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A Very Good Year

Jason Bailey & Michael Hull

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“Fun City Cinema” hosts Jason Bailey and Mike Hull proudly present “A Very Good Year,” a podcast with a simple premise: each week we invite a guest (filmmakers and actors, critics and historians, comedians and musicians) who loves movies, and ask them to select their favorite year of movies. Some pick a year from their movie-going past; some go deep into film history. Whichever the case, we spend (about) an hour talking about that year: we ask them to share their top five films of the year, ...
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Watching Silent Films

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Film podcast discussing the Silent era (1894 to 1929) and the importance these moving pictures still have in todays age. Every week, we watch silent films, then talk about it! Hosted by YiFeng, Lily, Bob, Diane, and Adam. For more details, visit us here: https://watchingsilentfilms.wordpress.com/
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Academy Vs Audience

Claire Bolton, Dan Gibbins, and Erin Weir

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Ever since 1928, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has handed out trophies to what it considered the best in film. Sometimes they were absolutely right, sometimes they were entirely wrong, sometimes they were so, so basic. But in all that time, audiences have had their own opinions, sometimes better, sometimes much worse. And sometimes, when the stars align or the fates allow, they even agree. Academy Vs Audience is a deep dive into Oscar history, revisiting film history from t ...
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Your fortnightly digest of horror reboots, remakes, sequels, prequels and squeakquels with your hosts Rob Yeomans, Dave Walker and Willy. A proud part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: www.filmstories.co.uk
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A podcast from renowned silent film accompanist/historian Ben Model covering the techniques of creating and performing live scores to silent films, as well as a discussion of the language of silent cinema. Find what goes on in the mind of a silent film accompanist before, during and after playing for a show. Learn about the aesthetics of silent filmmaking and storytelling language.
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The Haunted Screen is a narrative podcast about film, history, and the places they intersect. Incorporating extensive research and archival interviews, Professor Travis Mushett explores key movements in global cinema through engaging audio storytelling that appeals to both hardcore cinephiles and casual moviegoers. The first season—"From Caligari to Hitler"—investigates the chaotic, creative world of Weimar Germany. Thanks to our official sponsor, FUJIFILM North America!
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Join the intrepid trio of Josh, Michael and John as we explore the history of film from the silent era through today’s releases, and from Hollywood to the far reaches of world cinema. Through lively discussion and occasional argument, these three old friends will take the listener on a highly opinionated tour of some of the more obscure recesses of film studies. If, as Alfred Hitchcock was fond of saying, film is life with the boring bits left out, then Vintage Sand will be film study with t ...
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Recluse Horror reviews all types of horror films from the silent film era on, occasionally sharing some insights into cinema history and film-making techniques, often expositing about the base fears evoked by great horror films, proper storytelling techniques, symbolism in films, and any number of other related topics. The hosts also go off on unrelated tangents and make bad jokes. While once a daily podcast, it currently releases approximately every two weeks.
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The Forgotten Filmcast covers the movies that time forgot. On each episode, host Todd Liebenow is joined by another film blogger or podcaster to discuss a film that has fallen off the radar. We've covered films from the silent era all the way up to the early 90's.
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Here’s a little story about a trio of janitors. Might have heard they worked at a well-known film school. They picked up a few things other than trash. They might hate your movie, or if drunk think it’s cool. Every now and then they get together for a lunch break. Trash talk some movie, or TV, or streaming. Rodney and Jason and Sean – they all clean halls. If you listen close you can hear kids screaming: Film School Janitors! 2024 Music "Aries Beats - Escape" is is under a Creative Commons ( ...
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Film Swap

Film Swap Media

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Film Swap is the podcast for the adventurous film lover. Join David and Jonathan as they and their special guests recommend great films to one another and explore the best cinema available on streaming and physical media. They will unearth those hidden gems and forgotten classics that you’ve been dying to see and just didn’t know it! Watch cool films and join the conversation!
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Season 4: Stephen King the 70s & 80s This season we move away from directors and look at the movies based on the works of Stephen King. Season 3: Shyamalan Starting August 2nd 2023. This time Jeff and Eric are taking a deep dive into the films of the master of the twist, M. Night Shyamalan. Of course, all done in chronological order. Season 2: Spielberg Just when you thought it was safe to unsubscribe, a chronological podcast returns with season two. Jeff returns with Eric from The Gaming Ne ...
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Join legendary character actor James Cromwell and acclaimed actor Penelope Ann Miller as they discuss their Oscar-nominated film “The Artist”. Directed by Michel Hazanavicius and set in Hollywood 1927, the film portrays the end of the silent film era. Cromwell plays Clifton, the steady right-hand confidante and chauffer to the film’s lead actor, the silent film star George Valentin, portrayed by Oscar-nominated Jean Duajardin in the film.
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ABE GURKO - WON’T BE SILENT Abe is a Writer, Producer, and Opinionator committed to finding truth and humor in a world obsessed with celebrity and politics. Abe's book, "Won't Be Silent - Don't Stop 'til It Matters," is now available on Amazon. amzn.to/3VKXUr8 Won’t Be Silent emerged from filming a documentary that explores the healing power of music and its dynamic ability to motivate people to take action. When the film was sidelined due to COVID-19, its message became even more relevant a ...
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How have writers, illustrators, film makers, and musicians shaped the American experience? In this podcast series historian Dr. Darren R. Reid explores American history through the lens of the artist. From classic comics books to music and film, this podcast examines how art and artistry has reflected and informed the American experience. Featured iTunes podcast (January and February 2014), #1 episodes in Education and Higher Education. Current series, "Comic Book Studies" explores the histo ...
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Welcome to On Cue Chris Costello. My Dad, Lou Costello, of the popular comedy team Abbott and Costello, was not only a comic, but a humanitarian who loved helping people. He was a sincere advocate when it came to helping others, and to be there for people who wanted to make a positive difference in our world. I guess you might say, his passion has been passed on to me. I invite you to come and listen, as I talk with people who are making an imprint in our world. People such as Elizabeth Beis ...
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Total Movie Recall

Steve Albertson & Ryan Mixson

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Total Movie Recall is a free-wheeling film nostalgia podcast in which hosts Steve Albertson & Ryan Mixson each have painstakingly assembled a list of movies that have touched them in some way at a specific moment in their lives. The hosts alternate rolling dice at the end of each show to determine which film will be explored in the following episode. TRM is produced independently in Los Angeles and Denver.
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Glass Pyramid Films is a Film Company that specializes in bringing emotions to life. Silent Films is one of our strong points and Film Noir is what we strive for. Emotional Discrepancies is what we preach & listen to...
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Best of the Rest

Chris Logan and Andrew Williams

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Each week on Best of the Rest we take a second look at a movie that was poorly received upon release, but challenge ourselves to only talk about what the movie does well. Maybe not every movie is great, but all movies have GREATNESS!
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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. FIFTY YEARS OF S**T ROBOTS is a podcast that celebrates them all. Hosted by writer and broadcaster, Matt Brown and Stephen Murray, senior lecturer in TV, Film & Journalism at Teesside University. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Find out what makes great, arts-inspired fiction in a variety of genres, from mysteries to crime novels, historical fiction, thrillers, contemporary fiction, and more. Art In Fiction founder and author Carol M. Cram chats with some of the top novelists featured on Art In Fiction, a curated online database of books inspired by the arts. Discover your next great read and get valuable advice on what it takes to be a successful writer.
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Every week your hosts Shawn Watson and Jordan Stewart will pick a movie that scored between 25 and 75% on Rotten Tomatoes. After watching the movie, we’ll spend some time talking about it and why it landed such mediocre reviews. Join us as we try to figure what went wrong and how it might have gone better.
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Discover the Horror

Aaron AuBuchon, Damien Glonek, & Jon Kitley

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Welcome to Discover the Horror, a podcast whose sole mission is to dig a little deeper, stab a little harder, and slice right down to the bone concerning our favorite genre.
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I'll Watch Anything

Henry Giardina, W.M. Akers

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A movie podcast with a sense of optimism! Mystery novelist W.M. Akers and ace film critic Henry Giardina take a rambling tour through film history, using dice to pick random movies from the silent era to today. They try to love everything they watch. It doesn't always work out.
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A weekly podcast about all things horror. Hosted by writer and critic Gary Lunt & magician and comedian David Alnwick. Produced by Charlotte Alnwick @HorrorScopeCast facebook.com/HorrorScopePodcast
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A weekly podcast covering the latest in Hip Hop, TV, Gaming, Film & Pop Culture. We also tend to go on random tangents so no topic is off limits. FT Dub BT Dub (What that mean?) FOR THE WASHED BY THE WASHED
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Cult Fiction: a film and culture podcast where two friends re-examine one of Hollywood’s lesser known works. We deep dive, try to be a little funny, and gently (or not-so-gently) peel back the layers on each film we discuss. Every first and third Wednesday, we serve up a full craft service table of film history, political and literary analysis, and the occasional dick joke (hi, Mom). We play a lot of 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon and award each movie the Oscar it will never receive.
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Sometimes, the most notable trailblazers are the ones we've never even heard of. There's a forgotten history in the film industry; one full of women who pioneered their way through an industry that was determined to keep them out. Film student Rami Fritz narrates the stories of these forgotten women whose contributions to the film industry aren't widely recognized, in an effort to give them the credit they deserve.
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Dark Natter

Jon Richter and Liam Martin

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Dark Natter is the podcast where your favourite works of horror and other dark fiction are sliced, diced and dissected for forensic analysis! Enter the Hall Of Pain, where creepy custodians Jon Richter (dark fiction writer and video game developer) and Liam Martin (dark fiction connoisseur and professional video game writer) will guide you through a fun and usually downright daft examination of your favourite sinister creations.
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Simon Feilder and Matthew Highton (*currently on hiatus) are British comedians separated by a sea but united by their love of action movies. Join them for a celebration of the latest and (hopefully) greatest in action cinema from around the world, from big budget bombastic bonanzas to down & dirty DTV darlings.
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), The Golem (1920), and Waxworks (1924). In the very beginning of cinema, it was the German filmmakers who took cinema to the next level, even when it was still in its infancy. Creating strange angles, weird landscapes and buildings, and bizarre stories, these filmmakers gave audiences something completely new and …
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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Every week we rate the robot from a movie, if it gets a score of 7 out of 10 then we say that it is not a shit robot. Today, we deep-dive into the 1974 movie, WHO?, as we try and work out if the robot is who the robot claims. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothi…
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Film critic and O.G. AV Club member Noel Murray does not usually suffer from recency bias, but he thought it would be fun to glance back just five years to 2019, which gave us the hang-out pleasures of “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” the stinging commentary of “Parasite,” and the shocks and thrills of “Us.” For show notes - including where to stre…
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Fly Me to the Moon (2024) Director: Greg Berlanti Writer: Rose Gilroy Starring: Channing Tatum, Scarlett Johannson, Woody Harrelson, Ray Romano In this episode, we dive into the romantic space adventure Fly Me to the Moon, where Channing Tatum and Scarlett Johansson take us on an interstellar journey filled with love, laughter, and Woody Harrelson'…
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“Stories of archives are always stories of phantoms, of the death or disappearance or erasure of something, the preservation of what remains, and its possible reappearance—feared by some, desired by others,” writes Thomas Keenan. Archiving the Commons: Looking Through the Lens of bak.ma (DPR Barcelona, June 2024) is about those stories and much mor…
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Read Adapting Classic Novels Not the Only Tool in her Kit: Silent Screenwriter Dorothy Farnum Read about more women from early Hollywood Related posts: Between Broadway and Hollywood: The Screenwriting Career of Ketty Frings – Dr. Rosanne Welch, Script Magazine, January 2024 So Much More than Merely Her Chocolate Cake Recipe – Dr. Rosanne Welch, Sc…
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This week’s episode kicks off with an in depth breakdown of the Euro 2024 Tournament followed by a brief recap of Copa America 2024 & discourse on THAT Enzo Fernandez video (00:51:04).This week’s ‘What’s Your Five?’ Segment covers the boys’ 5 Favourite Songs That Remind Them Of Football (00:56:17), followed by first impressions of Netflix’s Supacel…
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After a very brief showing in theaters, It's Pat failed to gain much steam on the home video market either. But this week we're digging up this 90s relic to determine what the movie actually does well. Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherestpod@gmail.com So…
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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Every week we rate the robot from a movie, if it gets a score of 7 out of 10 then we say that it is not a shit robot. Today, we pack our suitcases and go on a lovely holiday to WESTWORLD. Will we get into a shoot-out with the Gunslinger? WARNING! The S**t-bomb is us…
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Join me as I chat with Zoe Disigny, author of The Art of Traveling Strangers, listed in the Visual Arts category on Art In Fiction. View the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dYPEJThuFqk Inspiration for The Art of Traveling Strangers, based on an experience Zoe had while hosting art tours of Europe in the 1980s. How her background as an art histor…
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This week, we’re joined by the other co-author of the must-read new book “Corpses, Fools and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema”; film critic Caden Mark Gardner discusses the cinema of 1995, including such now-classics as “Safe,” “Heat,” and “Devil in a Blue Dress.” For show notes - including where to stream this week's movies,…
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For the fourth time in the history of the podcast, Team Vintage Sand returns to one of its most popular formats, the Hidden Gems episode. As we did previously in episodes 11, 30, and 40, Michael, John and I each choose one film to discuss that we feel has been unjustly neglected and overlooked by the huddled masses yearning to see anything besides …
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Jon considers himself the world's biggest Silent Hill fan, and Liam has also been a lifelong series aficionado - so when Konami FINALLY released the first new console game in the franchise in an entire decade, the lads couldn't resist recording a special episode to revisit the fog-shrouded town. But was this (weird) new release worth the wait, or h…
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Forrest Gump (1994) Directed by Robert Zemeckis Written by Eric Roth Starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Sally Field, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson Release Date July 6th, 1994 Slow-witted Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) has never thought of himself as disadvantaged, and thanks to his supportive mother (Sally Field), he leads anything but a restricted life…
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Welcome to another thrilling episode of the I Hate Critics Movie Review Podcast! This week, we dive into two highly anticipated 2024 releases and revisit a cult classic from the 1980s. Here’s what we have in store: New Releases: MaXXXine (2024) Director: Ti West Writers: Ti West, Mia Goth Stars: Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Kevin Bacon, Giancarlo E…
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While Erin and Claire are busy with the all-new theatrical experience of Riverona, travel back with us to 1944 and what Dan insists against all opposition is "one of the three most criminally underrated Best Pictures in history," the cask-stength comfort viewing of Going My Way. But first, for All 80s Summer, Erin has a speed-run review of George M…
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Join us for an in-depth discussion on the 'Artistic Impulse' as depicted in film, featuring special guest: artist and filmmaker Brad McDermott. We delve into two cinematic classics: Ed Harris' 'Pollock' and Andrei Tarkovsky's masterpiece 'Andrei Rublev.' Explore how these films depict the struggles and triumphs of artists as they navigate the compl…
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The first SNL sequel was far less successful than its predecessor, but that doesn't mean it isn't EXCELLENT! We take a second look at Wayne's World 2 and it's outstanding cast and convoluted jokes to discuss everything this movie gets right. Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrc…
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Compelling Reasons To Fight Against Trump and His Battle-Axes Happily and by happenstance, I met Christin Kenny, a military spouse whose family traces back 400 years in American history. Someone had reposted her Fourth of July TikTok onto Twitter—which I refuse to call X—that struck a chord. So I tracked her down and invited Christin to have this c…
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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Every week we rate the robot from a movie, if it gets a score of 7 out of 10 then we say that it is not a shit robot. Today, we take a deep breath and chat about Woody Allen's dystopia, SLEEPER. Just to let you know that we chat about the allegations surrounding Woo…
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“Corpses, Fools and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema” (out Tuesday) is one of our favorite film books of the year, and we’re welcoming both of its authors as consecutive guests. This week, film critic Willow Catelyn Maclay joins us to talk about the movies of 1969, from the ahead-of-its-time freedom of “Funeral Parade of Rose…
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This week’s (non canon) episode begins with a breakdown of Nate’s Glasto experience (00:03:41) as well as an update to the Vinyl Haul series (00:13:49) & a eulogy to Boxpark Shoreditch (00:15:36).The recaps section covers the Kendrick Lamar - Not Us Video (00:20:54), the BET Awards 2024 (00:35:03), Euro 2024 (00:35:51), Copa America (01:13:45) & Th…
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Craig "The Writer" Stewart and I met as guests of The Don Lemon Show post horrendous POTUS Debate hoedown. Since great minds (and Taureans) think alike, I wanted to have a chat with him to talk about our writing processes before jumping head first into the aftermath of "WTF was that" followed by WTF is next? Program Note: America came together to g…
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Featured Reviews: A Quiet Place (2018) Directed by John Krasinski Starring John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Noah Jupe, Millicent Simmonds Release Date: April 6, 2018 A Quiet Place Part II (2020) Directed by John Krasinski Starring Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe Release Date: March 8, 2020 A Quiet Place: Day One (2024) Direct…
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We commonly think of trolls as anonymous online pranksters who hide behind clever avatars and screen names. In Trolling Ourselves to Death: Democracy in the Age of Social Media (Oxford UP, 2024), Jason Hannan reveals how the trolls have emerged from the cave and now walk in the clear light of day. Once limited to the darker corners of the internet,…
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When Saturday Night Live decided to debut some of its characters on the big screen, one of the first adaptations to get the green light was Coneheads. Despite a weak box office and less than stellar reviews, it worked its way into the popular culture of the 90s through cable TV and VHS rentals. Now we're taking a second look at this flop to find wh…
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Today’s guest is Jessica Powell who is currently the frontwomen of the band dream state. Jessie talks about the struggles she’s had coming in to front an already successful band and how she had to face backlash from the fanbase with her vocals getting constantly compared to the previous singer. She also talks us through how the band operates and ho…
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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Every week we rate the robot from a movie, if it gets a score of 7 out of 10 then we say that it is not a shit robot. Today, we cower as GODZILLA fights MEGALON with the help of a robot, JET JAGUAR. But is the robot shit? WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing m…
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The essayist, poet, and film critic Phillip Lopate joins us to discuss his new collection “My Affair with Art House Cinema” and the cinema of 1959, in which one series began with “The 400 Blows,” one series ended with “The World of Apu,” and Otto Preminger hit the courtroom in “Anatomy of a Murder.” For show notes - including where to stream this w…
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Jon and Liam are massive fans of From Software's rock hard dark fantasy games, and Elden Ring is the biggest and most renowned of them all... but has the formula become too fat and bloated to fit through the doors of the Hall of Pain?? Tune in to find out what the lads made of Miyazaki's latest epic adventure!! Trying this new fangled Fan Mail feat…
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The Film School Janitors are back in school, and they're going to Nic Cage University!Their goal is to watch and review every film Nicolas Cage has ever made... and will ever make! This week's assignment: THE CROODS: A NEW AGEThe long-awaited podcast about the long-awaited sequel is finally here! How did Nic Cage et. al. fare this time around? If t…
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Join me as I chat with Barbara Quick, author of Vivaldi's Virgins and What Disappears, both listed in the Visual Arts category on Art In Fiction. View the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nYq1nLL4xv4 Inspiration for What Disappears going back several decades to when Barbara was just 22 years old. Revisiting old work after it's "ripened." The role…
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This week’s episode begins with the Tangent Twinz celebrating surpassing there idols in terms of episodes released, as well as a recap of Nate’s birthday shenanigans.The topics section begins with an in depth discussion in Kendrick Lamar’s Juneteenth Pop Out show (00:09:42), followed by talks on whether Jay Z still has love Hip Hop (00:54:52), The …
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While Erin and Claire are bringing a fresh new work to what lucky audiences are able to catch it, we turn back the clock to one of our earliest episodes, in which Dan invited Erin, Claire, and you, the listener, to join him in his Yancey Cravat Madness. Followed by some love for Charlie Chaplin! And since this is All 80s Summer, some quickie 80s mo…
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