This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm kicking off this year's AniMayTion with a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Elite Patron Brett the Wiz! Brett has selected a duo of Best Animated Picture winners: 2023's The Boy and the Heron and 2024's Flow. [00:00] INTRO [02:06] CromCast Promo [02:50] RANDOM CONVERSATION [26:45] The Boy and the Heron (2023) …

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Legionnaire Corin! Corin requested I take a look at Steven Spielberg's Duel from 1971, so I opted to make it a psycho trucker double-feature by pairing it with 2001's Joy Ride. [00:00] INTRO [01:51] Projection Booth Promo [03:01] RANDOM CONVERSATION [07:57] Duel (…

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Thomas WF for his Patreon Pick. Together we discuss the life and times of a Messiah and Very Naughty Boy as we watch 1977's Jesus of Nazareth and 1979's Life of Brian. [00:00] INTRO [01:56] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo [02:39] RANDOM CONVERSATION [15:18] Jesus of …

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Harper for his Patreon Pick. Together we explore two exemplars of British Imperialism - one real, one fictional - as we discuss 1962's Lawrence of Arabia and 1975's Royal Flash. [00:00] INTRO [01:37] Chin Stroker vs Punter Promo [02:44] RANDOM CONVERSATION [05:56] Lawrenc…

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Matthew K. for his Patreon Pick - a double-feature of psychological surreality with 2008's Synecdoche, New York and 2021's Titane. [00:00] INTRO [03:26] Trick or Treat Radio Promo [04:43] RANDOM CONVERSATION [14:04] Synecdoche, New York (2008) [01:07:41] Titane (2021) [01…

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm doing a Rutger Hauer double-feature of 1981's Nighthawks and 1988's The Legend of the Holy Drinker, the latter of which was a Patreon Pick by TWoRP Legionnaire Andy H. [00:00] INTRO [01:41] CromCast Promo [02:25] RANDOM CONVERSATION [09:17] Nighthawks (1981) [38:50] The Legend of the Holy Drinker (19…

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm taking a look at what happens when the violence and horror of the silver screen spills out into the real world as I discuss 1968's Targets and 1978's Closed Circuit, the latter of which was selected by TWoRP Legionnaire Sean H. for his Patreon Pick. [00:00] INTRO [02:01] Projection Booth Promo [03:11…

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I celebrate my 40th birthday in the most mature way possible: watching Ninja flicks from the year of birth, 1985! To that end, I check out the great Michael Dudikoff in American Ninja and the greater Sho Kosugi in Pray for Death. [00:00] INTRO [02:21] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo [03:04] RANDOM C…

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast, TWoRP Legionnaire Trent B has decided to use his Patreon Pick to let me knock off some films from my Great Unwatched Pile. To that end, I crack open last year's All the Haunts be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror Volume 2 from Severin and check out 1984's The Enchanted and 2023's To Fire You Come at Las…

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling another Patreon Pick, this time from TWoRP Legionnaire Tom B. Tom requested I take a look at 1966's Island of Terror and I decided to make it a Terence Fisher double-feature by pairing it with the 1959 Hammer film The Stranglers of Bombay. [00:00] INTRO [01:39] Trick or Treat Radio Promo […

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Kehaar for his Patreon Pick. We'll be taking look at a double-feature of James Bond actors losing their minds in non-Bond roles with 1970's The Man Who Haunted Himself and 1973's The Offence. [00:00] INTRO [01:41] CromCast Promo [02:25] RANDOM CONVERSATION [12:09] The Man…

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Cornelius of the From the Canopy Podcast for his Patreon Pick, featuring two Ridley Scott films from two very different eras of his career: 1977's The Duellists and 2007's American Gangster. [00:00] INTRO [01:58] Projection Booth Podcast Promo [03:08] RANDOM CONVERSATION …

This week I'm fulfilling another Patreon Pick with 1957's Night of the Demon and 1985's Demons, the latter of which as selected by TWoRP Legionnaire Patron Donny D! [00:00] INTRO [01:53] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo [02:36] RANDOM CONVERSATION [11:06] Night of the Demon (1957) [54:01] Demons (1985) [01:24:43] FEEDBACK Buy Night of the Demon…

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Jacob P. for his Patreon Pick - an exploration of the passion, perils, and pitfalls of independent film making with 1999's American Movie and Bowfinger. [00:00] INTRO [01:45] Chin Stroker VS Punter Promo [02:53] RANDOM CONVERSATION [10:28] American Movie (1999) [39:36] Bo…

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Elite Patron Anna P with 1978's KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park and 1987's Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare. [00:00] INTRO [01:43] Trick or Treat Radio Promo [03:00] RANDOM CONVERSATION [06:28] KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park (1978) [34:00] Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare (1…

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Caitlin for her Patreon Pick: a Sam Rockwell action-espionage double-feature of 2016's Mr. Right and 2024's Argylle. [00:00] INTRO [01:58] CromCast Promo [02:41] RANDOM CONVERSATION [14:45] Mr. Right (2016) [01:01:22] Argylle (2024) True Dungeon [02:02:02] FEEDBACK [02:07…

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing my series of Patreon Picks with a selection from TWoRP Elite Patron Will Tordella. Will joins me for a conversation about Drew Barrymore's 90s foray into erotic thrillers and criminal road trips with 1992's Poison Ivy and Guncrazy. [00:00] INTRO [01:51] Projection Booth Promo [03:01] RANDO…

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm kicking off a new series of Patreon Picks with a selection from TWoRP Legionnaire Georges! Georges requested I take a look at 2024's The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare so I opted to pair it with another "SOE on a Mission" flick, 1968's Where Eagles Dare. [00:00] INTRO [02:30] The Good, the Bad, an…

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm celebrating 15 years and 750 episodes of podcasting by discussing a classic of silent horror film making and its remake 102 years later from one of my favorite working directors: 1922's and 2024's Nosferatu. [00:00] INTRO [02:45] Chin Stroker vs Punter Promo [03:53] RANDOM CONVERSATION [20:00] Nosfer…

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm bringing some Christmas Carnage with 2022's Violent Night and 2023's Silent Night. [00:00] INTRO [01:54] Trick or Treat Radio Promo [03:11] RANDOM CONVERSATION [13:00] Violent Night (2022) [44:53] Silent Night (2023) [01:13:51] FEEDBACK Drunken Zombie Reunion on Generation Video [01:20:44] ENDING MUS…

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing my journey through the BBC series A Ghost Story for Christmas with 2010's Whistle and I'll Come to You and 2013's The Tractate Middoth. [00:00] INTRO [02:07] CromCast Promo [02:51] RANDOM CONVERSATION [08:30] Whistle and I'll Come to You (2010) [34:35] The Tractate Middoth (2013) [56:25] F…

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I return to the BBC's A Ghost Story for Christmas series with 2005's A View from a Hill and 2006's Number 13. [00:00] INTRO [01:43] Projection Booth Promo [02:53] RANDOM CONVERSATION [11:45] A View from a Hill (2005) A View from a Hill by M.R. James [35:27] Number 13 (2006) Number 13 by M.R. James Christ…

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm bringing NoirVember to a close (and in the month of December) with two more films that blend Neo-Noir and Neo-Western: 1955's Bad Day at Black Rock and 1996's Lone Star. [00:00] INTRO [02:02] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo [02:46] RANDOM CONVERSATION [11:03] Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) [50:19]…

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm exploring the intersection between Neo-Noir and Neo-Western courtesy of Taylor Sheridan with 2015's Sicario and 2016's Hell or High Water. [00:00] INTRO [01:38] Chin Stroker vs Punter Promo [02:46] RANDOM CONVERSATION [19:33] Sicario (2015) How Sicario Fools its Audience by Film Thought Project [58:0…

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I am continuing Noirvember with two more collaborations between Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake: 1946's The Blue Dahlia and 1947's Saigon. [00:00] INTRO [01:36] Trick or Treat Radio Promo [02:54] RANDOM CONVERSATION [11:00] The Blue Dahlia (1946) [36:43] Saigon (1947) [57:25] FEEDBACK [01:01:27] ENDING MUSIC…

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm kicking off Noirvember with two films from Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake: 1942's This Gun for Hire and The Glass Key. [00:00] INTRO [01:59] CromCast Promo [02:44] RANDOM CONVERSATION [07:55] This Gun for Hire (1942) [41:34] The Glass Key (1942) [01:06:57] FEEDBACK [01:15:32] ENDING MUSIC: Now You See I…

31 Days of Halloween 2024 comes to an end with the continued adventures of Art the Clown in 2022's Terrifier 2. ENDING MUSIC: All Hallows Eve by Type O Negative Support TWoRP Contact Us [email protected]

31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with Tobe Hooper ending his career pretty damned far from Texas with 2013's Djinn. ENDING MUSIC: Wardjinn by Melechesh Support TWoRP Contact Us [email protected]

31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with Wes Craven's 2010 offering My Soul to Take. ENDING MUSIC: Soul on Fire by Danzig Support TWoRP Contact Us [email protected]

31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with some pitch-black South Korean horror courtesy of 2010's Bedevilled. ENDING MUSIC: Land of Blood by Midian Support TWoRP Contact Us [email protected]

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm closing out the spooky season with two very different takes on the concept of "zombies" - 1932's White Zombie and 1978's Dawn of the Dead. [00:00] INTRO [02:00] Projection Booth Promo [03:10] RANDOM CONVERSATION [11:54] White Zombie (1932) [51:01] Dawn of the Dead (1978) [01:40:04] FEEDBACK [01:44:43…

31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with the final film from George A. Romero: 2009's Survival of the Dead. ENDING MUSIC: All You Zombies by The Hooters Support TWoRP Contact Us [email protected]

31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues as Tobe Hooper tries to maintain his Master of Horror status with a 2006 adaptation of the Ambrose Bierce story The Damned Thing. ENDING MUSIC: The Damn Thing by Roky Erickson Support TWoRP Contact Us [email protected]

31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues as Wes Craven goes Hitchcock on a plane with 2005's Red Eye. ENDING MUSIC: Red Eye by Twopointeight Support TWoRP Contact Us [email protected]

31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with a sordid tale of Werewolves, Weinsteins, and Wes Craven in 2005's Cursed. ENDING MUSIC: Li'l Red Riding Hood by Bowling for Soup Support TWoRP Contact Us [email protected]

31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with Tobe Hooper doing Lovecraftian Zombies in 2005's Mortuary. ENDING MUSIC: Zombie Ritual by Death Support TWoRP Contact Us [email protected]

31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with the Tobe Hooper-directed 2004 remake of Toolbox Murders. ENDING MUSIC: Only Tools and Corpses by Gorerotted Support TWoRP Contact Us [email protected]

31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with ANOTHER pilot for an UFO conspiracy series directed by Tobe Hooper - 2002's Taken. ENDING MUSIC: Zero Zero UFO by Ramones Support TWoRP Contact Us [email protected]

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I continue my journey through the thorny road of Larry Talbot in 1944's House of Frankenstein and 1945's House of Dracula. [00:00] INTRO [02:42] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo [03:25] RANDOM CONVERSATION [09:50] House of Frankenstein (1944) [35:22] House of Dracula (1945) [53:06] FEEDBACK [57:37] E…

31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with George Romero bringing us a tale of isolation, marginalization, and bloody revenge in 2000's Bruiser. ENDING MUSIC: Bruiser by The Misfits Support TWoRP Contact Us [email protected]

31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with Tobe Hooper's continued late career decline in 2000's Crocodile. ENDING MUSIC: American Crocodile by Ilium Support TWoRP Contact Us [email protected]

31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with a made for TV horror flick from 1999 VERY loosely based on a 70s script John Carpenter wrote - Silent Predators. ENDING MUSIC: Snakebite by Alice Cooper Support TWoRP Contact Us [email protected]

31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with the 1999 Tobe Hooper TV Film The Apartment Complex. ENDING MUSIC: The Apartment Song by Tom Petty Support TWoRP Contact Us [email protected]

31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with the Tobe Hooper-directed pilot episode of the 1996 NBC answer to The X-Files - Dark Skies. ENDING MUSIC: Hangar 18 by Megadeth Support TWoRP Contact Us [email protected]

31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with Hooper going full de Sade in 1993's Night Terrors. ENDING MUSIC: Babylon A.D. (So Glad for the Madness) by Cradle of Filth Support TWoRP Contact Us [email protected]

31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with Wes Craven's final foray into television horror films with 1990's Night Visions. ENDING MUSIC: Vision Thing by The Sisters of Mercy Support TWoRP Contact Us [email protected]

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm beginning my journey through the doomed life of iconic lycanthrope Larry Talbot with 1941's The Wolf Man and 1943's Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man. [00:00] INTRO [01:47] Chin Stroker vs Punter Promo [02:54] RANDOM CONVERSATION [17:55] The Wolf Man (1941) [01:03:19] Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1…

31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues as Tobe Hooper hits the small screen (and under-utilizes Anthony Perkins) in 1990's I'm Dangerous Tonight. ENDING MUSIC: The Girl in the Bloody Dress by King Diamond Support TWoRP Contact Us [email protected]

31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with William Friedkin's return to supernatural horror, 1990's The Guardian. ENDING MUSIC: Be My Druidess by Type O Negative Support TWoRP Contact Us [email protected]

31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with a horror film from the writer of Ghostwatch (but not nearly as good) - 1988's The Kiss. ENDING MUSIC: Kiss the Demon by Mercyful Fate Support TWoRP Contact Us [email protected]