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A Quality Interruption

James Kislingburyquality.libsyn.com
Cruz Flores and James Kislingbury love movies and love yelling at each other about them. Whether they're good, bad, involve lesbian vampires, or a good old fashioned vigilante shooting spree, we'll be there, over thinking all of it.

Episodes

#353 Flannery O'Connor's EATEN ALIVE (1976)

EPISODE #353-- Hey, do you like bad movies? We don't! Today we're talking EATEN ALIVE from Tobe Hooper. We love him! But not this movie! It SUCKS. We also talk PREY (2022)! Go watch Prey! That was a fun one! Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You Tube in "They Live Together." Thanks to our artists Julius Tanag ( htt...

Aug 16, 20221 hr 20 min

#352 Elmore Leonard's DRIVE (2011)

EPISODE #352-- For today's episode we talk about the epochal LA crime story, DRIVE (2011) directed by Nicolas Wending Refn and staring Carey Mulligan, Oscar Isaac, and Ryan Gosling (among others). We talk very little about the jacket, I'm sorry. We also rap about PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES (1965), NO TIME TO DIE (2021) (again), and LICORICE PIZZA (2021) (also again). It's a fun one. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitter @ki...

Aug 15, 20221 hr 10 min

#351 C.S. Lewis' THE DEVILS (1971)

EPISODE #351-- We dive into back Shudder's library with the infamous psychosexual thriller, THE DEVILS (1971) directed by Ken Russell and staring Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed. We also talk about the new seasons of PRIMAL and WESTWORLD, and then we talk about TOP GUN: MAVERICK (2022) and GARTH MARENGI'S DARK PLACE (2004). It's good times. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwh...

Aug 08, 20221 hr 9 min

#350 William Gibson's BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT (1982)

EPISODE #350-- For this most hallowed of three-hundred-fiftieth episode we tackle the influntial cult class, BLADE RUNNER from 1982. Directed by Sir Ridley Scott and staring Harrison Ford and Rutger Hauer. It's a great one. We also talk about HOUSE OF BAMBOO (1955), FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX (1965), and SHAFT (1971). Nice little spread there, right? Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kisli...

Jul 30, 20222 hr 38 min

#349 Dante's MAD GOD (2022)

EPISODE #349-- Today we tackle an apocalyptic vision thirty years in the making with Phil Tippett's MAD GOD (2022). It's a wild movie and a wild episode. Check it out. We also chat about THEY SHELL NOT GROW OLD (2018), as well as the third and fourth FEMALE PRISONER SCORPION movies, and finally CLERKS (1993). Fun, weird episode. Get it in your ears. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @k...

Jul 22, 20221 hr 18 min

#348 Umberto Eco's THE SECRET OF SANTA VITTORIA (1969)

EPISODE #348-- Today we celebrate Italian excellence with the film THE SECRET OF SANTA VITTORIA, starring Anthony Quinn and directed by Stanley Kramer. We also chat about STRANGER THINGS SEASON 4 (2022), ALPHAVILLE (1965), and PEAKY BLINDERS SEASON 6 (2022). A nice, even spread this week, if I do say so myself. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cruz and s...

Jul 16, 20221 hr 14 min

#347 Truman Capote's CRUISING (1980)

EPISODE #347-- Happy, uh, happy Pride! Just in time to be one day late for Independence Day, it's everyone's favorite problematic crime film, CRUISING! Directed by William Friedkin and starring Al Pacino, Cruising tells the story of a bunch of stuff that I can't write about without earning a parental advisory warning. We also talk about MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION (2018), STRANGER THINGS: SEASON 4 (2022), PEAKY BLINDERS: SEASON 6 (2022), and THE LONG HALLOWEEN (2021). Big episode, folks. ...

Jul 06, 20221 hr 16 min

#346 Gildas' ROBIN AND MARIAN (1976)

EPISODE #346-- Here we are! Another Richard Lester classic! And, even better, we have guest host Kate Enge. Today we're talking ROBIN AND MARIAN starring Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn! We also talk A FOREIGN AFFAIR (1948), SABRINA (1954), THE APARTMENT (1960), a couple of Mission: Impossibles, and PORCO ROSSO (1992). Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cr...

Jun 27, 20221 hr 22 min

#345 St. Paul's THE SEVENTH SEAL (1957)

EPISODE #345-- Today for Pride Month we dip into. . . medieval Swedish theology dramas? Okay. We're talking Ingmar Bergman's 1957 masterwork, THE SEVENTH SEAL. We also chat about ANOTHER ROUND (2021), MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 3 (2006), and WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939). It's a good episode. Listen to it. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alex...

Jun 18, 20221 hr 9 min

#344 Basho's THE CHALLENGE (1982)

EPISODE #344-- We return to Japan or, more specifically, today we return to the sub-genre of white guys going to Japan in John Frankenheimer's THE CHALLENGE from 1982, staring Scott Glenn and Toshiro Mifune. We also talk about THE EMPEROR'S NAKED ARMY MARCHES ON (1987), a very different film about post-war Japan. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cruz and...

Jun 05, 20221 hr 9 min

#343 Anonymous' THE 13th WARRIOR (1999)

EPISODE #343-- We're in the mood to go a viking, so today we handled the mixed-up and cut-up adventure story THE 13th WARRIOR (1999), directed by convicted criminal John McTiernan (along with Michael Critchon). It's a fun one. We also talk about EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (2022). Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simps...

May 29, 20221 hr 18 min

#342 Robert Heinlein's A SCANNER DARKLY (2006)

EPISODE #342-- We are back on that Dick-- Philip K. Dick, that is. We're talking Richard Linklater's 2006 sci-fi/animated minor-masterpiece A SCANNER DARKLY (staring Keanu Reeves, Winona Rider, and. . . Alex Jones? Oh no). It's a good one. Don't miss it. What else? We also talk SLACKER (1990), VON RYAN'S EXPRESS (1965), and THE WAY OF THE GUN (2000). Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @...

May 16, 20221 hr 12 min

#341 James Baldwin's TRUCK TURNER (1974)

EPISODE #341- Today we take on the big, ridiculous crime film that is TRUCK TURNER (1974). Starring Nichelle Nichols, Yaphet Kotto, and Isaac Hayes (who contributes a score), Truck Turner is a perfect encapsulation of a time and a place and one of the scummiest movies we've ever reviewed (it's a masterpiece is what I'm saying). We also talk about THE NORTHMAN (2022), THE FRENCH DISPATCH (2021), ACROSS 110th STREET (1972), and FEMALE PRISONER #701: SCORPION (1972). Big week for bloody movies. And...

May 05, 20221 hr 12 min

#340 Bill Bryson's ROADGAMES (1981)

EPISODE #340-- We return down under to talk about the road trip thriller ROADGAMES (1981), directed by Richard Franklin and staring Stacy Keach and Jamie Lee Curtis. We talk road trip movies, Alfred Hitchcock, Brian diPalma, and we also rap about NIGHT MOVES (1975) and-- what else?-- THE BATMAN (2022) (again). Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cruz and sh...

Apr 30, 202258 min

#339 Baroness Orczy's THE BATMAN (2022)

EPISODE #339-- A very fine bat-greetings, chums. Just in time to be two days late to its arrival to HBO MAX, Cruz and James tackle the latest reboot/remake/re-entry/sequel of the Batman pantheon THE BATMAN (2022), directed by Matt Reeves. It's a big episode for big boys! We also briefly talk MEPHISTO (1981) from Hungary! Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch ...

Apr 20, 20221 hr 10 min

#338 Richard Adams' ALLIGATOR (1980)

EPISODE #338-- Today we tackle the classic knock-off monster movie ALLIGATOR (1980) staring Robert Forster, Henry Silva, and Robin Riker. We also rap about CODA (2021), VELVET UNDERGROUND (2021), and THE LAST EMPEROR (1988), among other things. It's a big week for pictures, folks. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on ...

Apr 09, 20221 hr 22 min

#337 Upton Sinclair's SORRY TO BOTHER YOU (2018)

EPISODE #337-- Today we tackle the satirical work comedy/sci-fi film from Boots Riley, SORRY TO BOTHER YOU (2018). It's a good one We also rap about LICORICE PIZZA (2021), LOCAL HERO (1983), THE OUTSIDERS (1983), RAISED BY WOLVES (2021-), and finally SEEING RED (2022). It's a big week for pictures, folks. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cruz and show fa...

Mar 23, 20221 hr 11 min

#336 Herman Melville's CRIMSON TIDE (1995)

EPISODE #336-- Once again we celebrate the unparalleled talent of Denzel Washington, this time by watching the classic Tony Scott submarine movie, CRIMSON TIME from 1995. We also talk about RICHARD III (1995), THE NEW WORLD (2005), the remake of WEST SIDE STORY (2021), and HBO's PEACEMAKER (2022). Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit or on gildedterror.blogspot.com. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson o...

Mar 16, 20221 hr 14 min

#335 Marlon James' THE HARDER THEY COME

EPISODE #335-- Reflecting on Black History Month, we talk about the pivotal Jamaican feature film THE HARDER THEY COME (1972). We also talk the remake of 3:10 TO YUMA (2007), CASABLANCA (1943), and latest version of DEATH ON THE NILE (2022). Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit or on gildedterror.blogspot.com. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You Tube in "They Live Together." Thanks to our artists...

Mar 02, 20221 hr 11 min

#334 Joseph Wambaugh's TRAINING DAY (2001)

In our own special way, we celebrate Black History month with the movie that finally got Denzel his due, TRAINING DAY (2001). We also talk LICORICE PIZZA and CHARIOTS OF FIRE. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit or on gildedterror.blogspot.com. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You Tube in "They Live Together." Thanks to our artists Julius Tanag ( http://www.juliustanag.com ) and Sef Joosten ( htt...

Feb 23, 20221 hr 15 min

#333 Charles Lamb's CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT (1965)

EPISODE #333-- We're getting real classy this week and buddy up with Shakespeare's premier drunken buffoon. We talk CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT (1965) (AKA FALSTAFF) and also THE FRENCH DISPATCH (2021) and THE LONG DARK (2017). Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit or on gildedterror.blogspot.com. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You Tube in "They Live Together." Thanks to our artists Julius Tanag ( http://...

Feb 10, 20221 hr 2 min

#332 Rube Goldberg's THE SPANISH PRISONER (1997)

Ready for some twists, some turns and some very overheated dialogue? We're watching the David Mamet film THE SPANISH PRISIONER. We also discuss BRIGHT STAR and THE LAST DUEL. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit or on gildedterror.blogspot.com. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You Tube in "They Live Together." Thanks to our artists Julius Tanag ( http://www.juliustanag.com ) and Sef Joosten ( http...

Feb 02, 20221 hr 1 min

AQI Best of 2021

We have some opinions on the movies of the year. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit or on gildedterror.blogspot.com. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You Tube in "They Live Together." Thanks to our artists Julius Tanag ( http://www.juliustanag.com ) and Sef Joosten ( http://spexdoodles.tumblr.com ). The theme music is "Eine Kleine Sheissemusik" by Drew Alexander. Listen to DRACULA: A RADIO PLAY ...

Jan 25, 20221 hr 20 min

#331 Cormac McCarthy's SWORD OF DOOM (1966)

Wanna listen to two jerks describe how another jerk goes around Japan doing jerk stuff? Of course you do. We talk SWORD OF DOOM (1966). This episode was recorded dealing with the Omicron surge so bear with us. We also talk THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE (2021) and FALLEN ANGELS (1995) Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit or on gildedterror.blogspot.com. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You Tube in "They L...

Jan 08, 202253 min

#330 JRR Tolkien's THE GREEN KNIGHT (2021)

EPISODE #330-- It is Christmas season and what better way to celebrate than with examining our own mortality? We talk THE GREEN KNIGHT (2021) as well as THE BEATLES: GET BACK and POWER OF THE DOG. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit or on gildedterror.blogspot.com. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You Tube in "They Live Together." Thanks to our artists Julius Tanag ( http://www.juliustanag.com ) ...

Dec 17, 202159 min

#329 Koji Suzuki's DEAD OR ALIVE (1999)

EPISODE #329-- The boys are back and talking about infamous extreme sleazefest DEAD OR ALIVE from none other than the undefeated champion of Japanese straight-to-video cinema Takashi Miike! We also talk about BEASTS OF NO NATION (2015), HIGH SIERRA (1941), and THE BEATLES: GET BACK (2021). Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit or on gildedterror.blogspot.com. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You Tu...

Dec 09, 20211 hr 25 min

#328 Bernard Summer's AFTER LIFE (1998)

EPISODE #328-- Hey, looks like we're back in Japan just in time for. . .Thanksgiving? Whatever. Today we talk about the internationally acclaimed film AFTER LIFE (1998). Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit or on gildedterror.blogspot.com. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You Tube in "They Live Together." Thanks to our artists Julius Tanag ( http://www.juliustanag.com ) and Sef Joosten ( http://sp...

Nov 25, 202155 min

#327 Shigeru Mizuki's FIGHTING ELEGY (1966)

EPISODE #327-- We're back with another Seijun Suzuki classic! This week we talk the 1966 coming-of-age story FIGHTING ELEGY! We also talk THE INNOCENTS (1961), GHOST IN THE SHELL (2017), and FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (1971). Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit or on gildedterror.blogspot.com. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You Tube in "They Live Together." Thanks to our artists Julius Tanag ( http://...

Nov 18, 202154 min

#326 Robert Jordan's DUNE (2021)

EPISODE #326-- We mix it up and talk about a brand honkin' new movie! That's right, we're talking the smash hit of the Fall, Denis Villenueve's Frank Herbert's DUNE (Part One) from 2021. We also talk THE INVISIBLE MAN and probably some other stuff, maybe. HEARTS AND MINDS? I don't remember. Listen to it and find out. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit or on gildedterror.blogspot.com. You can watch Cruz and show favor...

Nov 08, 20211 hr 15 min

#325 THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975): ENTER THE SPOOKTAGON 2021

EPISODE #325-- We wrap up this season of clanking chains and knife-murder with the classic queer/musical/comedy/thing THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975). It's a hoot. It's a holler. It's as gay as a tuna fish sandwich. Come on by, lend us your ears, and ask some serious questions about your identity. We also talk HEARTS AND MINDS (1974), BLUE VELVET (1986), SPECTRE (2015), and BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935). That's a pretty good spread, huh? Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow Jam...

Oct 27, 20211 hr 22 min