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.
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!
Ever tried yam infested boar intestine? Sounds heavenly right? Well Japanese director Juzo Itami might have a way to curb that desire. Tampopo is a one of a kind, genre-bending classic, and the only film the boys know to be categorized under “ramen western”. Mike “Big Sugar” Commins joins them on the cast today as they explore what makes Tampopo so perfect. Of course, the boys try to get Mike on the Ru Paul band wagon and admire an Anthony Hopkins life moment before jumping into the broth. Watch and listen!
This week the boys immediately dive into Hereditary. (Skip to 10:30 to avoid MAJOR SPOILERS). A whole mess of content and sidebars take place and the Adam Sandler timeline dispute finds resolution. Eventually a movie they all watched is talked about. I believe it’s called Velvet Goldmine. Watch and listen!
Welcome ladies and gentlemen! This is our conversation on All That Jazz (1979) with our good friend Dan Jopling. First off the boys talk some trash. Dan gets tricked by The Curse of Skull Island, and talks about more children’s movies. The boys talk television before jumping right into Bob Fosse's beautiful masterpiece All That Jazz! Watch and listen!
