The Extreme Cinema Podcast

This week, Alex and Dom look at what could be master-director Michael Hanake's best work, that being 'The Piano Teacher'. Discussing the movie's themes, its all time great performances, and just why this film manages to be so provocative while still remaining a beloved arthouse classic.

Well, we had to do a Guinea Pig film at some point didn't we. This week Dom and Alex tackle the infamous Japanese shocker Mermaid in the Manhole. Discussing its attempts to be more of an actual film than its predecessors, as well as the series as a whole, its legacy, and connection with horror manga.

In this episode of The Extreme Cinema Podcast, Alex and Dom discuss one of the best British films ever made,'The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover'; directed by the iconic Peter Greenway. Discussing the film's use of colour and costume, which makes the film so unique, as well as the movie's political allegory. If you're a film fan of any kind you need to see this!

Welcome back to the Extreme Cinema Podcast! In the season premiere Dom and Alex tackle one of the most infamous cult movies ever made, Caligula. Discussing its many iterations, including the new 'Ultimate Cut' and its mad backstory, but also its themes and whether or not a masterpiece has actually been salvaged from this wreck. Get ready, season 3 of the Extreme Cinema Podcast starts now!!!

In this, our series final, and second episode of our David Lynch double bill; Alex and Dom discuss David Lynch's work from Wild At Heart all the way up to Twin Peaks: The Return. They also reflect on the season and give their summation of Lynch as one of the most important filmmakers of all time. Thanks for listening to series 2 folks, I hope you all enjoyed it!

In the first Extreme Cinema Podcast two-parter, Alex and Dom discuss the work of one of their favourite directors, the master of surrealism himself, David Lynch. In this first part, they discuss Lynch's place in the popular culture, while talking about his films: Eraserhead, The Elephant Man, Dune, Blue Velvet, and the first two seasons of Twin Peaks. Strap in folks, this is a good one!

If you thought last week's episode was off the rails wait till you hear this week's! Today Dom and Alex take a look at the 1971 fundamentalist Christian propaganda-goresploitation shlock movie If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do? Discussing it's idiosyncratic director Ron Ormond, how the concerns of the far right then are still present in their circles today, and generally just lose our minds at all the mental things that happen in this film. This is definitely not an episode to miss!

This week Alex and Dom look at probably the most obscure and possibly the most insane film we've talked about so far, Devil Story!!!! Not gonna lie, this week we just lose our minds over this. I mean I've never seen anything like this, we spend like half the show trying to decipher what on earth actually happens in this film. This'll be a classic episode!!!!

On the first episode back for The Extreme Cinema Podcast, Alex and Dom talk about Alejandro Jodorowsky's acid western El Topo. Discussing its status as a cult classic, it's themes and politics, and about its director, arthouse cinema legend Alejandro Jodorowsky.

We're shaking things up for this mid-season finale. Instead of just talking about one film, we're talking about a whole movement. In the first special episode for The Extreme Cinema Podcast, Alex and Dom talk about the French New Extremity Movement, the origin of the term, notable films and what became of the filmmakers most associated with the movement, such as Gaspa Noé and Claire Denis.