Podcast Episodes

Special Report: Brian Rafferty on Hannibal Lector - A Life

Season 1 Episode 688

Mike talks with writer and podcaster Brian Rafferty about his latest book, Hannibal Lector: A Life. It's a look at Thomas Harris and his most famous …

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Special Report: Tura! (2025)

Season 1 Episode 686

Mike talks with Cody Jarrett and Siouxzan Perry about their 2025 documentary TURA! The filmmakers discuss how the project came together and how they …

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 787: Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds (1989)

Season 1 Episode 787

We continue our Australian month with Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds, the stark 1989 feature debut of Alex Proyas. Before The Crow or Dar…

7 months, 4 weeks ago

Episode 786: Pandemonium (1987)

Season 1 Episode 786

The Projection Booth continues its dive into Australian cinema with Pandemonium, the delirious 1987 feature from writer-director Haydn Keenan. A film…

8 months ago

Episode 785: Shirley Thompson Versus The Aliens (1972)

Season 1 Episode 785

The Projection Booth kicks off a month devoted to Australian oddities with Shirley Thompson Versus the Aliens, the startling 1972 debut from director…

8 months, 1 week ago

Episode 784: Arizona Dream (1993)

Season 1 Episode 784

Emir Kusturica’s Arizona Dream drifts between deadpan comedy and waking dream, a film where ambition, escape, and American myth collide at odd angles…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Special Report: Homegrown (2024)

Season 1 Episode 685

Mike talks with Michael Premo, director of Homegrown, about embedding himself with right-wing activists in the years leading up to—and following—Janu…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 783: Entertaining Mr. Sloane (1970)

Season 1 Episode 783

The Projection Booth turns its attention to Entertaining Mr. Sloane (1970), the adaptation of Joe Orton’s infamous stage play, directed by Douglas Hi…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 782: The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Spencer Parsons and Chris Stachiw join Mike to dig into the ideological undercurrents of The Dark Knight Rises, Christopher Nolan’s contentious capst…

9 months ago

Episode 781: Z Channel - A Magnificent Obsession (2004)

Season 1 Episode 781

Adam Long and Josh Hadley join Mike to explore Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004), the sweeping documentary from Xan Cassavetes about the rise…

9 months, 1 week ago