GHOST SHIP — SHOCKTOBER!
While Ghost Ship may not provide much more than a series of cursory scary moments over its 88-minute length, the movie’s over-the-top…
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FIGHT CLUB — SHOCKTOBER!
Capsules Blog, Classic Cinema, Cult Film, Dystopia, FIVE STARS, Horror, Literary Adaptation, Neo-Noir, Podcast, Political Satire, Religion, SHOCKTOBER!, Social Satire, Transgressive Cinema
Misogynist, anti-capitalist, and class-conscious, novelist Chuck Palahniuk’s “Fight Club” takes a “Trainspotting” brand of glee in dismissing lifestyle mores and…
BASKETCASE — SHOCKTOBER!
American Independent Cinema, Black Comedy, Capsules Blog, Classic Cinema, Cult Film, FIVE STARS, Horror, Podcast, sex, Sexploitation, SHOCKTOBER!, Transgressive Cinema
In episode #25 Mike and I take an old school trip to bad old Manhattan of the ’80s with BASKET…
WITHNAIL AND I — SHOCKTOBER!
Black Comedy, British Cinema, Buddy Movie, Capsules Blog, Classic Cinema, Cult Film, FIVE STARS, LGBTQ, Podcast, SHOCKTOBER!, Social Satire, Transgressive Cinema
A British cult film classic seems like just the thing to break Cole and Mike out of their hangover from…
BAD TIMING: A SENSUAL OBSESSION — SHOCKTOBER!
BDSM, British Cinema, Capsules Blog, Classic Cinema, Criterion Collection, Cult Film, FIVE STARS, Horror, Podcast, Psychological Thriller, sex, Sexploitation, SHOCKTOBER!
Brooklyn artist Valleire Trachsler came on the show to talk about one of Isabelle Huppert’s favorite films included in the…
PSYCHO II — SHOCKTOBER!
SHOCKTOBER! rolls on with PSYCHO II. Anthony Perkins reprises his role as Norman Bates “22 years later.” Cole Smithey.
POSSESSION — SHOCKTOBER!
Capsules Blog, Cult Film, FIVE STARS, Horror, Podcast, Political Satire, Political Thriller, Psychological Thriller, SHOCKTOBER!, Social Satire, Women's Cinema
One of the most diabolically indecipherable films ever made, Andrzej Żuławski’s disturbing psychological thriller juxtaposes Cold War era West Berlin…
MUTE WITNESS — SHOCKTOBER!
For episode #13, Mike and Cole drink FALCO IPA from EVIL TWIN BREWING discuss MUTE WITNESS, an unforgettable little thriller…
AUDITION — SHOCKTOBER!
Capsules Blog, Classic Cinema, Cult Film, FIVE STARS, Horror, Japanese Cinema, Podcast, SHOCKTOBER!, Women's Cinema
In episode #26 (part three of our SHOCKTOBER! SERIES) we drink BAIRD BEER’S Wabi-Sabi Japan Pale Ale to aid in…
THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL — SHOCKTOBER!
Capsules Blog, Classic Cinema, Cult Film, FIVE STARS, Grindhouse, Horror, Podcast, SHOCKTOBER!, Social Satire, Transgressive Cinema, Women's Cinema
Ti West’s “The House of the Devil” will send lasting chills down your spine. This super creepy flick is a perfectly…
DEAD OF NIGHT — SHOCKTOBER!
For this year’s SHOCKTOBER! debut episode, podcaster and video essayist Bill Scurry brings BOB CLARK’S 1972 DEAD OF NIGHT. Cole…
BLAST OF SILENCE — JEREMY WORKMAN
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LA GRANDE BOUFFE (THE BIG FEAST) Special thanks to CRITERION for providing a DVD copy of Allen Barron’s essential BLAST…
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD — MARTIN KELLER
LA GRANDE BOUFFE (THE BIG FEAST) is recorded live at Blind Tiger Ale House (New York City’s best rated craft…
THE MAD BOMBER — MARTIN KELLER
Classic Cinema, Comedy, Craft Beer, Current Affairs, Film, Filmmakers, Food and Drink, Podcast, Podcasts Blog
Inspired be the Tiger’s glorious beer choices, we chose Interboro’s Holy Mountain Judgement Night for our chat. And yes, Julian…
KILLING THEM SOFTLY — MARTIN KELLER
Classic Cinema, Comedy, Craft Beer, Current Affairs, Film, Food and Drink, Podcast, Podcasts Blog, sex, Streaming
New York City cinephile Martin Keller returns for a follow-up to our Andrew Dominic’s companion-piece film duo “THE ASSASSINATION OF…
THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD — MARTIN KELLER
Classic Cinema, Comedy, Craft Beer, Current Affairs, Film, Filmmakers, Food and Drink, Interviews, Podcast, Podcasts Blog, Politics, Religion, sex, Share Economy
New York City cinephile Martin Keller joins me to discuss Andrew Dominic’s postmodern Western “THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY…
FOCUS ON CANNES 2019: LA BELLE ÉPOQUE —NICOLAS BEDOS
Art House, Articles Blog, Blog, Cannes, Cannes Film Festival, Cinema, Comedy, Culture, Current Affairs, Directors, Documentary, Editorial, Film, Filmmaking, French Cinema, International Cinema, Media, News, Podcast
“Victor (Daniel Auteuil), a jaded sixty-something, has his life turned upside down the day that Antoine (Guillaume Canet), a flourishing…
FOCUS ON CANNES 2019: PORTRAIT DE LA JEUNE FILLE EN FEU —Céline Sciamma
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If you’ve been fortunate enough to have seen other films by Céline Sciamma, such as “Water Lillies,” “Tomboy,” or “Girlhood,”…
THE GILLIGAN MANIFESTO
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Political cartoonist, columnist, and author Ted Rall returns to co-host this episode of LA GRANDE BOUFFE (THE BIG FEAST) podcast…
THE WORLD BEFORE YOUR FEET
Matt Green’s labor of love to walk all 8000-plus blocks (between 6000 and 8000 miles) of New York City’s streets…
COLE SMITHEY’S CLASSIC CINEMA
