Talk Without Rhythm Podcast

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm celebrating TWoRP's 13th Halloween Season by kicking-off a month-long retrospective of the venerable Friday the 13th Franchise. We begin in the beginning with 1980's Friday the 13th and 1981's Friday the 13th Part 2. Joining me in the conversation is Terry of the Strange Highways Podcast, making his main TWoRP debut!

[00:00] INTRO

[02:45] Trick or Treat Radio Promo

[04:01] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[16:42] Friday the 13th (1980)

[01:09:57] Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

[01:51:31] FEEDBACK

[01:56:52] ENDING MUSIC: Friday the 13th by Frightmare

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31 Days of Halloween continues as I find out Hell has a Gojira soundtrack in 1925's Maciste in Hell.

ENDING MUSIC: Inferno by Gojira

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The 13th Annual 31 Days of Halloween begins as I take a look at an avant-garde Japanese silent film from 1926 - A Page of Madness.

ENDING MUSIC: The Molesters of My Soul by Sigh

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing SciTember with two 90s sci-fi flicks I used to mix up when I was a kid: 1995's Virtuosity and 1997's Gattaca.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:36] CromCast Promo

[02:20] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[13:34] Virtuosity (1995)

[01:00:51] Gattaca (1997)

[01:47:47] FEEDBACK

[01:57:36] ENDING MUSIC: Synchronicity I by The Police

Buy Virtuosity (1995) Buy Gattaca (1997)

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing SciTember with two SF story adaptations from Steven Spielberg and the pint-sized maniac Tom Cruise. First up is the 2002 adaptation of the Philip K. Dick short story Minority Report. Then we have the 2005 adaptation of H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds, now with 50% more 9-11 allegory.

[00:00 INTRO

[02:28] Projection Booth Promo

[03:38] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[10:10] Minority Report (2002)

[58:42] War of the Worlds (2005)

[01:50:49] FEEDBACK

[01:53:35] ENDING MUSIC: The Eve of War (Highlights Version) by Jeff Wayne featuring Richard Burton and Justin Hayward

Buy Minority Report (2002) Buy War of the Worlds (2005)

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm kicking off SciTember by taking a look at the bad things that happen when innocent aliens come to Earth in 1951's The Day the Earth Stood Still and 1976's The Man Who Fell to Earth.

[0:00] INTRO

[01:48] Cult of Muscle Promo

[03:00] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[10:55] The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

[56:18] The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

[01:32:42] FEEDBACK

[01:35:29] ENDING MUSIC: Hallo Spaceboy by David Bowie

Buy The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Buy The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I pay tribute to the late Wolfgang Peterson by discussing 1981's Das Boot and 1984's The NeverEnding Story.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:54] The Good, The Bad, and the Odd Promo

[03:35] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[15:28] Das Boot (1981)

[01:00:35] The NeverEnding Story (1984)

[01:36:10] FEEDBACK

[01:38:48] ENDING MUSIC: Spectrum (Say My Name) by Florence + The Machine

Buy Das Boot (1981) Buy The NeverEnding Story (1984)

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm diving back into Shaw Bros with two films from the legendary Lau Kar-leung: 1976's Challenge of the Masters and 1977's Executioners from Shaolin.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:33] Chin Stroker vs Punter Promo

[02:40] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[23:06] Challenge of the Masters (1976)

[45:39] Executioners from Shaolin (1977)

[01:11:28] FEEDBACK

[01:16:42] ENDING MUSIC: Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit by Wu-Tang Clan

Buy Challenge of the Masters (1976) Buy Executioners from Shaolin (1977)

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I continue my battle against the Great Unwatched Pile with two early films from Werner Herzog: 1970's Even Dwarfs Started Small and 1971's Fata Morgana.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:43] Trick or Treat Radio Promo

[03:00] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[14:36] Fata Morgana (1971)

[48:13] Even Dwarfs Started Small (1970)

[01:19:37] FEEDBACK

[01:24:07] ENDING MUSIC: Fuck Around by Dwarves

Buy Even Dwarfs Started Small (1970) Buy Fata Morgana (1971)

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm knocking off two more titles from my Unwatched Pile with a Shinya Tsukamoto double-feature of 2004's Vital and 2011's Kotoko.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:39] CromCast Promo

[02:23] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[12:28] Vital (2004)

[45:23] Kotoko (2011)

[01:08:35] FEEDBACK

[01:13:23] ENDING MUSIC: Blue Bird by Cocco

Buy Vital (2004) Buy Kotoko (2011)

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