The Stacks

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:24:43), Shana and j. continue to discuss the 2017 third season of Twin Peaks with the third and fourth episodes, in addition to "Conduit" - the fourth episode of X-Files' first season. In part two (1:24:43-2:21:47), we talk in shorter form about the 2021 MCU miniseries Hawkeye, the notorious 1956 sword and sandal Dick Powell / John Wayne camp debacle Th...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:41:05), we begin our in-depth coverage of Twin Peaks: The Return, covering the first two episodes of David Lynch's concluding masterpiece, as well as discussing the third episode of The X-Files, the iconic "Squeeze" monster of the week. In part two (1:41:06-2:49:24), we conclude a high-volume roundup of nine additional features - continuing MCU with Sam...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-2:03:10), Shana and j. begin a deep-dive into Twin Peaks with David Lynch's 1992 series prequel / post-mortem Fire Walk With Me, as well as continuing coverage of The X-Files with "Deep Throat" (s1e02). In part two (2:03:10-3:11:00), Shana was on vacation so we cover 10 additional features: George Lucas' 2005 Star Wars prequel Episode III: The Revenge of...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:26:20), Shana and j. are discussing the fourth Stray Cat Rock film, Yasuharu Hasebe's breezy 1970 entry Machine Animal, in addition to the Pilot episode of The X-Files as we begin our coverage of the first season. Shana is on holidays so we go extra deep in part two (1:26:21-2:35:58) with nine features - Chloe Zhao's 2021 MCU ancient aliens film Eternal...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:19:32) Shana and j. talk about Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 remake of his own earlier film, The Man Who Knew Too Much, as well as concluding our coverage of the first season of Star Trek (TOS) with "Operation: Annihilate!" - the 29th and final episode, then choose a new show to cover. In part two (1:19:33-2:13:07), we discuss in brief form the 2021 MCU TV se...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:13:56), Shana and j. discuss the 1966 pre-Trek Shatner starring vehicle Incubus, shot in Esperanto by director Leslie Stevens, in addition to the most celebrated episode of Star Trek (TOS), "The City on the Edge of Forever" written by Harlan Ellison and directed by Joseph Pevney. In part two (1:13:56-2:11:13), we discuss seven additional films in shorte...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:34:52) Shana and j. talk in detail about the 1977 John Frankenheimer action extravaganza Black Sunday, as well as "The Alternative Factor" - the 27th episode of Star Trek (TOS). In part two (1:34:53-2:36:07), we discuss in shorter form the 2021 MCU WandaVision TV series (all nine episodes directed by Matt Shakman), in addition to six movies: Jess Franco...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:16:56) Shana and j. are chatting about the 1966 William Grefé Florida mummy flick Death Curse of Tartu, in addition to "Errand of Mercy" - the 26th episode of Star Trek (TOS). In part two (1:16:56-2:25:44), we talk in briefer format about five additional features as well as a TV series - starting out with the 2021 MCU series Loki, all six episodes direc...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:40:13) Shana and j. talk about the classic 1974 Burt Reynolds prison/war/sports film The Longest Yard (directed by Robert Aldrich), in addition to "The Devil in the Dark" - the 25th episode of Star Trek (TOS). Part two (running 1:40:14-3:19:05) features briefer discussion of a number of additional discs, including the Canadian International Pictures col...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:15:12) Shana and j. cover Werner Herzog's 1979 masterpiece Fitzcarraldo, in addition to "This Side of Paradise" - the 24th episode of Star Trek (TOS). In part two (1:15:13-2:30:45), we discuss eight features in shorter form: the 2021 Cate Shortland MCU entry Black Widow, Arthur Lubin's final entry in the Francis the Talking Mule series, 1955's Francis i...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:32:11) Shana and j. discuss the 1961 Danish kaiju movie Reptilicus (in both its Danish and American versions), as well as the 23rd episode of Star Trek (TOS), "A Taste of Armageddon." In part two (1:32:12-2:36:28), we discuss in short form all six Star Trek movies starring the original series' cast (The Motion Picture, Wrath of Khan, Search for Spock, V...

This week on The Stacks, part one (0:00-1:42:16), begins with Yakuza Graveyard, a 1976 yakuza film from Kinji Fukasaku, in addition to "Star Seed" - the very famous 22nd episode of Star Trek (TOS). In part two (1:42:17-2:59:10), we talk in briefer format about eight additional features: the 2019 Jon Watts MCU franchise entry Spiderman: Far From Home, Arthur Lubin's fifth entry in the Francis the T...

On The Stacks this week, part one (0:00-1:58:54) we discuss the ultra-Y2K megahit Mission Impossible 2, directed by John Woo, in addition to "The Return of the Archons" - the 21st episode of Star Trek (TOS). In part two (1:58:55-3:10:51), we have shorter-form discussion of seven additional features: the disastrous 2022 Daniel Espinosa superhero picture Morbius, the 1966 British low budget Montgome...

On The Stacks this week, part one (0:00-1:23:41) features a more detailed re-do of a favourite movie we covered way back in the early rougher episodes, the 1957 Fred F. Sears / Sam Katzman silly turkey-that-threatened-the-world movie The Giant Claw, in addition to "Court Martial" - the 20th episode of Star Trek (TOS). In part two (1:23:42-2:45:58), we talk in shorter form about eight additional fe...

On The Stacks this week, part one (0:00-1:33:31) features detailed discussion of triptych film New York Stories (consisting of segments directed by Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, and Woody Allen) in addition to "Tomorrow Is Yesterday" (the 19th episode of Star Trek TOS). In part two (1:33:32-2:34:25), we discuss in briefer format eight additional films: the 2019 MCU entry Ant-Man and the W...

First up this week is Terry Gilliam's 1991 social drama The Fisher King, in addition to episode 18 of Star Trek (TOS), "Arena" (featuring The Gorn!) in part one (0:00-1:58:13). In part two (1:58:14-3:24:23), we discuss eight additional discs in briefer form: Anthony & Joe Russo's 2018 MCU mega-blockbuster Avengers: Infinity War, Ray Dennis Steckler's 1962 debut feature / Arch Hall Jr vehicle W...

Apologies for slightly rough sound on this episode, there was an issue with the recording. This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:11:57) we discuss the 1955 Alfred Hitchcock black comedy The Trouble With Harry, in addition to Star Trek (TOS) episode 17, "The Squire of Gothos" bringing us yet another god-being. In part two (1:11:57-2:43:16), we talk in shorter form about nine additional featu...

On The Stacks this week, part one (0:00-1:16:31) we cover first the Michael Mak category III Golden Harvest erotic comedy Sex and Zen, in addition to "The Galileo Seven" (the 16th episode of Star Trek (TOS). In part two (1:16:31-2:48:41), we talk about 8 additional films - Michael Mann's beautifully aesthetic 1981 debut crime film Thief, Bill Bordy's super-obscure 1988 no-fi crime picture Side Roa...

A brief message - apologies, we are off this week, as Shana had the flu, but we will be back on track next week! <3 -j.

On The Stacks this week, part one (0:00-1:45:17) consists of detailed discussion of Robert Altman's 1971 revisionist western masterpiece McCabe & Mrs. Miller, as well as "Shore Leave" - the fun 15th episode of Star Trek (TOS). Part two (1:45:18-3:05:46) we have briefer discussion of a lot more movies, beginning with AGFA's Blood-a-Rama Triple Frightmare II (consisting of Love Goddesses of Bloo...

On The Stacks this week, part one (0:00-1:26:13) consists of in-depth discussion on Toshiya Fujita's classic 1973 chambara Lady Snowblood, in addition to "The Balance of Terror" - the 14th episode of Star Trek (TOS), which introduces the Romulans. Part two (1:26:13-2:48:55) features shorter discussion of eight additional films: Bert I. Gordon's 1973 crime thriller The Mad Bomber (aka The Police Co...

On The Stacks this week, in part one (0:00-1:31:30) Shana and j. discuss the Enzo G. Castellari 1973 poliziotteschi classic High Crime, in addition to our continuing coverage of Star Trek (TOS), with episode 13, "The Conscience of the King" (directed by Gerd Oswald). In part two (1:31:31-3:12:42), we talk about eight additional features - 1968's wildly influential George A. Romero zombie feature,...

On The Stacks this week, in part one (0:00-1:32:07) Shana and j. discuss the 1989 new wave meets German Expressionism Stephen Sayadian remake Dr. Caligari, in addition to episode 12 of Star Trek (TOS), "The Menagerie" part 2. In our own part two (1:32:07-3:07:08), we have eight additional features: Leonard Nimoy's delightfully silly 1986 Save the Whales adventure Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, the...

On The Stacks this week, in part one (0:00-1:31:59) Shana and j. discuss the 1976 Jean Rollin moody vampire picture Levres de Sang (Lips of Blood), in addition to the 11th episode of Star Trek (TOS), part one of their first two-parter "The Menagerie" (reusing the rejected pilot episode "The Cage"). In part two (1:32:00-3:16:55) we discuss 5 additional features: David Lynch's 2001 surrealist neo-no...

This week on The Stacks we begin in part one (0:00-1:08:39) with a discussion of Charlie Chaplin's 1940 anti-fascist classic The Great Dictator, in addition to "The Corbomite Maneuver" - the 10th episode of the original 1966 Star Trek series. In part two (1:08:40-2:35:56), we have nine additional films we're talking about, beginning with the Qatsi Trilogy, directed by Godfrey Reggio, as well as Cu...