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Send us a textWhy do so many characters seem to fall in love when they're in dangerous situations? We chat a bit about how our bodies work when we feel we're in danger, and also how the romance between Bonnie and Clyde felt more authentic and respectful compared to other cinematic gangster romances.Let us know what you think and chat with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WTF_WithUsTheme Music Credit: Ultra Lights by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/61225 Ft: Javolenus

We finally bring the brilliant, indelible work of Claire Denis to the pod with a discussion of her 1994 TV movie U.S. Go Home. Produced as part of the anthology series Tous les garcons et les filles de leur age… alongside work from other French visionaries like Chantal Akerman, Olivier Assayas and André Téchiné, Denis' film is an elliptical, compassionate coming-of-age story that regularly subverts expectations and never succumbs to the potentially regressive tendencies of its narrative milieu. We begin with some chatter about recent Hit Factory-featured filmmaker Edward Yang and a recent watch of his final work, Yi Yi. Then, we explore Denis' film - its lyrical formalism, its exquisite soundtrack - and how she crafts a work of simultaneously keen observation and hypnotic ambiguity. Watch U.S. Go Home on YouTubeThe Roxie theater in San Francisco is still seeking funds to help buy their building! Be sure to listen to our recent conversation with producer and Roxie board member Henry S. Rosenthal and visit the Roxie website to donate today!Get access to all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month.....Our theme song is "Mirror" by Chris Fish

This week on the Erotic Thriller Club we jump back into the world of Brian De Palma! We're also giving Antonio Banderas a third and final chance to play a cool guy in an erotic thriller... Can he succeed? Rebecca Romijn-Stamos! Sexy jewel heists! Asexual henchmen!

A quiet film with a loud emotional pulse.

Send us a textWhy were The Barrow Gang so popular? In this episode, we chat about the historical context of the film and particularly how Bonnie and Clyde leaned into the glamour of their crimical behaviour. Let us know what you think and chat with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WTF_WithUsTheme Music Credit: Ultra Lights by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/61225 Ft: Javolenus

Send us a textWe're going back in time for our last film of the gangster genre to “Bonnie & Clyde”. One of our oldest films we've watched on the podcast, we chat about how the duo have remained in mainstream pop culture.Let us know what you think and chat with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WTF_WithUsTheme Music Credit: Ultra Lights by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/61225 Ft: Javolenus

Check out Bert's new special "Lucky" streaming on Netflix! The 2 Bears 5k is this Sunday! There's still time to sign up and join us in Tampa at Raymond James Stadium! Sign up at https://www.2bears5k.com/#intro SPONSORS: - Go to https://shipstation.com and use code CAVE to sign up for your FREE trial. - Learn more about Lightstrike at https://Drinklightstrike.com or follow on TikTok and Instagram @drinklightstrike. - You can find Cremo's new line of antiperspirants and deodorants at Target or https://Target.com - Get started at https://factormeals.com/bears50off and use code bears50off to get 50 percent off plus FREE shipping on your first box. - Head to https://policygenius.com to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save. This week on 2 Bears 1 Cave, Bert Kreischer is joined by legendary funnyman and certified bear Thomas Lennon for one of the wildest rides yet. No stranger to confrontations, Thomas tells Bert some stories about a fight he got into in the real-world and the internet. They dive into the Amazon reviews of Mein Kampf, unpack the all-female Blue Origin space flight, and debate which celebs should be launched into orbit next. Thomas also opens up about working with Christopher Nolan, shares the weirdest thing he's ever used his fame for, and the two squirm over some spelunking stories. The two also discuss claustrophobia, Tom's basketball injury, suicide pods in Switzerland, and whether getting beat up by a woman is a fair fight. From film criticism to Karen moments, to the legendary Pink Palace, this episode has it all! 2 Bears, 1 Cave Ep. 286 https://tomsegura.com/tour https://www.bertbertbert.com/tour https://store.ymhstudios.com Chapters 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:23 - Mein Kampf 00:06:34 - Women In Space 00:11:03 - Happy Endings 00:18:18 - Back To The Lady Astronauts 00:22:37 - Thrill Seeking 00:26:00 - Caves 00:35:53 - A Funny Death 00:40:05 - Fame 00:45:47 - Tom's Broken Body 00:49:37 - Swiss Unalive Pods 00:56:38 - The Man Who Would Be King 00:59:44 - Christopher Nolan Movies 01:07:24 - Film Criticism 01:22:27 - Confrontations 01:34:57 - Cop Stuff 01:39:34 - Karen Moments 01:42:57 - Can't We All Just Get Along 01:49:38 - Couples Therapy & The Space Draft 01:55:31 - Body Acceptance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us a textWhy are gangster protagonists often so unlikeable? In this episode, we talk about how manipulation and gaslighting is a tactic used amongst gangsters who end up rising the ranks. We also chat about why Lara hasn't had a great time in the gangster genre.Let us know what you think and chat with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WTF_WithUsTheme Music Credit: Ultra Lights by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/61225 Ft: Javolenus

Send us a textWe've watched so many films with corrupt cops. In this episode, we chat about why corruption shows up in so many crime and drama films, and we explore why corruption across professions is interesting to watch.Let us know what you think and chat with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WTF_WithUsTheme Music Credit: Ultra Lights by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/61225 Ft: Javolenus

Who are the most symbolic mid 20th century American Jews? In Eminent Jews, New Yorker staff writer David Denby tells the remarkable stories of Leonard Bernstein, Mel Brooks, Betty Friedan, and Norman Mailer. He explains how each embodied a new Jewish confidence after WWII, contrasting with earlier generations' restraint. Each figure pushed boundaries in their own way - Bernstein through his musical versatility, Brooks through his boundary-pushing humor about Jewish experiences, Friedan through her feminist theories, and Mailer through his provocative writing style. Five key takeaways * Post-WWII Jewish Americans displayed a newfound confidence and willingness to stand out publicly, unlike previous generations who were more cautious about drawing attention to their Jewishness.* The four figures in Denby's book (Bernstein, Brooks, Friedan, and Mailer) each embraced their Jewish identity differently, while becoming prominent in American culture in their respective fields.* Mel Brooks used humor, particularly about Jewish experiences and historical trauma, as both a defense mechanism and a way to assert Jewish presence and resilience.* Each figure pushed against the restraint of previous Jewish generations - Bernstein through his expressive conducting and openness about his complex sexuality, Friedan through her feminist activism, and Mailer through his aggressive literary style.* Rejecting the notion that a Jewish "golden age" has ended, Denby believes that despite current challenges including campus anti-Semitism, American Jews continue to thrive and excel disproportionately to their population size.David Denby is a staff writer at The New Yorker. He served as a film critic for the magazine from 1998 to 2014. His first article for The New Yorker, “Does Homer Have Legs?,” published in 1993, grew into a book, “Great Books: My Adventures with Homer, Rousseau, Woolf, and Other Indestructible Writers of the Western World,” about reading the literary canon at Columbia University. His other subjects for the magazine have included the Scottish Enlightenment, the writers Susan Sontag and James Agee, and the movie directors Clint Eastwood and the Coen brothers. In 1991, he received a National Magazine Award for three of his articles on high-end audio. Before joining The New Yorker, he was the film critic at New York magazine for twenty years; his writing has also appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Review of Books, and The New Republic. He is the editor of “Awake in the Dark: An Anthology of Film Criticism, 1915 to the Present” and the author of “American Sucker”; “Snark”; “Do the Movies Have a Future?,” a collection that includes his film criticism from the magazine; and “Lit Up,” a study of high-school English teaching. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

We inaugurate the brilliant Taiwanese master Edward Yang with a conversation about his transcendent 1994 social satire A Confucian Confusion. Following up his staggering masterwork A Brighter Summer Day, Yang turned his attention to Taipei in the 1990s at the height of its rapid evolution into a port city of global capital and the effects this shift had on the value systems and relational dynamics of the city's people. Evoking the slapstick and breackneck pacing of more popular modes of cinema - including the American romantic comedy - the film follows a large ensemble of Taipei's young professionals caught up in the frenzy of capitalism's mechanisms of social order, all in pursuit of an irresolute alternative that can liberate them from their self-made misery and help them achieve something approaching an honest, authentic way of life. We begin with a conversation about Yang as artist, his preoccupations, his distinct convergence of heart and wit. Then, we break down A Confucian Confusion's ensemble, how the characters reflect Yang's feelings about Taipei's consumer-friendly, corporatized status, and how honest desire is sublimated into the cold calculus of business language - a phenomenon that presages and predicts modern tech culture and its bastardized language of wellness and attunement. Finally, we discuss the film's unique and delicate balance of trenchant political satire and touching character drama; how Yang achieves a profound and honest reflection of the minor victories and acts of liberation we can achieve within a totalizing capitalist milieu. Get access to all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month.....Our theme song is "Mirror" by Chris Fish. 

Send us a textWhat is a “bottle movie” and why do we love them? In this episode, we chat about films that take place over a short period of time, exploring our favourite 24-hour films and why they're fun to watch. Let us know what you think and chat with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WTF_WithUsTheme Music Credit: Ultra Lights by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/61225 Ft: Javolenus

Is genuine originality a realistic goal for artists?From fashion to fantasy, entertainment to enterprise, we seek the 'new' as the means to originality, change, and creativity. And for the most part, we imagine the new is always identifiable as a radical break from the past. But the nature of the new is more elusive and unknown than it first appears. Is the new an illusion, and the search for originality a mistake? Should creative endeavour be focussed on other goals, such as the timeless, the provocative, and the beautiful? Or is the new an essential part of life, creativity and action, without which we would have mere passive re-orderings of the known?Martin Puchner is a literary critic and philosopher. He is the Byron and Anita Wien Chair of Drama and of English and Comparative Literature at Harvard University. Claire Hynes is Associate Professor in Literature & Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia, and an author of fiction and creative non-fiction. Stanley Fish is a literary critic, legal scholar, and public intellectual. Renowned for his role in developing reader-response theory in literary studies, Fish has written on a wide range of topics including the poetry of John Milton, the distinction between free speech and academic freedom, and the doctrine of liberalism. And don't hesitate to email us at podcast@iai.tv with your thoughts or questions on the episode!To witness such debates live buy tickets for our upcoming festival: https://howthelightgetsin.org/festivals/And visit our website for many more articles, videos, and podcasts like this one: https://iai.tv/You can find everything we referenced here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Send us a textWhy are we watching “Training Day”? In this intro episode, we chat about how the film acts as an alternate perspective into the world of gangster movies. We also chat about what we thought about the film and it's context set in the 2000s.Let us know what you think and chat with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WTF_WithUsTheme Music Credit: Ultra Lights by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/61225 Ft: Javolenus

Get access to this entire episode as well as all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month.Xuanlin Tham, author of the new book Revolutionary Desires: The Political Power of the Sex Scene returns to the show to discuss the Wachowskis' debut feature - the sharp, sexy sapphic neo-noir Bound. Emboldened by brilliant performances from its two leads Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly, the film is both an assured and nimble stylistic calling card for the future Matrix directors and a carefully studied lesbian romance, rendered in considered motif and visual flourish.We begin with an examination of the Wachowskis as filmmakers and how their work exists at a singular nexus of mass appeal and subversiveness. Then, we discuss the influence of feminist author and journalist Susie Bright, a key influence and collaborator on the film, and how she informed the Wachowskis' formal approach to formally conveying the slow burn of lesbian eroticism. Finally, we discuss the film's erotic sequences, how they transcend simple arousal, and what they tell us about the revolutionary capacity of sex and pleasure as a weapon against capitalism's confining homogeneity.Buy and read Xuanlin's book Revolutionary Desires: The Political Power of the Sex Scene at 404Ink.Read Xuanlin's Manifesto for the Modern Cinematic Sex Scene at AnOther.....Our theme song is "Mirror" by Chris Fish

Brick. The Brothers Bloom. Looper. Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi. Knives Out. Glass Onion. Oh, and maybe the most well-regarded episode of television in modern history. Join Devin Diazoni and Paola Zavala as they journey through the first 20 years of two-time Academy Award-nominee Rian Johnson's career!Support Film Literate on Patreon!Guest: Paola Zavala (Instagram|Letterboxd)

Today on the Movies We've Never Seen Podcast, Mike is joined by his good friend and Holywood Celebrity Artist AJ McCoolguy as they delve into the world of Shin Godzilla and day drinking unemployment. This episode does contain *SPOILERS* for Shin Godzilla, 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Fifth Element and Godzilla X Kong. This podcast may contain STRONG LANGUAGE and ADULT THEMES. Not Recommended for children. This episode is Rated R.On The Movies We've Never Seen Podcast, we talk about a movie that one or more of the hosts have not seen. In the fist half of the episode, we talk about our pre-viewing thoughts, expectations and impressions about it punctuated by a small trivia quiz and other fun facts. We then give the movie a tentative rating (on a scale of 0-5 Snake Plisskens) based on the discussion. We then come to the intermission, where we take a break and watch the film in question. In the second half we have a similar conversation and discuss our post-viewing thoughts and see how right, wrong or on the nose we were about the film and give it our final rating. Tags: Film, Film Criticism, Conversational, Long Form, Opinion, Review, Cult Classic, Action, Adventure, Horror, Comedy, WhimsicalLinks:Twitter: @MWNSPodcast Insta: @MWNSPodcast TwitchYoutubeContact with questions or suggestions at MWNSPodcast@protonmail.comFriends Links:Alex at Altiora Aerial Unmutual Citizen on ETSY and Twitter AJ On Instagram and TwitterMike also has a non movie related podcast with his good friend sometimes enemy Patrick where he rambles about random topics called All Downhill. You can check that out on Twitter @alldownhillshow or at their home page. All Music in this episode is Prod. by Yung Kartz and used with License. All clip samples are used under either Public Domain or Fair Use.

Hosts: Adam Rani (@adamthechase)   & Christine Chen (@cchenmtf)  For more information about Christine Chen: christinewchen.comFor more information go to getreelisms.com For more information on ERZULIE go to: erzuliefilm.com HOSTS:Adam RaniChristine Chen GUEST:Glenn Miller WEBISODE version of the Podcastgetreelisms.com  Official Get Reelisms PageGet Reelisms Amazon StoreInstagram

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Today on the Movies We've Never Seen Podcast, Mike is joined by his good friend Michael as they tackle the 2018 version of Office Space, Sorry to Bother You at the request of Mike's Wife. Will we make her cry with our opinion or will we make her cry laughing? Listen and find out. This episode does contain *SPOILERS* for Sorry to Bother You and Black Panther. This podcast may contain STRONG LANGUAGE and ADULT THEMES. Not Recommended for children. This episode is Rated R.On The Movies We've Never Seen Podcast, we talk about a movie that one or more of the hosts have not seen. In the fist half of the episode, we talk about our pre-viewing thoughts, expectations and impressions about it punctuated by a small trivia quiz and other fun facts. We then give the movie a tentative rating (on a scale of 0-5 Snake Plisskens) based on the discussion. We then come to the intermission, where we take a break and watch the film in question. In the second half we have a similar conversation and discuss our post-viewing thoughts and see how right, wrong or on the nose we were about the film and give it our final rating. Tags: Film, Film Criticism, Conversational, Long Form, Opinion, Review, Cult Classic, Action, Adventure, Horror, Comedy, WhimsicalLinks:Twitter: @MWNSPodcastInsta: @MWNSPodcast Contact with questions or suggestions at MWNSPodcast@protonmail.comFriends Links:Alex at Altiora Aerial Unmutual Citizen on ETSY and Twitter AJ On Instagram and Twitter Mike also has a non movie related podcast with his good friend sometimes enemy Patrick where he rambles about random topics called All Downhill. You can check that out on Twitter @alldownhillshow or at their home page. All Music in this episode is Prod. by Yung Kartz and used with License. All clip samples are used under either Public Domain or Fair Use.

Film critic and author A.S. Hamrah joins for a conversation on his recent Fast Company piece "Hollywood's obsession with AI-enabled ‘perfection' is making movies less human", which details some alarming (and frankly, depressing) recent use cases of A.I. in both studio blockbuster fare and awards-contending independent releases like Brady Corbet's The Brutalist.We attempt to unpack the psychology driving the pervasive and exponential use of A.I. in moviemaking - Is there a genuine impetus on the part of a moviegoing audience to iron out anything that antagonizes credulity? Why do filmmakers seem so eager to embrace the ease of A.I. at the expense of cinema's sense of "authenticity"? The, we examine the material implications of A.I. on film workers, and how the unanimous embrace of the technology poses an existential threat to the future of craftspeople in Hollywood. Finally, we look to the near future and ask, "Are we already past the tipping point? What, if anything, can we do to oppose A.I.s dominance of Hollywood at the expense of real artistry?"Buy A.S. Hamrah's book, The Earth Dies Streaming from n+1Read A.S. Hamrah on the 2025 Oscar nominees and the best films of 2024 at n+1.Follow A.S. Hamrah on Twitter.Get access to all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month.....Our theme song is "Mirror" by Chris Fish. 

Send us a Question!MOVIE DISCUSSION: Kathryn joins Melvin to discuss The Monkey, one of the first horror hits of the year, and possibly the first of two new Osgood Perkins films in 2025! For a movie whose tagline is "Everybody dies. And that's F#$*ed up.", is it cynical? Or, is a little heart tossed in with this horror comedy? Also, and perhaps most importantly... is it funny? Tune in to find out!Topics:(PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 28-minutes discussing Longlegs, Osgood Perkins' 2024 satanic-panic horror-thriller cop drama, and ponder how it stands with his other films, if it exceeded the hype, and how Melvin compares it to The Blackcoat's Daughter, one of his favorite movies. (PATREON EXCLUSIVE)It's premise is simple, and it's idea is absurd, lending itself to an easily digest horror/comedy.Everything in the film is in service of jokes.The industry is timid around horror/comedy films, but a film with a reasonable budget offers a lot of opportunity.This is Osgood Perkins' first movie with a male-led cast, and the two explore his representation of gender across his filmography.Chuckling over silly deaths.Amidst all the comedy, Osgood Perkins' still makes sure to add a level of heart the film needs to give it decent pacing, both in its metatext as he processes grief and literally as the film showcases a throughline regarding generational trauma.Talking about the ending, and how you can read into the drama if you want.Recommendations:The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (2010) (Book)@Niall.Breen.Comics (Instagram) Support the showSupport on Patreon for Unique Perks! Early access to uncut episodes Vote on a movie/show we review One-time reward of two Cinematic Doctrine Stickers & Pins Social Links: Threads Website Substack Instagram Facebook Group

In this episode of the Top 5 Podcast, hosts Kris McPeak and Annie Pruitt dive into their favorite pop culture landmarks. They discuss various iconic locations made famous by movies and TV shows, such as the house from a cult classic film in Tulsa, the Ghostbusters Firehouse in NYC, and a famous L.A. hotel. They also share personal anecdotes about visiting some of these places, including the steps from a horror classic in Washington, D.C. and the Rocky Steps in Philadelphia. The episode is filled with nostalgia and fun trivia about these famous spots. 00:00 Welcome to the Top 5 Podcast 01:44 Today's Topic: Pop Culture Landmarks 02:36 Top 5 Pop Culture Landmarks 15:49 Honorable Mentions and Bonus Picks 29:39 Wrapping Up and Final Thoughts

Returning friend of the show Comrade Yui swings by to discuss the 1994 Full Moon direct-to-video masterwork Dark Angel: The Ascent. The story follows the exploits of a bored, beautiful young demon Veronica Iscariot (Angela Featherstone) as she defies the orders of her parents and the rules of hell to visit Earth and walk among the humans. It's not long before she realizes that humanity has forsaken its God-given gifts and descended into all manners of evil, which must be brutally punished. Written by Freeway director Matthew Bright and directed by Linda Hassani (her sole feature directorial effort), the film defies all expectations of the DTV format with an unusually rich premise, emotional depth, and style to spare.We begin with a discussion of the film's unique theology, offering a vision of Heaven and Hell working in concert to do the bidding of the Almighty. Then, we explore how Bright's script searingly antagonizes many of society's ills, especially those germane and topical to the mid-90s - anti-welfare rhetoric, police brutality, antisexualism. Then, we uncover the film's depthful look at the notion of fallenness, and how its characters perceive of complacency and disregard for evil as tantamount to evil itself.   Follow Comrade Yui on Twitter.Get access to all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month.....Our theme song is "Mirror" by Chris Fish. 

Today on the Movies We've Never Seen Podcast, Mike is joined by his good friend Dan where they watch The Twins Effect at the request of friend of the show E. Will E's recommendation be a good one or will she earn enemy of the show status? Tune in to find out. This episode does contain *SPOILERS* for The Twins Effect. This podcast may contain STRONG LANGUAGE and ADULT THEMES. Not Recommended for children. This episode is Rated R.On The Movies We've Never Seen Podcast, we talk about a movie that one or more of the hosts have not seen. In the fist half of the episode, we talk about our pre-viewing thoughts, expectations and impressions about it punctuated by a small trivia quiz and other fun facts. We then give the movie a tentative rating (on a scale of 0-5 Snake Plisskens) based on the discussion. We then come to the intermission, where we take a break and watch the film in question. In the second half we have a similar conversation and discuss our post-viewing thoughts and see how right, wrong or on the nose we were about the film and give it our final rating. Tags: Film, Film Criticism, Conversational, Long Form, Opinion, Review, Cult Classic, Action, Adventure, Horror, Comedy, WhimsicalLinks:Twitter: @MWNSPodcast Insta: @MWNSPodcastContact with questions or suggestions at MWNSPodcast@protonmail.comFriends Links:Alex at Altiora Aerial Unmutual Citizen on ETSY and TwitterAJ On Instagram and Twitter Mike also has a non movie related podcast with his good friend sometimes enemy Patrick where he rambles about random topics called All Downhill. You can check that out on Twitter @alldownhillshow or at their home page. All Music in this episode is Prod. by Yung Kartz and used with License. All clip samples are used under either Public Domain or Fair Use.

In this long-awaited episode of the top five podcast, hosts Kris McPeak and her sister Annie Pruitt delve into the top five movies that they get hassled for never having seen. From Christmas classics to award-winning films, and even cult favorites, the sisters discuss the movies on their lists and why they've never watched them. They also touch on their plans to organize a movie marathon to catch up on these cinematic gaps. Diving into nostalgic memories and pop culture, they provide an engaging and entertaining discussion for all film buffs. 00:00 Introduction and Catching Up 01:37 Pop Culture Updates and Movie Watching 02:46 Top 5 Movies We Get Hassled For Not Seeing 03:29 Christmas Movies We Haven't Seen 05:44 Classic Films and Personal Favorites 07:28 Academy Award Winners We Missed 12:28 Cult Classics and Horror Films 13:48 Evil Dead 2: The Pinnacle of Horror Comedy 14:26 Sean Connery as James Bond: A Cinematic Legacy 17:59 Elvis Movies: A Must-Watch Trilogy 19:45 Citizen Kane: The Greatest Filmmaking of All Time 23:36 The Princess Bride: A Fantasy Classic 25:51 Wall Street: Greed is Good 27:28 Recap and Final Thoughts

Hosts: Adam Rani (@adamthechase)   & Christine Chen (@cchenmtf)  For more information about Christine Chen: christinewchen.comFor more information go to getreelisms.com For more information on ERZULIE go to: erzuliefilm.com HOSTS:Adam RaniChristine Chen GUEST:Jordyn Aquino WEBISODE version of the Podcastgetreelisms.com  00:00 AI Voice Controversy: Scarlett Johansson's Voice in Ads 00:27 Introduction to Get Reelisms Podcast 01:04 Meet Our Special Guest: Jordan Aquino 01:41 Jordan's Career Journey and Move to LA 03:21 Challenges and Opportunities in Smaller Markets 04:39 Tech Issues and Leveling Up in LA 13:21 Streaming Platforms and Monetization Challenges 18:15 AI in the Entertainment Industry 21:21 Actors' Struggles with AI and Contracts 30:05 Empowerment Through Creating Your Own Work 31:18 Jordan's Passion Project: Can't Have It Both Ways 32:57 The Power of Community in Filmmaking34:32 Challenges and Realities of Hollywood 35:47 The Importance of Creating Your Own Content 37:17 Acting and Coaching Insights 39:08 The Collaborative Nature of Filmmaking 42:07 The Value of Producing Your Own Work 46:28 Navigating the Industry as an Actor 50:03 Jordan's Coaching Business 54:14 Final Thoughts and Encouragement Official Get Reelisms PageGet Reelisms Amazon StoreInstagram

Get access to this entire episode as well as all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month.We're back talking about the recently-released Babygirl, directed by Dutch actor-turned-director Halina Reijn. Despite some initial apprehensions based on the discourse and reviews from trusted sources, we both found the film to be a stylish, funny, and intelligent examination of desire, kink, and the ways that the patriarchy suppresses and rejects expressions of female pleasure that are incongruent with the capitalist guardrails of our culture.We begin by discussing the film's nimble balancing of aesthetic impulses which heighten the proceeding's with a sense of hyperreality without sacrificing the story's emotional core. Then, we praise the magnetic work of Nicole Kidman, and the nuances of her performance and character: a high-powered woman caught in the ideological trap of patriarchy that grants her material success while demanding that she stifle her corporeal desires, judging them as aberrant, even wicked. Finally, we explore the film's thoughtful approach to the nature of sexuality and erotic experience, finding compelling layers of meaning and understanding often missing from today's films.Read Justine Peres Smith on Babygirl for Cult MTL.Read Jourdain Searles on Babygirl for the Los Angeles Review of Books.Pre-Order Xuanlin Tham's Revolutionary Desires from 404Ink.....Our theme song is "Mirror" by Chris Fish.

This week on the Erotic Thriller Club we cover the worst movie we've watched so far. Have you ever had a dumb dumb friend that thinks the stripper really likes them? Fleshtone is that. Phone sex, bad fight choreography, butler paintings, a halved woman! This one really has something for everyone... or no one. Take a trip back to 3 am 1994 Cinemax with us!

Oscar and Carl take a moment to smell the roses, take it all in, experience this little thing called life, and reflect on the year behind—and the year ahead. They chat about what might win the Oscar for Best Picture (your guess is as good as ours), the Razzies (our guess is gooder than yours), what they've been watching, and what they're excited for!Who would listen to this episode? You! Please!Find us through:Email: askwwwtpodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@whowouldwatchthis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whowouldwatchthis/ TikTok: @podcastwhowouldwatchthis More links: https://linktr.ee/whowouldwatchthis

Fan favorite Hard Mike returns to the show alongside newcomer Syd Bricks to discuss Paul Schrader's Affliction, one of the filmmaker's most well-observed explorations of addiction and the generational cycles of suffering that manifest as a result of leaving personal trauma and pain unresolved. The film follows Nick Nolte's Wade Whitehouse, an alcohlic, washed-up cop in a small New Hampshire town whose maladies put him at odds with his community as he circles the drain, falling deeper into his own delusions of murder, conspiracy, and betrayal. The film also stars a monstrous James Coburn as the Whitehouse patriarch, in a role that would earn him an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Together, we discuss our personal experiences with alcoholism and why the film is one of the very best about the subject in its dizzying, unmooring evocation of being caught in the chaos of addiction, both as the afflicted and as someone who loves them. Then we discuss the film's novel use of the neo-noir format as a subversive element of narrative to capture us in the dragnet of delusion meticulously architected by the film's unreliable protagonist. Finally, we praise the exemplary work of the film's cast, especially Nolte and Coburn, and how their screen personas function perfectly as characters filled with unmanageable woe, malice, and hurt. Follow Hard Mike on Twitter. Follow Syd Bricks on Twitter. Get access to all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month.....Our theme song is "Mirror" by Chris Fish. 

Today on the Movies We've Never Seen Podcast, Mike is joined by his good friend Anna as they watch Nicholas Kim Coppola Star as Nic Cage in a grounded adult drama about two tough, sensitive men and their unlikely friendship. Will they be wowed by this revolutionary film about two dueling Christ figures, or will the nostalgia bating be too much and they hate it? Listen to find out.This episode does contain *SPOILERS* for The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. This podcast may contain STRONG LANGUAGE and ADULT THEMES. Not Recommended for children. This episode is Rated R.On The Movies We've Never Seen Podcast, we talk about a movie that one or more of the hosts have not seen. In the fist half of the episode, we talk about our pre-viewing thoughts, expectations and impressions about it punctuated by a small trivia quiz and other fun facts. We then give the movie a tentative rating (on a scale of 0-5 Snake Plisskens) based on the discussion. We then come to the intermission, where we take a break and watch the film in question. In the second half we have a similar conversation and discuss our post-viewing thoughts and see how right, wrong or on the nose we were about the film and give it our final rating.Tags: Film, Film Criticism, Conversational, Long Form, Opinion, Review, Cult Classic, Action, Adventure, Horror, Comedy, WhimsicalLinks:Twitter:@MWNSPodcastInsta:@MWNSPodcastContact with questions or suggestions at MWNSPodcast@protonmail.comFriends Links:Alex atAltiora AerialUnmutual Citizen onETSYandTwitterAJ OnInstagramandTwitterMike also has a non movie related podcast with his good friend sometimes enemy Patrick where he rambles about random topics called All Downhill. You can check that out on Twitter @alldownhillshow or at theirhome page.All Music in this episode is Prod. by Yung Kartz and used with License. All clip samples are used under either Public Domain or Fair Use.

Episode SummaryIn this episode about Cars (2006), Erin and Rachel take a road trip to Radiator Springs, discussing Pixar history, environmentalism, and masculinity and masculinity along the way. Ka-chow! Episode BibliographyThe Amazing Double Life of Jorgen Klubien. (2013, October 15). FLIP. https://flipanimation.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-amazing-double-life-of-jorgen.htmlArnold, W. (2006, June 8). Cars is a joyous ride. Seattle PI. https://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/movies/article/cars-is-a-joyous-ride-1205659.phpCars. (n.d.). Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 17, 2025, from https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1195935233/Cars (2006) - Awards. (n.d.). IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317219/awards/Cars (2006) - Full Cast & Crew. (n.d.). IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317219/fullcreditsCars (film). (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cars_(film)Cars — Pixar Animation Studios. (2025). Pixar Animation Studios. https://www.pixar.com/carsCars Production Information. (n.d.). https://web.archive.org/web/20070308104817/http://adisney.go.com/disneypictures/cars/us/bios/CARSProdNotes.pdfCulbreth, S., & Huber, R. J. (2015). Cars and social interest. The Journal of Individual Psychology, 71(3), 327-336.Ebert, R. (2006, June 8). NASCAR + Pixar = Pixcars movie review (2006). Roger Ebert. https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/cars-2006Gillam, K., & Wooden, S. R. (2008). Post-princess models of gender: The new man in Disney/Pixar. Journal of Popular Film and Television, 36(1), 2-8. doi: 10.3200/JPFT.36.1.2-8Hill, J. (2011, July 6). The Roads Not Taken With Pixar's Cars Films. HuffPost. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/disney-cars-films_b_890538Hott, L. R., & Lewis, T. (Directors). (1997). Divided Highways: The Interstates and the Transformation of American Life [Film]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLr-8QPbiAYJoe Ranft. (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved January 18, 2025, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_RanftJørgen Klubien. (n.d.). Pixar Cars Wiki. https://pixarcars.fandom.com/wiki/J%C3%B8rgen_KlubienKinzler, K. D., & DeJesus, J. M. (2013). Northern = smart and Souther = nice: The development of accent attitudes in the United States. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 66(6), 1146-1158. DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2012.731695Klubien, J. (2024). Story Development. Jorgen Klubien. https://jorgenklubien.com/portfolio/story%20developmentLasseter, J. (Director). (2006). Cars [Film]. Pixar Animation Studios.Lowry, B. (2006, June 4). Film Review: Cars. Variety. https://variety.com/2006/film/reviews/cars-3-1200515758/Malouf, M. (2017). Behind the closet door: Pixar and petro-literacy. In S. Wilson, A. Carlson, & I. Szeman (Eds.), Petrocultures: Oil, politics, culture (pp. 138-161). Ness, M. (2017, July 27). Driving Without Wonder: Pixar's Cars. Reactor. https://reactormag.com/driving-without-wonder-pixars-cars/Price, D. A. (2009). The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.Rahayu, N. (2019). The portrayal of gender and race in the Cars trilogy. Atavisme, 22,(1), 75-87. doi: 10.24257/atavisme.v22i1.532.75-87Reaves, J. (2006). Movie Review: 'Cars'. Metromix. https://web.archive.org/web/20060613101342/http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/movies/mmx-060609-movies-review-cars%2C0%2C997014.storyTenzek, K. E., & Nickels, B. M. (2019). End-of-life in Disney and Pixar films: An opportunity forengaging in difficult conversation. OMEGA-Journal of Death and Dying, 80(1), 49-68. doi: 10.1177/0030222817726258Travers, P. (2006, June 1). Cars. Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/cars-119316/Wilonsky, R. (2006, May 30). Running on Fumes. The Village Voice. https://web.archive.org/web/20140107215214/http://www.villagevoice.com/2006-05-30/film/running-on-fumes/WonderLand. (2020, November 8). Pixar Cars 2006 Behind The Scenes. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF40QwDZtXo

Join Devin and Zap as they talk about Hal Shelburn's past with that damn monkey from 1985's Skeleton Crew before they discuss another Stephen King short story, Rat, as found in the If It Bleeds collection.Support Film Literare on Patreon!Guest: Chris Zappettini (Instagram)

It's time for a Decision Reel do-over! This week, Steve, Wally, Tara, and Josh are revisiting Smoking Aces, a film we first tackled way back on Episode 36. With fresh eyes and a few more movie debates under our belts, we're diving back into this star-studded, action-packed ride of assassins, chaos, and card tricks. Has our opinion changed since the first review? Does this cult classic hold up, or does it fold under scrutiny? Tune in for new takes, laughs, and a dose of nostalgia as we re-review Smoking Aces!

Welcome to The Obsessive Viewer's 2024 Year in Review episode! Mike and Tiny join me for our 12th year sharing our movie viewing stats for the year and our top ten favorite movies lists. We also share movie accomplishments, notable TV we watched in 2024, 2025 movies we're looking forward to, movie watching goals for 2025, honorable mentions, and more. Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Thoughts on Our Years - 04:28 Notable TV Watched in 2024 - 27:00  Stats and Stat Tracking Our 2024 Viewing Stats - 39:26 Memorable Theater Experiences - 50:20 Our 2024 Letterboxd Stats - 1:01:55 Honorable Mentions and Movies We Missed Movies We Missed - 1:24:34 Honorable Mentions - 1:29:30  Top Tens of 2024 Our Numbers Ten and Nine - 1:40:32 Our Numbers Eight and Seven - 2:05:25 Our Numbers Six and Five - 2:37:14 Our Numbers Four and Three - 3:04:11 Our Number Twos - 3:30:25  Mike's Number One - 3:43:48 Tiny's Number One - 3:51:56 Matt's Number One - 4:00:35  The Obsessive Viewer Movie Of the Year 2024 - 4:08:13  2025 Movies We're Looking Forward To - 4:11:48 2025 Viewing Goals - 4:14:45  Closing the Ep - 4:17:39 Patreon Clip - 4:18:44  Related Links Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS Matt's 2024 Letterboxd Stats Tiny's 2024 Letterboxd Stats Mike's 2024 Letterboxd Stats As Good As It Gets – Linktree  Matt's 2024 Podcast and Writing Archive Matt's Top Ten Movies of 2024 and Thoughts on the Year Patreon Special – 2024 Podcast and Writing Stats + Honorable Mentions – Jan 8, 2025 Patreon - 011 - December 2024 - Monthly Viewings and Stats - Jan 10, 2025  Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Obsessive Viewer - Alamo Drafthouse Indianapolis Preview Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse  Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch  Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree    Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter/X Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny's Letterboxd    Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.4.4) Mike: Blue Snowball via USB in Google Meet Tiny: Samson Q2U via USB in Google Meet   Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV462   Next Week on the Podcast OV463 - Wolf Man (2025) & Back in Action (2025)

It's the one year anniversary of the Erotic Thriller Club! For our birthday A24 blessed us with a second erotic theater outing with the new Nicole Kidman flick Babygirl! Jump to 17:20 if you're here just for the Babygirl chat. Also, we start the episode handing out awards to the movies we've covered over the 1st year!

Hosts: Adam Rani (@adamthechase)   & Christine Chen (@cchenmtf)  For more information about Christine Chen: christinewchen.comFor more information go to getreelisms.com For more information on ERZULIE go to: erzuliefilm.com HOSTS:Adam RaniChristine Chen  WEBISODE version of the Podcastgetreelisms.com  00:00 Introduction to Good Notes in Filmmaking 00:21 Meet the Hosts: Adam and Christine 00:46 The Importance of Giving and Receiving Notes 02:38 Handling Criticism and Improving Your Work 07:42 The Vulnerability of Sharing Your Work 08:52 Real-Life Examples of Note-Taking 12:00 Adapting to Changes During Production 16:57 The Skill of Problem-Solving on Set 19:59 The Value of Professional Editing 22:56 Client Expectations vs. Reality 24:39 The Challenges of Set Decoration on Indie Films 27:18 The Importance of Understanding Lighting 28:47 Learning Every Role in Filmmaking 32:17 Navigating the Competitive Landscape of LA 39:07 The Value of Constructive Feedback 43:41 Closing Thoughts and Housekeeping Official Get Reelisms PageGet Reelisms Amazon StoreInstagram

Brooklyn-based writer and editor Robert Rubsam joins to discuss the work of Terence of Davies and his 1992 masterwork, The Long Day Closes. An impressionistic evocation of memory and sensation, the film is the culmination of Davies' early autobiographical period, exploring the roughly 5 year period between when the filmmaker's abusive father died and when he began his time in primary school, which Davies has called "the happiest years of [his] life."We discuss the films distinctive formal approach to autibiography, forgoing concrete scenes in favor of a densely-woven, ellipticap tapestry of music, sounds, and images that give the impression of searching memory in real time. Then, we explore how the film reckons with the concept of nostalgia, offering reverence for and criticism of the social values of Liverpool in the 1950s in equal measure. Finally, we explore the life and work of Davies beyond The Long Day Closes, how the filmmaker's irresolute feelings about his own identity informed his later works, and why he may never be en vogue with cinematic tastemakers.Follow Rob Rubsam on Twitter and visit Rob's website to read his work.  Get access to all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month.....Our theme song is "Mirror" by Chris Fish. 

Devin Diazoni and Paola Zavala are FINALLY back to recap and weigh in on the final three episodes of Disclaimer.Support Film Literate on Patreon!Guest: Paola Zavala (Instagram|Letterboxd)

This week, I'm joined by Mitch Ringenberg to review the new James Mangold movie, A Complete Unknown. Then, in this week's secondary review, I share my thoughts on Kyle Mooney's Y2K. We also discuss news regarding the death of Sony's Spider-Man universe, the trailer for 28 Years Later, the IFJA Award nominations, and more.   Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Mitch - 02:13 News Before the Reviews - 06:39 IFJA Nominees - 21:22 Feature Review A Complete Unknown (2024) - 37:18 Spoiler - 1:03:30 Exit Mitch Ringenberg - 1:17:15 Secondary Review 28 Years Later trailer - 1:18:11 Y2K (2024) - 1:23:00   Closing the Ep - 1:36:53 Patreon Clip - 1:38:58   Related Links Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS Support Allie's Fight Against Leukemia Nominations Announced for the 2024 Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards The Waiting Game - Watch Digitally As ‘Kraven' Hunts for Audience, Sony's Marvel Universe Takes Final Bow for Now   Mitch's Letterboxd Mitch's Writing on Midwest Film Journal Mitch's Essay on Man on Fire   Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Obsessive Viewer - Alamo Drafthouse Indianapolis Preview Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse   My 2024 Podcast and Writing Archive One Year of Criterion Channel - Dec 24, 2023 - Dec 23, 2024 Movies I Own But Haven't Watched/Rated Yet   Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch  Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree   Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter/X Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny's Letterboxd   Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.4.4) Mitch: Blue Yeti USB Mic via Google Meet   Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV457   Next Week on the Podcast OV458 - Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) & Juror #2 (2024)  

We're joined in this episode by writer/director/author/film critic BJ Colangelo, who tells us about making the holiday anthology DEATHCEMBER, surviving cancer, the Ohio wrestling scene, making films on a REAL microbudget, and the best way to wear a reindeer helmet cam! She also tells us about her great new book about SLEEPAWAY CAMP, which you must read!!!Follow BJ on instagram: @BJColangelo Theme song by Matt Glass (@glassbrain), Artwork by Felipe Sobreiro (@sobreiro) Hosted by Brea Grant (@breagrant) and Ed Dougherty (@eddied4me)Join our Patreon for extra content!

Toronto-based critic, lecturer, and author Adam Nayman joins us to look back at Billy Bob Thornton's directorial debut and acting showcase Sling Blade. Once considered a high-water mark of 90s American indie cinema success within popular culture and the awards circuit, Thornton's film is now often relegated to 'curio' status; a fascinating time capsule of the mid-90s with very little (if any) cultural purchase among today's cinephiles. We discuss the work of Billy Bob Thornton, the evolution of Sling Blade (from one man show to short film to feature), and suggest some reasons for its breakout success. Then, we discuss the film's fascinating hodgepodge of elements and inspirations, combining the social economy of Southern American Gothic, the moralism of Christian parable, and formal qualities of independent cinema to make something at once distinctive and comfortably inessential. Finally, we ask if movies like Sling Blade can still gain the same level of critical and commercial cachet in today's film environment and what some of this fall's box office hits and awards front-runners might indicate about where we're headed.Follow Adam Nayman on Twitter. Get access to all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month.....Our theme song is "Mirror" by Chris Fish. 

London-based film writer Esmé Holden joins us to discuss David Cronenberg's M. Butterfly. Based on the Tony Award-winning David Henry Hwang play - itself based on the the real life relationship between Bernard Boursicot and Shi Pei Pu, a Beijing opera singer - Cronenberg's film embraces the conventions of melodrama while thoughtfully exploring gender & queernes and weaving a complex romance tragically undone by the conventions and bigotries of the colonial-capitalist order.We begin by discussing the films explorations of gender, queerness, and transness, and how Cronenberg showcases an exceptionally forward-thinking and nuanced portrayal of these concepts in an era of films content with caricature, stereotype, and parody. Then, we consider how M. Butterfly presents a ground-zero for further explorations of the body, its presentation within societal perfrormance, and the fluidity of sexual expression that would become hallmarks of Cronenberg's signature style throughout the next few decades. Finally, explore the complicated ideological stictures that confine the film's protagonists and how capitalism's myopic definitions of identity continue to hinder self-actualization in its subjects.Follow Esmé Holden on Twitter. Read Cinema Year Zero. Get access to all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month.....Our theme song is "Mirror" by Chris Fish. 

In this special bonus episode, I'm joined by my friend Kim C from The Year of Underrated Stephen King Podcast to review It Ends with Us in a non-spoiler and spoiler review. We also chat about movies from this year we've enjoyed and the multiple controversies surrounding the marketing of It Ends with Us.   Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 Introducing Kim - 02:57 2024 Movies - 19:16   Review It Ends with Us - 31:35 Spoiler - 1:03:15   Closing the Ep - 1:26:30 Patreon Clip - 1:35:07   Related Links Start Your Podcast with Libsyn Using Promo Code OBSESS The Year of Underrated Stephen King Kim C's Twitter Kim C's Instagram UnderratedSK on Facebook   Indianapolis Theaters Alamo Drafthouse Indy Alamo Drafthouse: WIN FREE MOVIES FOR A YEAR Kan-Kan  Living Room Theaters Keystone Art  Flix Brewhouse Historic Artcraft Theatre Heartland Film Indy Film Fest   My 2024 Podcast and Writing Archive One Year of Criterion Channel - Dec 24, 2023 - Dec 23, 2024 Movies I Own But Haven't Watched/Rated Yet   Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter/X Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | TikTok | Tiny's Letterboxd   Subscribe to the Podcast Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Audible   Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch  Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies As Good As It Gets - Linktree   Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.3.4) Kim: RØDE Podmic USB via USB in Google Meet   Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV450   Next Week on the Podcast OV451 - Anora (2024) & Heretic (2024) OV452 - Bonus Ep - The Speedway Murders (2024)

In this special episode, we're diving into presidential “what-ifs” and sharing our Top 5 Movie Politicians—who made the cut? Plus, we're reviewing two of the biggest 2024 releases: Venom: The Last Dance and Juror No. 2. From political dramas to action-packed thrillers, we've got your movie discussion needs covered!Join us LIVE on YouTube & Patreon for free on Tuesday, November 5th at 7 PM EST! Can't make it? Watch or listen anytime on your favorite podcast platform afterward.

In this episode of The Truth In This Art, I had the pleasure of speaking with horror scholar and freelance writer, Lea Anderson. Lea's work, especially at the intersection of Black feminism and monster theory, brings a fascinating and unique perspective to the genre. We dive into her FANGORIA column Eaten Alive, where she explores the devouring Other in horror, film, myth, and literature. Lea also shared her academic background and how Black feminist thought shapes her approach to analyzing horror films. We talked about the role of monsters in storytelling, touching on everything from Gremlins and Blade to the deeper human experiences that horror can reveal. This conversation was truly thought-provoking and offered an intriguing look into how horror helps us explore societal fears and tensions. If you're into the art of fear and cultural critique, this episode is one you won't want to miss!  This program is supported in part by a grant from the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation.If you have a story about art, culture, or community in Baltimore, share it with us at rob@thetruthinthisart.com for a chance to be featured on "The Truth In This Art" podcast. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the arts and culture podcast scene and showcase your insights on "The Truth In This Art" with Rob Lee.Follow The Truth In This Art on Twitter, Threads, IG, and Facebook @truthinthisart Original music by Daniel Alexis Music with additional music from Chipzard.Episode illustration by Alley Kid Art.About "The Truth In This Art"Hosted by Rob Lee, "The Truth In This Art" podcast dives into the heart of creativity and its influence on the community. This arts and culture podcast from Baltimore highlights artists discussing their ideas, sharing insights, and telling impactful stories. Through these artist interviews, listeners gain a deeper understanding of the creative economy and artistic life in Baltimore. Support the show:Merch from Redbubble | Make a Donation  ★ Support this podcast ★