1/17/2021

On this week's episode we bring back special guest Eric to talk about The Wizard (1989, Todd Holland) and Mandy (2018, Panos Cosmatos). 

Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain

Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

1/10/2021

On this week's episode, after a few weeks of hiatus, we talk about the 1956 musical Carousel and the 2018 Lee Chang-dong movie Burning.

Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain

Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

12/22/2020

On this week's episode we talk about the 1940 movie The Philadelphia Story by George Cukor alongside the 1985 Martin Scorsese movie After Hours.

Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain

Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

12/13/2020

On this week's episode we talk about the 2010 movie Winter's Bone by Debra Granik alongside the 1981 John Landis classic American Werewolf in London. 

Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain

Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

12/6/2020

On this week's episode we talk about the 1954 movie Johnny Guitar by Nicholas Ray alongside Robocop (Paul Verhoeven, 1987) and Robocop 2 (Irvin Kershner, 1990). Eventually, we came around to the idea that these movies are connected by certain ideas about the weird, fucked up relationship between ownership and responsibility. Maybe? Also, isn't it weird that Kershner directed Robocop 2 AND The Empire Strikes Back? Isn't it weird that Mercedes McCambridge, who plays one of the most evil monsters of all time in Johnny Guitar, ends up being the voice of the demon in The Exorcist? Huh? Right?

Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain

Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

11/29/2020

On this week's episode we talk about the 1947 movie Black Narcissus by Powell & Pressburger and Alan Parker's harrowing 1978 movie Midnight Express. We touch on, like, the same stuff we always do.  

Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain

Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

11/22/2020

On this week's episode we talk about Donna Deitch's 1985 movie Desert Hearts and Paul Bartel's 1975 movie Death Race 2000. We arrive at a really profound moment involving the Mario Kart Time Trial Ghost, too.

Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain

Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

11/15/2020

On this week's episode bring back special guest Eric to talk about nuclear war a little more. And submarine movies!

Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain

Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

11/10/2020

On this week's episode we discuss They Live (John Carpenter, 1988) and Sorry to Bother You (Boots Riley, 2018). We get into what these movies have to say about capitalism, and what all of that might have to say about what the hell is going on with us. We also discuss "The Rambo Connection."

Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain

Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

11/1/2020

On this week's episode we discuss Shane (George Stevens, 1953) and Shame (Steve McQueen, 2011), two movies that are...about desire?

Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain

Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain