Caliber 9 From Outer Space

I dunno, man - I think this mutually-agreed arrangement is a little undercooked. Mike White drops by again to discuss Raw Deal (1948), directed by Anthony Mann, and then, you guessed it, Raw Deal (1986), directed by John Irvin. Listen as we gasp in wonder at Mann's sumptuous shadowy cinematography and Arnie's enormous pectorals. What do these films have in common other than their names? Probably not a lot, but we sure have a lot of fun discussing them. It's not really possible to spoil Raw Deal '86 because that would require you to be able to make some sense out of its plot, but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Raw Deal '48. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:06:02 mark to avoid spoilers. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp Our closing music this week comes courtesy of Seven Ascended Masters and their track "No The World Is Not A Fkin Sim" (T. Morton) © 2025. Find more from their back catalogue on SoundCloud

The horror genre exists to probe our latent fears, and the so-called "Duality of Man" has been a huge theme across so much film and literature. This week, writer and video artist Graham Williamson joins us to discuss a couple of interesting meditations on transformation and duality: Ginger Snaps (2000) directed by John Fawcett and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Miss Osbourne (1981), directed by Walerian Borowczyk. Forget Duality of Man: what about the Duality of Woman? Or the Duality of Man and Woman and anything else we can be? We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Ginger Snaps by skipping ahead to the 1:00:09 mark, and for The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Miss Osbourne by skipping ahead to 1:52:51. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

Forget the threat of AI to our livelihoods... what about the murderous CYBORGS that countless B-movies have taught us are coming to get us any moment now?! This week, Al (the person, not the AI) joins us to check out Steel and Lace (1991), directed by Ernest D. Farino, and American Cyborg: Steel Warrior (1994), directed by Boaz Davidson. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Steel and Lace by skipping ahead to the 1:09:03 mark, and for American Cyborg: Steel Warrior by skipping ahead to 2:06:41. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

Half ape. Half reptile. Half we don't know what. Dr Ethan Lyon is not a horror from the murkey deeps but he is a huge fan of the films of Matt Farley and the folks from Motern Media, and he joins us this week to discuss two microbudget gems: Don't Let the Riverbeast Get You! (2012) and Magic Spot (2022), both directed by Charles Roxburgh. We don't think we spoil either of these films in the dissussion, so there's no Spoiler Territory section this week. If you're in the UK, join us at Dr E's Motern Media Madness event over the Easter weekend! Buy tickets here for Local Legends. Buy tickets here for Magic Spot. Buy tickets here for Don't Let the Riverbeast Get You! Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

By gar, it's a good old fashioned Letterboxd Collab! Dr Ethan Lyon and Sakana join forces to help us deliver a little shot of bonus episode classic western joy, as we share our thoughts on Anthony Mann's Winchester '73 (1950). Jimmy Stewart in dark and vengeful mode, Shelley Winters as comely young blonde, Stephen McNally being dastardly, Dan Duryea sliming up the screen (bless his cotton socks) and Rock Hudson as a politically incorrect Indian Chief. All saddled up and ridden like the clappers by the great Anthony Mann. Yee har!!! We do have a Spoiler Territory section for Winchester '73, so you can skip ahead to the 1:02:57 mark to avoid spoilers if you haven't seen the film. If you're in the UK, join us at Dr E's Motern Media Madness event over the Easter weekend! Buy tickets here for Local Legends. Buy tickets here for Magic Spot. Buy tickets here for Don't Let the Riverbeast Get You! Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

This one hurt. This week we lost one of Hollywood's great mercurial talents, Val Kilmer. In this bonus episode, Rob and Joe talk about the man, the enigma, sometimes the spanner in the works that was Val Kilmer. Then they deep dive into one of his lesser celebrated later films, David Mamet's Spartan (2004). We do have a Spoiler Territory section for Spartan, so you can skip ahead to the 55:10 mark to avoid spoilers if you haven't seen the film. RIP Val. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

We're still fixated on HEISTS, people!!! Nick Langdon pops in to discuss Charley Varrick (1973), directed by Don Siegel, and then Hudson Hawk (1991), directed by Michael Lehmann. Walter Matthau gets dark and grisly under Siegel's immaculate directorial hand (even if he didn't get the movie at all, apparently) and Joel Silver lets Bruce Willis' ego off the leash completely (with the result that very few people got the movie at all). Underappreciated gems or not? You be the judge! And then see if you agree with us! It's not really possible to spoil Hudson Hawk (plot is kind of secondary), but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Charley Varrick. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:23:51 mark to avoid spoilers. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

Marek Turner stops by to tell tales of Gigi the Loser, as we pair another classic Italian giallo with one of the great classics of film noir. We check out Rififi (1955), directed by Jules Dassin, and The Cat O' Nine Tails (1971), directed by Dario Argento. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Rififi by skipping ahead to the 1:01:24 mark, and for The Cat O' Nine Tails by skipping ahead to 1:52:20. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Marek's new book, Born to Lose: Tales of Gigi is available in paperback and ebook on Amazon Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

Jonathan Owen joins us this week as we venture into Eastern Europe to lift the lid on the greatest cinema you've probably never heard of. Together we Czech out (see what I did there? And sorry about that) Marketa Lazarova (1967), directed by František Vláčil, and I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen (1970), directed by Oldřich Lipský. Sublime dark-age psychedelic freak-out paired with ridiculous comedy of errors with a sci-fi Surrealist twist. It's not really possible to spoil I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Marketa Lazarova. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:21:27 mark to avoid spoilers. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

Samm Deighan is back to chat with us about one of our favourite niche subgenres: the Two-Mortal-Enemies-From-The-Past-Get-Frozen-In-Ice-And-Reanimated-In-The-Future-So-They-Can-Chase-Each-Other-Around-And-Smash-Stuff-to-Bits movie. We check out Demolition Man (1993), directed by Marco Brambilla, and The Iceman Cometh (1989), directed by Clarence Fok. We won't be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for either film this week, because we just don't think they can be spoiled! Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Check out Samm's podcast Eros + Massacre and look out for the Criterion Release of Godzilla vs Biollante, which includes her latest audiocommentary Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

It's 8 o'clock in the F#%KING MORNING and we are joined by full grown sandgroper, Adam Trainer to dig up a couple of unsung antipodean gems. We discuss Fortress (1985), directed by Arch Nicholson, and then Fortress (1992 - no relation), directed by Stuart Gordon. Deep kindertrauma in the bush and dystopian prisonbreak glory - this week's episode is a psychedelic trip down some very obscure Australian rabbitholes so put on your stubbies and blue singlet, crack open a VB longneck and settle back for a couple of hours of Ozploitation fun. It's not really possible to spoil Fortress '92, but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Fortress '85. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:18:47 mark to avoid spoilers. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp Our outro music today is "Son of Neck" by Adam's band Original Past Life (M. Caratti, W. Hall, A. Trainer)

Sammy joins us this week to check out a couple of films which (a) feature Michael Caine in less-than-flattering roles and (b) may have been regretted by their directors in later years. We discuss Blame It On Rio (1984), directed by Stanley Donen, and then On Deadly Ground (1994), directed by Steven Seagal. This week's episode is brought to you by the letter P - for Problematic. Yikes!!! It's not really possible to spoil On Deadly Ground (Seagal prevails, guys - he always does), but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Blame It On Rio. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:09:46 mark to avoid spoilers. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

The Walking Dead's Charlie Adlard joins us this week to talk comic books, kaiju and the iconic art of Saul Bass. Together we check out Bass' sole feature as a director, Phase IV (1974), followed by Destroy All Monsters (1968), directed by Ishiro Honda. It's not really possible to spoil Destroy All Monsters but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Phase IV. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:14:28 mark to avoid spoilers. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com For the best overview of Charlie Adlard's amazing career as one of the world's foremost comic book artists, go to charlieadlard.com His latest book, Heretic is available on Amazon and via all good booksellers. Look out for his upcoming book, Altamont, which is slated for an English language release later in 2025. Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

This week we are celebrating the diva that was Elizabeth Taylor! Sakana joins us once again to celebrate the work of this prodigious star - with a close look at two of her most bizarre and off-kilter projects: the Italian psychosexual thriller, Identikit (1974), directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, and Tennessee Williams' Boom! (1968), directed by Joseph Losey. Macrobiotic orgasms, bomb attacks on the streets of Rome, Richard Burton getting attacked by dogs and then sulking about not being fed enough, plus cameo appearances by Andy Warhol and Noël Coward. It's a wild ride, folks. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Identikit by skipping ahead to the 1:25:00 mark, and for Boom! by skipping ahead to 2:08:02. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

There's mad, and then there's MAD. John Horgan joins us this week to check out Madhouse (1981), directed by Ovidio Assonitis, and then Watch Out, We're Mad (1974), directed by Marcello Fondato. Sheer slasher insanity from the deep south, followed by chases and fights a-plenty with Bud Spencer and Terence Hill. It's not really possible to spoil Watch Out, We're Mad as the plot doesn't matter (it's all about the crashes and bashes, basically), but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Madhouse. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:12:33 mark to avoid spoilers. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

Mike White from The Projection Booth podcast stops by to venture across the boundaries of normality, into the weird, the disturbing, the monstrous and the sometimes hilarious. We check out Border (2018), directed by Ali Abbasi, and The Rift (1990), directed by Juan Piquer Simon. A portrait of personal loneliness and dispossession both sensitive and shocking, followed by a ramshackle underwater adventure by our favourite Spanish lunatic. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Border by skipping ahead to the 1:13:27 mark, and for The Rift by skipping ahead to 2:12:15. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp Our closing music this week comes courtesy of Seven Ascended Masters and their track "Oligarching" (T. Morton) © 2025. Find more from their back catalogue on SoundCloud

Jerry McGlothlin joins us once again to discuss Bad Lieutenant (1992) directed by Abel Ferrara and Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (2009), directed by Werner Herzog. Two very different takes on utter corruption and the possibility (or not) of redemption, from two very different, but both visionary film-makers. A double feature for the ages with two towering central performances triggers one of our most enjoyable discussions so far - from the sublime to the ridiculous and back again. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Bad Lieutenant by skipping ahead to the 1:09:48 mark, and for Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans by skipping ahead to 1:52:38. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

Which one of you two looks most like a football movie? This week, we welcome Ali back to the show to discuss a couple of sports-related flicks: The Last Boy Scout (1991) directed by Tony Scott and The Last Match (1990), directed by Fabrizio de Angelis. Get ready for some pop psychoanalysis of Shane Black, a close examination of the early 90's Bruce Willis screen persona, and just how weird it got for aging Hollywood stars in the dregs of Italian exploitation fare around the same time. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for The Last Boy Scout by skipping ahead to the 1:09:36 mark, and for The Last Match by skipping ahead to 1:51:59. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

The Middle Ages were a terrible time to be alive. Dr Ethan Lyon joins us in the torture chamber as we dress up in couch upholstery and torment some sinners while discussing The Conspiracy of Torture (1969), directed by Lucio Fulci, and then Torture Chamber (1970), directed by Andy Milligan. Yep, time to get medieval on your ass!!! It's not really possible to spoil Torture Dungeon as it barely has a plot at all, but we will call out Spoiler Territory for The Conspiracy of Torture. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:06:27 mark to avoid spoilers. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

From the sublime to the ridiculous, noir comes in many forms. Nick Langdon joins us this week to discuss Back to the Wall (1958), directed by Édouard Molinaro and In the Cold of the Night (1990), directed by Nico Mastorakis. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Back to the Wall by skipping ahead to the 1:03:36 mark, and for In the Cold of the Night by skipping ahead to 1:46:08. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

Happy New Year, folks! The party's heating up at our place: Lucio Fulci has been hitting the rum punch, Eric Roberts is singing and dancing, and Klaus Kinski is tripping balls (at least we think that's what's happening - it's getting a little scary, tbh). So we figured we'd duck out of the festivities long enough to count down our Top 5 first-time watches of 2024 for you. Just a quick episode before we head back and launch into Auld Lang Syne. See you later this week for the first episode of Season 2!!! Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

Tales of greed in a near-dystopian world. Sounds kinda familiar? This week, we welcome Max back to the show to discuss a couple of low-key gems: New Rose Hotel (1998) directed by Abel Ferrara and The Hidden (1987), directed by Jack Sholder. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for New Rose Hotel by skipping ahead to the 1:15:17 mark, and for The Hidden by skipping ahead to 1:54:51. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, Carroll Baker was drinking, Tim Thomerson was singeing, and Jesse Ventura was sitting up in bed being creepy. It's a heck of a Christmas, people, it really is. Seasons greetings, folks! Join us for this special Christmas episode, along with very special guests, Sammy from the Gentlemen's Guide to Midnite Cinema, and habitual Caliber 9'er, Bryce Hamilton (who never says no to an eggnog). We'll be reviewing a triple feature of sort-of-Christmas movies (mostly), with Trancers (1984) directed by Charles Band, Orgasmo (1969), directed by Umberto Lenzi and Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe (1990), directed by Damian Lee. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for all these films. So if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Trancers by skipping ahead to the 1:21:26 mark, for Orgasmo by skipping ahead to the 2:03:34 mark and for Abraxas by skipping ahead to 2:38:38. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

Sakana drops in this week to discuss The Visitor (1979) directed by Giulio Paradisi and Ship of Monsters (1960) directed by Rogelio A. Gonzalez. These are very different styles of psychotronic cult sci-fi movie - one a fever dream of Italian excess in an imagined America stuffed with big stars and psychedelic weirdness; the other a slightly risque but heartwarming love story involving singing cowboys and terrifying space monsters. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for The Visitor by skipping ahead to the 1:18:28 mark, and for Ship of Monsters by skipping ahead to 1:49:35. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

It's our 50th episode! To celebrate, we have lined up a TRIPLE TREAT with Doctor Ethan Lyon along for the ride. We shoot up the streets with Isaac Hayes in Truck Turner (1974) directed by Jonathan Kaplan. Then we indulge in some Indonesian black magic insanity with Special Silencers (1982), directed by Arizal. And finally, we go for maximum bamboozlement with famed egosploitation miracle worker Neil Breen's Fateful Findings (2013). Vengeful pimps, rhizomial gut explosions and completely incoherent messianic ramblings - just what every 50th celebration needs. We didn't think it was possible to spoil Special Silencers, but will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for the other two films. So if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Truck Turner by skipping ahead to the 1:01:33 mark, and for Fateful Findings by skipping ahead to 2:25:36. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

From the outskirts of Tokyo to the slums of early 80's Madrid, there is no existential horror like just being TEEN. Bob McCully drops in to discuss Typhoon Club (1985) directed by Shinji Sōmai and Navajeros (1980) directed by Eloy de la Iglesia. From an arthouse take on messed-up coming-of age narratives, to the gritty world of Spanish quinque films, get ready for crime, sex, drugs, suicide, murder and a whole classroom full of ennui. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Typhoon Club by skipping ahead to the 1:10:17 mark, and for Navajeros by skipping ahead to 1:50:21. Check out Bob's great podcast, Split Your Head Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

Dust off your leather armour and polish your glaives, it's time for high fantasy this week. Plus, erm, dinosaurs. Film-maker James T Williams returns to discuss a couple of childhood faves. We check out Krull (1983), directed by Peter Yates, and Planet of Dinosaurs (1977), directed by James K. Shea. Wizards, alien slugs, giant spiders, baby-faced Liam Neesons, stop-motion dinosaurs, possibly stop-motion actors... there's no end to the sense of wonder in this week's episode! We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Krull by skipping ahead to the 1:08:50 mark, and for Planet of Dinosaurs by skipping ahead to 1:33:57. Watch James T Williams' excellent short film, Irrefutable Evidence here. James' other films can be found on YouTube at Joefest and Mr Glass Productions, and his 2007 feature, Waiting for Dawn is freely available here. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp Our closing music this week comes courtesy of The Briefest Echo of Lemon and their track "The Briefest Echo of Lemon" (K. Darke, T. Morton, J. Ramsden, A. McKinnon) © 2024

Enter... if you dare. It's squealing martial arts and ninja death mayhem as Ali joins us to discuss Enter the Dragon (1973), directed by Robert Clouse and Enter the Ninja (1981), directed by Menahem Golan. Each of these films were seminal in their own way, the first as a tragically premature end-point for Bruce Lee's career, and the second as a statement of intent for the then-new Cannon Films Group. But we also address such existential questions as: IS "wait... what?" the new buzz-phrase of the decade? IS there any greater joy than watching a very small man beat up a very tall man? And of course, the age old conundrum: NINJA or NO NINJA? We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Enter the Dragon by skipping ahead to the 1:01:41 mark, and for Enter the Ninja by skipping ahead to 1:45:14. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

The perils of leaving civilisation behind. This week, we strike out into the wilderness to explore a couple of backwoods thrillers: the big daddy of them all, Deliverance (1972) directed by John Boorman and one of the many imitators that came in its wake, William Grefe's Whiskey Mountain (1977). We discuss the world of hillbilly and hickspoloitation film in general, as well as addressing the vital issues of how to deal with drunken psychopaths on set, the unique challenge of acting convincingly dead and the disturbing American trend of camping without tents in movies. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Deliverance by skipping ahead to the 1:07:38 mark, and for Whiskey Mountain by skipping ahead to 1:44:02. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

Sammy from the Gentlemen's Guide to Midnite Cinema is back to sing a love song to the Spaghetti Western with us. Well, not sing, exactly, but we sure do talk a lot about them. It's a bumper-length episode to cover this beloved genre for us, and we focus on a double feature of The Great Silence (1968), directed by Sergio Corbucci and Keoma (1976), directed by Enzo G. Castellari. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for The Great Silence by skipping ahead to the 1:22:41 mark, and for Keoma by skipping ahead to 2:26:05. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

Samm Deighan joins us today to talk about the cinema of resistance, as profiled in her fantastic new book, Revolution in 35mm: Political Violence and Resistance in Cinema from the Arthouse to the Grindhouse, 1969-1990. In addition, we discuss a double feature plucked from the pages of this fantastic book: Pierrot le Fou (1965), directed by Jean-Luc Godard, and The Awakening of the Beast (1970), directed by José Mojica Marins. Samm is one of the finest film historians working today in the cult and exploitation cinema space (and beyond), and we were super excited to have her on the show. Our discussion takes in the diverse and fascinating world of cinematic political violence but we also take the time to marvel at Coffin Joe's plucky provocation, recognise Godard as one of film's most important innovators and bemoan the ridiculously long runtime of modern superhero movies. It's not really possible to spoil The Awakening of the Beast, but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Pierrot le Fou. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:12:20 mark to avoid spoilers. Buy Revolution in 35mm here. Join Samm Deighan's Patreon here. Listen to Samm's great podcast, Eros + Massacre here. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

Happy Halloween! We're dropping this week's episode two days early to chime in on the spooky holiday fun. Dr Ethan Lyon gets all devilish with us as we check out Haxan (1922), directed by Benjamin Christensen, and then Beyond the Door (1974), directed by Ovidio Assonitis. In our usual roundabout way, our discussion of these films leads us to some unexpected questions such as: Is Halloween America's greatest ever export? Is the hyrax nature's sleaziest rodent? Are Beatrix Potter's idyllic stories actually a horrifying animal dystopia in disguise? And last but not least, how advisable is it to play wind instruments through your nose? It's not really possible to spoil Haxan as it doesn't have a conventional plot, but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Beyond the Door. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:51:18 mark to avoid spoilers. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Rob's alternate sountrack for Haxan can be found on Spotify here Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

Life is too short not to binge William Friedkin movies so this week we're bringing you a deep Friedkin double feature. Jerry McGlothlin and Bryce Hamilton are in the house to discuss To Live and Die in LA (1985) and Bug (2006). Strap in and prepare to hear the best Chicago accent this side of Glasgow (Chiglasgo?), the Oxford English Dictionary's most proper usage of pornographic terms, and a thorough rundown of the frankly alarming proliferation of police forces operating inside the USA. Paranoia is in the air. The check is in the mail, and we love you, and we promise not to... well, let's leave the blue language for the podcast. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for To Live and Die in LA by skipping ahead to the 1:04:54 mark, and for Bug by skipping ahead to 1:35:38. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

The exploitation world of Star Wars rip-offs: you will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. This week, we're joined by part-time Dark Lord of the Sith, Walter Kafka, to check out Starcrash (1978), directed by Luigi Cozzi, and The Man Who Saved the World - better known these days as Turkish Star Wars (1982), directed by Çetin İnanç. In all honesty, we don't think it's possible to spoil these two slices of psychedelic sci-fi wonderment, so there will be no Spoiler Territory this week. Buckle in for intergalactic David Hasselhoff hair, Caroline Munro in a vinyl bikini, diabolical Joe Spinell in a giant clawship and some absolutely mindbending insanity from the otherworldly desertscape of Cappadocia, Turkey. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp Stream / Buy "Eating the Cats" by The Kiffness here: https://onerpm.link/EatingTheCats

Ninjas ruled in the 1980's! James Eldred from the Cinema Oblivia podcast joins us this week to discuss two underground ninjaspoloitation classics: Miami Connection (1987), directed by YK Kim and Richard Park, and Ninja Terminator (1985), directed by Godfrey Ho. As well as marvelling in the bizarre delights of these insane films, we discuss the place of ninjas in the popular imaginations of Eastern and Western audiences, and also get an impromptu tour through the recesses of James' arcane knowledge of obscure prog rock and Japanese techno. Oh my God!!! We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Miami Connection by skipping ahead to the 1:06:52 mark, and for Ninja Terminator by skipping ahead to 1:50:38. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

About face! Sakana joins us this week to check out some seminal body-horror films: Eyes Without a Face (1960), directed by Georges Franju, and The Awful Dr Orlof (1962), directed by Jess Franco. Doctoral God complexes, the French scars of Nazi occupation, and the proliferation of blind killers in European films of the 1960's - we discuss all this and more. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Eyes Without a Face by skipping ahead to the 1:15:10 mark, and for The Awful Dr Orlof by skipping ahead to 1:52:29. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

Nick Langdon joins us this week to tinker and tailor another intriguing double feature discussion. We check out Funeral in Berlin (1966), directed by Guy Hamilton, and The Soldier (1982), directed by James Glickenhaus. We'll dive deep into Cold War lore and the joy of "shabby" spy stories, while exploring the usual array of oblique asides such as gratuitous blood squibs, phallic bollards, Uzi pirouettes and Klaus Kinski's manic desire to steal the tightest ski pants in the Alps. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Funeral in Berlin by skipping ahead to the 1:08:13 mark, and for The Soldier by skipping ahead to 1:41:26. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

Al joins us once again to discuss Five Dolls For An August Moon (1970), directed by Mario Bava, and My Sister in Law (1976), directed by Lucio Fulci. Our conversation ranges across such topics as aristocratic Italian actors, the advisability of wearing budgie-smugglers at a weekend house party, the many riffs of Agatha Christie's seminal slasher-whodunit, Muppets songs lifted from Mondo films, and of course a deep appreciation of the work of the great Edwige Fenech (including how to say her name properly). We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Five Dolls For An August Moon by skipping ahead to the 59:59 mark, and for My Sister in Law by skipping ahead to 1:52:13. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

This week, special guest Jerry McGlothlin joins Joe and Rob to check out Contraband (1980), directed by Lucio Fulci, and then The Astrologer (1976), directed by Craig Denney. Explicit gory gang violence followed by gratuitous sidereal astrology and the awesome delusional ego of Craig Denney. It's a hell of a combo. It's not really possible to spoil The Astrologer, but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Contraband. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:11:31 mark to avoid spoilers. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp Check out Lead, White and Blue by Wesley Sharer

We got Post Tromatic Stress Disorder this week on Caliber 9 From Outer Space. Special guest John Horgan joins us to discuss two schlocktastic flicks from Troma Entertainment: Mother's Day (1980), directed by Charles Kaufman, and Father's Day (2011), directed by the "Astron 6" guys. Leave all good taste at the door, you can pick it up again on the way out. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Mother's Day by skipping ahead to the 1:08:37 mark, and for Father's Day by skipping ahead to 1:43:29. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Check out John's show, And Now For Something a Little Bit Different, on YouTube! Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

Eleven hundred men went in the water, only Joe and Rob come out, and the sharks took the rest. Also the pigs. It's Jawsploitation week and we check out Razorback (1984), directed by Russell Mulcahy, and Cruel Jaws (1995), directed by Bruno Mattei. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Razorback by skipping ahead to the 57:55 mark, and for Cruel Jaws by skipping ahead to 1:45:09. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

Can a riveting thriller be based on the game of chess? This question has plagued cinema philosophers for time immemorial but Joe, Rob and Bryce deliver the definitive resolution! We check out Night Moves (1975), directed by Arthur Penn, and Knight Moves (1992), directed by Carl Schenkel. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Night Moves by skipping ahead to the 1:15:47 mark, and for Knight Moves by skipping ahead to 2:03:49. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

Do you expect us to talk? Bondsploitation week here at Caliber 9 HQ. Dr Ethan "No" Lyon joins us again to discuss a couple of hits from this very deep exploitation well: No. 1 of the Secret Service (1977), directed by Lindsay Shonteff, and For Y'ur Height Only (1981), directed by Eddie Nicart. Far too many boob jokes, possibly, but the perfect portion of big blokes getting kicked in the balls by a little bloke. It's a mixed bag. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for No. 1 of the Secret Service by skipping ahead to the 1:25:45 mark, and for For Y'ur Height Only by skipping ahead to 1:55:44. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Details for Ethan's latest event can be found here! Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

Film-maker James T Williams joins Joe, Rob and Bryce to discuss a couple of foxy spy thrillers with an aeronautical twist! We check out Firefox (1982), directed by Clint Eastwood, and Foxbat (1977), directed by Po-Chih Leong. Clint having existential nightmares in bathrooms, Warren Clarke bashing people without warning, Henry Silva hiding cameras in his eye and microfilms in lollies... this week's double feature has it all! We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for Firefox, so you can then skip ahead to the 1:05:03 mark to avoid spoilers. We didn't think you can really spoil Foxbat. Watch James T Williams' excellent short film, Irrefutable Evidence here. James' other films can be found on YouTube at Joefest and Mr Glass Productions, and his 2007 feature, Waiting for Dawn is freely available here. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp Our closing music this week comes courtesy of The Briefest Echo of Lemon and their track "Akeld Burn" (K. Darke, T. Morton, J. Ramsden, A. McKinnon) © 2024

It's Hammer Horror time! Dr Ethan joins us to review a couple of perhaps lesser-celebrated classics from the famous British production house: The Devil Rides Out (1968), directed by Terence Fisher, and Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974), directed by Brian Clemens. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for The Devil Rides Out by skipping ahead to the 1:27:32 mark, and for Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter by skipping ahead to 2:00:05. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

This week we welcome novelist and Italian cinema enthusiast Marek Turner! Marek programs a couple of intriguing poliziotteschi-adjacent films for Rob and Joe to watch and discuss with him: Slap the Monster on Page One (1972), directed by Marco Bellocchio, and No, The Case is Happily Resolved (1973), directed by Vittorio Salerno. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Slap the Monster on Page One by skipping ahead to the 1:09:14 mark, and for No, The Case is Happily Resolved by skipping ahead to 1:49:08. Check out Marek's novels, The Eighth Hill and Killerpede!!! Easily available as ebooks on Amazon and Apple, among other online stores. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

A truly chilling true crime tale followed by a trip into Indonesia Black Magic insanity with zero grip on reality. This week Rob and Joe check out The Honeymoon Killers (1970), directed by Leonard Kastle, and Santet (1988), directed by Sisworo Gautama Putra. We don't think Santet can't really be spoiled, but we will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for The Honeymoon Killers. If you haven't seen it before you listen, you can avoid spoilers by skipping ahead to the 1:01:42 mark. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on caliber9fromouterspace@gmail.com Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

This week we welcome a very special guest onto the show: Sammy from The Gentlemen's Guide to Midnite Cinema podcast! We have two infamous cult films this week that make for a pretty intense double feature, so Rob and Sammy go in-depth and a bit of a longer discussion than usual. There's a lot to chew on with these ones! First up we have Angst (1983), directed by Gerald Kargl, and we follow that up with Bad Boy Bubby (1993), directed by Rolf De Heer. It's debatable whether either of these films can really be spoiled, but we do call out a Spoiler Territory section before we discuss the ending of each film. For Angst, potential spoilers end at 1:35:03, and Spoiler Territory ends for Bad Boy Bubby on 2:27:34. Thanks again to Sammy for coming on the show! Check him out on The Gentlemen's Guide to Midnite Cinema! Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

This week Rob and Joe check out Born to Kill (1947), directed by Robert Wise, and The Pit (1981), directed by Lew Lehman. You'll be amazed that one of these films was allowed to be made back in the censorious 1940's, and you'll be amazed that the other one was allowed to happen in any way, shape or form. At any time in history. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Born to Kill by skipping ahead to the 1:05:05 mark, and for The Pit by skipping ahead to 1:42:54. Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

Roger Corman - 1926-2024. This week Rob and Joe pay tribute to one of exploitation cinema's greatest legends. We check out The Haunted Palace (1963), directed by Roger Corman himself, and space horror romp, Galaxy of Terror (1981), directed by Bruce D. Clark, one of the many wonderful films that Corman produced at New World Pictures. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for The Haunted Palace by skipping ahead to the 1:02:58 mark, and for Galaxy of Terror by skipping ahead to 1:53:01. Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

Special guest Sakana joins us to discuss a psychotronic 60's double feature! We check out Herk Harvey's cult classic, Carnival of Souls (1962), and The Nest of the Cuckoo Birds (1965), directed by Bert Williams. From the sublime to the... totally whacked out... Both films are easily available online, so a pre-watch is highly recommended for both of these little beauties! We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films this week. For Carnival of Souls, you can then skip ahead to the 1:11:14 mark to avoid spoilers, and spoiler territory ends around 1:49:00 for The Nest of the Cuckoo Birds. Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp