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Special Report: AJ Goes to the Dog Park (2024)
Season 1 Episode 541
Our coverage of Fantastic Fest continues with Mike talking with writer/director Toby Jones, star AJ Thompson, and producer Ben Hansen -- three of the talents behind AJ Goes to the Dog Park (2024). I…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 710: Malpertuis (1971)
Season 1 Episode 710
Also known as Legend of Doom House, Malpertuis is a gothic horror film starring Matthew Carriere as Jan, a sailor back at his home port where he visits the estate known as Malpertuis where he encount…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Special Report: Joker - Folie à Deux (2024)
Season 1 Episode 540
On this cross-over episode with The Kulturecast, Mike joins Chris to discuss the latest work from auteur Todd Phillips, Joker: Folie à Deux (2024), a jukebox musical continuation of the Arthur Fleck …
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 709: Cockfighter (1974)
Season 1 Episode 709
Heather Drain and Jedidiah Ayres join Mike to take a gritty plunge into Monte Hellman's Cockfighter (1974), a controversial and fascinating portrait of obsession and redemption. Warren Oates stars as…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Special Report: When We Went Mad (2024)
Season 1 Episode 539
Mike speaks with fellow-Detroiter Alan Bernstein about his feature documentary, When We Went Mad, a look at the usual gang of idiots behind the irreverent publication, Mad Magazine. A film more than …
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Special Report: What Happened to Dorothy Bell?
Season 1 Episode 541
As part of our coverage of Fantastic Fest, Mike spoke with writer/director Danny Villanueva Jr. about his first full-length feature narrative, What Happened to Dorothy Bell? It's a creepy found foota…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Special Report: Chainsaws Were Singing (2024)
Season 1 Episode 540
As part of our coverage of Fantastic Fest, Mike spoke with writer/director Sander Maran and producer Jan Andresson about their film which has been 11 years in the making, Chainsaws Were Singing, an E…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 708: Adelheid (1969)
Season 1 Episode 708
We conclude Czechtember 2024 with a film from Frantiscek Vlacil, Adeliheid. Released in 1970, the film stars Petr Čepek as Viktor, a former Czech soldier turned caretaker of a confiscated German est…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Special Report: The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
Season 1 Episode 537
Mike talks to writer/director Jon Spira about his latest film, The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee. It's a documentary about the Lee's life and career that features a great array of interviews and…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 707: 322 (1969)
Season 1 Episode 707
#Czechtember2024 continues with one from Slovakian filmmaker Dusan Hanak, 322. Based on a short story by Ján Johanides, the film stars Václav Lohniský as Lauko, a man diagnosed with cancer. His ex-wi…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago