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Spartacus with Richard Lawson
I am Spartacus! I am Spartacus! Heck, we’re *all* Spartacus today as we talk about the “sword-and-sandals” epic that solidified Stanley Kubrick’s hit…
3 years, 6 months ago
Paths of Glory with Sarah Marshall
Perhaps the most humanistic of Kubrick’s films, PATHS OF GLORY is a blistering study of injustice, middle-management, and anti-war sentiment. We’re d…
3 years, 6 months ago
The Killing with Patton Oswalt
If Stanley Kubrick’s previous two films were exercises in learning on the job, THE KILLING is where we start to see him put that knowledge into actio…
3 years, 6 months ago
Fear & Desire / Killer's Kiss
He dominated the field in this year’s 20th Century March Madness competition, and now we’re celebrating with a parade and a big brass band…it’s time …
3 years, 7 months ago
Star 80 with Julie Klausner
Oof - this is a tough one. Incredibly divisive, is “STAR 80” a darkly cynical triumph about the perils of Hollywood and the failings of men? Or is it…
3 years, 7 months ago
All That Jazz with Lin-Manuel Miranda
It’s SHOWTIME, folks - and boy, are we jazzed about this episode! Broadway icon and actual Blank Check listener Lin-Manuel Miranda joins us to talk a…
3 years, 7 months ago
Lenny with Colin Quinn
Sure, Bob Fosse’s “Lenny” has beautiful cinematography, but does it effectively communicate that Lenny Bruce was funny? Is the narrative of stand-ups…
3 years, 7 months ago
Cabaret with Rachel Zegler
Wilkommen and Bienvenue to our “Cabaret” episode! Literal Disney Princess and musical theater superstar Rachel Zegler joins us to gush over Fosse’s 1…
3 years, 7 months ago
Sweet Charity
The minute you walked in the joint…I could see you were a man of distinction, A REAL PODCASTER! “Pod That Jazzcast” - our series on the films of Bob …
3 years, 8 months ago
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness with Patrick Willems
Our Sam Raimi series concludes with his most recent film - not to mention the first MCU film we’ve covered on the main feed - it’s time for Doctor St…
3 years, 8 months ago