A Breath Of Fresh Movie

The evil that men do, live after them. This week's film doesn't feature John Dall in too many scenes, but it's one of his better movies.EMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]  SHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLIC

John Dall's second film is hard to find, but it might be harder to watch.  EMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]   SHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLIC

Victoria kicks off an eight part series on the life and films of John Dall, starting with THE CORN IS GREEN (1945) EMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]   SHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLIC

Our next eight episodes are devoted to the life and brief career of John Dall. SHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLIC EMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]  

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While the film will undoubtedly serve fans and pay tribute to the man, the film does a disservice to him as an artist.  FIND US ON LETTERBOXD SHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLIC FOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM EMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]  

Susan Seidelman's first feature film centers on a deeply confused woman in an object-less tunnel of desire. This time-capsule of East Village street fashion and punk rock living reminds us how dumb we are when we're young. Give us more problematic female characters please! FIND US ON LETTERBOXD SHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLIC FOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM EMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]  

Does he have the cancer that kills you when you get married? You'll have to listen to find out. Valley of the Dolls (1967) film on the Internet Archive Valley of the Dolls (1966) book on the Internet Archive Valley of the Dolls: Why We Love This Awful Movie By Broey Deschanel Casting the Women of Valley of the Dolls | PT 1 By Be Kind Rewind The Making of Valley of the Dolls | PT 2 By Be Kind Rewind Dolls! Dolls! Dolls! Deep Inside Valley of the Dolls, the Most Beloved Bad Book and Movie of All Time By Stephen Rebello   FIND US ON LETTERBOXD SHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLIC FOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM EMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]  

There's a Tina-shaped elephant in the room, but otherwise a perfect movie about growing stronger. Beware Boats Film List FIND US ON LETTERBOXD SHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLIC FOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM EMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]  

This week, Mike "Sally" Faerber takes on research duties for his favorite comedy, WALK HARD. SHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLIC FOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM  EMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]  

A movie that was released for ONE WEEK in ONE CITY (Detroit) with no promotion at all. A lost thriller that explores abuse, racism, and the dreaded threat of the White Dog. SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREON SHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLIC FOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBE EMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]      

NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE is cinema that feels like a magic trick. We don't deserve you Matt and Jay! Big ups to our northern neighbors for producing this film. SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREON SHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLIC FOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBE EMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]      

Michael Fassbender describes HUNGER as the work of which he's most proud. He endured malnourishment and physical abuse to faithfully portray Bobby Sands during his hunger strike inside Maze Prison in 1981. Steve McQueen offers an unflinching look at the violence endured at the hands of the British government, and documents the reality of the strikers' and the guards' existence inside the prison. SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREON SHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLIC FOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBE EMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]      

Victoria finally watches a Rian Johnson movie. SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

Give us a dozen more films with this much class consciousness. SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

Cinematic ambiguity is a tightrope walk. SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

Proof that some gags never get old. This was the first Keaton film made under his ill-fated contract with MGM.REFERENCE: Video Essay | 100 years of Buster Keaton's "The Navigator" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-XWzQ6ufRsSUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

GET CARTER (1971) started a trend in UK gangster movies. SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

Film noir would have been so much cooler without the Production Code. SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

Did Guillermo del Toro honor Mary Shelley's legacy? Or lift his leg on it? SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

It's time for another medicinal movie - we're self-soothing with the 1980s comedy cult classic, CLUE.SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

A film that was made to honor our four legged friends and their best efforts to be a GOOD BOY (2025).SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

Broadcast in its entirety only once on Halloween night, GHOSTWATCH (1992) has become part urban legend, part toxic asset. In the tradition of Orson Welles' infamous War of the Worlds broadcast, this BBC show was presented as a live news special, causing panic to ensue among viewers tuning in. SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

Where can I park the camera truck? SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

Body horror for the ladies.SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

"A woman isn't truly free until she's married" and other lines that will make you see red.SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

One for the ladies - pairs well with Pasolini's MEDEA.SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

People often expect a comedy when they select this for viewing -- which sets them up for a disappointing experience, since this is a melodrama.SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

We want more movies about unhinged women. Please.SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

We're visiting with the children's literature classic THE SECRET GARDEN, adapted by Caroline Thompson and directed by Agnieszka Holland.SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

Oh we love to see it - a story written for the screen, and directed by the screenwriter. Keep giving Zach Cregger money to make movies!SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

Listen to this episode for a recipe to the Mexican Mule cocktail!SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

Writer, comedian, actress and historic Kentuckian Erin Bowles joins the podcast to discuss the music biopic COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER (1980) starring Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones. Follow us to the place between Possom's Trot and Monkey's Eyebrow.SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

Poverty is violence - violence is povertySUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

Playboys, Bollywood Divas, and a poor English acting troupe trying to understand their place in India.SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

Time to get into Errol Flynn in his most upstanding role yet.SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

We had so much to talk about with Emily Candini last week, we had to add an episode.SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

We had so much to talk about with Emily Candini this week, we split this one into two episodes.SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

Before she was compared to Leni Riefenstahl, Kathryn Bigelow was making her own brand of action films - none more iconic than POINT BREAK.SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

Based on a prize-winning novel of the same name, this poetic film illustrates the frustration of being trapped into a system you had no part in creating. SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

This week, we're settling into New England in the early 1960s with Cher and Bob Hoskins.SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

Dearest listeners, we're taking a minute to breathe as fate takes a hand here in Los Angeles.Support the Mutual Aid Network: https://mutualaidla.org/  

What $25m's worth of prosthetics and glitter looks like SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

A dark comedic romp through the horrors of being human SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

I'm a Lebowski, you're a Lebowski -- that's terrific, but I'm very busy, as I can imagine you are. SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

 Wanting someone to want you is a perfectly human foible. SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

Is there anyone more wonderfully, vulnerably open-hearted than Gene Wilder? SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

We can see the roots of THE SUBSTANCE in Coralie Fargeat's REVENGE - a bold debut from the French filmmaker.SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

Pay close attention to the throughline of sweet treats.SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]    

That's a great Timpano right there. Also - can we please have movies again? BIG NIGHT explores so much about the human condition, artists, assimilation, and failure - yet makes us hungry for food and for life by the end.SUPPORT THE SHOW: PATREONSHOP THE SHOW: TEE PUBLICFOLLOW THE SHOW: INSTAGRAM // TIKTOK // YOUTUBEEMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected]