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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I bring this year's SciTemberto a close with a look my favorite Vin Diesel franchise performance: Riddick! (sorry Dom and Groot). To that end, I'll be discussing 2000's Pitch Black and 2004's The Chronicles of Riddick.

And joining me in this discussion of SF badassery is none other than the OG TWoRPer himself, THE CANCER MAN!

[00:00] INTRO

[01:54] Trick or Treat Radio Promo

[03:11] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[17:35] Pitch Black (2000)

[01:06:11] The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

[02:14:00] FEEDBACK

• El Goro Discusses The Alien Franchise on Retro Ridoctopus

[02:24:53] ENDING MUSIC: Fear of the Dark by Iron Maiden

Buy Pitch Black (2000) Buy The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing SciTember with two sci-fi flicks from 1998. First up I have Robert Rodriguez and Kevin Williamson's teen-centered take on classic sf tropes with The Faculty. Then there's have Lovecraft Kneale by way of Koontz as I check in to see if Ben Affleck is indeed "da bomb" in Phantoms.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:30] CromCast Promo

[02:14] RANDOM CONVERSATION

• Jordan Sorcery on the Dark Matter RPG

[15:36] The Faculty (1998)

• The 1990s Teen Horror Cycle by Alexandra West
• The Faculty of Horror Podcast 

[47:29] Phantoms (1998)

[01:20:42] FEEDBACK

[01:25:36] ENDING MUSIC: Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2) by Class of '99 

Buy The Faculty (1998) Buy Phantoms (1998)

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing SciTember with a Father and Son Cronenberg double-feature. From Daddy David Cronenberg we have 2022's Crimes of the Future and from Baby Brandon Cronenberg we have 2023's Infinity Pool.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:37] Projection Booth Promo

[02:47] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[17:26] Crimes of the Future (2022)

[57:14] Infinity Pool (2023)

[01:26:43] FEEDBACK

[01:31:53] ENDING MUSIC: Rich People Problems by Surgical Meth Machine

Buy Crimes of the Future (2022) Buy Infinity Pool (2023)

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm kicking off SciTember with an intellectually challenging examination of humanity's place within the cosmos and the existential dread to be found therein... Nah, just kidding. I'm doing a Jean-Claude Van Damme double-feature of 1992's Universal Soldier and 1994's Timecop.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:22] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo

[02:05] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[18:02] Universal Soldier (1992)

[54:33] Timecop (1994)

[01:24:14] FEEDBACK

[01:35:31] ENDING MUSIC: The Good Soldier by Nine Inch Nails

Buy Universal Soldier (1992) Buy Timecop (1994)

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm bringing "Almost Action August" to a close with a Sam Peckinpah double-feature of 1969's The Wild Bunch and 1975's The Killer Elite.

To help me, I've assembled my own "Killer Elite" of Paul from Invasion of the Podcast and Strange Highways along with Trevor from The Theater of War.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:37] Chin Stroker vs Punter Promo

[02:44] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[18:40] The Wild Bunch (1969)

[01:28:39] The Killer Elite (1975)

[02:27:13] FEEDBACK

[02:36:49] ENDING MUSIC: The Killers by Motorhead

Buy The Wild Bunch (1969) Buy The Killer Elite (1975)

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Legionnaire Alan R. Alan requested I take a look at the Christopher Lee/Peter Cushing/Telly Savalas frozen-alien-caveman classic Horror Express from 1972. Seizing upon the gimmick of "70s ensemble pieces set on a train with 'Express' in the title," I opted to pair it with the 1974 adaptation of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:00] Trick or Treat Radio Promo

[03:17] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[09:12] Horror Express (1972)

[01:03:07] Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

[01:41:19] FEEDBACK

[01:59:36] ENDING MUSIC: Murdertrain a Comin' by Dethklok

Buy Horror Express (1972) Buy Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing "Almost Action August" with Caitlin as we once again dive into the filmography of Guy Ritchie with his two 2023 offerings: Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre and The Covenant.

[00:00] INTRO

[03:28] The CromCast Promo

[04:12] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[15:57] Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023)

[48:56] The Covenant (2023)

[01:35:54] FEEDBACK

[01:43:35] ENDING MUSIC: Truth by Alex Ebert

Buy Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) Buy The Covenant (2023)

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I discover that if you're going to San Francisco you better be driving a 1968 Ford Mustang GT 390 Fastback and packing a . 44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, as I discuss 1968's Bullitt and 1971's Dirty Harry.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:55] Projection Booth Podcast Promo

[03:05] RANDOM CONVERSATION

• A History of Violence by Tom Breihan
• Letterboxd List

[12:55] Bullitt (1968)

[40:15] Dirty Harry (1971)

[01:08:02] FEEDBACK

[01:13:14] ENDING MUSIC: Scorpio by Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band

Buy Bullitt (1968) Buy Dirty Harry (1971)

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm taking a look at two caveman flicks from the 80s: 1981's Quest for Fire and 1986's The Clan of the Cave Bear.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:35] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo

[02:19] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[10:50] Quest for Fire (1981)

[45:30] The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)

[01:15:34] FEEDBACK

[01:20:43] ENDING MUSIC: Quest for Fire by Iron Maiden

Buy Quest for Fire (1981) Buy The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I am joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Steve King of Invasion of the Podcast and The Saturday Night Slasher for his Patreon Pick. Steve and I come together to celebrate our mutual love of METAL with two documentaries exploring the trials, tribulations, group therapy, and rampant Vodka consumption of the metal world: 1988's The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years and 2004's Metallica: Some Kind of Monster.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:50] Chin Stroker vs Punter Podcast Promo

[02:57] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[33:29] The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)

[01:36:15] Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)

[02:52:45] FEEDBACK

[03:13:23] ENDING MUSIC: Some Kind of Monster by Metallica

Buy The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988) Buy Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)

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