Near Dark
John and Mitch discuss Kathryn Bigelow's vampire classic Near Dark.
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 37 min
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Episodes
The Quadfecta Episode 7: Brian De Palma (with Jessica Crets)
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.
Nov 15, 2022•1 hr 39 min
An American Werewolf in London Commentary
John and Mitch are joined by Todd Norris to talk about John Landis' An American Werewolf in London.
Oct 31, 2022•1 hr 42 min
Bride of Frankenstein Commentary
John and Mitch chat while watching James Whale's The Bride of Frankenstein.
Oct 06, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Jaws Commentary
John and Mitch are joined by cinematographer Todd Norris to discuss Steven Spielberg's Jaws.
Jul 13, 2022•2 hr 9 min
Alien: Resurrection
John and Mitch finally discuss Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Alien: Resurrection.
Jun 07, 2022•1 hr 12 min
The Hunt for Red October Commentary
Jason Heck and Erin Hamer-Beck join John and Mitch to discuss John McTiernan's The Hunt for Red October.
Apr 01, 2022•2 hr 20 min
Total Recall Commentary
Jason Heck joins John and Mitch to talk over Paul Verhoeven's Schwarzeneggerian classic Total Recall.
Mar 16, 2022•1 hr 58 min
Close Encounters of the Third Kind Commentary (Director’s Cut)
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
Mar 15, 2022•2 hr 26 min
From Russia with Love: Episode 0016
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.
Mar 01, 2022•57 min
From Russia with Love: Episode 0015
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.
Feb 26, 2022•1 hr
From Russia with Love: Episode 0014
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.
Feb 25, 2022•1 hr 1 min
From Russia with Love: Episode 0013
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.)
Feb 24, 2022•1 hr 15 min
From Russia with Love: Episode 0012
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.
Feb 23, 2022•57 min
From Russia with Love: Episode 0011
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.
Feb 22, 2022•1 hr 2 min
From Russia with Love: Episode 0010
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.
Feb 21, 2022•1 hr 6 min
From Russia with Love: Episode 009
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.
Feb 20, 2022•1 hr 1 min
From Russia with Love: Episode 008
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.
Feb 19, 2022•56 min
From Russia with Love: Episode 007 (Part II)
For this supplemental episode, John and Mitch are honored to welcome From Russia with Love and Thunderball actress Martine Beswick.
Feb 18, 2022•33 min
From Russia with Love: Episode 007 (Part I)
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.
Feb 17, 2022•1 hr 5 min
From Russia with Love: Episode 006
This week John and Mitch are joined by documentarian Christy Henry (upcoming documentary ROMA IN AMERICA) to talk about minutes 35-42 which begin with sewer rats on the oar of the rowboat and end with Bond enjoying the performance of a belly dancer at a “gypsy” encampment.
Feb 16, 2022•58 min
From Russia with Love: Episode 005
Film professor and author Dr. Cynthia Baron joins John and Mitch to talk about minutes 28-35 which begin with Bond asking Karim where he can contact Tania and end with Bond and Karim taking a rowboat through the catacombs beneath Istanbul.
Feb 15, 2022•1 hr 24 min
From Russia with Love: Episode 004
This week, John and Mitch welcome Bruce Scivally, Author of James Bond: The Legacy and writer/director of Bond Documentaries to talk about minutes 21-28 which begin with M telling Bond he’s “booked on the 8:30 plane in the morning” to Istanbul and end in the office of Karim Bey who tells Bond that “something smells.”
Feb 14, 2022•1 hr 13 min
From Russia with Love: Episode 003 (Part II)
A second examination of minutes 14-21 with author Dr. Monica Germana (Bond Girls: Body, Fashion and Gender).
Feb 13, 2022•1 hr 15 min
From Russia with Love: Episode 003 (Part I)
This week, John and Mitch are joined by Pete the Retailer (Star Wars Minute, ABCD:TOS) and Joe Mazel (ABCD:TOS) to talk about minutes 14-21 of From Russia with Love which start with Tatania Romanova leaving the Russian Consulate building and end with Bond telling M that he is really “not too busy at the moment, sir”.
Feb 12, 2022•1 hr 23 min
From Russia with Love: Episode 002
John and Mitch are joined by Kaite Stover of the Kansas City Public Library to discuss minutes 7-14 which begin with Kronsteen handily dispatching his chess opponent and end with some people leaving a building in Istanbul.
Feb 11, 2022•1 hr 10 min
From Russia with Love: Episode 001
John and Mitch welcome author Mark O'Connell (Catching Bullets: Memoirs of a Bond Fan) to discuss minutes 0-7 of From Russia with Love, which begin with the classic gun barrel sequence and end with a chess player tearing up a note.
Feb 10, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Dr. No: Episode 0016
Oft mentioned Alien Minute listener and host of the Effectively Speakingpodcast Eric Moore joins us to wrap up Dr. No.
Feb 09, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Dr. No: Episode 0015
This week, John and Mitch welcome marketing consultant, bon vivant, and James Bond nerd, Tom Tipton to talk about minutes 98-105 which begins with Bond emerging from the air duct and ends with Bond emerging from a corridor with a bank-vault like door.
Feb 07, 2022•56 min
Dr. No: Episode 0014
This week, John and Mitch are joined by playwright, director, actor, and theatrical designer Ron Megee to talk about minutes 91-98 which begin with Bond asking Dr. No if the toppling of missiles compensates for having no hands and ends with Bond kicking open the grate of an air duct.
Feb 06, 2022•59 min
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