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Episode 044 – The Enchanted Cottage

Posted March 27, 2017 • 01:25:14

I first saw The Enchanted Cottage (1945) very late at night, alone. I was entranced by the very singular tone and the quiet romance, and while the film...

Episode 043 – The Andromeda Strain

Posted March 13, 2017 • 01:20:54

The Andromeda Strain (1971) is one of the building blocks of my scifi cinema education. I was born as science fiction films really began to lean into...

Episode 042 – Desperately Seeking Susan

Posted February 27, 2017 • 01:24:01

Susan Seidelman’s Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) blew my nine year-old mind, coincidentally arriving at the time when Madonna was just beginning...

Episode 041 – Do the Right Thing

Posted February 13, 2017 • 01:25:51

Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing (1989) is an all time great. It bursts with life and joy while simultaneously chronicling one of the things that is...

Episode 040 – I Walked with a Zombie

Posted January 30, 2017 • 01:07:01

If someone tells you not to love them, take them at their word. Who knows what may be lurking in their tower? So if we learned anything from I Walked...