One F*cking Hour

Episode 41: We go one fucking hour on Werner Herzog's sublime and absurd masterpiece STROSZEK (1977), the semi-autobiographical tale of eccentric Berlin street musician Bruno S. and his doomed pursuit of the suburban American Dream.   Get Ready for ONE FUCKING HOUR's 1 Year Anniversary Month – "ONE FUCKTOBER" – where we blitz 4 horror flicks for the month of October. Here's the line-up, get your p...

Episode 40: We go one fucking hour on Jamaa Fanaka's unsung EMMA MAE (1976), a portrait of a spitfire teenager from Mississippi trying to find her bearings in Compton while enduring big city culture shock, relationship heartache, and resorting to criminality all while standing up against the racist powers that be.

Episode 39: For Evan's special birthday episode, we go one fucking hour on PIN: A PLASTIC NIGHTMARE (1988) – a very Canadian horror flick which centers on an terrifying translucent medical dummy that's a catalyst to a fracturing family unit, deadly power games of sexual repression, and several paranoid schizophrenic episodes. THIS ANALYSIS OF PIN: A PLASTIC NIGHTMARE CONTAINS DISCUSSION ABOUT INCE...

Episode 38: Special guest director Joey Izzo joins us to deep dive on AMERICAN MOVIE (1999), the intimate and endearing documentary by Chris Smith that follows suburban Milwaukie dreamer Mark Borchardt – a kinetically passionate hesher/cinephile who exhausts all of his family, friends and resources to finish his singular micro-budgeted film projects.   WATCH Joey Izzo's Sundance selected short fil...

Episode 37: Special guest Rémy Bennett joins us to go one fucking hour on Nicolas Roeg’s BAD TIMING: A SENSUAL OBSESSION – the psycho-sexual drama that follows the highly destructive relationship between a cold and manipulative American psychologist (Art Garfunkel) and the raw free spirited Milena played by Roeg’s long-time collaborator and eventual wife Theresa Russell.   THIS EPISODE CONTAINS A...

Episode 36: Tom, Evan & Marcus go one fucking hour on the mega-dark & twisted 16mm slasher MANIAC (1980) starring brilliant character actor Joe Spinell as a disturbed serial killer and mannequin fetishist who is haunted by visions of his abusive mother. A highly controversial and game-changing entry into the DIY horror underground.   

Episode 35: Tom, Evan & Marcus go one fucking hour on their take on Scorsese’s iconic TAXI DRIVER (1976) finding new resonance through its disturbingly prophetic depiction of modern alienation, examining under-discussed creative choices throughout the film, along with a few nitpicks of an otherwise perfect film.

Episode 34: Tom, Evan & Marcus go one fucking hour on Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky's intimate rockumentary METALLICA: SOME KIND OF MONSTER (2004), which chronicles the lowest point in the career of heavy metal juggernaut Metallica as they endure group therapy sessions, massive infighting and major creative constipation.

Episode 33: Special guest Lars Nilsen of the Austin Film Society joins us to deep dive on ...ALL THE MARBLES (1981), which is old Hollywood maverick Robert Aldrich’s fond farewell to show-business – represented here at its molecular level in the story of a female tag team called the California Dolls and their irascible but idealistic manager, played by the great Peter Falk – as they troll the shit...

Episode 32: Tom, Evan & Marcus go one fucking hour on Oliver Stone's THE DOORS, the brazenly inaccurate account of the highly influential rock group and the infamous antics of lead singer Jim Morrison. Self-serious to point of unintentional parody, this attempt at capturing the '60s by way of the '90s would set the framework approach for studio produced, cringe-worthy rock music biopics for decade...

Episode 31: Tom, Evan and special guest Rémy Bennett – three children of divorce – get heavy and personal going one fucking hour on David Cronenberg's 1979 body horror/divorce allegory. 

Episode 30: Tom, Evan and special guest Rémy Bennett go one fucking hour on PERSONAL BEST (1982), the athletic drama directed by infamous New Hollywood screenwriter Robert Towne, which follows an aspiring young track and field star (Mariel Hemingway) on her journey to becoming an Olympian in the late 70s.

Episode 29: Tom, Evan & Marcus go one fucking hour on Albert Brooks' masterful "comedy" MODERN ROMANCE (1981), an equally funny and disturbing portrait of male jealousy, narcissism & neuroses.

Episode 28: For Marcus' birthday episode, we go one fucking hour on his childhood favorite – the most tread upon road there is – George Lucas' "Star Wars" (1977). But we're doing it our way with a deep dive on the hidden history of its production, Aunt Beru & Uncle Owen's charred corpses, and the crushed dreams of a young hopeful auteur. Tom & Marcus "Star Wars Nothing But Star Wars" feature lengt...

Episode 27: Tom, Evan & Marcus go one fucking hour on "The Swimmer" (1968), a haunting, allegorical dream-state drama from husband & wife team Frank & Eleanor Perry starring Burt Lancaster.

Episode 26: Tom, Evan, Marcus and special guest Rémy Bennett go one fucking hour on Martin Bell, Mary Ellen Mark, & Cheryl McCaul's landmark documentary "Streetwise" (1984), which follows runaway street kids in Seattle with heartbreaking intimacy and rawness. LISTEN to Tom's "BOOMBOX '83" playlist as mention in the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtPk5IUbdH0&list=PLBVBSIxZ9wRdSqKkuhqXzhaj...

Episode 25: Tom, Evan & Marcus go one fucking hour on Alan Rudolph's 'neurotic noir' "Remember My Name" (1978), an unsettling emotional revenge film with brilliant lead performances by Geraldine Chaplin and Anthony Perkins.

Episode 24: Tom, Evan & Marcus go one fucking hour on the endlessly hilarious and wholly authentic satire "This Is Spinal Tap" (1984), which is virtually indistinguishable from the real trials and tribulations of dwindling heavy rock acts of the era.  NOTE:  This is NOT an episode on Zach Braff's "Garden State" (2004), that was an April fool's joke we took too far. Apologies to anyone who pre-watc...

Episode 24: For our very special Oscar's themed episode, Tom, Evan & Marcus go one fucking hour on one of the all-time classic award-sweepers, William Friedkin's influential vérité crime saga "The French Connection" (1971). Plus some additional bonus chatter on the 2022 Academy Awards shit-show and our thoughts on Paul Thomas Anderson's "Licorice Pizza" (2021).

Episode 22: Tom, Evan & Marcus go one fucking hour the techno-erotic thriller "Disclosure" (1994), a completely irrational ring-wing slice of men's rights propaganda starring Michael Douglas and Demi Moore. "A horrible, convoluted mess that couldn’t be more horribly timed." – article on Michael Crichton's Disclosure: https://cannonballread.com/2018/01/a-horrible-convoluted-mess-that-couldnt-be-mor...

Episode 21: Tom, Evan & Marcus go one fucking hour on David Lynch's terrifying, phantasmagorical noir "Lost Highway" (1997) – perhaps his darkest film, which is really saying something.

Episode 20: Tom, Evan, Marcus and special guest Taylor Rowley deep dive on Todd Solondz's "Welcome to the Dollhouse," an especially cruel and hilarious portrait of suburban adolescent misanthropia. Momin of Zen, Todd Solondz's brilliant short film "Feelings" (1984): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7XdFubPO4A

Episode 19: Tom, Evan & Marcus bravely explore Peter Bogdanovich's smotheringly sentimental "Mask" (1985), based on the true story of Rocky Dennis, an American teenage who suffered from a rare facial affliction. LISTEN to Karina Longworth's "You Must Remember This" podcast series on "Polly Platt: The Invisible Woman": http://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/episodes/2020/7/pollyplattarchive28

Episode 18: Evan, Tom, Marcus and special guest guest Rémy Bennett discuss the 1983 film "Star 80," Bob Fosse's brutal and glitzy adaptation of the 1980 Dorothy Stratten Playboy murder/suicide tragedy that exemplifies the horrific desperation of the Hollywood dream gone bad. 

Episode 17: Tom, Evan & Marcus deep dive on "Cruising" (1980), William Friedkin's polarizing film of serial murder set against the backdrop of NYC's late 70's gay leather bar scene. NOTE: Evan's audio was mistakenly recorded too loud and is overdriven/distorted in some areas. We did the best to repair it! Our apologies and hope it doesn't affect your listening experience.