Satoshi Kon’s Perfect Blue

01:02:36 Hirokazu Kore-eda: After Life, Shoplifters, Monster, and more!

01:05:29 Shinichirou Ueda’s One Cut of the Dead

01:09:01 Side tangent: Chris Smith’s American Movie

01:09:45 Mikio Naruse: When a Woman Ascends the Stairs, Sound of the Mountain, Yearning and more!

01:15:10 Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuichi’s Shin Godzilla

01:19:25 Kinuyo Tanaka’s The Moon Has Risen

01:24:14 Screaming Mad George’s The Guyver

01:26:35 Nobuhiko Obayashi’s House (Hausu)

01:32:22 The things we are thankful for

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Get tickets for Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas at Open Stage:

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