Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBun in the Coven: Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Episode 47
Who can say what dark magic brought together so many creative geniuses (and problematic ones at that) to make Rosemary’s Baby? Whatever dark forces m…
1 year, 1 month ago
Sirius Rising: Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Episode 46
A true high point of the New Hollywood era gets the Kael Your Idols treatment this episode: Sidney Lumet’s Dog Day Afternoon. We attempt to get to th…
1 year, 2 months ago
ZAZ-ed up Gags: Airplane! (1980)
Episode 45
This week Elena and Sam tackle that spoof of spoofs- the 1980 comedic smash, Airplane! This film rewrote the existing theories of comedy from what k…
1 year, 3 months ago
Disco Depress-o: Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Episode 44
In this episode of KYI, the hosts discuss Gene Siskel’s favorite movie: Saturday Night Fever. A singular achievement in the history of the medium, if…
1 year, 4 months ago
Grace and Risk: Killer of Sheep (1978)
Episode 43
In this episode we are delighted to bring you a discussion on Charles Burnett’s Killer of Sheep. This first feature by the great pioneer of indie fil…
1 year, 4 months ago
Dirty Gigs: Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
Episode 42
Oooh! We got a grimy one for ya today. We dive right into the dirt with famed auteur Sam Peckinpah’s minor (but still fascinating) work: Bring Me the…
1 year, 5 months ago
A Step Forward: The Boys in the Band (1970)
Episode 41
Sing Hallelujah, come on get happy! Please, we implore you: get happy already! For this episode we train our gaze at William Friedkin’s minor masterp…
1 year, 6 months ago
Topol-ing Traditions: Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Episode 40
It is our deepest pleasure to bring you this episode on Norman Jewison’s masterpiece of non-auteurism: Fiddler on the Roof. Both of the hosts have a …
1 year, 6 months ago
Cowboy Colonialist: The Last Movie (1971)
Episode 39
In this episode we delve into one of the signature commercial and critical flops of New Hollywood: Dennis Hopper’s The Last Movie. This gorgeous yet …
1 year, 7 months ago
Styles of a Bummer Night: Shampoo (1975)
Episode 38
Imagine that you could sleep with anyone you wanted in the world, now ask yourself: how would this affect my participation in the American Electoral …
1 year, 8 months ago