Best Rick Ramos Podcasts (2025)

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#573 - Near Dark - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:17:11

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Kathryn Bigelow's Near Dark This year Halloween fell on a weekend . . . We've come to the end of the Halloween season. Two months of Vampire movies finds us ending on a cult favorite from the 1980s. In 1987 Kathryn Bigelow would direct her first solo-outing by re-imagining the Vampire film as a Neo-Western centered around a young couple and the fam…

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#572 - Shadow of the Vampire - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:03:40

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E. Elias Merhige's Shadow of the Vampire Sometimes it's simply a thrill to watch one your favorite actors let loose and have a great time. F.W. Murnau's 1922 Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror is widely - and deservedly - considered one of the greatest films of all time. A mythology has formed around the making of the film including the idea that its …

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#571 - Vampyr - WatchThis W/RickRamos 58:38

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Carl Theodore Dreyer's Vampyr If you dig deep enough, Cinema will unleash great treasures. The Silent Era ended in 1927 with the release of The Jazz Singer . . . Movies would never be the same. A number of filmmakers would utilize the new technology in innovative, imaginitive, and groundbreaking ways. Fritz Lang's M comes to mind. Musicals became a…

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The Tim Wolter Real Estate Group 28:37

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The Tim Wolter Real Estate Group is South Orange County's go-to team for expert strategy, unmatched market insight, and white-glove service. Led by former educator Tim Wolter, the group blends data-driven precision with a personal touch that turns complex deals into seamless success stories. From Ladera Ranch to the coast, they don't just sell home…

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#570 - The Vourdalak - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:13:19

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Adrien Beau's The Vourdalak If you dive into the depths of World Cinema you will often discover magic. You may not know that you're viewing something exceptional while you're watching it, but you will find yourself realizing the power of the image, the power of ideas from different corners of the world. This week Mr. Chavez & I find Adrien Beau's 2…

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Michael D. Moran MD: Coastal Cardiovascular Institute 40:02

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Michael D. Moran MD Dr. Moran is Board Certified, by the National Board of Physicians And Surgeons, in Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine. He has been recognized year after year as a Top Doctor in Castle Connolly, the standard in medical excellence. As a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Soci…

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#569 - Salem's Lot - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:41:04

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Tobe Hooper's Salem's Lot From time to time movies slip through the cracks. Although Tobe Hooper's Salem's Lot is considered a television classic, it is a film that your movie podcaset host has somehow missed these 46 years. Adapted from Stephen King's 1975 best-seller, this 1979 adaptation features David Soul from TVs Starsky & Hutch, as well as f…

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#568 - Thirst - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:24:54

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Park Chan-wook's Thirst One of the great thrills of the past ten-plus years is the discovery of new, exciting, and challenging films. On this week's episode of WatchThis W/RickRamos, Mr. Chavez & I dive into the cinema of South Korea's Park Chan-wook for 2009s Thirst. It's fascinating to watch stories we believe we understand and are sure we have w…

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#567 - Innocent Blood - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:13:22

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John Landis's Innocent Blood There are times when you have to take what you can get from a project. This week Mr. Chavez & I look at John Landis's 1992 Horror/Mob/Vampire/Comedy, Innocent Blood. With a talent such as Landis, the strokes are broad and without nuance. Innocent Blood is no exception. There are definitely the seeds for an exceptional H…

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#566 - Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:12:16

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Samurai Dhampir - Yoshiaki Kawajiri's Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust What an incredible find! This week Mr. Chavez & I return to the world of Japanese Anime with this discussion of Yoshiaki Kawajiri's 2000 Dark Vampire Fantasy, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust. Coming fifteen years after Toyoo Ashida's Vampire Hunter D, what Kawajiri creates is breathtakin…

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#565 - What We Do in the Shadows- WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:11:07

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Fanged Housemates - Taika Waititi & Jermaine Clemente's What We Do in the Shadows This week Mr. Chavez & I dive into the World of Reality Cinema with Taika Waittit & Jermaine Clemente's 2014 mockumentary, What We Do in the Shadows. A comical look at the undead that misses more often that it hits, Waititi & Clemente take a reality television approac…

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#564 - Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:24:48

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Someone To Die For: Ariane Louis-Seize's Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person The title alone may put off some audiences, however to do pass on this film would be a mistake. The rare film that explores genre with an intent to experiment, open up, and entertain, Louis-Seize's French-Canadian co-production is an exciting and beautifull…

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Blanca's Latin Kitchen - Owner Rick Leon 8:26

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Avis sits down with her guest Rick Leon the pwner of Blanca's Latin Kitchen is San Juan Capistrano's premier destination for Mexican cuisine. Come try our amazing dishes, featuring a selection of incredibly fresh, premium ingredients. Blanca's offers high-quality food and exceptional service in a setting perfect for any occasion. Join us throughout…

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#563 - Blacula - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:16:54

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Mamuwalde Unchained: William Crain's Blacula Well Boys & Girls, this week Mr. Chavez & I begin our yearly dive into Horror, returning to the genre with a search for lesser-known, less-discussed titles in the Vampire sub-genre. Over the next two months we will be traveling to Korea, Canada, the American Southwest, a post-apocalyptic Japan, and New Z…

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#562 - Flight - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:35:19

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Pilot Going Down: Robert Zemeckis's Flight This week we close out our Denzel Washington Love Fest with - arguably - one of his best performances. In 2012 Mr. Washington would team with Director Robert Zemeckis for Flight, a film that is rarely discussed, but that has powerfully affected this film watcher. For this episode, Mr. Chavez & I sit down t…

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#561 - Crimson Tide - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:33:40

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Battle for the Conn: Tony Scott's Crimson Tide You can never get enough Denzel Washington. This week Mr. Chavez & I sit down to talk the first of five collaborations with director Tony Scott, 1995s Crimson Tide. This first collaboration of Washington and Scott would fall almost directly in the middle of Scott's career and would be the fourth collab…

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#560 - The Book of Eli - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:39:07

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Denzel Wandering the Wasteland: The Hughes Brothers' The Book of Eli There are few great actors who can also be considered movie stars. Denzel Washington is certainly on that short list. A few weeks back we discussed his crowning achievement, Malcolm X. In 2010 he would produce and star in the Hughes Bros. directed, The Book of Eli. The rare instan…

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#559 - American History X - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:51:53

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Neo-Nazi Family Drama: Tony Kaye's American History X Some films simply don't age well. With the passing years the problems of a narrative can become glaring. Such is the case with Tony Kaye's American History X (1998). A difficult subject that would have been better served with a revised script and a stronger director, American History X suffers f…

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Ramos House Cafe with Owners Michelle & Kris Winrich 8:16

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Welcome to O C Business Report, the show where we invite business owners, entrepreneurs and manufacturers in South Orange County to share their story. I'm your host Kira and today, I will take you beyond the menu and into the heart of the kitchen culture of an extraordinary restaurant. Today's episode is a true feast for the senses—and the soul. To…

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#558 - Malcolm X (Part 2) - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:52:01

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A Time for Martyrs: Spike Lee's Malcolm X Last Week Spike Lee, Ernest Dickerson, and Denzel Washington started Mr. Chavez & Myself on an artistic, political, and introspective journey. We originally intended to discuss this masterpiece in one episode, however art, life, and the conversation often dictate a different outcome. Last week was the "maki…

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ReelTime Sight & Sound with Owner Jon Colburn 9:26

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Jon Colburn owner of ReelTime Sight & Sound sits down with show host Kira to talk about the history and long time relations Jon has built in South Orange County with his great products and attention to detail. ReelTime is a privately held, family-owned, fully licensed and insured company. We provide the highest quality equipment, as well as expert …

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#557 - Malcolm X (Part I) - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:54:17

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By Any Means Necessary: Spike Lee & The Making of Malcolm X Cinema can change attitudes, englighten ignorance, strengthen understanding and faith. In 1992 director Spike Lee would partner with star Denzel Washington and long-time cinematographer (and NYU schoolmate) Ernest Dickerson to bring to the big screen the life of one of the most important f…

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#556 - Civil War - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:36:20

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Chaos, Frame by Frame: Alex Garland's Civil War We're on top of it. The podcast continues to look into the possible disintegration of this country. We've discussed dystopias, comical and deadly serious looks at atomic annhilation, immigration abuse, fascism, paranoia, and now the full-on dissolution of the country. Last year Alex Garland directed C…

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#555 - 13 Assassins - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:15:21

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Total Massacre - Takashi Miike's 13 Assassins Not a whole lot is better this week, so Mr. Chavez & I find ourselves digging deeper into an examination, coping, and understanding of Fascism, Cruelty, and Troubling Political Rule with this week's film, Takashi Miike's 2010 13 Assassins. Miike's vision is typically brutal, violent, and magnificent. 13…

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#554 - Born in East L.A. - WatchThis W/RickRamos 2:02:57

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Operation Wetback: Richard "Cheech" Marin's Born in East L.A. Somethings refuse to change and what was true three and a half decades ago continues to be true today. With a nation struggling under the hand of an adminstration refusing to look at human beings as anything more than numbers, "Cheech" Marin's Born in East L.A. seems even more relevant t…

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#553 - Fail Safe/Dr.Strangelove - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:22:18

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Mutual Doomsday: Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove/Sidney Lumet's Fail Safe Recording a mere two days before Donald Trump fired on Iran, Mr. Chavez & I sit down to discuss nuclear war and the incredible self-destructiveness of humankind. In 1963 Stanley Kubrick would direct one of his earliest masterpieces. With a ridiculous and hilarious George C.…

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#552 - The Conformist - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:21:17

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Kill Along to Get Along: Bernardo Bertolucci's The Conformist Does Life Imitate Art or Does Art Predict and Comment on Life? Regardless of Bernardo Bertolucci's reputation - admitted questionable actions in the realization of art - the Italian filmmaker is regarded as one of the great Auteurs of Cinema. Films from 1900 (1976) thru the Oscar-winning…

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#551 - The Trial - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:30:56

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Citizen Accused: Orson Welle's Film of Franz Kafka's The Trial Few authors can lay claim to creating a genre, however it could be argued that Franz Kafka did just that with stories like The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and this week's cinematic adaptation, The Trial. The term Kafkaesque , instantly builds a sense of excitement, confusion, an…

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#550 - Princess Mononoke - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:17:05

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Forest vs Iron Town: Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke This week Mr. Chavez & I continue our exploration of Japanese anime with a look at 1997s beautiful and breathtaking Princess Mononoke. Mr. Chavez & I are both very new to the world of anime . . . these episodes are our ntroduction to this magnificent world. Featuring story elements of traditio…

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#549 - Battle Royale - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:40:09

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High School Murder Tournament - Kinji Fukasuku's Battle Royale This week Mr. Chavez & I look back to the beginning of the new millennium and an examination of the paranoia, violence, and uncertainty societies all over the world were facing. In 2000 Japanese director Kinji Fukasuku would bring to the screen one of the most controversial, thought-pro…

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#548 -Franchises, Sex Tapes, & The Future of Film - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:30:57

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Franchises, Sex Tapes, & The Future of Film On this week's episode of WatchThis W/RickRamos, Mr. Chavez & I dive back into the archives to remember this 10 year journey. A John Turturro working-class musical, a Sean Penn/Gary Oldman/Ed Harris Hell's Kitchen crime drama, Defining Decades, and a Salute to Martin Scorsese . . . This week we look back …

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#547 - Ghost in the Shell (Live Action) - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:21:10

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Superficial Sci-Fi: Rupert Sanders' Ghost in the Shell On this week's episode of WatchThis W/RickRamos, Ibrahim & I dive into Rupert Sanders' 2017 live-action re-imagining of Mamoru Oshii's 1995 Anime-Classic, Ghost in the Shell. There are so many things that can go wrong with an adaptation and Sanders manages to check many of those boxes. From cas…

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#546 - Ghost in the Shell (1995) - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:18:44

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Cyborg Awakening: Mamoru Oshii's Ghost in the Shell From time to time this podcast allows Mr. Chavez & Myself the opportunity to explore new genre's. With the encouragement and recommendations of WatchThis listeners, we have had the opportunity to engage in new experiences a number of times. Some of these new viewings have been from The World of Ja…

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#545 - Ex-Machina - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:33:24

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Synthetic Sexuality: Alex Garland's Ex Machina AI continues to hold our fascination. This week Mr. Chavez & I dive into Alex Garland's examination of Artificial Intelligence with 2014s Ex Machina. Set, as Garland describes, "Ten minutes from now," Ex Machina is a fascinating film with exceptional performances from Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, and…

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#543 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:47:05

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Bad Bitch, Cyborg, & Liquid Metal: James Cameron's Terminator 2: Judgement Day Go to last week's introduction to James Cameron's The Terminator . . . fast-forward seven years. Sarah Connor is no longer a "damsel in distress". James Cameron has worked his Sigourney Weaver magical transformation on another heroine, creating one of the great female ac…

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#542 - The Terminator - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:57:57

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Skynet AI 2029: James Cameron's The Terminator If you grew up in the 1980s, you were living in a decade that would be controlled by raunchy teen sex comedies (Porky's, My Tutor, Private Lessons), John Hughes (The Breakfast Club, 16 Candles, Ferris Bueller's Day Off), and the emergence of straight to video. However there was one genre that stood abo…

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#541 - Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:23:19

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Gonzo Hellscape: Terry Gilliam's Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas In 1998 Director Terry Gilliam - a director whose cinematic career has been fraught with difficulty on the level of Job (see 2002s Lost in La Mancha) was finally successful in bringing to the screen Hunter S. Thompson's 1971 Classic roman á clef of excess, paranoia, idealism, and disappo…

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#540 - They Live, Fisting & Foreign Horror - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:27:53

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This week we continue digging through the archives to remember the past ten years of WatchThis W/RickRamos. (Episodes #395 - #410) Great Episodes . . . Great Discussions. We dive into Mr. Chavez's Favorite Cinematic Decade - The 1990s, as well as looks at Horror both Domestic and International: Dante/Carpenter/Craven & Cronenberg/Kobayashi/Na Hong-…

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#539 - Godzilla, the 60s, Hopes, & Monsters - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:31:26

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Godzilla, the 60s, Hopes, & Monsters A return to 10 years of WatchThis W/RickRamos (Episodes #384 - 394) - This week we return to the vault to look at one of the greatest movie monsters of all time . . . Toho's Godzilla. We look back on the tumultuous 1960s and the changing face of Cinema, Monsters, and Hopes for the Future. Take a listen and let u…

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#538 - Cynicism, Rogan, & What Would Carlin Say? - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:20:17

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Cynicism, Rogan, & What Would Carlin Say? - Remembering 500 Episodes We come back to this celebration as we look through the archives and reminisce and what these episodes have meant to us. Take a listen as we remember the good times, arguments, and great cultural gifts that Pop Culture, Music, Television, and - of course - Cinema have gifted us. I…

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#537 - The Road - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:20:43

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Carry the Fire, Get to the Coast: John Hillcoat's The Road Bleak & Dark, Hopeless & Beautiful . . . On this week's episode of WatchThis W/RickRamos, Mr. Chavez & I sit down to discuss one of the most brutal and powerful films to emerge from the studio system in decades. In 2009 Director John Hillcoat adapted Cormac McCarthy's 2006 novel The Road. F…

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#536 - Idiocracy - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:33:08

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Dumbing Down the Future - Mike Judge's Idiocracy This is an especially fun one! This week Mr. Chavez & I take a trip into a very funny, very frightening, and very likely future. In 2006 20th Century Fox released Mike Judge's Idiocracy in a manner that almost guaranteed that no one would ever see it. . . . but the film would survive. Judge's bleak a…

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#535 - Munchausen,Tarkovsky, and Noir - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:54:23

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Dreams with Gilliam, The Rolling Stones Through the Years, The Silent Voice, The Magic of Tarkovsky, Zappa, A Trio of Very Different Noir On this week's episode Mr. Chavez & I return to reminiscing on 500 shows. We begin with the beauty and magic of Terry Gilliam with The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, through a look at Rock 'N Roll and The Rollin…

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#534 - A Clockwork Orange - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:24:49

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Cinematic Karma - Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange WatchThis fan and BuyMeACoffee contributor, Alan Lamberg, suggests this week's title, Stanley Kubrick's 1971 controversial (masterpiece - ?), A Clockwork Orange. In the late 60s and early 70s the cinematic landscape was changing and evolving into a very different creature. Arthur Penn's Bonnie …

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#533 - White Saviors & Raging Bulls- WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:18:36

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Whitey Saves the Day, Jake Won't Go Down, The Beatles Break Up, & More This week Mr. Chavez & I return to a project that began in the middle of last year, releasing an episode recorded many months ago, and exploring the first 500 shows of WatchThis W/RickRamos. It's taken some time to get back to this, but we find ourselves returning to Memory Lane…

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#532 - David Lynch Remembered - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:24:54

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David Lynch: The Art of Dark Dreams This week Mr. Chavez & I remember and say farewell to one of the greats of Cinema - David Lynch (01/20/46 - 01/15/25). Goodbye, Mr. Lynch; we were fortunate to have you. For those of you who would like to donate to this undying labor of love, you can do so with a contribution at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/watch…

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#531 - The Act of Killing - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:34:30

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When Evil Men Remember: Joshua Oppenheimer, Christina Cynn, & an Anonymous Indonesian Director's The Act of Killing This week Mr. Chavez & I go up river for one of the most powerful, depressing, and meaningful documentaries ever made, The Act of Killing. This 2012 documentary explores the Indonesian mass killings, rapes, and tortures that occurred …

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#530 - Falling Down - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:38:49

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Angry White Male: Joel Schumacher's Falling Down Looking at the world - past, present, and future - this week Mr. Chavez & I sit down to watch and discuss Joel Schumacher's 1993 look at American male angst, disgust, and disspointment, Falling Down. As we "welcome" a return of the Republicans to political power, Schumacher's film is a brutal look at…

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#529 - Blue Velvet - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:13:39

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Detective or Pervert: David Lynch's Blue Velvet This week Mr. Chavez & I dive into The World of David Lynch. Amazingly, Lynch has been able to survive and thrive in the Hollywood System for over four decades. From his beginnings with a labor of love called Eraserhead (1977) thru critical acclaim and an Oscar nomination for 1980s The Elephant Man, a…

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#528 - Nosferatu (2024) - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:22:50

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Dracula Done to Death - Robert Egger's Nosferatu This week Mr. Chavez & I run to our local movie theaters to watch, contemplate, and bring to you Robert Egger's end of the year re-imagining of the F.W. Murnau Classic, Nosferatu. Re-makes are notoriously difficult to pull of and Egger's has his hands full with one of the greatest films in the Histor…