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A Quality Interruption
by James Kislingbury
Cruz Flores and James Kislingbury love movies and love yelling at each other about them. Whether they're good, bad, involve lesbian vampires, or a good old fashioned vigilante shooting spree, we'll be there, over thinking all of it.
Episodes
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#492 Chandler's THE LONGEST DAY (1962, dir. Annakin, Martin, and Wicki)
EPISODE #492-- We fail to resist the urge to return to World War II with the epic, polyphonic invasion picture, THE LONGEST DAY (1962, dir. et al). It's a big one. It's a fun one. . . the episode, not the war. The war was bad. We probably talk about that a bit during the episode. But bad for its...
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#491 Camus' THE GREAT ESCAPE (1963, dir. Johnn Sturgis)
EPISODE #491-- We return to the trenchs to talk about one of the great dad movies, one of the great WWI movies, and probably just one of the great films, in general, the 1963 classic THE GREAT ESCAPE. We also talk about I SHOT ANDY WARHOL (1996), as well as Ridley Scott's BLADE RUNNER, Hayao...
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#490 L'amour's TRUE GRIT (2010, dir. Coen Bros)
EPISODE #490-- We're talking cowboys, vengeance, and the harrowing absence of God with the classic Coen Bros western, TRUE GRIT (2010). Go see it! We love cowboys and the women who sass them. More of this sort of thing, I say! We also talk HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (2025), the Sasori sequel SCORPION…
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#489 Alexi's BILLY JACK (1971, dir. Tom Laughlin)
EPISODE #489-- We delve into the world of vetspolitation/counter-culture/biker/American Indian movies with the baffling and actually kind of cool BILLY JACK (1971), directed by Tom Laughlin, who also wrote and started in the movie. The film is about a half-Indian Green Beret who takes off his…
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#488 Poe's YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES (1985, dir. Barry Levinson)
EPISODE #489-- We're back on our BS with the pivotal action-adventure film YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES (1985) directed by Barry Levinson (The Diner guy? really? Okay. I guess so). It's a nice return to form, as we do love England's most famous, non-Masterpiece Theater-based detective. We also…
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#487 Burroughs' THE ICE PIRATES (1984, dir. Stewart Rafill)
EPISODE #487-- Today we talk the Star Wars also ran and all around mess that is THE ICE PIRATES (1984), directed by Stewart Rafill. It's a bad movie! Don't watch it! It's bad in a way that makes me think "Hey, Black Hole, that was pretty good!" We als otalk about CUTTER'S WAY (1981, dir. Ivan...
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#486 Marlowe's MEPHISTO (1981, dir. István Szabó)
EPISODE #486-- For today's episode we talk about the unfortunately ever-green tale on ambition, temptation, and Nazism, MEPHISTO (1981), directed by István Szabó. It's good stuff. The movie, I mean, not the encroaching reality of fascism. That stuff sucks. We also talk about such hit films as…
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#485 Yanagihara's BETTER LUCK TOMORROW (2002, dir. Justin Lin)
EPISODE #485-- On today's episode we finally get around to one of the great breakout indie movies of the early 2000s, the Asian-American crime drama, BETTER LUCK TOMORROW (2002). Go and check it out if you haven't already. Go make Roger Ebert proud. We also rap about British horror short film THE...
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#484 Jokai's SON OF THE WHITE MARE (1981, dir. Marcell Jankovics)
EPISODE #484-- Today we're talking a classic Hungarian animated feature, SON OF THE WHITE MARE from 1981. There's really nothing else like it. Go out and watch it. We'll wait. Done? Okay. Now listen to the show. We also talk about Kurosawa's IKIRU (1951), THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (2006), HELL'S…
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#483 Maimonides' GOD TOLD ME TO (1976, dir. Larry Cohen)
EPISODE #483-- We slam headfirst into the car crash of a genre-bender, GOD TOLD ME TO (1976), which tries to combine a police procedural, UFOs, horror, and, I don't know what else, into a real must-see mess of a movie. Seriously. It's almsot good at every single turn. It begs to be watched. We…
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#482 Yang's A CHINESE GHOST STORY (1987, dir. Ching Siu-tung)
EPISODE #482-- We go back to Hong Kong with the classic horror/kung fu/folk tale mash-up A CHINESE GHOST STORY (1987), directed by Ching Siu-tung. It's a banger. Great film. Good episode. Listen to it! We also chat about John Frankenheimer's GRAN PRIX (1966), Kurosawa's SCANDAL (1950) and THE…
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#481 Wallace's THE VIRGIN SUICIDES (1999, dir. Sophia Coppola)
EPISODE #481-- We talk about one of the American independent classics with Sofia Coppola's debut feature THE VIRGIN SUICIDES (1999). In between bouts of complaining about movies, we also talk about her second feature LOST IN TRANSLATION (2004), the Peter Weir crime film WITNESS (1985), and, once...
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#480 Kerouac's SLACKER (1989, dir. Richard Linklater)
EPISODE #480-- We follow up our celebration of African-American film with what might be one of the whitest movies of all time, Richard Linklater's epochal anthology film SLACKER from 1989, 1990, or 1991, depending on who you ask. We also briefly chat about the two Oscar-nominated films, Chloe...
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#479 Leonard's A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE (2005, dir. David Cronenberg)
EPISODE #479-- We delve back into the world of David Cronenberg with A History of Violence which is also a history of mid 2000's Bush era Liberal anger. We also talk Opening Night (1977), Song Sung Blue (2025), and Tchao Pantin (1983) Join the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the us on on...
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#478 Butler's WATTSTAX (1973, dir. Mel Stuart)
EPISODE #478-- We celebrate the final installement of our Black History Month series with the epochal concert film, WATTSTAX (1973, dir. Mel Stuart). It's an incredible film that is as much an examination of the time as it is a people and also, a hell of a concert. We also chat about THE TENTH…
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#477 Russell's THE KILLER OF SHEEP (1978, dir. Charles Burnett)
EPISODE #477-- Now that grad school is behind our editor, we're back to our Black History Month series (and the show, in general). Today we're talking about the Charles Burnett student film classic, THE KILLER OF SHEEP (1978). A great, weird, little movie that kind of has to be seen to be...
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#476 Gogol's HOUSE PARTY (1990, dir. Reginald Hudlin)
EPISODE #476-- We continue our belated celebration of Black History Month (and in many ways, is not every month Black History Month?) with the classic 1990's teen comedy HOUSE PARTY, directed by Reginald Hudlin (of the Hudlin Bros). We also briefly chat about John Ford's STAGECOACH (1939)…
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#475 Baldwin's THE DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS (1995, dir. Carl Franklin)
EPISODE #475-- To celebrate Black History Month, we talk about the Easy Rawlins adaptation DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS (1995), staring Denzel Washington. It's a good little picture. You got some LA. You got some Pasadena. You got Denzel. You got a gunfight. What more could you want? We also chat about…
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#474 Ballard's THE SAILOR WHO FELL FROM GRACE WITH THE SEA (1976, dir. Lewis John Carlano)
EPISODE #474-- We get back on the Yukio Mishima train with the English film THE SAILOR WHO FELL FROM GRACE WITH THE SEA (1976). We also talk the new Game of Thrones show, PONIES (2026 - ), 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE (2026), and a few other movies. Fun little, weird little episode-- not…
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#473 Tan's A BETTER TOMORROW (1986, dir. John Woo)
EPISODE #473-- We dive back into the world of heroic bloodshed with the seminal Hong Kong actioner, A BETTER TOMORROW (1986) directed by John Woo, staring Chow Yun Fat, Leslie Chung, and Ti Lung, among others. It's an incredible film and there's a brand new restoration that is widely available on...
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#472 Top Ten of 2025 (2025)
EPISODE #472-- Today Cruz and James run down their respective top ten films from the previous year. I always say this, but 2025 was a weird year. It was also, thankfully, weird in a unique way. Lots of good movies. Lots of great movies. Maybe even some classics in there. Give it a listen! LINKS--...
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#471 Welles' THE SEVEN PER-CENT SOLUTION (1976, dir. Herbert Ross)
EPISODE #471-- Look at us! Look at us getting back to our BS with this episode. Today we calk the Herbert Ross film THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION [sic] (1976). It's a Sherlock Holmes movie. It's a Sigmond Freud movie. It's a combination Sigmond Freud-Sherlock Holmes movie. We also talk about...
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#470 Miura's HARAKIRI (1962, dir. Masaki Kobayashi)
EPISODE #470-- We commemorate the glorious dead with the classic film HARAKIRI (or "Hara-kiri," depending on how particular you want to be), directed by none other than the firebrand Masaki Kobayashi. This is a classic Japanese film, a classic samurai movie, and one of the all-around important...
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#469 Maas' THE BRINKS JOB (1978, dir. William Friedkin)
EPISODE #469-- Nice. Today we talk about the best of the worst William Friedkin movies, 1978's THE BRINKS JOB. Or is it the worst of the best? That sounds worse, but I'm not sure it is. Anyways, there's a lot of guys in this movie. If you want look at or to see a guy, of some sort, there's worse...
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#468 Goethe's PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE (1974, dir. Brian Di Palma)
EPISODE #468-- We wrap up Spooktagon 2025 with Brian di Palma's weird, minor masterpiece, PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE (1974) (not to be confused with the Kiss made-for-TV-movie, PHANTOM OF THE PARK, which has nothing to do with anything). It's a good movie. It's a good episode. It's got everything…
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#467 Stoker's NOSFERATU (1979, dir. Werner Herzog)
EPISODE #467-- Cruz and James return to Germany (and to vampires) with the 1979 remake/reimagining NOSFERATU! It's a good one! It's a great one, even! And no audio errors this time! It stars Klaus Kinski, Bruno Ganz, and Isabelle Adjani! We also talk about HBO's TASK (2025), the Kazakh films...
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#466 Crowley's THE CRAFT (1996, dir. Andrew Fleming)
EPISODE #465-- Welcome to the Spooktagon? We still doing this? Alright. THE SPOOKTAGON! BOO! On today's episode we talk the witchy horror flick THE CRAFT (1996). We also talk about the season finale of HBO's PEACEMAKER, Season 2, James Whale's FRANKENSTEIN (1934), and GUNDAM: WAR IN THE POCKET....
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#465 Steinback's SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES (1981, dir. Jack Clayton)
EPISODE #465 Today we enter into the SPOOKTAGON, the very real and very important series we do every year, in which we pretend that we don't do horror movies all the time. Anyways, today we tackle the long-lost Disney flick SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES (1981). We also talk about HBO's TASK...
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#464 Wolfe's PUNISHMENT PARK (1971, dir. Peter Watkins)
EPISODE #464 On today's episode we talk about the pseudo-documentary/alternate history thriller/discursive essay/grad-student lecture PUNISHMENT PARK (1971). It's a rough, weird movie that really feels like a prompt to get us to talk about our favorite dirtbag president, Richard Milhouse Nixon.…
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#463 Kojima's THE SNOW WOMAN (1968, dir. Tokuzo Tanaka)
EPISODE #463 For this, our four-hundreth-third episode, we tackle the 1968 supernatural tale, THE SNOW WOMAN, directed by Tokuzo Tanaka. It's a good one. Quick, short, and to the point-- unlike us! We also talk about LA STRADA (1954), SUMO DO, SUMO DON'T (1991), MATEWAN (19878), Mishima's...
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#462 Charrière's FEMALE PRISONER #701: SCORPION (1972, dir. Shunya Ito)
EPISODE #462 We are kinda of back, just in time for the holidays. We talk about the (in)famous Japanese "pinky violence" film, FEMALE PRISONER #701: SCORPION (1972), directed by Shunya Ito. This is the first entry in the "Sasori" series, which is fantastic if you're into the idea of 1970's…
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#461 Carver's STAND BY ME (1986, dir. Rob Reiner)
EPISODE #461-- We dive back into the world of Stephen King with the stone-cold summer classic STAND BY ME (1986, dir. Rob Reiner). All the stars are here. You got the Joker's younger brother. You got the slightly less tragic Corey. You got Wesley Crusher, everyone's least favorite Star Trek...
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#460 Beckett's HANA-BI (1998)
EPISODE #460-- We continue to valiantly plow through our backlog with the indie yakuza/heist/hangout film, HANA-BI (1998), written, directed, and staring Takeshi Kitano (AKA Beat Takeshi). It's a short one. Give it a listen! TIME STAMPS: 3:20-- First mention of TAKESHI'S CASTLE 5:55-- We talk…
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#459 Bradbury's THE RUNNING MAN (1987)
EPISODE #459-- Overcoming the grad school blues, we finally have a new (old) episode for you. This week we tackle the classic/hoary Schwarzenegger sci-fi thriller, THE RUNNING MAN (1987, dir. Paul Michael Glaser). We also talk about a lot of other stuff. Star Wars and the like. You know how it…
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#458 Fleming's MR. ARKADIN (1954)
EPISODE #458-- Today we talk about the (rightfully) maligned, but still intersting international thriller, MR. ARKADIAN (1954) AKA CONFIDENTIAL REPORT from none other than Orson Wells. TIME STAMPS: 1:10: We mention THE PHOENECIAN SCHEME (2025). 6:05: We talk about Hiroo Onoda. 9:05: James talks...
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#457 Welles' MIRACLE MILE (1988)
EPISODE #457-- After another delay, we are back. This time we're talking about the LA-based pot-boiler/paranoia thriller, MIRACLE MILE (1988), directed by Steve de Jarnatt, staring Anthony Edwards, Mare Winningham, and Brian Thompson (you know, the guy with the face from The Terminator). We also...
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#456 Fujimoto's MECHANICAL VIOLATOR HAKAIDER (1995)
EPISODE #456-- We're back! Not that we ever left. Today we talk about the Japanese suit move MECHANICAL VIOLATOR HAKAIDER from 1995. We also talk about Adult Swim's THE VENTURE BROS (2004 - 2022), the sequel 28 DAYS LATER (2002), and Apple TV's THE MURDERBOT CHRONICLES (2025). And some other…
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#455 Morrison's TANK GIRL (1995)
EPISODE #455-- Alexis Simpson returns to talk to us about the feminist/kinda-problematic cult classic TANK GIRL (1995) directed by Rachel Talalay. It's a good one. Both the movie and the show. Worth your time. We also talk general nonsense about the 90's, the failures of third-wave feminism, and...
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#454 Grass' DOWNFALL (2004)
EPISODE #454-- We do some post-Andor manifesting by taking on the end-of-WWII drama DOWNFALL (2004). It's not just a meme, it's actually a pretty solid movie about Hitler blowing his brains out (and other things). TIME STAMPS: 3:49: We talk about the magic of Bruno Ganz (RIP) 5:05: We lament the...
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#453 Steakley's FROM DUSK TILL DAWN (1996)
EPISODE #453-- We get back into the QT-verse with the Robert Rodriguez-directed gorefest FROM DUSK TILL DAWN (1996). It's not very good and we talk about why. You should probably go see SINNERS (2025) instead or even TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT (1995). Not VAMPIRES (1998), though. TIME...
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#452 Lem's ANDOR, Season 2 (2025)
EPISODE #452-- Lo and behold, we're talking about Star Wars again. Even stranger, though, we're talking about good Star Wars. That's right. We're rapping about season two of ANDOR (2025), from Tony Gilroy, et al. It's a good one. It's a long one. TIME STAMPS (approximately): 4:30: We talk about…
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#451 Dick's PROSPECT (2018)
EPISODE 451-- To commemorate both good Star Wars and Pedro Pascal's rapid ascent to stardom, we decided to take on the 2018 indie sci-fi film, PROSPECT from Zeke Earl and Chris Caldwell. It's not a great movie, but it's a fun one to think about. TIME STAMPS (approximately): 19:30-- We talk…
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#450 Heinlein's STAR WARS: EPISODE IV - A NEW HOPE (1977)
EPISODE #450-- Just in time to miss May the 4th, but just in time for George Lucas' birthday (happy birthday, George!), we've got STAR WARS from 1977. It's a good one, this flick. You should check it out. We also chat about WARFARE (2025), STALKER (1979), ANDOR (2025), and THE GREATEST NIGHT OF…
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#449 MacDonald's WILLOW (1988)
EPISODE #449-- We're almost there! To whet your appetite for the big 4-5-0 and to commemorate the life of leading man and weird-energy-haver, Val Kilmer, we're talking Ron Howard's WILLOW from 1988. It's not a good movie! I think it's a pretty good episode, though. You all know Willow. You know...
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#448 Flaubert's SMOKE (1995)
EPISODE #448-- We return to the wild world of 1990's indie cinema with the sit-around-and-chat-based movie SMOKE (1995), staring Harvey Kietel, Forest Whitaker, and, like, ten other 1990's guys. It's a real who's-who of That Guys. We also chat about the documentary SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT...
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#447 L'Amour's DEAD MAN (1995)
EPISODE #447-- After much hooting and hollering, we are back on the podcastin' trail with Jim Jarmusch's seminal DEAD MAN (1995) starign Gary Farmer, Robert Mitchum, and that guy from Pirates of the Caribbean. You know the one. The one with the texts. Anyways, fun movie. An important movie. We…
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#446 Otomo's CONFLAGRATION (1958)
EPISODE #446-- We return from Spring Break and mark the end of Black History Month with a journey back into our BS. That's right, we're talking a Yukio Mishima adaptation from the Golden Age of Japanese Cinema. Today we're rapping about Kon Ichikawa's CONFLAGRATION (1958), a beautiful look into...
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#445 LaValle's GANJA & HESS (1973)
EPISODE #445-- Once more into the breech for Black History Month. Today Cruz and James attempt to understand the impressionistic, indie cult horror classic, GANJA & HESS from 1973. We also mourn the passing of Gene Hackman, talking about THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971), as well as Kon Ichikawa's THE...
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#444 Bolan's THE EQUALIZER (2014)
EPISODE #444-- We're talking Black History Month. We're talking Dad Cinema. That means only one thing: We're talking Mr. Denzel Washington, America's dad. Today that also means we're talking Anton Fuqua's THE EQUALIZER from 2014. It's a good one. Solid movie. Fun episode. We also talk the latest...
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#443 Butler's THE WATERMELON WOMAN (1996)
EPISODE #443-- We continue our celebration of black cinema with the 1996 indie darling, THE WATERMELON WOMAN written, directed, and staring Cheryl Dunye. It's on the Criterion Channel and Collection, so what's your excuse for avoiding this one? Do you hate cinema? We also talk about Oscar…
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Cruz Flores and James Kislingbury love movies and love yelling at each other about them. Whether they're good, bad, involve lesbian vampires, or a good old fashioned vigilante shooting spree, we'll be there, over thinking all of it.
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