Double Bill Chill

These streets are mean as hell, and we're covering them! We cover the making of the film, John Cassavetes' blunt advice to Scorsese, and cover the film plot point by plot point. This movie is great and far more mature than a 30 year old has any right to write. After we cover the film, we each pair it with another film for a Double Bill experience. Thank you so much for listening!  Create...

This week, we kick off our Martin Scorseason with a collection of his early short films. We cover "What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?, "It's Not Just You, Murray," "The Big Shave," "Italianamerican," and "American Boy." After we break down these short films, we each pair each short with another film for a total of 15 film...

This is a celebration of reaching a year with the podcast! We will be going over all 45 of our films we have covered, and picking ones to take with us to our deserted Pacific northwest islands. We love doing this podcast, and we thank you so much for listening! Also, Happy Bastille Day! Created by Spike Alkire & Jake Kelley Theme by Breck McGough Thank you so much for listening! Support us at...

This week we cover Nagisa Oshima's controversial 1976 film, "In the Realm of the Senses." We discuss the filming of the unsimulated sex scenes, the difficulties in casting a male willing to show all of himself, and add some cultural context to many of the film's more complicated scenes. After we break the movie down, we each pair the film with another. Thank you so much for lis...

This week we cover Alain Guiraudie's 2013 film, "Stranger by the Lake."  We cover the unsimulated sex scenes, the incredibly attractive leads, and the production of the film.  After that, we cover the plot entirely and each pair the film with another. Thank you so much for listening! Created by Spike Alkire & Jake Kelley Theme by Breck McGough Thank you so much for listening! Su...

This week, we cover Charlie Kaufman's uncompromising existential dramedy, "Synecdoche, New York."  We break this dense film down to the best of our abilities, and hopefully our love for the film shines through. After we break the film down, we each pair the film with another film.  Thank you so much for listening! Created by Spike Alkire & Jake Kelley Theme Song by Breck McGough...

This week we cover Charlie Kaufman's dense and beautiful adaptation of Iain Reid's book, "i'm thinking of ending things."  We have a very special guest this week, our literary expert Mrs. Spike's Mom (Libby Alkire) will give her thoughts on the adaptation and a quick rundown on the book.  After that, we breakdown and interpret the film beat by beat.  Once we do that,...

This week we cover Claire Denis' 2018 masterpiece, "High Life."  We discuss the casting and long road to the production of the film.  We also get in a conversation about black holes as we break down the movie scene-by-scene. After that, we each pair the film with another film.  Thank you so much for listening! Created by Spike Alkire & Jake Kelley Theme Song by Breck McGough Tha...

This week we cover Isabella Eklöf's 2018 film, "Holiday."  We discuss the making of the film in Bodrum, Turkey, then we break the movie down plot point by plot point. We also discuss how streaming platforms have censored this often devastating film.  We then each pair the film with another film.  Thank you so much for listening! Created by Spike Alkire & Jake Kelley Theme Song b...

This week, we cover George Cukor's screwball comedy, "Holiday" starring Katherine Hepburn & Cary Grant. We do a bunch of 30s voices during this episode as we discuss the background of the film, Hepburn's rocky early days leading to 'box office poison', and Grant's tumultuous childhood. After the background, we jump into the film beat by beat, then we each pai...

This week we cover Gregory La Cava's screwball classic, "My Man Godfrey."  We discuss the casting and production of the film, then we break it down beat by beat and have a fun conversation about what we liked.  After that, we each pair the film with another film for two double bills. Thank you for listening! Created by Spike Alkire & Jake Kelley Theme Song by Breck McGough Thank...

This week we discuss George Mihalka's cozy Canadian slasher, "My Bloody Valentine." We discuss the challenging shooting conditions in a real methane-filled mine, as well as other stories from the production.  After we discuss the making of, we break the film down scene by scene, then discuss the growing cultural impact of the film. Finally, we pair the film with two other films for...

This week we take a recommendation from our good friend and our theme song composer, Breck McGough, and cover "Three Colors: Blue."  We hear from Breck on why he recommended we both watch this film for the first time.  We discuss beat-by-beat the story of "Blue," as well as the various stylistic choices made by Kieslowski and his brilliant team.  After we discuss the film, we e...

This week we cover 2001's "Josie and The Pussycats."  We discuss the making of the film, the two directors Harry Elfont & Deborah Kaplan, and then break down the plot point by point. After we have a hearty Josie discussion, we each pair the film with another two films.  Thanks for listening! Created by Spike Alkire & Jake Kelley Theme Song by Breck McGough Thank you so much...

This week we cover Paul Schrader's 21st century masterpiece, "First Reformed."  Jake discusses why he initially didn't love the movie, and why he was wrong to not like it. After that, we break down the film plot point by plot point, then each pair another film with "First Reformed." Thank you so much for listening! Created by Spike Alkire & Jake Kelley Theme Song...

This week, we are previewing our Next Grab-bag season where Jake & Spike are each coming up with 3 categories each, then movies for each of those categories.  All will be revealed. This season will be awesome! Thanks for listening! We love you. Created by Spike Alkire & Jake Kelley Theme Song by Breck McGough   Thank you so much for listening! Support us at Patreon at https://www.patreon.c...

In this episode we react to the Oscar ceremony directly following it.  We discuss the ups and downs of the ceremony itself as well as the individual films who won or did not win.  This episode features our entire Oscar Pool including Spike, Jake, Larry, & Libby.  Thank you so much for listening to our Oscar Season! A brand New season will air at the end of April with a bunch of cool movies! Th...

We start this episode by ranking the Best Picture Nominees based on our personal preference, then we go through each Oscar category and predict the winners/upsets. Thank you for listening! We love you. Created by Spike Alkire & Jake Kelley Theme Song by Breck McGough Thank you so much for listening! Support us at Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/DoubleBillChill Created by Spike Alkire &...

This week we cover Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Best Picture nominee, "Drive My Car."  We have a special guest who has read the short stories this movie is based on.  After we talk about the book with our special guest, we fill in the background of the movie including a quick rundown on Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya."  Following the background, we cover the film in its entirety, comm...

This week we cover all five of the Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films. We begin with "Robin Robin" by Daniel Ojari & Michael Please, then Hugo Covarrubias' "Bestia" (Beast), then "BoxBallet" by Anton Dyakov, followed by "Affairs of the Art" by Joanna Quinn, and finishing with "The Windshield Wiper" by Alberto Mielgo.  After we discuss ea...

This week we tackle Denis Villeneuve's 2021 version of Dune.  We discuss the various adaptations of Frank Herbert's book. We have a very special guest this week. Breck McGough (Our resident Dune expert & composer) gives us his thoughts on the adaptation. After we cover the film, we each pair it with another film (or two).  Thanks for listening! Created by Spike Alkire & Jake Kell...

This week we cover Jonas Poher Rasmussen's animated documentary "Flee."  We give a very brief history of Afghanistan's tumultuous half century as well as cover this touching refugee story in its entirety. After we discuss the film, we each pair "Flee" with another film.  Thank you for listening! Created by Spike Alkire & Jake Kelley Theme Song by Breck McGough Tha...

This week we cover Joachim Trier's end to the Oslo Trilogy, "The Worst Person in the World."  We discuss the amazing script and stand-out performances by Renate Reinsve & Anders Danielsen Lie.  After we break the movie down scene by scene, we each give a recommended movie pairing (and some other recommendations along the way).  Thank you so much for listening! Created by Spike A...

This week we cover the Best Picture nominated "The Power of the Dog." Everything from Cumberdong to the brilliant performances are covered. After we discuss the themes and plot of Jane Campion's movie, we then pair the film with two other films. Thank you so much for listening.  Created by Spike Alkire & Jake Kelley Theme Song by Breck McGough Thank you so much for listening! Su...

This week we are covering the recently announced Oscar nominations.  We go through each category and comment which ones we are excited for and less excited for.  After that, we plan out our upcoming episodes and announce the movies.  Thanks for listening! Created by Spike Alkire & Jake Kelley Theme by Breck McGough Thank you so much for listening! Support us at Patreon at https://www.patreon.c...