Let us all worship at the Church of Baseball! We are joined to talk Bull Durham by Noah Gittell, author of the recent book Baseball: The Movie. We discuss the film’s love of the game, its exploration of life after retirement, parenthood, expiration dating, learning how to breathe out of our eyelids, Annie Savoy’s timeless style,Continue reading “BULL DURHAM (1988)”
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HOT TUB TIME MACHINE (2010)
Let’s get it started, in the TUB! We sit down with Mitchell Beaupre (Letterbox’d) to discuss male friendship, regrets, the allure of youth, reliving our best and worst days, the comic genius of Crispin Glover, and what happened in Cincinnati! If that guy doesn’t lose his arm soon, I’m gonna fucking take it from himContinue reading “HOT TUB TIME MACHINE (2010)”
JOE VS THE VOLCANO (1990)
Joe is going to die. But he has a chance to be a hero, and live like a king. Only, that means he’ll have to jump into a volcano. Is Joe’s story all of ours? We sit down with Chad Perman (founder of Bright Wall / Dark Room) to dig into what makes this zany,Continue reading “JOE VS THE VOLCANO (1990)”
24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE (2002)
“The smaller the audience, the bigger the history.” So, at least, said Tony Wilson, co-founder of Factory Records and larger than life character at the center of Michael Winterbottom’s 2002 punk pseudo-music-doc, our topic today! We are joined by Professor of Italian Studies at Boston College to explore the pull of nostalgia, anticipated retrospection, howContinue reading “24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE (2002)”
KING ARTHUR (2004)
Have you ever wanted to know the TRUE story that inspired King Arthur? Did you know that Arthur was a freedom fighter battling for the independence of Britannia? Wait until you see what armor Guinevere preferred to wear into battle! And don’t forget Tristan and his faithful falcon! Join us and Jon Gabrus (High &Continue reading “KING ARTHUR (2004)”
TÁR (2022)
We sit down with Lydia Tár expert Emily St. James to talk about guilt, repression, cancel culture, subjectivity, moral hazards, the Todd Field Cinematic Universe, and… you guessed it… Oklahoma! How is any of this possible? Tune in to find out! The problem with enrolling yourself as an ultrasonic epistemic dissident is that if Bach’sContinue reading “TÁR (2022)”
GREMLINS (1984)
Bright light! Bright light! We sit down with Brandon Polite (Philosophy, Knox College) to discuss Joe Dante’s horror comedy masterpiece. Topics include: Chekov’s rules of Gremlin lore, Mogwai metaphors, slapstick humor, why you shouldn’t show this movie to young children, practical special effects, old and new Hollywood, capitalism, and what we can learn from Gizmo.Continue reading “GREMLINS (1984)”
WILLOW (1988)
With the release of the Disney+ show set in the world of Andowyne, we figured it was time to revisit a beloved fantasy classic from the 80s, Ron Howard’s delightfully magical WILLOW! Big time Willow-head John DeVore joins us to talk about how the film was his fantasy gateway drug, and how it’s about anContinue reading “WILLOW (1988)”
DOGTOOTH (2009)
We delve into fascism and parenting and fascist parenting with Jack Draper (Exiting Through the 2010s), talking about mechanisms of control, acts of defiance through reclaiming an identity, the role of film as a revolutionary ideal, and, of course, Frank Sinatra. Oh yes, and can you pass the telephone? I’d like to relax in aContinue reading “DOGTOOTH (2009)”
REPO MAN (1984)
The life of a repo man is intense, which is why we invited friend Toby Levers to join us to talk about Alex Cox’s punk rock satire Repo Man! We discuss the film’s influence and influences, as well as how it manages to mash together genres in a style all of its own, fashioning theContinue reading “REPO MAN (1984)”
Cows in the Field 