Join El Goro, part-time luchador and full-time cinephile, as he delves into the broad grassy spaces and massed granite tarns of cinema. Each episode, El Goro discusses two movies tied together by some kind of theme. Action, sci-fi, horror, high-brow, low-brow: it's all fair game.
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing NoirVember with a Robert Mitchum double-feature of 1947's Out of the Past and 1948's Blood on the Moon. [00:00] INTRO [01:57] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo [02:40] RANDOM CONVERSATION [14:13] Out of the Past (1947) [42:09] Blood on the Moon (1948) [01:06:41] FEEDBACK [01:14:35] ENDING MUSIC: From a Logical Point of View by Robert Mitchum Buy Out of the Past (1947) Buy Blood on the Moon (1948) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing NoirVember as I'm joined by Mike White of the Projection Booth Podcast for a Burt Lancaster double-feature of 1947's Brute Force and 1957's Sweet Smell of Success. [00:00] INTRO [01:48] Chin Stroker vs Punter Promo [02:56] RANDOM CONVERSATION [18:59] Brute Force (1947) [01:03:31] Sweet Smell of Success (1957) [01:59:17] FEEDBACK [02:23:59] ENDING MUSIC: Brute Force by The Haunted Buy Brute Force (1947) Buy Sweet Smell of Success (1957) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm kicking off NoirVember with a Humphrey Bogart double-feature of 1941's High Sierra and 1950's In a Lonely Place. [00:00] INTRO [01:52] Trick or Treat Radio Promo [03:09] RANDOM CONVERSATION [14:46] High Sierra (1941) [48:23] In a Lonely Place (1950) [01:14:18] FEEDBACK [01:17:07] ENDING MUSIC: In a Lonely Place by The Smithereens Buy High Sierra (1941) Buy In a Lonely Place (1950) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween 2025 comes to an end as the Christmas Creep comes even for Art the Clown in 2024's Terrifier 3. ENDING MUSIC: Every Day is Halloween (Squirrely Version) by Ministry Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues with some Taiwanese found footage folk horror in 2022's Incantation. ENDING MUSIC: The Gods Weep by Cthonic Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues with some Lovecraft-inspired weirdness in 2017's The Endless. ENDING MUSIC: Endless, Nameless by Nirvana Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues with a Mexican tale of sexual identity, sexual frustration, and sexual desire for a tentacled alien in 2016's The Untamed. ENDING MUSIC: Amor Extraterrestre by Bestia Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues as I contend with the dredges of horror comedy in 2008's Otis. ENDING MUSIC: Gut Feeling/(Slap Your Mammy) by Devo Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I discuss two of the most celebrated and influential horror films of all time: 1931's Frankenstein and 1935's Bride of Frankenstein. [00:00] INTRO [02:13] CromCast Promo [02:57] RANDOM CONVERSATION [13:39] Frankenstein (1931) [01:08:38] Bride of Frankenstein (1935) [01:45:03] FEEDBACK [01:57:18] ENDING MUSIC: Dust to Dust by The Misfits Buy Frankenstein (1931) Buy Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues as Shinya Tsukamoto goes dream demon in 2006's Nightmare Detective. ENDING MUSIC: Somniphobia by Sigh Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues as Hideo Nakata and Koji Suzuki bring us ANOTHER story about a drowned ghost girl - 2002's Dark Water. ENDING MUSIC: Drowned by Entombed Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues as Shinya Tsukamoto does Edogawa Ranpo in 1999's Gemini. ENDING MUSIC: Ain't Goin' Down to the Well by Tom Waits Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues as I check out some Thai Folk Horror with 1999's Nang Nak. ENDING MUSIC: ความโกรธแค้นนิรันดร์ by Northern Darkness Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues with a film that is somehow not about ghostly genitals - 1990's HauntedWeen. ENDING MUSIC: Hauntedween Theme by Ernest Raymer Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues with a killer ripped from the pulps in 1989's I, Madman. ENDING MUSIC: I, Madman by Komatose Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues with a twisted tale of teenage obsession and German New Wave Electro-Pop in 1982's The Fan. ENDING MUSIC: F.A.N. by Rheingold Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm discussing two UK horror films from 1960 that ditched the supernatural in favor of the sadistic - Peeping Tom and Circus of Horrors. [00:00] INTRO [02:14] Projection Booth Promo [03:24] RANDOM CONVERSATION [26:25] Peeping Tom (1960) [01:05:01] Circus of Horrors (1960) [01:27:05] FEEDBACK [01:32:44] ENDING MUSIC: Peeping Tom by Vampwoov Buy Peeping Tom (1960) Buy Circus of Horrors (1960) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues with a supernatural stalk n' slash with 1980's The Boogey Man. ENDING MUSIC: I'm Your Boogie Man by White Zombie Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues as Carol Kane goes apeshit in 1978's The Mafu Cage. ENDING MUSIC: Blood Sisters by Huntress Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues with a supernatural giallo from Lucio Fulci - 1977's The Psychic. ENDING MUSIC: Seven Notes in Black by Vince Tempera Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues with one of the earliest "babysitter in peril" films, 1971's Fright. ENDING MUSIC: Frights by Slasher Dave Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues with a story of blind love and mutilation in 1969's Blind Beast. ENDING MUSIC: Blind Beast by The Tissues Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues as Frankenstein goes Kaiju times two in 1966's War of the Gargantuas. ENDING MUSIC: War of the Gargantuas by Skitzo Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues as I check out the first Italian color horror film, 1960's Mill of the Stone Women. ENDING MUSIC: Mill of the Stone Women by Crypt Jaintor Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I have a Val Lewton/Boris Karloff double-feature of 1945's Isle of the Dead and 1946's Bedlam. [00:00] INTRO [01:54] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo [02:37] RANDOM CONVERSATION [07:19] Isle of the Dead (1945) [36:23] Bedlam (1946) [01:02:51] FEEDBACK [01:08:20] ENDING MUSIC: Madhouse by Anthrax Buy Isle of the Dead (1945) Buy Bedlam (1946) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues as I fight of a bat-crab-spider-monster thing in 1959's The Angry Red Planet. ENDING MUSIC: I Turned Into a Martian by The Misfits Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues as the Gill Man becomes the...Lung Man? in 1956's The Creature Walks Among Us. ENDING MUSIC: Walk Among Us by The Misfits Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues as the Gill Man goes to Florida in 1955's Revenge of the Creature. ENDING MUSIC: How to Embrace a Swamp Creature by The Mountain Goats Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues as Columbia tries to do The Wolf Man by way of Cat People and flops hard in 1944's Cry of the Werewolf. ENDING MUSIC: Werewolf Queen by The Lurking Corpses Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues with a latter-entry into Universal's Invisible Man series - 1944's The Invisible Man's Revenge. ENDING MUSIC: Going Invisible 2 by The Mountain Goats Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues as Bela Lugosi stalks the streets of the London Blitz as a vampire that, for legal reasons, we can't call Dracula in 1943's The Return of the Vampire. ENDING MUSIC: Return of the Vampire by Mercyful Fate Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues with Humphrey Bogart's first (and last) horror film - 1939's The Return of Doctor X. ENDING MUSIC: For Your Blood by American Werewolves Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm doing a Val Lewton double-feature of 1943's I Walked with a Zombie and 1945's The Body Snatcher. [00:00] INTRO [01:34] Chin Stroker vs Punter Promo [02:41] RANDOM CONVERSATION [25:48] I Walked with a Zombie (1943) [59:18] The Body Snatcher (1945) [01:29:23] FEEDBACK [01:33:29] ENDING MUSIC: I Walked with a Zombie by Roky Erickson Buy I Walked with a Zombie (1943) Buy The Body Snatcher (1945) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues as I watch Mexico's first sound horror film, 1933's La Llorona. ENDING MUSIC: La Llorona by El Cuervo de Poe Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues as I fall under the hypnotic spell of 1931's Svengali. ENDING MUSIC: Christian Svengali by Nightfall Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues with a French surrealist adaptation of Poe in 1928's The Fall of the House of Usher. ENDING MUSIC: Through the Pale Door by Faith and the Muse Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues as Buster Keaton gets spooked in 1921's The Haunted House. ENDING MUSIC: Haunted by King Diamond Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
My 16th Annual 31 Days of Halloween kicks off with Robert Weine's follow-up to Caligari - 1920's Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire. ENDING MUSIC: Angel Witch by Angel Witch Watch Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm concluding this year's SciTember with some dystopic/post-apocalyptic flicks as I discuss 2006's Children of Men and 2010's The Book of Eli. [00:00] INTRO [01:56] Trick or Treat Radio Promo [03:13] RANDOM CONVERSATION [07:24] Children of Men (2006) [41:48] The Book of Eli (2010) [01:05:35] FEEDBACK [01:09:39] ENDING MUSIC: The Earth Died Screaming by Tom Waits Buy Children of Men (2006) Buy The Book of Eli (2010) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing SciTember as we hurtle through the ineffable void in 2018's Aniara and High Life. [00:00] INTRO [01:51] CromCast Promo [02:35] RANDOM CONVERSATION [10:17] Aniara (2018) [45:28] High Life (2018) [01:15:59] FEEDBACK [01:20:42] ENDING MUSIC: The Fall into Time by At the Gates Buy Aniara (2018) Buy High Life (2018) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing SciTember as I am joined by Paul from the Strange Highways Podcast for a double-feature of Space Madness flicks: 1963's Ikarie XB-1 and 2007's Sunshine. [00:00] INTRO [01:39] Projection Booth Podcast Promo [02:49] RANDOM CONVERSATION [17:27] Ikarie XB-1 (1963) [01:08:25] Sunshine (2007) [02:14:28] FEEDBACK [02:19:12] ENDING MUSIC: Sunshine by Alice in Chains Buy Ikarie XB-1 (1963) Buy Sunshine (2007) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm kicking-off SciTember with a double-feature of post-apocalyptic Kevin Costner flicks: 1995's Waterworld and 1997's The Postman. And joining me in this epic "Costnersation" is my buddy Harper! [00:00] INTRO [01:52] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo [02:36] RANDOM COSTNERSATION [12:36] Waterworld (1995) [54:48] The Postman (1997) [01:52:07] FEEDBACK [01:55:29] ENDING MUSIC: Please Mr. Postman by The Punkles Buy Waterworld (1995) Buy The Postman (1997) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by Paul from the Strange Highways podcast for an Alfred Hitchcock double-feature starring two of his most notable collaborators - Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart. On the Grant side we have 1941's Suspicion and on the Stewart side we have 1948's Rope. [00:00] INTRO [01:45] Chin Stroker vs Punter Promo [02:52] RANDOM CONVERSATION [11:29] Suspicion (1941) [51:45] Rope (1948) [01:42:10] FEEDBACK [01:45:30] ENDING MUSIC: On a Rope by Rocket from the Crypt Buy Suspicion (1941) Buy Rope (1948) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I have a John Woo double-feature of heroic bloodshed as I discuss 1986's A Better Tomorrow and 1990's Bullet in the Head. [00:00] INTRO [01:39] Trick or Treat Radio Promo [02:56] RANDOM CONVERSATION [12:35] A Better Tomorrow (1986) [56:57] Bullet in the Head (1990) [01:32:44] FEEDBACK [01:37:05] ENDING MUSIC: Sentimental Past by Leslie Cheung Buy A Better Tomorrow (1986) Buy Bullet in the Head (1990) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I have a Mannly double-feature of Michael Mann flicks as I discuss 1995's Heat and 2015's Blackhat. [00:00] INTRO [02:03] CromCast Promo [02:47] RANDOM CONVERSATION [10:42] Heat (1995) [57:03] Blackhat (2015) [01:30:25] FEEDBACK [01:33:27] ENDING MUSIC: God Moving Over the Face of the Waters by Moby Buy Heat (1995) Buy Blackhat (2015) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm doing a David Cronenberg double-feature of diabolic doubles and domestic disturbances as I discuss 1979's The Brood and 1988's Dead Ringers. [00:00] INTRO [01:38] The Projection Booth Podcast Promo [02:48] RANDOM CONVERSATION [18:28] The Brood (1979) [01:07:26] Dead Ringers (1988) [02:08:03] FEEDBACK [02:12:19] ENDING MUSIC: 316L Grade Surgical Steel by Carcass Buy The Brood (1979) Buy Dead Ringers (1988) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm discussing the last two Stanley Kubrick films I have not previously TWoRPed - his 1953 debut Fear and Desire and his 1960 work-for-hire effort Spartacus. [00:00] INTRO [01:38] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo [02:21] RANDOM CONVERSATION [10:21] Fear and Desire (1953) [41:13] Spartacus (1960) [01:33:18] FEEDBACK [01:36:38] ENDING MUSIC: Spartacus Main Title by Alex North Buy Fear and Desire (1953) Buy Spartacus (1960) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm diving into the dark and dangerous world of hustlers and gamblers as I discuss 1961's The Hustler and 1998's Rounders. [00:00] INTRO [02:09] Chin Stroker vs Punter Promo [03:17] RANDOM CONVERSATION [09:34] The Hustler (1961) [54:11] Rounders (1998) [01:32:41] FEEDBACK [01:40:02] ENDING MUSIC: See You on the Other Side by Ozzy Osbourne Buy The Hustler (1961) Buy Rounders (1998) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Sarah, aka La Hermana de Goro, for her Patreon Pick - 1995's Friday and 2025's One of Them Days. [00:00] INTRO [01:30] Trick or Treat Radio Promo [02:47] RANDOM CONVERSATION [13:10] Friday (1995) [51:20] One of them Days (2025) [01:24:32] FEEDBACK [01:28:59] ENDING MUSIC: Friday by Ice Cube Buy Friday (1995) Buy One of Them Days (2025) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Legionnaire Daniel B. Daniel has requested I take a look at 1992's Thunderheart so I'm making it a Val Kilmer double-feature with 1997's The Saint. [00:00] INTRO [01:44] CromCast Promo [02:28] RANDOM CONVERSATION [13:28] Thunderheart (1992) [41:38] The Saint (1997) [01:06:55] FEEDBACK [01:09:28] ENDING MUSIC: Freedumb by Rage Against the Machine Buy Thunderheart (1992) Buy The Saint (1997) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Elite Patron Alan R. as I discuss two direct-to-video sci-fi action flicks featuring two future cops named Tucker - 1989's Future Force and 1990's Twisted Justice. [00:00] INTRO [02:08] Projection Booth Promo [03:18] RANDOM CONVERSATION [10:45] Future Force (1989) [45:05] Twisted Justice (1990) [01:15:51] FEEDBACK [01:24:13] ENDING MUSIC: 777 by Danzig Buy Future Force (1989)Buy Twisted Justice (1990) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
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