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Recent Episodes

Ep 85, “Science vs. Evil” or Bram Stoker’s “Dracula”, Part II

Posted April 28, 2025 • 01:17:57

Bram Stoker arrays his crew of brave companions against what they've finally realized is an ancient un-dead evil. And the author seems to be elling...

Save the Date: The Talented Mr. Ripley, Live Taping, with Jeph Wilkinson.

Posted April 24, 2025 • 00:02:19

Join us Thursday, May 19th at 4pm PDT / 7 PM EDT for a live viewing and taping of Anthony Minghella's 1999 masterpiece, The Talented Mr. Ripley. Dukes...

Episode 84: “Unnatural Intimacy,” or Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Part I

Posted April 17, 2025 • 01:05:53

Neither of the lads had read Stoker’s classic gothic novel, published in 1897, and they suspect that many readers are in the same boat. Over 100 years...

Episode 83: “I Made a Friend, and Now He’s Dead” or Liliana Calvani’s Ripley’s Game

Posted April 7, 2025 • 01:23:06

Chris and Jesse watched this movie together nearly 20 years ago, and it made an impression, due to John Malkovich's memorable, creepy, and charming...

Episode 82: “Cocaine was Invented for Times Like These,” or Roger Spotiswoode’s Ripley, Underground

Posted March 31, 2025 • 01:20:23

The lads get all aughty with Roger Spotiswoode’s charming and unthreatening Ripley, Underground, where Tom Ripley is a glib opportunist instead of...