Cinema To The Letter

Vampires in film kicks off the spooky season for Double Edged Double Bill! Adam and Thomas welcome back writer, podcast and vampire enthusiast Ale Gonzalez from Seequels to talk two very different films featuring the creatures of the night. First, three alluring blood thirsty vampires seductively fight off aging in Tony Scott's erotic thriller The Hunger. Then, Gerard Butler attempts to bring hist...

This week, Double Edged Double Bill travels to Europe! Specifically, Adam and Thomas are celebrating films from Spain. First, our heroes suffer through the grueling E.T. rip off Extraterrestrial Visitors. Or, as Mystery Science Theater 3000 fans may know it, Pod People! Then, an intense debate begins over the merits of prolific Spain filmmaker Pedro Almodovar's The Skin I Live In. Together, our he...

This week, Double Edged Double Bill is returning to Japan with a special episode on anime. Adam and Thomas aren't otakus by any stretch, but they've sought the help of previous guest and anime super fan Yonathan Habtemichael to help dissect this diverse and plentiful medium. First, they take a look at the highly influential action/sci-fi film Ghost in the Shell! Then, a thoughtful look back at the...

Peter Jackson made two trilogies, so he's bound to survive a Double Edged Double Bill! This week, Adam and Thomas bring along editor-in-chief of Talk Film Society Marcelo Pico to journey through two Peter Jackson films. First, high praise is abound for the infamously gory zombie film Braindead. Then, Peter Jackson attempts to cram 500 different films into 2 hours with The Lovely Bones to middling...

Happy Birthday Adam Sandler! From his Saturday Night Live roots to his modern Netflix stardom, there's a much more nuanced comedic journey to the Sandman than most folks would give him credit for. In honor of the comedic powerhouse turning 54 this week, Adam, Thomas and special guest Scott Johnson are taking a look at his highly contested career. First, the gang takes a look at Adam Sandler turnin...

2020 is rough so let's time travel through the history of movies past! Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani bring along Marcus Wilturner to adjust the flux capacitor so they can make sense of two very different movies about time travel. First, Ethan Hawke is a time traveling cop out to fix a very strange paradox at all costs in the extremely twisty Predestination. Then, animated dinosaurs travel to 1993...

Double Edged Double Bill is diving into an intimidating director! This week, Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani take a look at two films from legendary director Stanley Kubrick. First, a dark stab at the comedy genre Dr. Strangelove (Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb) in which Stanley Kubrick makes nuclear holocaust hilarious. Then, the passion project Kubrick never got to finish and...

Double Edged Double Bill is howling at the Full Moon this week! Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani are taking a look at two films from the odd world of Charles Band and his production company Full Moon Features! First, a puppeteer uses his sentient creations to seek revenge in the best entry from Full Moon's flagship franchise with Puppet Master: Toulon's Revenge! Then, Charles Band tries to avoid Mar...

After a brief hiatus, Doubled Edged Double Bill is back for Jack Nicholson! Adam and Thomas have devote an entire episode to two films from the three time Oscar winner who mixes intimidation and charm with ease. First, Nicholson dons a wool cap & butts heads with Louise Fletcher in the classic One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Then Jack returns to the horror genre with an erotic werewolf thriller a...

Break out the tommy guns for Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani! This week, your Double Edged Double Bill hosts are running the table on gangster films. First, Takeshi Kitano becomes the Japanese mobster king of L.A. in the good pick Brother. Then, Ben Affleck snuggly fits into 30s era mobster clothes in the bad pick Live By Night. Together, our duo answers all the crucial questions. How accurate is F...

Grab your surfboards and hang ten with Double Edged Double Bill! Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani take a look at two films from eclectic director Kathryn Bigelow. First, Thomas' good pick of Point Break in which Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze have a sweaty action packed bromance on the beach. Then, Adam's bad pick of Zero Dark Thirty that has Jessica Chastain hunt down Osama Bin Laden in true proce...

So, 2020 is a very odd year. Still, it's worth a Double Edged Double Bill! Adam and Thomas take a look at two films from the weird COVID affected release schedule. First, the fantasy blockbuster that Disney is hiding under their streaming rug known as Artemis Fowl. Then, a microbudget alien invasion story in a 1950s small town from Amazon Prime known as The Vast of Night. Together, our duo answers...

With July 4th fast approaching, Double Edged Double Bill is looking at films on the American Film Institute's Top 100 Movies List ! Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani bring along returning extra terrestrial guest Kaycee Jarrard to discuss two classic films and whether or not they deserve their stature within the AFI's list. First, Thomas hails the classic adventure, thrills & romance on display in the...

Live from New York, it's Double Edged Double Bill! Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani discuss two Saturday Night Live cast member vehicles! First, Bill Hader & Kristen Wiig deliver laughs while stretching their dramatic muscles in The Skeleton Twins! Then, Dana Carvey hops on the Austin Powers train while doing a bunch of impressions in Master of Disguise! Together, our duo answers crucial questions....

Directors Lana and Lilly Wachowski have made highly divisive films, which makes for a great Double Edged Double Bill! For Pride Month, hosts Adam and Thomas are dissecting about two films from these highly ambitious trans filmmakers! First, The Wachwoskis' groundbreaking lesbian crime thriller directorial debut Bound serves as the good pick. Then, their exposition heavy sci-fi epic Jupiter Ascendi...

Double Edged Double Bill sings the proud praises of Angela Bassett! Adam and Thomas dive into two films from the underrated actress' filmography. First, What's Love Got To Do With It shows off Bassett's ability to capture Tina Turner's essence even if she doesn't sing. Then, Vampire In Brooklyn features Angela giving it her all even as Eddie Murphy wants to be spooky while Wes Craven wants to be f...

Double Edged Double Bill is going west! Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani rustle up a double feature of western films alongside returning guest Lance Langford of The Horror Returns and Saddle Up podcasts! First, our hosts contend with their first - and hopefully last - film from Uwe Boll Bloodrayne II: Deliverance. Then, the show welcomes back Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer & every other actor alive in 199...

Master Adam Thomas is training sensei Thomas Mariani in the ancient techniques of martial arts cinema! Joining in the fight between good and bad martial arts films is legendary warrior  Shakyl Lambert . First, Jet Li steps into the mighty shoes of Bruce Lee for the historical epic Fist of Legend. Then, Jean-Claude Van Damme splits his way into a so-bad-it's-good classic with No Retreat No Surrende...

This week, Double Edged Double Bill looks at the world of live action family films! Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani welcome guest Emily Slade of Why This Film Podcast to talk about two films in which a furry creature barges into people's lives. First, The Cat In The Hat shows the negative side effects of this as a feline Mike Myers monster gives two children nightmares. Then, Paddington 2 features...

Adam and Thomas celebrate two years of Double Edged Double Bill by cracking open a couple graphic novel adaptations! Special Guest James Rodrigues returns to help our boys with this epic episode! First, there's the surprisingly moving father/son gangster story Road to Perdition. Then, Zack Snyder's divisive vision of the iconic graphic novel Watchmen. Plus, a big announcement for the show: a Patre...

Double Edged Double Bill has a new batch of films to talk about on an episode about long delayed sequels! Adam & Thomas welcome Heather Powell of The Friday Nightmares Podcast to look at two sequels that came out a bit too long after their predecessors. First, there's Independence Day: Resurgence which came up 20 years later and a few million dollars short. Then, Gremlins 2: The New Batch which to...

A month ago, we lost iconic cult director Stuart Gordon. So, we're celebrating his career with a Double Edged Double Bill! Adam and Thomas grab Desmond Alexander Peele from an alternate dimension to cover two of his most bizarre films. First, Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton fight off pink tinted alternate dimension goop monsters in From Beyond! Then, Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton unite aga...

They can't leave the house, but Double Edged Double Bill is heading on a cinematic road trip! First, Adam & Thomas try to move a clunky Robin Williams vehicle off the road with RV. Then, the boys laugh, cheer and cry as they go down the road of the masterful John Hughes comedy Planes, Trains and Automobiles! Together, our duo solves all the important questions. Did Robin Williams give off daddy vi...

Turn on the spotlight and get ready to belt out a Double Edged Double Bill! Adam and Thomas turn duet into a trio with special guest Scott Johnson as they cover two musical films in honor of Trolls World Tour singing its heart out. First, Paul Williams and Brian De Palma collaborate for a far weirder horror musical than Andrew Lloyd Webber could dream of with Phantom of the Paradise. Then, Cannon...

Today is Francis Ford Coppola's birthday and Double Edged Double Bill is celebrating with two very different films from this eclectic director. First, Gene Hackman hears the sounds of conspiracy in The Conversation. Then, Robin Williams plays a very sad boy in the children's film for no one Jack. Together, our heroes answer all the crucial questions. Can a treehouse have a kitchen attachment? Is t...