Ellissinema Podcast

In this electrifying episode, we sit down with lyrical powerhouse Jon Connor and rising star Tootsie The Rapper to talk about their bold and genre-blending joint album, Twin Flames (2025). The duo opens up about the inspiration behind the project, how their distinct styles sparked creative chemistry, and much more. Listeners get a behind-the-scenes look at the collaborative process—from late-night...

Joining the show today, world-renowned actor, Sunny Pang. We delve into his gripping performance in Havoc (2025), the latest action-thriller from acclaimed writer-director Gareth Evans. Pang shares behind-the-scenes stories from the film’s production, his experience working alongside stars like Forest Whitiker, Yeo Yann Yann, Jessie Mei Li, and and how he approached his complex role in the gritty,...

Nosferatu is a gothic horror film directed by Robert Eggers, offering a fresh yet authentic take on the classic vampire tale. Set in 1838, the story follows newlyweds Ellen and Thomas Hutter. Thomas, a real estate agent, embarks on a journey to the remote Carpathian Mountains to facilitate a property sale to the egnimatic Count Orlock. As Thomas ventures deeper into Orlock's world, Ellen becomes t...

When a renowned shaman (Kim Go-eun) and her protege (Lee Do-hyun) are hired by a wealthy, enigmatic family, they begin investigating the cause of a disturbing supernatural illness that affects only the first-born children of each generation. With the help of a knowledgeable mortician (Yoo Hai-jin) and the country's most revered geomancer (Choi Min-sik), they soon trace the affliction's origin to a...

Spooky Charles of thePicassos, The Lonesome Skeleton Band, and The Sad Hour Band joins the pod to discuss his upbringing, his musical influences, his future, with a quick detour into our love for Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Stream thePicassos wherever you get your music. And be on the lookout for his solo act The Lonesome Skeleton Band as well as the newly formed Sad Hour Band. He is truly...

Joining the show to discuss Headshot (2016), actor and choreographer, Sunny Pang. Headshot: A man suffering from amnesia washes ashore and a young doctor nurses him back to health. His past resurfaces to haunt them both in violent fashion. Starring Iko Uwais, Sunny Pang, Chelsea Islan, Very Tri Yulisman, Julie Estelle, Ario Bayu, Zack Lee, and more. Featuring The Uwais Stunt Team Action Direction...

Small town artist Charley is a tortured man whose drinking binges blur with his sneaking suspicion that he might be a werewolf. He distances himself from those he loves and sinks deeper into solitude, as his flashes of memory of his grisly nighttime acts manifest themselves through his artwork. Starring Alex Hurt, Addison Timlin, Rigo Garay, Motell Gyn Foster, John Speredakos, Barbara Crampton, Jo...

Writer/Director Francis Galluppi joins the show to discuss his piece, The Last Stop in Yuma County. While awaiting the next fuel truck at a middle-of-nowhere Arizona rest stop, a traveling young knife salesman is thrust into a high stakes hostage situation by the arrival of two similarly stranded bank robbers with no qualms about using cruelty-or cold, hard steel-to protect their bloodstained, ill...

From Director Rose Glass comes an electric new love story; reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them into the web of Lou's criminal family. Starring Kristen Stewart, Katy O'Brian, Ed Harris, Dave Franco, Anna Baryshnikov, Jena Malone, and more. Edited by Mark Towns Mu...

Ben is a former CIA station chief whose world comes crashing down after his wife, a former operative, dies in a terrible accident. Soon, a cryptic message sends him back into the shadowy underworld of Eastern Europe, teaming up with a former adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he knew about his wife and the agency that he worked for. Starring Aaron Eckhart, Olga Kurylenko,...

After a mother (Ando Sakura) discovers that teacher's bullying is behind her young son's sudden strange beahvior, she storms into his school demanding an explanation. Continually left without satifactory answers-and with an increasingly distressed child-she furiously escalates her concerns to the school board and the media. But as the story unfolds through the multilayerd perspectives of mother, t...

A prequel to The Admiral: Roaring Currents-the most-watched film in Korean history-Hansan: Rising Dragon depicts the Battle of Hansando. In 1592, Admiral Yi Sun-sin and fleet faced off against the might of the invading Japanese navy and its formidable warships. As the Korean forces fall into crisis, the admiral resorts to using his secret weapon, the dragon headships known as geobukseon, to change...

Dev Patel achieves an astonishing, tour-de-force feature directing debut with an action thriller about one man's quest for vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother and continue to sytemically victimize the poor and powerless. Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage, Monkey Man stars Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager li...

In this sequel to the popular The Witch: Subversion, the story moves awar from a confined secret lab and out into the real world after a mysterious girl emerges as the soul survivor of a bloody raid on the top-secret research facility behind the clandestine Witch Program. She is quickly rescued by a couple who understands the level of threat the girl now faces. However, as the assassins tasked wit...

Based on the classic wuxia novel Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils by Jin Yong. Qiao Feng, the respected leader of a roving band of martial artists, the Beggar's Gang, is wrongfully accused of murder and is subsequently exiled. Qiao Feng goes on the run in search of answers about his own mysterious origin story-and the unknown enemies working to destroy him from the shadows. Starring Donnie Yen, Wu Yue, C...

After his devastatingly fast, samurai-style combat approach sets filmmakers against him, a legendary action star films his own movie-on turf claimed by feauding Yakuza gangs, including one of Japan's most deadly martial arts assassins. Starring Tak Sakaguchi, Togo Ishii, Sho Aoyagi, Itsuji Itao, Rumika Fukuda, Keisuke Horibe, Kenjiro Ishimaru, Ohji Hiroi, Norhisa Hiranuma, Taro Suruga, Kohei Fukuy...

Today on the show, Ian and Eshom Nelms join the show to discuss their most recent release, Red Right Hand. Red Right Hand stars Orlando Bloom, Andie MacDowell, Garret Dillahunt, Chapel Oaks, Scott Haze, Nicholas Logan, Kenneth Miller, Mo McRae, and more. Music by the Mondo Boys Edited by Traton Lee Cinematography by Johnny Derango Written by Jonathan Easley Directed by Eshom and Ian Nelms RED RIGH...

Friend of the show, filmmaker Seth Landau joins me as we take a look at his biting satire, Take Out. We talk about how the film came to be, the long road to find a streaming platform, working with method and character actors, and why this piece is still relevant today. Starring Seth Landau, Judd Omen, Yeni Alvarez, Ken Kolb, Justin Walker, Keri Maroone, and more. Edited by Greg Robbins Music by Da...

As a Christmas blizzard rages outside, Faith, a nurse, keeps her daughter Charm locked in her room in the hopes to fight off a mysterious affliction. When drifters Kory and Liz break in seeking shelter, they quickly discover that Faith's relationship with Charm stretches the limits of dysfunction, and both of them are concealing the malevolent fifth houseguest lurking in the shadows. Starring Chri...

Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation. Starring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Jerrod Carmichael, and more. Production Design by Shona Heath and James Price Music by Jers...

Four retired assassins sping back into action when they cross paths with a straight-arrow cop who is determined to track down an elusive murderer that has something to do with their shared path. Starring Abimana Aryasatya, Putri Marino, Lutesha, Arie Kriting, Kristo Immanuel, Marthino Lio, Michelle Tahalea, Budi Ros, Donny Damara, Kho Michael, and more. Choreography by Trisna Irawan and Rickey Sal...

Gentle, easy-going Or Kia moves from the countryside to Kuala Lumpur to work for his cousin and best friend Ah Soon, a mid-level gangster and enforcer. While Or Kia works hard to put a sister through school, Ah Soon cares for an unstable girlfriend prone to mysterious disappearances. As they both sink deeper into a nocturnal worls of debts, drugs, and betrayal, Or Kia's loyalties are strained when...

Today on the show, The People's Rapper, Jon Connor, talks about the release of his new album "III" on Even.biz, releasing his album independently, speaking from the heart, learning from his mistakes, and trying to share his wisdom with others. We even got some wrestling and movie talk in there. Enjoy! You can find the album "III," his merch, music videos, a documentary, and more on EVEN.BIZ. Go sh...

Musician Dave Neabore of Dog Eat Dog joins the show. We talk about his most recent 4-track EP release, Star Feels. We also chat about his upcoming tour, future music, and how passion is why we do what we do. You can stream Star Feels wherever you listen to your music.

An Australian supernatural horror film that follows a group of friends who discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand. They become hooked on a new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces. Starring Sophie Wilde, Zoe Terakes, Miranda Otto, Joe Bird, Alexandra Jensen, Chris Alosio, Otis Dhanji, and more. Cinematography by Aaron McLisky Music by...