Cinema Double Shot

It's scorching outside, so we're staying in with the movies. In this episode of Cinema Double Shot, Paul and Wally share their favorite movies that capture the feeling of a long, hot summer. Meanwhile, be sure to mark your calendars! RIVER CITY STORIES and FEARS FOR QUEERS, Josh's anthology of terror, will be screening at Midtown Cinema in Harrisburg on July 16, 17, and 18. Buy tickets...

Just in time for Pride Month, Josh and Wally share more of their favorite LGBTQ+ themed movies. They also have more screenings to announce! RIVER CITY STORIES and FEARS FOR QUEERS, Josh's anthology of terror, will be screening at Midtown Cinema in Harrisburg on July 16, 17, and 18. Buy tickets now at: https://www.hbgfringe.com/tickets Meanwhile, Wally has been collaborating with Midtown Cinema...

Josh, Paul, and Wally share a bit of nostalgia for 35mm prints, VHS tapes, Blockbuster, LaserDisc, and more artifacts from our shared movie culture. Along the way, they talk about everything from Vincent Price's Creepy Classics to Nick Nolte's backside. Be sure to mark your calendars for upcoming RIVER CITY STORIES screenings:🗓 May 23, 11 AM & 5 PM at Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse in L...

Susan Bassler, our multi-talented filmmaking friend, joins us to chat about her favorite movies from every season — and all the work that goes on behind the scenes to make a film. Learn more about Wally Films: 🎬 ⁠⁠⁠https://www.wallyfilms.com/⁠⁠⁠ Check us out on YouTube: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/@wallyfilm Like what you see? Consider supporting the filmmaker at: ☕️ ⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.co...

AI slop is everywhere these days, clogging up our inboxes and social media feeds. But does it have a role to play in art? And could it eventually replace human artists? Disclaimer: This week's thumbnail was created using Adobe Firefly. This, apparently, is how the algorithm sees Paul and Wally. Learn more about Wally Films: 🎬 ⁠⁠⁠https://www.wallyfilms.com/⁠⁠⁠ Check us out on YouTube: 📹 https...

Paul joins Wally to talk about the Blackest Films Ever™, just in time for Black History Month. The freewheeling conversation includes Spike Lee, Ryan Coogler, Jordan Peele, Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons, Tina Mabry — and, yes, M. Night Shyamalan and Bob Dylan. Check us out on YouTube: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/@wallyfilm Like what you see? Consider supporting the filmmaker at: ☕️ ⁠⁠https://www.buym...

The Academy Award nominations have arrived, continuing a nearly century-old tradition. But we’ve got a few of our own: The Wallys, an annual awards show now in its 21st year. Josh and Wally talk about awards while handing out a few of their own to the best movies of 2025. You can see the full list of Wally award winners here: 🏆 https://inwidescreen.blogspot.com/ Check us out on YouTube: 📹 https:...

Film friend Gabriel Brown (arthouse theater programmer, filmmaker, all-around movie nerd) joins Josh and Wally to talk about the best movies they saw in 2025. Check us out on YouTube: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/@wallyfilm Like what you see? Consider supporting the filmmaker at: ☕️ ⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wallyfilm⁠⁠ Subscribe to my newsletter: ⌨️ ⁠https://wallyfilm.substack.com/welcome⁠ Fo...

What is a Christmas movie? Wally and Josh have VERY different takes on this age-old debate. Along the way, they reminisce about their favorite Christmas movies.00:03:37 Josh’s definition of a Christmas movie00:07:11 Side tangent: When the “setting is a character.”00:09:28 Wally’s loosey goosey definition of a Christmas movie00:14:00 Chris Columbus, the king of the Christmas movieIS THIS A CHRISTMA...

Join Wally and Josh as they recount their adventures in Japan — including a pilgrimage to the grave of master filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu — and share some of their favorite works of Japanese cinema. 00:00:29 What we’ve been up to: Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas 00:04:10 What we’ve been up to: Film Festivals 00:05:00 Shai Carmeli-Pollak’s The Sea at Centre Film Festival 00:07:47 Our trip to Japan 00:2...

Paul joins Wally as they talk about a busy fall taking RIVER CITY STORIES to film festivals, as well as avoiding burnout, rocking cardigans, and recording a public service announcement about the importance of off-year elections. Check us out on YouTube: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/@wallyfilm Like what you see? Consider supporting the filmmaker at:  ☕️ ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wallyfilm⁠ Subsc...

Join us for a special crossover episode with ⁠The Biz Bruja⁠ herself, Vanessa Codorniu, as we talk about improv comedy, the art of being silly, and the joy of embracing your inner payaso. Check us out on YouTube: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/@wallyfilm Like what you see? Consider supporting the filmmaker at:  ☕️ ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wallyfilm⁠ Subscribe to my newsletter: ⌨️ https://wallyfi...

Fresh off a successful run of River City Stories (Part 2), Paul and Wally talk about the latest Spike Lee joint, Highest 2 Lowest, and various issues facing cities big and small. Check us out on YouTube: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/@wallyfilm Like what you see? Consider supporting the filmmaker at:  ☕️ ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wallyfilm⁠ Subscribe to my newsletter: ⌨️ https://wallyfilm.substa...

Just in time for Harrisburg Fringe Festival, Paul and Wally recount some of their favorite — and perhaps less favorite — experiences making RIVER CITY STORIES as the next round of stories screens at Midtown Cinema July 17-19. Check us out on YouTube: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/@wallyfilm Get tickets for River City Stories and Cinderella at Harrisburg Fringe:  🎟️ July 17-20: ⁠https://www.hbgfringe....

Just in time for Pride, Josh and Wally recount some of their favorite LGBTQ+ themed films, ranging from Pre-Code Hollywood through modern-day classics.  00:02:30 River City Stories and the Harrisburg Fringe Festival 00:05:41 Cinderella at Fringe 00:09:18 Mrs. Doubtfire and Robin Williams 00:13:17 Mike Nichols’ The Birdcage 00:17:56 Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope 00:24:47 Pre-Code Movies and Baby Face 00:...

Join us for a special crossover episode with The Biz Bruja herself, Vanessa Codorniu, and River City Stories collaborator Paul Hood as we discuss what inspires our creativity. Along the way, we also talk about Alfred Hitchcock, Spike Lee, and what we've inherited from our ancestors. Get tickets for River City Stories:  🎟️ May 16 & 18: ⁠https://zoetropolis.com/movies/river-city-stories/⁠ Su...

Inspired by Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, an epic vampire tale set in 1930s Mississippi, Josh and I talk about some of our favorite blood-sucking horror films of all time — everything from F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu (the O.G.) to Grace Jones’ underrated performance in Vamp. 00:49 SIR Christopher Lee and Dracula 01:43 The Man with the Golden Gun (And Three Nipples) 04:14 Creature Feature Weekend and Hacktre...

River City Stories collaborator Vanessa Codorniu joins Wally to talk about the movies they watched as young people — everything from Alfonso Arau’s Like Water for Chocolate to Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo — and the lasting impressions those films left at an early age. 00:01:26 An update on River City Stories 00:06:06 Billy Elliott and Bend It Like Beckham 00:07:17 Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Biuti...

River City Stories collaborator Amandine Pope joins Wally for a screening of Agnès Varda's French New Wave masterpiece Cleo from 5 to 7. Along the way, they talk about the politics and culture of France, the use of psychic mediums in movies, and — of course — mortality. 00:03:13 An introduction to Agnès Varda's Cleo from 5 to 7 00:07:09 Wally's fascination with psychics 00:10:52 Amandi...

Inspired by Lupita Nyong’o’s charmingly complex work in The Wild Robot, Josh and I talk about some of our favorite voice performances of all time. We also reflect on some of our own experiences. Josh played a psychotic pumpkin in the horror anthology flick HeBGBTV and on stage as Karnak in Ride the Cyclone. Wally has, somewhat reluctantly, recorded ADR (or automatic dialogue replacement). 00:00:49...

River City Stories collaborator Paul Hood joins Wally to talk about Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show and the many forms of protest that artists have at their disposal. Along the way, we talk about Iranian cinema, Spike Lee, the Civil Rights Movement, and the underrated gem that is The Last Black Man in San Francisco. 00:00:29 Kendrick Lamar and the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show 00:13:0...

"Baby, take a ride on my disco ball!" Filmmaking friend Hal Cramer joins Wally to talk about their adventures in low-budget indie filmmaking — and, yes, a few of their favorite Hollywood movies, too. Some of the films discussed: Disney Pixar's Coco, the BBC TV show Inside No. 9, Documentary Now, David Lynch's The Return, Top Gun: Maverick, Timothee Chalamet and A Complete Unknown...

Frequent collaborator Lisa Lutton Weitzman, an actor and educator, joins Wally to talk about the process of preparing for a role. They also discuss a few of their favorite performances, the business of acting, and Willem Dafoe's *ahem* body double. Just a few of the actors, movies, and teachers discussed: Timothée Chalamet in A Complete Unknown; Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable in The Misfits; Yorg...

Playwright Paul Hood joins Wally to talk about their favorite biopics — and some famous people who deserve the biopic treatment. Inspired by this year's Oscar-nominated biopics (and biopic-adjacent) A Complete Unknown and The Brutalist, we take a deep dive into the history of the genre. Just a few of the movies discussed: A Complete Unknown, The Brutalist, Malcolm X, Ray, Rocketman, Bohemian R...

Academy Award nominations will be announced soon, continuing a film tradition that began nearly a century ago. We’ve got traditions of our own: The Wallys, an annual awards show now in its 20th year. Josh and Wally discuss the absurdity of pitting movies against each other and our obsession with awards, all while handing out a few of them ourselves to the best movies of 2024. Featuring guest appea...