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Which came first: 'Aladdin' or the egg? Hint: It was the egg. In the second episode of Arthouse Drive-In, Rob and T dip their toes into the wonderful world of animation. This week's film is Richard Williams' criminally under-appreciated, and tragically unfinished masterpiece, 'The Thief and The Cobbler.' This film was brought to us through the efforts of Garrett Gilchrist, who lovingly gathered al...

SPLIT PICKS returns to examine two films that find the Coen Brothers at their cruelest and their most compassionate When two writers selected two separate Coen Brothers films to write about within in a matter of days of each other, the coincidence made for the perfect reason to resurrect Split Picks, the first podcast series Split Tooth Media produced. Looking at two wildly different Coen Brothers...

Join Rob and T as they plunge into the world of arthouse cinema and peel back the layers of the avant-garde onion. In the inaugural episode of Split Tooth Media's newest podcast, Robert Delany guides his geologist cousin, T, into the world of cinema beginning with Chris Marker's dystopian, sci-fi masterpiece, La Jetée (1962). Rob covers the history of the film and Marker's career. T provides a qui...

Robert, a film scholar, leads his cousin "T," a geologist who didn't know film cameras existed before 1939, into the world of arthouse film. They invite you to join them as they explore classic films and much more in the Arthouse Drive-In. New episodes every Monday on Split Tooth Media, starting Monday, Jan. 25.

When Jim Cine and Jason Sthesia aren't discussing movies, they're usually exchanging voicemails. They're now releasing mini episodes from their private vault. Sometimes, when it’s been a long day on the farm, the boys are tired and the dogs is worn. They done meant to have a chitter-chatter about the pictures, but it just took too long to get the sheep into Sheepshead Bay and the the old bay into...

Ringing in the New Year? Save a dance for Cinesthesia. Baby, baby, let's make romance. You know your old time lover hasn't got a chance. He's stranded in the jungle, just as mad as he can be. So come on, pretty baby, just you and me. (Meanwhile, back in the jungle:) It's a year-ender in a four-fender and the Cinesthesia boys are on a bender. Their drug of choice? Mel Gibson's innermost psyche. We'...

Which is more stable — the metaphysics of Jason Voorhees or the regular physics of Jim's motor vehicles? In a new chapter of the Cinesthesia saga (say that five times fast), Jim and Jason float once again into the periphery of your consciousness, like a speck of dust flirting with your eyelash, or a dim memory of someone else's dream. Having never, not once, not one time, learned anything from the...

The voicemails keep coming. When Jim Cine and Jason Sthesia aren’t discussing movies, they’re usually exchanging voicemails. They’re now releasing mini episodes from their private vault while on a short hiatus. Sometimes, when it’s been a long day on the farm, the boys are tired and the dogs is worn. They done meant to have a chitter-chatter about the pictures, but it just took too long to get the...

Cinesthesia Voicemails No. 1. Sometimes, when it’s been a long day on the farm, the boys are tired and the dogs is worn. They done meant to have a chitter-chatter about the pictures, but it just took too long to get the sheep into Sheepshead Bay and the the old bay into the stable, and everyone feels like they haven’t slept since the blue m&ms stepped in for the tan ones. It’s days like these when...

Jim, Jason, and Jason's dad channel the spirit of Halloween to ward off evil brain surgeons and the A-list cast of The Black Sleep. The next chapter of Cinesthesia is still being written in the book of life, but in the meantime join our boys for a quick interlude from the book of death — a bonus quickie devoted entirely to a short, strange spookshow from 1956 called The Black Sleep, with Basil "Bo...

The Reel Rap boys are howling into the mics this time around as they discuss Mike Nichols’ baffling 'Wolf.' I know what you’re thinking, “Jack Nicholson going wolf-mode?” That’s gotta be good!” Think again, buddy! Sometimes a movie’s cast, crew, and premise are just too good to be true. That’s definitely the case with 1994’s Wolf. The film not only promises lycanthropic, Tex Avery antics from Jack...

This special Howl'o'ween episode starts with an age-old question: are threequels *always* great? No. They are not. But some are! And the Cinesthesia Boys are here to tell you about one. In the bold tradition of Exorcist III, Halloween III, and Godfather III, which are all the very best films from each franchise (don't argue, you look like a fool) we present The Howling III: The Marsupials. Sharpen...

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is too wonderful for words, a movie that perfectly encapsulates the unique appeal of an “actor-turned-director.” You probably think of Victor Frankenstein as a mad scientist. Kenneth Branagh is capable of reading more deeply. He recognized that Dr. Frankenstein, while mad, was also always half nude. Come rain, shine, blood, or amniotic fluid, Branagh’s Victor Frankenste...

Reel Rap returns to address the protests going on around the globe and discuss William Greaves’ experimental documentary 'Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One.' One time, during a job interview, Bennett said it was his favorite movie and had to try to explain the “plot.” He didn’t get the job! That’s just one of the wacky anecdotes shared on this week’s Reel Rap.

It’s goodbye for real this time as the boys discuss the controversial animated film that began life as a script by Jacques Tati. American critics generally welcomed Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist in 2010. Based on a script by Tati and featuring his likeness, the film earned an Academy Award nomination, several Annie Award nominations and, best of all, a Golden Globe nomination. Purists and membe...

This time it's personal. Jason Thesia digs into Jim Cine's deep dark past to answer the question on the burning tip of everyone's tongue. Wait, do we all have one collective tongue? Is this a Jungian thing? Do we have a Jung Tongue? Weird. Anyway, the burning question: what the hell is up with Jim? Why is he *like that*? You know what I mean. Don't pretend you haven't asked yourself the same thing...

Jacques Tati's final feature, Parade, gets the classic Reel Rap side-eye on this week’s episode. Shane and Bennett aren’t the only clowns on this week’s Reel Rap. For his final feature, Jacques Tati focuses on a Stockholm circus and dusts off the pantomime routines that made him famous. Listen in to hear the boys discuss the Cirque du Soleil industrial complex, three card monty schemes and that ep...

Bennett and Shane say goodbye to Monsieur Hulot and discuss Jacques Tati’s penultimate film, 'Trafic.' Trafic is often considered one of the great director’s “minor” works. While it’s definitely not PlayTime, the Reel Rap boys find a lot to love in his penultimate film. Does the film validate Bennett’s fear of driving? Is Shane a certified gearhead? You’ll have to listen to find out! Original Reel...

Yachts rock, stars trek and men mattress in a brand new episode of Cinesthesia. Setting aside the efficacy of applying spatial logic to an emotional reality, we are nevertheless drawn ineluctably towards an inverse representation of consensus reality, once the experiential model returns the — um... you have a little... yeah, right there... no, the left side. No. Yeah. You got it. No problem. Okay....

Shane and Bennett discusses Jacques Tati’s masterpiece, 'PlayTime,' one of the most ambitious and excellent films ever made. This week, it’s down to brass tacks as Reel Rap explores a film that’s overwhelming in every sense. 'PlayTime' (1967) may have disappointed contemporary audiences and landed Jacques Tati in director jail, but history has more than vindicated it. The boys try not to drag its...

In 1959, 'Mon Oncle' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. A few days ago, it won Shane and Bennett’s hearts. With their first episode recorded in quarantine, listen in as the head Reelheads discuss neoliberal architecture, unclehood and one of the best comedies they’ve ever seen. A comedy duo straight out of William Penn’s backyard, Bennett Glace, an adult Disney fan, and Shane Pf...

The Boys are going on the road! Or, at least, Jason is. Or, well, he did. (This was recorded back when we all did things like leave the house.) Jason is on a late night drive and Jim is his phone-a-friend in the trivia game of life. Together they ponder the important questions, the ones that sit deep inside your bones and echo through your chest cavity when you're trying to sleep: Did Alfred Hitch...

Bennett and Shane discuss Jacques Tati’s debut feature, Jour de Fête, in the latest Reel Rap. Recorded more than two weeks ago, the latest episode of Reel Rap takes us back to simpler, pre-quarantine times. Bennett opens with perhaps the best joke of his life and it’s all uphill from there! With Jacques Tati’s Jour de Fête (The Big Day) in the hot seat, your hosts discuss the three deadly sins of...

Legendary French comic Jacques Tati takes the hot seat for Reel Rap's first season on an international actor-turned-director. In the Season 7 premiere, the Reel Rap boys are sending good vibes your way. Sick of living in a DeLillo novel? Listen to Shane and Bennett discuss legendary French funnyman Jacques Tati and his signature brand of whimsy. This week, they’re slathering on the zinc oxide and...

For Reel Rap Season 7 Shane P. and Bennett G. cross international waters to discuss the film's of one of the most important comedic figures in film history. Who is this illustrious actor-turned-director, you ask? Listen in for the reveal, and to find out what masterpiece Bennett plans to watch on his phone. New episodes begin Friday, March 27. Featuring music by Dana Boule. A comedy duo straight o...