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Back to SearchBlood for Dracula: “Virginity, Vampires, and the Velvet Underground” with Matt Harding (Severin Films)
Episode 16
This week on Morally Offensive, Bill and Cisco are joined by Matt Harding of Severin Films to unpack Blood for Dracula, the 1974 cult horror film tha…
1 year, 4 months ago
Final Destination (2000): A Pre-9/11, Y2K Time Capsule
Episode 15
On this episode of Morally Offensive, Bill and Cisco revisit the Y2K-era horror classic Final Destination (2000), the film that made audiences afraid…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) — Scorsese, Schrader, Controversy, and the Catholic Backlash
Episode 14
It’s all been building up to this. The Last Temptation of Christ is one of the most, if not the most, controversial films of the 1980s—and of Martin …
1 year, 5 months ago
Cheech & Chong’s Up in Smoke (1978) — “Dave’s Not Here, Man” (But the Church Definitely Is)
Episode 13
Easter falls on 4/20 this year, so the guys decided to push their Last Temptation of Christ episode back a couple of weeks, to make room for two othe…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Accountant (2016): He'll Depreciate...Your Life
Episode 12
This was a rough one. Ben Affleck plays an autistic accountant, whose neurodivergent mind allows him to be a genius with numbers, and even better wit…
1 year, 6 months ago
Danger: Diabolik (1968) Groovy Secret Lairs, PVC Fetish Gear & The Beastie Boys
Episode 11
Time to go deep deep down the Italian genre cinema rabbit hole, as the guys dig into Bill's birthday pick - a Mario Bava comic book adaptation and cu…
1 year, 7 months ago
Kiss Me, Stupid (1964): When Billy Wilder’s Hot Streak Collided with Hollywood Censorship and Catholic Condemnation
Episode 10
What made Kiss Me, Stupid (1964), a comedy starring Dean Martin and directed by Billy Wilder (Some Like It Hot), so scandalous that it became the fir…
1 year, 7 months ago
My Bloody Valentine (1981) PLUS: Are All Horror Films Political? (Damien Leone and Terrifier 3)
Episode 9
Missed Valentine’s Day? No worries—we’re bringing you a heartshaped box of classic horror, featuring, as Kendrick Lamar would say, "A Minerrrrrrrrrrr…
1 year, 8 months ago
Condemned by Catholic Censors: How ‘Design for Living’ Pushed Hollywood to Enforce the Hays Code
Episode 8
"Immorality may be fun, but it isn't fun enough to take the place of one hundred percent virtue and three square meals a day."
What was it about Desi…
1 year, 8 months ago
BONUS: Conclave: "Is It Anti-Catholic?"...plus we pay tribute to David Lynch
Habemus Papam!
We weren’t initially planning to cover Conclave, but since launching our podcast in late October, the film has sparked intense debate.…
1 year, 8 months ago