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Top Notch Nonsense Genre Film Podcast episodes
- Psychotic Visions Real and Imagined: The Visitor / The Ninth Configuration.CLEARLY ARE THERE ARE SPOILER GALORE!We are dumbfounded and perplexed by these sci fi psychedelic semi-religious (satire?) movies.This week's films are 1979's The Visitor directed by Giulio Paradisi and starring John Huston, Mel Ferrer and Glenn Ford. As well as The Ninth Configuration from 1980 written and directed by William Peter Blatty starring Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson and Jason Miller
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Artwork By Ed Greer
Music By Rick Wood
Edited By Michael Benson
Produced By Michael Benson and Stephen LeFranc
Hosts: Michael Benson and Maranda Mobley
Cat: Pan
@mjbcomedy on instagram and letterboxd.
@topnotchnonsensepod on tiktok
2 hr 28 min - Ladies Doing It For Themselves: The First Wives Club / Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion
When women put their mind to something they can accomplish the stars.
Michael was playfully pissed he watched The First Wives Club but liked Romy and Michele’s trip back to high school.
This week's movies are The First Wives Club from 1996 with Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton and 1997's Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion starring Mira Sorvino, Lisa Kudrow and Janeane Garofalo
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Artwork By Ed Greer
Music By Rick Wood
Edited By Michael Benson
Produced By Michael Benson and Stephen LeFranc
Hosts: Michael Benson and Maranda Mobley
Cat: Pan
@mjbcomedy on instagram and letterboxd.
@topnotchnonsensepod on tiktok
2 hr 24 min - Phone Freaks During The Holidays : Black Christmas / New Year’s Evil
AS ALWAYSSSSS NSFW and Spoilers Galore
What you do during the winter break is try not to get killed... It's really good advice.
This week's films are Black Christmas from 1974 starring Olivia Hussey and Keir Dullea. Also we talk about 1980's New Year's Evil starring Kip Niven, Roz Kelly, and Chris Wallace.
Artwork By Ed Greer
Music By Rick Wood
Edited By Michael Benson
Produced By Michael Benson and Stephen LeFranc
Hosts: Michael Benson and Maranda Mobley
Cat: Pan
@mjbcomedy on instagram and letterboxd.
@topnotchnonsensepod on tiktok
2 hr 57 min - Master Director Series - Ingmar Bergman: Shame & Hour of the Wolf (1968)
AS ALWAYSSSSS NSFW and Spoilers Galore
This is another installment of our Master Director Series. This time it's the work of Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman.
The films we are focusing on this week are 1968's Hour of the Wolf & Shame
Sadness and cruelty rein in these movies of heavy emotion.
Artwork By Ed Greer
Music By Rick Wood
Edited By Michael Benson
Produced By Michael Benson and Stephen LeFranc
Hosts: Michael Benson and Maranda Mobley
Cat: Pan
@mjbcomedy on instagram and letterboxd.
@topnotchnonsensepod on tiktok
1 hr 19 min - What It’s Like To Be A Meow Meow Person : Cat people / Curse of the Cat People
AS ALWAYS NSFW and Spoilers Galoreeeeee
Maranda and Michael discover what it’s like.
And also what a relationship with a cat person might be like.
This week's films are both from 1942 and 1944 ! First, Cat People which is an American supernatural horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur. Then, Curse of the Cat People the follow up to the 1942 movie both starring Simone Simon & Kent Smith.
Artwork By Ed Greer
Music By Rick Wood
Edited By Michael Benson
Produced By Michael Benson and Stephen LeFranc
Hosts: Michael Benson and Maranda Mobley
Cat: Pan
@mjbcomedy on instagram and letterboxd.
@topnotchnonsensepod on tiktok
2 hr 49 min - Thrilling Trickery Revolved Around Infidelity : Layover / DeceptionMaranda and Michael wade into the world of angry & suave douchebags and nice guys who feel "bad" about the sex.Michael is also a bit bewildered and dense about polyamory and bisexuals.This week's films are 2001's Layover with David Hasselhoff and Deception from 2008 starring Hugh Jackman, Ewan McGregor and Michelle Williams
Artwork By Ed Greer
Music By Rick Wood
Edited By Michael Benson
Produced By Michael Benson and Stephen LeFranc
Hosts: Michael Benson and Maranda Mobley
Cat: Pan
@mjbcomedy on instagram and letterboxd.
@topnotchnonsensepod on tiktok
2 hr 16 min - The 1% are Pretty Awful: Triangle of Sadness / The Menu
Humorous description...
Maranda and Michael scream and shout... ANDDDDD Michael often is talking way too much and gets kind of a hint throughout that he needs to slow down quite a bit. I, Michael is writing this, realizes he will do better in the future with listening (ugh, what a dolt!)NOTE: The episode was originally recorded in February of 2023 so if you are at all confused, dear listeners, we applesauce (aka apologize).
This week's films are both from 2022. The Menu starring Ralph Fiennes
Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult and Hong Chau. Triangle of Sadness stars Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean and Dolly de Leon written and directed by Ruben ÖstlundCREDITS:Artwork By Ed Greer
Music By Rick Wood
Edited By Michael Benson
Produced By Michael Benson and Stephen LeFranc
Hosts: Michael Benson and Maranda Mobley
Cat: Pan
@mjbcomedy on instagram and letterboxd.
@topnotchnonsensepod on tiktok
2 hr 43 min - Young Ladies Deal With Class and Sexuality: Old Enough / Little DarlingsMaranda and Michael deal with coming of age interacting with people who will be your friends during that consequential time in your life.This week's films are Old Enough from 1984 written and directed by Marisa Silver, staring Sarah Boyd, Rainbow Harvest, Danny Aiello and Alyssa Milano AND 1980's Little Darlings starring Tatum O'Neal, Kristy McNichol and featuring Armand Assante and Matt Dillon.Credits:
Artwork By Ed Greer
Music By Rick Wood
Edited By Michael Benson
Produced By Michael Benson and Stephen LeFranc
Hosts: Michael Benson and Maranda Mobley
Cat: Pan
@mjbcomedy on instagram and letterboxd.
@topnotchnonsensepod on tiktok
2 hr 47 min - Master Director Series: Fincher’s Murderers With A Brain - Seven (1995) / The Killer (2023)
Michael drives hard through 2 Fincher films with his lovely wife Maranda in tow.
She'd never seen Seven so this was eye opening.
This week's films are 1995's Seven with Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, and John C. McGinley. As well as The Killer from 2023 with Michael Fassbender.
Credits: Artwork By Ed Greer
Music By Rick Wood
Edited By Michael Benson
Produced By Michael Benson and Stephen LeFranc
Hosts: Michael Benson and Maranda Mobley
Cat: Pan
@mjbcomedy on instagram and letterboxd.
@topnotchnonsensepod on tiktok
1 hr 46 min - Your Spouse Is Not Your Friend - Husbands and Wives / Don’t Worry Darling
Maranda and Michael talk about bad spouses relationships in this two cinema picks. One from 30 years ago. One from this year. Michael tries out his Woody Allen impression. He was impressed by how good it is. Maranda is a bit annoyed by it.
This week's films are Husbands and Wives from 1992 directed by Woddy Allen starting Mia Farrow, Sydney Pollack and 2022's Don’t Worry Darling directed by Olivia Wilde staring Harry Styles and Florence Pugh.
The SNL Sketch that is talked about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDAgPyZSbis
Credits:
Artwork By Ed Greer
Music By Rick Wood
Edited By Michael Benson
Produced By Michael Benson and Stephen LeFranc
Hosts: Michael Benson and Maranda Mobley
Cat: Pan
@mjbcomedy on instagram and letterboxd.
@topnotchnonsensepod on tiktok
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About Top Notch Nonsense Genre Film Podcast
From the publisher's feed
Welcome to Top Notch Nonsense. A Genre Film Review Podcast.
Top Notch Nonsense is a genre film podcast hosted by married couple Michael and Maranda — dedicated to the strange, the screwed-up, the obscure, and the gloriously unhinged corners of cinema history.
Every episode, we pair two films connected by a shared theme, narrative, or filmmaker — then proceed to analyze, moralize, judge, and lovingly shit-talk them in equal measure. We've covered John Waters, Giallo, erotic thrillers, holiday horror, exploitation cinema, B-movies, and a lot of things that probably shouldn't exist but do.
Smart but never pretentious. Hilarious but never shallow. We love what we mock — and we mock what we love. New episodes every Sunday Night/Monday Morning. Come watch the weird stuff with us.
Hosts: Michael James Benson @mjbcomedy Maranda Mobley
Music By @rickw00d
Edited By Michael Benson
Art By Ed Greer