Victims and Villains

Long before he was ever sailing through the galaxy with Star-Lord and the Guardians or placing bombs into DC's worst. He was a simple man crafting a superhero story starring Rainn Wilson in 2010's Super. On this episode of Hourglass Cinema we look back to James Gunn's earlier work on the superhero genre. Discuss how this movie impacted his career moving forward, toxic relationships and much more....

Hold your breath because we're talking Don't Breathe on this episode! Before Stephen Lang bundles up again for the upcoming sequel we look back to the original haunting vision of 2016's Don't Breathe. Join us as we climb into the house of a blind man to discuss expectations for future installments, the grieving process, the impact of environments upon one another and much more. If you or someone y...

On this episode, we are sitting down with Natasha Kamani, the director Lucky (0:50). Plus we give spoiler-free reviews on Tailgate (19:57), an official selection of North Bend Film Festival, and the conclusion of the Fear Street trilogy in 1666 (34:46). Lucky is now streaming exclusively on Shudder. You can pick it up on DVD and VOD beginning August 3rd. Fear Street 1666 is now streaming exclusive...

Anthony Bourdain was a world renowned cultural icon. Not solely in the kitchen but as a celebrated author and world traveler. In the documentary, Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain, viewers are given intimate details from those who knew him best. In this podcast we celebrate the life of Bourdain. We discuss the importance of addiction recovery, self-worth, vulnerability and much more! If yo...

Black Widow gives more context for Natasha's backstory after a decade of fan requests, but it did it live up to that tall order? Dan and Josh break down this film in almost real time to highlight what it does well and where it missed the mark. Check out our spoiler-filled discussion on the highly anticipated Black Widow film. If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with...

Len and Vincent from Micheaux Mission ( https://bit.ly/390guest) join us to discuss the HBO Max original movie, Charm City Kings, in the season finale for our series: Celebration of Diversity. Join us as we discuss the vision behind the mission for Len and Vincent. Along with Len's other project, The Black Tribbles ( https://bit.ly/390guest1) . In this finale, we discuss the complexity of Charm Ci...

Is the purge really over? Or is it forever? Join us as we dissect the fifth, and supposedly final, entry into the Purge franchise. Join a hardcore franchise fan and someone who is fresh to it as we navigate our way through the complex world of the purge through its immigration commentary, politics and brutal violence. If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide...

A natural progression of stories and realities. As we move from Moonlight's coming of age, sexual identity journey to the prejudice which haunts the LGBTQIA community. Journey with us as the look at the journey of Malik through the Shudder original movie, Spiral with Wi-Moto of Black Women are Scary. Sometimes acceptance could be the way to save a life and remind someone of their worth. If you fin...

Saddle up because we’re talking about Concrete Cowboy for the fifth chapter in our Celebration of Diversity Series. We chat in studio with local RVA entrepreneur Jasmine Robinson-Hence to talk about her business Body for Love ( https://www.bodyforlove.co/) . Find out how a hobby grew into a nail and body butter business. We’re also talking about the Netflix movie, Concrete Cowboy. The film opens c...

In this mini-episode we are discussing our spoiler-free thoughts on the documentary, Pray Away from executive producers Jason Blum and Ryan Murphy. The film showcases the conversion therapy ministry Exodus International and their rise and fall. The film premiered at this year's Tribeca Film Festival and hits Netflix this August. If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling w...

We are joined by romance author, Lucy Eden ( https://www.lucyeden.com/) , to discuss the 2020 romantic comedy, The Photograph for our fourth chapter in our Celebration of Diversity series. Lucy shares her diverse line of books and mixing genres. Along with joining us to discuss relationships, learning from the past, growing into new ones and much more. If you or someone you know is reading this ri...

In the third chapter of our Celebration of Diversity series, we turn our attention to the coming of age 2017 Best Picture Winner, Moonlight. As we celebrate black stories and creators, we equally celebrate the LGBTQIA story of Chiron as well. Journey with us as we look at the struggles of sexual identity, finding true love, encountering bullying and more on this episode with our friends The Ghouls...

On this episode we are sitting down with Justin G. Dyck and Keith Cooper; the director and writer behind Anything for Jackson (1:48). Jason Seaux, the artist behind Nercoman, joins us to talk about The Conjuring:The Devil Made Me Do It on our audio version from our Twtich stream on June 7th, 2021 (21:43). Anything for Jackson is currently streaming exclusively on Shudder and comes to Blu-Ray, DVD...

The Flash is at it again. Though is it really his fault this time. Journey with us back to the age of World War II as we talk about the latest DC animated adventure in Justice Society: World War II. Justice Society: World War II is available now on digital platforms, Blu-Ray and DVD. If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-ha...

Can you become addicted to marijuana? Or is just the effects? Dave Chappelle answers those questions through his 1998 comedy Half Baked. In our second chapter of Celebration of Diversity, we dive into our first stoner comedy as Chappelle gives us an in detailed breakdown of the culture and breaks stereotypes along the way. Plus, we’ll address the sexual assault double standard of Hollywood as well...

Welcome to Good Burger, home of the good burger, will you travel down nostalgia road with us? Andy and Masha, from Love What I Love Podcast ( http://bit.ly/385guest) , joins us to kick off our celebration of diversity series with Good Burger. Learn why a Nickelodeon movie, like Good Burger, is important to the subgenre of black cinema and what it means to the kids who grew up in the 90s. Join us a...

On this episode we are sitting down with Introducing Jodea writer Chloe Traicos (0:47), giving a spoiler-free review of A Quiet Place: Part II (28:07) and giving our thoughts on the Shudder original film, Caveat (34:45). Introducing Jodea is available on VOD and digital beginning June 4th 2021. A Quiet Place: Part II is now playing in theaters everywhere. Caveat begins streaming exclusively on Shu...

Welcome to Claymore! A place where Capt. Nostalgia and Abigail Bardwell welcome Abigail's mom to discuss the film Girl, Interrupted. Girl opens up conversations to properly understand what Borderline Personality Disorder is and how to understand the signs that an individual might have it. Plus we're breaking down all the characters and their mental health, repression of female sexuality and much m...

We had a chance to sit down with Andrew Thomas Hunt, the director behind the rocking independent action movie Spare Parts. Spare Parts is available on Blu-Ray, DVD and digital beginning June 1st from RLJE Films. You can read our spoiler free review here: http://bit.ly/spbluray If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - pl...

Have you ever wondered what your soul looks like? We’re gonna take a glimpse into what Paul Giamatti’s looks like with the 2009 film, Cold Souls. Filmmaker Braden Duemmler (Director of What Lies Below, Now Streaming on Netflix) joins to talk about the mystery (& strangeness) of the movie, the importance of finding long-standing joy, the importance of mental health and more. Shout out to the Giamat...

We sit down with Justine Mastin, therapist and co-author of the new book Starship Therapise: Using Therapeutic Fan Fiction to Rewrite Your Life. In this episode Justine reveals the therapeutic benefits of fandoms discussed in her book, and how pop culture can be a catalyst for positive changes within ourselves. You can pick up her book here: https://bit.ly/startherapise If you or someone you know...

Whether we are trying to keep up with the big heads or you’re attempting to be find a decent seat in the movie theatre; we’re winding back the clocks to 1993 to discuss the first season of Rocko’s Modern Life. You’ll get to here Dan and Josh’s memories of the show and the adult humor that flew over our heads as children. Rocko comes with a surprising amount of depth as well. We’ll be addressing th...

Following their interview with writer-director Jaret Martino ( https://bit.ly/Vmini17) , Captain Nostalgia and Abigail Bardwell share their spoiler free (and filled) thoughts on Donna: Stronger Than Pretty. Donna: Stronger Than Pretty is now available on all digital platforms. If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - pl...

Way back in episode 67 ( http://bit.ly/vicep67) we sat down with a filmmaker who had a powerful story that he turned in an inspiring short film. It’s no surprise that the film’s content resonated with people and this filmmaker evolved the short film into a feature-length movie. That feature-length film is out now on all major streaming platforms and is called Donna: Stronger Than Pretty. Captain N...