Esoterica Cinema

Hello peoples and welcome to another episode of Esoterica Cinema, the podcast where the hosts take movies way more seriously than they do themselves! *** This week, the random wheel of chance has landed on 1982's Koyaanasqatsi! If this one sounds familiar, you may know it as one of the first and most popular audiovisual non-narrative films released via traditional distribution. It also brought the...

Every episode of Esoterica Cinema features a comedy sketch in the form of a fake commercial or sketchy-sketch at the end of the episode. *** Episode 18 of Season 2 features this sketch, "Paint on a Stoop" inspired by Crooklyn. If you didn't listen to the episode, or if you'd just like to hear to the sketch on its own again, catch it right here! *** Written, Produced, and Performed by Ryan Seybold...

Hello peoples and welcome to another episode of Esoterica Cinema, the podcast where the hosts take movies way more seriously than they do themselves! *** This week, the random wheel of chance has landed on 1994's Crooklyn! If this one sounds familiar, it's probably because it's the one time Spike Lee tried his hand at a broad family comedy, and to strong results no less. *** Come listen to us chat...

Every episode of Esoterica Cinema features a comedy sketch in the form of a fake commercial or sketchy-sketch at the end of the episode. *** Episode 17 of Season 2 features this sketch, "Perfect Blue Pep Pills" inspired by Perfect Blue. If you didn't listen to the episode, or if you'd just like to hear to the sketch on its own again, catch it right here! *** Written & Produced by Jason Peters...

Hello peoples and welcome to another episode of Esoterica Cinema, the podcast where the hosts take movies way more seriously than they do themselves! *** This week, the random wheel of chance has landed on 1973's The Last Detail! If it sounds familiar, it's probably because it features the power trio of Hal Ashby at Director, Robert Towne as screenwriter, and the inimitable Jack Nicholson as the f...

Every episode of Esoterica Cinema features a comedy sketch in the form of a fake commercial or sketchy-sketch at the end of the episode. *** Episode 16 of Season 2 features this sketch, "Wages of Fear: The Game Show!" inspired by Wages of Fear. If you didn't listen to the episode, or if you'd just like to hear to the sketch on its own again, catch it right here! *** Written & Produced by Jason...

Hello peoples and welcome to another episode of Esoterica Cinema, the podcast where the hosts take movies way more seriously than they do themselves! *** This week, the random wheel of chance has landed on 1973's The Last Detail! If it sounds familiar, it's probably because it features the power trio of Hal Ashby at Director, Robert Towne as screenwriter, and the inimitable Jack Nicholson as the f...

Every episode of Esoterica Cinema features a comedy sketch in the form of a fake commercial or sketchy-sketch at the end of the episode. *** Episode 15 of Season 2 features this sketch, "Horsekoch Hot Dogs" inspired by The Last Detail. If you didn't listen to the episode, or if you'd just like to hear to the sketch on its own again, catch it right here! *** Written, Produced, & Performed by Ry...

Hello peoples and welcome to another episode of Esoterica Cinema, the podcast where the hosts take movies way more seriously than they do themselves! *** This week, the random wheel of chance has landed on 1973's The Last Detail! If it sounds familiar, it's probably because it features the power trio of Hal Ashby at Director, Robert Towne as screenwriter, and the inimitable Jack Nicholson as the f...

Friends of the show Javan and Eric drop by to give us their list of pros and cons for 2021's The Green Knight, as featured in our monthly bonus episode Viva Esoterica!

Hey there, friends! For season 2, we've decided to try something a little different. In the spirit of our comedy sketches, we wanted to try out some more variety-type features and combine them into one package for you to enjoy every month. So we created the Viva Esoterica Variety Special! Some of the features will be comedy, others will be more informative, but all will stay within the realms of c...

Every episode of Esoterica Cinema features a comedy sketch in the form of a fake commercial or sketchy-sketch at the end of the episode. *** Episode 14 of Season 2 features this sketch, "Malt Diznee Presents: Mixar's Vehicles" inspired by Duel. If you didn't listen to the episode, or if you'd just like to hear to the sketch on its own again, catch it right here! *** Written, Produced, & Perfor...

Hello peoples and welcome to another episode of Esoterica Cinema, the podcast where the hosts take movies way more seriously than they do themselves! *** This week, the random wheel of chance has landed on 1971's Duel! If it sounds familiar, it's probably because it's the first film from this young bucko named Steven Spielberg, who we here at Esoterica Cinema firmly believe is a rising talent that...

Every episode of Esoterica Cinema features a comedy sketch in the form of a fake commercial or sketchy-sketch at the end of the episode. *** Episode 13 of Season 2 features this sketch, "The 69th Chamber of Sex" inspired by The 36th Chamber of Shaolin. If you didn't listen to the episode, or if you'd just like to hear to the sketch on its own again, catch it right here! *** Written, Produced, &amp...

Hello peoples and welcome to another episode of Esoterica Cinema, the podcast where the hosts take movies way more seriously than they do themselves! *** This week, the random wheel of chance has landed on 1978's Enter the 36th Chamber! And we've brought guest along with us in Cameron from the Green Shirt Podcast! *** Come listen to us chat about the film, and enjoy some stimulating, earnest conve...

Every episode of Esoterica Cinema features a comedy sketch in the form of a fake commercial or sketchy-sketch at the end of the episode. *** Episode 12 of Season 2 features this sketch, "Intruso Whole Home Convenience & Security" inspired by Cache. If you didn't listen to the episode, or if you'd just like to hear to the sketch on its own again, catch it right here! *** Written, Produced, &amp...

Hello peoples and welcome to another episode of Esoterica Cinema, the podcast where the hosts take movies way more seriously than they do themselves! *** This week, the random wheel of chance has landed on 2005's Cache! This seems to be one of those films that everyone's heard of and has on their list, but few actually make the time to check out. If it sounds familiar, it's probably because you've...

Every episode of Esoterica Cinema features a comedy sketch in the form of a fake commercial or sketchy-sketch at the end of the episode. We're posting them separately in case you'd like to hear it again or for the first time! *** Episode 11 of Season 2 features this sketch, "Psychoplasmics" inspired by The Brood. In case you didn't listen to the episode, or if you'd just like to hear to the sketch...

Hello peoples and welcome to another episode of Esoterica Cinema, the podcast where the hosts take movies way more seriously than they do themselves! *** This week, the random wheel of chance has landed on 1979's The Brood! If this one sounds familiar, it might be because it was David Cronenberg's big stepping-out film, the one that really put him on the map with it's still pretty-shocking finale....

Friends of the show Javan and Eric drop by to give us their list of pros and cons for 2011's Attack the Block, as featured in our monthly bonus episode Viva Esoterica!

Hey there, friends! For season 2, we've decided to try something a little different. In the spirit of our comedy sketches, we wanted to try out some more variety-type features and combine them into one package for you to enjoy every month. So we created the Viva Esoterica Variety Special! Some of the features will be comedy, others will be more informative, but all will stay within the realms of c...

Every episode of Esoterica Cinema features a comedy sketch in the form of a fake commercial or sketchy-sketch at the end of the episode. We're posting them separately in case you'd like to hear it again or for the first time! *** Episode 10 of Season 2 features this sketch, "Ball Club for Men" inspired by Hard Candy (and Hair Club for Men!). In case you didn't listen to the episode, or if you'd ju...

Hello peoples and welcome to another episode of Esoterica Cinema, the podcast where the hosts take movies way more seriously than they do themselves! And this time, they've brought in a special guest to help them out, Daniel Segura from The Moustachioed Podcastio *** This week, the random wheel of chance has landed on 2005's Hard Candy, directed by David Slade. You might remember this one as "that...

Every episode of Esoterica Cinema features a comedy sketch in the form of a fake commercial or sketchy-sketch at the end of the episode. We're posting them separately in case you'd like to hear it again or for the first time! *** Episode 9 of Season 2 features this sketch, "Lucky Severed Fingers" inspired by Holy Motors (and Lucky Charms!). In case you didn't listen to the episode, or if you'd jus...

Hello peoples and welcome to another episode of Esoterica Cinema, the podcast where the hosts take movies way more seriously than they do themselves! *** This week, the random wheel of chance has landed on 2012's Holy Motors! If this one sounds familiar, it might be because Leos Carax, the filmmaker, is also the guy behind Annette, the cunnilingus-themed musical with Adam Driver & Marion Cotillard...