Also available on Youtube.

Happy Fourth of July weekend. Discussing the new and thoroughly enjoyable film, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as well as some favorites released theatrically this year so far. Along with that, some talk about the films of Brian DePalma before concluding with Norman Mailer's divisive 1987 film, Tough Guys Don't Dance.

Also available on Youtube.

The Blu Ray and 4K releases for July 2023.

Also available on Youtube.

The rain falls on the outside while the conversation continues on the inside. Talk of the upcoming documentary on John Schlesinger's, Midnight Cowboy along with the work of Michelangelo Antonioni and My Own Private Idaho before concluding with Jim Jarmusch's, Paterson and his work as a filmmaker.

Also available on Youtube.

With the 1934 watches taking up my time, now seems like a good time for some catch up on some recent films to mention. At first, a talk of Variety (1983) and the long-gone era of Times Square before an attempted talked of LA Without a Map being taken off track with talk of the work of Vincent Gallo (Buffalo 66, The Brown Bunny, Tetro) and other assorted talk.

Also available on Youtube.

The Documentary discussion continues! Talking about the brilliant, profound, upsetting, unforgettable documentary trilogy, Life of Crime from Jon Alpert before going into a talk for the distinctive and surreal, Weekend (1967) directed by Jean-Luc Godard.

Also available on Youtube.

Discussing my disinterest in contemporary Hollywood blockbusters before entering a talk and recommendation of Jimmy T. Murakami's, When the Wind Blows, Lynne Littman's, Testament and Mick Jackson's, Threads.

Mathias Random Stuff's review of Blackberry.

https://youtu.be/4yuqdr_1iRg

Also available on Youtube.

The Blu Ray and 4K releases for June 2023.

Also available on Youtube.

Another documentary episode. This time discussing a double pairing of Jon Foy's, Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of The Toynbee Tiles and David Farrier & Dylan Reeve's, Tickled.

Also available on Youtube.

Completing the unofficial recent trilogy of Paul Schrader's film with a discussion of his newest work, Master Gardener. After that, a rambling of recent Clint Eastwood directorial efforts. Some good, some not so good.

Also available on Youtube.

All these films I need to talk about and here I am spending a half hour talking about just one, but a great one! Discussing Matt Johnson's third feature, Blackberry as well as a (possible) companion piece novel, Masters of Doom by David Kushner.

Matthias Random Stuff:

https://www.youtube.com/@matthiasrandomstuff2221/videos