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AI is everywhere, and I've got some thoughts. Join me as I break down the good, the bad, and the ugly of this rapidly changing technology in a quick, honest mini-rant. 🎙️

It's the end of the world as we know it. 🤖

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An all-time classic! 

Join writer-producer Armando Chapman and me as we dig into the Fritz Lang 1953 pulpy, film noir masterpiece THE BIG HEAT. The grit, the legacy, and why the film hits so hard.

Spoilers abound! Join us.🎙️🎬

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TGOC has officially gone X‑rated — and honestly, we all saw this coming.

Writer‑director Mark Bessenger sits down with me to revisit THE DEVIL IN MISS JONES (1973), the Georgina Spelvin classic that somehow blends adult cinema with moody, existential storytelling.

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Warning: Spoilers, as always! (Not sure it really matters for this one)

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Do you believe? 🛸👽

Join Ron Meyers, Joe Trabucco, and me as we dive into 1993’s FIRE IN THE SKY — the chilling abduction story of Travis Walton. We break down the real events, the film’s wild interpretation, and our own beliefs about what’s out there. From aliens to Bigfoot, nothing is off the table.🦶

Settle in… and remember: spoilers ahead. 🎙️🎬

Note: This episode was recorded one day before the first batch of government videos were released.

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Join writer‑producer Armando Chapman and me as we dive into TINSEL — the once‑lost, now‑legendary documentary shot in the early ’90s and finally released in 2021. We get into its sun‑faded nostalgia, its haunted corners of old Hollywood, and why it already feels like a classic.

Settle in and press play. 🎙️🎬

Warning: Spoilers, as always!

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Join actor‑writer Vince Cusimano and me as we dive into the chaotic, drug‑addicted world of Ray Sharkey — an actor who’s only recently begun to get his due as one of the great character actors of the 1980s. 

Come along for the ride. 🎙️🎬 

Link to the Hollyweird Babylon-Ray Sharkey video we reference:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_BABuH9qMc

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Join actor/filmmaker Chris Staviski and me as we dive into my all‑time favorite action film, Lone Wolf McQuade. We look back on the recent passing of a legend and explore why Steve Carver’s dusty, sun‑baked masterpiece still stands alone. 🎙️ 🎬 

Warning: Spoilers as always!

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Join writer‑producer Vince Cusimano and me as we dig into Barry Levinson’s 1996 film Sleepers, a bruised, morally tangled story that moves from the backstreets of Hell’s Kitchen to the cold geometry of a courtroom. We get into the film’s blend of memory and myth, the way it turns childhood trauma into a lifelong reckoning, and why its mix of Catholic guilt, street‑corner loyalty, and institutional rot still hits with the force of a confession whispered too late. 🎬 🎙️

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Join me and actor/writer Vince Cusimano as we celebrate the one‑of‑a‑kind force that is Robert Duvall — a master of character, craft, and cinematic truth. We dig into the performances that shaped generations of actors, the stories behind the roles, and the unmistakable Duvall DNA that runs through everything from prestige dramas to dusty Americana epics. If you love actors who disappear into the frame, this one’s for you. 🎬 🎙️ 

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Join writer‑producer Armando Chapman and me as we count down our Top 10 films of the 21st century — the choices, the arguments, the surprises, all of it.

Tune in and dive in. 🎙️

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