Den of Cin

Devin & James are back in the Den for another tribute. 2022 has already been a rough year for all entertainment lovers, with the loss of so many heavies in their respective genres and mediums. In this episode, we discuss film historian/writer/director/actor PETER BOGDANOVICH, who passed away on January 6, 2022. From his start with Roger Corman, into his meteoric rise from "The Last Picture Sho...

Devin & James are back in the DEN OF CIN with another damn, dirty podcast! To ring in 2022, we're going on a casual Apocalypse Safari with Charlton Heston, through his strangely beautiful, and highly influential unofficial trilogy dealing with man's own self-destruction. With PLANET OF THE APES, THE OMEGA MAN, and SOYLENT GREEN (set in the futuristic hellscape of 2022), Chuck dropped a pop cul...

Devin & James are back in the Den of Cin, just in time to deck the halls with perhaps our oddest double feature yet! So many Holiday movies, so little time. We debate what it is that makes a Christmas movie a CHRISTMAS MOVIE (Yippi-ki-yay). Then we take a closer look at a couple of more obscure holiday perennials around our own homes. James takes on the melancholy cuteness of Jim Henson's "Emm...

Devin & James promised you more shows in October, and here we are in the DEN OF CIN for our second HALLOWEEN SPECIAL! Special guest CASEY O'CONNOR trick or treats us again for a general geek-out over our favorite holiday, and we've all come equipped with "fun size" grab bag lists and memories to make suggestions for your own Halloween Watch Lists. So grab your popcorn and S...

Halloween is so close, we can already taste the candy (mostly 'cause we've already dipped into our trick or treat supply). To celebrate, Devin & James are opening up the DEN OF CIN to their first CELEB GUESTS!  We are honored to have as our first guest Horror Host Hall-of-Famer COUNT GORE DE VOL! www.countgore.com The Count flies in to talk to us about his 1970's-80's Washi...

Devin & James are back in the Den of Cin with a new DOUBLE FEATURE episode featuring the one, the only (thank goodness) NICOLAS CAGE! First we take on his now iconic 2009 turn in BAD LIEUTENANT - PORT OF CALL: NEW ORLEANS, a movie containing so much crazy, it seems impossible that director Werner Herzog caught it all in one film. We follow that up with a discussion on his latest film, PIG, whi...

Devin & James are back in the DEN OF CIN with more lists! This time they've each come with their own lists of five actors who have all played the same character. Devin examines the dark alleys and seedy nightclubs of DETECTIVE PHILIP MARLOWE, and James explores the open crypts and damp castles of COUNT DRACULA! A lot of fine (and not so fine) performers have played these iconic roles, and...

Devin & James are back in the DEN OF CIN with something new! This is our first of what we hope are many DOUBLE FEATURE episodes, where we will discuss one newer film along with an older one that shares themes or artists with the other. And boy do we have a doozy for our first double... 2021's spin on a vampire awakening, JAKOB'S WIFE, and the underrated straight-to-video gore classic...

Devin & James are back in the DEN OF CIN! In our new PODCAST, we celebrate one of the most admired filmmakers of our lifetime, RICHARD DONNER , who the world lost on July 5th. From THE OMEN to SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE, and THE GOONIES to LETHAL WEAPON, and everything in between and beyond... Richard Donner's attention to (his and my favorite word) VERISIMILITUDE in his movies made him one of t...

Devin & James are back in the DEN OF CIN, this time with something new! If there's one thing Hollywood loves, it's Hollywood. So we've each brought to the table our own lists of movies about films and filmmakers! Devin has brought 5 fictional films about movies that don't really exist, and James has brought 5 true stories about the making of some of the most popular films o...

Devin & James are back to wrap up their deep dive into 1989 with the year's Comedy & Drama entries! Be ready to swing wide, as some of the most important dramas ever made came out in 1989, along with some of the wildest and most absurd comedies we love.  All the major players from Spike Lee to "Weird Al" Yankovic are discussed as we put a cap on the crazy year that put a cap...

ROADHOUSE. For some of you, that's all we have to say to get you to listen to the new DEN OF CIN about the Action & Thrillers of 1989. But it wasn't just Swayze and Sam Elliott's facial hair kicking butt in '89. Devin & James also rant about TANGO & CASH, BLIND FURY, Burton's BATMAN, Indy's LAST CRUSADE, ACTION U.S.A., and so many more.  You'll also f...

Devin & James are back for another exploration of a year in film! This time we take a deep dive into the year 1989. In this first of a three-part series, we begin with the horror and science fiction entries of '89. So many major horror titles came to life this year, including deep-sea adventures The Abyss and Leviathan, bizarre foreign entries like The Church, Santa Sangre, and Tetsuo: Th...

Devin & James are back in their time-traveling phone booth to discuss the TIME TRAVEL films they couldn't catch in the first installment. This must be one of our favorite topics because this is the longest episode yet. Join in to hear our take on an essential H. G. Wells classic, time-spanning romances, budget-bending indies, the future via the 1990s, and major actors stuck in the "t...

Devin & James take a cue from Huey Lewis and go "Back in Time" to escape 2020 and investigate the best films about Time Travel. In Part One, we visit with Doc & Marty, Peggy Sue, Jack the Ripper, Lyle Swan,  the T-800, The Unmarried Mother, and face the Army of Darkness (and more!). But time takes its toll on those who travel it, and your exhausted hosts will have to refuel their...

Just like one of the best examples of the genre itself, it took Devin & James two volumes to explore the seedy underbelly of REVENGE FILMS.  In our new episode, we take on Tarantino, Revenge Westerns, Nicolas Cage at his most unhinged (if that's possible), and a few other surprises we missed on our first go-round.  Please join us as we take a fun look at some rough freakin' movies.

Devin & James are back in THE DEN OF CIN!! In our new episode, we take on our most challenging topic yet with REVENGE FILMS! This sub-genre is chock full of cruelty and brutality, but it can also be full of style, thoughtfulness, and even elegance. We get into the (sometimes unimaginable) humanity found in these films and discuss the reasons they are worthy of examination. Devin & James al...

In lucky number Episode 13, Devin & James continue trick or treating through John Carpenter's career with their old buddy Casey. Unlike our other two-parters,  which were recorded on separate days, this became a chat that lasted nearly 4 hours about 1 filmmaker who we could have gone even longer on if we weren't getting sleepy and slaphappy!  But like sugar-high kids at a Halloween s...

It's our first Halloween in the Den of Cin, and there's no better topic for the season than brilliant writer/director/composer John Carpenter! Along with special guest and long time friend Casey O'Connor, Devin & James pick apart the tricks and the treats in this subversive auteur's filmography. Our conversation went so long that we had to separate it into two packed episod...

Devin & James dig into the massive filmography of Willem Dafoe, one of the greatest and most distinctive actors working today.  From his start as the ultimate tough guy in 80's flicks like "Streets of Fire" and "To Live and Die in LA," through more mainstream work in major hits like "Spider-Man," and into some of the most physically and emotionally intense ar...

Devin & James are back to debunk the cry, "There can be only one!" In our second deep dive into the 1980's cinema of The Cannon Film Group, we take on elite writers & directors, immortals, nuclear men, the power of Grayskull, Van Damme's dance moves, the way Cobra eats his pizza, and fiercely debate who makes the better father: Sly Stallone or Robert Loggia. We even sav...

Devin & James have done it again! This week's topic, an examination of 80's cinema from the CANNON FILM GROUP, has proven too big to contain in one podcast. After discussing ninjas, disco and hip hop musicals, holiday slashers, and the Two Chucks (Bronson and Norris), there still wasn't enough time to get near the full scope of what producers Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus deliv...

Devin and James continue their examination of the year in cinema that was 1974. This time we get into everything from the pain of love, the power of the spoken word, and the extreme danger of a robot imposter of Godzilla!  Badass Women, Vigilantes, Mimes, Buddy Cops, the Fonz, and the ultimate Drag Queen... 1974 had something for everyone. If we missed your favorite 1974 movie last time, we picked...

Devin and James bite off more than they can chew when looking back on the year in cinema that was 1974! So much essential cinema hit in 1974, we had to break this one up into two episodes! Part One dives into topics ranging from The Corleone's to Leatherface. From Oscar-winning classics to the core of independent and cult cinema, 1974 is truly one of the greatest years in filmmaking history!...

On June 29, 2020, the world lost legendary writer/director/performer/humanitarian/all-around-great-guy Carl Reiner. Even while wearing so many hats, Mr. Reiner's head never seemed weighed down. Focusing on the impressive list of screen Comedies he directed, Devin & James celebrate the great man along with the tremendous influence and joy his work has given us and the world.