Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Episode 752: Metropolis (1927)
Season 1 Episode 752
Sci Fi July launches with a titan of cinematic futurism: Metropolis (1927). Fritz Lang’s visually stunning epic set the blueprint for dystopian scien…
1 year ago
Special Report: 2025 Fantasia Curtain Raiser
Season 1 Episode 581
The Fantasia International Film Festival returns for its 29th edition, running from July 17 to August 8, 2025, and promises another electrifying cele…
1 year ago
Episode 751: A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Season 1 Episode 751
By request from Patreon supporter Peter Rogers, we’re tackling A Man for All Seasons (1966), Fred Zinnemann’s acclaimed adaptation of Robert Bolt’s s…
1 year ago
Episode 750: Gloria (1980)
Season 1 Episode 750
John Cassavetes may be known for his raw, improvisational indie dramas, but with Gloria (1980), he delivered something entirely different—a gritty ur…
1 year ago
Special Report: So Fades the Light (2025)
Season 1 Episode 580
Mike talks with filmmakers Chris Rosik and Rob Cousineau about their 2025 film So Fades the Light, a quiet, unsettling drama about the long shadows o…
1 year ago
Special Report: Strangelove Country
Season 1 Episode 579
Author D. Harlan Wilson joins Mike to discuss his latest book, Strangelove Country, a collection of critical fictions examining four of Stanley Kubri…
1 year ago
Episode 749: O Pagador de Promessas (1962)
Season 1 Episode 749
Mike is joined by Robert Bellissimo and Philip Marinello to explore O Pagador de Promessas (1962), the landmark Brazilian drama from director Anselmo…
1 year ago
Special Report: Underland (2025)
Season 1 Episode 578
Mike ventures deep beneath the surface with director Rob Petit to discuss Underland (2025), a haunting, meditative documentary that charts an extraor…
1 year, 1 month ago
Episode 748: The Exterminating Angel (1962)
Season 1 Episode 748
What happens when a lavish dinner party refuses to end? Mike is joined by filmmaker Miguel Llansó and critic Rob St. Mary to unpack the surreal socia…
1 year, 1 month ago
Special Report: The Traveling Companion (2025)
Season 1 Episode 577
Mike chats with co-directors Travis Wood and Alex Mallis about their debut feature The Travel Companion (2025), a painfully funny look at friendship,…
1 year, 1 month ago