The Shame List Picture Show

On today's episode of the Shame List Picture Show, Michael is being joined by Susan Kerns, who just edited and contributed to the book "ReFocus: The Films of Susan Seidelman". Michael and Susan tackle Seidelman's first feature film, SMITHEREENS, as well as talk about Seidelman's career as a whole and how this wonderful book came together. This is a fantastic conversation you will not want to miss....

On today's episode of the Shame List Picture Show, Michael is joined by filmmaker Robert Tinnell to discuss the film FRANKENSTEIN AND ME and his interesting career. During this conversation, they discuss Tinnell's time in film school, producing SURF NAZIS MUST DIE, his newest film FEAST OF THE SEVEN FISHES, and, of course, FRANKENSTEIN AND ME. As always, please rate, review, and subscribe. Be sure...

On today's episode of the SLPS, Michael is joined by his beautiful and talented wife, Amanda Viers, to discuss the Kevin Bacon classic, FOOTLOOSE, directed by Herbert Ross from 1984, as well as the MTV remake directed by Craig Brewer from 2011. Both films have their pros and cons, and we will dissect them both. Which film is superior? Which had the better songs? Which had the more emotional dance?...

On today's episode of the Shame List Picture Show, Michael is joined by "Regional Warrior" of Severin Films, Matt Harding. On top of handling a lot of the Severin events and being an English teacher, Matt is a passionate cinephile and personally chose the topic of today's episode — Al Adamson's DRACULA VS FRANKENSTEIN! As always, please rate, review, and subscribe. Be sure to check out Severin Fil...

Hello and welcome to the season 8 premiere of the Shame List Picture Show. Michael is being joined by one of his best buddies and fellow podcaster, Austin Proctor of the Frightmares Podcast. For the occasion, we are discussing one of Austin's favorite films — KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE. Directed by the Chiodo Brothers in 1988, KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE tells the story of a group of killer...

Hello, welcome, and Merry Christmas to the season finale of the Shame List Picture Show! As is our yearly tradition, we are coming at you with a Christmas movie on one of our Shame Lists. To make it extra special, we're finally doing a movie we've been teasing for many years — A VERY BRADY CHRISTMAS. However, it didn't feel right to do this without a special someone, so Nick Richards has returned...

On today's episode of the Shame List Picture Show, we have two extraordinary returning guests — Eric Arsnow and, appearing for her 7th time, Josephine Maria Yanasak-Leszczynski. On this exceptional episode, we will discuss Andrzej Żuławski's transgressive masterwork of Polish cinema, POSSESSION. This film is heavy and harshly depicts a marriage that is falling apart, and how the two former lovers...

On today's Shame List Picture Show episode, Michael is joined by movie aficionado, post-production specialist, and musician Eric Arsnow. When Eric isn't cutting music videos or playing in bands such as Devil's Teeth or Fight Dice, he's watching movies with his family. The film in question on today's episode is one of his favorites — Billy Wilder's SUNSET BLVD. As the poster claims, SUNSET BLVD is...

On today's episode of the Shame List Picture Show, Michael is joined by a very special guest who is making his podcasting debut — John Connelly, an avid fan of cinema, is also a community and labor organizer in New Jersey. John felt this was the right time to dip his toes into podcasting to discuss Martin Ritt's film NORMA RAE, which is loosely based on the story of Crystal Lee Sutton and her tire...

On today's episode of the Shame List Picture Show, Michael is joined by fellow podcaster and Cinepunx member Nick Spacek of the Carnage Report to discuss Elia Kazan's masterpiece A FACE IN THE CROWD. Not only is A FACE IN THE CROWD a terrifying look at how a man can rise to power and influence by telling the general public what they want to hear, but it also features an electrifying early performa...

On today's Shame List Picture Show episode, Michael is joined by two special guests. First off, returning for their 6th appearance on SLPS, we have Josephine Maria Yanasak-Leszczysnki. On top of that, we have a first-time guest, Amber Rose McNeill, a filmmaker, intimacy coordinator, and founder of the Milwaukee Illuminate Film Festival. On today's episode, we will discuss David Lynch's controversi...

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Shame List Picture Show. On this episode of the show, Michael is joined by fellow filmmaker and film lover Drew Britton (BACK AT THE STAIRCASE and THEY WANT ME GONE). On today's episode, they'll be discussing Elaine May's MIKEY AND NICKY, which stars John Cassavetes and Peter Falk. This film, and its jazz-like style of shooting, are in debt to Cassavetes...

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Shame List Picture Show! On this episode, Michael is joined by the co-founder of the Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival, Christopher Kai House, to discuss Sergio Leone's ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA. This is an epic film by Leone and is also the last film he made before passing away in 1989.  For more information on the Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film F...

On today's episode of the Shame List Picture Show, Michael is joined by Katie Kadaver, a literal jack of all trades. Katie Kadaver is Milwaukee's Premiere Tromette, having worked directly with Lloyd Kaufman and Troma Entertainment on multiple occasions; she's also the founder of the horror-themed burlesque troupe Grindhouse Tease. On top of all of that, she's now gotten into the world of podcastin...

On today's episode of the Shame List Picture Show, Michael is joined by fellow podcaster and YouTube personality Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk. Mark's podcast, the Spoiler Room, can be found wherever you enjoy podcasts, and we're so happy to have him on this episode. On today's episode, Michael and Mark discuss the film that put Nicolas Winding Refn on the map — DRIVE. While DRIVE is far from Refn...

On today's episode of the Shame List Picture Show, Michael is joined by Kyle Arpke to discuss both Tony Scott's TOP GUN (1986) and Joseph Kosinski's TOP GUN: MAVERICK (2022). Our guest, Kyle Arpke, has been on the show before and is one of Michael's closest friends. On top of that, he's a filmmaker, documentarian, Star Wars lover, and a very accomplished wildlife photographer. TOP GUN has been one...

On today's Shame List Picture Show episode, Michael is joined by Josephine Maria Yanasak-Leszczysnki. Josephine is a very talented writer, a passionate cinephile, and a huge fan of the science fiction genre, and has graciously agreed to join in this discussion about Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Considered by many to be one of the greatest films of all time, 2001 revolution...

On today's episode of the Shame List Picture Show, Michael is joined by Niko Aldrich. Niko Aldrich is not only a friend of Michael's but also a former guest and a skilled editor and filmmaker. Niko joins Michael to discuss William Friedkin's controversial yet transgressive film CRUISING. A film that was wildly misunderstood back in 1980, CRUISING is being re-evaluated in the last couple of years a...

On today's episode of the Shame List Picture Show, Michael is being joined by Austin Proctor of the Frightmares Podcast to discuss Martin Scorsese's RAGING BULL. RAGING BULL is the story of real-life boxer Jake LaMotta and his rise and decline in fame. RAGING BULL is considered by many to be one of Scorsese's greatest cinematic achievements and one of the greatest boxing movies ever made. As alway...

Welcome to another episode of the Shame List Picture Show, on today's episode, Michael and Nick tackle a classic in the genre of stoner comedies — Cheech and Chong's UP IN SMOKE from 1978. In this episode, they talk about whether or not weed is necessary for stoner movies, slice-of-life movies, learning to become your own true self, and how a movie can ride the line between "brilliant" and "bad"....

On this episode of the SLPS, Michael and Nick are discussing the made-for-TV movie MAZES AND MONSTERS, which is on both of their Shame Lists. Nick is a big D&D nerd, so the chance to finally watch this Tom Hanks oddity is a long time coming. On this episode, they discuss whether or not this film is "For" or "Against" D&D, LARPing vs D&D, Tom Hanks acting prowess, Jim Hanks, Rona Jaffe...

Nick, unfortunately, couldn't make this episode, so Michael is sitting down with fellow cinephile Josephine Maria Yanasak-Leszczynski to discuss the world of pop music as we dissect the Spice Girls movie — SPICE WORLD! This was a film that Josephine was very adamant about discussing, and it happened to be on Michael's Shame List, so it was the perfect fit. This episode features some fantastic conv...

Michael and Nick continue their long trend of discussing high fantasy by delving into the world of George Lucas and Ron Howard's WILLOW! This film is on both of our hosts' shame lists, and it was an exciting one! On this episode, we discuss why some fantasy films work better than others, Nick's aversion to Val Kilmer (and Michael's love for him), Willow's "second act" problem, and even give a coup...

Hello ShameListeners, we're back with another bonus episode for you! Originally planned to be a Patreon exclusive, we've decided to give a couple away for FREE! Our new bonus show is called "Cage is the Rage," and on this, Michael and Amanda will attempt to watch every single Nic Cage movie in chronological order. On this episode, we will be discussing Francis Ford Coppola's RUMBLE FISH (1983) and...

Michael and Nick are back with more murder fun on the newest episode of SLPS, where the duo discusses Sidney Lumet's star-studded Agatha Christie whodunit adaptation — MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS. On this episode, we discuss why some whodunits work better than others, how to handle an "uninteresting" character, and compare the Lumet version to the 2017 Kenneth Branagh adaptation. As always, pleas...