It’s the final episode of our Troma series! This week the boys discuss the artistic integrity of Troma, the vision of Lloyd Kaufman, whether the message gets lost amongst all the shit and vomit, and much more! Tune in and enjoy!
It’s part two of our Christmas Special Extravaganza! This week the boys discuss the bafflingly star-studded film Pottersville! We discuss how so many talented actors became attached to this movie, why the film doesn’t make sense, and how some small changes could’ve made the film much more interesting. Tune in and enjoy! Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays from Coming of Age! On this first part of our Christmas Special the boys discuss Kirk Cameron’s faith based “comedy” Saving Christmas. We talk about how condescending the performances are, the giant leaps in logic the movie makes to justify its points, and whether this can even be classified as a movie. Tune in and enjoy!
It’s part 2 of our Troma series! This week the boys discuss the legendary Tromeo and Juliet with special guest Ben Gelber! We cover the importance of context when talking about these films, and the role this movie played in the career of James Gunn. You won’t want to miss this celebration of trash.
We’re back with a Shia LaBeouf double feature. This week the boys discuss the complex nuances of Honey Boy directed by Alma Har’el. You’ll hear about our memories of Even Stevens to the harsh reality of Shia’s’ actual life story. One thing is for sure, this is an episode you don’t want to miss!
We’re back with Can Evrenol’s sophomore film Housewife! This week the boys discuss whether Housewife is an improvement over Baskin or not, and if Lovecraftian horror can translate into the medium of film. Tune in and enjoy!
Hey folks! This week the boys scratch their heads while discussing the lackluster laughs of the 1984 gangster farce Johnny Dangerously. We discuss the few jokes that do work while breaking down why most of the humor doesn’t quite land with modern audiences.
It’s Cajun Cage Uncaged! This week join the boys as they begin to rapidly fall into Nicolas Cage induced madness. On this episode the boys try to reconcile their conflicted feelings about Werner Herzog’s narrative films, Nicolas Cage’s unrelenting insanity, and the apparent lack of deeper meaning in Port of Call New Orleans. This journey leads the boys into a spiral of pure derangement, where they discover that some questions shouldn’t be answered. Listen and enjoy!
Explicit Content Warning: Brief disturbing and violent content including audio of a real life bear attack. Listener Discretion Advised.
This week the boys sit down to discuss the film that earned Nicolas Cage his Oscar, Leaving Las Vegas! The critically acclaimed film baffles the boys, who can’t quite understand all the love this film has received. From the excellent performances to the very odd directing style, this film leaves one scratching their head. Listen as we dig into this picture and try to get to the bottom of Leaving Las Vegas! Enjoy!
Welcome to Season 2 baby! In honor of Nicolas Cage’s birthday we begin our special Cage Series! And to kick off the festivities we watched the very strange and entertaining Vampire’s Kiss! This week friend and Vampire’s Kiss expert Austin Reheiser joins the boys to shed some light on this wonderfully weird movie. The boys are also joined by a surprise secret guest that gives some context to the origins of this film. Listen and enjoy!
It’s our final bonus back catalog episode! This week the boys tackle The Greasy Strangler with good friend Austin Reheiser. This film is not for the faint of heart, but my god is it entertaining. Listen to us try to decipher just what this film is about, and try to figure out how to contact Elijah Wood for answers. This insane and hilarious film is a lot of fun, and we have a great time talking about it. Listen and enjoy!
This week the boys are all in studio together for the first time ever! Listen to us examine Russ Meyer’s titillating film Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! This master class in exploitation leave the boys salivating over all the scantily clad details. We also discuss the ridiculousness of John Travolta in the film Gotti, and the truth behind the Errol Morris film Vernon, Florida. Listen and enjoy!
It’s another bonus back catalog episode! This week listen to one of our earliest recordings (it sounds rough, we know) and experience a piece of our origin story. In this episode we sit down with Coby McGraw to discuss John Carpenter’s 80’s classic Prince of Darkness! We also discuss season 1 of Mind Hunter, the final season of The Leftovers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and much more! Listen and enjoy!
The boys sit down with comedian and good friend Rob Goldman to discuss the post modern Giallo mind fuck The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears. They talk about the Netflix television format, Jonah Hill’s role in Maniac, and the overwhelming emotion of Won’t You Be My Neighbor before diving into the psychedelia of Strange Color. You don’t want to miss the semi-conclusion to our Giallo series. Listen and enjoy!
The boys are back! This week’s conversation begins with Dan’s involvement in the community of filmmakers in Gainesville, FL called Cinemadrome. Alan has a guessing game for all you listeners so play along why don’t cha? And then the boys catch back up to the second edition of the Giallo series with Dario Argento’s Deep Red. Considered to be the height of the genre itself, this film has great camerawork, kills you can feel, and a soundtrack that has influenced many of the horror themes we adore today. Watch and listen!
It’s Spooky Season baby! And in honor of all things frightening we’re doing a deep dive into the infamous Italian horror genre, Giallo. This week the boys talk about the history, style, and essential elements that make a giallo film before diving into Mario Bava’s classic gialli Blood and Black Lace! Watch and Listen!
The Coming of Age series is coming to a close with Gus Van Sant's My Own Private Idaho. Before the boys dive into the Shakespearian story of the sleepy hooker, they talk of all the things they've seen in the past week. The roster involves the action-packed Jack Ryan, Dan & Alan's detrimental neglect of The Wire & Oz, Polanski's Carnage, Hardy's Venom, and all things Charlie Manson! Once that's out of the way, we can all find out together if River Phoenix comes of age or wastes away. Watch and Listen!
Is it City slickers? Or Swingers? How old is Alec Baldwin’s daughter? How do you pronounce John Glaser’s last name? Is Party Down bad for first dates? Is Steven Spielberg okay? IS THIS MOVIE EVEN COMING OF AGE? Well, that’s the name of the show. We’ll find out together if Empire of the Sun fits the genre in part two of our namesake series. P.S. It doesn’t.
This week the boys welcome to the podcast for the “first time”, good friend, Ben Gelber. Ben talks of the Cleveland balloonfest of 86’ and the boys get into Eric André’s roles outside of his own show. Rian Johnson’s Star Wars trilogy was cancelled! Yay! And Chase gets into a couple of Bruno Forzani and Hélène Cattet’s impeccably titled films. After all that, we get into our double feature review of Upgrade and Cronenberg’s The Brood. Watch and listen!
This week our Food & Sex series comes to a close! The boys talk about Jonah Hill’s upcoming film Mid90’s, and his new Netflix series Maniac. They discuss the genius of Sacha Baron Cohen and his showtime series Who is America?, the strange evolution of M. Night Shyamalan’s career, and the key differences between Superman and Batman, before finally reaching the main course, Ken Russell’s controversial 1969 film Women in Love. Watch and listen!
