Podcast Episodes

Episode 484: Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1977)

We continue Czechtember 2020 with a look at Jindrich Polak’s Tomorrow I Will Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1977). From a script co-written by Milos Macourek, the film stars Petr Kostka as both J…

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

Episode 483: All My Good Countrymen (1969)

We're doing something a little different for Czechtember 2020 with two commentary track episodes. First up, a discussion of Vojtech Jasný's All My Good Countrymen (1969), a tragic tale of a group of …

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

Special Report: Fantasia 2020

Mike gives a few capsule reviews of titles playing at this year's Fantasia film festival: Class Action Park, Feels Good Man, Tiny Tim - King for a Day, Clapboard Jungle, Hail to the Deadites, Monster…

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

Special Report: Jaws (1975)

We are looking at Steven Spielberg’s Jaws. Based on the novel by Peter Benchley, Jaws is the story of Sheriff Martin Brody -- a former New York City cop who’s moved to the idyllic island community of…

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

Special Report: Amy Stoch on the Bill & Ted films

Mike talks to Amy Stoch about her time on Star Search, working with James Arness, and playing Missy / Mom in the three Bill & Ted films. Party on.
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Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

Episode 482: F for Fake (1973)

F for Fake, the 1973 essay film from Orson Welles is a story of art forgery, the phony autobiography of Howard Hughes, and quite a bit of sleight of hand from our humble narrator, Mr. Welles himself.…

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

Special Report: Michael Almereyda on Tesla (2020)

Mike spoke to writer/director Michael Almereyda about his latest film, Tesla (2020) which stars Ethan Hawke as the titular inventor. Almereyda's Tesla script was one of the first things he wrote and …

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

Episode 481: All That Jazz (1979)

Season 1 Episode 481

It’s showtime, folks! On this episode we’re talking about Bob Fosse’s 1979 film All That Jazz. It’s definitely not an autobiographical picture about a choreographer slash director (Roy Scheider) who’…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

Special Report: Charles Mruz on Gamemaster (2020)

Mike talks with Charles Mruz about his 2020 documentary Gamemaster -- the story of game development, play, and how games bring us together.

Gamemaster is now available to rent/buy/stream on most major…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

Special Report: Morgana (2019)

We're discussing the film from co-directors Josie Hess and Isabel Peppard, Morgana (2019). It's the story of Morgana Muses, a former housewife who found her path to self expression and fulfillment vi…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago