It’s time for Hollywood studios to invade the British Invasion with two sitcom-esque American films starring Herman’s Hermits: HOLD ON! (1966) and MRS. BROWN, YOU’VE GOT A LOVELY DAUGHTER (1968).

We look at a pair of 1965 films about Swinging Sixties youth that use British rock-n-roll stars in more traditional movie musicals. EVERY DAY’S A HOLIDAY stars John Leyton and Freddie & the Dreamers, while THREE HATS FOR LISA features Joe Brown and songs by Leslie Bricusse.

Chris and Rob dive into the charms of FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY (1964), starring Liverpool’s own Gerry and the Pacemakers. In I’VE GOTTA HORSE (1965), Billy Fury and his love for animals take center stage, prompting Chris and Rob to lose their minds.

We discuss Richard Lester’s blockbuster Beatles comedy musical, A HARD DAY’S NIGHT (1964), and its influence on both cinema and music videos. Then we switch gears to John Boorman’s feature-film debut starring the Dave Clark Five, CATCH US IF YOU CAN (1965), a surprising movie that explores more mature themes of disaffection and estrangement.

Join us for an epic interview with Max Evry, movie journalist and author of A Masterpiece in Disarray: David Lynch’s Dune. An Oral History. 

Get ready for a deep dive into the troubled history and artistic merits of David Lynch’s DUNE (1984), starring Kyle MacLachlan.

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GET CHRIS ANOTHER… CLUE! This 1985 cult classic was made by a murderer’s row of 80s American comedy. It’s also one of Chris’s favorite films. If you’re game, sit down, roll the dice, and make your guess whodunnit!

Tis the season for SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT PART 2 (1987) and SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT 3: BETTER WATCH OUT! Grab your cocoa and listen as we add “colon Garbage Day” to the title of Part 2 and Chris explains how SNDN 3 led to Resevoir Dogs.

We refill the eyewash station for Sergio Martino’s proto-slasher TORSO (1973) before coming back full circle to Dario Argento for DEEP RED (1975), which, like THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE, changed Italian cinema.

Join us for a pair of 1972 giallo films by Umberto Lenzi, one focused on an investigation, the other on psychological torment. Follow the clues of SEVEN BLOOD STAINED ORCHIDS before you shiver under the KNIFE OF ICE.

This week has a double helping of Giallo Queen Edwige Fenech with THE CASE OF THE BLOODY IRIS (1972) as well as the “HEAT” of giallo films… Sergio Martino’s YOUR VICE IS A LOCKED ROOM AND ONLY I HAVE THE KEY (1972) with both Edwige Fenech and Anita Strindberg.