This was a really special episode, as we stepped into The Dungeon for a discussion of Tombstone (George P. Cosmatos, 1993), Super Mario Bros. (Rocky Morton, & Annabel Jankel, 1993), and Steel Magnolias (Herbert Ross, 1989). We did not go off the menu this week, because we were tired little babies.

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

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

4/10/2022

This week, we were joined by Natalie to discuss the career of Bruce Willis through the lens of three movies: The Fifth Element (Luc Besson, 1997), The Sixth Sense (M. Night Shyamalan, 1999), and Die Hard (John McTiernan, 1988). We then go off the menu to discuss monster truck rallies. 

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

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

Off the Menu Outro Music: "My Old Dutch," 1899. Lyrics: Albert Chevalier, Music: Charles Ingle / Berliner Gramophone, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

4/3/2022

This week, we discussed the four movies David Mamet believes are "perfect": Dodsworth (William Wyler, 1936), A Place in the Sun (George Stevens, 1951), The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972), and previous Dungeon favorite, Galaxy Quest (Dean Parisot, 1999). 

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

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

Off the Menu Outro Music: "Coo Coo Bird," Clarence "Tom" Ashley, 1929

3/27/2022

This week, we recorded live while watching No Country For Old Men (Joel & Ethan Coen, 2007). We hope you enjoy this immersive audio experience.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE COMMENTARY: No Country For Old Men is currently playing on HBO Max (and you can of course rent or buy it in all the usual places). On the HBO Max version, you want to start this podcast at the 2:56 mark (which is exactly when the weird commercial thing ends and the movie starts). If you're watching the movie some other way, you should be able to start the podcast right at the start of the film itself, just before the Miramax logo in the opening credits! You'll hear the the podcast intro music, and the commentary will be all lined up after that. (On HBO Max, the clock on the movie should always be 2:56 ahead of the clock on the podcast, if that makes sense.)

3/22/2022

This week, we discussed No Country for Old Men (Joel & Ethan Coen, 2007), Spirit of the Beehive (Victor Erice, 1973), and The Great Silence (2014, Jennifer Allora & Guillermo Calzadilla)

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

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

Off the Menu Outro Music: "If I Can't Have You," Gus Arnheim / Public domain

3/13/2022

This week, we were joined, as we often are, by special guest Natalie for a discussion of The Terminator (James Cameron, 1984), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (James Cameron, 1991), and Oceans Twelve (Steven Soderbergh, 2004). As always, we went off the menu and got even weirder than we already are. 

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

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

Off the Menu Outro Music: "At the Moving Picture Ball," James Santly & Maurice Burkhart (c. 1920) (copyright info).

3/6/2022

This week, we decided to try a new experiment. We recorded live while watching the classic Dungeon film Rampage (2018, Brad Peyton). We hope you enjoy this immersive audio experience. 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE COMMENTARY: Rampage is currently playing on HBO Max (and you can of course rent or buy it in all the usual places). Basically, you want to press play on the movie and then press play on the commentary between 2 and 3 seconds later. You'll hear the the podcast intro music, and the commentary will be all lined up after that. At all points, the time on the movie should be 2-3 seconds ahead of the time on the podcast, if that makes sense. Enjoy!

2/28/2022

This week, we welcomed back famous guest Natalie for a discussion of three Julia Roberts bangers: The Pelican Brief (Alan J. Pakula, 1993), Sleeping With the Enemy (Joseph Ruben, 1991), and Erin Brockovich (Steven Soderbergh, 2000). Stick around, as always, for OFF THE MENU.

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

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

Off the Menu Outro Music: "On the Banks of the Ohio," Roger McGuinn (copyright info).

2/21/2022

Friends, it is serial killer research week here on The Dungeon. We watched Zodiac (David Fincher, 2007), Memories of Murder (Bong Joon-ho, 2003), and The Silence (Baran Bo Odar, 2010). Including a very special Off the Menu segment. 

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

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

Off the Menu Outro Music: "Waltzing Matilda," Roger McGuinn (copyright info).

2/15/2022

Alongside yet another Peter Weir movie (Witness, 1985), we discussed The Vanishing (George Sluizer, 1988) and Arrival (Denis Villeneuve, 2016). We then went off menu to discuss what it feels like to bomb in front of the room when you're teaching.   

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

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

Off the Menu Outro Music: "Pretty Saro," Roger McGuinn (copyright info).