Pop Culture Purgatory

Welcome back to purgatory!!! I figured one day I'd wake up and find out what the hell yesterday was all about. I'm not to keen on thinkin' about tomorrow and today's slipping by... We wrap up our journey into the industrial factory dreams and nightmares, the hopes and the ambitions, the doubles and the great romances, the violence and the darkness and the light that is David Lynch, artists and fil...

Welcome back to purgatory...do you remember where you were going? Would it happen to be...Mulholland Drive? The girl is missing... Come along with us as we venture along the dark and winding road of Mulholland Drive...because you've been here before, haven't you? Mulholland Drive is written and directed by David Lynch and the film stars Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Rober Forester, B...

Welcome back to purgatory!!! We continue our journey with the films of David Lynch with The Straight Story from 1999 the film is written by Mary Sweeney and John Roach based on the true story of Alvin Straight, after learning that his estranged brother has a stroke, Alvin embarks on a 250 mile drive on a lawnmower to see him. The film stars Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Jane Galloway Heitz, Da...

Welcome back to purgatory!!! I like to remember things my own way...how I remember them...not necessarily the way they happened... This week we continue on with our deep dive into David Lynch's filmography with his film Lost Highway from 1997, David Lynch reteams with Barry Gifford (Wild at Heart) to co-write a nightmare on the highway, in your home, on tape and in your head. The film stars Bill P...

Welcome back to purgatory!!!  This whole world's wild at heart and weird on top. This week the boys continue their journey into David Lynch's cinematography with Wild At Heart from 1990. The film is written for the screen by David Lynch and based off of the novel by Barry Gifford. Join us as we hit the road with Sailor and Lula and experience terror, love, violence and chaos along the way. The fil...

Welcome back to purgatory and come along with us as we continue our incredible down the David Lynch rabbit hole. This week we visit Lumberton, cross a field and find a severed ear, have a Papst Blue Ribbon down at The Slow Club and do the duck walk and join us as we walk what really below the surface of a small town in Blue Velvet from 1986. The film stars Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, Kyle...

Welcome back to purgatory!!! We continue of discussions on David Lynch and his work with his film The Elephant Man from 1980, the story of Joseph Carey Merrick and his life at the London Hospital after the side show and under the watch and care of Frederick Treves. The film is written by Christopher De Vore, Eric Bergren and David Lynch based on a chapter in The Elephant man and other reminiscence...

Welcome back to purgatory!!!   This month we have decided to discuss and celebrate the works and life of the wonderful Mr. David Lynch, an incredible soul and a unique and valuable voice and eye of cinema. We hope you enjoy going down this road with us as we revisit and experience some of his films for the first time. We start off the month with Eraserhead from 1977 written and directed by Dvid Ly...

Welcome back to purgatory!!! This week the boys illegally quantum tunnel to different multiverses and try the cheeseburgers with our different world selves and also discuss 2001's The One directed by James Wong and co-written by James Wong and Glen Morgan.   The film stars Jet Li. Carla Gugino, Delroy Lindo, Jason Statham, Dylan Bruno, Richard Stainmetz, Dean Norris, Ron Zimmerman, Ashley Gere, St...

Welcome back to the new year of...purgatory!!! The boys wrap up January with Jeremy's pick End of Days from 1999 directed by Peter Hyams and written by Andrew W. Marlowe. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gabriel Byrne, Robin Tunney, Kevin Pollack, CCH Pounder, Derrick O'Connor, Miriam Margolyes, Udo Kier, Rod Stieger and Jack Shearer. Thanks for checkin us out, you can find our back catalog o...

Welcome back to your new year...in purgatory!!! This week the boys get together to discuss Bong Joon Ho's masterpiece Snowpiercer from 2013! Written by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand and Jean-Marc Rochette. The film stars Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, John Hurt, Octavia Spencer, Ewen Bremner, Song Kang-Jo, Ko Ah-Sung, Tilda Swinton, Luca Pasqualino, Vlad Ivanov, Adnan Haskovic and Ed Harris!!! Thanks fo...

Welcome back to purgatory!!!! This week the boys discuss a late 90's classic GO from 1999 directed by Doug Liman and written by John August. The film stars Sarah Polley, Timothy Olyphant, Katie Holmes, Desmond Askew, Nathan Bexton, Jay Mohr, Scott Wolf, William Fichtner, Taye Diggs, Breckin Meyer and J.E. Freeman!!! Thanks for checkin us out, you can our back catalog on Podbean.com and you can fin...

WELCOME BACK TO PURGATORY AND HAPPYNEW YEAR!!! This week the boys are back together again to discuss Money Train from 1995 and directed by Joseph Ruben and written by Doug Richardson & David Loughery. The film stars Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson, Jennifer Lopez, Robert Blake, Chris Cooper, Joe Grifasi, Vincent Pastore, Skipp Sudduth, Vincent Patrick, Aida Turturro, Bill Nunn and Dean Norris!!...

Welcome back to Purgatory and a merry Christmas, your boys are back, Tron is back with the fam, and we are discussing the 1994 film Mixed Nuts Directed by Nora Ephron and co-written by Deila and Nora Ephron. The film stars Steve Martin, Madeline Kahn, Robert Klein, Anthony LaPaglia, Juliette Lewis, Rob Reiner, Adam Sandler, Leiv Schreiber, Rita Wilson, Parker Posey and Jon Stewart.   Thanks for ch...

WELCOME BACK TO PURGATORY AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!! This week Mike and Jeremy are joined by Joanna to talk about the 1995 romantic/comedy/drama While you were sleeping directed by Jon Turteltaub and written by Daniel G. Sullivan and Fredric Lebow.  The film stars Sandy Bullox, Billy Pullyman, Peter "The brows" Gallagher, Peter Boyle, Glynis Johns, Jack Warden, Micole Mercurio, Michael Rispoli, Ally W...

Welcome back to purgatory and a Happy Holidays!!! This week Deason picked The Ref from 1994 directed by Ted Demme and written by Marie Meiss and Richard LaGravenese. The film stars Denis Leary, Judy Davis, Kevin Spacey, Robert Steinmiller, Glynis John, Raymond Barry, Richar Bright, Christine Baranski and J.K. Simmons!!! Thanks for checkin us out, you can find our back catalog on Podbean.com and wh...

Welcome back to purgatory!!!! This week the boys get together to chat about some of their favorite bass riffs and solos!!! Hope guys dig it and thanks for checking us out!!! You can find our back catalog on podbean.com and all other episodes on where other podcasts are found. Outro track "Stonehenge" by Spinal Tap https://youtu.be/qAXzzHM8zLw?si=69EJqjTVlNHyWrN2  

Welcome back to purgatory!!! This week the boys get together to talk about Mike Judge's underrated masterpiece Idiocracy from 2006. The film stars Owen Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, Terry Crews, Anthony Campos, David Herman, Patrick Fischler, Darlene Hunt and Justin Long. Thanks for checkin us out and if you'd like to find our back catalog visit podbean.com  You can find us where most podcast...

Welcome back to purgatory!!! This week the boys get together to discuss the remake of Cape Fear from 1991 the directed by the great Martin Scorsese and the movie stars Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis, Joe Don Baker, Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck, Martin Balsam, Illeana Douglas and Fred Thompson!!! Thanks for checkin us out, you can find our back catalog on Podbean.com and...

Welcome back to purgatory and a happy Halloween!!!    The boys wrap up the spooky season with the fourth entry in the Hellraiser series with Hellraiser IV: Bloodline from 1996 directed by Kevin Yagher & Joe Chappel but they both walked off the film due to difficulty with the studio so the film has an Alan Smithee directors credit.   The film stars Bruce Ramsay, Valentina Vargas, Mickey Cottrel...

Welcome back to purgatory and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!   This week the boys continue down their journey into hell with Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth from 1992 directed by Anthony Hickox written by Peter Akins and Tony Randel and the film stars Terry Farrell Paula Marshall, Kevin Bernhardt, Doug Bradley, Ken Carpenter and Brent Bolthouse!!! Thanks for checkin us out and if you'd like to find our back epi...

Welcome back to purgatory and Happy Halloween!!!! This week Mike & Jeremy talk about one of their favorite episodes of The X Files, Humbug from season 2. Agents Scully and Mulder search for a killer in a Florida town inhabited by sideshow performers. The episode is directed by long time contributor Kim Manners and is written by Darin Morgan and the episode stars Gillian Anderson, Davis Duchovn...

Welcome back to purgatory and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! This week the boys are back in hell to talk about the incredible sequel to Hellraiser, Hellbound: Hellraiser II from 1987 and this time Clive Barker handed the directing & writing duties over to Tony Randel and Peter Adkins. The film stars Clare Higgins, Ashlye Lawrence, Kenneth Cranham, Imogen Boorman, Sean Chapman, William Hope, Doug Bradley,...

Welcome back to purgatory and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!   This week Jeremy is joined by his cousin Stevie to talk about a sequel released 46 years after the original, Return to Oz from 1985 and directed by Walter Murch and written by Gil Dennis and Walter Murch. The film stars Fairuza Bulk, Piper Laurie, Matt Clark, Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Micheal Sundin/Tim Rose/Sean Barrett(all play Tik Tok, Mark...

Welcome back to purgatory and happy Halloween!!!   This week we have such sights to show you as we cover the original Hellraiser from 1987 written & directed by the great Clive Barker and adapted by him from his original novella The Hellbound Heart. The film stars Andrew Robinson, Claire Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Sean Chapman, Oliver Smith, Robert Hines, Doug Bradley, Nicholas Vince, Grace Kir...