From the ashes of 24 Panels Per Second comes Films(trips)! Join Andrew Kannegiesser and Dave Babbitt as they take a trip from one film to the next, providing insight (and maybe a few laughs) along the way!
It's 2025, but Dave Babbitt and Ross May are keeping the party going by discussing the films of Akira Kurosawa.
Hey, an episode!Okay, not a regular episode, but a special one in which Jake Almond of Photo Flo and Ross May of Reitman for the Job discuss the era of the first Doctor, William Hartnell!
Andrew and Dave return to talk about how coffee is for closers and when to keep yer mouth shut.Next Episode: Mind games aplenty! All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
In this episode, Andrew and Dave take a look at writer-director Andrew Niccol's S1m0ne.Next Episode: Something something is for closers!All music Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
(NOTE: We are almost at the end of the episodes where Dave's mic was a bit glitchy! Sorry in advance.)Andrew and Dave return to discuss ALIEN RESURRECTION, the fourth film in the Alien franchise.Next Episode: A career low for Al Pacino and about a dozen others.All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt
Films(trips) returns with a trip to France to look at a European coproduction! Why is Ron Pearlman in the cast despite not speaking French? Who is this film made for? What is the perfect Canadian cable channel to air this close to midnight? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: The dry run of Firefly.All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt
In which Dave explains exactly when you will hear the new episodes of Films(trips) (hint: soon!)!
Leaving Collateral (and with any luck, technical issues) behind them, Andrew and David decide to stop off for dinner, which is to say that they turn their attention to director Stacey Title's 1995 dark comedy The Last Supper. What do the duo make of the film which has a cast which includes Cameron Diaz, Courtney B. Vance, and Ron Perlman? How much has (and hasn't) changed with regards to political discourse in the 29 years since the film's release? And just how '90s is that soundtrack? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: To France we go!All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
Technology did its best to completely kill this episode, but all it did was slightly derail it like a subway car with a hit man on it!In this episode, James Hrivnak once again joins Andrew and Dave to discuss Michael Mann's COLLATERAL, the 2004 thriller with Jamie Foxx and Tom Cruise!Next Episode: Even in 1995 dinner could be awkward.Music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt
Andrew and Dave return this episode to take a look at the crime thriller SET IT OFF from director F. Gary Gray!Next Episode: The Mann returns.All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt
They're back! Finally!After an unplanned extended break, Andrew and Dave pick up the show by watching Gina Prince-Bythewood's 2008 drama The Secret Life of Bees, starring Queen Latifah and Dakota Fanning. What do the podcasting duo make of the adaptation of the hit 2001 novel? Where did they previously see Sophie Okonedo before? And why does Paul Bettany always feel like the sixth choice for a role? Tune in and find out! Next Episode: F. Gary Gray returns!All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
One final bonus episode before getting back to business as usual! This time, Dave ruins the work of Percy Shelley. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
Films(trips) continues to play for time with Andrew taking a stab at reading public domain poetry!All work on this episode by Andrew Kannegiesser.
In which Dave plays for time and makes Robert Frost weep with rage. All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.Happy 2024, folks!
James Hrivnak once again joins Andrew and Dave to review the year on the podcast that was! What decade of film was most covered by the hosts? What memory from last year's holiday episode haunts Dave? And just what is James' favourite line from Airplane II? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: The first regular episode of 2024, and it is all about the bees!All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
It's Christmas, so Reitman for the Job host Ross May and Films(trips) regular Dave Babbitt celebrate the only way they know how: by discussing a long running Japanese kaiju series!This time, the pair take a look at the famed giant turtle himself, Gamera! What do the podcasters make of the long running franchise? How hard does the monster gore go? And what is worse: an ultra-cheap clip show movie or an overlong and dull Netflix Original? Tune in and find out! Find Ross on Blu Sky: @rossmaywriter.bsky.socialAll music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Ross May. Happy Holidays, everybody!
Wrapping up 2023, James Hrivnak joins Andrew and Dave to look at Brian De Palma's The Black Dahlia, the neo noir starring a whose who of up and coming stars in 2006. Next Episode: A bonus episode!Episode After That: NOT THE BEES-- wait, no. Not that movie.All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
An episode of returns! A Rob Zombie film! A Munsters film! A Sylvester McCoy film! But what is the final result like?Next Episode: Josh Hartnett was great long before 2023. Whether the films around him were great...All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt
Dave and Andrew return to Don Sigel territory in this episode by taking a look at one of the director's lesser known works, The Black Windmill! What do the duo make of the 1974 thriller? Can they agree on whether or not the film is deliberately taking a shot at the Bond series? Can Andrew get past his feelings towards Michael Caine? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: We're back with Rob Zombie (and not in the way you think)!All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
Leaving behind the excellent (and disturbing) The Collector behind them, Andrew and Dave turn their attention to the much less excellent but absolutely bizarre Modesty Blaise, the spy comedy directed by Joseph Losey and starring Monica Vitti!How excellent is Dirk Bogarde in the film? Do Vitti and costar Terrence Stamp have chemistry together? Just what titan of Italian cinema was on the set? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: My name is Michael Caine.All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
Leaving chariot racing behind them, Andrew and Dave turn to the American made but England set William Wyler film The Collector, starring Terrence Stamp and Samantha Eggar!Just what do the podcasting duo make of this psychological horror film? Why does the film feel remarkably contemporary? How on Earth does Blade Runner come up in a discussion of a small, two actor film? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Comics! Spies! Stamp!All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
Eric Jones of Photo-Flo once again does Andrew and Dave a solid by joining them for the discussion of what might be the peak Biblical epic, Ben-Hur! And they'll need all the help they can get, between the long length of the film and Dave sounding like death itself!Next Episode: Did you know that Incels were around in the 1960s as well?All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
Thanks to the joys of real life obstacles (in other words, Dave moving), there is no regular episode this week. Instead, enjoy this... thing Dave has put together (sadly, no vampires) in which he does a performance of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" with zero practice beforehand!How much stumbling will Dave do? What words will be mispronounced? Can anyone make it through the full ten minutes of this? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Oh thank God, they are back to discussing movies.Edited by Dave Babbitt. Andrew Kannegiesser gets no blame for this.
Andrew and Dave leave France behind and turn their attention to 1970s Britain in this week's episode of Films(trips) as the duo take a look at The Final Programme, Robert Fuest's 1973 adaptation of the Michael Moorcock novel of the same name.Just what do the podcasting duo make of the film, which was a critical and commercial bomb upon release? What on Earth does one have to know for this film to even be sensible while watching? And what's it all about, Alfie? tune in and find out!Next Episode: Charlton Heston returns!All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
Andrew and Dave decide to head back to 1977 to watch and discuss The Duellists, the feature film debut of director Ridley Scott! What do the pair make of the Napoleonic Wars set drama starring Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel? Does Scott have his directorial voice right from the start, or is he figuring it out at this point? And... Stacey Keach?! Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Jerry, Frank, and Brunner.All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
After the the light and breezy (even if it shouldn't have been that light and breezy) Odd Thomas, Andrew and Dave turn their attention to more spiritual matters by taking a look at Martin Scorsese's most controversial film (even though that controversy is hardly warranted), The Last Temptation of Christ!What do the duo make of what might just be Scorsese's most personal film? How can a film both deconstruct a narrative AND reaffirm it? And just how stellar is Harvey Keitel here? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: If you had trouble with Keitel using his natural accent in this film, just wait till you see him use his natural accent as a French soldier!All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
Leaving the world of DTV sequels behind them, Andrew and Dave turn their attention to the franchise that was not meant to be: Odd Thomas, the 2013 film from writer-director Stephen Sommers! Why don't you remember Odd Thomas? Who does Arnold Vosloo show up as this time? Was this ever meant to be a YA film? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: The most controversial film of 1988 that didn't deserve any controversy!All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt
Andrew and Dave leave the world of mega-budget action cinema behind for a look at mini-budget action cinema! That's right, the podcasting duo are taking a look at director Bradford May's 1996 DTV sequel Darkman III: Die Darkman Die, starring Arnold Vosloo and Jeff Fahey! What do the pair make of this sequel to the cult classic Darkman? Exactly how Canadian is this Toronto shot film? And why does Dave remember so many short lived '90s sci-fi television shows? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Things get a little... Odd.All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
Ross May once again returns to Films(trips) to join Andrew and Dave in discussing the 2019 film you may (or may not) remember, Alita: Battle Angel! What do the trio make of the team up between director Robert Rodriguez and producer James Cameron? Just how many genre character actors pop up here? Will Ross ever see eye to eye with Dave about the, um, eyes? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: We had a choice between a theatrical film or one of its straight to video sequels. Guess which road we went!Don't forget to check out Ross' podcast, Reitman for the Job: https://reitmanforthejob.podbean.com/All music by Andrew Kanneigesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
Films(trips) celebrates 250 regular episodes by taking a look at the directorial debut of Lilly and Lana Wachowski, Bound!What do Andrew and Dave make of the 1996 cult favourite? How great is Christopher Meloni's suit in the film? And why do the hosts bicker about Performance and The Man Who Fell to Earth? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: A YA film from... Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron?All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
Leaving the art of illusion behind them, Andrew and Dave turn their attention instead to the art of bartending! That's right: this time, the duo are taking at look at the infamous 1988 romantic-drama Cocktail, starring Tom Cruise. What do the pair make of the critically despised box office smash? Does Bryan Brown continue his streak of being endlessly charming? And just how great is that soundtrack (minus that one song)? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Films(trips) hits 250 episodes!All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
Get ready to be dazzled by the deadly art of illusion!No, wait. That was the sequel.Anyways, Andrew and Dave return this episode to discuss director Robert Mandel's 1986 cult film F/X, starring Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehey! How does this thriller of its era hold up? What beloved childhood figure turns up here? And why isn't this film what you think it is? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Before Tom Cruise got into a habit of trying to kill himself on every film he makes, there was a time where all he had to do was learn how to mix drinks. All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
Andrew and Dave stick with American indie cinema by following actor Vondie Curtis-Hall to Jim Jarmusch's 1989 anthology comedy-drama, Mystery Train! Just what do the duo make of the film which has a cast that includes Youki Kudoh, Masatoshi Nagase, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Cinque Lee, and Joe Strummer amongst others? What the heck is "trajection"? And just how great is Michael Mann's Manhunter? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Everyone thinks it is a buddy movie, but let me be clear: it isn't a buddy movie. All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
Andrew and Dave follow Samuel L. Jackson from National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 to one of his most acclaimed performances in writer-director Kasi Lemmons' 1997 film, Eve's Bayou. How does the critically acclaimed film hold up twenty-six years on? How expertly does Lemmons navigate the formal and narrative complexities of the material? And just how great is the essay that comes with the Criterion Collection release of the film? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Hotels and non-linear storytelling!All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
(Note: Due to an audio glitch, Andrew sounds like Daffy Duck this week. Sorry about that, folks)Leaving the future and the Federation of Planets behind them, Andrew and Dave instead decide to celebrate the 30th anniversary of a film nobody really remembers: National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Emilio Estevez! Is this one of the better comedies to feature the National Lampoon branding, or one of the legion of awful films with it that you can find in supermarket used bins across the world? Just what was in the air in 1993? And why can't Dave find the supposed deleted scene with Christopher Lambert? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Roger Ebert was 100% right about the quality of this one.All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
With the help of Photo Flo: Terror in the Smiles host Eric Jones, Andrew and Dave once again boldly go where all of Star Trek fandom has gone before to discuss Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), the ninth film in the franchise. What do the trio make of the third film to feature the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation? Just how thoughtful is the film in addressing the complexities of colonization and forced relocations? And what is it with Anthony Zerbe and head specific trauma? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: "It means I'm pretentious."Don't forget to subscribe toPhoto Flo: Terror in the Smiles.All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
James "The 'H' Is Silent" Hrivnak once again joins Andrew and Dave for a tour of the James Bond films! This time out, the trio discuss the 1989 entry in the series, Licence to Kill, directed by John Glen and starring Timothy Dalton!How has this more controversial Bond film held up over time? In what ways does this film mark the end of an era? Why does Beaches come up? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Don't abbreviate the title of this Star Trek film to its initials. Trust me. All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
Help meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!Is that the cry of Andrew and/or Dave, the hosts of Films(trips)? Would you even do anything if it was?At any rate, the podcasting duo take a look at director Kurt Neumann's 1958 horror film, The Fly, starring Patricia Owens, A; (David) Hedison, and Vincent Price! Why is context important with regards to watching this film? Is it the film that you imagine if you've never seen it before? And just what did the near producer of this film do to tick off the Guilds? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: David Hedison doesn't have any luck with animals OR insects. All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
Having survived Plan 9 from Outer Space (turns out it wasn't much of a plan), Andrew and Dave find themselves shipwrecked on an island belonging to one Dr. Moreau! More specifically, the podcasting duo discuss Island of Lost Souls, director Erle C. Kenton's 1932 adaptation of the famed H.G. Wells' novel The Island of Dr. Moreau! How shocking is this pre-Code horror film? How impressive is Charles Laughton in the famed role? Why does the band Devo come up so much? And why does Stanley Fields delight so much in this film? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: HEEEEEEELP MEEEEEEEEEEE!All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
BEHOLD! I hope you are interested in the future, for that is where we shall spend the rest of our lives!More specifically, you are about to spend the next little bit with Andrew and Dave, the hosts of Films(trips), as they take a look at filmmaker Ed Wood's infamous PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE (at least if you click play, that is)! Is the film really the worst ever made? (Short answer: no, not by a long shot.) Is the film as ineptly made as has been claimed? And why does Bela Lugosi keep walking around that tree? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: ARE WE NOT MEN?All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
Wait: A Steven Spielberg film Dave LIKES?Hell freezes over on Films(trips) as Andrew and Dave look at Steven Spielberg's The Sugarland Express, the 1974 film in which Spielberg made the jump to directing theatrical films after working in television. What does a Spielberg film look like when the idea of a Spielberg film had yet to come into existence? Why did it take so long to talk about Goldie Hawn on this show? And why on Earth do the podcasting dup end up talking about Andrew Lloyd Webber? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: He was a man with a vision. He just lacked resources, a coherent script, talent...All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
Leaving one troubled Paramount Pictures production behind them, Andrew and Dave turn their attention to another troubled Paramount Pictures film in the form of The Two Jakes, the 1990 sequel to the famed neo-noir Chinatown. Is this sixteen years on sequel as bad as its reputation? Just who the hell wanted this film? And why did Nicholson end up directing it, anyway? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Not Starlight; Sugarland!All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt
Long before Daddy Daycare, Meet Dave, and just about one of a million other films Eddie Murphy made after the year 2000, there was one film in his career that was often agreed upon by critics to be his worst: The Golden Child, the 1986 supernatural adventure film (and maybe comedy?) directed by Michael Ritchie! Is it as bad as its reputation, or is it somehow even worse? Why on Earth might the product placement be the highlight of the film? And just how sharp are those suits Charles Dance wears? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Sequel by lawsuit.All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
Getting the hell out of Gotham City of the future, Andrew and Dave instead make their way to 1993 to take a look at director Wayne Wang's The Joy Luck Club, the adaptation of the 1989 novel of the same name from author Amy Tan. Will the duo have anything of value to say despite clearly not being part of the target audience in any way? Just what band was Amy Tan part of? And when the heck is this film going to get a 4K remaster, anyway? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Look, it isn't the worst film of Eddie Murphy's career, but it is still a BAD film.All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt
Ross May of Reitman for the Job joins Andrew and Dave this episode to take a look at one of the more infamous Batman films out there! That's right, the trio are looking at Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, the 2000 DTV spinoff film from the television series Batman Beyond. Just why is this film so infamous? What exactly was censored when it was originally released? And what's with that Christopher Walken impression? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Mothers, daughters, piano, and chess. All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt
Leaving a mediocre-to-bad erotic thriller behind them, Andrew and Dave turn their attention to Compulsion, the 1959 drama inspired by the Leopold and Loeb murder murder case and starring Bradford Dillman, Dean Stockwell, Diane Varsi, Martin Milner, and Orson Welles! Just how closely does the film stick to the true life events (even when it is changing all the names)? Welles shows up how late in the film? And just how did director Richard Fleischer get from this to making Red Sonja and Conan the Destroyer? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: The most controversial Batman film you've never heard of!All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt
James once again joins Andrew and Dave to take a look at a film from 1992, when the erotic thriller was at the height of its power. Unfortunately, the film is question is Alan J. Pakula's Consenting Adults, a film which doesn't happen to be one of the better films of the genre. Just how bad is the film? How magnificent is Kevin Kline's moustache? Just how off the mark was Roger Ebert when he called the film a comedy? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: The Leopold and Loeb case in everything but name.All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
Andrew and Dave return to talk about one of the best darn films of the previous decade that not enough people are talking about: writer-director Rick Famuyiwa's 2015 coming of age crime-comedy Dope, starring Shameik Moore! Just how good is the film? What line of dialogue just about killed Andrew with laughter? And just how much of a break from the rest of the film is one key scene, if at all? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Did someone ask for an erotic thriller starring Kevin Kline? Well, you got it anyway. All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
Moving on from THE PREACHER'S WIFE, Andrew and Dave turn their attention to a far more recent romantic film: THE PHOTOGRAPH, writer-director Stella Meghie's 2020 film starring Issa Rae and LaKeith Stanfield! Just what do the podcasting duo make of the film? How great is the chemistry between the stars of the film? And just why the heck do the Marvel Netflix shows come up? Tune in and find out!Next episode: You are not ready for just how great the next film is.All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
Having made it through History of the World- Part I, Andrew and Dave turn their attention to something much more modest in scope: a romantic comedy! Tune in as the podcasting duo discuss the high profile (though forgotten?) 1996 Penny Marshall film The Preacher's Wife, a discussion that addresses film budgets, the charms of Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston's killer singing voice, how to get an otherwise good film off on the wrong note, and a surprising amount of Stephen King references.Next Episode: All I've got is a photograph and I realize your not coming back anymore...All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
Having survived Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings, Andrew and David decided to they needed something even more epic in scale. And what's bigger than the history of the world?Tune in as the podcasting duo reflect on the career of Mel Brooks, debate the value of Brooks' '90s output, once again have to discuss the most infamous event in the life of Richard Pryor, and welcome back the long overdue Gregory Hines!Next Episode: A supernatural comedy with Denzel Washington. No, we're NOT looking at Heart Condition again.All music by Andrew Kannesgiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
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