Join hosts Nick &amp; Erin as they discuss a movie-of-the-week and then each pick a 2nd film to create a thematically spicy double bill. Their goal: to pair art with trash and vice versa. Because after all, one person&#39;s E.T.: The Extraterrestrial is another person&#39;s Mac &amp; Me. Theme song: VHS Dreams by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

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It&#39;s a classic switcheroo scenario! Erin is taking over hosting duties this week for a banner episode on one of our favourites and one of the very best Star Trek films: GALAXY QUEST!We&#39;re charting how the creative team found their perfect cast, including how Tim Allen learned what Acting was throughout the film, Sigourney Weaver&#39;s campaign to be part of the film, Alan Rickman&#39;s need to do comedy, and how Tony Shalhoub wound up playing a character with an Asian name. But how did the Star Trek cast feel about it? The answer may surprise you!Come and share our appreciation of Canadian treasure Enrico Colantoni while we look at deleted scenes, alternate plots, and how to simulate 70&#39;s TV aesthetics.We&#39;re also getting into our personal Galaxy Quests, the fandoms that have consumed us for better and worse, how we learned to recognize &#34;bad&#34; media, and 1999&#39;s mammoth cinema moment. Plus, Erin brings us the Straight Dope!

It&#39;s a classic switcheroo scenario! Erin is taking over hosting duties this week for a banner episode on one of our favourites and one of the very best Star Trek films: GALAXY QUEST!

We&#39;re charting how the creative team found their perfect cast, including how Tim Allen learned what Acting was throughout the film, Sigourney Weaver&#39;s campaign to be part of the film, Alan Rickman&#39;s need to do comedy, and how Tony Shalhoub wound up playing a character with an Asian name. But how did the Star Trek cast feel about it? The answer may surprise you!

Come and share our appreciation of Canadian treasure Enrico Colantoni while we look at deleted scenes, alternate plots, and how to simulate 70&#39;s TV aesthetics.

We&#39;re also getting into our personal Galaxy Quests, the fandoms that have consumed us for better and worse, how we learned to recognize &#34;bad&#34; media, and 1999&#39;s mammoth cinema moment. Plus, Erin brings us the Straight Dope!

136: Galaxy Quest (1999) - Don't Say "Beam"

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This week we&#39;re feeling revolutionary as we discuss Paul Thomas Anderson&#39;s Oscar darling, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER fom 2025!We&#39;ve officially come down with Oscars fever, so this week&#39;s episode does double duty as our coverage of the race itself. From OBAA&#39;s 13 nominations and SINNERS record-breaking 16, to the joys of ping pong in MARTY SUPREME and the massive snub of our beloved NO OTHER CHOICE, we&#39;re covering all of our thoughts on little gold men.This film sees a lot of first-timers to the pod, so we&#39;re talking Leonardo Di Caprio&#39;s career, Benicio del Toro&#39;s beer, Chase Infiniti&#39;s fear, Sean Penn&#39;s sneer, and how Madonna&#39;s web connects them all. And of course we&#39;re going down a rabbit hole on Jonny Greenwood&#39;s score and the fascism of Nixon and Reagan evolving into the form found in this film.Next time we&#39;re heading to the blood rave: join us in watching Wesley Snipes as BLADE (1998)!

This week we&#39;re feeling revolutionary as we discuss Paul Thomas Anderson&#39;s Oscar darling, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER fom 2025!

We&#39;ve officially come down with Oscars fever, so this week&#39;s episode does double duty as our coverage of the race itself. From OBAA&#39;s 13 nominations and SINNERS record-breaking 16, to the joys of ping pong in MARTY SUPREME and the massive snub of our beloved NO OTHER CHOICE, we&#39;re covering all of our thoughts on little gold men.

This film sees a lot of first-timers to the pod, so we&#39;re talking Leonardo Di Caprio&#39;s career, Benicio del Toro&#39;s beer, Chase Infiniti&#39;s fear, Sean Penn&#39;s sneer, and how Madonna&#39;s web connects them all. And of course we&#39;re going down a rabbit hole on Jonny Greenwood&#39;s score and the fascism of Nixon and Reagan evolving into the form found in this film.

Next time we&#39;re heading to the blood rave: join us in watching Wesley Snipes as BLADE (1998)!

135: One Battle After Another (2025) - Cursed Frankenstein Walk

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Gar(t)bage is back with 2024&#39;s airport paperback papal political thriller, Edward Berger&#39;s CONCLAVE!We&#39;re learning Ralph Fiennes&#39; full name, revisiting 3rd Rock from the Sun, and decide that every character in this film is a Pope, before discussing Catholicism and the Absolute Mysteries, power structures and rotting institutions, and what it means to stand for something instead of against something.Get ready to hear a lot about specificity becoming universality as we get into each pope&#39;s candidacy, the power of presenting alternatives in the face of certainty, and how much you have to screw up to have a sin named after you. And we&#39;re here to investigate: is John Lithgow&#39;s Father Tremblay Canadian?We&#39;re getting heavily into the ending and varying interpretations, so be warned of heavy spoilers! Next time, we&#39;re getting into Oscar talk with Paul Thomas Anderson&#39;s ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER!

Gar(t)bage is back with 2024&#39;s airport paperback papal political thriller, Edward Berger&#39;s CONCLAVE!

We&#39;re learning Ralph Fiennes&#39; full name, revisiting 3rd Rock from the Sun, and decide that every character in this film is a Pope, before discussing Catholicism and the Absolute Mysteries, power structures and rotting institutions, and what it means to stand for something instead of against something.

Get ready to hear a lot about specificity becoming universality as we get into each pope&#39;s candidacy, the power of presenting alternatives in the face of certainty, and how much you have to screw up to have a sin named after you. And we&#39;re here to investigate: is John Lithgow&#39;s Father Tremblay Canadian?

We&#39;re getting heavily into the ending and varying interpretations, so be warned of heavy spoilers! 

Next time, we&#39;re getting into Oscar talk with Paul Thomas Anderson&#39;s ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER!

134: Conclave (2024) - Popes is Guys

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We&#39;re returning after a long unplanned break with the most important awards ceremony in film: the Trashies!Nick and Erin are running down their favourite performances of 2025, talk instrumental &amp; song scores, and our best theatre-going memories of the year before discussing new-to-us discoveries and our top 5 of the year.It all leads up to the key questions of the year: how did they make Ethan Hawke just a little guy? Why is Josh O&#39;Connor legally mandated to appear in every film? What&#39;s with all the dual roles (looking at you Robert Pattinson, Michael B Jordan, and Wagner Moura)? And just who is Damocles?But most importantly, who will take home the vaunted Golden Garbage Can Lid? Past winners include Nolan&#39;s OPPENHEIMER and Guadagnino&#39;s CHALLENGERS.Movies discussed - light spoilers on all of the below:BLUE MOON - Richard LinklaterIF I HAD LEGS I&#39;D KICK YOU - Mary BronsteinWAKE UP DEAD MAN - Rian JohnsonBLACK BAG - Steven SoderberghSINNERS - Ryan CooglerTHE SECRET AGENT - Kleber Mendonça FilhoONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER - Paul Thomas AndersonNIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE - Matt JohnsonNO OTHER CHOICE - Park Chan-wookTHE NAKED GUN - Akiva SchafferUNIVERSAL LANGUAGE - Matthew RankinDEUX FEMMES EN OR (TWO WOMEN) - Chloé RobichaudMICKEY 17 - Bong Joon Ho

We&#39;re returning after a long unplanned break with the most important awards ceremony in film: the Trashies!

Nick and Erin are running down their favourite performances of 2025, talk instrumental &amp; song scores, and our best theatre-going memories of the year before discussing new-to-us discoveries and our top 5 of the year.

It all leads up to the key questions of the year: how did they make Ethan Hawke just a little guy? Why is Josh O&#39;Connor legally mandated to appear in every film? What&#39;s with all the dual roles (looking at you Robert Pattinson, Michael B Jordan, and Wagner Moura)? And just who is Damocles? 

But most importantly, who will take home the vaunted Golden Garbage Can Lid? Past winners include Nolan&#39;s OPPENHEIMER and Guadagnino&#39;s CHALLENGERS.

Movies discussed - light spoilers on all of the below:

BLUE MOON - Richard Linklater
IF I HAD LEGS I&#39;D KICK YOU - Mary Bronstein
WAKE UP DEAD MAN - Rian Johnson
BLACK BAG - Steven Soderbergh
SINNERS - Ryan Coogler
THE SECRET AGENT - Kleber Mendonça Filho
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER - Paul Thomas Anderson
NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE - Matt Johnson
NO OTHER CHOICE - Park Chan-wook
THE NAKED GUN - Akiva Schaffer
UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE - Matthew Rankin
DEUX FEMMES EN OR (TWO WOMEN) - Chloé Robichaud
MICKEY 17 - Bong Joon Ho

133: The 2025 Trashies - Garbage Can Lid of Damocles

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It&#39;s beginning to look a lot like Noirvember! This week we&#39;re getting steamy with the Wachowski&#39;s debut film, BOUND from 1996.Before getting into the film we&#39;re discussing the Wachowskis at large, their graphic novel and Hong Kong cinema influences, and how Bound was their Hollywood guarantor. This unique noir takes the Billy Wilder and Hitchcock influences and makes it the Wachowskis&#39; own - we&#39;re breaking down the how&#39;s and why&#39;s, and how this feeds perfectly into the Matrix.Gina Gershon, Jennifer Tilly, and Joe Pantoliano are in the finest forms of their career, with Gershon and Tilly fighting over casting, and Joey Pants fighting to be nude on screen. Plus we learn how the crew became fluent in Wachowski as Susie Bright&#39;s proto-intimacy coordinating, Bill Pope&#39;s visuals, Zach Staenberg&#39;s editing, and Don Davis&#39; music bring the sisters&#39; style to the screen.Plus: sex, sex, SEX!

It&#39;s beginning to look a lot like Noirvember! This week we&#39;re getting steamy with the Wachowski&#39;s debut film, BOUND from 1996.

Before getting into the film we&#39;re discussing the Wachowskis at large, their graphic novel and Hong Kong cinema influences, and how Bound was their Hollywood guarantor. This unique noir takes the Billy Wilder and Hitchcock influences and makes it the Wachowskis&#39; own - we&#39;re breaking down the how&#39;s and why&#39;s, and how this feeds perfectly into the Matrix.

Gina Gershon, Jennifer Tilly, and Joe Pantoliano are in the finest forms of their career, with Gershon and Tilly fighting over casting, and Joey Pants fighting to be nude on screen. Plus we learn how the crew became fluent in Wachowski as Susie Bright&#39;s proto-intimacy coordinating, Bill Pope&#39;s visuals, Zach Staenberg&#39;s editing, and Don Davis&#39; music bring the sisters&#39; style to the screen.

Plus: sex, sex, SEX!

132: Bound (1996) - Butch Fatale

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Our exploration of the spooky south continues with Neil Jordan&#39;s 1994 adaptation of Anne Rice&#39;s INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE!We love the insane family dynamics of our vampire trio, and so this episode importantly praises Kirsten Dunst, is okay with Brad Pitt, is in awe of whatever Tom Cruise is doing, and is surprised by least erotic Antonio Banderas performance. We are of course finding a way to make this story about class, Nick compares Rice to Charles Dickens, and we ask the ultimate question: what does this have to do with Cher?Plus, more teenaged Erin lore surrounding her experience with this book, how this book and film changed fan fiction forever, and another edition of Graboid Onto These Facts.Next time on the pod we&#39;re getting into Noirvember with the Wachowski sisters&#39; debut, BOUND!Note: there is a little audio hiccup around 46:00-47:00 -- it is temporary and does not occur throughout the episode.

Our exploration of the spooky south continues with Neil Jordan&#39;s 1994 adaptation of Anne Rice&#39;s INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE!

We love the insane family dynamics of our vampire trio, and so this episode importantly praises Kirsten Dunst, is okay with Brad Pitt, is in awe of whatever Tom Cruise is doing, and is surprised by least erotic Antonio Banderas performance. We are of course finding a way to make this story about class, Nick compares Rice to Charles Dickens, and we ask the ultimate question: what does this have to do with Cher?

Plus, more teenaged Erin lore surrounding her experience with this book, how this book and film changed fan fiction forever, and another edition of Graboid Onto These Facts.

Next time on the pod we&#39;re getting into Noirvember with the Wachowski sisters&#39; debut, BOUND!

Note: there is a little audio hiccup around 46:00-47:00 -- it is temporary and does not occur throughout the episode.

131: Interview with the Vampire (1994) - Rat Capri Suns

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Hot off SINNERS last week, this week we&#39;re tackling a different kind of story about racial tensions in the south: independent filmmaker novelist John Sayles&#39; neo-western mystery, LONE STAR from 1996!We&#39;re talking Sayles&#39; career and how his fingerprints cover Hollywood from Roger Corman to ET the Extraterrestrial before diving into thoughts on the Alamo. And in our discussion of this film&#39;s themes and central mystery that deal with the grey areas of borders we all experience, we define once and for all what &#34;politics in movies&#34; means.The cast is all on fire, and we discuss how Chris Cooper plays subtext to the back walls, how we need to see more Elizabeth Peña &amp; Joe Morton, how Kris Kristofferson is always scary, and how Matthew McConaughey has always been Daddy.Next time we&#39;re squeezing in something spooky just in time -- Tom Cruise goes southern gothic in INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE!

Hot off SINNERS last week, this week we&#39;re tackling a different kind of story about racial tensions in the south: independent filmmaker novelist John Sayles&#39; neo-western mystery, LONE STAR from 1996!

We&#39;re talking Sayles&#39; career and how his fingerprints cover Hollywood from Roger Corman to ET the Extraterrestrial before diving into thoughts on the Alamo. And in our discussion of this film&#39;s themes and central mystery that deal with the grey areas of borders we all experience, we define once and for all what &#34;politics in movies&#34; means.

The cast is all on fire, and we discuss how Chris Cooper plays subtext to the back walls, how we need to see more Elizabeth Peña &amp; Joe Morton, how Kris Kristofferson is always scary, and how Matthew McConaughey has always been Daddy. 

Next time we&#39;re squeezing in something spooky just in time -- Tom Cruise goes southern gothic in INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE!

130: Lone Star (1996) - Miller/Daddy Time

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Gartbage is back and we&#39;re heading south with several Michael B Jordan&#39;s for Ryan Coogler&#39;s period horror musical SINNERS! As always, we&#39;re discussing with full spoilers.We&#39;re tracing Sinners&#39; path from conception to theatre, from Coogler&#39;s visit to a cotton plantation outside of Atlanta, to discovering Miles Caton and treating Jack O&#39;Connell like Beyonce, to one of the best theatre experiences of the year.This film trusts its audiences in ways that recent blockbusters haven&#39;t, so we&#39;re getting into some of the details that make up this (our?) world: Hoodoo, the Great Migration, Juke Joints, Choctaw vampire hunters, we&#39;ve got it all.Plus, Erin breaks down how Ludwig Goransson&#39;s blues-based score helps tell this story of racism, colonialism, and vampires. And how did we feel about the big Generations dance scene? The answer may surprise you!Next week we&#39;re taking another look at racial and colonial attitudes in the south with John Sayles&#39; LONE STAR (1996)

Gartbage is back and we&#39;re heading south with several Michael B Jordan&#39;s for Ryan Coogler&#39;s period horror musical SINNERS! As always, we&#39;re discussing with full spoilers.

We&#39;re tracing Sinners&#39; path from conception to theatre, from Coogler&#39;s visit to a cotton plantation outside of Atlanta, to discovering Miles Caton and treating Jack O&#39;Connell like Beyonce, to one of the best theatre experiences of the year.

This film trusts its audiences in ways that recent blockbusters haven&#39;t, so we&#39;re getting into some of the details that make up this (our?) world: Hoodoo, the Great Migration, Juke Joints, Choctaw vampire hunters, we&#39;ve got it all.

Plus, Erin breaks down how Ludwig Goransson&#39;s blues-based score helps tell this story of racism, colonialism, and vampires. And how did we feel about the big Generations dance scene? The answer may surprise you!

Next week we&#39;re taking another look at racial and colonial attitudes in the south with John Sayles&#39; LONE STAR (1996)

129: Sinners (2025) - Michaels B Jordanin'

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We&#39;re back! It&#39;s a mini-sode to catch us up after a long break, and we&#39;re breaking format to discuss our recent visit to the Mobile Criterion Closet! We made new movie folk friends, played some movie trivia for fabulous prizes, and, most importantly, made our Official Criterion Closet picks.We&#39;re also talking about our recent cinematic obsessions, finally getting French New Wave films, guys we made up to get mad at, and lament not getting to participate in TIFF this year.Join us next time for a return to our typical format with this year&#39;s vampire musical, SINNERS!

We&#39;re back! It&#39;s a mini-sode to catch us up after a long break, and we&#39;re breaking format to discuss our recent visit to the Mobile Criterion Closet! We made new movie folk friends, played some movie trivia for fabulous prizes, and, most importantly, made our Official Criterion Closet picks.

We&#39;re also talking about our recent cinematic obsessions, finally getting French New Wave films, guys we made up to get mad at, and lament not getting to participate in TIFF this year.

Join us next time for a return to our typical format with this year&#39;s vampire musical, SINNERS!

128.5 Criterion Closet - France, Please Adopt Us

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This week we&#39;re getting expended as we wrap up Bong June-ho with Bong Joon-ho&#39;s sexy sci-fi farce, MICKEY 17 from this very year of 2025!Full spoilers ahead as we discuss Bong&#39;s version of a feel-good love story, Edward Ashton&#39;s original novel MICKEY 7, the inherently boring faces of techno-religious fascism, reconciling your morality with your identity in late-stage capitalism, and how &#34;lower&#34; classes can become a self-exploitative population. Y&#39;know, comedy!It&#39;s the Robert Pattinson show -- his mondo weirdo energy, falling down stairs, underwear modeling, and the DNA his performances share with Jim Carrey. Plus, we&#39;re getting into Naomi Ackie&#39;s &#34;he said no pickles&#34; performance, Steven Yeun&#39;s underrated comedic chops, and Mark Ruffalo&#39;s fake teeth and Toni Collette&#39;s sauces.And to wrap up the series, we&#39;re giving our top 3 Bongs. We think you&#39;ll agree that our choices are very brave.

This week we&#39;re getting expended as we wrap up Bong June-ho with Bong Joon-ho&#39;s sexy sci-fi farce, MICKEY 17 from this very year of 2025!

Full spoilers ahead as we discuss Bong&#39;s version of a feel-good love story, Edward Ashton&#39;s original novel MICKEY 7, the inherently boring faces of techno-religious fascism, reconciling your morality with your identity in late-stage capitalism, and how &#34;lower&#34; classes can become a self-exploitative population. Y&#39;know, comedy!

It&#39;s the Robert Pattinson show -- his mondo weirdo energy, falling down stairs, underwear modeling, and the DNA his performances share with Jim Carrey. Plus, we&#39;re getting into Naomi Ackie&#39;s &#34;he said no pickles&#34; performance, Steven Yeun&#39;s underrated comedic chops, and Mark Ruffalo&#39;s fake teeth and Toni Collette&#39;s sauces.

And to wrap up the series, we&#39;re giving our top 3 Bongs. We think you&#39;ll agree that our choices are very brave.

128: Mickey 17 (2025) - Robert "Make Em Laugh" Pattinson

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Malkovich to you and welcome to the second set of Bong June-ho!This pair of episodes is all about thinking about the concept of a Guy. What if several guys became one guy? What if one guy was several guys? We&#39;re here to answer these questions and more, starting with Spike Jonze&#39;s 1999 dark comedy headtrip, BEING JOHN MALKOVICH.We get into Spike Jonze&#39;s BMX and MTV lifestyle, Charlie Kaufman&#39;s sketch comedy origins, our feelings on John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, and Catherine Keener. And of course the question everyone wants the answer to: why Malkovich?This movie&#39;s prescience lies in its surreal prediction of fan culture, and we are forced to invoke the dreaded phrase: &#34;you couldn&#39;t make this today&#34;, while dredging up our corporate job histories. We&#39;re also drawing parallels between Bong Joon-ho&#39;s filmography and why he lists this as one of his favourites!Next time we wrap up our set of Guys by hanging out with several Robert Pattinsons in MICKEY 17!

Malkovich to you and welcome to the second set of Bong June-ho!

This pair of episodes is all about thinking about the concept of a Guy. What if several guys became one guy? What if one guy was several guys? We&#39;re here to answer these questions and more, starting with Spike Jonze&#39;s 1999 dark comedy headtrip, BEING JOHN MALKOVICH.

We get into Spike Jonze&#39;s BMX and MTV lifestyle, Charlie Kaufman&#39;s sketch comedy origins, our feelings on John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, and Catherine Keener. And of course the question everyone wants the answer to: why Malkovich?

This movie&#39;s prescience lies in its surreal prediction of fan culture, and we are forced to invoke the dreaded phrase: &#34;you couldn&#39;t make this today&#34;, while dredging up our corporate job histories. We&#39;re also drawing parallels between Bong Joon-ho&#39;s filmography and why he lists this as one of his favourites!

Next time we wrap up our set of Guys by hanging out with several Robert Pattinsons in MICKEY 17!

127: Being John Malkovich (1999) - Malkovich Us All, Every One

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Bong June-ho enters its second second week, and its first from our mini-series&#39; namesake. It&#39;s time to discuss Bong Joon-ho&#39;s THE HOST from 2006 to complete our set of screw ups in the backdrop of failed American imperialisms with REPO MAN.One of Bong&#39;s trademarks is his depiction of class in his films, and while this isn&#39;t the first example in his repertoire, it&#39;s his first film expressly focused on class. We love our family of screw up underdogs led by Song Kang-ho, and we&#39;re doing our best to determine an Official THE HOST Sibling Order.Alarmingly, this movie&#39;s premise is based on a true life incident, the McFarland Incident! Somehow, this film is a less ridiculous version of the real story, and we&#39;re discussing this and the political fallout that chased Bong upon this film&#39;s release.Next time on the pod: what if a guy was multiple guys? And what if you were all those guys? It&#39;s the first part of our next pairing, Spike Jonze&#39;s BEING JOHN MALKOVICH 1999!

Bong June-ho enters its second second week, and its first from our mini-series&#39; namesake. It&#39;s time to discuss Bong Joon-ho&#39;s THE HOST from 2006 to complete our set of screw ups in the backdrop of failed American imperialisms with REPO MAN.

One of Bong&#39;s trademarks is his depiction of class in his films, and while this isn&#39;t the first example in his repertoire, it&#39;s his first film expressly focused on class. We love our family of screw up underdogs led by Song Kang-ho, and we&#39;re doing our best to determine an Official THE HOST Sibling Order.

Alarmingly, this movie&#39;s premise is based on a true life incident, the McFarland Incident! Somehow, this film is a less ridiculous version of the real story, and we&#39;re discussing this and the political fallout that chased Bong upon this film&#39;s release.

Next time on the pod: what if a guy was multiple guys? And what if you were all those guys? It&#39;s the first part of our next pairing, Spike Jonze&#39;s BEING JOHN MALKOVICH 1999!

126: The Host (2006) - Seoul Sewer Soup

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It&#39;s time for another mini-series: it&#39;s Bong June-ho! We&#39;re taking some of Bong&#39; Joon-ho&#39;s favourite films and pairing them with his own and first up: fuck ups trying to survive against the backdrop of failing American imperialism. Today we start things off with Alex Cox&#39;s 1984 debut, REPO MAN!We&#39;re discussing our journey with this movie as we went from mild haters to powerful lovers, unfiltered punk worldviews, and how the soundtrack to REPO MAN changed America&#39;s punk landscape forever thanks in large part to Iggy Pop.We&#39;re trashing Reagan and car culture while praising Cox&#39;s beautiful ode to character through its casting choices. Plus, Nick tells Erin about the Brat Pack and we commit to at least 200 episodes for a Jazz Punk Teen surprise!Next time, we complete the pairing with Bong Joon-ho&#39;s monster movie with a fuck up at its centre: THE HOST.

It&#39;s time for another mini-series: it&#39;s Bong June-ho! We&#39;re taking some of Bong&#39; Joon-ho&#39;s favourite films and pairing them with his own and first up: fuck ups trying to survive against the backdrop of failing American imperialism. Today we start things off with Alex Cox&#39;s 1984 debut, REPO MAN!

We&#39;re discussing our journey with this movie as we went from mild haters to powerful lovers, unfiltered punk worldviews, and how the soundtrack to REPO MAN changed America&#39;s punk landscape forever thanks in large part to Iggy Pop.

We&#39;re trashing Reagan and car culture while praising Cox&#39;s beautiful ode to character through its casting choices. Plus, Nick tells Erin about the Brat Pack and we commit to at least 200 episodes for a Jazz Punk Teen surprise!

Next time, we complete the pairing with Bong Joon-ho&#39;s monster movie with a fuck up at its centre: THE HOST.

125: Repo Man (1984) - Quiet, Beers Are Talking

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Grab your sheer wrap and leather kneepads, we&#39;re heading to Hong Kong to hang with Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung, and Anita Mui in Johnnie To&#39;s 1993 cult classic THE HEROIC TRIO!How many baby thefts is too many? We&#39;re here to answer this, how it fuses Tim Burton and James Cameron with wuxia, the mind-boggling star power on screen, and how Hong Kong&#39;s trademark tonal juggling act is pushed to the extreme.Nick is here to impart the good word of Anita Mui&#39;s life, and Erin gives us the lowdown on what makes a wuxia and how the Heroic Trio fits into its thousands-of-years long tradition.Content warning: as with the movie, there is discussion of infanticide

Grab your sheer wrap and leather kneepads, we&#39;re heading to Hong Kong to hang with Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung, and Anita Mui in Johnnie To&#39;s 1993 cult classic THE HEROIC TRIO!

How many baby thefts is too many? We&#39;re here to answer this, how it fuses Tim Burton and James Cameron with wuxia, the mind-boggling star power on screen, and how Hong Kong&#39;s trademark tonal juggling act is pushed to the extreme. 

Nick is here to impart the good word of Anita Mui&#39;s life, and Erin gives us the lowdown on what makes a wuxia and how the Heroic Trio fits into its thousands-of-years long tradition. 

Content warning: as with the movie, there is discussion of infanticide

124: The Heroic Trio (1993) - Precision Insanity

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We&#39;re back! After our Guillermo Del Toro mini-series we&#39;re returning with the polar opposite of GDT&#39;s hopeful, community-driven cinema -- we&#39;re going sleazy, conspiratorial, and cynical (but still anti-American)! It&#39;s time for Brian De Palma&#39;s 1981 thriller, BLOW OUT!It&#39;s our first time talking De Palma, so we&#39;re breaking down his general cinematic approach and style before diving into where exactly BLOW OUT came from, and the power of a downer ending.It&#39;d be impossible not to delve into voyeurism, Hitchcock, John Travolta&#39;s singing career, Nancy Allen &amp; De Palma&#39;s marriage, and our complicated feelings on John &#34;Mr Entertainment&#34; Lithgow. Plus we&#39;re here to answer the age old question: is there a better cinematic setup scene than putting John Travolta on a bridge with an owl?Next time: back to Hong Kong for Johnnie To&#39;s gonzo superhero antics in THE HEROIC TRIO (1993)

We&#39;re back! After our Guillermo Del Toro mini-series we&#39;re returning with the polar opposite of GDT&#39;s hopeful, community-driven cinema -- we&#39;re going sleazy, conspiratorial, and cynical (but still anti-American)! It&#39;s time for Brian De Palma&#39;s 1981 thriller, BLOW OUT!

It&#39;s our first time talking De Palma, so we&#39;re breaking down his general cinematic approach and style before diving into where exactly BLOW OUT came from, and the power of a downer ending.

It&#39;d be impossible not to delve into voyeurism, Hitchcock, John Travolta&#39;s singing career, Nancy Allen &amp; De Palma&#39;s marriage, and our complicated feelings on John &#34;Mr Entertainment&#34; Lithgow. Plus we&#39;re here to answer the age old question: is there a better cinematic setup scene than putting John Travolta on a bridge with an owl?

Next time: back to Hong Kong for Johnnie To&#39;s gonzo superhero antics in THE HEROIC TRIO (1993)

123: Blow Out (1981) - Sickos.mov

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It&#39;s the final instalment of our GDT In The GTA mini-series - hilariously one of the only films he did not shoot in Toronto - it&#39;s GUILLERMO DEL TORO&#39;S PINOCCHIO from 2022!As our favourite of the two 2022 Pinocchio films, we&#39;re naturally discussing stop-motion animation in depth and learning how much of a nightmare it can be. We&#39;re also taking the opportunity to slag off AI, learn how quippiness goes bad, and finally identify the British version of M Emmet Walsh.GDT writes most of his movies because of his relationship with his father and this is very clearly no exception. We&#39;re picking up his cue to talk through the idea of individual responsibility in life and to their children, especially when it comes to fascism and war. Plus, we&#39;re here with a huge update from Erin&#39;s Dairy Corner.Join us as we choose our favourite puppets from the cast and rank our top 3 personal GDT films! You too will believe that Cate Blanchett is an elderly, abused monkey inspired by ... Joan Cusack!?Next time - it&#39;s time for the opposite of del Toro. That&#39;s right, time for some sleazy genre fare and we&#39;re looking at one of the best: Brian De Palma&#39;s BLOW OUT!

It&#39;s the final instalment of our GDT In The GTA mini-series - hilariously one of the only films he did not shoot in Toronto - it&#39;s GUILLERMO DEL TORO&#39;S PINOCCHIO from 2022!

As our favourite of the two 2022 Pinocchio films, we&#39;re naturally discussing stop-motion animation in depth and learning how much of a nightmare it can be. We&#39;re also taking the opportunity to slag off AI, learn how quippiness goes bad, and finally identify the British version of M Emmet Walsh.

GDT writes most of his movies because of his relationship with his father and this is very clearly no exception. We&#39;re picking up his cue to talk through the idea of individual responsibility in life and to their children, especially when it comes to fascism and war. Plus, we&#39;re here with a huge update from Erin&#39;s Dairy Corner.

Join us as we choose our favourite puppets from the cast and rank our top 3 personal GDT films! You too will believe that Cate Blanchett is an elderly, abused monkey inspired by ... Joan Cusack!?

Next time - it&#39;s time for the opposite of del Toro. That&#39;s right, time for some sleazy genre fare and we&#39;re looking at one of the best: Brian De Palma&#39;s BLOW OUT!

122: Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) - Cate Blanchett IS Joan Cusack AS the monkey

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Week 3 of GDT in the GTA would like to offer you an egg in this trying time. It&#39;s the awards-darling moment of Guillermo Del Toro&#39;s career, and vindication for monsterf*ckers everywhere: 2017&#39;s THE SHAPE OF WATER!We&#39;re charting Del Toro&#39;s journey from the giant canvas of PACIFIC RIM to the intimately-scaled WATER, the original Creature from the Black Lagoon, and how you create a movie as a terrarium for a fishman. Naturally, we&#39;re praising all the performances--from Sally Hawkins&#39; confidence to MIchael Shannon&#39;s incuriousity, Octavia Spencer&#39;s jokes to Michael Stuhlbarg&#39;s stuffed shirt, and Richard Jenkins&#39; desparation to Doug Jones&#39; toreador energy--but we&#39;re also discussing how consumerism of the 60&#39;s intersects with our antagonists, and how &#39;otherness&#39; is portrayed by our heroes.Plus, we&#39;re playing ROOMMATE, TINDER DATE, OR BLOCK with classic monsters!Next time we wrap up our mini-series with GUILLERMO DEL TORO&#39;S PINOCCHIO.

Week 3 of GDT in the GTA would like to offer you an egg in this trying time. It&#39;s the awards-darling moment of Guillermo Del Toro&#39;s career, and vindication for monsterf*ckers everywhere: 2017&#39;s THE SHAPE OF WATER!

We&#39;re charting Del Toro&#39;s journey from the giant canvas of PACIFIC RIM to the intimately-scaled WATER, the original Creature from the Black Lagoon, and how you create a movie as a terrarium for a fishman. 

Naturally, we&#39;re praising all the performances--from Sally Hawkins&#39; confidence to MIchael Shannon&#39;s incuriousity, Octavia Spencer&#39;s jokes to Michael Stuhlbarg&#39;s stuffed shirt, and Richard Jenkins&#39; desparation to Doug Jones&#39; toreador energy--but we&#39;re also discussing how consumerism of the 60&#39;s intersects with our antagonists, and how &#39;otherness&#39; is portrayed by our heroes.

Plus, we&#39;re playing ROOMMATE, TINDER DATE, OR BLOCK with classic monsters!

Next time we wrap up our mini-series with GUILLERMO DEL TORO&#39;S PINOCCHIO.

121: The Shape of Water (2017) - Fish Weenus

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Analog. Nuclear. Podcast.Our second week of GDT In The GTA brings us Guillermo del Toro in action blockbuster mode: the rock &#39;em sock &#39;em kaiju robot punchfest, PACIFIC RIM from 2013! Join us in canceling the apocalypse!We&#39;re diving (lol) deep into how drifting works, what separates this from other mecha anime &amp; monster movies, and what constitutes an analog robot. And we&#39;re working to answer the question: did GDT cast Charlie Day purely on the Pepe Silvia episode of Always Sunny? And where does Gamera fit into this picture?Nick takes Erin on GDT&#39;s journey from DEVIL&#39;S BACKBONE to PACIFIC RIM and, spoiler alert, James Cameron is way more involved than you might think. And can Erin finally best a round of Graboid Onto These Facts?Next week we go full Oscars mode with 2017&#39;s THE SHAPE OF WATER!

Analog. Nuclear. Podcast.

Our second week of GDT In The GTA brings us Guillermo del Toro in action blockbuster mode: the rock &#39;em sock &#39;em kaiju robot punchfest, PACIFIC RIM from 2013! Join us in canceling the apocalypse!

We&#39;re diving (lol) deep into how drifting works, what separates this from other mecha anime &amp; monster movies, and what constitutes an analog robot. And we&#39;re working to answer the question: did GDT cast Charlie Day purely on the Pepe Silvia episode of Always Sunny? And where does Gamera fit into this picture?

Nick takes Erin on GDT&#39;s journey from DEVIL&#39;S BACKBONE to PACIFIC RIM and, spoiler alert, James Cameron is way more involved than you might think. And can Erin finally best a round of Graboid Onto These Facts?

Next week we go full Oscars mode with 2017&#39;s THE SHAPE OF WATER!

120: Pacific Rim (2013) - Gundam Jesus

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It&#39;s the first regular episode of the new year, and a first in our winter series: GDT In The GTA. The next couple of weeks are all about Papa Cinema himself, Guillermo Del Toro, and what better place to start than his self-professed &#34;first&#34; movie, 2001&#39;s THE DEVIL&#39;S BACKBONE! (aka EL ESPINAZO DEL DIABLO)Before getting into the movie proper, we&#39;re setting the table for our mini-series by covering the highlights of GDT&#39;s life in the lead up to BACKBONE, his outlook on creativity and antifascism, and how lapsed Catholics and atheists are not the same thing.We&#39;re discussing at length how he successfully ties together seemingly disparate elements of the gothic horror subgenre, themes of solidarity, the specifics of the Spanish Civil War, and Catholicism.Working with children in film is always hit or miss, but we&#39;re here to celebrate Carlos&#39; bravery, Jaime&#39;s redemption, and the death of fascists.Next time we&#39;re just gonna go jump in the ocean: it&#39;s monster-robot fighting PACIFIC RIM!

It&#39;s the first regular episode of the new year, and a first in our winter series: GDT In The GTA. The next couple of weeks are all about Papa Cinema himself, Guillermo Del Toro, and what better place to start than his self-professed &#34;first&#34; movie, 2001&#39;s THE DEVIL&#39;S BACKBONE! (aka EL ESPINAZO DEL DIABLO)

Before getting into the movie proper, we&#39;re setting the table for our mini-series by covering the highlights of GDT&#39;s life in the lead up to BACKBONE, his outlook on creativity and antifascism, and how lapsed Catholics and atheists are not the same thing. 

We&#39;re discussing at length how he successfully ties together seemingly disparate elements of the gothic horror subgenre, themes of solidarity, the specifics of the Spanish Civil War, and Catholicism.

Working with children in film is always hit or miss, but we&#39;re here to celebrate Carlos&#39; bravery, Jaime&#39;s redemption, and the death of fascists.

Next time we&#39;re just gonna go jump in the ocean: it&#39;s monster-robot fighting PACIFIC RIM!

119: The Devil's Backbone (2001) - We Don't Say Babyjuice

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It&#39;s cinema&#39;s biggest night -- the second annual Trashies! Come with us as we discuss our favourite performances, scores, theatre experiences, and our top 5s of 2024.Who will take home the coveted Trashy for best film of the year? Listen to find out!Movies discussed:<ul><li>The Return</li><li>Dune Part 2</li><li>A Different Man</li><li>Love Lies Bleeding</li><li>Perfect Days</li><li>Nosferatu</li><li>Challengers</li><li>The Brutalist</li><li>The Substance</li><li>Escape from the 21st Century</li><li>Evil Does Not Exist</li><li>Conclave</li><li>Mars Express</li></ul> Next episode we begin GDT IN THE GTA: our little series on Guillermo Del Toro, aka Papa Cinema!

It&#39;s cinema&#39;s biggest night -- the second annual Trashies! Come with us as we discuss our favourite performances, scores, theatre experiences, and our top 5s of 2024.

Who will take home the coveted Trashy for best film of the year? Listen to find out!

Movies discussed:

The Return
Dune Part 2
A Different Man
Love Lies Bleeding
Perfect Days
Nosferatu
Challengers
The Brutalist
The Substance
Escape from the 21st Century
Evil Does Not Exist
Conclave
Mars Express

Next episode we begin GDT IN THE GTA: our little series on Guillermo Del Toro, aka Papa Cinema!

118: The 2024 Trashies - Mondo Freak Energy

Where one person’s garbage film is another person’s art.

Join hosts Nick & Erin as they discuss a movie-of-the-week and then each pick a 2nd film to create a thematically spicy double bill. Their goal: to pair art with trash and vice versa. Because after all, one person's E.T.: The Extraterrestrial is another person's Mac & Me.

Theme Song: VHS Dreams by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com