This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing AniMayTion with two stop-motion films which won Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature: 2005's Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and 2022's Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:12] Trick or Treat Radio Promo

[03:29] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[17:07] Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

[48:14] Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)

[01:27:07] FEEDBACK

[01:32:09] ENDING MUSIC: Better Tomorrows by Ewan McGregor

Buy Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) Buy Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm kicking off this year's AniMayTion with a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Elite Patron Brett the Wiz! Brett has selected a duo of Best Animated Picture winners: 2023's The Boy and the Heron and 2024's Flow.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:06] CromCast Promo

[02:50] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[26:45] The Boy and the Heron (2023)

[01:27:29] Flow (2024)

[02:20:09] FEEDBACK

[02:31:06] ENDING MUSIC: Spinning Globe by Kenshi Yonezu

Buy The Boy and the Heron (2023) Buy Flow (2024)

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Legionnaire Corin! Corin requested I take a look at Steven Spielberg's Duel from 1971, so I opted to make it a psycho trucker double-feature by pairing it with 2001's Joy Ride.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:51] Projection Booth Promo

[03:01] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[07:57] Duel (1971)

[44:45] Joy Ride (2001)

[01:11:44] FEEDBACK

[01:15:43] ENDING MUSIC: Six Days on the Road by Dave Dudley

Buy Duel (1971) Buy Joy Ride (2001)

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Thomas WF for his Patreon Pick. Together we discuss the life and times of a Messiah and Very Naughty Boy as we watch 1977's Jesus of Nazareth and 1979's Life of Brian.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:56] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo

[02:39] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[15:18] Jesus of Nazareth (1977)

[01:13:57] Life of Brian (1979)

• Life of Brian Debate

[02:04:04] FEEDBACK

[02:07:21] ENDING MUSIC: Always Look on the Bright Side of Life by Eric Idle  

Buy Jesus of Nazareth (1977) Buy Life of Brian (1979)

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Harper for his Patreon Pick. Together we explore two exemplars of British Imperialism - one real, one fictional - as we discuss 1962's Lawrence of Arabia and 1975's Royal Flash.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:37] Chin Stroker vs Punter Promo

[02:44] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[05:56] Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

[01:11:24] Royal Flash (1975)

[01:57:50] FEEDBACK

[02:01:47] ENDING MUSIC: Seven Pillars of Wisdom by Sabaton

Buy Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Buy Royal Flash (1975)

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Matthew K. for his Patreon Pick - a double-feature of psychological surreality with 2008's Synecdoche, New York and 2021's Titane.

[00:00] INTRO

[03:26] Trick or Treat Radio Promo

[04:43] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[14:04] Synecdoche, New York (2008)

[01:07:41] Titane (2021)

[01:56:11] FEEDBACK

[01:59:20] ENDING MUSIC: Wayfaring Stranger by Lisa Abbott

Buy Synecdoche, New York (2008) Buy Titane (2021)

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm doing a Rutger Hauer double-feature of 1981's Nighthawks and 1988's The Legend of the Holy Drinker, the latter of which was a Patreon Pick by TWoRP Legionnaire Andy H.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:41] CromCast Promo

[02:25] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[09:17] Nighthawks (1981)

[38:50] The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988)

[01:10:16] FEEDBACK

[01:12:41] ENDING MUSIC: Drinking in the Day by The Tossers

Buy Nighthawks (1981) Buy The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988)

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm taking a look at what happens when the violence and horror of the silver screen spills out into the real world as I discuss 1968's Targets and 1978's Closed Circuit, the latter of which was selected by TWoRP Legionnaire Sean H. for his Patreon Pick.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:01] Projection Booth Promo

[03:11] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[08:35] Targets (1968)

[59:44] Closed Circuit (1978)

[01:38:43] FEEDBACK

[01:42:10] ENDING MUSIC: Don't Take Your Guns to Town by Johnny Cash

Buy Targets (1968) Buy Closed Circuit (1978)

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I celebrate my 40th birthday in the most mature way possible: watching Ninja flicks from the year of birth, 1985! To that end, I check out the great Michael Dudikoff in American Ninja and the greater Sho Kosugi in Pray for Death. [00:00] INTRO

[02:21] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo

[03:04] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[09:13] American Ninja (1985)

[34:58] Pray for Death (1985)

[58:09] FEEDBACK

[01:01:15] ENDING MUSIC: Pray for Death by Body Count

Buy American Ninja (1985) Buy Pray for Death (1985)

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast, TWoRP Legionnaire Trent B has decided to use his Patreon Pick to let me knock off some films from my Great Unwatched Pile. To that end, I crack open last year's All the Haunts be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror Volume 2 from Severin and check out 1984's The Enchanted and 2023's To Fire You Come at Last.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:38] Chin Stroker vs Punter Promo

[02:45] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[12:39] The Enchanted (1984)

[37:23] To Fire You Come at Last (2023)

[01:03:21] FEEDBACK

[01:08:13] ENDING MUSIC: Old Corpse Road by The Old Corpse Road

Buy The Enchanted (1984) Buy To Fire You Come at Last (2023)

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