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Special Report: Ego Fest XIII
Season 1 Episode 354
Maurice Bursztynski joins Mike in the latest self-indulgent exercise in ego wherein Mike answers listener questions and goes off on meandering tangents.
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Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Episode 608: The Ice Pirates (1984)
Season 1 Episode 608
We’re discussing the 1984 film from Stewart Raffill, The Ice Pirates. The film stars Robert Urich as Jason and Michael D. Rhodes as Roscoe. They’re two of titular Ice Pirates, intergalactic privateer…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Episode 605: Eyes Wide Shut Redux
Season 1 Episode 605
We’re revisiting a movie we talked about ten years ago, Eyes Wide Shut. The final film from director Stanley Kubrick, we’re checking in on the film some 23 years after its release. We’ll be discussin…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Episode 604: Danger Diabolik (1968)
Season 1 Episode 604
We wrap up 2022 with a look at Mario Bava’s 1968 pop sensation Danger: Diabolik. Based on the fumetti by Angela and Luciana Guisanna, the film stars John Phillip Law as the titular Diabolik, an atomi…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Episode 602: The Man in the White Suit (1951)
Season 1 Episode 602
We’re looking at the 1951 film from Alexander Mackendrick, the Man in the White Suit. The film stars Alec Guinness as Sidney Stratton, an inventor who comes up with a fabric that will never wear out …
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Episode 603: Performance (1970)
Season 1 Episode 603
We’re looking at Nic Roeg and Donald Cammell Performance (1970), the story of a gangster (James Fox) who kills an old friend and goes into hiding at the chateau of a rock star (Mick Jagger).
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Published on 3 years ago
Special Report: Jesse Pires on the Lightbox Film Center
Season 1 Episode 353
On this episode I’m talking to Jesse Pires, director and curator at the Lightbox Film Center. We’re discussing his work down in Philadelphia as well as the work Lightbox is doing on restoration on t…
Published on 3 years ago
Special Report: Vanessa Vasquez
Season 1 Episode 351
On this special episode Mike talks with Vanessa Vasquez about her acting and producing career including her role in East Los High, her recent turns in the comedy Divorce Bait, and Disney+'s National …
Published on 3 years ago
Episode 601: The Ninth Gate (1999)
Season 1 Episode 601
Noirvember and Shocktober meet on this episode as we discuss Roman Polanski’s 1999 film The Ninth Gate. Based on the book The Club Dumas, the film tells the tale of Dean Corso (Johnny Depp), a book…
Published on 3 years ago
Special Report: Casper Kelly on Adult Swim's Yule Log (2022)
Season 1 Episode 349
On this special episode, Mike talks to writer/director Casper Kelly about his latest film, the surprise movie, Adult Swim's Yule Log (AKA The Fire Place). It's the story of a log burning in the fire…
Published on 3 years ago