The Film Cult Podcast

George Stroumboulopoulos or Strombo as most of you know, joins Robert to discuss Much Music, hockey, cinema and everything in the world today. From MuchLoud to The Hour and now Apple Music, George has been in the lives of many for 4 decades. Catch Strombo over on Apple Music. intro: The Smalls outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky  

Underground filmmaker Bruce LaBruce joins Robert on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast. Check out his new film The Visitor available through Vinegar Syndrome    into: The Smalls outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky 

Jesse Leach, lead singer of Killswitch Engage, The Weapon, Times of Grace and Seemless joins Robert on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast to discuss their upcoming tour. Make sure to check out the tour and the new album This Consequence out Feb 21, 2025 http://www.killswitchengage.com/ intro: The Smalls outro: Killswitch Engage- Forever Aligned 

Susan Neiman is a Philosopher, Cultural Commentator and author of Left Is Not Woke. She joins Robert on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast to talk the world and the aftermath of the 2024 election.  intro: The Smalls    https://www.susan-neiman.com/

David Fincher's former right hand and Cinematography extraordinaire Jeff Cronenweth joins Robert to talk his latest Tron Ares and everything else from his amazing career on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast.  intro: The Smalls 

Armored Saint and former Anthrax frontman John Bush joins Robert ahead of their trek with WASP, on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast   intro: The Smalls

Former Calgary Mayor and current leadership seeker of the Alberta NDP Naheed Nenshi joins Robert for this edition of The Film Cult Podcast.  https://nenshi.ca/   intro: The Smalls outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

Willie Lee McIntyre Jr. or as you all know him Skech185 joins Robert for this edition of The Film Cult Podcast   intro: The Smalls outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky 

Cinematographer Chayse Irvin (Blackkklansman, Blonde, Beyoncé's Lemonade…) joins Robert for this edition of The Film Cult Podcast.  intro: The Smalls outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky 

Cinematographer Alexander Dynan (First Reformed, The Card Counter, Master Gardener…) joins Robert on this live to tape edition of The Film Cult Podcast   intro: The Smalls outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

Alex Shumway (or Alex Vincent from his Green River days) joins Robert on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast.  intro: The Smalls outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky 

Masha and Olga from the activist group Pussy Riot join Robert to discuss their latest tour across Canada. Make sure to check them out this March in Western Canada and with their ongoing work.  songs included: Mama, Don't Watch TV Swan Lake

Academy Award winning cinematographer (Mank, Mindhunter, Devotion, The Killer, Ferrari) Erik Messerschmidt joins Robert on this very special edition of The Film Cult Podcast.   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky A Jacob Hunter Mix

Billy Howerdel of A Perfect Circle and Ashes Divide joins Robert on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast to discuss a wide variety of subjects and of course his new album 'What Normal Was' out now!   Intro: The Smalls Billy Howerdel- Ani Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

Learan Kahanov takes over cinematography work for Kevin Smith's new film Clerks 3 and he's here on The Film Cult Podcast to discuss it all. Catch Clerks 3 in Theatres this September.   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

Cameron Findlay or better known to you as Kontravoid, sits down with Robert during Terminus Monolith to discuss craft and life (and of course some movies) kontravoid.com kontravoid.bandcamp.com   Intro: The Smalls Kontravoid- Age of Descent Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

The one and only Lydia Lunch stops by The Film Cult Podcast to discuss life and the upcoming RETROVIRUS show at this years Sled Island festival. lydia-lunch.net sledisland.com   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

Will Brooks a.k.a MC Dalek from the one and only Dalek joins Robert to discuss the new album Precipice (out now through Ipecac Records), on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast.    Intro: The Smalls Dalek- Decimation (Dis Nation) Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

Hayden Silas Anhedonia better known as Ethel Cain joins Robert on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast to discuss everything from movies to life to the new album Preacher's Daughter out May 12 from Daughters of Cain Records.    Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky  

Dimitri Minakakis, the co-founder and original lead singer of The Dillinger Escape Plan is here to discuss everything on the latest edition of The Film Cult Podcast. Subscribe and tell your friends to get on the show, what better time than here, what better time than now.    Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

Covering Toronto International Film Festival 2021, New York Film Festival 2021, Sundance 2022, Slamdance 2022 and SXSW 2022 and all the lost interviews as of late.    Interviews: Nadia Szold (Director of Larry Flynt for President) Nicola Daley 24:55 (Cinematographer of Benediction) Justin Zuckerman 39:37 (Director of Yelling Fire In An Empty Theatre) Will Lovelace & Dylan Southern 53:00 (Directors of Meet Me In The Bathroom) BJ McDonnell 1:10:50 (Director of Studio 666) Vesela Kazakova, Mina Mileva and Academy Award Nominee Maria Bakalova 1:22:03 (Directors and star of Women Do Cry)   Films Mentioned: A Night of Knowing Nothing Beba earthearthearth Train Again Attica Petite Maman The Eyes of Tammy Faye Saloum Benediction Anatolian Leopard Dune The French Dispatch The Velvet Underground The Girl and the Spider Just a Movement Passing The Lost Daughter Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn Intregalade C'mon C'mon Drive My Car Ahed's Knee Bergman Island Parallel Mothers Memoria Marx Can Wait The Worst Person In The World Cha Cha Real Smooth Meet Me In The Bathroom Navalny 892 Riotsville USA Leonor Will Never Die Am I Ok? Happening Its Coming Its Real Killing The Eunuch Khan Yelling Fire In An Empty Theatre Retrograde Snow White Dies In The End Bodies Bodies Bodies Women Do Cry   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky    

New Jersey native and current Brooklyn based A/V powerhouse Brandon Gallagher (Better know to most of you as Trace Amount), joins Robert on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast to discuss the new album Anti Body Language out April 15, 2022 through Federal Prisoner. get the album over at federalprisoner.shop   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

Storyboard artist and filmmaker James Ward Byrkit, the mind behind Coherence and the visual eye of Pirates of The Caribbean, Rango and Baby Driver joins Robert on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast. Make sure to spread the word about Shatter Belt and check out the Patton Oswalt interview with James as a fundraiser over at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/coherenceexplained shatterbelt.tv Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky 

Yael Bridge the filmmaker behind "The Big Scary S Word" and producer of "Saving Capitalism" joins Robert on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast.   socialismmovie.com   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

One of the Godmothers of the Cinema of Transgression and No Wave Cinema movements, Tessa Hughes-Freeland, joins Robert on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast.   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

Valor Kand of Christian Death and Pompeii 99 joins Robert on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast to discuss the new album, life and tease the upcoming super festival Cruel World happening May 14&15, 2022 in Pasadena California.    Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

The Film Cult Podcast is pleased to be coming to you from Montreal for the 25th anniversary of Fantasia.    Interviews: Mark O'Brien d. The Righteous Mickey Reece d. Agnes   Film's mentioned: Prisoners of the Ghostland d. Sion Sono The Warped Forest d. Shunichiro Miki Fireworks, Should We See It From The Side or the Bottom? d. Shunji Iwai Wonderful Paradise d. Masashi Yamamoto The Suicide Squad d. James Gunn April Story d. Shunji Iwai Act Of Violence In A Young Journalist d. Manuel Lamas Hellbender d. Toby Poser & John Adams Ida Red d. John Swab Fruit d. Ivan Li King Knight d. Richard Bates Jr. The Lovers d. Avra Fox-Lerner Progressive Touch d. Michael Portnoy     Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

The Film Cult Podcast is pleased to cover this years 20th anniversary Tribeca Film Festival.    Interviews include: Dan Chen director of Accepted Nicholas Bruckman director of Not Going Quietly Emmett Brennan director of Reflection: A Walk With Water   Bonus Coverage: Jon Boorstin on The Parallax View   Other Films Mentioned: Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bordain d. Morgan Neville No Sudden Move d. Steven Soderbergh The Kids d. Eddie Martin Larry Flynt For President d. Nadia Szold All The Streets Are Silent d. Jeremy Elkin Poser d. Ori Segev & Noah Dixon Kubrick By Kubrick d. Gregory Monro The One And Only Dick Gregory d. Andre Gaines The Novice d. Lauren Hadaway Banksy Most Wanted d. Seamus Haley & Aurelia Rouvier Souad d. Ayten Amin Last Film Show d. Pan Nalin The Price of Freedom d. Judd Ehrlich All These Sons d. Joshua Altman & Bing Liu Blondie: Vivir En La Habana d. Rob Roth The Legend Of The Underground d. Nneka Onuorah & Giselle Bailey The First Step d. Brandon Kramer Italian Studies d. Adam Leon Settlers d. Wyatt Rockefeller Primera d. Vee Bravo Asking For It d. Eamon O'Rourke   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

Its CUFF time again and we here at The Film Cult Podcast are pleased to cover this years Calgary Underground Film Festival.    Lloyd Kaufman director of Shakespeare's Shitstorm Jasmine Stodel director of Kid Candidate (25:40) Kyle Thomas director of Range Roads (40:15) Christopher Boone & Kevin Smokler directors of Vinyl Nation (47:10)   other films mentioned: Riders of Justice d. Anders Thomas Jensen Summertime d. Carlos Lopez Estrada Together Together d. Nikole Beckwith Playdurizm d. Gem Deger The Last Matinee d. Maximiliano Contenti Laughter d. Martin Laroche Fully Realized Humans d. Joshua Leonard First Date d. Darren Knapp & Manuel Crosby Vicious Fun d. Cody Calahan Coming Home in the Dark d. James Ashcroft Golden Arm d. Maureen Bharoocha   intro: The Smalls outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

The Film Cult Podcast is proud to be a part of the longest running film festival in the America's. SFFILM has some great things to offer you and please come check out the wonderful interviews attached.   Prano Bailey-Bond director of Censor Nefise Ozkal Lorentzen director of Seyran Ates: Sex, Revolution and Islam (12:25) Tasha Van Zandt director of After Antarctica (24:55)   other films mentioned: Zumiriki- d. Oskar Alegria Captains of Za'atari- d. Ali El Arabi Radiograph of a Family- Firouzeh Khosrovani Home- Franka Pontente Strawberry Mansion- Kentucky Audley & Albert Birney Abou Leila- Amin Sidi-Boumediene Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided To Go For It- d. Mariem Perez Riera The Dry- Robert Connolly Holler- Nicole Riegel Ma Belle, My Beauty- Marion Hill Naked Singularity- Chase Palmer The Perfect Candidate- Haifa al-Mansour Supercool- Teppo Airaksinen   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

Founder of The Dillinger Escape Plan and Giraffe Tongue Orchestra, current live member of Suicidal Tendencies, manager for the Grammy Award winning Kimbra, not to mention film composer and all around great guy Ben Weinman joins Robert on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast. Keep up with Ben over on Party Smasher Inc.   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

Beth B, the pivotal figure in the Cinema of Transgression and No Wave movement joins Robert to discuss her new film Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast.    bethbproductions.com   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

Cinematography master Lol Crawley is on The Film Cult Podcast. We talk craft and so much more, not an episode to be missed!   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

He's the Cinematographer all the cool kids talk about... The man behind the looks of Good Time, Her Smell, Queen of Earth, Heaven Knows What, Listen Up Philip, The Black Balloon, The Color Wheel, Sea Legs, 86'd, The Follower, Tesla, Trigonometry, Sportin' Life and so many other classics, not to mention the upcoming Abel Ferrara film Zeros and Ones. Its Sean Price Williams! Come sit in with Sean and Robert over here on The Film Cult Podcast.    Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

Rising actress Jamie Kirsten Howard is here to beak down this years Academy Awards. Find her on insta @jamiekirstenhoward or Twitter @glitterburrito   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

Acclaimed filmmaker Joe Berlinger (Paradise Lost) and acclaimed journalist Jillian Lauren talk to Robert about their new project (out now on Starz and Crave) Confronting a Serial Killer; about the most prolific serial killer in American History, Sam Little.    Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

Michael Ignatieff is an author, academic, former leader of The Liberal Party of Canada and Leader of the Official Opposition from 2008-2011, Privy Council and Order of Canada recipient and current President of Central European University joins Robert on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast.   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

Selema “Sal” Masekela the host, commentator, journalist, musician, and producer best known for his work presenting ESPN’s Summer and Winter X Games; NBC’s Red Bull Signature Series; his cultural reporting in South Africa during the 2010 FIFA World Cup; hosting E!’s DAILY 10; and hosting and executive producing the award-winning TV show VICE WORLD OF SPORTS (2017 Producers Guild of America award winner for “Outstanding Sports Program”), joins Robert to talk everything from Social Justice to Burton. Catch Selema over on salmasekela.com   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

Josh Kolenik of the chill wave pioneers Small Black joins Robert on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast to discuss their new album Cheap Dreams out April 9, 2021 through 100% Electronica.    also check out the new Establishment Brew Astronomie Domine available at The Establishment Brewing Company.   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

Coming to you from the 2021 South By Southwest Festival, its The Film Cult Podcast! Join in on the SXSW festivities.   Interviews The Oxy Kingpins: Brendan Fitzgerald Drea Bernardi   The Drovers Wife: Leah Purcell   The Lost Sons: Ursula Mcfarlane   Swan Song: Udo Kier Todd Stephens   Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break: Finn Bruce   Potato Dreams of America: Wes Hurley    Clerk: Malcolm Ingram    Recovery: Mallory Everton Whitney Call Stephen Meek   We Are As Gods: Jason Sussberg David Alvarado   Bands: The Mysterines TV Priest Holy Fuck Mike Melinoe M For Montreal Weird Milk Blushing Sasha and the Valentines MEMES Heave Blood & Die Iceage 404 Guild Chubby & The Gang Enola Gay The Chats Drinking Boys & Girls Choir   Conferences: Film Distribution in an Increasingly Digital Age  Understanding The Motivation Behind Extremism Eyes Off The Road Behind The Lens with Rising Cinematographers Social Justice In A New Era Judas and The Black Messiah on Art and Activism  From Moonlight to The Underground Railroad President George W. Bush in Conversation with  Evan Smith AI Will Not Solve Your Nazi Problem    Other films mentioned: The Fallout The Sparks Brothers Bantu Mama Violet Kid Candidate R#J The Thing That Ate The Birds Woodlands Dark & Days Bewitched Language Lessons Jakob’s Wife How It Ends  Sound of Violence  Demi Lovato: Dancing With The Devil Broadcast Signal Intrusion Disintegration Loops Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliche The Hunt For Planet B WeWork: The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn Alien on Stage We Are The Thousand Joe Buffalo United States vs. Reality Winner Trapped Offseason Hysterical  Fucking With Nobody Plant Heist      Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

Multi-Instrumentalist, Composer, Producer, Law Professor and all around great individual Adrian Young joins Robert on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast to discuss his new album "The American Negro" and accompanying film T.A.N. and of course his new podcast Invisible Blackness.    Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

Chad VanGaalen, Sub Pop's darling and Calgary's poet joins me to discuss groceries, trips and all other things you'd talk about. Grab his new album "World's Most Stressed Out Gardener" and check out his live stream on April 8 over at noonchorus.com chadvangaalen.com   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

Jimmy Bower of Eyehategod, Down, Crowbar, The Mystick Krewe of Clearlight, Corrosion of Conformity and Superjoint Ritual joins Robert on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast to discuss the new Eyehategod album A History of Nomadic Behavior.    Intro: The Smalls Eyehategod- Built Beneath the Lies Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

Skinner Myers, the award winning filmmaker and LMU professor who just destroyed the competition in our eyes at this years Slamdance festival, joins Robert to discuss his process and his new film The Sleeping Negro. skinnermyers.com   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

Doug Pray the Emmy and Grammy award winning, member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, filmmaker behind the documentaries Hype!, Scratch, Sundance 20, Surfwise, Art & Copy, Levitated Mass and Apple+'s Home joins Robert on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast. dougpray.com   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky  

Karam Gill that guy you hear about every time there is a list of filmmakers and documentary filmmakers to look out for, sits down with Robert to discuss his new project Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine. Catch Karam over at karam-gill.com   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

From Jackass to Slint, Portlandia to Vice; Lance Bangs has done it all. Join us as Robert sits down with Lance to discuss process, politics, Alberta record stores and so much more on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast.   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

Alicia Bognanno of Bully sits down with Robert to discuss the process and her new album SUGAREGG out now through Sub Pop records. Catch Bully over at bullythemusic.com   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky

Laurent Bouzereau has been behind the scenes of all of your favourite directors (from Spielberg to Hitchcock to DePalma), now he shares his experiences and his know-how in this sit-down with Robert for his release of Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind. Catch Laurent over at www.nedlandmedia.com and make sure to check out Five Came Back over on Netflix.   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky    

Thats right Christian James Hand is back! The first guest and the first returning guest and we try to cover it all. Tune into his sessions over on Instagram @thesessioniglive every single day 11am PT and Wednesday nights 7pm PT. thesessionwebsite.com   Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky 

Roger Clark Miller the musician and conceptual artist best known for Mission of Burma, The Alloy Orchestra, The Trinary System and Dream Interpretations for Solo Electric Guitar sits down with Robert on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast. Catch Roger over at rogerclarkmiller.com and even though Mission of Burma is no longer it doesn't mean you need to stop cranking it.    Intro: The Smalls Outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky