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A weekly deep-dive film conversation with C.R. Gonzalez and Patrick Kelley

Film Slob


    • Sep 21, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 8m AVG DURATION
    • 30 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Film Slob

    Episode 29: Chasing Amy/Dogma (with Criterion Cult/Ashley Aguirre & Alex Salcido)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 149:15


    In the season 1 finale of Film Slob, Caesar reunites with The Criterion Cult Podcast and a female guest (Ashley Aguirre) to bring some balance to this hetero-spective--a term coined by our last guest, Alex Salcido. We all commiserate over the uneven quality of these two films and reflect on why they are (or aren't) worth talking about over 20 years later. See you all next time!

    Episode 28: Mallrats (with The Criterion Cult)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 82:08


    The Criterion Cult is back! In this episode C.R. is joined by Jordan and Mondo who wrestle with their love/hate relationship with Kevin Smith's sophomore attempt.

    Episode 27: Clerks (with Alex Salcido)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 67:35


    This week Film Slob begins a Kevin Smith retrospective! Alex Salcido, musician, artist, (sometimes) comedian joins C.R. in discussing the waning influence of Smith, where Randal was on January 6th and who's a Dante and who's a Randal.

    Episode 26: Silver Lining's Playbook (with Roxy)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 67:17


    Roxy joins the gang once again to talk Mental Health Awareness, bad dancing and Excelsior!Therapy in a Nutshell:https://www.youtube.com/c/TherapyinaNutshell

    Episode 25: Bulworth (with O'bryan Navarro)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 57:36


    Manufacturing Consent: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=manufacturing+consent&crid=3AWZ8PCG7T6O3&sprefix=manuf%2Caps%2C210&ref=nb_sb_ss_mission-aware-v1_1_5The Bad Hombres Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the_badhombres/

    Episode 24: Everything is Illuminated

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2022 57:35


    Gogol Bordello:https://open.spotify.com/artist/2SVw939fwuqSobLjF8u78b?si=gB4kS60BQRCjJ4rJ9WR6bARed Famine by Anne Applebaum:https://www.amazon.com/Red-Famine-Anne-Applebaum/dp/0141978287/ref=asc_df_0141978287/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=582048892279&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12579154265426375842&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031097&hvtargid=pla-477293791572&psc=1Upheaval by Jarrod Diamond:https://www.amazon.com/s?k=upheaval+by+jared+diamond&i=stripbooks&crid=FQLIWJTBVA51&sprefix=upheav+%2Cstripbooks%2C163&ref=nb_sb_ss_sc_1_9

    Episode 23: Mulan (1998) (with Roxy and Juan)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 69:40


    Roxy and Juan return to Film Slob to discuss an adored Disney classic. Mulan! We cover Disney's moral responsibilities of inclusion, the excellence of "Make a Man Out of You" and examine how to view Mulan in a contemporary lens. This and more on today's episode!

    Episode 22: Constantine

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2022 66:06


    Patrick brings Constantine to Film Slob! The guys discuss first wave Keanu, balanced cinematography and the heroes journey of our lives. It's Slob. Film Slob, a**hole!

    Episode 21: Almost Famous

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 63:01


    C.R. and Patrick try to pinpoint exactly what makes Almost Famous so good. Dont @ us.

    Episode 20: My Big Fat Greek Wedding (with Roxy Menendez)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 75:37


    Film Slob got married! Mrs. Film Slob herself, Roxy Menendez, joins Caesar and Patrick to talk about My Big Fat Greek Wedding, getting married, family and parenting.

    Episode 19: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (with Dustyn Willoughby))

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 66:31


    Comedian Dustyn Willoughby joins C.R. and Patrick on a Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream: A conversation about Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. The guys talk about Johnny Depp, Oscar Zeta Acosta and drugs...obviously.

    Episode 18: Speed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 86:19


    Don't get dead! The guys talk about the break neck pacing of Jan De Bont's Speed. They discuss the mysterious draw of Keanu Reeves, Copaganda and somehow include a discussion about Christopher Nolan.

    Episode 17: Moneyball (with Joey Shope)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 76:17


    Improv comedian, Joey Shope, drops by the show to discuss Moneyball with C.R. and Patrick. The guys discuss baseball-y things, the power of confidence, and the unspoken rules of the game.

    Sunday Edition with C.R. Gonzalez (Jan. 16)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2022 25:46


    In this special episode Caesar talks about the movies screened at his bachelor party, the movies he watched in the subsequent quarantine and remembers his favorites of 2021.

    Episode 15: Jurassic Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022 64:08


    What can the guys say about Jurassic Park that hasn't been said? Probably nothing, but we certainly try! Listen to Caesar and Patrick discuss the Cambrian Explosion, human arrogance and freak Sam Neill.

    Episode 14: Mandy (with Patrick on Zoom)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 51:00


    Caesar calls Patrick on Zoom to talk about Mandy, defend Nicolas Cage and explain the Stoned Ape Theory. Caesar then mumbles his way through his top five films of the year. Enjoy!

    Episode 13: Total Recall (1990)(with Marisol Muro)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2021 64:03


    C.R. and Patrick sit down with artist Marisol Muro to talk about the up and downs of doing art for a living, Philip K. Dick, and a little bit about Total Recall. Merry Christmas!

    Episode 12: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 65:12


    Episode 11: Kiki's Delivery Service (with Patricia Kelley)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 84:55


    Caesar and Patrick talk to Patricia Kelley about struggling with being an artist, self-validating, Joyce Manor and Kiki's Delivery Service.

    Episode 10: Speed Racer (with Joshua Calixto of Bad End Podcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2021 100:03


    C.R. and Patrick sit down with Joshua Calixto (Bad End Podcast) to talk about Speed Racer, the 2008 film from the Wachowski Sisters. They talk about the film's reception then and now, the complexity of criticism and not stopping until you get enough. Keep on!

    Episode 9: Magnolia

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2021 58:58


    Caesar and Patrick take on the coke-addled Paul Thomas Anderson epic of the valley, Magnolia. They discuss guns as dicks, bell hooks and--you really need to shut the fuck up.

    Episode 8: Ferris Bueller's Day Off (with The Criterion Cult)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 59:30


    C.R. Gonzalez talks to Jordan Garcia and Armando Arvizu from the Criterion Cult Podcast about Ferris Bueller's Day off. They discuss Lucifer, why the Criterion Collection matters, and the embarrassment of listening to the Dave Matthews Band.

    Episode 7: Men in Black (with Juan Rubalcava)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 67:13


    We have a guest! Juan Rubalcava, fighter of inequities and best friend of the show, weighs in on duty, Will Smith, and memories worth erasing. He also makes a public apology to The Generationals for ruining their concert a decade ago.

    Episode 6: Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 69:05


    The guys discuss stupid high fives, technological fatalism and a Mortal Kombat Christmas miracle.

    Episode 5: Rachel Getting Married

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 55:17


    The guys skillfully dodge a full on conversation about mental health issues and discuss sub-textual ghosts and The Winter Soldier.

    Episode 4: The Royal Tenenbaums

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 65:16


    Caesar and Patrick talk about J.D. Salinger's Glass family, daddy issues and imperil themselves by ranking the films of Wes Anderson.

    Episode 3: Paris, Texas

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2021 81:26


    The guys discuss the good looks of Sam Shephard, taciturn Germans, and Autumn in New York.

    Episode 2: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 78:26


    The boys make the case for TMNT being a masterpiece and discuss slippery suits and which turtle is Hank Hill.

    Episode 1: No Country for Old Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2021 66:45


    Caesar and Patrick discuss No Country for Old Men, the film and the novel. They compare the careers of Cormac McCarthy and the Coen brothers. Discuss cultural context of the time and laugh over how similar the film is to Raising Arizona.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 1:50


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