A Craigslist Sammy Davis Jr., a slimy, dying man-boy and an old mommy are all here for the... Rat Pack Rat Eddie Rouse gets hired by a mom to do his Sammy Davis Jr. act for her dying son. He turns out to be Steve Little and things get weird, but Rouse does do some singing to this poor, sweet, disgusting son. I love the late Eddie Rouse. I love the still alive Todd Rohal. So, for a birthday gift to myself, we watched this short film. It's filthy, grotesque, full of heart, shocks and hilarity. Basically, it seems to be, in fact, a Todd Rohal film. Watch it on youtube and watch this episode. Join the Rohal army.

The power supply goes nuts in a small town as Donald disappears into the world. His father, friend and girlfriend are befuddled about his disappearance, while at the same time, things get weird in town.This is the feature debut for Todd Rohal, whose second movie "The Catechism Cataclysm" (2011) we absolutely adored. Can it possibly live up to that film? Will it lay the ground work for his truly bizarre sensibilities? Does Jules know who Will Oldham is? Find out! Tune in! Behold a plethora of people giving acting a shot and saying "nah, I don't think that's for me".If you like the episode, rate, subscribe and write a review on Apple podcasts? If you do a review, include a movie you want us to cover and you get an episode on it.#guatemalanhandshake #willoldham #toddrohal #bonnieprincebilly #weird

When his longtime partner on the force is killed, reckless U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Chance (William L. Petersen) vows revenge, setting out to nab dangerous counterfeit artist Eric Masters (Willem Dafoe). Along with his new, straitlaced partner, John Vukovich (John Pankow), Chance sets up a scheme to entrap Masters, resulting in the accidental death of an undercover officer. As Chance's desire for justice becomes an obsession, Vukovich questions the lawless methods he employs.This movie is soaked in 80s. From the art, costumes, the Wang Chung soundtrack, it's oozing a time and a place that doesn't exist anymore. Is this movie great? Was it ever? Does it hinge in surprise and brutality or is it a classic noir that deserved every accolade it got? Tune in! Find out! Jules picked this one for fun and you could pick one for us also. Review us on Apple podcasts and mention the movie you want us to cover and you're good to go. Rate and subscribe.#williamfriedkin #williampetersen #willemdafoe #toliveanddie #podcast #moviereview #lanoir #counterfeit #deanstockwell #johnturturro #noir #movienoir #neonnoir

A divorced Australian (Dennis Coard) leaves the city and comes home to his brother's (Frankie J. Holden) gas station. Gary (Ben Mendehlsohn), picks him up for the airport as he...Return Home.That's an incredibly boring synopsis for a movie that is a real gem. If you read that, you'd never watch it. And you couldn't anyways, unless you're in Australia. But? This movie is really beautiful and tender. The relationships are kind, the brotherly love is strong but unspoken. Gary is kind of a dufus, but he wants to be better. Again, this doesn't make it sound great, however, this is easily one of the best movies we've covered on this podcast. At about the halfway point, you realize the brother needs to move home and help with this gas station or it will go under and you are wildly excited for that decision to be made. We highly recommend this movie and maybe if you email Australia (just in general), you can talk them into streaming the remastered blue ray to the world. We'd all be better for having watched it.If you like the episode, rate, subscribe, and if you review it on a podcasting platform or where there could be an actual review people will read, you can pick a movie for us to cover.#benmendelsohn #podcast #returnhome #australiancinema #australianmovie #denniscoard #RayArgall #frankiejholden

Sometimes you spend a whole movie wondering if you're on Nirvana street and if it's time for..."Nirvana Street Murder"Ben Mendelsohn works at a meat packing plant that his lover brother also works at. They're both fired because the brother is a pile of garbage. There's poorly planned robberies, blackmailing from children, angry brothers, a wonderful old lady and a sense of dread.It's an Australian black comedy from 1990 written and directed by Aleksi Vellis and features Ben Mendelsohn's first starring role. Mark Little, and Mary Coustas fill out the cast and there's some familiar faces if you've been watching along. Is this an Aussie cult classic or a whatever? Tune in and find out! #benmendelsohn #aussiecinema #Australianclassic #cultclassic

16 year old Mick (Noah Taylor) gets forced to clean up the yard of his moms friend Sally (Gillian Jones). He'd rather be skateboarding in puddles or getting drunk with his buddies, but Sally's place is coated with weeds. After a sweaty day of yard work, Sally offers Mick some wine, they spend hours together doing kinda nothing (like teens!) and pretty soon they can't stop humping. Geoffrey Wright wrote and directed this three years before he freaked people out with "Romper Stomper". It's surprisingly great and tender and showcases the suburbs and the boredom of youth well. The relationship between Mick and Sally isn't quite as horrifying as you'd think, even if it's still an awful idea. Ben Mendelsohn plays part of Noah Taylor's posse of pals.Tune in! Party with us. Then rate, subscribe, and if you write a review on a podcasting platform, pick a movie for us to cover (we'd like that!).

It was almost a TV movie, but then director John Duigan said "nah mate" and fancied it up. This episode covers the 1987 Australian coming of age drama "The Year My Voice Broke".Prepubescent Danny Embling (Noah Taylor) has fallen in love with his best friend Freya (Loene Carmen), but she's already had the change and become a woman. He keeps pulling creep moves on her, but then Trevor (Ben Mendehlson), and older kid at their school, starts to fancy her. What will happen in this love triangle???Jason loved this as a teenager, Jules had never heard of it. It's absolutely an Australian classic and manages to tell a deeper, more personal feeling tale than you would expect. Tune in and find out all about undies stealing, strange men who are friends with children, perpetual trouble making and more.Please do rate and subscribe. Leave us a written review on a podcast platform and mention a movie in that review you want us to cover and we'll make an episode.#benmendelsohn #johnduigan #australiancinema #dannyembling #noahtaylor #podcast #moviepodcast #moviereviewpodcast

We've got our debut Ben Mendelsohn film. After a few years of being in TV shows, he graduates to this film, "The Still Point" from 1986.An Australian teenager (Nadine Garner) with limited hearing spends some time at her grandfather's home and slowly falls in with a group of kids who hang out at the beach nearby. She navigates a series of firsts in this made for TV Australian film. Tune in and find out if this girl is as rude as the synopsis you find on google says she is, or if Benny Mends has got the juice this early on. If you enjoy it, check out the other episodes and if you write us a review on a podcasting platform like Apple, include the name of a movie you want us to cover and we'll make one of these on it.#podcast #filmography #BenMendelsohn #australiantv #tvmovie #australia #thestillpoint #nadinegarner #AlexMenglet #SteveBastoni #BarbaraBoyd-Anderson

When a local musician stoner picks up another local musician stoner, the two set out on a mission to find some grass and maybe jam a little. The two end up passengers on the Universe’s wild ride, ultimately culminating in a battle of the bands. But when When life begins to be one long and dangerous road you can always take a toke and have all your cares go Up In Smoke.We take closer look at the king of all stoner comedies, 1978's "Up In Smoke", and try to figure out why this movie succeeds in ways no other pot comedy seems to be able to. Join us as we marvel at blend of real life and raw ridiculousness, geek out over a young Tom Skerritt going hard in a minor role, and wonder why that ladies brain didn't leak out of her nose within 30 seconds of the Ajax hitting it.If you enjoy the episode, please rate and subscribe and maybe fire off a review on apple podcasts or wherever you can type one. Leave the name of a movie you want us to cover in that review, and we'll make an episode on it.#cheech #upinsmoke #cheechandchong #cheechchong #tommychong #cheechmarin #stonermovie #weedcomedy #420 #baked #tomskerritt #staceykeach #comedy #moviereview #stoned #stonercomedy

C. Thomas Howell is a very young detective who owns a janky house in the middle of the city. Renee Humphrey is an out of towner trying to visit her sister. What could possibly bring these two together? Murder. Obviously.She's on the run, he's trying to save her. Is this a lost classic?? Would you believe this was directed by Rafal Zielinski, who also ends up doing "Fun" with Humphrey and Alicia Witt one year later? Does it get a little sleazy? Tune in and find out!If you like the episode, check out our episode on "Fun" or whatever other goofy stuff we have. Rate and subscribe, tell your friend(s) or write up a review on Apple podcasts or anywhere else you can do a written review and mention what movie you want us to cover in that review and we'll make one of these on that movie.#cthomashowell #RafalZielinski #jailbait #thriller #90sthriller #podcast #reneehumphrey #moviereview #policethriller #missinggirl