Episodes
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Dogfight (Listener Request #58)
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Before leaving for Vietnam on the eve of President Kennedy's assassination, four marines organize an ugliest date competition which results in an unlikely romance.
Directed by Nancy Savoca and written by Bob Comfort. Starring River Phoenix and Lili Taylor.
Listener request courtesy of Chris K.
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This week's recommendations:
One False Move (Streaming Rental)
Under the Silver Lake (Max, Streaming Rental)
Laura (Streaming Rental)
Sunday Mar 10, 2024
Contempt (Le Mépris)
Sunday Mar 10, 2024
Sunday Mar 10, 2024
The marriage between a screenwriter and his beautiful wife disintegrates amidst a troubled film production while conflicts emerge between art and commerce.
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Screenplay by Godard (uncredited). Based on the 1954 novel Il disprezzo by Alberto Moravia. Starring Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli, Jack Palance, Giorgia Moll and Fritz Lang.
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In lieu of recommendations, we reflect on 2023 in film and discuss our recent trip to Horror Realm Con.
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
To Live and Die in L.A. (Listener Request #57)
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
A grimy secret service agent will stop at nothing to take down the counterfeiter who killed his partner.
Directed by William Friedkin. Screenplay by Friedkin and Gerald Petievich. Based on Petievich's novel of the same name. Starring William Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow, Debra Feuer and Darlanne Fluegel.
Listener request courtesy of Chris S.
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This week's recommendations:
The Zone of Interest (Now in theaters)
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
Sixteen Candles (Listener Request #56)
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
In 1980s suburban Chicago, a teenage girl experiences a roller coaster ride of emotions on the day of her sixteenth birthday.
Written and directed by John Hughes. Starring Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Michael Schoeffling, Haviland Morris and Gedde Watanabe.
Listener request courtesy of Sarah
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This week's recommendations:
One Handshake Away: Peter Bogdanovich & The Icons of Cinema (Wherever podcasts are available)
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
The Ninth Gate (Listener Request #55)
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
A rare book dealer, while seeking out the last two copies of a satanic text, gets drawn into a supernatural conspiracy.
Directed by Roman Polanski. Screenplay by Polanski, John Brownjohn and Enrique Urbizu. Based on the 1993 novel El Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte. Starring Johnny Depp, Frank Langella, Lena Olin and Emmanuelle Seigner.
Listener Request courtesy of Aaron.
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This week's recommendations:
On Cinema
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Layer Cake (Listener Request #54)
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
A successful cocaine dealer gets two tough assignments from his boss on the eve of his planned retirement.
Directed by Matthew Vaughn from a screenplay by J.J. Connolly. Based on Connelly's 2000 novel of the same name. Starring Daniel Craig, Sienna Miller, Michael Gambon, Colm Meaney, George Harris, Tom Harris and Ben Whishaw.
Listener request courtesy of Stephen.
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This week's recommendations:
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Paramount Plus)
Titane (Hulu)
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
GIVE US A SECOND, episode 58: Our Favorite Episodes of Seinfeld, vol. 6
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
It's time to discuss five more of our favorites, including "The Red Dot," "The Fire" and "The Bizarro Jerry."
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Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Manhunter
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
A former FBI profiler contends with his past when he returns to service in order to pursue a new serial murderer.
Directed by Michael Mann. The screenplay written by Mann was based on the 1981 novel "Red Dragon" by Thomas Harris. Starring William Petersen, Kim Greist, Dennis Farina, Brian Cox and Tom Noonan.
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This week's recommendations:
Leave the World Behind (Netflix)
Poor Things (Now in theaters)
Saturday Dec 30, 2023
Love Actually (Listener Request #53)
Saturday Dec 30, 2023
Saturday Dec 30, 2023
In the build-up to Christmas, the lives and relationships of many interlinked Londoners are examined before being changed forever.
Written and directed by Richard Curtis. Starring Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Colin Firth and many, many others.
Listener request courtesy of Aaron.
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This week's recommendations:
Saltburn (Amazon Prime)
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
The Big Short (Listener Request #52)
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Three separate groups of investors profit wildly while demonstrating how the financial crisis of 2007-2008 was triggered by the United States housing bubble.
Directed by Adam McKay. Screenplay by McKay and Charles Randolph. Based on the 2010 book "The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine" by Michael Lewis. Starring Christian Bale, Steve Carrell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt.
Listener request courtesy of Justin.
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This week's recommendations:
Past Lives (Streaming rental)
Dumb Money (Streaming rental)