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Subversive Cinema
by Art Hall
There are a lot of films out there, so it's only natural that a decent amount of strange content exists. These are the films we examine.Each week, I sit down with a guest and we take a look a one of these weird, whacky, or downright wrong cinematic entries. Each of them has something about it that makes it special — I call it the "Subversive Sauce" — and that is recipe we try to break down.Is it scientific? Absolutely not. Will you learn things you didn't know? Maybe. Might you hear about films worth checking out? Most definitely.Tune in and see what the subversion is all about!
Episodes
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Spaced Invaders (1990)
A story about rubber suits, one cute robot, one mean robot, and a lot of silliness. Listen in as me and frequent guest, Ben, take a trip back that magical time of the late 80s/early 90s. A time when film put thought, passion, and intent into presenting the viewer with stories that mattered and...
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Problem Child 2 (1991)
A story about divorcées, a 24 year old sixth grader, terrible haircuts, and a lot of vomit. Listen in as me and returning guest Ben look back on a film that has proven to be a core memory experience for the both of us. Directed by Brian Levant (A Christmas Story 2, Snow Dogs) and written by Scott...
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Cool World (1992) & Little Monsters (1989)
One is a story about doodles, 'noids, sex, and utter insanity... The other, a story about a boy, his monster friend, his unhappy parents, and some pretty horrific stuff for a kids movie. Listen in as me and returning guest Ben, step in to the mad worlds of doodles and monsters in this special…
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Interview with Drew Bolduc
In this special bonus episode I sit down and chat with the filmmaker behind The Taint, Drew Bolduc. We chat about how he pulled off those awesomely gross and hilarious visual effects, how he got into filmmaking, and much more. Check out our conversation for a look behind the magic that is The Taint!
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Crash (1996)
A story about sex in cars, sex with scars, sex with strangers, and oh yeah... car crashes. Listen in as me and returning guest Dan buckle up and put the pedal to the metal with this car-wreck of film—in a good way! Written and directed by David Cronenberg (The Fly, A History of Violence) and…
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Premiere of Cade: The Tortured Crossing (2023)
Guess who is back... ...with a bonus episode at least! And it's SPOILER FREE! It's been since Thanksgiving that the show has dropped the freshness into your feed. Well, allow me to apologize again (new job + new baby = WTF happed to my schedule) and THANK YOU for tuning in, whether you're new to...
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ThanksKilling 3 (2012)
A story about puppets, Thanksgiving Land, a missing movie, and a space worm. Listen in as me and returning guest, Devon, pull on our stretchy pants and sit down to feast on the sequel to the infamous ThanksKilling. We wanted a meal, but it ended up feeling like a forced enema. Directed by Jordan...
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The Taint (2011)
A story about a poisoned water supply, insane misogynists, penis obsession, and way too much semen. ***LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED*** Listen in as me and guest, Chris, talk about the social commentary and startling amount of ejaculation in this fantastically over-the-top comedy-horror....
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Tromeo & Juliet (1996)
A story about two warring families, two star-crossed lovers, some graphic violence, and a whole lot of boobs. Listen in as me and new guest and veteran podcaster, Julian, put in our nose piercings and prince alberts for this raucous and vulgar rendition of the Bard's most recognized work.…
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Story of Ricky (1991)
A story about a corrupt prison system, eyeball damage, crowd-provided exposition, and magically appearing items. Listen in as me and returning guest, Joe, dust off our whistle-leafs and stretch our muscles in preparation for this knock-down, head-smasher of a film. Written and directed by Ngai…
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Greener Grass (2019)
A story about family, friendly competition, adult braces, and suburban hell. Listen in as me and guest, Dan, pull on our polo shirts and tighten our braces for this trippy flick. Co-written and co-directed by Jocelyn DeBoer (Adam Ruins Everything, The Arrival) and Dawn Luebbe (Adam Ruins...
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Intermission...
The show will continue after a brief hiatus.
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Nekromantik 2 (1991)
A story about a girl, her past love, her current love, and even more necrophilia. Listen in as me and returning guest, my almost perfect wife Ashley, reminisce over what was arguably our worst date night movie choice. Directed by Jörg Buttgereit (Nekromantik, Schramm) and co-written by Buttgereit...
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Titane (2021)
A story about loneliness, unconditional love, objectophilia, and TITANIUM. Listen in as me and fellow podcaster and returning guest, Al, dress up like crash test dummies and prepare for a head-on collision between our minds and this controversial award-winner. Written and directed by Julia...
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Trash Humpers (2009)
A "story" about old people masks, breaking shit, humping shit, and doing weird shit. Listen in as me and returning guest, Chris, struggle to find the reason for this "film's" existence. Written and directed by one time indie darling Harmony Korine (Kids, Gummo), the Los Angeles Times called the...
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Eraserhead (1977)
A story about parenthood, anxiety, a strange baby, and who the hell knows. Listen in as me and new guest, Jon, stare into the magical radiator that is this film and try to divine just what is going on here. Written and directed by seminal auteur David Lynch (Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive), Time…
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Death Spa (1988)
A story about unitards, technology run amok, an angry ghost, and a huge liability case. Listen in as me and guest, Devon, slip on our leg warmers and pop in our jazzercise mixtape to see what's the haps with this week's flick. Directed by Michael Fischa (My Mom's a Werewolf, Crack House) and...
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The Wizard of Speed and Time (1988)
A story about Hollywood, a man with a dream, special effects, and UNIONS. Listen in as me and new guest, Brian, travel to Tinseltown of yesteryear with this silly, impressive, and utterly fun ode/jibe at the movie business. Written and directed by Mike Jittlov (The Wizard of Speed and Time), Time...
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Cool as Ice (1991)
A story about forbidden love, casual breaking and entering, random dancing, and Dutch angles. Listen in as me and new guest, Ben, pull on our patchwork pants and overly embroidered jackets to revisit this abomination of a cinematic vehicle meant to launch Vanilla Ice into movie stardom. Luckily…
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The Amazing Bulk (2012)
A story about super powers through science, green screens, stock footage, and running in place. Listen in as me and returning guest, Chris, sit down for another choice cut recommended to me by this masochistic friend of the show. Directed by Lewis Schoenbrun (Aliens vs. Avatars, Queen Cobra) and...
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Sleepaway Camp (1983)
A story about incredibly short-shorts, kids being assholes, seemingly accepted pedophilic tendencies, and poor Mozart. Listen in as me and returning guest and horror cinephile, Sean, pull on those aforementioned '80s short-shorts, roast some s'mores, and chat about this subversive classic.…
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Deadly Prey (1987)
A story about survival, grenades, jean shorts, and abs. Listen in as me and my guest and fellow podcaster, Cam, zip up our jorts, sharpen our boobytrap spikes, and hunt down this film's sauce rating. Written and directed by David A. Prior (Deadliest Prey, Killzone, Jungle Assault), TV Guide…
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Ice Cream Man (1995)
A story about ice cream, childhood trauma, America's failing mental health system, and Small Paul. Listen in as me and returning guest Mike scoop into the gory bucket of fake blood and melting ice cream that is this film. Directed by Norman Apstein (Ice Cream Man, numerous porn flicks) and…
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VFW (2019)
A story about veterans, a ruthless drug lord, a girl in trouble, and kicking ass the American way. Listen in as me and returning guest Dan put on some ponchos and wade through this splatterfest of violence. Directed by Joe Begos (Almost Human, The Mind's Eye, Bliss) and written by first-time...
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Twisted Pair (2018)
A story about artificial intelligence, programmable DNA, awful facial hair, and a lot of voiceover. Listen in as me and returning guest and resident expert in Breenism, Richard, complete our season long look into the collective works of Neil Breen by breaking down his fifth work. Written and...
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Faces of Death (1978)
A story about animals dying, people dying, meditations on dying, and really weird music choices. Listen in as me and my guest Devon discuss the film whose legend is nearly without equal. Written and directed by John Alan Schwartz (Faces of Death 1-6), Screen Anarchy called the film "a curious bit...
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The Human Centipede III (2015)
A story about a state-run prison, an insane warden, his creepy assistant, and Tom Six jumping the shark. Listen in as me and my resident Human Centipede specialist, Chris, try to figure out why this unnecessary sequel exists. Written and directed by Tom Six (The Human Centipede 1 & 2, The Onania...
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Missing Reel...
Uh oh... Where's this week's episode? Listen to these 40 seconds and find out...
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Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
A story about sadism, abuse, eating poop, and 120 days in the Italian countryside. ***LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED*** Listen in as me and returning guest Joe try to recover from seeing this controversial work. Written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini (The Decameron, The Canterbury Tales,...
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Pass Thru (2016)
A story about corruption, kidnapping, yelling, and walking through rocks. Listen in as me and returning guest Richard, our resident specialist in Breenism, dive into indie auteur wunderkind Neil Breen's fourth feature film. Written and directed by filmmaker Neil Breen (Fateful Findings, I Am...
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Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
A story about exploitation, cannibals, not being very nice to animals, and the least sympathetic film crew ever. ***LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED*** Listen in as me and returning guest Jan carve into the controversial godfather of found footage cinema. Directed by Ruggero Deodato (Body Count…
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Goblin (2020)
A story about marital abuse, a dog named Shnoopsie, a friendly little fat goblin, and lack of color correction. Listen in as me and listener and first-time guest, Chris, chat about this little slice of indie film ambition. Directed by first-timer Chris Lee and written by first-timer Rosa Parnake,...
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Double Down (2005)
A story about assassinations, biochemical warfare, canned tuna, and... who the fuck knows. Listen in as me and returning guest Richard, our resident specialist in Breenism, revisit the film that started it all for indie auteur wunderkind Neil Breen. Written and directed by first-time filmmaker…
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Howard the Duck (1986)
A story about a duck, a girl, inter-dimensional demons, and flirting with bestiality. Listen in as me and returning guest Dan settle in with a Duckweiser and thumb through that latest issue of Playduck as we revisit the first feature film about a Marvel character. Directed by Willard Huyck…
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Zardoz (1974)
A story about guns, projections, reflections, and Sean Connery's body hair. Listen in as me and returning guest, Peter, become one with the Tabernacle and aim our kaleidoscopes at this trippy piece of 70s sci-fi. Written and directed by John Boorman (Deliverance, Exorcist II: The Heretic, Point...
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The Alien Factor (1978)
A story about rubber suit aliens, bad acting, Maryland accents, and a tiny police station. Listen in as me and returning guest, Kenny, set this interplanetary zoological disaster film under or microscopes. Written and directed by Maryland’s greatest unknown talent Don Dohler (Blood Massacre…
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Fateful Findings (2013)
A story about young love, magical days, addictions, and no more books. Listen in as me and resident specialist in Breenism, Richard, as we plumb the depths of this strange and abstruse masterpiece. Written, directed, produced, and edited by master indie auteur Neil Breen (Double Down, I Am…
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Birdemic 2: The Resurrection (2013)
A story about old friends and new, talking about making movies, unmotivated dolly shots, and even worse CGI than before. Listen in as me and returning Birdemic specialist, Dave, giggle and revel at this amazingly ridiculous sequel. We're back for more BIRDS! Written and directed by…
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The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)
A story about 80's fashion, toxic relationships, peeing one's pants, and farts. Listen in as me and returning guest Dan take a pee-soaked, snot-strung stroll down memory lane with this horrific example of a "family film." Directed by Rod Amateau (Son of Hitler, Drive-In, Gilligan's Island) and...
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Irreversible (2002)
A story about revenge, nihilism, dizzying camera work, and notorious sequences. ***LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED*** Listen in as me and my returning guest, Mike, talk through this polarizing work. Written and directed by Gaspar Noe (I Stand Alone, Into the Void, Love), Rolling Stone said the…
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Curse of the Komodo (2004)
A story about the dangers of science, government coverups, random skinny dipping, and a big fucking Komodo dragon. Listen in as me and my guest, Joe, consider the finer points of gratuitous skinny dipping, huge Komodo scat, and infinite ammo. Directed by Jim Wynorski AKA Harold Blueberry AKA Sam...
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I Am Here.... Now (2009)
A story about cyborg space Jesus, corruption, environmentalism, and sisters who go into prostitution way too quickly. Listen in as me and Richard, our resident specialist in Breenism, discuss the technique, philosophy, and confounding style of this enchanting indie film. Written, directed,...
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Murder-Set-Pieces (2004)
A story about one really angry German dude, strippers, photography, and a whole lot of fake blood. Listen in as me and returning guest Devon flounder as we try to find a reason why this film exists. Written and directed by Nick Palumbo (Nutbag, Murder-Set-Pieces), the Christian Science Monitor...
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Troll 2 (1990)
A story about green goo, bad stage makeup, goblins, and PISSING ON HOSPITALITY! Listen in as me and my returning guest, Dan, talk through this infamous accidental comedy. Written and directed by auteur Claudio Fragasso—tower of talent who as gone by the names Drake Floyd, Clyde Anderson, Werner...
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The Vagrant (1992)
A story about a house a geek, a hobo, a house, and a whole lot of psychosis. Listen in as me and my guest, Pete, talk through this strange mind trip of a film. Directed by two-time helmer Chris Walas (The Fly II & The Vagrant) and written by Richard Jefferies (14 Going on 30, Cold Creek Manor,...
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ThanksKilling (2009)
Happy Thanksgiving! A story about a curse, friendship, Thanksgiving break, and a foul-mouthed turkey. Listen in as me and my returning guest, Devon, talk about how thankful we are for this piece of holiday-themed magic. Directed by first-time-helmer Jordan Downey (ThanksKilling 3, Critters…
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Slugs (1988)
A story about health issues, the system, slugs, and exploding eyes. Listen in as me and my guest, writer and director Todd Norwood, talk through this slimy, crawly, and carnivorous film. Directed by Juan Piquer Simón (Pieces, The Rift, Cthulhu Mansion) and written by Ron Gantman (Slugs, Mystery…
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Nekromantik (1987)
A story about drippy things, guts, corpses, and really, really weird sex. Listen in as me and my guest, my lovely wife Ashley, talk through this gooey horror rom-com. Directed by Jörg Buttgereit (Nekromantik 2, Lexx, Schramm, Green Frankenstein) and co-written by Buttgereit and Franz Rodenkirchen...
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The Human Centipede II (2011)
A story about the nuclear family, sadism, body horror, and inhalers. ***LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED*** Listen in as me and returning guest & resident Human Centipede "expert", Chris, discuss this dry heave-inducing sequel. Written and directed by Tom Six (Human Centipede I, II, & III), the...
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Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)
A story about the environment, survival, bloodthirsty birds, and terrible CGI. Listen in as me and my guest, Dave, talk through this film that makes you wonder what the hell you are watching. Written and directed by James Nguyen (Birdemic 2: The Resurrection, Birdemic 3: Sea Eagle, Julie and…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
There are a lot of films out there, so it's only natural that a decent amount of strange content exists. These are the films we examine.Each week, I sit down with a guest and we take a look a one of these weird, whacky, or downright wrong cinematic entries. Each of them has something about it that makes it special — I call it the "Subversive Sauce" — and that is recipe we try to break down.Is it scientific? Absolutely not. Will you learn things you didn't know? Maybe. Might you hear about films worth checking out? Most definitely.Tune in and see what the subversion is all about!
HOSTED BY
Art Hall
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There are a lot of films out there, so it's only natural that a decent amount of strange content exists. These are the films we examine.Each week, I sit down with a guest and we take a look a one of these weird, whacky, or downright wrong cinematic entries. Each of them has something about it that...
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