Repertory Screenings

We watch a sci-fi classic and talk about robots, corridors, and the aesthetics of gymnasiums! Check out our letterboxd list if you’d like to see all the movies covered that way! Send us any email questions and comments about the movies we cover or movies in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com! Also, we're a patreon supported show, please go to patreon.com/abnormalmapping to see our many sh...

One of the greatest films ever made this week on Repertory Screenings, and also we have some other movies to talk about on top of that. Also, note, we do talk about Close-Up Long Shot, the 1996 documentary which follows up with Sabzian after the movie. Highly recommended you seek that out before you listen! Check out our letterboxd list if you’d like to see all the movies covered that way! Send us...

This week we’re lighter on movies but plenty to talk about with George Clooney’s breezy educational film about a moment in time and the collision of history and ideology it represents. Check out our letterboxd list if you’d like to see all the movies covered that way! Send us any email questions and comments about the movies we cover or movies in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com! Also,...

We have a super-sized episode as Destiny and Em finally saw Barbie which means we cover Barbie for a long time before getting into this week’s movie. Also, there’s just a lot of cinema watched over the holiday break. Check out our letterboxd list if you’d like to see all the movies covered that way! Send us any email questions and comments about the movies we cover or movies in general to abnormal...

It’s Fellini for Christmas as we talk about the tragicomedy of the human spirit and the best faces in all of cinema with Nights of Cabiria! Also, Em’s got a whole boatload of movies from the last three weeks. And we talk about British hypnotists, how many eggs we could eat in a day, and more. Check out our letterboxd list if you’d like to see all the movies covered that way! Send us any email ques...

We’re back with a Destiny childhood classic and some extra movies besides as we get back into the groove of things with Steve Martin’s first breakout film: The Jerk! Check out our letterboxd list if you’d like to see all the movies covered that way! Send us any email questions and comments about the movies we cover or movies in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com! Also, we're a patreon sup...

The strike is over which means movies are back on the menu! We talk about the modern dad classic that speaks to the Star Trek nerd in all three of us, the power of just shooting guys on a boat, and the impossible task of being a dad and winning a war in this action packed episode! Check out our letterboxd list if you’d like to see all the movies covered that way! Send us any email questions and co...

The strike is over! After what seems like a lifetime, the 2023 writers strike came to an end and with it the request podcasts not do promotional work. Which means we can get back to talking about movies! We’re really excited, but also it’s been a tough year, so we decided to make one short episode talking about where we’re at, where we’re headed, and if you’re seeing this in your feed, what that m...

We’re back to watch an incredible movie and announce that we’re taking the rest of the month off! Reasons given within, but we’ll be back in a few weeks. Until then, Em is filling in as guest host of Ornate Stairwells , which you should absolutely listen to ! Check out our letterboxd list if you’d like to see all the movies covered that way! Send us any email questions and comments about the movie...

Not much in the way of movies this week but Destiny saw the new Wes Anderson and Em gets way in the weeds on feeling a bit discontent with this week’s very solid and historically beloved movie, so we manage to fill the time just fine anyway! Thanks for listening! Check out our letterboxd list if you’d like to see all the movies covered that way! Send us any email questions and comments about the m...

We start a sort of haphazardly thrown together mini series of Pride movies as we watch a sad melodrama that is most upsetting in how topical it all feels almost 100 years after the original play was written. We have a great time talking about a bummer, please join us! Check out our letterboxd list if you’d like to see all the movies covered that way! Send us any email questions and comments about...

We watch one of the stone cold classics of cinema and it turns out everyone on planet earth was right and this movie slaps. Go figure! Also, our hardest question of the week yet! Check out Kyle’s book ! Check out our letterboxd list if you’d like to see all the movies covered that way! Send us any email questions and comments about the movies we cover or movies in general to abnormalmappingpodcast...

We head back to the 50s to talk about the most hard boiled of dialogue and the joy of a heist as we watch Kubrick’s The Killing and have a laugh. Also, many choices for good animated adaptations of movies, the other way is so much harder! Check out our letterboxd list if you’d like to see all the movies covered that way! Send us any email questions and comments about the movies we cover or movies...

We’re back with one of the classics of American cinema, and Em and Jackson go to the mattresses arguing about politics (as usual). Also, an extra long questions segment, thanks to everyone who wrote in! Check out our letterboxd list if you’d like to see all the movies covered that way! Send us any email questions and comments about the movies we cover or movies in general to abnormalmappingpodcast...

A quick turnaround this week as we talk about maybe the funniest movie we’ve ever covered on this podcast and have a great time at the movies. Makes up for all the no other movies we’ve watched! Please enjoy! Check out our letterboxd list if you’d like to see all the movies covered that way! Send us any email questions and comments about the movies we cover or movies in general to abnormalmappingp...

It’s been a few weeks but we finally got in to talk about this ridiculous light hearted and stylish crime movie about how annoying it is to be a nuclear power actually. We had a great time! There’s some audio issues but hopefully they won’t be too noticeable. Also, we’re going to be back next week! Check out our letterboxd list if you’d like to see all the movies covered that way! Send us any emai...

We’re back a week late but with two movies as we talk about aging, the times, competition, masculinity, and a bunch of other things besides as we watch the two most famous pool movies of all time. Check out our letterboxd list if you’d like to see all the movies covered that way! Send us any email questions and comments about the movies we cover or movies in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail...

A super sized episode as we talk about The Neon Demon and Em comes with a bag full of other movies and movie podcasts to talk about. Sometimes a bad movie really gets the discussion juices going! Check out our letterboxd list if you’d like to see all the movies covered that way! Send us any email questions and comments about the movies we cover or movies in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail....

We enjoy a classic of stage adaptation and men in rooms talking. Also we clown on The Church of England and Henry VIII, as they both deserve. Check out our letterboxd list if you’d like to see all the movies covered that way! Send us any email questions and comments about the movies we cover or movies in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com! Also, we're a patreon supported show, please go t...

A dubious classic from Em’s childhood takes center stage today as we talk about You’ve Got Mail and the erudite New York comedy, sidekicks doing their standup sets, the delights of enemies to lovers, and much more in this super sized episode! Check out our letterboxd list if you’d like to see all the movies covered that way! Send us any email questions and comments about the movies we cover or mov...

We wrap the year on New Years Eve with a boatload of films, a discussion of the misery that lives inside us all, and a great time with these two goddamn losers. Here’s to another year of da mfin cinema! Check out our letterboxd list if you’d like to see all the movies covered that way! Send us any email questions and comments about the movies we cover or movies in general to abnormalmappingpodcast...

We discuss the tastes of the 80s, the power of a movie ahead of its time, and the rare gift that is blowing your blank check on a dumb idea in this episode about cult classic Streets of Fire. Also, one of our trio has gone Movie Mode, and we discuss the movies we’ll defend even if it’s a little bit embarrassing. Also, we updated our letterboxd list , if you’d like to see all the movies covered tha...

NOTE: As usual, some audio problems with this episode, so please excuse any weirdness. We’re working on it! Em and Jackson get into a bit of a fight about the merits of basic ass cinema on this episode about a movie that we all liked well enough but to varying degrees. We discuss martial arts movies, despair, what makes comedy and emotional beats work in a script, and generally a bunch of stuff be...

Today we watch Ken Russell’s ridiculous rock musical about fame, sex, history, and fascism and find it one of those movies that is just worth all the mess because they truly don’t make ‘em like this anymore. Also, we introduced our new Question of the Week segment, where we talk about our favorite musicians turned actors in film. I think this is a great one, hoping people enjoy and play along with...

October got away from us and it’s been a month since we sat down to talk about movies, but here we are assembled from all across Europe to do very stupid things very stylishly. Topkapi truly is one of the great heist movies, hope people enjoy! Send us any email questions and comments about the movies we cover or movies in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com! Also, we're a patreon supported...