Episode 054: Ravenous (1999)
Twisted, funny, gross cannibal western packed with great, great actors at the top of their game.
Episode 053: Don’s Plum (1995) with Dale Wheatley
“Don’s Plum” is a horror film on two levels. The film itself explores the terror of 1990’s “pussy posse”. The events surrounding the film’s non-release is a different kind of Hollywood horror story, one we explore with screenwriter Dale Wheatley.
Episode 052: Okja (2017) with Jen Brown
“Okja” is a monster film with a huge heart and a wicked sense of humor from director Bong Joon-ho with screenwriter Jon Ronson. This episode features guest co-host Jen Brown of Genre Graveyard.
Episode 051: Wolf (1994)
Mike Nichols and Jack Nicholson made 4 films together and contrary to popular opinion, this is as good as any of them.
Episode 050: September 30, 1955 (1977) with Alex Simon
In 1977 James Bridges cashed in his “Paper Chase” cred to make this deeply personal film about the effect of James Dean’s death on a group of young Arkansans played by a supremely talented group of newcomers to the screen. Alex Simon of The Hollywood Interview is our guest co-host for this episode.
Episode 049: Wilder Napalm (1993)
Estranged brothers have strange powers in this strange movie from the mind of Vince Gilligan.
Episode 048: Frank (2014)
One of the best films about being in a band, wanting to be in a band, and the creative process in general.
SEASON TWO - INTRODUCTION
Andras & Bryan respond to listener correspondence, give the listeners their homework for the upcoming season, and fill in one last remaining bit of business from Season One…”Accidental Hero”.
Episode 047: High Society (1956)
A haunted film that’s also one of the greatest musicals, written by one of the greatest songwriters, featuring some of the greatest singers with the one of the greatest instrumentalists of all time.
Episode 046: The Island (2005)
A great milkshake of a film consisting of 70s sci-fi, The Matrix, Victoria’s Secret ads and impressive explosions.
Episode 045: The Missouri Breaks (1976) with Steven Peros
Screenwriter Steven Peros joins the episode to discuss “The Missouri Breaks”, a film that is as great as the sum of its parts and its parts are…well…pretty great!
Episode 044: The Three Stooges (2012)
A new Three Stooges movie was made and it was actually very funny! Featuring an interview with comedian Daniel Passer.
Episode 043: Stephen Frears
After celebrating “The Hi-Lo Country” we couldn’t help ourselves, and we fell into the deep well of Stephen Frears’ filmography. You have nothing to Frear but Frears himself.
Episode 042: The Hi-Lo Country (1998)
Stephan Frears’ noir western melodrama came and went without making any significant impact in 1998 and remains unavailable on any streaming source as of this recording. We think it’s time this film and it’s journeyman director got some renewed attention. “The Hi-Lo Country” serves as our jumping off point to explore Frear’s complete filmography.
Episode 041: The Front (1976) with Aaron Leonard
A film from 1976 about the anti-Communist blacklist. Written, directed and acted by formerly blacklisted artists, and starring Woody Allen. This episode features guest co-host Aaron Leonard author of “The Folksingers & The Bureau”.
Episode 040: Nothing But Trouble (1991)
A hilarious dark, strange film from the twisted mind of Dan Aykroyd.
Episode 039: Vanilla Sky (2001) with AJ Gonzalez
AJ Gonzalez of The Director’s Wall podcast is the guest co-host for a conversation about Vanilla Sky, Abre Los Ojo, Cameron Crowe, Tom Cruise, millenial mindfuck cinema & The Who’s unfinished sci-fi rock opera “Lifehouse”.
Episode 038: The Brown Bunny (2003)
Vincent Gallo’s beautiful troubling art-porn masterpiece.
Episode 037: Jennifer’s Body (2008) with Jen Brown
From the brilliant divisive minds of Diablo Cody & Karyn Kusama, the story of a high school bikini killer whose deadly run-in with an emo band gives her a hunger for boy meat. Featuring an interview with JEN BROWN of the Women in Caskets podcast & Genre Graveyard.
Episode 036: The NOSCAR Awards
Andras Jones & Bryan Connolly host the 1st annual NOSCAR AWARDS where we celebrate the films that got no Oscar love and some that got Razzie hate with special guests ZACK CARLSON, SKINNER MYERS, JEN BROWN, AJ GONZALEZ & NIGEL FULLERTON sharing their nonminations for the best in cinema in 2020.