A Quality Interruption

EPISODE #198-- After an unwanted hiatus, we return to celebrate this Boxing Day with one of the greatest Christmas/medieval family dramas of all time: The Lion in Winter. Today we're joined by guest, Chris Mertan! Plus we talk about Bao, Hereditary, The French Connection, The Favorite, The Kaminski Method, Heart Beats Loud, and, you guess it, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (again). Follow James on T...

EPISODE #197-- We are joined once more by Mostly Minutae's own Coleen Lindl to discuss. . . Twilight? From 2008? What? We also talk about The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and The Bishop's Wife. All this and more on today's episode! Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You Tube in "...

EPISODE #196-- We talk about one of the lost, minor super-hero movies from before the big boom and. . .It's actually really good? that's right, folks, we're talking the Keanu Reeves driven masterpiece: Constantine from. All this and more. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You Tube in "They Live Together."...

EPISODE #195-- Better late than never! Today we are joined by return guest Jamie Janek (@jamiejanek on IG and Twitter) chat about the Robert Zemeckis classic, Romancing the Stone! We also talk about Speechless, Bringing up Baby, and a good Coen Brothers movie! You can also find Jamie Janek on an episode of My Worst Date! Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You c...

EPISODE #194-- We return to the fresh hell of Australia with the with the nihilist western The Proposition (2005). All this and more! Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You Tube in "They Live Together." Thanks to our artists Julius Tanag ( http://www.juliustanag.com ) and Sef Joosten ( http://spexdoodles.tu...

EPISODE #193-- We're back and better than ever! Today we're joined by Frequent Guest Alexis Simpson (@amutepiggy on Twitter) and we talk about the iconic and important documentary: Grey Gardens! We also talk about American Vandal, Cat People (the other one), Sabrina, and Bodyguard. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis S...

EPISODE #188-- We are back on our normal programming and to celebrate, we're talking about Orson Welles' Touch of Evil. It's a classic. If you love film noir and you haven't seen this one, what are you even doing? It's on Netflix right now and everything! We also talk about Hannibal, Halloween, The Deuce, and Call Me By Your Name. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhat...

EPISODE #192-- A joke 192 episodes in the making! We round out this year's SPOOKTAGON with special guest Lezlie Moore to review Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula! Got it? Good. We also talk about Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance, The Bounty, the Horror of Dracula, and a whole lot more! Check out Lezlie's game at https://agent-mahoney.itch.io/sins-of-the-flesh . Follow James on Twi...

EPISODE #191-- On today's episode we drag the horror film Hellraiser IV into that octagonal square that is the SPOOKTAGON. It's a bad movie, but it makes for a good episode! We also talk Lady Snowblood, Nosferatu, and The Duelists. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You Tube in "They Live Together." Thanks...

EPISODE #190-- We get into our second week of the SPECTACULAR SPECTRAL SPOOKTEMBER SPECIAL with the cult classic gore-fest from Sam Raimi: The Evil Dead. Plus we talk The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (again), Elevator to the Gallows, Nosferatu, and The Endless Summer. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You...

#189 EPISODE-- Once more, Spooktember raises its hoary head from its dread-slumber and us foolish mortals must once again ENTER THE SPOOKTAGON!!! Today we're met by intrepid explorer ANNA ROSS and we talk about the 1982 Paul Schraeder film CAT PEOPLE! All this and more! Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on Yo...

EPISODE #187-- Today we talk Peter Greenaway's strange and sickening melodrama The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, & Her Lover from 1989. Plus we talk The Great Train Robbery, Hannibal (again), and Call Me By Your Name. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You Tube in "They Live Together." Thanks to our artists Ju...

EPISODE #186-- Get ready for a discussion about good old, Old New York with today's episode on Gordon Parks' blaxploitation masterpiece, SHAFT. Plus we talk about Blade Runner 2049 (again again) and The Deuce. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You Tube in "They Live Together." Thanks to our artists Julius...

EPISODE #185-- On Today's episode we deal with the Michael Critchon demi-masterpiece WestWorld, which lead to giving Jimmi Simpson a job above and beyond It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Which is wild. We also talk about Jurassic Park, You Were Never Really Here (again), Lincoln (again), Hannibal (the TV show), True Detective, On The Beach, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, Harry Potter: The...

EPISODE #184-- Despite our audio equipment conspiring against us, we are joined once again by Vanessa Jefferson. Today we talk about the classic caper/British gangster film Snatch! Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow Vanessa on IG @RedFairyDF and follow her sister, Lizzo, on IG @LizzoBeEating. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cruz...

#182-- We're back on our BS-- Or rather we're *BAT* on our BS with our examination of Chrisopher Nolan's The Dark Knight (2008). We also talk about Companeros, BlackkKlansman, The Last Jedi, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Harry Potter 7, and Murder on the Orient Express. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cr...

EPISODE #181-- Today Cruz and James are assailed by the Victorian cross-over thriller: Time After Time from 1979. We also talk about Jubal, You Were Never Really Here, and A Very Secret Service (again). Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You Tube in "They Live Tog...

EPISODE #180-- We dive into our sixth David Cronenberg feature of the show with 1999's eXistenz. Plus we talk about A Very Secret Service, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and a whole bunch of other shows! Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You Tube in "They Live Togeth...

EPISODE #179-- Today we're joined by follow podcaster Colleen Lindl of "Mostly Minutiae" ( http://www.colleenlindl.com/home/) to talk about the Roger Corman/The Ramones demi-musical "Rock 'N' Roll Highschool." We also talk about Sorry to Bother You, Moonrise Kingdom, Vengeance is Mine, GLOW, and Please Stand By. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and...

EPISODE #178-- The Man Who Would Be King Revisited! We're back with one of the great, underrated films of all-times! John Huston's The Man Who Would Be King (feat. Rudyard Kipling). We also talk about Sorry to Bother You, Moonrise Kingdom, Vengeance is Mine, GLOW, and Please Stand By. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit...

EPISODE #177-- Cruz and James are once more met by the talented Lezlie Moore (@LezlieMoore on Instagram) to talk about the Michael Ritchie satire Smile! We also talk about A Very Secret Service, the Secret of Santa Vittoria, T2, and The Holcoft Covenant. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cruz and show f...

EPISODE #176 Today Cruz and James continue their unofficial survey of Americana with *squints* John Boorman's DELIVERANCE (1972). Uh. Yeah. Sure. Okay. Content Warning: This episode is about Deliverance . We also talk about The Kids Are All Right and Mr. Arkadin , among others.  Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You...

EPISODE #175-- Happy 4th of July everybody? And what better way to celebrate this most explosive of holidays than by watching the greatest summer movie of all time? Today we tackle Steven Spielberg's Jaws from anno deus 1975. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You...

EPISODE #174-- Today Cruz and James tackle the 2002 Japanese anime Metropolis. Alright, let's get this horror show over with. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You Tube in "They Live Together." Thanks to our artists Julius Tanag ( http://www.juliustanag.com ) and...

EPISODE #173-- Today Cruz and James are joined by guest Anna Ross to discuss the Studio Ghibli fantasy film, The Cat Returns from 2002. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You Tube in "They Live Together." Thanks to our artists Julius Tanag ( http://www.juliustanag...