Films at First Sight

It's summertime and that must mean one thing, we are headed down South to visit that special "Summer Camp for Cinephiles" that sits along a bend of the Tennessee River, the Chattanooga Film Festival!! Joe and Rachel kicks things out with a special look at Anthony Cousins's Frogman Returns . That's right, the green guy is back! And so is Dallas, Amy, the Children of Frogman, and some new unfortunat...

Caitlin from the Plug It Up! podcast joins us to chat about Julianne Moore and Todd Hayne's historical melodrama, Far from Heaven . Will the crew be swept away by the lush technicolor musings on life in America circa the 1950's or will the dive into the interstitial space of gender, race, class, and sexuality be too much? Tune in to find out!

Jody and Mando from the Dads from the Crypt podcast join Joe to talk about Sam Fox's funny and colorful short film, "The Blue Diamond". Will this farcical funeral indoctrinate the fellas or will the slopes be a bit too slippery for their taste. Throw on your best ski googles and tune in to find out!

Deke from Sidetrackd16 joins us for our "Star Search" month which kicks off with Robert Mitchum! Oh, and we're throwing in Elizabeth Taylor and Mia Farrow as well in Joseph Losey's Secret Ceremony ! So, join us for an escapade in questionable relationships and even more questionable facial hair. Will Deke discover a thrilling masterpiece, or will some secrets just be too much? Tune in to find out!

We're celebrating the start of summer with friends and intimate stories from the South Jersey Shore. Rachel and Tillie join Joe to discuss AGFA's recent release of Carol Weaks Cassidy and Ruth Leitman's documentary Wildwood, NJ , a wild and captivating look at the lives of various women in Wildwood, New Jersey in 1994. So, grab a seat and soak in the Super 8 vibes with us as we dive into our own c...

We celebrate the end of our insanely vain dive into Craig Denney's The Astrologer with good friend of the show Steve, who has more than a few questions for us about the movie. Will the tables be turned on us or will Steve realize there is no point in fighting the cosmic current that has swept us all out to sea? Tune in to find out!

We are at our penultimate episode where we invite people to be interviewed after watching/experiencing Craig Denney's The Astrologer .   Ariel from the  More Deadly Podcast had a feeling she was in for something weird, but certainly didn't anticipate so much random murder. Will the film leave a lasting impression or will it be just another Tuesday afternoon for her? Tune in to find out!

Short Ends is back, and we have a brand-new guest to help us celebrate the short film format. Tillie from the  Zombie Grrlz Horror Podcast Network joins Joe to chat about Nana Duffuor's "Rainbow Girls", a tale of finding community through the transgressive action of shoplifting, which is based on real-life events that occurred in the Bay Area. Will we connect with the colorful trio or will things...

"The art of our necessities is strange. That can make vile things precious." The end of our weird and awesome dive into Craig Denney's  The Astrologer is nigh, so who better to turn to than the well-behaved Norse God, Thor? Actually, he is really the host of the podcast Thor's Hour of Thunder . Will lightning strike with this outrageous epic or will the rise and fall of an everyday conman just be...

We're back from the cosmic insanity of The Astrologer and somehow things have gotten even more strange and awesome. William Kroll, the designer and craftsman behind Tender Co.'s designs and wares, joins us to talk about Boots Riley's latest film, I Love Boosters . Will the maximalist heist film bring the crew together in solidarity or will they wish they brought in some scab-ass busters to do the...

Our globetrotting adventures continue thanks to Craig Denney's  The Astrologer . And much like our hero/villain, we circle back around and find ourselves on the California coast to check in with Whitney Lynn, creator of the Oh My Horror Movie Challenge . Will the cosmic mirror bring her the fortune she seeks or she find a new philosophy of nihilism and proclaim that God is Dead, Shit on Life, Hell...

There are crimes and there are legal crimes. Luckily, we have Adam Space Lawyer on retainer and he's here to help sort out Craig Denney's  The Astrologer  for us. Will he provide the answers that we seek, or will it just be an emotional meeting that lacks any clear dialogue? Tune in to find out!

The carnival lights are still bright but our dreams are even brighter. And yet, our guest's hair outshines them all. Rachel Shatto from the  More Deadly Podcast as well as Bloody Good Horror , joins us to be asked a series of questions inspired by Craig Denney's The Astrologer . Will she wistfully sail the high seas or will she get stuck in a questionable bit of quicksand? Tune in to find out!

It's another SPECTACULAR! THRILLING! DIFFERENT! episode of Films at First Sight as our journey with Craig Denney's The Astrologer sails on. And what would an epic be without an appearance from somebody from the past? Brian McKenzie returns, but will he make it out of the Kenyan jungle alive? Tune in to find out!

Masterpiece to some, disasterpiece to others. Lots of others. Move over Taylor Swift, it's Craig Denney's  The Astrologer Era. To celebrate, we are inviting 8 guests back to the show to watch the lost voyage of a man who wanted a sign too much and learned(?) that Jesters do oft prove prophets. First up, is Casey from the Bloody Good Horror podcast. Will he see all the riches that lay ahead or will...

We are wrapping up our coverage of the West Chester Film Festival with some highlights from the 3rd and final day of the celebration of the short film format. And what better way to kick things off than with some brunch and animation as we hit up the pop-up event at BierHaul - TownHouse, which included an inspiring morning routine courtesy of "Dance Into the Day", the comedic musings of a bucket l...

Our recap of the West Chester Film Festival marches on with Day Two starting with a handful of documentaries, including one about a giant, both real and imaginary in  "N.C. Wyeth: The Giant", another about the coalition and community that made Pride possible in Phoenixville, PA in "See Me - LGBT Equality Alliance", and a rereading of a document most Americans THINK they know in "Dare to Declare"....

Join us as we recap the wonderful West Chester Film Festival, a celebration of cinema that is bursting at the seams with short film goodness. Day one included Atlanta dance culture with "If Cities Could Dance: J-Setting Atlanta", a coming of age tale with "Leaf", the animated adventure "Éiru", medicine, a mermaid, and murder in "The Pearl Comb", an animated tale involving the "Black Paintings" wit...

We're winding down our monthe of "Cream of the Crop" films with Hal Ashby's comedic gem, Being There , a film about cinema's first TV casualty played by the idelible Peter Sellers. Join us as we touch on his career, as well as Hal Ashby's filmography, while on a cinematic journey to discover if the white man really does have a God complex. 

We're back and this week we are bringing some friends with us as we climb the European social ladder with Stanley Kubrick's epic Barry Lyndon . Rosalie Kicks and Benjamin Leonard from MovieJawn give us the lowdown on Philly's BEST 'zine while we discuss duels, kissing cousins, the casting of this sweeping tale, and ponder the art that we would surround ourselves with. Will this lauded film lead us...

This week we are looking at a film about the filmmaking process with the help of Ariel and Rachel from the More Deadly podcast as we discuss Olivier Assayas' Irma Vep from 1996. That's right, it's French cinema, Maggie Cheung, and a whole lotta questions! Will this meta-flick about a remake of  Les Vampires be a success or will the gang feel like they've been robbed of their most precious commodit...

Levi from the Well-Adjusted Horror Podcast joins us for an episode of Short Ends that is a bit silly and odd. We're talking  De Düva from 1968, an Oscar nominated black & white short film that parodies the work of Ingmar Bergman. Will it turn out to be a hit with the fellas or will it just a pundent avian turd of a film? Tune in to find out!

We're kicking off a month of "cream of the crop" films with an arthouse flick that continues to be studied and criticized. Levi from the Well-Adjusted Horror Podcast joins us as our Ingmar Bergman expert as we chat about Persona from 1966. Will the enigmatic dive into the self click for the fellas or will they be left unable or unwilling to put the pieces together? Does any of it matter when thing...

We are wrapping up our look at assassin films by heading back to Japan with Isao Yukisada's Revolver Lily , a gorgeous period-set action film starring the undeniable Hurka Ayase. And what would this cinematic adventure be without a final showdown as the fellas pit each of our killers against each other to determine the last person or persons standing. Will Yuri Ozone save the day or will the fella...

Welp, Joe is trapped in a creepy Polish cinema and there is a masked killer lurking about. Luckily, he is not alone and it is just a movie. Jody and Mando from the Dads From the Crypt podcast join him to chat about Dawid Torrone's new horror film, Dead by Dawn . Will the fellas become another unwilling victim to the multieyed maniac or will they live to watch this slasher flick another day? Tune i...