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My Friends Call Me John
1988 saw the release of two action movies that have become classics of the genre, both of which just happen to have been made by directors named "Joh…
2 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 17 Forever And A Death
PSP: Pulp Fictions covers the "Bond Novel That Never Was" - crime writer Donald Westlake's FOREVER AND A DEATH! Westlake is a favorite author of host…
2 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 123 A Snake Of June
Over a decade after his high-octane cyber-punk metal mutilation fetishism monster debut Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989), director-producer-writer-cinemat…
3 years ago
Ep. 122 Flashman's Lady
"There's no such thing as an unfashionable hero or an unsuitable heiress." Hot off their five-hour excursion into Swishbuckler Cinema, hosts John Cri…
3 years ago
Ep. 121 Art vs. Trash
Host Christopher Funderburg is joined by Martin Kessler to finally settle the debate of "what is art?" and "what is trash?" in cinema! Using the simi…
3 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 120 Love Is Complicated
On this episode, we're joined by filmmaker Bill Teck to discuss some of his favorite moments of bittersweet love in the movies. Having made One Day S…
3 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 119 Swishbucklers
Here it is. Our massive exploration of one of the most disreputable genres imaginable: The Swishbuckler. A loose collection of movies created in the…
3 years, 2 months ago
Ep. 118 Crime Story
In 1986, NBC debuted the series Crime Story, co-created by former Chicago cop Chuck Adamson and produced by hot-off-Miami Vice Michael Mann. The show…
3 years, 2 months ago
Ep. 117 Year In Review 2022
All episodes of The Pink Smoke podcast are made available to Patreon subscribers a week before their general release. Hosts John Cribbs & Christopher…
3 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 116 Funny Farm
"Nobody enjoyed having pie in the sky turn into pie in the face." Keenly aware of the 1988 Chevy Chase vehicle Funny Farm (the last movie directed by…
3 years, 3 months ago