Talk Without Rhythm Podcast

This week on the  Talk Without Rhythm Podcast  I have a Mannly double-feature of Michael Mann flicks as I discuss 1995's  Heat  and 2015's  Blackhat . [00:00] INTRO [02:03] CromCast Promo [02:47] RANDOM CONVERSATION [10:42]  Heat  (1995) [57:03]  Blackhat  (2015) [01:30:25] FEEDBACK [01:33:27] ENDING MUSIC:  God Moving Over the Face of the Waters  by Moby Buy  Heat  (1995) Buy  Blackhat  (2015) Su...

This week on the  Talk Without Rhythm Podcast  I'm doing a David Cronenberg double-feature of diabolic doubles and domestic disturbances as I discuss 1979's  The Brood  and 1988's  Dead Ringers . [00:00] INTRO [01:38] The Projection Booth Podcast Promo [02:48] RANDOM CONVERSATION [18:28]  The Brood  (1979) [01:07:26]  Dead Ringers  (1988) [02:08:03] FEEDBACK [02:12:19] ENDING MUSIC:  316L Grade Su...

This week on the  Talk Without Rhythm Podcast  I'm discussing the last two Stanley Kubrick films I have not previously TWoRPed - his 1953 debut  Fear and Desire  and his 1960 work-for-hire effort  Spartacus . [00:00] INTRO [01:38] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo [02:21] RANDOM CONVERSATION [10:21]  Fear and Desire  (1953) [41:13]  Spartacus  (1960) [01:33:18] FEEDBACK [01:36:38] ENDING MUSIC:...

This week on the  Talk Without Rhythm Podcast  I'm diving into the dark and dangerous world of hustlers and gamblers as I discuss 1961's  The Hustler  and 1998's  Rounders . [00:00] INTRO [02:09] Chin Stroker vs Punter Promo [03:17] RANDOM CONVERSATION [09:34]  The Hustler  (1961) [54:11]  Rounders  (1998) [01:32:41] FEEDBACK [01:40:02] ENDING MUSIC:  See You on the Other Side  by Ozzy Osbourne   ...

This week on the  Talk Without Rhythm Podcast  I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Sarah, aka  La Hermana de Goro , for her Patreon Pick - 1995's  Friday  and 2025's  One of Them Days . [00:00] INTRO [01:30] Trick or Treat Radio Promo [02:47] RANDOM CONVERSATION [13:10]  Friday  (1995) [51:20]  One of them Days  (2025) [01:24:32] FEEDBACK [01:28:59] ENDING MUSIC:  Friday  by Ice Cube    Buy  Friday  ...

This week on the  Talk Without Rhythm Podcast  I'm fulfilling a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Legionnaire Daniel B. Daniel has requested I take a look at 1992's  Thunderheart  so I'm making it a Val Kilmer double-feature with 1997's  The Saint . [00:00] INTRO [01:44] CromCast Promo [02:28] RANDOM CONVERSATION [13:28]  Thunderheart  (1992) [41:38]  The Saint  (1997) [01:06:55] FEEDBACK [01:09:28] ENDING...

This week on the  Talk Without Rhythm Podcast  I'm fulfilling a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Elite Patron Alan R. as I discuss two direct-to-video sci-fi action flicks featuring two future cops named Tucker - 1989's  Future Force  and 1990's  Twisted Justice . [00:00] INTRO [02:08] Projection Booth Promo [03:18] RANDOM CONVERSATION [10:45]  Future Force  (1989) [45:05]  Twisted Justice  (1990) [01:15:5...

This week on the  Talk Without Rhythm Podcast  I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Aron for his Patreon Pick - a double-feature of Military "Justice" from two of the finest directors of the 20th Century: Stanley Kubrick's Path's of Glory from 1957 and Sidney Lumet's  The Hill  from 1965. [00:00] INTRO [01:54] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo [02:38] RANDOM CONVERSATION [14:14]  Paths of Glory  (1...

This week on the  Talk Without Rhythm Podcast  I discuss the final two films of John Cazale - 1975's  Dog Day Afternoon  and 1978's  The Deer Hunter . [00:00] INTRO [01:56] Chin Stroker vs Punter Promo [03:04] RANDOM CONVERSATION [12:35] Dog Day Afternoon  (1975) [45:29]  The Deer Hunter  (1978) [01:23:28] FEEDBACK [01:26:41] ENDING MUSIC:  Amoreena  by Elton John Buy  Dog Day Afternoon  (1975) Bu...

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Trevor for his Patreon Pick  - 2012's  End of Watch  and 2024's  Rebel Ridge . [00:00] INTRO [02:14] Trick or Treat Radio [03:31] RANDOM CONVERSATION [40:58]  End of Watch  (2012) [01:33:05]  Rebel Ridge  (2024) [02:26:32] FEEDBACK [02:33:30] ENDING MUSIC:  Harder Than You Think  by Public Enemy Buy  End of Watch  (2012)...

This week on the  Talk Without Rhythm Podcast  I'm joined by Paul from The Strange Highways Podcast for his Patreon Pick - a religious horror double-feature of 2002's  Frailty  and 2024's  Heretic . [00:00] INTRO [02:13] CromCast Promo [02:57] RANDOM CONVERSATION [30:58]  Frailty  (2002) [01:15:45]  Heretic  (2024) ExMormon Reacts to Heretic as a Former Mormon Missionary  [02:05:29] FEEDBACK [02:1...

This week on the  Talk Without Rhythm Podcast  I'm joined by The Cancer Man and Harper for an examination of the box office potential of prostitutes and poltergeists as we discuss 1990's  Pretty Woman  and  Ghost . [00:00] INTRO [01:44] Projection Booth Promo [02:54] RANDOM CONVERSATION [16:37]  Pretty Woman  (1990) [01:01:26]  Ghost  (1990) [01:41:36] FEEDBACK [01:45:26] ENDING MUSIC:  Unchained...

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm bringing this year's AniMayTion to a close with two animated films from China: 2019's Ne Zha and 2020's Jiang Ziya . [00:00] INTRO [01:49] The Good, the Bad, the Odd Promo [02:32] RANDOM CONVERSATION [17:47] Ne Zha (2019) [49:08] Jiang Ziya (2020) [01:13:48] FEEDBACK [01:17:35] ENDING MUSIC: Please Believe in a Dream by Charlie Zhou Shen Buy Ne Zha...

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing AniMayTion with an exploration of what happens when the creator of Astro-Boy decides to dabble in Adult Animation as I discuss 1969's A Thousand and One Nights and 1970's Cleopatra . [00:00] INTRO [02:10] Chin Stroker vs Punter Podcast Promo [03:18] RANDOM CONVERSATION Lextorias [19:28] A Thousand and One Nights (1969) Tezuka's "Adult" Fe...

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing AniMayTion with two stop-motion films which won Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature: 2005's Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and 2022's Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio . [00:00] INTRO [02:12] Trick or Treat Radio Promo [03:29] RANDOM CONVERSATION [17:07] Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) [48:14] Guill...

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm kicking off this year's AniMayTion with a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Elite Patron Brett the Wiz! Brett has selected a duo of Best Animated Picture winners: 2023's The Boy and the Heron and 2024's Flow . [00:00] INTRO [02:06] CromCast Promo [02:50] RANDOM CONVERSATION [26:45] The Boy and the Heron (2023) [01:27:29] Flow (2024) [02:20:09] FEEDBACK [02:31...

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Legionnaire Corin! Corin requested I take a look at Steven Spielberg's Duel from 1971, so I opted to make it a psycho trucker double-feature by pairing it with 2001's Joy Ride . [00:00] INTRO [01:51] Projection Booth Promo [03:01] RANDOM CONVERSATION [07:57] Duel (1971) [44:45] Joy Ride (2001) [01:11:44] FEEDBACK...

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Thomas WF for his Patreon Pick. Together we discuss the life and times of a Messiah and Very Naughty Boy as we watch 1977's Jesus of Nazareth and 1979's Life of Brian . [00:00] INTRO [01:56] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo [02:39] RANDOM CONVERSATION [15:18] Jesus of Nazareth (1977) [01:13:57] Life of Brian (1979) L...

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Harper for his Patreon Pick. Together we explore two exemplars of British Imperialism - one real, one fictional - as we discuss 1962's Lawrence of Arabia and 1975's Royal Flash . [00:00] INTRO [01:37] Chin Stroker vs Punter Promo [02:44] RANDOM CONVERSATION [05:56] Lawrence of Arabia (1962) [01:11:24] Royal Flash (1975)...

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Matthew K. for his Patreon Pick - a double-feature of psychological surreality with 2008's Synecdoche, New York and 2021's Titane . [00:00] INTRO [03:26] Trick or Treat Radio Promo [04:43] RANDOM CONVERSATION [14:04] Synecdoche, New York (2008) [01:07:41] Titane (2021) [01:56:11] FEEDBACK [01:59:20] ENDING MUSIC: Wayfari...

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm doing a Rutger Hauer double-feature of 1981's Nighthawks and 1988's The Legend of the Holy Drinker , the latter of which was a Patreon Pick by TWoRP Legionnaire Andy H. [00:00] INTRO [01:41] CromCast Promo [02:25] RANDOM CONVERSATION [09:17] Nighthawks (1981) [38:50] The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988) [01:10:16] FEEDBACK [01:12:41] ENDING MUSIC:...

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm taking a look at what happens when the violence and horror of the silver screen spills out into the real world as I discuss 1968's Targets and 1978's Closed Circuit , the latter of which was selected by TWoRP Legionnaire Sean H. for his Patreon Pick . [00:00] INTRO [02:01] Projection Booth Promo [03:11] RANDOM CONVERSATION [08:35] Targets (1968) [59...

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I celebrate my 40th birthday in the most mature way possible: watching Ninja flicks from the year of birth, 1985! To that end, I check out the great Michael Dudikoff in American Ninja and the greater Sho Kosugi in Pray for Death . [00:00] INTRO [02:21] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo [03:04] RANDOM CONVERSATION [09:13] American Ninja (1985) [34:58]...

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast , TWoRP Legionnaire Trent B has decided to use his Patreon Pick to let me knock off some films from my Great Unwatched Pile. To that end, I crack open last year's All the Haunts be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror Volume 2 from Severin and check out 1984's The Enchanted and 2023's To Fire You Come at Last . [00:00] INTRO [01:38] Chin Stroker vs Punter...

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling another Patreon Pick , this time from TWoRP Legionnaire Tom B. Tom requested I take a look at 1966's Island of Terror and I decided to make it a Terence Fisher double-feature by pairing it with the 1959 Hammer film The Stranglers of Bombay . [00:00] INTRO [01:39] Trick or Treat Radio Promo [02:56] RANDOM CONVERSATION [08:35] The Strangler...