TUMP

It's been a week and a bit. This episode turned around at a much faster pace than I imagined and I'm quite pleased with it all. We discuss the new Iñárritu film as well as…Read More

We return to 2023 with us discussing the age old debate Rock, Scissors, Paper vs Vampire & Terrorists. Who wins it all? Also we begin our path into the work of Satyajit Ray with the…Read More

It's a new year and another promise of a new TUMP. We've not done much to clean off the cobwebs but assuming the world is sort of back to normal then we're going to get…Read More

Did you miss us? Well let's hope it doesn't happen again anytime soon. We're stills struggling with so many recording issues that seem to come up every other day that we decide to gather. However,…Read More

So podcast tales to be told here. We did the entire recording and when it was all said and done we realized that my cohosts were being recorded via their webcam and not their nice…Read More

Another way too long delay and another episode of TUMP hits the internets. At this stage can you even call this podcast semi-regular?  We're doing a thing I guess. Anyways here we are discussing the…Read More

It's been a while. How's it going? I know I have a few episodes to deliver that have disappeared but it happens. Here we are joining the land of the internet in screaming our thoughts…Read More

With a much delayed podcast we return with a discussion on the latest filme from one Mr. Robert Eggers. What does one do when one is a viking and has your family and kingdom taken…Read More

Another few weeks means another TUMP. We gather to talk through what it's like to see some incredible acting and some depraved existences with Nitram and begin our CineNovo marathon with The Guns.  Enjoy… Show…Read More

With much delay we return with the latest outing in how to watch crazy movies for podcast life. We return to talk about a 80s wuxia films where armours are needed and special swords are…Read More

We return with a quick podcast where we take the time to figure out what's happening in NYC when Leah moves into the city to do her best to ruin the world all on her…Read More

Somehow it's already in the back half of February… How did that happen? Well 2021 is well and gone and I'm here trying to remind you all about the year that was. This podcast was…Read More

Here it is. It's the final podcast episode of the year, which I address early in the episode. 2021 has been a wild year for movies. We were locked down, then cinemas were back, then…Read More

We are creatures of habit. If Edgar Wright makes a movie we all want to see it. So here we are packing up our records and being wisked away to the 60s for a fun…Read More

When the world deals you cowboys vs. cowboys you sit back relax and enjoy the shenanigans of it all. This time around we sit back to enjoy The Harder They Fall and figure out which outlaw…Read More

What do you do when you're asked to care for a baby lamb? You hold it tight? You make it some milk? You scare away dangerous prey? I'm pretty certain it's all of the above…Read More

The podcast is a fluid being that can be as cruel as the sands that go between our fingers as we try to answer the question, does a pandemic kill the blockbuster, or just redefine…Read More

It's not new here on the podcast for me to get enough of a push to do a special episode of the show. Even better yet when that push comes from a guest as fun…Read More

It's that scary month again. How'd this happen so quickly. Got anything going on where you are? Planning to get snatched by a witch? If no… here's a podcast where we talk about getting snatched…Read More

This week we come together to discuss the myth telling of The Green Knight as well as end out wuxia marathon with Chang Cheh's film The One-Armed Swordsman with some flourish. We also have tales from the…Read More

I know it's only been a week since you heard from us, but I thought we'd prefer not to make you wait much longer for this one. We break down what it's like to still…Read More

So, this one took a while. We return with a debug film from Fernanda Valadez, Identifying Features where we search for a soon hoping for the best but dreading the worst at all times; and also…Read More

We are now in August and with holidays coming hard and fast we return with a discussion of Australian westerns and Mexican satires. We discuss The Furnace where an Afghanistan native is in Australia and gets…Read More

A man releases toxic gas into a Korean town and we must climb to safety and at the same time a Bunuel marathon must be continued. The podcast moves on through many random film thoughts…Read More

A year ago I remember pining to see the latest and greatest of the musical genre and now it's finally here. Check in with us as we continue our coverage of the TUMP and Lin-Manual…Read More

A podcast that is entirely just madness incarnate; as it usually is whenever Nic Cage makes his way into a podcast movie. So otherwise we continue down the path of more Bunuel films with Viridiana.…Read More

This week we head to a funeral. Not the podcast's, but rather one of a friend of the family and hope our parents don't embarass us too much. We take a look at Shiva Baby. Show…Read More

So instead of us joining the super league we decide to remain perfectly independent. Not because we have any morals but because we weren't invited. So there's that. We've finally reached the end of our…Read More

I guess what I'd want to ask is which member of the podcast is which character in Godzilla vs. King Kong? Am I Mothra? I'm so bad that I'm in the bad movie and not…Read More

We are now deep into Aprill and coming to terms with the fact that 2021 isn't showing that much improvement yet. Vaccines are going but honestly we need to speed this up a bit world. …Read More

Here we are with a much shorter episode of the podcast than normal. In all honestly we had a bit of a recording issue and half of the show just magically disappeared… However, the main…Read More

With randomness ocurring in the world I got a message and with that a show was birthed. Ryan McNeil of The Matinee decided to come on over to talk with me about his deep thoughts…Read More

Well the year didn’t start how I wanted. I wanted us to be on schedule and delivering podcasts fast and furiously. Let the FAMILY jokes bounce around. Anyways with one episode now lost to the ether…Read More

A lot later than many other outlets, but isn’t that the story of the TUMP brand these last few years. Finally with 2020 in the bag we can finally look back at all the highs,…Read More

It’s a new year and a new podcast. Before we get on to our deliberations over what films were and were not the best of 2020 (a trash fire year). We have one more “regular”…Read More

Another podcast rolling in late, but this is remarkably shorter than usual.  Here as we begin for our end of year deliberations in another month, is without a marathon (as those will be on hiatus…Read More

We return with body horror films that inhabit the mind and masking in bed. How do we manage to get the weirdest things after the October cut off. It’s messed up. Anyways lots to unpack…Read More

Even though we’ve past the month of horror it doesn’t stop us from pulling it back and pulling up with a horror franchise that never seems to die, Scream. Enjoy… Show Notes (00:04:45) Scream (01:13:15)…Read More

It’s wild to think that we’re about to begin the final quarter of the season that is 2020. What twists and turns will it bring us. With this year definitively being the year of streaming…Read More

We take another look into the horrors of war, except instead of walking through battles of soldiers or the horrors of the victims of the direct aggressors we’re forced to follow a child’s experience being…Read More

A delayed release, but what else is new for a TUMP release these days? We return to discuss more documentaries as we’re taken around the world to understand how a highly addictive and illegal (and in some cases starting to be legal) drugs are making big dollars as well as finish out Maysles’ series of … Continue reading "TUMP [EP#345 – THE BUSINESS OF DRUGS/GREY GARDENS]"

This week on TUMP we’re here to discuss two films that we released in neighbouring years. One a fiction film staged as a documentary about violence and politics of the time, the next a documentary showing violence that happened when too much fun was being had. Show Notes (00:04:30) Medium Cool (1969) (00:47:00) Gimme Shelter … Continue reading "TUMP [EP#344 – MEDIUM COOL / GIMME SHELTER]"

So how do we put this. It feels like we’re in a new world. Our episodes get more sparse but the length is increasing. We return with another off brand episode that may just start lengthening our recordings as we really start off disucssing the Disney+/Mulan news and then leading into a couple of films … Continue reading "TUMP [EP #343 – THE CHEAP DETECTIVE/SALESMAN]"

We return and in many ways we bury the lead. This is an episode that goes way beyond the scope that we generally want to do week to week or even month to month as our conversation this time out becomes even more focussed on some very large pieces of popular culture media going on … Continue reading "TUMP [EP#342 – CUSTODY/HAMILTON/THE LAST OF US PART 2] [SPOILERS]"

In Georgia, when men dance… they DANCE.  This week we travel to the land of Georgia to see what happens when an LGBTQ story is told in the realm of dance under an obviously oppressive regime. Merab (Levan Gelbakhiani) is a dancer who finally has his shot at becoming a main troupe member so he … Continue reading "TUMP [EP#341 – AND THEN WE DANCED]"

We return to our podcasting ways and begin our summers with a venture out into Bollywood blockbusters with the 2015 film Baahubali. When it proposed that we do this as a podcast film we didn’t know what to expect and I feel we left it with nothing other than surprise and awe. Enjoy Show Notes … Continue reading "TUMP [EP#340 – BAAHUBALI: THE BEGINNING]"

We continue our journey through the early years of Todd Haynes with his film of short stories brought together in Poison.

2020 has started out pretty rough. If you’re a viewer begging for the next new thing who thought that when the virus locked down many businesses (including cinemas) that streaming would solve all your problems, I wonder how sure you are that will eventually come to pass. It’s been almost two months (more dependent on … Continue reading "TUMP [EP#339 – BAD EDUCATION] [w/ RYAN MCNEIL]"

With the Edward Yang series over it’s time to move from Taiwan to America with a filmmaker who’s still working today and our efforts to fill in a few gaps in his work. Todd Haynes has been known more recently for films like Wonderstruck and Carol. Long before that he was pushing limits of what thematically and … Continue reading "TUMP FILMMAKERS [SERIES 7: TODD HAYNES] [PT.1 SUPERSTAR: THE KAREN CARPENTER STORY]"

Pixar has been our poster child for wonderful entertainment for over two decades. So with their latest release Onward taking us to our days of fantasy role playing games we’re here to find out our true role that we would take on… Show Notes (00:07:36) The Last Dance (00:10:05) Onward (00:38:38) Vivarium (00:40:59) Like a Boss (00:42:12) … Continue reading "TUMP [EP#338 – ONWARD]"