Cinephile's Digest

Back just in time for Halloween! We’re joined this week by special guest Kyle from Suds & Cinema to discuss a pair of South Korean thrillers. Join us for a WILD discussion of “I Saw the Devil” and “The Wailing”. If you want to follow along with the podcast, the theme next time is found footage horror. We will be discussing “Deadstream” and “Noroi: The Curse”, both available to stream on Shudder.

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We tackle one of the most polarizing films of the year for our featured review this episode: Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde”. It’s a fictionalized interpretation of the life and career of Marilyn Monroe, but does it go too far? And will the woke mob be coming for us, and/or cumming with us? Let’s just say Matt and Travis don’t see eye to eye on this one.

0:00 – Introductions

05:12 – “Blonde” Review

52:44 – What We’ve Been Watching

Music

Intro: Heart of Glass - Blondie

Outro: Cujo Kiddies - Disq

We're back! Travis has returned from his honeymoon in Europe and Matt has escaped the hellscape that is Florida, and both are safely back in Washington. Time to talk movies. Seeing as how it's been awhile (Staind voice), we decided it would be a good idea to catch up with new releases. Enjoy this roundup episode of the 2022 movies we've seen since you last heard from us. Expect more regularly scheduled content in the feed now that the craziness has passed. Enjoy!

0:00 – Introductions

21:00 – 2022 Round-Up

37:50 – “Barbarian” Discussion (Spoilers)

1:01:45 – 2022 Round-Up Continued

Music

Intro: I Fall Into Her Arms – Mo Troper

Outro: Jimmy Neutron - Enumclaw

We’ve got two featured reviews this episode! Haven’t had one of these in awhile. This episode is just the dynamic duo of Matt and Travis. There have only been a few of these in the whole 5+ year history of the show, and these are always HUGE. We hope you enjoy our deep-dive reviews of Jordan Peele’s “Nope” and the latest installment in the Predator franchise, “Prey”. Heads up, the podcast feed will be quiet for the next month or so. Matt is moving back to Washington state, and Travis will be spending two weeks in Europe for his honeymoon! Thank you so much to the listeners, and we appreciate your patience. We will get back on a regular schedule in Q4 2022. Calendar, not fiscal. Fuck capitalism, eat the rich.

0:00 – Introductions

20:29 – “Prey” Review (Spoiler-Free)

39:05 – “Nope” Review (Spoilers)

1:28:00 – What We’ve Been Watching

Music

Intro: REBOUND! - JPEGMAFIA

Outro: Blood for the Blood God – Ben Quad

Run run run run, run run run awaaaaaaay. The theme for the double feature this week is Psycho Killer, qu’est-ce que c’est (Paris was VERY specific about this). Join us for an in-depth discussion of Lars Von Trier’s “The House That Jack Built” as well as “My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To”. If you want to follow along with the podcast, the theme next time is South Korean thrillers. We will be discussing “I Saw The Devil” and “The Wailing”.

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Welcome! The double feature this episode is a pair of foreign contemporary zombie films, and let me tell ya, they have VERY different approaches. Join us for an in-depth discussion of Japan’s “One Cut of the Dead” and Taiwan’s “The Sadness”. If you want to follow along with the podcast, the theme next time is psycho killer! We will be discussing “The House That Jack Built and “My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To”.

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We’ve got something a little different for y’all this time around. In place of our normal review format, we decided to start a new, hopefully recurring feature. Now those familiar with the podcast know that we love drafts around here. So much so that we have created an official league for the events, henceforth known as the Digest Film League. Special guest Paris joins hosts Matt and Travis for the inaugural draft, which covers the film year of 2016! Diehards will remember our very first episode ever was a Top 10 of that very year. Full credit to the podcast Screen Drafts for the inspiration for the feature. Hope you enjoy!

EDITOR’S NOTE: You will hear us state at the start of the episode that the featured review is David Cronenberg’s “Crimes of the Future”. As you’ll find out, the draft took WAY longer than anticipated so by the end we decide to axe the review altogether. Sorry!

0:00 – Introductions

25:37 – DFL Top 10 of 2016 Draft

Music

Intro: Bobby – Camp Trash

Outro: Famously Alive – Guerilla Toss

Travis’s turn this time around, and we’re having a Polanski-palooza (barf emoji). Yes, we will be discussing two early major works from controversial filmmaker and child rapist on the lam, Roman Polanski. The double feature this week is “Rosemary’s Baby” and “Repulsion”. If you want to follow along with the podcast, next time out we’re going to be watching two contemporary zombie flicks. We will be discussing “The Sadness” and “One Cut of the Dead”, both available to stream on Shudder.

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We got a couple mind-benders on the agenda for this episode. Join us for a discussion of two psychological thrillers that blur the lines between reality and fiction, often to horrifying effect. The double feature this week is “Black Swan” and “Perfect Blue”. If you want to follow along with the podcast, it is Travis’s turn to pick and he has once again gone with a Director double feature. We will be discussing two early films from filmmaker (and child rapist) Roman Polanski, “Rosemary’s Baby” and “Repulsion”.

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Finally, Alex Garland returns to save cinema. We’re joined by very special guest Paris to discuss the new A24 film “Men”. Dig in, because we go deep on this one. Make sure you stick around for the second half of the show, where we talk TV and other films we’ve recently watched. Hope you enjoy!

0:00 – Introductions

8:58 – “Men” Spoiler-Free Review

41:01 – “Men” Review Continued

1:07:27 – What We’ve Been Watching

Music

Intro: The Church – Men OST

Outro: Men Explain Things to Me - Tacocat