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Escape From New York (1981): Snake Plissken, the Anti-hero for the Authoritarian Future
Episode 43
Why was Escape From New York an influential science-fiction film?
Now we're talking -- Escape From New York is the next movie in my John Carpenter se…
8 months, 1 week ago
The Fog (1980): John Carpenter's Small-Town Ghost Story
Episode 42
Why do horror fans still love ghost story The Fog?
The first of a fall series on the films of John Carpenter, The Fog is a seaside, small-town ghost s…
8 months, 1 week ago
King of New York (1990) vs. New Jack City (1991): A Battle of Two Early 90s Gangster Films
Episode 41
In a head-to-head battle of early 90s gangster movies, will King of New York or New Jack City come out on top?
Abel Ferrara's King of New York and Ma…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Subway (1985): Cinema of the Look, Breathless Underground
Episode 40
What Makes Luc Besson's Subway Like an Extended Music Video?
Luc Besson's Subway is unlike the Luc Besson movies I know.
Growing up on his films The F…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Silverado (1985): The Breezy Gunslinger Film that Defied the End of the Western
Episode 39
What makes Silverado a VHS-Era Comfort Watch?
Lawrence and Mark Kasdan's Silverado revives the old western genre tropes when the cowboy stuff had gone…
9 months ago
The Shooting (1966): The Criterion Classic Acid Western From Nowhere
Episode 38
How Did The Shooting Journey from Obscurity to Criterion Classic?
The Shooting, a so-called "anti-western" or "acid western," is compelling literally…
9 months, 1 week ago
Fortress (1992): Christopher Lambert Will Stop Your Baby Theft
Episode 37
What Makes the Science-Fiction Action of Fortress a Campy, Cheesy Watch?
Stuart Gordon's Fortress is a science-fiction and action film that feels like…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Rolling Thunder (1977): The Revenge Film that Sent Test Audiences Away Screaming
Episode 36
Why Did Rolling Thunder Shock 1970s Audiences?
Rolling Thunder is a cult classic revenge film with notable fans, including being an all-time favorite…
10 months ago
Runaway Train (1985): When the Cannon Group Financed a Lost Kurosawa Film
Episode 35
Is Runaway Train the best film The Cannon Group ever made?
Runaway Train is the only "philosophical" action thriller I've ever heard of.
Based on an o…
10 months, 1 week ago
Living in Oblivion (1995): Making Movies is Awful (and Hilarious)
Episode 34
How Does Living in Oblivion Take All the Glamour Out of Filmmaking?
Writer/director Tom DiCillo's Living in Oblivion is an independent 1990s cult cla…
10 months, 1 week ago