Clearing The Queue

Send us Fan Mail Slevin Kelevra, a down on his luck twenty something schlub, is set up to take the fall for a huge debt by his supposed friend Nick Fisher, and sets in motion a chain of events that is colloquially referred to as the Kansas City Shuffle. A Study in misdirection and sharp wit, Lucky Number Slevin is a crime drama that twists and turns at every bend in the story. The charisma of our...

Send us Fan Mail Once more Hosts Mike and Zak have a bit of discourse over what they've been putting there Eyeballs on these past few weeks. This week they dish about the Glass Onion, a Knives Out Mystery, the Menu (spoilers Zak hated it), Bones and all, and the new Netflix series Wednesday, so needless to say, this one's a mouthful!

Send us Fan Mail Marva Munson, an elderly black widow living in a quiet town in Mississippi, rents a room as well as her cellar to a stranger dressed like Colonel Sanders, who arrives the very next day with a cavalcade of oddball characters claiming to be a renaissance period ensemble. These unlikely companions are not a band, however, they are thieves! Bent on robbing the Floating Casino known as...

Send us Fan Mail Join Hosts Mike and Zak for their Bi-weekly check-in where they discuss all the stuff they've been watching! This week, it's all about Wakanda Forever, Weird: the Al Yankovic Story, Decision to Leave, and a heartfelt goodbye to Kevin Conroy over a discussion of Batman: the Animated Series. There are a few Spoilers in this episode, so do be mindful if you haven't see...

Send us Fan Mail Three Convicts escape a chain gang to pursue a treasure buried below a cabin that rests in a valley due to be flooded to make way for a hydroelectric dam. Through the sepia-soaked backdrop of depression-era Mississippi they meet many strangers along, overcome daunting odds stacked against them, and are pursued endlessly by the machinations of the Law. Whether by luck or by divine...

Send us Fan Mail Mike and Zak have SO much to say about movies we decided to move the "What are we Watching" segment of the Clearing the Q podcast to its own time-slot bringing the CTQ podcast to a Weekly release! This week Mike and Zak talk about the Triangle of Sadness, the Banshees of Inisherin, the Man from Reno, and Inside Man, so join us for an hour or so of chitchat about what we&...

Send us Fan Mail A Social commentary on the Vapid nature of American popular culture in the 1980s. Between the Greed is Good Philosophy espoused by Wallstreet Ringmasters and the last chaotic gasps of America’s cold war with the USSR, the average American was looking to cut loose, maybe drink some nose beers with their homies and watch some sweet music videos on MTV. Only problem is, the paranoia...

Send us Fan Mail It's Spoopy season folks, and you know what that means! We're talking movies that make your skin crawl, your knees weak, and your hair stand on end. From the Cosmic vault of many things we are proud to present our review of Panos Cosmatos' 2018  horror/revenge film: Mandy. A Twisted tale of lust turned to murder and the resulting mindbending murderfest. A visual shm...

Send us Fan Mail  A satire of epic proportions that wears its influences proudly upon its sleeve, Mars Attacks is a delightful romp through the zeitgeist of mid 90s America, swathed in the familiar high collared sequined cowl and bulbous domed fishbowl helmet of the timeless science fiction alien invasion flick. Following a cast of characters in Washington DC and Las Vegas NV, director Tim Burton...

Send us Fan Mail Mike and Zak Celebrate their one year anniversary with a timeless Classic from the minds of Terry Jones, Brian Fraud, and Jim Henson: Labyrinth. Listen to two grown men talk about the iconic  sojourn of the soul that is the transition from childhood to womanhood. Laugh with us as we constantly acknowledge that even though this movie means so much to both of us, we are shamelessly...

Send us Fan Mail Not to be confused with Tommy Wiseau's  "The Room," Room is an a24 film directed by Lenny Abrahamson that explores the real life implication of Plato's allegory of the cave by way of an incredibly dark and heart wrenching journey about healing from trauma. Nearly 7 years ago, Joy was abducted by a serial rapist, referred to as "Old Nick," who kept her...

Send us Fan Mail Rolling on with A24 August, Mike and Zak sat down to watch a real strange one. A film by Daniels from 2016: Swiss Army Man. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll get really uncomfortable while listening to Paul Dano and Daniel Radcliff unpack why society frowns on flatulence and masturbation. Is it a journey through the underworld modeled after some long forgotten Greek...

Send us Fan Mail Join hosts Mike and Zak as they explore the twisted tale of two strangers, trapped on a small rock of an island somewhere off the shores or New England. That's right, it's time to talk about Robert Eggers' 2019 masterpiece, The Lighthouse. When a storm forces two men, a Wicky and his new assistant, to indefinitely extend their four week tenure tending to an isolated...

Send us Fan Mail Join Hosts Mike and Zak as they recount a strange soirée from the stagnant shores of suburbia to the twisting tides and undulating foundations psychedelica, straight out of the mind of Sci-fi/Horror director Alex Garland, Annihilation. When a meteor carrying an extraterrestrial entity crashes into a lighthouse off the shore of Rural Florida, a Shimmering force field appears and be...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome TO THE WORLD OF TOMORRROOOOOOWWWWWW!!!! Where ships fly, Mercs prowl the outer rim for bounties, and Bald headed alpha-male types become leaders of deathcults. That's right folks, it's Sci-Fi July and Mike and Zak wanted to kick things off with a great, maybe even the greatest, film. Director David Twohy's 2004 sequel to Pitch Black, The Chronicles of Riddic...

Send us Fan Mail Did you know that the Wachowski's first movie was a crime drama with a super horny first act, about two lesbians who steal a shitton of money from the mob? Well NOW you DO! It's called Bound and it's even more fun than it sounds. Help Hosts Mike and Zak round out Pride month with this highly enjoyable Film Noir inspired Heist flick!  

Send us Fan Mail Happy Pride Month! Do you like Punk Rock? Do you like Musicals? Do you like androgynous protagonists that unpack their trauma through musical numbers and  a smattering of sarcastic soliloquies? Then you're probably the target demographic for this Legendary piece of cult cinema! join Mike and Zak as they discuss Hedwig and the Angry Inch, a anatomically incorrect Rock Opera Tr...

Send us Fan Mail "I liked it even better than the first one!"

Send us Fan Mail In a word; Vikings. Mike and Zak watched John McTiernan & Michael Criton's 1999 page to screen adaptation of Criton's book "Eaters of the Dead" The 13th Warrior. This movie is a shining example of how test screenings can really ruin a directors vision and cost a studio a lot of money. 12 Vikings enlist the assistance of Antonio Banderas, who's supposed...

Send us Fan Mail Join Mike and Zak as they recount the explosive mess of gore and camp that is Japanese filmmaker Noboru Iguchi's 2008 Shlockfest: The Machine Girl. The second edition of our So BAD it's GOOD month fits the bill to the letter! If you like Japanese school girls with overlarge weapons attached to their extremities then this film is for you! Watch and be amazed by the gumpti...

Send us Fan Mail We're kicking off our "So Bad it's Good" movie month with our longest episode to date! Join hosts Mike and Zak as they talk about Peter Yates' 1983 sci-fi fantasy romp Krull. Do you like movies that aren't good, but it's hard to pin-point exactly what's not working in them? Do you like the Fantasy genre in general, but feel like it needs mor...

Send us Fan Mail Continuing to celebrate Women in Film, Mike and Zak sat down and watched Anna Biller's 2016 occult classic: The Love Witch. Join us as we explore the complexities of traditional gender rolls and wax intellectual about the many types of practical magic, all while leaning how to love all over again. This film is about as personal as a story can get, and we really take our time...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's Episode of the Clearing the Q Podcast, Mike and Zak explore some evocative and controversial subjects raised by Lynne Ramsey's 2011 Physiological Drama: We Need To Talk About Kevin. Untangle the Gordian Knot that is the age old question of "Nature Vs. Nurture" with two guys who look back on psych 101 and think that perhaps they should have paid b...

Send us Fan Mail Wrapping up our Black History Month segment, we watched Scott Sander's 2009 legendary comedy Black Dynamite "DY-NO-MITE! DY-NO-MITE!"  Michael Jai White star as leading man Black Dynamite who's out to clean up the streets of Los Angeles, avenge the death of his brother, and settle a score with the Fiendish Dr. Wu, all while keeping it groovy. A tongue in cheek...

Send us Fan Mail In recognition of Black History Month Mike and Zak watched Melvin Van Peeble's 1971 independent film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. Rate X by an all white jury, Sweet Sweetback's Baadassss Song (Yes, you have to say the THE WHOLE THING, EVERY TIME!) is often regarded as the Godfather of the Blacksploitation genre, and celebrated by film buffs as one of the most...