Films(trips)

After several years, Andrew and Dave finally return to look at another Biblical epic! And not just any Biblical epic, THE Biblical epic: Cevil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments, starring Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner!

Joined by Photo-Flo: Terror In The Smiles' Eric Jones (subscribe today!), the podcasters set out to explore just what to make of the famed film which has become an American television staple at Easter. Was Anne Baxter's performance unfairly criticized at the time of its release? Just how spectacular is the climax of the film? And just how much of an influence did this film have on The Simpsons? Tune in and find out!

Next Episode: There's a whole lot of confessin' going on!

All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt

Andrew and Dave boldly head into the future by heading back to 1978! That's right, the podcasting duo take a look at Magic, the horror film directed by Richard Attenborough and starring Anthony Hopkins! What do the pair make of the often overlooked film? Just how great is the supporting turn from Burgess Meredith? Does Andrew particularly care for the other William Goldman written film, The Princess Bride? Tune in and find out!

Next Episode: We're talkin' Old Testament! Real wrath of God type stuff.

All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt 

Andrew and Dave take a look at the 200 regular episodes of this show they've somehow managed to produce!

Next Episode: I believe in magic / magic / magic.

All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt

So, it has come to this.

To celebrate 200 regular episodes of Films(trips), James Hrivnak joins Andrew and Dave to take a look at the 2002 abomination Red Dragon, the astonishingly poor adaptation of the Thomas Harris novel which first introduced the character of Hannibal Lecter. Just how does the film go wrong? How much of the episode is spent discussing just the first fifteen minutes of the movie? Will this show ever cover a film with a good Edward Norton performance? Tune in and find out!

Next Episode: You can do magic! You can have anything that you desire! Well, unless you are required to take a physical.

All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt. Thanks for sticking with us, folks!

Having decided to put out fire with gasoline, Andrew and Dave spend their time recovering by discussing Paul Schrader's 1982 horror film, CAT PEOPLE. What do the duo make of the remake of the 1942 classic? Just where does the film fit in the career of Schrader? And how freaking great is Giorgio Moroder's score? Tune in to find out!

Next Episode: It is the 200th regular episode of Films(trips), and to "celebrate", we're eating paintings.

All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.

Leave Badlands and the badlands behind, Andrew and Dave follow Martin Sheen to the seemingly forgotten 2001 drama, O. directed by Tim Blake Nelson from a script by Brad Kaaya. What do the duo make of the adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello? How does the film differ from other Shakespeare filmic adaptations aimed at teen audiences? And can Dave successfully explain the difference between The Weeping Angels and The Silence to Andrew? Tune in and find out!

Next Episode: Dream logic, zoo keepers, and Bowie on the soundtrack!

All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.

(Trigger Warning: This episode does contain brief discussions of gun violence, so please be advised)

After two weeks away, Andrew and Dave return to the 1970s once again for the debut film of director Terrence Malick! That's right, the duo are looking at Badlands, the 1973 crime-drama starring Sissy Spacek and Martin Sheen. What do the duo make of the first feature film from the infamous director? Does the Films(trips) curse strike again? And what's with that synthesizer? Tune in and find out!

Next Episode: Modernizing Shakespeare.

All music by Andrew Kanegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.

Leaving Greece behind, Andrew and Dave turn their attention to director Costa-Gavras' film American feature film, Missing from 1982! What do the duo make of the based on a true story film? Just how fantastic are Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek? And why on Earth do Andrew and Dave go on a tangent about Mutant X? Tune in and find out!

Next Episode: Not-Bonnie and Clyde!

All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.

Leaving the heaviness of the politics of May 1968 in France behind them in the form of Tout Va Bien, the podcasting duo move onto to heaviness of Greek politics in the 1960s in the form of Costa-Gavras' 1969 drama Z. What do the duo make of the award winning film? Just how slick is the structure of the film? Can either Andrew or Dave determine if the title is pronounced "Zee" or "Zed"? Tune in and find out!

Next Episode: Not-Professor X goes missing!

All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt

In this episode, the podcasting duo of Andrew and Dave head to France! Is it for a charming romance? A light comedy? A hyper-stylized action film?

NOPE!

This time, the duo check out Tout Va Bien, the politically minded arthouse film co-written and co-directed by the (in)famous Jean-Luc Godard! What do the duo make of this extremely unconventional film? How much of May of 1968 will the duo be able to explain? And why the hell does Tobe Hooper come up? Tune in and find out!

Next Episode: Zee? Zed? Which is it?

All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.