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Honestly, we don’t want to be a film site. We don’t want you to come here looking for the latest in film news, or for commonplace articles outlining the best or worst in this or that, or for endless gushy drivel on what’s popular. We don’t want you to come here to find essays that put the writer’s…

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    • Apr 14, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    GRUMPIRE INTERVIEWS! SPECIAL: GREGG ARAKI AND THE TEENAGE APOCALYPSE

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 42:42


    GRUMPIRE 22: All For the Low Price of $6.66 Justin Harlan provides us with this special interview with filmmaker Gregg Araki, and the impressions below: As I noted in my first piece on the Teenage […]

    GRUMPIRE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL WITH JAY ALARY

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2022 84:20


    Grumpire 21, Christmas 0 Joining us for Christmas from The Great White North is Grumpire Assistant Editor, Jay Alary.

    GRUMPYR HALLOWEEN SPECIAL FEATURING COWBOY CODER

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 80:01


    GRUMPIRE 20 Welcome ghouls to the Grumpyr Halloween Special! Tonight we are going trick or treating with nerdcore musician Cowboy Coder! But beware! Because there may be more tricks than there are treats…. Cowboy Coder […]

    PRESTON FASSEL DOESN’T LIKE ‘ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD’

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 60:06


    Grumpire 19, once upon a time in hollywood 0 For this episode, we’re going retro. Thanks to guest Preston Fassel, we have two films considered to be masterful Hollywood period pieces — one is just […]

    TAFFETA DOESN’T LIKE THE BIG LEBOWSKI

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 96:56


    Grumpire 18, The Big Lebowski 0 Welcome to our 4/20 special! Never mind what the actual date is, it’s always 4/20 somewhere, and how better to celebrate than talking over a couple of egregiously smoke-friendly […]

    MC LARS DOESN’T LIKE HALF BAKED

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 65:34


    Grumpire 17, Half Baked 0 Once upon a time, there was a nerdcore rapperHe had an opinion that a film should be in the crapperA stoner comedy of mid-’90s fame the one that gave Dave […]

    JESSICA SCOTT DOESN’T LIKE BLACK X-MAS

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021 75:38


    Grumpire 16, Black Christmas 1 Season’s Greetings, Christmas Creeps! It’s time to iron out your Santa socks and stare blankly at your fruitcake because we’re back to ruin your yuletide cheer with a seasonally appropriate […]

    SPENCER SEAMS DOESN’T LIKE MANDY

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 98:46


    Grumpire 15, Mandy 0 Heavy Metal Horror Fans beware, we’re joined on this episode by friend and fellow podcaster Spencer Seams to discuss what just doesn’t sit right for him about Panos Cosmatos’ horror/fantasy epic […]

    G.G. GRAHAM DOESN’T LIKE PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 68:53


    Grumpire 14, Promising Young Woman 0 Joining us on this episode is cult film aficionado G.G. Graham! G.G. specializes in exploitation, so it’s no wonder she would bring us a couple of genuinely ruthless tales […]

    MIKE SNOONIAN DOESN’T LIKE TOY STORY 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 95:34


    Grumpire 13, Toy Story 3 0 We’re excited to have our guest Mike Snoonian on the show this time not only because he is a warm, inviting, and analytical person in his own right, but […]

    TIM AND ERICA DON’T LIKE SUSPIRIA (2018)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 81:22


    Grumpire 12, Suspiria remake 0 Hola! Joining us on this episode are musicians, movie-watchers, and generally creative people Tim Lake (aka Infinity Meter) and Erica Lubman (aka Boy Jr.). Tim and Erica are the first […]

    NATHAN SMITH DOESN’T LIKE FRIDAY THE 13TH (2009)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 110:41


    Grumpire 11, Friday the 13th Remake 0 Hello friends, we’re back with the second episode in a row that pits two classic horror movie remakes against each other! How exciting! This week, Grumpire columnist Nathan […]

    ANDREW DOESN’T LIKE ROB ZOMBIE’S HALLOWEEN

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 81:11


    Grumpire 10, Rob Zombie’s Halloween 0 In this “in between the seasons” episode, we put co-host Andrew Gimetzco! in the hot seat as he explains to us and everyone why he doesn’t like Rob Zombie’s […]

    BEN ROCK DOESN’T LIKE MEET THE FEEBLES (WE THINK)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 67:05


    Grumpire 9, Meet The Feebles 0 On today’s episode we welcome writer and filmmaker Ben Rock to the show to talk about a couple of right bastard puppet movies, Peter Jackson’s raunchy Muppet-sploitation piece Meet […]

    TYLER PETERSON DOESN’T LIKE DAZED AND CONFUSED

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 90:36


    Grumpire 8, Dazed And Confused 0 Joining us on this summery spectacular episode is site contributor Tyler Peterson, whose grump pick is bound to ruffle a few feathers. Tyler takes on the idea of nostalgia […]

    NICK SPACEK DOESN’T LIKE E.T.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 56:34


    Grumpire 7, E.T. 0 Joining us on this episode is site contributor, Nick Spacek. Nick’s grump pick probably needs no introduction, as it’s one of the most beloved films of all time. It’s the classic […]

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    DANGER SLATER DOESN’T LIKE THE DARK KNIGHT

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 62:10


    Grumpire 6, The Dark Knight 0 Joining us on this episode is author Danger Slater, who brings us one of his more disliked films: Christopher Nolan’s much beloved and seriously gritty take on the Batman […]

    BRADLEY KORNISH AND DAN PULLEN DON’T LIKE FIGHT CLUB

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 60:56


    Grumpire 5, Fight Club 0 Joining us on Episode 5 are esteemed guests Bradley Kornish and Dan Pullen, who are here to tell us all about how neither of them particularly care for David Fincher’s […]

    JAY ALARY DOESN’T LIKE NAPOLEON DYNAMITE

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2019 79:16


    Grumpire 4, Napoleon Dynamite 0 For episode four, we welcome site contributor Jay Alary. Jay’s done a lot of great work so far for Grumpire, and we were ecstatic to have him on our show […]

    BRIAN MILLER DOESN’T LIKE GRAVITY

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2019 35:24


    Grumpire 3, Gravity 0 Welcome to the third episode of Grumpire, the podcast that says you don’t need to bite your tongue while discussing art. Today we invite Brian Miller, founder of the Deathbomb Arc […]

    JUSTIN HARLAN DOESN’T LIKE SUSPIRIA

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 53:38


    Grumpire 2, Suspiria 0 Welcome to Episode 2 of Grumpire, the movie podcast that isn’t afraid to speak its mind. In this episode, we’re taking on a beloved Italian horror classic, Dario Argento’s 1977 witchy […]

    KEN REID DOESN’T LIKE THE MATRIX

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 58:07


    Grumpire 1, The Matrix 0 The main reason we’re doing this podcast is to encourage honest and reasonable conversation about film. So often we see reviews based in overly positive hyperbole, so much so that […]

    Coming Soon: Grumpire The Podcast!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2019 2:04


    Sick and tired of the same old generic film podcast? Well, we are too! Stay tuned for more info on The Grumpire Podcast. where all your film criticism dreams will come true. Promise. Press PLAY […]

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