For a film sporting a tagline eschewing comfort, the filmmakers don’t seem to realize all they’ve managed to do here is parrot the hegemonic opinion. What After the Hunt labels as discomforting nuance is only uncomfortable in the way lying is uncomfortable.
The History of Sound draws a clear parallel between the experience of love and the power of music. Showing how even after the partnership has severed, the love does not disappear – like a song, it repeats and swells and reverberates inside of you, long after the record has stopped.
Movies are art, but Veronica is a simple woman and she doesn’t need her art to say anything. It can if it wants, but it’s not a requirement. Delve into the world of style over substance, including 2025’s Him, The Fall, The Cell and more.
Road movies are a uniquely American invention. Put people in a car, set them out on a journey, watch chaos ensue. Or romance. Or horror, or comedy, or whatever. Road movies have never been exclusive when it comes to genre.
Veronica takes a look through Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter (2001), Therapy For a Vampire (2014) & Near Dark (1987) to see what overlap and distinctions she can find among these types of vampires.
Jenna & Veronica talk about all things spy movies – from various international bootleg Bonds to the romance of Black Bag to the conundrum of why there aren’t more female spy flicks.
Roeg refers to this film being about “obsessive love,” but it goes much further – it’s certainly ‘obsession’ but it’s nowhere near ‘love,’ just deep, dark manipulation and turmoil.
Jessica Palud's Being Maria investigates this boundary between truth and art by turning the spotlight on the life of French actor Maria Schneider. What exactly does "the truth" mean when you're working in a manufactured environment?
Jenna’s top ten features a whole lot of foreign releases and female directed films – including those about the ancient past, dystopian and utopian futures, satanic temptations and howling good times.
Veronica’s top twelve new to her watches include dopplegangers, sandworms, traveling through the abyss and Channing Tatum being a creep.
With the death of David Lynch, Jenna reflects on how she loved his brand of joy and sense of humor – the likes of which radiated through everything he did, including his most upsetting scenes.
Jenna & Veronica talk about all things spy movies – from various international bootleg Bonds to the romance of Black Bag to the conundrum of why there aren’t more female spy flicks.
Jenna & Veronica defy the haters and sign up for a weekly dose of The Substance – listen as they pick apart the strengths and weaknesses of the movie and themselves
Cozy up ‘round the speakers, sip on some egg nog and listen as Back Row discusses all the movies we watched in 2023 – including the good, the bad, and the what-the surprises.
Dan and Jenna pit pre-1980 movies against post-1980 movies in the latest podcast. In this episode they focus on two slightly controversial Oscar winners: Sundays and Cybele and Ordinary People.
We've got martial arts, we've got CGI creepies, we've got ghost sex (I think?), we've got regional sci-fi... this episode has it all!
Dan and Carlo are back from an accidental month or two break with more cruddy podcasting for your ears. They talk about BluRay releases from Imprint, Criterion, Shout! Factory, Arrow Video and more before chatting about new horror movies and maybe even something Tokusatsu related?
Carlo and Dan chat about a handful of new BluRay announcements, film festival introductions, Hong Kong horror movies, an 80s re-edit of a classic film and more!
Jenna and Veronica are talking movies that feature existential terror, relationship drama and doubles – featuring Brandon Cronenberg's Infinity Pool (2023), Riley Stearns's Dual (2022) and Charlie McDowell's The One I Love (2014).
Dan and Carlo are joined by Matt from the Movie Melt podcast! They talk about the movies they've been watching, play some battle of the bands, answer your questions and much more!
This episode, Carlo and Dan discuss some Fred Williamson movies, pick movies off each other's Letterboxd diaries to review, and more!
Today, Carlo and Dan are joined by Joey (of Pachinko Pop Cinema) to discuss the movies they watched during Japanuary, notable upcoming BluRay releases of Japanese films, Hong Kong actioners, plus talk about Tomisaburō Wakayama, Masaaki Yuasa, Ishirō Honda and so much more.
Carlo and Dan are back to talk about more of the crud they've been watching and so much more. They've got questions from the audience, Valentine's day recommendations and a lot more so strap in!
Most of the movies this year seemed to be about disillusionment, heartbreak, abandonment and awful people coming out on top – undeniably 2025-specific themes! Read on for Jenna’s favorites of the year…