Alien Minute

We're reposting our old "DVD Commentary" episode for the 50th Anniversary of Jaws. Guest: Todd Norris

John and Mitch close out Noirvember by inviting Professor Cynthia Baron onto the show to talk about Carl Franklin's Devil in a Blue Dress.

Filmmaker, occasional actor, and journalist John McGrath joins John and Mitch to discuss Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive. John's show Art House is available here: https://www.kansascitypbs.org/local-shows/art-house/

David Bax from the Battleship Pretension Podcast joins John and Mitch to talk about John Dahl's Red Rock West.

From the vaults of the now-defunct Alien Minute Patreon comes this episode where John and Mitch discuss Tony Gilroy's Michael Clayton, among other neo-noir-related things.

Friend of the show Eric Moore (Alien in Character, Effectively Speaking) joins Mitch to discuss the newest addition to the Alien franchise, Alien: Romulus.

Mitch interviews One False Move Location Manager Michael Cain.

Old friend of the show, Cinematographer Todd Norris joins us to talk about Carl Franklin's One False Move.

Writer, filmmaker, and journalist Jon Niccum joins us to talk about the Coen Brothers' 1984 debut Blood Simple.

John and Mitch welcome film writer Jessica Crets to discuss Neil Jordan's The Crying Game.

John and Mitch welcome Oscar® winning screenwriter and director Kevin Willmott to talk about Chinatown.

On this episode of The Neo-Noir Podcast, John and Mitch welcome musician and artist Krysztof Nemeth to discuss David Lynch's Blue Velvet.

From the archives, we revisit the time Pete the Retailer brought his buddy Matt Gourley (Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend, James Bonding, I Was There Too) on to talk about Pete's desire to be Gorman in a video game scenario, whether any prequel has ever been any good, and to discuss a possible BBC Nature Documentary about the Xenomorph.

As a holiday gift for our loyal listeners, we are giving away one of our Patreon episodes. On this audio commentary, John and Mitch are joined by Todd Norris, Erin Hamer-Beck, and Jason Heck to talk about John McTiernan's Die Hard.

With the new Hayao Miyazaki film The Boy and the Heron coming out this week in the U.S., John and Mitch welcome our Ghibli fan friends Jamie Anderson and Neil Brown to discuss whether master Miyazaki managed to make four truly great films in a row. (This episode was recorded in May of 2021)

On the inaugural episode of our new show The Neo-Noir Podcast, we welcome former Alien Minute guest Marya E. Gates to discuss classic noir, neo-noir, and two films that work as examples of both.

John and Mitch discuss Rosemary's Baby by listing their top 5 moments from the film.

John and Mitch are joined by cinematographer Todd Norris to talk about Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. (Recorded in 2020)

John, Mitch, and Jason Heck provide audio commentary for the Director's Cut of Paul Verhoeven's RoboCop.

We're reaching back into the vault to replay one of our early episodes. This was back when we didn't have all the high-tech gadgets we have today, so the sound isn't as good as usual. But the guest is great! It's Tasha Robinson from The Next Picture Show podcast!

Jason Heck joins John and Mitch to talk while watching John Badham's 1983 helicopter thriller Blue Thunder.

For Sir Sean's birthday, we decided to give you all this two-for-one episode about multiple Sean Connery Classics. Originally recorded in 2020 and 2021 for our Patreon page with Jason Heck (Part 1) and Joe Mazel (Part 2).

Jason Heck joins John and Mitch to talk about that odd Summer forty years ago when the Summer blockbusters just weren't quite as good as the ones from the year before or the year after.

John and Mitch discuss the newest installment in the Mission Impossible series.

John and Mitch talk about the latest and last Indiana Jones movie.

Do you watch patriotic sh#t to celebrate the 4th of July? We don't, but if you do, you might enjoy this Top Gun commentary with our old pal Jason Heck who knows way too much about military killing machines and crappy 80s war movies.

John and Mitch are joined by musician Cody Wyoming to discuss whether Wes Anderson has managed to make four truly great films in a row.

John and Mitch are joined by film professor Erin Hamer-Beck to talk about Star Trek 2.

Did genre master John Carpenter make four truly great films in a row? Jason Heck joins John and Mitch to discuss Carpenter's career and specifically, whether a certain group of four consecutive films qualify as a Quadfecta®.

Cinematographer Todd Norris joins us to talk over George Miller's Mad Max 2 or The Road Warrior, as it was known in the States. 

John and Mitch discuss Kathryn Bigelow's vampire classic Near Dark.

On this episode of The Quadfecta John and Mitch are joined by film and pop culture writer Jessica Crets to discuss whether Brian De Palma was able to accomplish four truly great films in a row.

John and Mitch are joined by Todd Norris to talk about John Landis' An American Werewolf in London.

John and Mitch chat while watching James Whale's The Bride of Frankenstein.

John and Mitch are joined by cinematographer Todd Norris to discuss Steven Spielberg's Jaws.

John and Mitch finally discuss Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Alien: Resurrection.

Jason Heck and Erin Hamer-Beck join John and Mitch to discuss John McTiernan's The Hunt for Red October.

Jason Heck joins John and Mitch to talk over Paul Verhoeven's Schwarzeneggerian classic Total Recall.

Cinematographer Todd Norris joins John and Mitch to talk over Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind.*   *Please note that this is the DIRECTOR'S CUT and not the Special Edition

Jason Heck joins John and Mitch to finish off From Russia With Love  by talking about minutes 105-112 which begin with poor Kronsteen feeling the effects of Klebb’s poison shoe and end with "Bond" waving bye-bye.

On the penultimate episode of 007x7, John and Mitch welcome Eric Moore to discuss minutes 98-105  which begin with Bond binding the hands of a bad guy and end with Morzeny kicking Kronsteen with his poison shoe.

This week John and Mitch are joined by cinematographer Todd Norris to discuss minutes 91-98 which begin with Bond learning about the sex film and end with Bond punching out a man at the rendezvous point.

This week, Mitch is joined by author Mark Edlitz (The Lost Adventures of James Bond and The Many Lives of James Bond) to discuss minutes 84-91 which begin with Bond inspecting Grant’s matching Q Branch briefcase and end with Bond held at gunpoint by Grant, who informs him of a phony blackmail plot involving a reel of film. (John is away on assignment.)

This week, Mitch and John are joined by comic book writer Jason Aaron (Scalped, Southern Bastards, Star Wars, Thor) to discuss minutes 77-84 which begin with Tania telling Bond that she really loves him and end with Bond about to inspect Grant’s briefcase after Tania and Grant have left for the dining car.

This week, Mitch and John are joined by author, screenwriter, and documentary filmmaker John Cork to discuss minutes 70-77 Begin with Tania in a negligee letting Karim into the compartment and end with Bond firmly demanding details from a distraught Tania.

Suzen Kruglnska and Joe Dator are back to talk to John and Mitch about minutes 63-70 which begin with 007 receiving the cable from M and end with Karim knocking on the door to Bond’s compartment on the Orient Express.

John and Mitch once again welcome filmmaker Todd Norris to discuss 56 to 63 Begins with Bond breaking away from some tourists in the Hagia Sophia and end with Moneypenny interrupted as she listens in on a steamy recording of Bond and Tania, as M requests her to take down a cable for 007.

John and Mitch welcome author, educator, and Bond superfan Dr. Lisa Funnel back to the show to discuss minutes 49-56 of From Russia with Love which begins with Bond telling Karim to leave the assassination of Krilencu to him and end with Tania entering the spectacular Hagia Sophia followed by a sinister man in a black beret.

For this supplemental episode, John and Mitch are honored to welcome From Russia with Love and  Thunderball actress Martine Beswick.

Film professor Erin Hamer Beck joins John and Mitch to discuss minutes 42-49 which begin with Bond telling his host that their hospitality “overwhelms me” and end with Bond accompanying Karim to kill Krilencu on a dark Istanbul street.