Jeremy Schmidt, Ravi Kiran, and Alex Gaskin are three writer/comedians who started a film podcast to add to the medium's already saturated landscape with ambitions of covering films two-by-two at their discretion. If literally anyone listens to this show we consider it a win.
Jeremy Schmidt leads us in a discussion on a 2012 French-language romantic drama film and a 2019 American psychological thriller film directed and edited by George A. Romero. The Show: @ddffpod Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin Ravi Kiran: @kiranmesoftly
Ravi Kiran leads us in a discussion on a 1958 Indian Bengali drama film and a 2001 Argentine, Spanish, and French film, written and directed by Lucrecia Martel in her feature directorial debut. The Show: @ddffpod Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin
Alex Gaskin leads us in a discussion on a 1963 French-language crime film and a 1996 Oliver Assayas film. The Show: @ddffpod Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin Ravi Kiran: @kiranmesoftly
Today, the bad boyz of film talk about their favorite Oscar winners throughout the years! It’s a real trip down memory lane as we guess (incorrectly) the winners of THIS years Oscar night. The Show: @ddffpod Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin Ravi Kiran: @kiranmesoftly
Today, we have a very special guest. Jackie Chavira leads us in a discussion on the 1996 Shakespearian adaptation and the 2000 action-thriller adaptation of the very same play. The Show: @ddffpod Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin Ravi Kiran: @kiranmesoftly Jackie Chavira
Jeremy Schmidt leads a discussion on Linklater’s 1993 American coming-of-age teen comedy and Mottola’s 2007 American coming-of-age teen comedy. The Show: @ddffpod Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin Ravi Kiran: @kiranmesoftly
Ravi Kiran leads a discussion on Vetrimaaran’s 2015 Tamil-language crime thriller and Orson Welles’ 1962 French-Italian-West German drama. The Show: @ddffpod Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin Ravi Kiran: @kiranmesoftly
Alex Gaskin leads a discussion on Fritz Lang’s 1931 German thriller and Kim Jee-woon’s 2010 South Korean action thriller. The Show: @ddffpod Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin Ravi Kiran: @kiranmesoftly
Today, we have our first fan requested double feature. Two world class comedians that were taken from us early: John Candy in Wagons East and Chris Farley in Almost Heroes. The Show: @ddffpod Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Ravi Kiran: @kiranmesoftly Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin
Today, we are honored to bring on Paulos Fearow into the Double Double Family. Violence. Blood. Mayhem. Great conversation. This is what Paulos inspired by his excellent film choices American Gangster (2007) and A Most Violent Year (2014). The Show: @ddffpod Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin Ravi Kiran: @kiranmesoftly Paulos Fearow: @paulsaysnothing
Today, Schmidt brings the French New Wave to Double Double Feature Feature. Two beautiful films made my Jean-Luc Godard, Breathless and Contempt make for a hyper sexual and very heart breaking conversation. The Show: @ddffpod Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin Ravi Kiran: @kiranmesoftly
Today, we cover two ground breaking pieces of 1970s independent cinema. Thanks to Ravi Kiran for bring these to our attention. We are deeply better for having been made aware of their existance. The Show: @ddffpod Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Ravi Kiran: @kiranmesoftly Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin
Today, we put on our cleanest fedoras and hit the dirty streets of Los Angeles for this hardboiled double feature that is sure to sour your cigarettes. That’s right, it’s a Raymond Chandler / Philip Marlowe / Alex Gaskin special; The Big Sleep and The Long Goodbye. The Show: @ddffpod Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: […]
Today, Alex Gaskin brings on his lovely and talented comedian wife Jasmine Ellis to talk about two musical masterpieces of cinema. Dream Girls and Cadillac Records are sure to get those hips movin’ – so get your ears movin’ by listenin’ to this dang episode! The Show: @ddffpod Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin Ravi […]
We are taking a little trip back to our childhood. Jeremy Schmidt picks two sentimental films of recent years that showcase the hyper-realist performances of children. 2018’s Eighth Grade makes an excellent companion to 2020’s Wendy. The Show: @ddffpod Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Ravi Kiran: @kiranmesoftly Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin
OK, so it’s going to get a little sad. Please, send all of your hate mail to Ravi Kiran because he makes the “bad-boys of film” watch two sad French cartoons IN A ROW! The Triplets Of Belleville and The Illusionist are both directed by Sylvain Chomet and both serve as excellent examples of a […]
Alex Gaskin brings the hammer down with two modern action films that impress even the most salty kung-fu film fans. John Wick and The Night Comes For Us illustrate the beauty of film violence and the intricacy of expert choreography matches with stunning camera work. The Show: @ddffpod Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin Ravi […]
Today, Jeremy picks a sensitive double feature captured straight from the poetry of the soul. A musical folk duo that serves as one large extension from one another. D.A. Pennebaker’s “fly on the wall” masterpiece Don’t Look Back and the Coen’s dark comedy Inside Llewyn Davis. The Show: @ddffpod Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin […]
Today, Ravi Kiran celebrates his episode with a transformative double feature, indeed. Tammy And The T-Rex explores what life would be like as T-Rex and Eega explores what life would be like as a fly. The Show: @ddffpod Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Ravi Kiran: @kiranmesoftly Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskinm
Alex Gaskin, our resident horror freak, come to us with another gruesome twosome, but this time the spark was lit from a suggestion we had recently on Twitter. Both films feature people stuck in beds, and somehow they couldn’t be more different. We’re talking 1990’s Rob Reiner classic Misery, and the fairly recent Gerald’s Game […]
Happy Holidays! From all of us here at Double Double Feature Feature, we wish you safety and good cheer! Cheer, however, is not something we wish upon William Randolph Hearst. No, unfortunately we don’t like him ala these two smokin’ hot movie-films. The first being Orson Welles’ seminole piece of American traditional filmmaking patter, in […]
Today, we take a deep dive into passion and violence. Why do people gravitate to those sporting events which most certainly destroy our body and mind? We don’t know, but we love it! Ravi Kiran chooses 2008’s meat-packed monologue-driven docu-style Rourke-bait The Wrestler and 2017’s horsey fillm, The Rider. The Show: @ddffpod Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime […]
Today, we mourn the death of the righteous samurai as we come to understand them to be villainous indeed! Alex Gaskin chooses 1962’s samurai revenge film Harakiri and the 1968 cat-filled demon freak film Kuroneko as the blood for which we taste on this delicious episode. The Show: @ddffpod Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin […]
Today, marks our most brutal episode to date. Guest, Jeremy Proctor Smith brings us a documentary-duo that is full of p*** and vinegar. The lo-fi experimental concert film, No Other Possibility and Todd Philip’s foray into filmmaking, Hated: GG Allin And The Murder Junkies. The Show: @ddffpod Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin Ravi Kiran: […]
Today, in honor of our beloved Turkey Day, Jeremy has chosen two films that promise to fill you up and leave you screaming for more! (tbh not sure what that means) THAT’S RIGHT! 1987’s hilarious buddy comedy Planes, Trains, And Automobiles and Barry Sonnenfeld’s poignant sequel The Addams Family Values. The Show: @ddffpod Jeremy Schmidt: […]
Today, Ravi Kiran picks a couple of banger-rangers. A mind controlled duo of sorts… 1985’s delicious horror comedy, The Stuff and the 2001 teen comedy Josie And The Pussycats. The Show: @ddffpod Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin Ravi Kiran: @kiranmesoftly
Today, we keep the horror train rolling with another terrifying pick from Alex Gaskin. Zombies come to life and vampires have a hard time dealing with their plight, in this gruesome twosome. The Show: @ddffpod Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin Ravi Kiran: @kiranmesoftly
Today, we welcome the hilarious stand up comedian, Wes Corwin, into the double-double family. He is a brilliant mind bringing two bonkers mixed media films for our animated viewing pleasure. 1992’s Brad Pitt star-machine Cool World and the Robin Wright’s anti-vanity project extraordinaire The Congress. The Show: @ddffpod Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin Ravi […]
Today, Jeremy chooses our final spooky double-double for the Halloween season. Two Stuart Gordon films, both based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft: Re-Animator (1985) and From Beyond (1986). Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin Ravi Kiran: @kiranmesoftly
Today, we continue our super spooky Halloween double features. Today, Ravi Kiran brings us the Korean horror comedy The Quiet Family along with the Japanese remake (only two years later) The Happiness Of The Katakuris. Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_J_gaskin Ravi Kiran: @kiranmesoftly
We are very excited to begin our month-long scare-tacular featuring ghoulish double features that are guaranteed to make you pee your shorts. This week Alex Gaskin tortures us with the bone-chilling 1963 film The Haunting and 1977 Japanese weirdo masterpiece, Hausu. Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin Ravi Kiran: @kiranmesoftly
We welcome Jake Andrews (editor: Marvel, Disney, and more!) to the show! He brings one heck of a double-double with 1988’s Jean Claude Van Damme vehicle Bloodsport and the 2020 Valiant Comic’s property Bloodshot. Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin Ravi Kiran: @
Today, it’s Jeremy’s turn to pick the flicks and he went with a bit of early 2000s nostalgia with a Shakespearian bent. The 1999 Taming Of The Shrew-esque teenage comedic romp 10 Things I Hate About You along with the 2001 incredibly tragic take on Othello merely titled O. Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin […]
Ravi Kiran subjects Jeremy and Alex to the 1948 comedy romp Unfaithfully Yours and the 2013 thriller Blue Ruin. The discussion balances out the dichotomy between violence and comedy all through the lens of botching your plans – and the outfall that ensues. Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin Ravi Kiran: @kiranmesoftly
Today, Alex Gaskin subjects his fellow cohorts to the 1973 quirky thriller The Wicker Man and the 1999 mockumentary Drop Dead Gorgeous. Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin Ravi Kiran: @@kiranmesoftly
Today, the “bad boys of film” discuss Scorsese in rare form with his 1985 comedy After Hours and the polarizing cult hit Mallrats (1995). We are joined by guest and cohost of the hit film podcast, Wes VS. Paul VS. Paul Vs. Predator, Eric Koeppel. Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin Ravi Kiran: @kiranmesoftyl Eric […]
Today, Jeremy holds Ravi and Alex hostage with these two Janus Film classics. Enter the hustle and bustle of Akira Kurosawa’s 1952 masterpiece Ikiru and the dreamscape of Ingmar Bergman’s 1957 masterpiece Wild Strawberries. Both about death. Both lovely to behold. Both can be found currently on HBO MAX or The Criterion Channel. Jeremy Schmidt: […]
As per the request of Ravi Kiran, we are watching the 1949 dark comedy Kind Hearts And Coronets along with even darker comedy Parasite from 2019. This discussion explores the themes of class, sociopathic tendencies, and the idea of imprinting yourself onto another. Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin Ravi Kiran: @kiranmesoftly
Today, the “crowned prince of terror” AKA Alex Gaskin – picks two films that from the depths of the Criterion library. The 1962 horror cult-classic Carnival Of Souls makes a delicious pairing with the 1973 neo-noir The Friends Of Eddie Coyle. Enjoy! Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Ravi Kiran: @kiranmesoftly Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin
Today, we are covering two documentaries tackling the complexities of ambition, all-or-nothing competitiveness, and the feverish search for freedom from one’s own body – all through the lens of extreme sports. Our guest, Julia Gureck, is a producer and aspiring documentarian whose work includes The Keepers (Netflix, 2017). Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Ravi Kiran: @kiranmesoftly Alex […]
We know what you’re thinking, “Wow! They did another one?!” That’s right. We did not quit after the first episode, instead, the “bad boys of film” (patent pending) did a whole other episode. This time we covered Point Break and Hot Fuzz. One of these is a sincere one-of-a-kind action film, and the other is […]
We know what you’re thinking, “Wow! They did another one?!” That’s right. We did not quit after the first episode, instead, the “bad boys of film” (patent pending) did a whole other episode. Today, Ravi Kiran chooses the classic film Jaws (1975) along with the Indian film Jallikattu (2019). Two monster movies for the price […]
Jeremy Schmidt, Ravi Kiran, and Alex Gaskin are three writer/comedians who started a film podcast to add to the medium’s already saturated landscape with ambitions of making not a dent whatsoever. If literally anyone listens to this show we consider it a win. Today, on our innaugural episode we are covering two horror “classics” – […]