Overdue Rentals

It's always great to go deep diving into films with out good friends and colleagues. This week we are joined by Brandon Norwood of The Film Blerds to discuss one of this all time favorite Overdue Rentals; Night of the Hunter.

Note: This discussion was recorded in December of 2024.

When the film gods reach back into the mid to late 80s to bring back a film that should have had a long storied franchise, it usually fails. To our surprise though, when the new iteration of Street Trash came to life, it made so many right moves. We have producer Matt Manjourides, who also produces and co-created the return of Joe Bob Briggs with The Last Drive-In to talk about the original and semi-sequel to this twisted tale of the homeless and flesh melting products.

There is no other way to put it--your about to listen to a fantastic discussion about between us and Lateef the Truthspeaker about music, films, life, and most importantly; 1987's groundbreaking, Hollywood Shuffle. Stop reading and hit play! You will not regret it.

Our good friend, colleague, film maker, and co-host of The Film Blerds, Jeff Stewart stopped by at the beginning of December to talk film with us Overdue Rental boys. While we talk a little bit about end of the year movies, we are also talking about Jeff's Overdue Rental choice, the 1986 buddy comedy, Running Scared.

To close out our coverage of Nickel Boys, we have the wonderful Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor with us. Now, we know there is some serious discussions to have involving Nickel Boys, but that doesn't mean we don't have time to be silly and also talk about the wonderful, Undercover Brother. Don't waste any more time. Get to listening, or else The Man wins!

Christmas time is here, and you know that means...VAMPIRES! The one and only Willem Dafoe joined us to talk about his role in Robert Eggers adaptation of Nosferatu. This also seemed like the perfect opportunity to discuss one hell of an Overdue Rental with Willem; Shadow of the Vampire. Before Eggers was even out of high school, Dafoe stepped into the shoes of Count Orlock in a film that images is Nosferatu director F.W. Murnau hired an actual vampire to star in his 1922 Dracula ripoff.

In the continuation of our coverage of the new film, Nickel Boys, we have Daveed Diggs join us to talk his experience working with RaMell Ross and company. We also are talking about his 2018 film, Blindspotting. There is a lot to get into here, so less typing from us so you can go listen to it now.

Welcome to episode 1 of or 3 episode special on the new film Nickel Boys. RaMell Ross hits the scene with his first full length feature (non-documentary) with the adaptation of the award winning book of the same name. The film is already getting best picture nods before its official release, including the recent nomination for best drama for the Golden Globes, whilst RaMell was fresh off being award best director by The Gothams and the New York Film Critic's Circle just days before speaking with us. Enjoy our chat about both Nickel Boys and a film that means a lot to RaMell as well as has a history in Nickel Boys; The Defiant Ones.

If you've ever woken up in the middle of the night and wondered if you transformed into a dog in the middle of the night and caused havoc around your neighborhood; you're not alone. Though, as Amy Adams experiences in her new film, Nightbitch, the reality of her experiences come from more of a deep place of lost identity compared to just some fun and games. We were thrilled to have the film's director, Marielle Heller, join us to talk about the film as well as her much loved, but still slightly underseen, Can You Ever Forgive Me?

While David Gordon Green has helmed some big studio pictures and popular TV Shows, he has never turned away from his true indie roots. His new film, Nutcrackers, is a testament to heart and soul film making that jump started his career with George Washington. While we had David with us, we also had to talk to him about his bigger budget fantasy epic, Your Highness, which never struck a chord with a lot of audiences and we are here to change people's minds.