Two good friends who just happen to also be two professors of film studies discuss new films each episode.
The Docs are back this week, looking at three comedies (Twins, Kindergarten Cop, Junior) starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, everyone's favorite strongman! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check us out over at Blue Sky and drop a line: LonelyPhDs (@lonelyphds.bsky.social) — Bluesky Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The Docs are back at it this week, thinking about the amped-up action and stunt spectacular movies of the 1980s, specifically Jackie Chan's Police Story and Bloodsport with JCVD! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check us out over at Blue Sky and drop a line: LonelyPhDs (@lonelyphds.bsky.social) — Bluesky Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The Docs are back this week to discuss Westerns. They take an in-depth look at two specifically, Unforgiven and Rust. You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check us out over at Blue Sky and drop a line: LonelyPhDs (@lonelyphds.bsky.social) — Bluesky Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week talking about the career of Val Kilmer! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check us out over at Blue Sky and drop a line: LonelyPhDs (@lonelyphds.bsky.social) — Bluesky Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back, kicking off season 5 and talking about all things David Lynch. You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check us out over at Blue Sky and drop a line: LonelyPhDs (@lonelyphds.bsky.social) — Bluesky Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week to close out season 4 talking about queer neo-noir looking at the films Love Lies Bleeding and Drive Away Dolls! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week and, in celebration of the start of the school year, looking at some teacher-exploitation films, The Blackboard Jungle and The Principal! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week to talk about two Jack the Ripper movies, Time After Time and From Hell! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week looking at a pair of films from 1983, Deal of the Century and Risky Business, written by Paul Brickman. We debate why one was a flop and the other a success. You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week to discuss tackling cultural appropriation as reflected in film narratives with the double feature of American Fiction and Hollywood Shuffle. You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week to talk about the dark character of Tom Ripley and how they are portrayed in two different films, Purple Noon and The American Friend. You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The Docs are back this week to discuss Baseball as depicted on film with two classics: Bull Durham and A League of Their Own! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week talking about sequels, specifically "spiritual successors" to films. The two films are Return to Oz and Doctor Sleep! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
This week, the docs are back to examine the darker depths of two state-centric films: The Florida Project and Sunshine State! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week to discuss two films by director Richard Linklater, Hit Man, and Bernie, that examine certain philosophical concepts. You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week to discuss the coming-of-age genre of film, looking at Pump Up The Volume and Charlie Bartlett! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week talking about the musical biopic genre, discussing the films The Buddy Holly Story and Amadeus! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week to discuss two films, Consenting Adults and Lakeview Terrace, that explore the domestic thriller genre! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
This week the docs are back discussing the legendary career of Roger Corman and looking at two of his directing efforts, The Terror and Death Race 2000! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back and kicking off season four with a double feature that looks at stage plays adapted to the big screen where murder is indeed most foul! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week to close out season three, going into the noir and social elements of the films Eileen (Oldroyd, 2023) and Carol (Haynes, 2015). You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week, dissecting the darker themes of the films Leave the World Behind (Esmail, 2023) and Killers of the Flower Moon (Scorsese, 2023). You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week talking about the concept of "santasploitation" in film with the films Silent Night, Deadly Night (Sellier, 1984) and Violent Night (Wirkola, 2022). You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week discussing a couple of films dealing with the hired killer as the protagonist, Leon: The Professional (Besson, 1994), and The Killer (Fincher, 2023). You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week talking about neo-noir and creepy protagonists dissecting the films Under the Silver Lake (Mitchell, 2018) and Nightcrawler (Gilroy, 2014). You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week talking about the films Only the Lonely (Columbus, 1991), and Marty (Mann, 1955), which focus on the character of the lonely bachelor! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week to talk about misunderstood monsters with the films Swamp Thing (Craven, 1982) and the director's cut of Nightbreed (Barker, 1990). You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week talking about comedic horror films, twists, and much more! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN
The docs are back this week to open season three with a discussion of some paranoia-themed films! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week to close out season two with a discussion on Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (Mangold, 2023). Massive spoilers in this episode! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week for a road trip themed episode covering the films Starman (Carpenter, 1984) and Paris, Texas (Wenders, 1984). You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week looking at the films Beverly Hills Cop (Brest, 1984), and Crocodile Dundee (Faiman, 1986). Topics this week include problematic stereotypes, failed adaptations, the fish out of water theme and much more! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week diving into the early 80s' fantasy classics Excalibur (Boorman, 1981), and Dragonslayer (Robbins, 1981). Topics this week include myth, soft lighting, Industrial Light and Magic, and much more! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
This week the docs are back talking about the films Air (Affleck, 2023), and The Founder (Hancock, 2016). Topics this week include Memorial Day, what defines greatness, Mcdonald's food, avoiding snake oil salespeople and much more! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week talking about the films Babylon (Chazelle, 2022) and Sullivans Travels (Sturges, 1941). Topics this week include an update on the WGA strike, AI fears, historical accuracy, and much more! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week talking about the films Fatal Attraction (Lyne, 1987), and Geralds Game (Flanagan, 2017). We dive into the topics of depicting infidelity, the male gaze, adaptation theory, and much more! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week talking about the 2019 documentary In Search of the Last Action Heroes (Harper, 2019), and First Blood (Kotcheff, 1982). Topics include the writers strike, pump up music, forgotten action heroes, and much more! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week talking about Dead Snow (Wirkola, 2009) and The Evil Dead (Rami, 1981). After a brief catch up, they dive into horror/comedy, and much more! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week discussing The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (Coen, 2018) and Casino (Scorsese, 1995). Also, they dive into the darkness of the Coen Brothers canon, wonder what drove the making of Casino, and much more! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week discussing the films The Whale (Aronofsky, 2022) and Licorice Pizza (Anderson, 2021). They discuss the role of religion in the work of Aronofsky, whether Licorice Pizza is a spin on the screwball comedy, and much more! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week talking about the films Speed Racer (Wachowskis, 2008) and The North Avenue Irregulars (Bilson, 1979).Also, Dr. Hayes wonders about the magic of the breakfast burrito, Dr. Watson reminisces about the Disney Vault, and much more! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week talking about the films High Flying Bird (Soderbergh, 2019) and Bone Tomahawk (Zahler, 2015). There is geeking out on cinematography, showing love for sports, wondering about the western horror genre and much more! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week talking about the films Vengeance (Novak, 2022) and All Quiet on the Western Front (Berger, 2022). Topics include bodily etiquette at concerts, beef with actors learning lines, Ashton Kutcher crushing it, explicit violence in war films, and much more! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back for season 2! This week they jump into the Oscars, talk about Spielberg's more recent outings, and then talk through Postmodernism and the directors of Mexican cinema. You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
This week the docs close out season 1 with an episode about Clerks III (Smith, 2022). Also, they break down the view askew universe, Kevin Smith's place in cinema history, and more. You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week talking about the films Rollercoaster (Goldstone, 1977), and A Touch of Zen (Hu, 1971). Also, they stroll down memory lane thinking about movie palaces of the past, debate the new Indiana Jones trailer, and much more! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
This week on the show the docs talk about the films Sorcerer (Friedkin, 1977) and Planes, Trains and Automobiles (Hughes, 1987). Other topics include debating the necessary Thanksgiving side dishes, Dr. Hayes's continuing fascination with the death of the New Hollywood movement of the 1970s', John Hughes legacy, and much more! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
This week the docs discuss the films Heaven's Gate (Cimino, 1980), and Waiting for Guffman (Guest, 1996) and dive into the end of the new Hollywood movement of the 70s', try to figure out how to make an improvised script, and much more! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back this week talking about the films Better Off Dead (1985, Holland) and Don't Worry Darling (2022, Wilde). Also, we mourn the loss of Kevin Conroy, debate about teen comedies of the 1980s', take a deeper dive into dystopian science fiction, and much more! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
The docs are back from fall break and looking at the films Halloween Ends (Green, 2022) and Cat People (Lewton, 1942). They will weigh the merits of horror franchises, discuss Halloween in New Orleans, and question does noir and horror mix well? You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
On this episode the docs welcome legendary filmmaker John Waters to the show for a chat! You can subscribe, rate, and leave feedback on the show through Apple, Google, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our discord and get in on the chat: //discord.gg/QdAhVhDPVN Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com Info on An Evening with John Waters: UAH - Events
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