the Three Friends go Criterion

This week we talk about Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao in the martial arts classic Dragons Forever!

This week we have a couple small episodes in one with looks at the independent weird horror film the Hill and the Hole and middle aged kung fu adventure Paper Tigers.

We were wondering what Albert Brooks is all about, so we decided to take a look at Defending Your Life.

The D.A. Pennebaker express continues to chug along with a look at the legendary Original Cast Album: Company!

We continue our dive into the work of D.A. Pennebaker with a look at Bob Dylan's Don't Look Back.

This week we're looking at D.A. Pennebaker's seminal concert film, Monterey Pop!

In honor of the release of Black Widow and the season finale of Loki, we take a look at all of Marvel's many, *many* upcoming projects.

This week we're taking a look at one of our favorite bands, the Pixies, through the lens of two documentaries, set 15 years apart, that take a look at how the band members interact with each other while on tour.

This week we're telling spooky true tales and deep diving into Brandon's work as a writer of novelty country music.

We kick off the summer with the ultimate kicking off the summer movie - Jaws! And Chris is back!

This week we're talking about the San Francisco set, underground, DIY, modern Kung Fu classic - Unlucky Stars!

We return to our classy roots with a look at the Conformist.

This week we're weazin' the juice with a look at Pauly Shore's biggest hits.

We're back from hiatus with a look at the forgotten 80s war film the Beast!

Jenny joins us to discuss one of 2020's most acclaimed movies and also eating bananas wrapped in American cheese slices!

We're taking a look at the classic 90s Western TOMBSTONE on this week's Talkin' Douglas After Dark: Russell Edition!

We're joined by our friends from the Overlook Hour to discuss this year's Unnamed Footage Festival, which will be taking the form of a 24+ hour live stream starting at 5PM PST, 03/26/2021

Mickey and Alberto talk about the new Three Friends Discord server and other issues of the day.

Filmmaker Bryan Petersen (Wrecker) joins us to talk action, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Bloodsport!

This week we're taking a look at Kim Jee-woon's  brutal revenge thriller I Saw the Devil!

This week we're taking a look at Nicolas Cage and his three late 90s action blockbusters, the Rock, Con Air, and Face/Off. Which one will be voted Top Cruise: Top Cage? Maybe Top Cruise: Top Cage is YOU?!

We're joined by Jessica's sisters Jenny and Jackie to discuss Kumiko the Treasure Hunter!

Next week is Jessica's pick - and it's a secret! Join us as she reveals the mystery to us live on the program!

We're joined this week by our friend Terri to discuss the Band and their legendary concert film the Last Waltz.

This week we're talking about the Hong Kong action/adventure/horror extravaganza the Seventh Curse!

Ever work hard on something only to find out no one cares? Who was America's Sweetheart in the early 2000s? Pizza? All that and a few surprises on this week's episode! Happy New Year!

Mickey's going solo this week to investigate some of the weirdest and most unique short horror films from throughout the history of cinema. Happy holidays! Find resources and links to all the films discussed in today's episode at 156.thethreefriends.com

We finish up our Oz miniseries with a little peek into the Disney vault, at the strange, one of a kind oddity that is Return to Oz.

Our journey down the Yellow Brick Road continues! Helen Sustarich, host of the Honestlyhelen Podcast, returns to chat about the Wiz!

Hey - this week the Three Friends are off to see the Wizard.

In this very special mini-sode we talk food, movies, and fun! Happy Thanksgiving!

It's Sigourney time!

This week we're talking about all kinds of things, like Blade playing the saxophone, the Holidate, Train to Busan, and Corbin Bernsen's recent output.

It's time for our annual look at all things Halloween! From which Monster we would want to advise us in a Cyrano de Bergerac situation to whether or not the Monster Mash is actually scary, we cover it all!

Jessica joins us as we take a dive into the world of 70s body building, with this special Arnold Schwarzenegger edition of Talkin' Douglas After Dark.

We're joined this week by filmmaker Chelsea Christer for an in-depth discussion of her already award-winning debut feature, Bleeding Audio. This documentary details the rise, fall, and return of the legendary Bay Area alternative rock band the Matches. Bleeding Audio is not currently available through the usual channels, but keep an eye on bleeding-audio.com for your chance to catch it as it continues to tour the festival circuit. 

This week we're looking into the legendary video essay Los Angeles Plays Itself!

Jenny Chang joins us this week for Jessica's pick, the 2002 Adrian Brody starring indie comedy, Dummy!

Jessica joins us to talk about Michael Mann's big screen adaptation of Miami Vice, and opinions are varied!

This week we're talking about the films of Chadwick Boseman, Bill & Ted Face the Music, Project Power, Hot Ones, and so much more!

We're joined this week by Miguel Martinez of Saint Francis & the Wolf to discuss the 1940 classic comedy of remarriage, the Philadelphia Story, staring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and James Stewart.

We're joined by anti-multi-level-marketing activist Elizabeth Riley Chiechi to take a look at Betting on Zero, a 2016 documentary investigating allegations that dietary supplement company Herbalife is an illegal pyramid scheme. Join the Sounds Like MLM But Ok group on Facebook and follow them on Twitter. For some of the resources and literature Elizabeth mentions in the episode please see the show notes on thethreefriends.com

This week we're taking a look at Akira Kurosawa's heart-touching masterpiece Ikiru.

Joey and Shaun, hosts of the Top Five5 Podcast, join us to count down our top 5 most wanted dream Criterion releases!

Hey, we're off this week but Alberto and Mickey were the guests on the TopFive5 podcast both last week and this week counting down our top 5 favorite Criterion releases! You can find the TopFive5 Podcast HERE You can also watch them on YouTube, which is our recommended way of consuming the show, right HERE 

Jessica joins us to talk about what we've been watching and also hot dogs.

Jessica joins us to talk about Ang Lee's Eat Drink Man Woman and its American remake Tortilla Soup!

Jim drops by to catch up and discuss what we've been watching.

Ash, drummer of St. Francis & the Wolf, joins us on our THIRD ANNIVERSARY(!!!) for a discussion about Penelope Spheeris's seminal document of the late 80's Hollywood hair metal scene, the Decline of Western Civilization Part II: the Metal Years!

It's time to pit three Tom Cruise movies against each other to decide which will earn the coveted prize of TOP CRUISE: 2010s. Will it be Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Edge of Tomorrow, or Rock of Ages?! Maybe, just maybe, TOP CRUISE is YOU!