In which I review Del Toro's remake of Nightmare Alley, an actually-good drama on Netflix, a sub-par remake of an Agatha Christie novel, an absolutely bonkers joyride headed by Nick Cage, and a visual essay on why you don't piss off the quiet kid in the back row of class.

In which I ramble on about Akira Kurosawa's THRONE OF BLOOD (1957), a movie notable for being lauded as one of the best film adaptations of Macbeth despite the creative liberties, and for nearly making its star into a pincushion. Grab a snack and come have a listen.

In which I review Ridley Scott's medieval drama The Last Duel, the sci-fi comedy Free Guy, Halloween Kills, and Charlie Kaufman's latest surrealist vision I'm Thinking of Ending Things. Oh, also The Batman.

Welcome to the first Dispatch Episode! I’ll be giving my initial impressions of newer movies here. We have Another Round, X, Benedetta, The Northman, and Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Any movie whose North American wide release was March 2020 or later is eligible.

I read the full text of "The Wave Speech," a truncated version of which is read in the movie version of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. In this speech, Thompson reminisces on the Hippie Zeitgeist, and riffs off the literary style of The Great Gatsby's final page and a half.

The series opens with the 1998 cult classic FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS (1998). Topics of discussion include the historical and literary background of the film, notes on the commentary tracks, and stories of the film production.