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Oscarbate

by Oscarbate

we probably havent thought this through, but we aren’t going to listen to the cop in our heads…we have takes and we are goin to give them, with or without anyone else input. Lack of oxygen meets investigative reporting meets the guests you know and love, meets fun recommendations meets hard driven attitudes, you don’t wanna miss

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  1. American Pie 2 - commentary track

    New eras are upon us, starting things off with this "long lost" commentary track we did for AP2.

  2. The Poverty of Dreams (w/ Will Sloan)

    Thee Mr. Sloan returns for an episode highlighting (among many other things) the cinema of Ed Wood. Will wrote a book on him that you should all go buy right now https://orbooks.com/catalog/ed-wood/

  3. The Scoundrel Cinema of Blake Edwards

    Film historian/author Samm Deighan returns to join me to chat about the charming cads that populate the cinema of Mr. Blake Edwards, with a major focus on his post-10 period We will be doing a related screening to this episode on May 15th at the Davis Theater in Lincoln Square (Chicago). You can...

  4. Tone Problems

    Not the end but a new beginning. The show will go on, just way less frequently. But new things are afoot.... We love all of you who have liked and supported - especially our dearest Patreon members. And all of our Canadian pals w

  5. The New Queen of Takes

    We hop back into the news cycle ahead of Hollywood’s greatest night, the Oscars

  6. End of 2024 (Part 2)

    The rest of our year end favs

  7. End of 2024 (Part 1)

    Our top ten favs of the year

  8. The Franco Files: Atonement Teaser

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  9. The Franco Files: SOV Hell (Part 2)

    The finale in 2 parts

  10. The Franco Files: SOV Hell (Part 1)

    The finale in 2 parts

  11. Cucks, Fools, and Monsters (Caden Mark Gardner & Willow Catelyn Maclay)

    We talk about their book and our upcoming Chicago screenings 12/3 - Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers at Music Box 12/5 - Trust Fall at the Davis Theater

  12. The Franco Files: The Second to Last Episode

    We dig through the rubble to pull out the gems, as Franco says goodbye to his old mode of filmmaking.

  13. Down the Rabbit Hole (w/ Samm Deighan)

    Down the Rabbit Hole (w/ Samm Deighan) We intended this to be a promo episode for Samm’s new book (the fantastic Revolution in 35mm) and while that’s technically true, we take some wild detours into the furthest reaches of cinema, as well as ourselves Revolution in 35mm Book Eros + Massacre…

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  14. The Movie Review Corner: Here + Juror No. 2

    we did what you all assumed we would do Upcoming Screenings 11/12 - Visible Secret at Drafthouse Chicago 11/18 - Little Murders at Music Box w/ Samm Deighan 11/21 - Trust Fall at Davis Theater w/ Samm Deighan 12/3 - Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers w/ Caden Mark Gardner and Willow Catelyn Maclay

  15. The Franco Files: Tired Eyez

    The files are freshly opened again but this is not an old episode we forgot to upload - this is part 1 of 3 episodes left to round this puppy out 9/16 - Vampyros Lesbos at Los Feliz 3 9/17 - Bloody Moon + Night of Open Sex at Brain Dead Studios 9/18 - Snakewoman at Whammy! Analog 9/19 - Severin...

  16. The Franco Files: Diamonds in the Rough

    The files are re-opened, actually this is an old episode we forgot to release so here it is. This will be the beginning of the end for the Franco files as we prepare to round them out. Also for all future episodes, Will has agreed to giggle less at his own jokes

  17. Francomania in NYC (w/ Liz Purchell)

    8/7 - She Killed In Ecstasy 8/10 - Jess Franco Mystery Marathon

  18. Film X (w/ Louise Weard)

    the three of us drill in on a space known as Twitter and it’s movie loving denizens

  19. The Movie Review Corner #5: Maxxxine + The Beast

    you know what it is

  20. Britney

    It’s britney time, with our favorite drag queen, Ramona Slick Crossroads + Morvern Callar - June 18 at Music Box

  21. Certified Loverboy

    We talk Clint once again. We get into the romantic entanglements circling his life around the time he made Bridges of Madison County. After we say some words about Cassavetes’ Gloria (which we are showing with Bridges this Monday) it’s all talk about Clint’s romantic soft boy side Tickets

  22. Trolling Stone pt. 2

    We talk about that rolling stone article more

  23. Trolling Stone pt. 1

    We talk about that rolling stone article

  24. Jess Franco’s Dark Universe

    we take a special moment to highlight Severin’s newly restored masterpiece DRACULA PRISONER OF FRANKENSTEIN, how Franco got to this place in his filmography, how Universal’s horror dept changed in a decade, as well as highlighting some unmade Universal monster movies that sound like they could’ve...

  25. The Franco Files: Will Sloan

    We crack the files just a bit today as we get back into the zone, this time with Franco mega fan Will Sloan, who walks us through some personal favorites

  26. The Oscars Blowout Special

    we have returned to attend the 2024 Oscars in beautiful sunny California

  27. H & L: Freddy Got Fingered + The Idiots

    We dig into Tom Green's Freddy Got Fingered + Lars Von Trier's The Idiots. Both screening this Tuesday, Dec. 12th at 7pm at the Music Box Theatre Tickets here

  28. The Franco Files: Hot Tropic

    We return with more Franco movies, this time featuring Revenge in the House of Usher and his unfortunate misadventures in the jungle

  29. The Franco Files: Return to Innocence

    The files are opened once again as we discuss The Sinister Dr. Orloff through to The Shadow Judoka vs Dr. Wong

  30. The Movie Review Corner #4

    We review Friedkin’s final film, along with Fincher’s The Killer and Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon

  31. The Franco Files: Gold Bugs

    The files are opened again proper. We sift through 8 of Jess’ early 80s period, featuring Macumba Sexual and Oasis of the Zombies

  32. The Franco Files: Catching Breath

    We take a moment to reflect on where we’ve come and where we are going. We list off 5 films each that have made this journey so far memorable

  33. UNLOCKED: Burning

    What a world we live in. We are fired up and burnt out on this one, simultaneously. Expect some real treats soon

  34. Goth P0rn

    Olivia Willke returns to the show to journey through the world of spooky adult cinema, feat such films as Roberta Findlay’s A Woman’s Torment, Peter de Rome’s The Destroying Angel, & Roger Watkins’ Corruption

  35. The Franco Files: Perverse Delirium

    We tackle 8 Franco titles including Sadomania and Bloody Moon

  36. The Franco Files: Nasty Women

    We continue down the Jess Franco filmography today, parsing through the sleaze and searching for the beauty in titles like Sexy Sisters, Je Brûle de partout, The Sadist of Notre Dame, Sinfonia Erotica, and many others

  37. H & L: Prison on Fire + Rollerball

    We reveal more upcoming shows and dig into Ringo Lam’s Prison on Fire + John McTiernan’s Rollerball. Both screening on 35mm this Wednesday, Sept 27th at 7pm at the Music Box Theatre Get tickets here

  38. The Franco Files: Into the Night

    Jess Franco and his crew are faced with personal on-set troubles as they navigate marital infidelity, mounting debt, and potential gangsters…all while delivering movies like Barbed Wire Dolls and Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun

  39. The Franco Files: Eurocine Blues

    More Jess Franco, with the sleaze factor turned up

  40. The Canyons (w/ Olivia Willke)

    Our pal Olivia joins us to speak on Paul Schrader’s much-maligned The Canyons, Lindsay Lohan, and Internet porn Olivia Wiilke Substack

  41. The Franco Files: Jess Meets Lina

    we shoot through 12 more Franco films including Countess Perverse, The Other Side of the Mirror, and Female Vampire

  42. The Franco Files: Hello Darkness My Old Friend

    we bid a tearful farewell to the legendary Soledad Miranda, while saying hello to Jess’ new beginning - starting with a foray into his own particular brand of classic gothic horror

  43. Ode to Billy

    we tried to record a normal episode until we saw the news, so we called an audible and decided to pay tribute to the one + only late William Friedkin. This is us being crushed in real time, unable to move on to making fun of the Snow White redux or whatever dumb stuff we had planned Please...

  44. THE FRANCO FILES: SOLEDAD AMONGST THE PERVERTS

    we discuss some true bangers from Jess Franco, six films from 1969-1970

  45. The Franco Files: The Trouble With Harry, Pt.1

    we continue on in our exploration of filmmaker Jess Franco, and the period of his career where he worked with problematic producer Harry Alan Towers, beginning with their foray into the even more problematic world of Fu Manchu, alongside their first De Sade adaptations + Venus in Furs

  46. The Franco Files: The Beginning, Pt. II

    we continue down Jess’ earliest path, ending this segment on his last two spy films before he would go on to meet infamous producer Harry Alan Towers

  47. Cruel Intentions

    we report live from our hq to get into SAG joining the strike, plus how the studios major recent profit losses + selling of stocks, embracing of AI, and competition with China play into the tragic production shutdown of Juror #2

  48. THE FRANCO FILES: THE BEGINNING

    we crack open the files and discuss Jess’ very first films, from We Are 18 to The Sadistic Baron von Klaus

  49. HIGHS & LOWS: CAN’T HARDLY WAIT + US GO HOME

    we return to the Music Box on July 11th for the next installment in our heavily lauded and hotly praised Mubi-sponsored film series, Highs and Lows. This month, we examine the similarities between 1997’s CANT HARDLY WAIT and 1994’s US GO HOME Subscribe to our patreon for additional episodes plus...

  50. The Franco Files

    David Gregory joins us for a second time to discuss the life and work of Jess Franco

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we probably havent thought this through, but we aren’t going to listen to the cop in our heads…we have takes and we are goin to give them, with or without anyone else input. Lack of oxygen meets investigative reporting meets the guests you know and love, meets fun recommendations meets hard driven attitudes, you don’t wanna miss

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