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Kicking & Streaming is a podcast about the battle between the "traditional" world of theatrical cinema and the new age of streaming originals.

Beau Stucki & Chris Bringhurst


    • Feb 10, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h AVG DURATION
    • 38 EPISODES


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    *BONUS*  Episode 20 – “Sex & Cinema” ft. The Apartment (1960) & Moonstruck (1987)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 69:09


    Tonight, on a startlingly special episode of Kicking & Streaming… right ahead of St. Valentine's Day, Beau & Chris discuss all things romance with Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife, relationship therapist & sexual intimacy coach. This isn't your average episode contentwise; delve into amelioration & adoration, eros & esteem, moonlight & mensches. The movies under discussion are Billy Wilder's caustic caper, The Apartment, and Moonstruck - the Norman Jewison-directed romp about passions & paramours. Find more Kicking & Streaming content on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram & beaustucki.com

    Episode 19 – “War Crimes, Strange Times” ft. Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) & Breaker Morant (1980)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2021 122:43


    Tonight, on an uncharacteristically special episode of Kicking and Streaming… Beau and Chris take a deep dive into human psychology amid the moral murkiness of war, all seen through the lens of two historic trials. Real-world larger-than-life personalities collide as a fascinating bunch of characters go through aggravatingly skewed, politically-motivated trials, both of which have far more at stake than the crimes of which the lead characters are accused. Is it admirable or objectionable to defy authority? Can any crimes against humanity be excused with "I was only following orders"? Give this episode a listen and we'll all find out together!

    Episode 18.5 — Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 1:54


    Announcing our line-up for Episode 19 — Chris' pick: from Netflix - the bafflingly true tale from Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020). Beau's response: the equally true and certainly stirring jewel of Australian New Wave cinema, Breaker Morant (1980).

    Episode 18 – “The Case of the Murder Mystery Mystery” ft. Murder Mystery (2018) & Green for Danger (1946)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 105:53


    Tonight, on a very special episode of Kicking and Streaming… Beau has moved to Mexico to enjoy his new life as a newlywed - when Chris grabs an Adam Sandler Netflix flick and crashes the party. Beau manages to hold up and is able to counter with a hospital drama-cum-whodunit from the Criterion Collection. Find more Kicking & Streaming content on Twitter, Facebook, & Instagram

    Episode 17.5 – Welcome Back, Kickers!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 1:21


    Hey gang, it's been a while! We're glad to say we're back on the horse and ready to bring you some fantastic new content, with a new release schedule: one major episode each month, with an announcement episode 2 weeks prior with the movies we'll be discussing. Speaking of which, here's our line-up for Episode 18 — Chris' pick: Netflix's Adam Sandler murder mystery, Murder Mystery (2019). Beau's response: a lesser-known but nonetheless fascinating Criterion murder mystery, Green for Danger (1946).

    Episode 17 – “Soul Intention” ft. Soul (2020) & A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 130:03


    Tonight, on a very special episode of Kicking & Streaming, Chris and Beau get into the big questions. Where did we come from? Why are we here? Where do we go when we die? If I push hard enough on the side of the escalator to the great beyond, can I score a second chance? We discuss the unprecedented streaming-only Pixar film, Soul, and the Powell and Pressburger masterpiece, A Matter of Life and Death. Scared of dying? Scared of living? We probably can’t help, but boy do we love talking about it.

    Episode 16.5 — Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 1:54


    Announcing our line-up for Episode 17 — Pixar vs. The Archers. Chris’ pick: Disney’s Oscar-contending metaphysical movie, Soul (2020). Beau’s response: a lofty, lauded, & lyrical film from Powell & Pressburger, A Matter of Life & Death (1946).

    Episode 16 – “Workplace Romance” ft. His Girl Friday (1940) & Set it Up (2018)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 107:05


    This time, on Kicking & Streaming… Beau and Chris welcome the very talented Pia Watson onto the definitely professional production set that is absolutely not Chris’ kitchen. The trio discuss the quick-witted and surprisingly dark Howard Hawks comedy, His Girl Friday, and its Netflix counterpart, the raunchy rom-com with a heart of gold, Set it Up.

    Episode 15.5 — Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 1:46


    Announcing our line-up for Episode 16 — With special guest, actress and writer Pia Watson! Her pick: the zany, sharply written and surprisingly dark His Girl Friday (1940). Chris strikes back with Netflix’s workplace rom-com Set it Up (2018).

    Episode 15 – “Crazy Rich Agents” ft. Judex (1963) & 6 Underground (2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 93:12


    This week on Kicking & Streaming … it’s an explosive episode packed with vixens and vigilantes, billionaires and boobytraps. Beau & Chris are joined by, not one, but two! special guests: Cole & Ericca, hosts of The Magic Lantern. With discerning delight, Cole & Ericca picked the Criterion caper Judex (1963) Chris countered in his own way; raining chaos in the form of Michael Bay’s 6 Underground (2019) from Netflix.

    Episode 14.5 — Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 2:00


    Announcing our line-up for Episode 15 — With special guests from The Magic Lantern! Their pick: the stylish & shadowy crime caper, Judex (1963). Chris’ response: Netflix’s explosive Michael Bay epic starring Ryan Reynolds, 6 Underground (2019).

    Episode 14 – “Love & Poverty” ft. Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) & Love per Square Foot (2018)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 92:19


    Tonight, on a very special episode of Kicking and Streaming… Beau and Chris welcome the amazing author, linguist, podcaster, philosopher, and fan of Hollywood cinema, John McWhorter! The two films on tap today are the funny-yet-tragic Leo McCarey film, Make Way for Tomorrow (1937), and the Indian Netflix rom-com, Love Per Square Foot (2018). Together we discuss the dynamics of love (both romantic and familial), and the way it intertwines with the circumstances in which we live. Whether you enjoy existential crises about mortality and aging, or electronic Hindi remixes of the Chicken Dance, this episode’s got you covered.

    Episode 13.5 — Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 1:50


    Announcing our line-up for Episode 14 — With special guest – author, linguist, podcaster, philosopher, and fan of Hollywood cinema – John McWhorter. His pick: the bittersweet, tragic dramedy, Make Way for Tomorrow (1937). Chris’ response: the whimsical Bollywood rom-com, Love per Square Foot (2018). Find more Kicking & Streaming content on Twitter, Facebook, & Instagram

    Episode 13 – “Crooks, Companions, & Cancer” ft. The Inheritance (1962) & Paddleton (2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 131:49


    Tonight, on a very special episode of Kicking and Streaming… Beau and Chris welcome their first live guest,  Eliquorice– Youtube content creator and video essayist – to discuss the 1962 Japanese drama, The Inheritance, and Netflix’s 2019 buddy dramedy, Paddleton. Pull up a chair, pop on some headphones, and join us as we explore the nature of relationships – both wholesome and toxic alike – through the lens of terminal cancer diagnoses. It gets real up in here, they may have finally cracked the code of the human mind with this one. Ya won’t wanna miss it. Find more Kicking & Streaming content on Twitter, Facebook, & Instagram

    Episode 12.5 — Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 2:10


    Announcing our line-up for Episode 13 — With special guest Eliquorice! His pick: the deviously detailed and sinisterly serpentine, The Inheritance (1962). Chris’ response: Netflix’s poignant best friend drama with Mark Duplass & Ray Romano, Paddleton (2019). Find more Kicking & Streaming content on Twitter, Facebook, & Instagram

    Episode 12 – “The Christmas Special” ft. Klaus (2019) & Local Hero (1983)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 137:45


    Tonight, on a very special episode of Kicking and Streaming… Beau and Chris celebrate the holidays by digging deep into Netflix’s Klaus, an innovative new animated Christmas movie featuring the voices of JK Simmons and Jason Schwartzman. We follow it up with the not-so-Christmassy-but-doubly-delightful Local Hero, another story about a guy who, like main character in Klaus, tries to take care of business in a quaint, offbeat fishing town.

    Episode 11.5 — Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 1:56


    Announcing our line-up for Episode 11 — Chris’ pick: Netflix’s award-winning animated St. Nick flick, Klaus (2019). Beau’s response: the coyly quirky and beautifully bucolic, Local Hero (1983). Find more Kicking & Streaming content on Twitter, Facebook, & Instagram

    Episode 11 – “Prince of Welles” ft. Chimes at Midnight (1966) & The King (2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 146:17


    All things Henriad! Beau talks with special guest Beatrice about her father Orson Welles, the director’s approach to Shakespeare, and why he refused to speak about Citizen Kane — while Chris tries to imitate Robert Pattinson’s faux French accent. Find more Kicking & Streaming content on Twitter, Facebook, & Instagram

    Episode 10.5 — Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 2:08


    Announcing our line-up for Episode 11 — *Beatrice Welles’* pick: her father Orson’s rollicking romp of Shakespearean mayhem, Chimes at Midnight (1966). Chris’ response: the moody, Machiavellian, & battle-strewn Netflix epic, The King (2019).

    Episode 10 – “Women on a Mission” ft. Enola Holmes (2020) & I Know Where I’m Going (1945)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 127:16


    Tonight, on a very special episode of Kicking and Streaming… Beau and Chris make fools of themselves trying to critique a spunky feminist adventure film made for teenage girls, and Beau shares his extensive knowledge of Powell and Pressburger while Chris contemplates moving to Scotland.

    Episode 9.5 – Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 2:09


    Announcing our line-up for Episode 10 — Chris’ pick: Netflix’s girl-powered twist on Sherlockian adventure, Enola Holmes (2020). Beau’s response: the belovedly atmospheric and thoroughly Caledonian romance, I Know Where I’m Going! (1945).

    Episode 9 – “Re-Rebecca” ft. Rebecca (2020) & Rebecca (1940)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 133:54


    In this special episode Beau & Chris make their first logical comparison: Alfred Hitchcock’s Criterion psychodrama vs. the sultry new Netflix remake. Who makes a better Max de Winter? Does Monte Carlo look best in color? What happens when Beau & Chris record in the same studio together for the first time? Tune in for all this and so much more.

    Episode 8.5 – Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 1:03


    Announcing our line-up for Episode 9 — Chris’ pick: Netflix’s sensual new mystery, Rebecca (2020) Beau’s response: … also Rebecca, but the 1940 version by the Master of Suspense himself, Alfred Hitchcock.

    Episode 8 – “Silly Adventures in Drugs and Violence” ft. Project Power (2020) & Police Story (1985)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 125:04


    You wanted the podcast to get more artful and avant-garde, and we’ve got you covered. We’re so dedicated to mixing things up that we accidentally deleted episode 8 and have released episode 9 in its place. We constantly reference the original episode 8 and its films, just to keep you on your toes. If you think the timeline is crazy now, just wait till we get to episode 16. Oh, and we also discuss Netflix’s “Project Power” and Jackie Chan’s “Police Story.” We talk about drugs and the massive gray area that exists between law abiding citizens and psychopathic murderers. Could you kill a man? Could you take a drug? Listen and find out.

    Episode 7.5 – Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 1:25


    We live! After a temporary and unexpected hiatus, we’re back with a new episode on the horizon. Announcing our line-up for Episode 8 — Chris’ pick: Netflix’s superhero cop caper Project Power (2020). Beau’s response: Jackie Chan-helmed criterion classic Police Story (1985).

    Episode 7 – “Cops, Racism, and Centaurs” ft. Bright (2017) & In the Heat of the Night (1967)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 133:22


    This week, on a very special Kicking & Streaming: Beau and Chris take a look at racial tension throughout the years through the lens of cop procedurals, with wildly varying results.

    Episode 6.5 – Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 0:51


    Announcing our line-up for Episode 7 — Chris’ pick: Netflix’s gritty fantasy cop thriller Bright (2017). Beau’s response: Academy Award-winning cop drama In the Heat of the Night (1967).

    Episode 6 – “Romance, Revenge, Repeat” ft. Palm Springs (2020) & Unfaithfully Yours (1948)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 119:39


    Beau and Chris dig into quirky, dark rom-coms with a time-bending twist – one of them metaphorically, the other metaphysically.

    Episode 5.5 – Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2020 1:37


    Announcing our line-up for Episode 6 — Beau’s pick: Preston Sturges’ darkly comical screwball mystery, “Unfaithfully Yours” (1948). Chris’ response: Hulu’s brand-new original time-bender, “Palm Springs” (2020).

    Episode 5 – “Animal Companionship” ft. Okja (2017) & The Black Stallion (1979)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 95:48


    Beau and Chris dig deep into healthy, natural, and perfectly legal relationships between humans and animals, whether they’re genetically engineered super pigs or mysterious shipwrecked horses. Featuring a very special performance by Jake Gyllenhaal that we’re still trying to figure out.

    Episode 4.5 – Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 1:00


    Announcing our lineup for Episode 5: the Star-studded 2017 Netflix original “Okja,” written and directed by recent Academy Award winner Bong Joon-Ho, and the 1979 Criterion Classic “The Black Stallion,” directed by Carroll Ballard and starring Mickey Rooney.

    Episode 4 – “Not-So-Easy Money” ft. The Asphalt Jungle (1950) and Wheelman (2017)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 101:52


    Beau and Chris examine the nuances of a heist and all the little things that trip up your amateur heisters. Wanna rob a bank and get away with it? Don’t. But also, check out this episode.

    Episode 3.5 – Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 1:07


    Announcing our lineup for Episode 4: the Criterion crime noir “The Asphalt Jungle” (1950) and the Netflix Original thriller “Wheelman” (2018)

    Episode 3 – “The Unseen” ft. Bird Box (2018) and Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 116:25


    Beau and Chris attempt to gaze at the unseen and to fathom the depths of the ethereal unknown, with Susanne Bier’s Netflix Original, Bird Box – & the Criterion dreamscape, Picnic at Hanging Rock, from director Peter Weir.

    Episode 2.5 – Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 1:33


    Announcing the program for Episode 3: Bird Box (2018) and Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)

    Episode 2 – “Regrets” ft. The Browning Version (1951) and The Land of Steady Habits (2018)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 85:14


    Beau and Chris ponder on the nature of failure and midlife crises as they discuss Anthony Asquith’s Criterion Classic, The Browning Version, and Nicole Holofcener’s Netflix original, The Land of Steady Habits.

    Episode 1.5 – Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 1:14


    Announcing the program for Episode 2: The Browning Version (1951) and The Land of Steady Habits (2018)

    Episode 1 – “Escape!” ft. Tau (2018) and Le Trou (1960)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 88:09


    The first episode of our new series – Kicking & Streaming is a battle between the “traditional” world of theatrical cinema and the new age of streaming originals.

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