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Where the Long Tail Ends

by Matt Gamble & James Gillham

Where the Long Tail Ends is a website dedicated to finding old, obscure and possibly awful films that are adrift in the sea of pop culture.Helping to fulfill that mission are the three podcasts offered by Where the Long Tail Ends. Spoiler Alert!, which is dedicated to reviewing newer films that catch our interest, the Cabin in the Woods Film Festival Podcast in which Matt forces Angela Fabbrini to watch a horror film and then verbally dodge her rage and of course, High and Low (Brow), which is the signature podcast for the website. It is a themed podcast where Matt Gamble and James Gillham discuss everything under the sun, and sometimes even get around to talking about movies.

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Episodes

  1. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 145 "Explorers"

    This month, Robert, Nat, and Cody are joined by Jim Laczkowski as we review the boyhood adventure that is Joe Dante's EXPLORERS. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - EXPLORERS (1985) Discussion 1:15:27- Next Movie and Outro

  2. Still Watching the Skies: 2026 Summer Bonus Episode "The Wrong Stuff"

    It's time once again for our annual summer special, and this year we have The Wrong Stuff. In 1983, Philip Kaufman assembled Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid, Fred Ward and others to portray the men with THE RIGHT STUFF. But what happened when Hollywood tried to turn some of…

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  3. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 144 "Minority Report"

    Our precogs have seen that you would stop here and listen to our podcast. It would be a precrime not to listen. You have no free will as you listen to Cody, Robert, and Nat discuss Steven Spielberg's take on Philip K. Dick in 2002'S MINORITY REPORT. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - MINORITY REPORT…

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  4. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 143 "The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)"

    This month, Nat, Cody, and Robert journey to a world of the white god in the jungle who's engaged in cruel experiments that push the conception of humanity with 1996's THE ISLAND OF DOCTOR MOREAU. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU (1996) Discussion 1:18:45- Next Movie and Outro

  5. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 142 "V and V: The Final Battle"

    This month, Cody, Robert, and Nat are joined by Kurt Halfyard of ScreenAnarchy to fight a fascist takeover as we discuss the 1980s' mini-series V and V: The Final Battle. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - V Discussion 0:45:19- V: THE FINAL BATTLE Discussion 1:44:23- Next Movie and Outro

  6. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 141 "Johnny Mnemonic"

    This month, Cody, Robert, and Nat jack into the futuristic world of 2021 and the cyberpunk ideas of William Gibson with 1995's JOHNNY MNEMONIC. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - JOHNNY MNEMONIC Discussion 1:18:45- Next Movie and Outro

  7. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 140 "UFOria"

    This month, Nat, Cody, and Robert journey to rural America to talk about belief and UFOs in 1981's/1985's UFOria. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - UFOria Discussion 1:02:21- Next Movie and Outro

  8. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 139 "Mysterious Island (1961)"

    This month, Robert and Nat go it without an under the weather Cody. To make up for that absence, we are joined by Hunter Fagan of Dis-Order and Grim Grinning Hosts to talk Jules Verne and Ray Harryhausen in 1961's MYSTERIOUS ISLAND. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - MYSTERIOUS ISLAND Discussion 1:26:57…

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  9. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 138 "On the Beach"

    This month, Cody, Robert, and Nat are joined by Miloš Tomin to explore Cold War fears and the end of the world in Stanley Kramer's ON THE BEACH. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - ON THE BEACH Discussion 1:14:37- Next Movie and Outro

  10. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 137 "Kin-Dza-Dza!"

    This month, Nat, Cody, and Robert explore comedy in the Soviet world with 1986's KIN-DZA-DZA!. If that's not enough, we also take a look back at 2025 in movies. Our highs, our lows, trends, things we missed, and more. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - KIN-DZA-DZA! Discussion 0:43:26 - 2025 in Movies...

  11. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 136 "Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed"

    This month, Robert, Nat, and Cody delve into Peter Cushing at his most cold and evil in 1969's FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED Discussion 1:01:33- Next Movie and Outro

  12. Still Watching the Skies: 2025 Xmas Bonus Episode "Secret Santa XI"

    Robert, Nat, and Cody are joined by returning guest Jim Laczkowski of Directors Club and Angela Fabbrini as we throw our eleventh annual Secret Santa party. Who gave what to whom is the mystery of the episode as we take turns discussing five movies especially chosen for their recipients by their...

  13. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 135 "Aeon Flux"

    This month, Cody, Robert, and Nat discuss the perils of adaptation without a clear vision with 2005's AEON FLUX. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - AEON FLUX Discussion 0:54:53- Next Movie and Outro

  14. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 134 "Little Shop of Horrors (1986)"

    This spooky month, Nat, Cody, and Robert dust off their singing voices for Frank Oz's adaptation of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Discussion 0:52:30- Next Movie and Outro

  15. Still Watching the Skies: 2025 Halloween Bonus Episode "Dark Disney"

    Nat, Cody, and Robert are joined by Angela Fabbrini to take a look at four movies from the 80s that are both interesting to discuss and highlight Disney's identity crisis in the post-Walt era with THE WATCHER IN THE WOODS, SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES, THE BLACK CAULDRON, and RETURN TO OZ.…

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  16. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 133 "After Yang"

    Robert, Nat, and Cody are joined by Paul Hermann of The Comic Binge to explore grief, memory, family, and identity in Kogonada's AFTER YANG. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - AFTER YANG Discussion 1:14:42- Next Movie and Outro

  17. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 132 "Sunshine"

    Nat, Cody, and Robert take a trip to the sun and perhaps touch the face of God with Danny Boyle's SUNSHINE. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - SUNSHINE Discussion 1:06:39- Next Movie and Outro

  18. Still Watching the Skies: Summer 2025 Bonus Episode "Jaws Franchise"

    Robert, Nat, and Cody take time off from our summer to bring you a special bonus episode. 50 years ago, JAWS swam into theaters and changed Hollywood. With that in mind, what better time to look at the ups and downs of the film and franchise that stated the summer movie season. Time tracks: 0:00...

  19. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 131 "The Abyss"

    Nat, Cody, and Robert take a deep dive into James Cameron's THE ABYSS. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - THE ABYSS Discussion 1:04:36- Next Movie and Outro

  20. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 130 :The Day the Earth Stood Still"

    Robert, Nat, and Cody accept an offer we can't refuse in 1951's THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL Discussion 1:09:56- Next Movie and Outro

  21. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 129 "Moonraker"

    Cody, Robert, and Nat go mainstream this month with 1979's MOONRAKER, the first – and so far only – James Bond film we've covered on the podcast. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - MOONRAKER Discussion 1:27:06- Next Movie and Outro

  22. Still Watching the Skies: Bonus 2025 Milwaukee Film Festival Preview

    The 2025 Milwaukee Film Festival runs from April 24, 2025 until May 8, 2025. Robert Reineke of wherethelongtailends.com gives a few thoughts and picks a few movies to see during the festival to give listeners some ideas.

  23. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 128 "Circuitry Man"

    Nat, Cody, and Robert take a post-apocalyptic road trip with 1990s CIRCUITRY MAN. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - CIRCUITRY MAN Discussion 0:55:41 - Next Movie and Outro

  24. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 127 "Leprechaun 4: In Space"

    Happy St. Patrick's Day! Perhaps with apologies to the Irish and Irish descendants, Robert, Nat, and Cody get in the spirit of the season with 1996's LEPRECHAUN 4: IN SPACE. For good or ill. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - LEPRECHAUN 4: IN SPACE Discussion 1:14:38- Next Movie and Outro

  25. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 126 "Mr. Stitch"

    I think we all consider ourselves fans of Rutger Hauer which lead Cody, Robert, and Nat to 1995's MR. STITCH by Roger Avary. What is the saying about where good intentions lead you? Time tracks: 0:00:00 - MR. STITCH Discussion 1:11:38- Next Movie and Outro

  26. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 125"Touki Bouki"

    Sometimes we make a mistake and pick a movie that's not really a science fiction film, even if it does have an obvious influence on Afrofuturism. And sometimes it works out to be an interesting discussion, as Nat, Cody, and Robert get our chance to take in Djibril Diop Mambéty's TOUKI BOUKI. And...

  27. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 124 "Frankenstein Created Woman"

    Robert, Nat, and Cody grapple with Terence Fisher's 3rd outing with the Hammer Frankenstein series with 1967's FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN Discussion 1:08:10- Next Movie and Outro

  28. Still Watching the Skies: 2024 Christmas Bonus Episode "Secret Santa X"

    Robert, Nat, and Cody are joined by returning guest Jim Laczkowski of Directors Club and Angela Fabbrini as we throw our tenth annual Secret Santa party. Who gave what to whom is the mystery of the episode as we take turns discussing five movies especially chosen for their recipients by their...

  29. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 123 "Dead Heat"

    Cody, Robert, and Nat team up again as good cop, bad cop, and good cop to find out if you can keep a good cop down in 1988's DEAD HEAT. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - DEAD HEAT Discussion 59:45- Next Movie and Outro

  30. Still Watching the Skies: 2024 Halloween Bonus Episode "Sequels!"

    Nat, Cody, and Robert are joined by Angela Fabbrini to take a look at three movies that didn't really set up sequels, but they made them anyways, with PSYCHO II, HOWLING II: YOUR SISTER IS A WEREWOLF, and POLTERGEIST II: THE OTHER SIDE. Second time's the charm? Time tracks: PSYCHO II Discussion:...

  31. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 122 "The Secret of Nimh"

    Nat, Cody, and Robert get animated as they discuss 1982's THE SECRET OF NIMH. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - THE SECRET OF NIMH Discussion 1:04:36- Next Movie and Outro

  32. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 121 "Miracle Mile"

    Nat, Cody, and Robert take the call and discover the meet-cute apocalypse courtesy of MIRACLE MILE. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - MIRACLE MILE Discussion 0:56:28 - Next Movie and Outro

  33. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 120 "Demolition Man"

    Cody, Robert, and Nat mark ten years of podcasting with Sylvester Stallone as one of the last real men around in Demolition Man, a rundown of this year's Fantasia film festival, and a lookback at some of the highs of the last ten years of podcasting. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - DEMOLITION MAN…

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  34. Still Watching the Skies: 2024 Summer Bonus "1990s Dark Comic Book Movies"

    Robert, Nat, and Cody take time off from our summer to bring you a special bonus episode focusing on four films reflecting Hollywood's journey from BATMAN to THE MATRIX and current comic book movies via several independent comic books. It's a podcast full of martial arts, tragic backstories…

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  35. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 119 "A Scanner Darkly"

    "This has been a novel about some people who were punished entirely too much for what they did." - Phillip K. Dick Nat, Cody, and Robert take a trip, into a world of drugs, questions about identity, addiction, love, and surveillance via Richard Linklater and Phillip K. Dick in A SCANNER DARKLY....

  36. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 118 "2010: The Year We Make Contact"

    Robert, Nat, and Cody journey to the moons of Jupiter to follow up on the mysteries of 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY and discover cooperation amidst the Cold War. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - 2010: THE YEAR WE MAKE CONTACT Discussion 1:17:32- Next Movie and Outro

  37. Still Watching the Skies: 2021 Summer Bonus "Michael Crichton"

    Nat, Cody, and Robert take time off from our beach reading to bring you a special bonus episode focusing on three films directed by Michael Crichton from the 1970s; Pursuit, Coma, and The Great Train Robbery. Crichton wrote the source material for two of the films and adapted the screenplay for...

  38. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 82 "The Day of the Triffids & The Earth Dies Screaming"

    Robert, Nat, & Cody experience a pair of "cozy catastrophes" this episode with THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS (1962) and THE EARTH DIES SCREAMING (1964). Both films are a very English look at the apocalypse at the height of the Cold War and forerunners of the zombie apocalypse genre which would be…

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  39. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 81 "Jupiter Ascending"

    Cody, Robert, and Nat take in and discuss the Wachowski's Jupiter Ascending, a strange mix of Flash Gordon, Barbarella, and fairy tales, among other things. Time Tracks: Jupiter Ascending 0:00 to 46:56 Next Month's Film & Outro 46:56 to End

  40. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 80 "Les Saignantes"

    LES SAIGNANTES brings Nat, Cody, and Robert back to the world of Afrofuturism and our first trip to African movies. Plus, we conclude our countdown of our 50 favorite films of all time. Time Tracks: LES SAIGNANTES: 0:00 to 34:34 TOP 50 LISTS, 10 to 1: 34:34 to 2:35:29 NEXT FILM : 2:35:29 to End

  41. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 77 "Welcome II the Terrordome"

    WELCOME II THE TERRORDOME marks the return of Nat, Cody, and Robert to the world of Afrofuturism. If that's not enough, we start a countdown of our 50 favorite films of all time. Time Tracks: WELCOME II THE TERRORDOME: 0:00 to 42:35 TOP 50 LISTS, 40 to 31: 45:13 to 2:14:48 NEXT FILM : 2:14:48 to End

  42. Still Watching the Skies: 2020 Christmas Bonus Episode

    Robert, Nat, and Cody are joined by returning guests Angela Fabbrini and Jim Laczkowski of Voices & Visions as we throw our sixth annual Secret Santa party. Who gave what to whom is the mystery of the episode as we take turns discussing five movies especially chosen for their recipients by their...

  43. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 76 "Outland"

    OUTLAND is Robert, Nat, and Cody's opportunity to discuss the career and legacy of Sean Connery and discuss one of his few films clearly in the science fiction genre. If that's not enough, we start a countdown of our 50 favorite films of all time. Time Tracks: OUTLAND: 0:00 to 45:13 TOP 50 LISTS,...

  44. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 75 "Southland Tales"

    SOUTHLAND TALES arrives to confound and intrigue Cody, Robert, Nat, and special guest Patrick Ripoll from Tracks of the Damned. So, buckle yourself in as we tackle Richard Kelly's followup to DONNIE DARKO. Time Tracks: SOUTHLAND TALES: 0:00 to 1:28:21 NEXT FILM : 1:28:21 to End

  45. Still Watching the Skies: 2020 Halloween Bonus Episode

    Robert, Nat, and Cody are joined by Angela Fabbrini of Cabin in the Woods to discuss three films, separated by less than a decade, on the subject of witchcraft with"The Witches of Eastwick, The Witches (1990), and The Craft". The power of females takes many forms and we look both at how…

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  46. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 74 "Doctor X"

    Nat, Cody, and Robert take a wild ride to Pre-Code Hollywood with Michael Curtiz's DOCTOR X. It's a tale filled with cannibalism, a serial killer, mad scientists, a fast talking reporter, lie detectors, and synthetic flesh. And more wild tangents. Time Tracks: DOCTOR X: 0:00 to 51:01 NEXT FILM…

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  47. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 73 "Human Highway"

    Robert, Nat, and Cody are joined by Jim Laczkowski of the Now Playing Network for a trip down Neil Young's HUMAN HIGHWAY. As a bonus, we discuss TENET. Time Tracks: HUMAN HIGHWAY Discussion: 0:00 to 41:51 TENET Discussion: 41:51to 52:25 Next Film and Outro:52:25 to End

  48. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 72 "Color Out of Space"

    Cody, Robert, and Nat are joined by Matt Gamble as we visit the blasted heath and the dark woods west of Arkham for Richard Stanley's Lovecraft adaptation COLOR OUT OF SPACE. Time Tracks: Intro and the State of Theaters Discussion: 0:00 to 13:41 COLOR OUT OF SPACE Discussion: 13:41 to 1:12:33…

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  49. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 71 "Silent Running"

    Nat, Cody, and Robert take a trip to the rings of Saturn and the ecologically minded 1970s with Douglas Trumbull's SILENT RUNNING. It's a trip filled with good intentions, loneliness, and both hope and regret. Plus a surprise guest. Time Tracks: SILENT RUNNING Discussion: 0:00 to 50:48 Next Film...

  50. Still Watching the Skies: Episode 70 "Frankenstein & Bride of Frankenstein"

    Robert, Nat, and Cody revisit James Whale's iconic films for Universal, FRANKENSTEIN and BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN. Here's to a new world of gods and monsters! Time Tracks: FRANKENSTEIN Discussion: 0:00 to 46:27 BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN Discussion: 46:27 to 1:33:17 Next Film and Outro: 1:33:17 to End

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Where the Long Tail Ends is a website dedicated to finding old, obscure and possibly awful films that are adrift in the sea of pop culture.Helping to fulfill that mission are the three podcasts offered by Where the Long Tail Ends. Spoiler Alert!, which is dedicated to reviewing newer films that catch our interest, the Cabin in the Woods Film Festival Podcast in which Matt forces Angela Fabbrini to watch a horror film and then verbally dodge her rage and of course, High and Low (Brow), which is the signature podcast for the website. It is a themed podcast where Matt Gamble and James Gillham discuss everything under the sun, and sometimes even get around to talking about movies.

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