Robert Takizawa-Lowe

Awkward Double Bills

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A podcast in which a cinephile and a genre fan try to broaden each other's cinematic horizons, one film at a time.

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Robert Takizawa-Lowe

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Episode 5: Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972) 07.07.2026 51:38

Welcome back to Awkward Double Bills, a podcast in which a cinephile and a genre fan attempt to broaden each other's cinematic horizons, one film at a time. In this episode we discuss Woody Allen's comedy-drama Hannah and Her Sisters from 1986, and Shunya Ito's women-in-prison exploitation classic Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion from 1972. We had some audio issues with this recording, which we hope...

Episode 4: Dellamorte Dellamore (1994) and The Philadelphia Story (1940) 28.06.2026 1:12:16

Welcome back to Awkward Double Bills, a podcast in which a cinephile and a genre fan attempt to broaden each other's cinematic horizons, one film at a time. In this episode we discuss Michele Soavi's delerious horror masterpiece Dellamorte Dellamore (AKA Cemetery Man) from 1994, and George Cukor's classic screwball comedy The Philadelphia Story from 1940.

Episode 3: Paths of Glory (1957) and Strike Commando (1987) 21.06.2026 1:14:26

Welcome back to Awkward Double Bills. In this episode we discuss Stanley Kubrick's anti-war classic Paths of Glory from 1957, and Bruno Mattei's Strike Commando from 1987.

Episode 2: Halloween (1978) and Late Spring (1949) 14.06.2026 1:10:59

Welcome back to Awkward Double Bills. In this episode, cinephile Matt and genre fan Rob discuss John Carpenter's Halloween from 1978, and Yasujirō Ozu's Late Spring from 1949. We try to figure out what we each see in the films, and discuss how they might work together as an awkward double bill.

Episode 1: Before Sunset (2004) and The Beyond (1981) 07.06.2026 1:24:12

Welcome to the first episode of Awakward Double Bills. In this episode, cinephile Matt and genre fan Rob discuss Richard Linklater's Before Sunse t from 2004, and Lucio Fulci's The Beyond from 1981. We try to figure out what we each see in the films, and discuss how they might work together as an awkward double bill.