Where the Long Tail Ends

This month, Cody, Robert, and Nat are joined by Kurt Halfyard of ScreenAnarchy to fight a fascist takeover as we discuss the 1980s' mini-series V and V: The Final Battle. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - V Discussion 0:45:19- V: THE FINAL BATTLE Discussion 1:44:23- Next Movie and Outro

This month, Cody, Robert, and Nat jack into the futuristic world of 2021 and the cyberpunk ideas of William Gibson with 1995's JOHNNY MNEMONIC. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - JOHNNY MNEMONIC Discussion 1:18:45- Next Movie and Outro

This month, Nat, Cody, and Robert journey to rural America to talk about belief and UFOs in 1981's/1985's UFOria. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - UFOria Discussion 1:02:21- Next Movie and Outro

This month, Robert and Nat go it without an under the weather Cody. To make up for that absence, we are joined by Hunter Fagan of Dis-Order and Grim Grinning Hosts to talk Jules Verne and Ray Harryhausen in 1961's MYSTERIOUS ISLAND. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - MYSTERIOUS ISLAND Discussion 1:26:57- Next Movie and Outro

This month, Cody, Robert, and Nat are joined by Miloš Tomin to explore Cold War fears and the end of the world in Stanley Kramer's ON THE BEACH. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - ON THE BEACH Discussion 1:14:37- Next Movie and Outro

This month, Nat, Cody, and Robert explore comedy in the Soviet world with 1986's KIN-DZA-DZA!. If that's not enough, we also take a look back at 2025 in movies. Our highs, our lows, trends, things we missed, and more. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - KIN-DZA-DZA! Discussion 0:43:26 - 2025 in Movies Discussion 1:07:29- Next Movie and Outro

This month, Robert, Nat, and Cody delve into Peter Cushing at his most cold and evil in 1969's FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED Discussion 1:01:33- Next Movie and Outro

Robert, Nat, and Cody are joined by returning guest Jim Laczkowski of Directors Club and Angela Fabbrini as we throw our eleventh annual Secret Santa party. Who gave what to whom is the mystery of the episode as we take turns discussing five movies especially chosen for their recipients by their secret Santas in our yearly tradition. This episode is brought to you by many fine streamers of films a...

This month, Cody, Robert, and Nat discuss the perils of adaptation without a clear vision with 2005's AEON FLUX. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - AEON FLUX Discussion 0:54:53- Next Movie and Outro

This spooky month, Nat, Cody, and Robert dust off their singing voices for Frank Oz's adaptation of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Discussion 0:52:30- Next Movie and Outro

Nat, Cody, and Robert are joined by Angela Fabbrini to take a look at four movies from the 80s that are both interesting to discuss and highlight Disney's identity crisis in the post-Walt era with THE WATCHER IN THE WOODS, SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES, THE BLACK CAULDRON, and RETURN TO OZ. Time tracks: THE WATCHER IN THE WOODS Discussion: 0:00 SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES Discussion 30:58 TH...

Robert, Nat, and Cody are joined by Paul Hermann of The Comic Binge to explore grief, memory, family, and identity in Kogonada's AFTER YANG. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - AFTER YANG Discussion 1:14:42- Next Movie and Outro

Nat, Cody, and Robert take a trip to the sun and perhaps touch the face of God with Danny Boyle's SUNSHINE. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - SUNSHINE Discussion 1:06:39- Next Movie and Outro

Robert, Nat, and Cody take time off from our summer to bring you a special bonus episode. 50 years ago, JAWS swam into theaters and changed Hollywood. With that in mind, what better time to look at the ups and downs of the film and franchise that stated the summer movie season. Time tracks: 0:00 Intro and JAWS: THE REVENGE Discussion 34:55 JAWS 3-D Discussion 1:04:13 JAWS 2 Discussion 1:24:26 JAWS...

Nat, Cody, and Robert take a deep dive into James Cameron's THE ABYSS. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - THE ABYSS Discussion 1:04:36- Next Movie and Outro

Robert, Nat, and Cody accept an offer we can't refuse in 1951's THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL Discussion 1:09:56- Next Movie and Outro

Cody, Robert, and Nat go mainstream this month with 1979's MOONRAKER, the first – and so far only – James Bond film we've covered on the podcast. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - MOONRAKER Discussion 1:27:06- Next Movie and Outro

The 2025 Milwaukee Film Festival runs from April 24, 2025 until May 8, 2025. Robert Reineke of wherethelongtailends.com gives a few thoughts and picks a few movies to see during the festival to give listeners some ideas.

Nat, Cody, and Robert take a post-apocalyptic road trip with 1990s CIRCUITRY MAN. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - CIRCUITRY MAN Discussion 0:55:41 - Next Movie and Outro

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Perhaps with apologies to the Irish and Irish descendants, Robert, Nat, and Cody get in the spirit of the season with 1996's LEPRECHAUN 4: IN SPACE. For good or ill. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - LEPRECHAUN 4: IN SPACE Discussion 1:14:38- Next Movie and Outro

I think we all consider ourselves fans of Rutger Hauer which lead Cody, Robert, and Nat to 1995's MR. STITCH by Roger Avary. What is the saying about where good intentions lead you? Time tracks: 0:00:00 - MR. STITCH Discussion 1:11:38- Next Movie and Outro

Sometimes we make a mistake and pick a movie that's not really a science fiction film, even if it does have an obvious influence on Afrofuturism. And sometimes it works out to be an interesting discussion, as Nat, Cody, and Robert get our chance to take in Djibril Diop Mambéty's TOUKI BOUKI. And after that, we discuss 2024's year in film. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - TOUKI BOUKI Discussion 0:47:05 - 202...

Robert, Nat, and Cody grapple with Terence Fisher's 3rd outing with the Hammer Frankenstein series with 1967's FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN Discussion 1:08:10- Next Movie and Outro

Robert, Nat, and Cody are joined by returning guest Jim Laczkowski of Directors Club and Angela Fabbrini as we throw our tenth annual Secret Santa party. Who gave what to whom is the mystery of the episode as we take turns discussing five movies especially chosen for their recipients by their secret Santas in our yearly tradition. Time Tracks: 0:00 - GOING IN STYLE (1979) 32:20 - BLUE THUNDER (198...

Cody, Robert, and Nat team up again as good cop, bad cop, and good cop to find out if you can keep a good cop down in 1988's DEAD HEAT. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - DEAD HEAT Discussion 59:45- Next Movie and Outro