Z and Keith Watched A Movie

Why is it called that?! We winge about Chris Nolan, Jake Busey's teeth and Huarache's vegetarian options. +++++ Outro: Willie Bobo performing Fried Neck Bone and Some Home Fries Theme by Professor Ping available on Bandcamp

In which we talk Sarah Palin, Morgan Spurlock and Dick Warlock. Pop Culture Detective | Patriarchy According to The Barbie Movie +++++ Outro: Kenonyx performing Urban Commando Theme by Professor Ping available on Bandcamp

We bite into this month of films featuring Shelley Duval with Robert Altman's meandering musical movie adaptation of the spinach-powered cartoon sailor man. With Robin Williams in the titular role, Duvall as Olive Oyl; we weren't sure what to expect. And that's exactly what we got. Naturally we end up discussing film as propaganda, occupied Palestine and the coming fall of imperialism....

We wrap July with Barton Fink (1991); a film that was perhaps second only to Trust  (1990) in it's influence on a teen Keithy. Turturro, Goodman, Buscemi, Mahoney, Shaloub -- there's lots to enjoy about this movie. Plus we talk: Holocaust/Nazi/WWII fetishism in the US, the Hollywood trap, and Cradle Will Rock (1999). Plus our reflection on this month's selections. Referenced materials:...

Don't be fooled by the the title or the marketing for this film, it's not about green terlet goblins really. But is about some vague "black magic" and sick ass shades. So, as you might expect, we end up discussing reusing cooking oils and other food traumas. Scaredy Cats +++++ Winston Roomfort performing The Gremlins Rag Theme by Professor Ping available on Bandcamp

Move #2 of Keith's bday selection is one that has haunted him since he was one of the extremely few people to view it in a cinema at the time: The End of Violence  (1997). Starring Bill Pullman, Gabriel Byrne, Andie MacDowell, Traci Lind, Loren Dean, with notable support roles by Rosalind Chao, John Diehl, Pruitt Taylor Vince, K. Todd Freeman, Nicole Ari Parker, Marshall Bell, Marisol Padilla...

We open Keith's birth month-o-movies with Brian de Palma's rock n roll Faust with a soupçon of Leroux/Lubin and a heaping scoop of Paul Williams. An excess of excess, an explosion of exploitation, a spectacle of split screens -- plus a special appearance by T.O.N.T.O .! We think it makes a perfect follow up to Velvet Goldmine . Relating to the Cass Review:  What the Cass Review Means for T...

The film Keith discovers is a bigger "root" then previously acknowledged and is then subsequently beset upon by a ~mid~ life crisis. Plus we wrap on our month queerness. Marcus Bullock - Treasures of the Earth and Screen: Todd Haynes's Film "Velvet Goldmine" The PassAJoke Podcast | Micko Westmoreland A Grrrl's Two Sound Cents | The Bowie "biopic" that wasn&#39...

Extremely controversial in it's day (for legitimate reasons), somewhat middling today; this week we bring you the movie that began William "Hurricane Billy" Friedkin's hate affair with Al Pacino, Cruising  (1980). We talk about how to look at looking, the intrinsic biases therein, and transgression vs oppression and repression in a capitalist, white supremacist society. So the yo...

Ostensibly this episode is about The Velocity of Gary  (1998) starring Vincent D'Onofrio, Selma Hayek, Thomas Jane, Chad Lindberg, Olivia d'Abo, and Ethan Hawke for some reason. So you can count on discussions of Bob's Burgers , Taking Lives  (2004), Freeway , and Mad Men . Happy Pride! Julie Delpy at Sundance 2016 +++++ Theme by Professor Ping available on Bandcamp Outro: COIL perform...

This week we bring you a charming story of two old school friends reconnecting later in life after one of them has transitioned. Along the way there are run-ins with law enforcement, problematic family dynamics and duplicitous coworkers. Ready yourself for explicit descriptions of medical/surgical transition. ++++++ Theme by Professor Ping available on Bandcamp Outro: Joe Jackson performing It&#39...

The "priest" they called him. and they were correct. He was a priest. And spoiler: He's gay. Because it is the month in which we acknowledge the existence of things outside of the heteronormative. Here we have Linus Roache, Tom Wilkinson, Cathy Tyson and many other terrific supporting actors from the UK that I haven't heard of before. This movie swings for the fences. Does it sen...

Another light hearted ep in which we discuss the horrors of poverty, the foster care system, and surprisingly, racism. For once. Plus we review Z's Crazy May picks for the month. +++++ Theme by Professor Ping available on Bandcamp Outro: Allen Ginsberg performing Tyger

We stumble our way through this one trying to grapple with all the skillful misdirections. Better than it sounds... La Jetée Media Literacy, Spice, and A Failure to Communicate | Princess Weekes Abduction as Romance | Pop Culture Detective ++++++ Theme by Professor Ping available on Bandcamp Outro: Tortured Poet performing Chicken Little

oops, we talk about racism. Sean Young's 8mm BTS footage Making of featurette Dune 1984 Alternative Edition Redux edited by Spicediver Why Sci-fi & Fantasy Can't Fix Its White Savior Problem | Princess Weekes Media Literacy, Spice, and A Failure to Communicate Mark Fisher: Capitalist Realism | Simon Øbirek +++++ Theme by Professor Ping available on bandcamp Outro: Jasper McVain perform...

Here we are, ramming head first into Z's birthmonth selections with The Cell  (2000). Bucking our recent trend, we go on at length about this one because  we liked it. Be warned though; we've given it a "L" rating for 'lady violence'. +++++ Theme by Professor Ping available on Bandcamp Outro: The Master Musicians of Joujouka feat Bachir Attar performing The Real Long Nigh...

At long last, dear listeners, we bring you a film made famous by Paul Rudd. A movie bank-rolled by Golden State Foods and Coke-a-Cola and yet looks worse than many a indie project. Special guest Randall joins us on the anniversary of his last appearance ( Ep 4.17 - The First Powe r) to tackle this MACsterpiece. MAC Attack by Professor Ping +++++ Theme by Professor Ping available on Bandcamp Outro:...

CW for the is ep We talk about Jeffery Jones' child pornography charges, Quiet on Set  (2024), and Jared from Subway: Catching a Monster (2023). And also cuz we're talking about Howard the Duck  - the famous flop that cost George Lucas Pixar. +++++ Theme by Professor PIng available on Bandcamp Outro: The Wild Ones performing Lord Love a Duck

What happens when Ralph Bakshi mixes live action with animation in a post Roger Rabbit universe? We examine the result: Cool World (1992). Too much toon, too little cohesion, and a nice soundtrack. Plus: circus peanuts, Freakazoid, Signal's former porny gif problem and Z still hates Al Pacino. Thanks for listening! Folding Ideas | An Exhaustive History of Ralph Bakshi's Lord of the Rings T...

Starting off a month of movies that we wonder why they got made or think they probably shouldn't have, we bring you Blame in on Rio (1984). Based on a French film from 1977, but... porque why? We just hope Nicky is doing okay. +++++ Theme by Professor Ping available on Bandcamp Outro: Lisa Roberts & Oren Waters performing Blame it on Rio

The Dark Half meets From Beyond? Garth Marenghi's Dark Place meets Stranger Than Fiction? We're not sure, but we are fans of this homage to horror fiction with heavy nods to Lovecraft and jabs at Stephen King. And naturally we end up discussing the 13th amendment. +++++ Theme by Professor Ping available on Bandcamp Outro: LiLiPUT performing Madness

Real quick: here's a move from the late 90's about a band that was big in the 70's mounting a reunion tour and having to face some demons in the process. Stephen Rea, Bill "knuckles" Nighy, Billy Connolly, Jimmy Nail and some other bastards you probably won't know. RIP Steve Harley +++++ Theme by Professor Ping available on Bandcamp Outro: Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel...

an unfulfilled promise, potential left on the table, a dream left to die, a film that could have soared... Instead we talk prosthetic limbs, getting mom's attention in public, Back to the Future. What is aphasia? +++++ Theme by Professor Ping available on Bandcamp Outro: The LA Dream Team performing The Dream Team Is In The House

Z almost fell asleep, Keith was inspired by the soundtrack, we both were confused. Join us and these surprisingly unhorny teens for a not very gorey weekend in the woods with a lot of beer, a lot of soup, and a redundant villain. +++++ Outro : A Guy With A History of Mental Problems a Mile Long Who is Now a Police Office r by Professor Ping Theme by Professor Ping available on Bandcamp

in which Barbara Streisand makes the case for the sanity of her bj's. Plus a whole lotta shittin' on Dreyfuss. t he article quoted video of the interview reference in the article Richard Dreyfuss is an asshole. Oscars 2012 +++++ Theme by Professor PIng available on Bandcamp Outro: Phantasmagoria performing She's Lost Control