Double Feature

A very special episode of Double Feature. The visual arts – cinematography, style, and finding your voice. Eric has a new project out by NYC based band ACTIVITY. What it's actually like to shoot on 16mm. Tangible differences between analog … Continue reading → The post Where the Art is Hung first appeared on Double Feature.

Two crooked takes on kids with Crank-infused Mom and Dad and the 2021 Norway film The Innocents. Intense and emotionally charged performances. Nicolas Cage is at it again. New reports state: plot is happening. Giving a voice to the voiceless. … Continue reading → The post Mom and Dad + The Innocents first appeared on Double Feature.

Two crooked takes on kids with Crank-infused “Mom and Dad” and the 2021 Norway film “The Innocents.” “Mom and Dad,” a horror-comedy film about a mysterious epidemic that causes parents to turn violently against their own children, explores the complex … Continue reading → The post Mom and Dad + The Innocents first appeared on Double Feature.

Taking the other path. The post The Keep + The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne first appeared on Double Feature.

Through the chaos of it all, Double Feature takes on a Claire Denis double feature. The post Both Sides of the Blade + Stars at Noon first appeared on Double Feature.

Michael makes Eric watch a movie so you don't have to. Just what elevates Jackass to such heights? Maybe Impractical Jokers has the answers. The post Impractical Jokers + Jackass first appeared on Double Feature.

A larger conversation about the shrinking world and the hidden rip-off cinema within it. The post Lady Terminator + Robotrix first appeared on Double Feature.

A film too sexual for audiences to take at its deeper meaning. A film too awards-season for audiences to not want it to be about a sex joke. The post Lolita (1997) + My Octopus Teacher first appeared on Double Feature.

Check it out, Double Feature is still going. The post Koyaanisqatsi + Memoria first appeared on Double Feature.

The rumors are true. Double Feature has returned. The post Prey + Orphan First Kill first appeared on Double Feature.

Double Feature completely resets the show. New listeners, start here. An all-new format – uncut, uncensored, unprovoked. Hosts with emotional stability issues now welcome. The post Nope + The Black Phone first appeared on Double Feature.

Hear EVERY previous episodes at Patreon.com/DoubleFeature – starting new? This is a great 1st episode to download! An all-new reset of the podcast starts next episode. In this episode: a no spoilers retrospective of the entire last year. Also included … Continue reading → The post Double Feature Year 14 Finale first appeared on Double Feature.

Spices will flow in the last double feature of Year 14. The post Dune + Spice World first appeared on Double Feature.

The final installment in the French Extreme + Exploitation journey. Also, what has been going on with Double Feature? The post Battle Beyond the Stars + Them first appeared on Double Feature.

Video game otherworlds in Silent Hill and Super Mario Bros. The Morton Jankel cut! The post Silent Hill + Super Mario Bros first appeared on Double Feature.

Considering ethics in Anatomy of Murder and The Act of Killing. The post Anatomy of Murder + The Act of Killing first appeared on Double Feature.

Actors doing their thing to comedic ends in The Impostors + Withnail and I. The post The Impostors + Withnail and I first appeared on Double Feature.

Swimming Pool (2003) + The Vanishing (1988) The post Swimming Pool + The Vanishing first appeared on Double Feature.

Daughter of the Sun + Sheitan The post Daughter of the Sun + Sheitan first appeared on Double Feature.

Snowpiercer + The Favourite The post Snowpiercer + The Favourite first appeared on Double Feature.

The Grand Budapest Hotel + The Fall The post The Grand Budapest Hotel + The Fall first appeared on Double Feature.

Ringu films 1-4. What films are even in the Ring franchise? The post Killapalooza 42: Ringu first appeared on Double Feature.

Kids doing bad. The post Nocturama + Monos first appeared on Double Feature.

It's time for a saucy double feature. The post Klute + Cruising first appeared on Double Feature.

Two films lost to time – one that's probably in the back of everyone's DVD box collection somewhere, and another that is just now being released in the United States (40 years later!) Plus: Eric talks about getting into analogue … Continue reading → The post One Hour Photo + Arrebato first appeared on Double Feature.

A tour through exploitation and the new french extremity lands on a definitive world episode. Mondo Cane turns out to be more of the exploitation landscape than many realize. Twentynine Palms is THE film to coin the term New French … Continue reading → The post Mondo Cane + Twentynine Palms first appeared on Double Feature.

Deepcuts for giallo-lovers. All the Colors of the Dark, a giallo favorite. Dream-giallo. Everything you can do when you're not worrying about story. The great Edwige Fenech, cult sensation and absolute icon. The makeup! Two covers that did the job. … Continue reading → The post All the Colors of the Dark + Messiah of Evil first appeared on Double Feature.

Physical media day. A very modern look at Empire Records and High Fidelity. Empire Records, the underdog hero (or at least before the collective delusion that the underdog hero is Blockbuster Video or Tower Records). Found family vs the dicey … Continue reading → The post Empire Records + High Fidelity first appeared on Double Feature.

The not-so-creature-feature. Park Chan-wook, all time genius pervert. Thirst, which is kind of a funny name, really. Here to talk about one thing, and that's the sensuality of Thirst. How does Thirst make its sex feel more…well, sexy? Subs, dubs, … Continue reading → The post Thirst + Brotherhood of the Wolf first appeared on Double Feature.

Why can't men just talk about their feelings? Two movies look at wonderful and terrible consequences of the unspoken. First up, everyone's favorite Brokeback Mountain was a landmark film for American cinema. The lesser cited parts of Brokeback Mountain that … Continue reading → The post Brokeback Mountain + The Death of Dick Long first appeared on Double Feature.

Absurd beliefs disrupt society. Bill Paxton's Frailty as a truly bizarre piece of 20001 filmmaking. What sets Frailty apart from everything that was coming out at the time. Religion obviously hurt Michael as a child. Who's perspective is it, and … Continue reading → The post Frailty + Where the Green Ants Dream first appeared on Double Feature.

German bleakhause. A taste of German nuwave and cultural revolution. After a year chasing films like Possession and the Luca Guadagnino Suspiria, Double Feature goes on a quest to uncover the real German deep cuts. The low key insanity of … Continue reading → The post The American Friend + The White Ribbon first appeared on Double Feature.

Spooky threads and haunted people. Sophisticated looks at various points in the fashion industry – first up, it's high fashion houses and haute couture in Phantom Thread. The deviant lifestyle of Paul Thomas Anderson's characters. Craftsmanship, the crunch, and doing … Continue reading → The post Phantom Thread + In Fabric first appeared on Double Feature.

Exploitation meets the New French Extremity. Surprisingly little skin will be eaten in this not-exactly-cannible double feature. Is it Man from Deep River, The Man from Deep River, Sacrifice!, Il paese del sesso selvaggio, or The Land of Wild Sex? … Continue reading → The post Man From Deep River + In My Skin first appeared on Double Feature.

An unfamiliar New York. Navigating the dangerous waters of Once Upon a Time in America. Sergio Leone's gory fairytales. The fear of a film swinging immoral. The impossibility of Pee-wee's Big Holiday. Paul Reubens performs the magic trick. Is Pee-wee … Continue reading → The post Once Upon a Time in America + Pee-wee's Big Holiday first appeared on Double Feature.

Fraternal revenge! Decidedly foreign takes of crime genres typically reserved for American cinema! Pairing up a listener pick! Release the bats is a real song and it's actually good? The Birthday Party is not The Birthday Massacre. Also, El-P has … Continue reading → The post The Proposition + I'll Sleep When I'm Dead first appeared on Double Feature.

Rediscovering cult movies. A tiny bit of genre, because who can help themselves. Michael is tricked into Vampire's Kiss with the word vampire. Of every frame that is shocking in Vampire's Kiss, which is the most shocking? What that accent … Continue reading → The post Vampire's Kiss + Repo Man first appeared on Double Feature.

V/H/S films 1-4. Breaking down every single segment of every single VHS movie in under an hour! The names behind each and every VHS film. Bonus Adam Wingard announcement – Eric Xandra Thirteen's new documentary on the look of The … Continue reading → The post Killapalooza 41: VHS first appeared on Double Feature.

Adolescents faces the threat of imminent demise. Soviet Montage Theory inspires Japanese CGI theory. The post Summer of 84 + As the Gods Will first appeared on Double Feature.

Mysterious crimes and the people who are obsessed with them. Also, mandatory darkwave jokes. People are sucking for The Cure Ending Explained. Agreeing on a premise for Cure. The so-called killer – what he does and how the role is … Continue reading → The post Cure + Zodiac first appeared on Double Feature.

The Halloween punchline no one asked for. Creating a synopsis for the indescribal Death Becomes Her. Special guest Zemeckis expert Michael Koester. Uncovering one of the truly great Bruce Willis performances that allowed him to then phone it in several … Continue reading → The post Death Becomes Her + So I Married an Axe Murderer first appeared on Double Feature.

Wrestling with the history of exploitation film. Film is wonderful worker exploitation is bad, and adding race makes everything more complicated. Can we still celebrate the art of those who were exploited? Film as historical documents. The additional context provided … Continue reading → The post Blacula + Pola X first appeared on Double Feature.

Something blue. What is aquatic horror? How Deep Rising under-sells what's special about it, and what a proper logline of the actual movie would look like. The rag-tag crew trope. What fears does aquatic horror tap in to? The overwhelming … Continue reading → The post Deep Rising + Dagon first appeared on Double Feature.

Something borrowed. A remake of a remake, sort of. In House of Wax (1953), Vincent Price pitches a wax venture. Maintaining purity in artistic intentions. Later, a person who may or may not be Vincent Price's character shows up to … Continue reading → The post House of Wax (1953) + House of Wax (2005) first appeared on Double Feature.

Celebrating October with something new. Leigh Whannell and James Wan are back, back to back. Michael divides modern horror intro three groups. Creating a “wow moment.” The post Upgrade + Malignant first appeared on Double Feature.

Celebrating October with something old. Two films about people outcasted from society and the roles the are relegated to play. The invention of cinema in Paris. Or Europe. Or, you know, New York. Film was born wherever you want to … Continue reading → The post The Hunchback of Notre Dame + What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? first appeared on Double Feature.

The acid western. Jim Jarmusch's black and white rock western…noir? Cinematographer Rober Müller. The central figure of the western. Tiny Johnny Depp. William Blake has a full time job – as an accountant. As an accountant. Entering the spiritual world. … Continue reading → The post Dead Man + El Topo first appeared on Double Feature.

Differing poverties. Turns out, this is not a cheeky Double Feature. A fresh breath of filmmaking in Pather Panchali, a movie many people are still discovering for the first time. The way current films address diversity is still condescending. The … Continue reading → The post Pather Panchali + Kajillionaire first appeared on Double Feature.