Caliber 9 From Outer Space

This week, special guest Jerry joins Joe and Rob to check out Contraband (1980), directed by Lucio Fulci, and then The Astrologer (1976), directed by Craig Denney. Explicit gory gang violence followed by gratuitous sidereal astrology and the awesome delusional ego of Craig Denney. It's a hell of a combo. It's not really possible to spoil The Astrologer , but we will call out Spoiler Territory for...

We got Post Tromatic Stress Disorder this week on Caliber 9 From Outer Space . Special guest John Horgan joins us to discuss two schlocktastic flicks from Troma Entertainment: Mother's Day (1980), directed by Charles Kaufman, and Father's Day (2011), directed by the "Astron 6" guys. Leave all good taste at the door, you can pick it up again on the way out. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory...

Eleven hundred men went in the water, only Joe and Rob come out, and the sharks took the rest. Also the pigs. It's Jawsploitation week and we check out Razorback (1984), directed by Russell Mulcahy, and Cruel Jaws (1995), directed by Bruno Mattei. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for...

Can a riveting thriller be based on the game of chess? This question has plagued cinema philosophers for time immemorial but Joe, Rob and Bryce deliver the definitive resolution! We check out Night Moves (1975), directed by Arthur Penn, and Knight Moves (1992), directed by Carl Schenkel. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen...

Do you expect us to talk? Bondsploitation week here at Caliber 9 HQ. Dr Ethan "No" Lyon joins us again to discuss a couple of hits from this very deep exploitation well: No. 1 of the Secret Service (1977), directed by Lindsay Shonteff, and For Y'ur Height Only (1981), directed by Eddie Nicart. Far too many boob jokes, possibly, but the perfect portion of big blokes getting kicked in the balls by a...

Film-maker James T Williams joins Joe, Rob and Bryce to discuss a couple of foxy spy thrillers with an aeronautical twist! We check out Firefox (1982), directed by Clint Eastwood, and Foxbat (1977), directed by Po-Chih Leong. Clint having existential nightmares in bathrooms, Warren Clarke bashing people without warning, Henry Silva hiding cameras in his eye and microfilms in lollies... this week's...

It's Hammer Horror time! Dr Ethan joins us to review a couple of perhaps lesser-celebrated classics from the famous British production house: The Devil Rides Out (1968), directed by Terence Fisher, and Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974), directed by Brian Clemens. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheles...

This week we welcome novelist and Italian cinema enthusiast Marek Turner ! Marek programs a couple of intriguing poliziotteschi -adjacent films for Rob and Joe to watch and discuss with him: Slap the Monster on Page One (1972), directed by Marco Bellocchio, and No, The Case is Happily Resolved (1973), directed by Vittorio Salerno. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, s...

A truly chilling true crime tale followed by a trip into Indonesian Black Magic insanity with zero grip on reality. This week Rob and Joe check out The Honeymoon Killers (1970), directed by Leonard Kastle, and Santet (1988), directed by Sisworo Gautama Putra. We don't think Santet can really be spoiled, but we will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for The Honeymoon Killers. If you haven't...

This week we welcome a very special guest onto the show: Sammy from The Gentlemen's Guide to Midnite Cinema podcast! We have two infamous cult films this week that make for a pretty intense double feature, so Rob and Sammy go in-depth and a bit of a longer discussion than usual. There's a lot to chew on with these ones! First up we have Angst (1983), directed by Gerald Kargl, and we follow that up...

This week Rob and Joe check out Born to Kill (1947), directed by Robert Wise, and The Pit (1981), directed by Lew Lehman. You'll be amazed that one of these films was allowed to be made back in the censorious 1940's, and you'll be amazed that the other one was allowed to happen in any way, shape or form. At any time in history. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so i...

Roger Corman - 1926-2024. This week Rob and Joe pay tribute to one of exploitation cinema's greatest legends. We check out The Haunted Palace (1963), directed by Roger Corman himself, and space horror romp, Galaxy of Terror (1981), directed by Bruce D. Clark, one of the many wonderful films that Corman produced at New World Pictures. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films...

Special guest Sakana joins us to discuss a psychotronic 60's double feature! We check out Herk Harvey's cult classic, Carnival of Souls (1962), and The Nest of the Cuckoo Birds (1965), directed by Bert Williams. From the sublime to the... totally whacked out... Both films are easily available online, so a pre-watch is highly recommended for both of these little beauties! We will be announcing a Sp...

Special guest Ali joins us to discuss a couple of Hong Kong tales of legendary proportions. We check out Legend of the Mountain (1979), directed by King Hu, and The Legend of Wisely (1987), directed by Teddy Robin. A period supernatural epic and a rollicking Indiana Jones-esque adventure story. This is some trip to the East. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films this wee...

A couple of tales from the crypt, this week, as Joe and Rob check out seminal gothic horror, Black Sunday (1960), directed by Mario Bava, and Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972), directed by Amando de Ossorio. Barbara Steele delivers her grinning death stare and horrid, nibbling Knight Templar wights wreak slow motion carnage. Take a breath of dead air with us. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory...

WARNING: Language gets a little more explicit than usual this week because we have a hardcore film in the mix! Dr Ethan joins us again to discuss British classic, Don't Look Now (1973), directed by Nicolas Roeg, and naughty epic, Thundercrack! (1975), directed by Curt McDowell. From the sublime to the ridiculous - you'll cry, you'll laugh, you'll scream, you'll vomit. You're welcome. We will be an...

More nihilistic Italian cops, more ancient Etruscan evil, more Oedipal ickiness. This week, Joe and Rob are drawn irresistibly back to Italy to sample Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man (1976), directed by Ruggero Deodato, and Burial Ground (1981), directed by Andrea Bianchi. Cuddle up on the pillion seat - you're in for a very... very slow shamble on the wild side. We will be announcing a Spoiler Te...

We're going to the crossroads by the graveyard. This week, Joe and Rob check out the big daddy of gialli, Dario Argento's Deep Red (1975), and follow it up with At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul (1964), directed by Jose Mojica Marins (a.k.a. Coffin Joe). Italy's maestro of horror and Brazil's most famous horror icon together in one double feature! This is essential cult cinema, folks. We will be ann...

Tune in, rev up and drop out. It's all about vehicular mayhem this week, as Joe and Rob fire up Vanishing Point (1971), directed by Richard C. Sarafian. and Highway Racer (1977), directed by Stelvio Massi. Honda blondes, Ferrari wheelies and Dodges not dodging enough for their own good - this episode has more car-based existentialism than you can throw a Renault down the Spanish Steps at! We will...

Max is back to chat with Rob and Joe about some of the less universally loved instalments in the ever popular Alien franchise! We'll dive deep into Alien 3 (1992), directed by David Fincher, Alien Resurrection (1997), directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and, with much trepidation, Aliens vs Predator: Requiem (2007), directed by the Brothers Strause. You must have been on another planet if you haven't s...

Achtung! This week Rob and Joe venture into 80's West Berlin and then a very Germanic 60's London as we check out Possession (1981), directed by Andrzej Żuławski, and classic krimi film, Dead Eyes of London (1961), directed by Alfred Vohrer. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen (and you definitely should), you can neverthel...

Break out the J&B whisky, it's GIALLO week! Al drops in again to talk about his great love of the Italian giallo . We'll chat a bit about this wonderful subgenre of thriller/horror/mysteries and dive deep into two selections from Al: Torso (1973), directed by Sergio Martino, and deeper cut, The Dead Are Alive (1972), directed by Armando Crispino. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory secti...

Horror Iberico! We delve into a Spanish double feature this week with Who Can Kill a Child? (1976) directed by Narciso Ibáñez Serrador, and Pieces (1982) directed by Juan Piquer Simon. . We let you know when Spoiler Territory kicks in, so if you want to skip ahead from that point in Who Can Kill a Child?, you can rejoin the conversation at the 57:04 mark to avoid spoilers, and Spoiler Territory en...

Could this be the worst family reunion ever? This week, Joe and Rob are joined by Dr Ethan Lyon to discuss Tokyo Drifter (1966), directed by Seijun Suzuki, and then Seeds (1968), directed by Andy Milligan. We will call out Spoiler Territory so if you want to skip ahead from that point in Tokyo Drifter , you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:15:44 mark to avoid spoilers, and for Seeds, Spoiler T...

It's all for you, listener! This week, Joe and Rob check out The Omen (1976), directed by Richard Donner, and then The Boxer's Omen (1983), directed by Kueh Chi-Hung. It's not really possible to spoil The Boxer's Omen , but we will call out Spoiler Territory for The Omen . If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:08:54 mark to avoid spoilers. Theme music:...