Why Does the Wilhelm Scream?

It's football season, so we're talking football movies. Four of them, to be exact: The Best of Times, All the Right Moves, Wildcats, and The Program. Hard hitting cinematic gridiron... We also yell about the remake of Speak No Evil. Also, Jennifer Warnes did, in fact, sing a rendition of Leonard Cohen's Famous Blue Raincoat.     Keep in touch and read more at whydoesthewilhelmscream.com on instagr...

On today's show, we finish up our Araki series by looking at--or trying to look at--'White Bird in a Blizzard.' We also talk two new films: Zoe Kravitz's directorial debut, 'Blink Twice,' and a spooky golem tale, 'Oddity.' Oasis also comes up...       Keep in touch and read more at whydoesthewilhelmscream.com on instagram and threads @whydoesthewilhelmpod   Find out more about upcoming Fort Worth...

We're in close quarters today, Screamers. The latest from Kit Zuahar is a delicious look at intimacy; 'Twilight of the Warrior' is a kick-ass Hong Kong action flic, and Gregg Araki's 'Kaboom' ranks higher for us than 'Smiley Face.' Hope you enjoy.     Keep in touch and read more at whydoesthewilhelmscream.com on instagram and threads @whydoesthewilhelmpod   Find out more about upcoming Fort Worth...

We talk about some films during this episode. We have opinions on these films in this episode. We also talk Snoop Dogg and some other stuff.      Keep in touch and read more at whydoesthewilhelmscream.com on instagram and threads @whydoesthewilhelmpod   Find out more about upcoming Fort Worth Film Club screenings and events at fortworthfilmclub.com  and @fortworthfilm Support the next generation o...

We have a special episode today, Screamers. The Fort Worth Film Club hosted the Fort Worth premiere of The People's Joker on August 28th, and before that screening Brock and Jason recorded a conversation with Vera Drew. After the screening, there was a discussion panel comprised of members from local LGBTQIA groups. It was a fantastic evening and event.   The conversation with Vera can also be fou...

What is "folk horror"? Are we talking about "Young Guns," or "Young Guns 2"? We're not even sure. But we know Gregg Araki's "Mysterious Skin" is a tough but beautiful watch.      Keep in touch and read more at whydoesthewilhelmscream.com on instagram and threads @whydoesthewilhelmpod   Find out more about upcoming Fort Worth Film Club screenings and events at fortworthfilmclub.com  and @fortworthf...

"Speak No Evil" is getting an English-language remake, so we thought we'd dig into the original. Speaking of "horror" we talk a bit about the new M. Night Shyamalan film, "Trap." And we finish it all off with a Kathleen Robertson starring rom-com, Gregg Araki's "Splendor" (which is just like the 1930s film "Design For Living").     Keep in touch and read more at whydoesthewilhelmscream.com on inst...

What's so long about those legs? They look like normal legs, to me. We're talking Nic Cage in white makeup and the atmospheric Devil-made-me-do-it thriller, "Longlegs." We also discuss "The Vourdalak," a film that uses marionettes in a way that is...just brilliant. And we continue our look at Gregg Araki's body of work with "Nowhere"--the greatest teen movie ever.     Keep in touch and read more a...

We're back with the second installment of The Teen Apocalypse Trilogy as we look at the anger and angst of The Doom Generation. We also tackle all of Ti West's influences in the pastiche-fest that is MaXXXine. And apparently there's a movie coming next year about a toilette?     Keep in touch and read more at whydoesthewilhelmscream.com on instagram and threads @whydoesthewilhelmpod   Find out mor...

On today's episode: more Araki! We look at the first of the Teen Apocalypse Trilogy with 'Totally F***ed Up.' And we dig into the Brat Pack with Andrew McCarthy's new doc 'Brats' and the movie that set flames to a generation of stars, 'St. Elmo's Fire' (terrible songs in this movie, terrible).        Keep in touch and read more at whydoesthewilhelmscream.com on instagram and threads @whydoesthewil...

Boy, Jason really dislikes 'Hit Man' (more people should). But we talk about some films that he does like, namely 'The Last Stop in Yuma County,' and the prequel (?) to Gregg Araki's Teen Apocalypse Trilogy, 'The Living End.' Come for the Glenn Howard discussion, stay for the talk about how important Araki is and how he doesn't get his due.     Keep in touch and read more at whydoesthewilhelmscrea...

We interrupt our regular posting schedule to bring you an emergency solo pod, Screamers. While Brock is in Indianapolis seeing movies, Jason has some thoughts on the reopening of the DFW Alamo Drafthouses. It's an episode that's honest, emotional, uncensored...uses interesting metaphors that Jason swears never happened to him. The Wilhelm boys will be back together for the next full episode. Until...

O'Despair like Bucket O'Chicken. We're back to discuss another early (early) Gregg Araki film, "The Long Weekend (O'Despair)." It's a lot of people talking a lot about how depressed they are--and it's brilliant. We also talk about "Gasoline Rainbow," the lates "documentary"(?) from the Ross brothers. Hang in there, Screamers.     Keep in touch and read more at whydoesthewilhelmscream.com on instag...

Let's all keep our heads, Screamers. It's a new episode with talk about the new film 'The Coffee Table,' and the new trailer for 'Twisters.' We're also starting a new series on the films of Gregg Araki by looking at his first film (made for $5k!) 'Three Bewildered People in the Night.' Shorter episodes more often=same Screaming Wilhelm.   Keep in touch and read more at whydoesthewilhelmscream.com...

We interrupt your Tuesday with a special episode discussing the recent closure of 5 Alamo Drafthouse locations around DFW. We also lost the Angelika Plano location.    Keep in touch and read more at whydoesthewilhelmscream.com on instagram and threads @whydoesthewilhelmpod   Find out more about upcoming Fort Worth Film Club screenings and events at fortworthfilmclub.com  and @fortworthfilm Support...

We're live, Screamers! For our official 50th episode, we're coming to you in front of a live studio audience. We talk Larry Cohen's The Alive Trilogy and take questions from the audience. Thank you so much to everyone who came out on a dark and stormy night.      Keep in touch and read more at whydoesthewilhelmscream.com on instagram and threads @whydoesthewilhelmpod   Find out more about upcoming...

We wrap up our dive into the world of Ralph Bakshi with the Kim Basinger bad-girl vehicle, "Cool World." We also tackle the new films "Humane," the decidedly not horny "Challengers," and Bertrand Bonello's "The Beast."    Keep in touch and read more at whydoesthewilhelmscream.com on instagram and threads @whydoesthewilhelmpod   Find out more about upcoming Fort Worth Film Club screenings and event...

It's a real doozy of an episode, Screamers. We talk two (well, three) new films: 'The First Omen' (and Immaculate), and Alex Garland's 'Civil War.' We also have a conversation with Tony Nguyen of Spacy Micro Cinema And we tackle two more from Ralph Bakshi with our thoughts on 'Fire and Ice,' and 'Hey Good Lookin.'   On May 22nd, 7:00pm we're holding a live recording of our "official" 50th episode...

DIFF Drive Home Recap #6: the final night. We end our DIFF recaps from the road with 'Desire Lines,' and 'Cuckoo.'     Keep in touch and read more at whydoesthewilhelmscream.com on instagram and threads @whydoesthewilhelmpod   Find out more about upcoming Fort Worth Film Club screenings and events at fortworthfilmclub.com  and @fortworthfilm Support the next generation of film lovers at reelhousef...

DIFF Drive Home Recap #5: 'Electra' (we liked this one), and 'And On the Eighth Day' (we didn't like this one so much)     Keep in touch and read more at whydoesthewilhelmscream.com on instagram and threads @whydoesthewilhelmpod   Find out more about upcoming Fort Worth Film Club screenings and events at fortworthfilmclub.com  and @fortworthfilm Support the next generation of film lovers at reelho...

DIFF Recap #4: Exhibition Panel, 'Harsh Treatment,' and Todd Jenkins     Keep in touch and read more at whydoesthewilhelmscream.com on instagram and threads @whydoesthewilhelmpod   Find out more about upcoming Fort Worth Film Club screenings and events at fortworthfilmclub.com  and @fortworthfilm Support the next generation of film lovers at reelhousefoundation.org  and on facebook reelhousefounda...

DIFF Recap #3. We saw one film: 'Solo.' But it's the best one we've seen so far.     Keep in touch and read more at whydoesthewilhelmscream.com on instagram and threads @whydoesthewilhelmpod   Find out more about upcoming Fort Worth Film Club screenings and events at fortworthfilmclub.com  and @fortworthfilm Support the next generation of film lovers at reelhousefoundation.org  and on facebook ree...

On today's driving while screaming from DIFF: Copa '71, The Dead Don't Hurt, The Idea of You, and I Saw the TV Glow.      Keep in touch and read more at whydoesthewilhelmscream.com on instagram and threads @whydoesthewilhelmpod   Find out more about upcoming Fort Worth Film Club screenings and events at fortworthfilmclub.com  and @fortworthfilm Support the next generation of film lovers at reelhou...

We're driving and screaming, or screaming while driving...During the Dallas International Film Festival, we recap each day while driving between Dallas and Fort Worth. (No traffic laws were violated during this taping)     Keep in touch and read more at whydoesthewilhelmscream.com on instagram and threads @whydoesthewilhelmpod   Find out more about upcoming Fort Worth Film Club screenings and even...

Hey, Screamers, we're back with another episode in which we take a look at the new Michael Keaton film Knox Goes Away, and we continue our look at the films of Ralph Bakshi with his version of Lord of the Rings, and American Pop. We add another installment of Dangerous Bangers with a trip back to Reagan-era teen heroics with Iron Eagle.     Keep in touch and read more at whydoesthewilhelmscream.co...