Labyrinth of Cinema

Translator and HK film expert Dylan Cheung brings us a film to watch: Dr Wai and the Scripture With No Words. Join us as we rank our favorite Hong Kong studio graphics, discuss Indiana Jones adjacency, and marvel at the idea of the Wong Fei-Hung of divorced guys. Colin https://bsky.app/profile/moxbagel.bsky.social   https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/   Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai   htt...

Jordan from the Tran Girlismo podcast joins us to discuss John Woo's Hard Target. Listen as we discuss the theoretical maximum protagonist keywords, what to do when your co-worker is an actual vampire, Chevy Camaro sorrow language, and whether some day all of us will find the Mardi Gras Clown Graveyard where we belong. Colin https://bsky.app/profile/moxbagel.bsky.social   https://letterboxd.com/Mo...

We discuss Buddy Cop ur-text Lethal Weapon. Listen as we marvel at the idea of a blue collar boat ownership economy, whether Mel Gibson is just Like That, and if indeed we may be the world's foremost homosocial podcast.  Colin https://bsky.app/profile/moxbagel.bsky.social   https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/   Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai   https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/   BigLou...

We discuss annual Beefo tradition The Edge (1997) Listen as we discuss speed tailoring a bear, Alec Baldwin's chore shirking, and the idea of getting so mad at someone that you simply have to live. Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai   https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/  Colin https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/   Beefo https://bsky.app/profile/bigbeefs.bsky.social    https://ko-fi.com/bigge...

We discuss William Friedkin's To Live and Die in LA, the dizzying heights of an illegal car chase, Willem Dafoe's raw sexuality, and the cinematic fulfillment of a Thrillhouse scenario. Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai   https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/  Colin https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/   Nazzadan https://letterboxd.com/Nazzadan/ Edited by Alex "Harmful Park" https://bsky.app/p...

We discuss Beautiful Dreamer, Oshii's head temperature, being bullied by Shinji Sōmai, the DNA of Rayman, and whether indeed everything is actually just Urusei Yatsura. Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai   https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/  Baxter https://www.tsundokudiving.com/ https://ko-fi.com/baxters?ref=tsundokudiving.com Colin https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/   Edited by Alex "Har...

We watched Julie Taymor's Titus. Listen as we wonder if there are limits to how far metanarrative can get you, what looking at the world through gold eyeliner is like, and how flexible the medium of meat pies is as communication.  Colin https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/    Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai    https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/    Beefo https://bsky.app/profile/bigbeefs.b...

We watched Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. Listen as we detail exactly how goopy sci-fi should be, muse about the origins of the Koopa Clown Car, and attempt to detail the countless things we like inspired by this elemental eco fable.  On the pod: Colin https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/   Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai   https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/   Lou Em...

We discuss Takeshi Kitano's Kids Return. Listen as discuss men's suiting, decry the concept of lore, and get briefly into therapy territory talking about the versions of ourselves that persist in the past.  Colin https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/   Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai   https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/   Beefo https://bsky.app/profile/bigbeefs.bsky.social   https://ko-fi....

We discuss David Mamet's Heist. Listen as we laud elevated dialog, theorize on the delicacy of dumping your wife on Sam Rockwell, and wonder aloud if the heist movie is even possible to deconstruct. This one was recorded before Gene Hackman's passing, miss you dude. On the pod: Colin https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/  Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai  https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/ ...

We discuss Kōhei Oguri's The Buried Forest. Listen as we discuss a host of microcosms for storytelling itself, theorize on insect audio positions, and lightly tease our friend for not going full sickos on a movie.  On the pod: Colin https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/  Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai  https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/  Jane Synth Email us at labyrinthofcinemapod@gmail.c...

We discuss Yuen Woo Ping's Iron Monkey. Listen as we theorize on the elasticity of the human body, wonder at the house cleaning possibilities of kung fu magic, and sit in awe of a slap so hard it can poison someone's whole blood.  On the pod: Colin https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/  Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai  https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/  Ryan https://vacantworld.substack.c...

We discuss Sergio Leone's The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. Listen as we discuss the elemental craft of face acting, woolgather about the nature of anti-heroes, and wonder together if we will ever awake from the misty dream of war. On the pod: Colin https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/  Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai  https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/  Dicegame https://twitter.com/dicegam...

We discuss Juzo Itami's Minbo! Listen as we break down the mechanics of japanese extortion, marvel at the utility of playgrounds as an emotional set-piece, and posit theories about the hair aspirations of a 22-year-old Tetsuya Nomura. On the pod: Colin https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/   Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai   https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/   Lou Email us at labyrinthofc...

We discuss 1979's Being There, a dark and somewhat magical comedy with Peter Sellers. Join us as we wonder aloud if any satire is too far flung to become reality, marvel at the islands of wealth that make up society, and wonder aloud about techniques to alpha the President. On the pod: Colin https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/ Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai  https://www.patreon.com/lowerca...

    On the pod: Colin https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/ Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai   https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/   Bryan https://twitter.com/bybryanrollins   https://bryanrollins.itch.io/   Email us at labyrinthofcinemapod@gmail.com with feedback or suggestions.

We discuss 1983's Hong Kong magical masterpiece The Boxer's Omen, the seemingly limitless possibilities of goo, alligator's dining preferences, and which specific synths and effects the Shaw Brothers kept around the studio. This one's a bit of a bonus as these may not be strictly weekly. On the pod: Colin https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/ Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai   https://www.patr...

In our first episode we pitch and discuss The Lion in Winter (1968), our larger relationship with the stage, and why succession dramas work. No spoilers first 15 mins! On the pod: Colin https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/   Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai   https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/   Ryan https://vacantworld.substack.com/