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Episode 761: Pelísky (1999)
Season 1 Episode 761
Czechtember 2025 kicks off with Cosy Dens (AKA Pelíšky), Jan Hřebejk’s bittersweet 1999 coming-of-age dramedy adapted from Petr Šabach’s novel Hovno Hoří (Shit on Fire). Written by Petr Jarchovský, t…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Episode 760: Who's Minding the Mint? (1967)
Season 1 Episode 760
Buonopalooza wraps up with Howard Morris’s caper comedy Who’s Minding the Mint? (1967). Jim Hutton stars as Harry Lucas, a hapless Treasury worker who accidentally swipes $50,000 and scrambles to rep…
Published on 2 months ago
Special Report: Katharine Coldiron on Out There in the Dark
Season 1 Episode 587
Mike talks with writer Katharine Coldiron about her new book, Out There in the Dark (Autofocus Books). Blending film criticism, memoir, fiction, and experimental forms, the collection uses movies as …
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Episode 759: Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
Season 1 Episode 759
Buonopalooza rolls on with Robert Aldrich’s Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964). Following the massive success of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, Aldrich re-teamed with Bette Davis for another Southe…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Episode 758: The Strangler (1964)
Season 1 Episode 758
Buonopalooza rages on with Victor Buono front and center in The Strangler (1964). One of his rare leading roles, Buono embodies Leo Kroll, a smothered man-child whose repressed rage against women spi…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 757: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane (1962)
Season 1 Episode 757
We’re kicking off a month devoted to the inimitable presence of Victor Buono — though in our opening pick, “starring” might be generous. Let’s say “featuring,” and featuring with impact. Robert Aldri…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Special Report: Age of Audio (2025)
Season 1 Episode 586
The mics are on for Shaun Michael Colón’s Age of Audio (2025), a whirlwind 82-minute tour through the origins, growth, and current state of podcasting. Narrated by and featuring Ronald “Big Ron” Youn…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 756: Panic in Year Zero! (1962)
Season 1 Episode 756
Mike is joined by Emily Intravia (The Feminine Critique) and screenwriter Howard A. Rodman for a sobering descent into Panic in Year Zero! (1962), directed by and starring Ray Milland. Loosely inspir…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Special Report: Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
Season 1 Episode 585
Mike is joined by Father Malone (Midnight Viewing) and Chris Stachiw (The Kulturecast) to dig into Marvel’s latest reboot attempt, Fantastic Four: First Stps (2025), the long-awaited introduction of …
Published on 3 months ago
Episode 755: Return of the Jedi (1983)
Season 1 Episode 755
Sci-Fi July wraps up with Return of the Jedi (1983), the final installment of the original Star Wars trilogy—directed by Richard Marquand, guided by George Lucas, and packed with new creatures, recyc…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago