Cinephoria!

Also available on Youtube. Less of a special episode, more of me not stopping recording. Discussing 9 of the 10 Best Picture nominations in alphabetical order. The films discussed are Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Perez, Nickel Boys, The Substance and Wicked. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Talking about some recent theatrical watches. Brief mentioning of The Brutalist from Brady Corbet. After that, a new release from Pedro Almodovar with The Room Next Door followed by an earlier work from Michelangelo Antonioni with Il Grido (The Outcry.) Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Back in action! The first Peephole Pictures of the new year is all about the quasi-James Bond parody, For Services Rendered directed by Tim McDonald. Starring Ian MacGregor, David Cannon, Maria Tortuga, Bridgette Monet, Cyndee Summers and Rick Cassidy. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Highlighting a mini John Belushi film festival. Discussions included of Neighbors, Wired, Belushi, Continental Divide and Animal House. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Sick as a brick but won't be stopped! On this chilly night, we get into the headspace of Joe Buck & Ratso in Midnight Cowboy but also to discuss John Sclesinger's other work including A Kind of Loving, Billy Liar, Darling, Far From the Madding Crowd & Sunday, Bloody Sunday. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Cheers to another wonderful year! The first episode of 2025 looks back on two of the most unfairly bashed and talked about films of 2024, Megalopolis and Joker: Folie a Deux as well as the contemporary culture around film criticism. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. With the year coming to a close, we take a look at our individual top ten favorite Blu Ray and 4K releases from the year. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. A Christmas Eve, SNL-themed episode. Discussing the book Wired: The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi which propels into multiple SNL adjacent films! The first being the documentary, Love, Gilda and the contemporary film, Saturday Night. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Well, this episode is a little shorter since the microphone decided to be uncooperative in the last 12 or so minutes. A full episode next time but what was kept in was talk of the new animated film, Flow and some brief talk before being cut off of the film, Queer from the William S. Burroughs novel. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. With the month chugging along, some end of the year streaming titles get brought up for some talk. Talk of 2023's, Rotting in the Sun along with this year's, It's What's Inside and Club Zero. Also streaming and unfortunately not a wide release is Clint Eastwood's latest film, Juror #2. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Into the final month of 2024. Talking about the releases of certain contemporary films along with general rambling and discussion of Clint Eastwood's directed-filmography. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Going back to the Mubi podcast with their new season and the late night setting is perfect to discuss the new Second Sight release of The Blair Witch Project. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Discussing two different kinds of films from 1992. The violent street drama from Australia, Romper Stomper and the fun and goofy thriller from America, Unlawful Entry. Plus some brief talk about Francis Ford Coppola's One from the Heart as well as some talk of the director's filmography. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Discussing the unavailability of HBO documentaries while also highlighting the 2002 film, Small Town Ecstasy. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Daylight savings is here and so is a wealth for more film and literature discussion. With the Mubi Podcast focusing on haunted house films, talks of Skinamarink come back to the forefront as well as the cult classic, Hausu. On the other end are talks of the book, Hollywood v. Hard Core by Jon Lewis which triggers talks of Antonioni's Zabriskie Point and The Passenger. Ca...

Also available on Youtube. Taking a look at another Gerard Damiano film! His 1976 puppet sex comedy, Let My Puppets Come. Also featuring Luis de Jesus, Al Goldstein and a whole bunch of puppets. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Hallucinogenic dream-like cinema reigns as the thread which holds this episode together. Starting with the recent announcement of the underrated occult Horror film, Incubus (including a talk about Shatner's films!) From there, we see the also underrated contemporary, Fuzzy Head into the 70s gem, Ganja & Hess. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Discussing two of my favorite filmmakers and their works! First, Roman Polanski with the documentary Wanted and Desired as well as a general overview at some of his films including Rosemary's Baby, The Tenant and The Pianist. Moving on, far more lowkey and far more underseen is Paul Harrill and his great films Light from Light with some more talk of his debut feature, So...

Also available on Youtube. It's the Halloween season so what's the topic? Documentaries, of course! Specifically video game documentaries. Main feature being the 2011 doc, Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters along with other films in conversation like Man vs. Snake and the King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Looking at the 1973 psychological drama, The Devil in Miss Jones directed by Gerard Damiano and starring Georgina Spelvin. Also starring Harry Reems, Marc Stevens and John Clemens. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Two coming of age films forty years apart are the topics today. The first is Joseph Losey's war drama, The Boy with Green Hair. The latter being Susan Seidelman's New York character study, Smithereens. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Discussing Francis Ford Coppola's newest passion project, Megalopolis and crossing paths to another cinema great, Paul Schrader with his films Patty Hearst and Auto Focus. Sandwiched between them is talk of the documentary, Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. In this 8 hour (!) descent into madness, Dan, Mason and Tony break down their top 50 (and Dan's 25) favorite non-franchise slasher films. Featuring the works of filmmakers like J. Lee Thompson, Tim Ritter, Damien Leone, Joseph Zito and Tobe Hooper to name a few, there's no shortage of quality slashers to look for here. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. David A. Szulskin's wonderful book on the making of The Last House on the Left kickstarts a whole talk on the film, it's censorship and confusing release history. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Talking about two solid contemporary filmmakers and their newest works. First is Adam Rehmeier's film, Snack Shack and the current wave of modern period pieces. Following that up is Jeremy Saulnier's, Rebel Ridge along with the praising of the work of S. Craig Zahler. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/