Grindhouse Institute

By Brian Foster and Jeremy Floyd

A cinema geek podcast by Jeremy Floyd and Brian Foster. Each episode we program a triple feature movie night and explore how the films connect.... more

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Grindhouse Institute episodes:

May 05, 2021Ep 39 - Inspiring Kill Bill: Vol. 2 feat. Erick Castro
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004), Five Fingers of Death (1972), & Hannie Caulder (1971)
ALL MOVIES SPOILED
In this film block, Erick Castro joins Jeremy and Brian to conclude the exploration of the rip-roaring rampages that inspired Kill Bill.
Follow Erick here:
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iTunes

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Drinks:
How to make the Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique

How to make a Margarita (worlds better than Bud’s)
Where to watch:
Hannie Caulder (Blu-Ray)

Five Fingers of Death (DVD)

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (Blu-Ray)
Further reading:
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger by Stephen King
Other films referenced:
Bartender At Large

The Road (2009)

No Country for Old Men

Slaughterhouse-Five

Breakfast of Champions

Terminator 2

Mortal Kombat (2021)

Bloodsport

Airwolf: The Movie

Knight Rider

Django Unchained

First Blood

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Stand By Me

Lady Snowblood

Casino (1995)

JFK

Pulp Fiction

Jackie Brown

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
...more
1h 11min
April 27, 2021Ep 38 - Inspiring Kill Bill: Vol. 1 feat. Omar Fadel
The Bride Wore Black (1968), Lady Snowblood (1973), & Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
ALL MOVIES SPOILED
In this film block, composer, Omar Fadel, takes Jeremy and Brian on a rip-roaring rampage through a couple of the movies that inspired Kill Bill.
Follow Omar here:
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Spotify

iTunes

Instagram

Twitter
Where to watch:
The Bride Wore Black (Blu-Ray)

Lady Snowblood (Blu-Ray)

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (Blu-Ray)
Further reading:
Tarantino on The Bride Wore Black
Other films referenced:
A Hard Problem

Five Fingers of Death

Marnie

The Birds

Frenzy (1972)

Taxi Driver (1976)

Cape Fear (1991)

Cape Fear (1962)

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Jules and Jim

The 400 Blows

Golgo 13: The Professional

Sanjuro

Ran (1985)

The Bad Sleep Well

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Death Rides a Horse

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The Thing (1982)

Tales from the Loop

The Leftovers (2014)

Death Proof

Jackie Brown

Planet Terror

Reservoir Dogs

Pulp Fiction

Halloween (1978)

Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion

Thriller: A Cruel Picture

Demolition Man

Dead-Alive

Who Framed Roger Rabbit
...more
1h 23min
April 20, 2021Ep 37 - The Road to James Bond feat. Bruce Scivally
Casablanca (1942), North by Northwest (1959), & The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)
ALL MOVIES SPOILED
In this film block, Jeremy and Brian are joined by Bruce Scivally (@brucescivally) to explore some movies that shaped the future EON produced James Bond films.
Follow Bruce here:
Website https://www.brucescivally.com/
The Miracle Show https://www.themiracleshow.tv
James Bond: The Legacy by John Cork and Bruce Scivally https://amzn.to/3gl71dH
Twitter https://twitter.com/brucescivally

How to make a Gibson https://youtu.be/VJTtBXCAbPQ
Where to watch:
Casablanca (Blu-Ray)

The Cockleshell Heroes (Blu-Ray)

North by Northwest (Blu-Ray)
Other films referenced:
Dr. No

From Russia with Love

Goldfinger

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

The Man Who Laughs (1920)

Dracula (1931)

Ed Wood

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Notorious (1946)

The Usual Suspects

Casino Royale (1954)

The Red Berets (aka Paratrooper)

No Time to Die (aka Tank Force)

The Guns of Navarone

The Dirty Dozen

The Third Man

Superman (1978)

Dune (1984)

Lawrence of Arabia

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Charade (1963)

Operation Petticoat

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

The Big Lebowski

Die Another Day

A Face in the Crowd

Rear Window (1954)

Vertigo

The Rock (1996)

JFK
...more
59min
April 14, 2021Ep 36 - Chloé Zhao’s America feat. Daniel Ross
Nomadland (2020), The Rider (2017), & Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015)
ALL MOVIES SPOILED
In this film block, Daniel Ross is back to become Jeremy and Brian’s tour guide through the ruins of the American Dream through the lens of Chloé Zhao.
Follow Daniel’s hot movie takes on Letterboxd
Where to Watch
Songs My Brothers Taught Me (DVD)

The Rider (Blu-Ray)

Nomadland (Blu-Ray coming soon)
Further reading:
Amazon’s Twitter Army Was Handpicked for “Great Sense of Humor,” Leaked Document Reveals

Document: Amazon Security Staff Reported Its Own Hostile Tweets as “Suspicious,” Fearing They’d Been Hacked

Documents Show Amazon Is Aware Drivers Pee in Bottles and Even Defecate En Route, Despite Company Denial
by Ken Klippenstein
Nomadland Is a Great and Terrible Film

Filmsuck Nomadland: Freedom or Exile?
by Eileen Jones
Other films referenced:
Goodfellas
Casino
New York Stories
The Wrestler (2008)
Black Swan
The Searchers (1956)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Eat Pray Love
The Last Picture Show
Raiders of the Lost Ark
...more
1h 20min
April 06, 2021Ep 35 - Kurosawa Noir feat. David Green
Stray Dog (1949), The Bad Sleep Well (1960), & High and Low (1963)
ALL MOVIES SPOILED
In this film block, storyboard artist, David Green, takes Jeremy and Brian through the seedy underbelly of mid-century Japan with Kurosawa’s incredible foray into film noir.
Follow David’s art here:
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Instagram
Where to watch:
Stray Dog (DVD)

The Bad Sleep Well (DVD)

High and Low (Blu-Ray)
Other
Dave’s favorite new streaming service: Criterion Channel

Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett

King’s Ransom by Ed McBain
Other films referenced:
Seven Samurai

Yojimbo

A Fistful of Dollars

The Magnificent Seven (1960)

Ransom (1996)

Ran

Throne of Blood

The Hidden Fortress

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Seven (1995)

Big Trouble in Little China

Dirty Harry

The Godfather

THX 1138

American Graffiti

Star Wars

Drunken Angel

Kagemusha

The Fugitive (1993)

Parasite (2019)

Mother (2009)

Schindler’s List

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

1941

I Wanna Hold Your Hand

Used Cars

Back to the Future

Full Metal Jacket

Black Rain (1989)

Batman (1989)

The Last Man on Earth (1964)

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

The Terminator

Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Sanjuro

The Wild Bunch

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

Ikiru
...more
1h 12min
March 30, 2021Ep 34 - Kickin’ Nazi Ass feat. Lauren Scharf
The Train (1964), The Dirty Dozen (1967), & Where Eagles Dare (1968)
ALL MOVIES SPOILED
In this film block, Jeremy and Brian are joined by Lauren Scharf (@llcoolscharf) to enjoy a film fest of antifa action movies from the 60’s where Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood go on missions to hunt some Nazi bastards.
Follow Lauren here:
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YouTube
Where to watch:
The Train (Blu-Ray)

The Dirty Dozen (Blu-Ray)

Where Eagles Dare (Blu-Ray)
Other films referenced:
Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Full Metal Jacket

Cool Runnings (1993)

Birdman of Alcatraz

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

Seven Days in May

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Dirty Dancing (1987)

The Sting (1973)

Charlie’s Angels

Papillon (1973)

Men in Black (1997)

Wayne’s World

Inception

Evil Dead 2

Ronin (1998)

The Hateful Eight

The Shining (1980)

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Dirty Harry

Mission: Impossible (1996)

Killing Eve

The Grand Budapest Hotel

First Blood

Commando

The Monuments Men

Air Force One

Dead Snow
...more
1h 9min
March 23, 2021Ep 33 - Inspiring Raiders of the Lost Ark feat. Alex Lamb from The Donn of Tiki
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Papillon (1973), & Secret of the Incas (1954)
ALL MOVIES SPOILED
In this film block, Alex Lamb becomes Jeremy and Brian’s GODDAMN PARTNER as they explore the movies that inspired Indiana Jones.

Follow Alex Lamb here:
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Alex’s documentary The Donn of Tiki:
www.TheDonnOfTiki.com

Instagram

Twitter

Facebook
Where to watch:
Secret of the Incas (Blu-Ray)

Papillon (Blu-Ray)

Raiders of the Lost Ark (Blu-Ray)
Other
In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd
Other films referenced:
The Shawshank Redemption

Star Wars

Cheers

It’s a Wonderful Life

The Big Lebowski

Casablanca

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Captain Ron

Planet of the Apes (1968)

Patton

Tomb Raider (2001)

Dawn of the Dead (1979)

The Omega Man (1971)

Young Frankenstein

El Topo

Wayne’s World 2

The Thin Red Line (1998)

Raging Bull

Raiders of Ghost City

Lawrence of Arabia

Ghostbusters
...more
1h 18min
March 16, 2021Ep 32 - Scorsese Gangsters Pt. 2 feat. Andy Buigues
Casino (1995), & The Irishman (2019)
ALL MOVIES SPOILED
In this film block, Jeremy and Brian are joined by Andy Buigues to conclude the exploration of Scorsese’s career-spanning project to redefine the gangster film. In the Marty cinematic universe, the Italian-American gangster is explored with such bravado and explosive cinematic punctuation, he set a high water mark for the genre. This is part two of the two-part series on Martin Scorsese’s gangster films.

Where to watch:
Casino (4K Blu-Ray)

The Irishman (Blu-Ray)

Other films referenced:
Gangs of New York

The Departed

The Wolf of Wall Street

Forrest Gump

Goodfellas

Citizen Kane

Heat (1995)

LA Takedown

Mean Streets

Legend (1985)

The NeverEnding Story

Inglourious Basterds

Boogie Nights

Ocean’s Eleven (2001)

Raging Bull

The Odd Couple (1968)

Boardwalk Empire

The Wire

Beowulf (2007)

The Polar Express

Taxi Driver

JFK
...more
1h 45min
March 04, 2021Ep 31 - Scorsese Gangsters Pt. 1
Mean Streets (1973), Raging Bull (1980), & GoodFellas (1990)
ALL MOVIES SPOILED
In this film block, Jeremy and Brian explore Scorsese’s life-long project to redefine the gangster film. In the Scorsese cinematic universe, the Italian-American gangster is explored with such bravado and explosive cinematic punctuation, he set a high water mark for the genre. This is part one of the two-part series on Martin Scorsese’s gangster films.
Where to watch:
Mean Streets (Blu-Ray)

Raging Bull (Blu-Ray)

GoodFellas (Blu-Ray)
Other films referenced:
The Duellists

Alien

The Departed

Gangs of New York

Pi

Requiem for a Dream

Pulp Fiction

Snatch

The Usual Suspects

Of Mice and Men (1992)

Dark Star

Who’s That Knocking at My Door

Boxcar Bertha

Taxi Driver

The Godfather: Part II

Rocky

Rocky IV

Casino

The Irishman

Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

New York, New York

Wayne’s World

Dances with Wolves

The Wedding Singer

Wayne’s World 2

Evil Dead II

From Dusk Till Dawn

The Long Good Friday

Cape Fear (1991)
...more
1h 18min
February 24, 2021Ep 30 - Always Bet on Black feat. Carter Brown
Passenger 57 (1992), Demolition Man (1993), & U.S. Marshals (1998)
ALL MOVIES SPOILED
In this film block, Carter Brown (@elcapitancarter) takes Jeremy and Brian on a trip back to the 90’s, a time when Snipes was king of the action blockbuster.
Follow Carter Brown here:
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Instagram
Where to watch:
Passenger 57 (Blu-Ray)

Demolition Man (Blu-Ray)

U.S. Marshals (Blu-Ray)
Other films referenced:
Mo’ Better Blues

New Jack City

Jungle Fever

Major League

White Men Can’t Jump

Die Hard

Airplane!

Silence of the Lambs

Robocop (1987)

The Dark Knight

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Speed (1994)

The Hudsucker Proxy

The People Under the Stairs

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

Minority Report

Total Recall (1990)

The Killer (1989)

Hard Boiled (1992)

Hard Target

City on Fire (1987)

Speed 2: Cruise Control

The Dark Knight Rises

The Fugitive (1993)

Revenge of the Nerds

Schindler’s List

Dolemite Is My Name

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

Predator

Pulp Fiction

Unstoppable (2004) [not 9 Lives]

Art of War (2000)

Blade

Blade II

What We Do in the Shadows

Coming 2 America

The Expendables 3

Kickboxer (1989)

Bloodsport (1988)

The Bourne Identity

The Jackal

Miss Congeniality
...more
1h 2min

FAQs about Grindhouse Institute:

How many episodes does Grindhouse Institute have?

The podcast currently has 110 episodes available.