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Eric and I are super excited for tonight's episode, as we continue our pre-coverage of the Chattanooga Film Festival, because tonight we are joined by very special guest - Chris Dortch!!  He's the director, creator, founder, maestro....whatever title you want to use... he is the reason that the Chattanooga Film Festival exists!!  Among other things, Chris shares the story of what led to...

Eric and I have almost made it to our destination - the Chattanooga Film Festival, 2019!!  Our next stop along the way is our recap of CFF 2018!  And while there have been amazing moments that I will never forget from each of the years that I've attended CFF, 2018 might have been the best year yet!  With so much awesomeness to talk about, this episode is a bit longer than the episod...

As we have mentioned on the podcast many times before, Eric and I love analyzing and discussing movies just about as much as we love watching movies, which is part of why we do this podcast.  And one of the best things about doing this podcast is being able to discuss movies with some of the people who actually make them.  So, on tonight's episode, we are super excited to have Bill Fulke...

As the Chattanooga Film Festival draws ever nearer, Eric and I continue on with our pre-coverage of this year's CFF by recounting previous years of CFF.  On tonight's episode, we discuss films from the 2017 Chattanooga Film Festival.  As I mentioned on the previous episode, the Chattanooga Film Festival is so much more than just the movies...it is a cinematic experience and an opportunit...

With the Chattanooga Film Festival just over a month away, Eric and I have already begun our CFF 2019 coverage...by talking about the previous years of CFF.  The Chattanooga Film Festival is so much more than just the movies...it is a cinematic experience and an opportunity to talk with other people who love cinema just as much as you do (including many of the people involved in making the fi...

 Closing out our Kung Fu-bruary series for 2019 (which was picked by you, the listeners!), tonight's movie is Five Deadly Venoms (a.k.a. The Five Venoms)!  And while I am genuinely a little sad that this series is over for now (don't worry...I'm sure we are going to discuss more kung fu movies in the future!), we are wrapping things up with another one of Chang Cheh's iconic kung fu film...

Continuing with our Kung Fu-bruary series (which was picked by you, the listeners!), tonight's movie is Men from the Monastery (a.k.a. Disciples of Death)!  I initially picked this movie because of just one scene that a friend told me about during a monthly film discussion - I knew absolutely nothing else about this movie other than that one scene.  And while it is certainly a memorable...

Continuing with our Kung Fu-bruary series (which was picked by you, the listeners!), tonight's movie is Enter the Dragon.  While this movie is definitely more Westernized and almost feels more like a traditional James Bond film than it does a traditional kung fu film, it is undeniably a great action movie with one of the greatest martial artist of all time, Bruce Lee!  So, join The Gargy...

Tonight's episode of The Gargyle Podcast kicks off our series for February which was decided on by you, the listener!  Based on the results of our poll last month on whether February should be Fur-bruary (with episodes focusing on werewolf movies) or Kung Fu-bruary (with episodes focusing on, well, kung fu movies), our series for this month is Kung Fu-bruary!!  As much as we love werewol...

Wrapping up our New Year, New You series for 2019 is the movie that made us want to do this little series in the first place - David Cronenberg's The Fly from 1986!!  Not only is this a perfect movie for discussing "New Year, New You"...not only does this film complete our coverage of the trinity of 80'ss body horror remakes of 50's sci-fi/horror films (The Fly, The Blob, and The Thing)...not...

Next up in our "New Year, New You" series is the amazing Terry Gilliam classic, Brazil!  As much as Eric and I love Terry Gilliam, this was actually a first-time viewing of Brazil for both of us.  We initially picked Brazil because of the plot point of of the Tuttle/Buttle mistaken identity as the connection for "new you."  But we had no idea just how perfectly this movie was going...

As each year rolls around, most people take stock of their lives over the last year  - evaluating changes that have occurred and making plans on how to improve in the upcoming year.  And on The Gargyle Podcast, that means discussing movies in which the main character goes through some...transformations.  So, kicking off our series of "New Year, New You" movies, Eric and I are discus...

I'm a bit late in getting this posted, but here is The Gargyle Podcast's New Year episode!!  Naturally, Eric and I kick off 2019 by talking about 2018.  We had an amazing year of cinematic experiences (film fests, meeting new people, watching amazing movies...new and old), so in our year end review episode, Eric and I talk about some of our favorite films that we saw last year (not neces...

 It's been a few months since the last Harry Potter episode, but Adam and I are back at it with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1!  In tonight's episode, we discuss how tragic this movie really is, how awkwardly some scenes are handled, how Dolores Umbridge is sheer evil, and how problematic splatergroit is.  So, grab your book of wizarding children's stories, your Mary P...

Since the entire episode of part 2 of The Gargyle Podcast Christmas Spect-adequate was too long to be distributed out to various podcast platforms, I am re-posting each section individually.  The complete episode can still be found at anchor.fm/thegargylepodcast.  The original episode description is below - but in this segment, special guest J.R. Mounts joins us to read us  ‘Twas Ri...

Since the entire episode of part 2 of The Gargyle Podcast Christmas Spect-adequate was too long to be distributed out to various podcast platforms, I am re-posting each section individually.  The complete episode can still be found at anchor.fm/thegargylepodcast.  The original episode description is below - but in this segment, special guest Jay Kay joins us to talk about movies that are...

Since the entire episode of part 2 of The Gargyle Podcast Christmas Spect-adequate was too long to be distributed out to various podcast platforms, I am re-posting each section individually.  The complete episode can still be found at anchor.fm/thegargylepodcast.  The original episode description is below - but in this segment, special Eric Pennycoff joins us for a review of Black Christ...

Since the entire episode of part 2 of The Gargyle Podcast Christmas Spect-adequate was too long to be distributed out to various podcast platforms, I am re-posting each section individually.  The complete episode can still be found at anchor.fm/thegargylepodcast.  The original episode description is below - but in this segment, Eric and I talk about last minute gift recommendations for t...

Since the entire episode of part 2 of The Gargyle Podcast Christmas Spect-adequate was too long to be distributed out to various podcast platforms, I am re-posting each section individually.  The complete episode can still be found at anchor.fm/thegargylepodcast.  The original episode description is below - but in this segment, special guests Kevin and Jen Sluder join us to talk about no...

Since the entire episode of part 2 of The Gargyle Podcast Christmas Spect-adequate was too long to be distributed out to various podcast platforms, I am re-posting each section individually.  The complete episode can still be found at anchor.fm/thegargylepodcast.  The original episode description is below - but in this segment, Eric and I discuss Christmas horror movies, debate which ver...

Since the entire episode of part 2 of The Gargyle Podcast Christmas Spect-adequate was too long to be distributed out to various podcast platforms, I am re-posting each section individually.  The complete episode can still be found at anchor.fm/thegargylepodcast.  The original episode description is below - but in this segment, special guest Graham Skipper joins us to talk about his Chri...

Having not found the true meaning of Christmas...movies...by the end of part 1, The Chimerican and I used The Gargyle Signal to call upon the friends of The Gargyle to aide us in our quest!!  And now, in the acceptable conclusion to The Gargyle Podcast's Christmas Spect-adequate, join me, The Chimerican, and the friends of The Gargyle as we find the true meaning of Christmas...movies!!  ...

It's finally here...The Gargyle Podcast's first ever Christmas Spect-adequate!!  In this first part of the internet's okay-iest Christmas special, The Gargyle and The Chimerican go on a quest for the true meaning of Christmas....movies.  And by "go on a quest," obviously I mean discuss what actually makes a Christmas movie a "Christmas" movie, bicker over what movie had the best Santa an...

In another holiday analysis episode, Eric and I take on two great Christmas horror movies - Home Alone and Better Watch Out! While Home Alone is clearly a comedy marketed to kids, you can't deny the horror themes and tropes that become apparent when you take a step back from the laughs and nostalgia. So, these two movies were paired together for this episode not just because of some of the surface...

Christmas is supposed to be a time of kindness and being with the ones you love. Unfortunately, the season often devolves into an excess of commercialism, materialism, and people bickering about their differences rather than embracing their commonalities. And that is exactly why tonight's episode is an analysis of Jingle All the Way and Krampus. These two films are drastically different in terms o...