It’s the conclusion of our Fraternal Twin Double Feature with guest REGINA CONNOLLY and 1997’s LA-based VOLCANO! We track the reality of lava bombs, praise our hero, Don Cheadle, and Brad hates math (when it makes him feel bad about himself) on today’s show! Check out Regina’s movie podcasts, Theronathon! and The Keanu Review , both out where podcasts are available!...
It’s another Fraternal Twin Double Feature! For the next two weeks we’re tackling the eruption frenzy from 1997 with guest REGINA CONNOLLY! This week, it’s DANTE’S PEAK! Brad flexes his ‘My Girl 2’ prowess, we delve into the Grandma Ruth character, and can anyone find ‘King Kong Lives'?!’ on today’s show! Nerd out on Regina’s two movie podcasts Theronathon! and The Keanu Review , both on Apple Podcasts! And don’t forget to tune in next week for Part Two of the Fraternal Twin Double Feature to wa...
It’s PART TWO of our OSCAR SPECTACULAR and we’re watching this year’s BEST PICTURE winner, CODA, with guest AMY WILK! it’s the exciting conclusion to the High on Film Awards, Chris shares some Best Picture perspective, and Amy flexes her titling skills on today’s show! Follow Amy on You-Tube , Instagram , and Tik-Tok @amywilklikemilk and if you’re in the LA area, go see her with the sketch comedy team Grifter on 4/20 at the Westside Comedy Theater! And don’t forget to check out Chris and Brad’s ...
It’s our annual OSCAR SPECTACULAR and we’re celebrating PART ONE: THE OSCAR THROWBACK EPISODE with guest BRANDON BLACK! He decided to watch FARGO, so we’re bundling up and diving back into the Coen Brothers’ work. We’re back on our bullshit with Transformers movies, Brad reveals the “modern day Casablanca,” and nobody likes Arby’s on today’s show! Watch Brandon in A MADEA HOMECOMING, now on Netflix and follow him on social media @Brandon _ F_Black and @BBlack ! And don’t forget to check him out ...
With ‘In the Heights” out now, we’re taking a look back at the Broadway smash, HAMILTON, with guest CARLY WALSH! We touch on some French comedies, discuss the best villain songs, and do movie musicals need intermissions? on today’s show!
We’re going to (intermittently) go through the Coen Bros catalog and we’re kicking things off with DAVID JACOX and MILLER’S CROSSING! Would Michael Bay’s Raising Arizona be a completely bad idea?, David coins the phrase “homme fatale,” and should we do The Substitute on High on Film? on today’s episode!
April showers bring May flowers, and May flowers bring RYAN MCKELVEY with Jim Jarmusch’s BROKEN FLOWERS! Brad gets his second ‘musch, how could they cancel the High Fidelity show?!, and let’s get gratuitous on today’s show! For performance art, botany, and more, follow Ryan @ryan.m.mckelvey and @Thrum_houseplants on instagram!
It’s our OSCAR SPECTACULAR PART TWO and we’re watching the BEST PICTURE of the 93rd Academy Awards, NOMADLAND, with guest ROBIN HITCHCOCK! Plenty of Oscar takes, Robin got into a fight over Fargo, and does Chewbacca speak backwards on today’s show! Be sure to tune into Robin’s podcasts, The Keanu Review and The Number One Movie in America , and follow her on social media @HitchDied !...
It’s our annual OSCAR SPECTACULAR and we’re kicking things off with our guest, writer CHIK AGWUNA and BLACK SWAN for PART ONE: OSCAR THROWBACK! Chik did ballet AND ballet on ice, if you get a chance to be Spider-Man you take it, and is it normal to clip your nails with a pair of scissors on tonight’s episode! For more Chik, tune in to Season 2, Episode 9 of TUCA & BERTIE on Cartoon Network and the new A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN series! And join Chris and Brad next week for whatever wins Best Pict...
Okay, campers, rise and shine! It’s GROUNDHOG DAY, again. We’ve got MIKE DERENSIS to talk about one of his top 4 favorite comedies, Chris tries to alter the fate of a rock star, and will Brad ever see the end of ‘Babe’? Find out on today’s show! And during the HOF hiatus, remember to check out both seasons ' Death at Sunset ,’ the sunshine-noir radio play from Chris and Brad. Available everywhere you find your podcasts....
We close out our McConuary celebration with writer JOE RECHTMAN and THE DARK TOWER! We continue our book club meeting of ‘Greenlights,’ Brad has a lot in common with Selena Gomez, and we start a KoRn podcast on today’s show! Check out Joe’s Dark Tower blog, “T he Church of the Cosmic Turtle ” and follow him on twitter @JoeRechtman and @CosmicTurtle19 . For more Chris and Brad, listen to the new season of the “ Death at Sunset ” podcast, a sunshine-noir radio play, out now on Apple and Spotify!...
Happy McConuary, everyone! Writer BRENDEN GALLAGHER joins us once again to celebrate the work of Matthew McConaughey, this time with THE BEACH BUM! Brenden elaborates on his ‘Holy Fool’ theory, Serenity is boring, and we start a petition to get McConaughey into a Michael Bay film on today’s show! For more Brenden content watch ‘Warrior Nun’ on Netflix, follow him on twitter @brendengallagher , and check him out in Claire Downs’ weekly newsletter, Going Downs !...
We’re kicking off the January Dump with Michael Mann’s BLACKHAT with guest ERIN TEACHMAN! Chris doesn’t believe this film belongs in the Library of Congress, there’s a Con Air imprisoning, and stay tuned for Teaching Mann on today’s show! To support Erin and the Atlanta Opera, check out ‘The Kaiser of Atlantis’ in their Big Tent Series , streaming now!
We conclude our Christmas Carol series with podcast hosts MEGAN PRIOR-PFEIFER and CATE SMITH and last Christmas’ LAST CHRISTMAS! Michael Bay makes a Christmas movie for the troops, we quote the Bible, and no rom-com is too rom-commy for boundaries on today’s show! Hear more Megan and Cate on the Not Quite Dead Podcast for great horror movie analysis or on Takeout Breakout for critiqued themed lunch orders! And don’t forget to listen to Chris and Brad’s noir radio-play podcast, Death at Sunset , ...
We continue our Christmas Carol series today with guest BOB SHIELDS and ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS! Thora Birch’s ‘Home Alone,’ kids don’t watch wedding videos, and we find out Brad’s favorite Christmas movie on today’s show! Hear more of Bob on The Keanu Review and the Theronathon podcasts and binge all of Chris and Brad’s noir radio-play Death at Sunset now!...
The holiday season is here and we’re celebrating in song! Guest ADAM HINKLE comes to the show to watch the classic, WHITE CHRISTMAS! Adam warms our hearts, Chris and Brad have the same taste in scenes, and we put on a Christmas show to save the podcast! Check out Adam’s work on his web series ‘The Park’ at www.theparkwebseries.com and hear more of Brad and Chris on their new radio play ‘ Death at Sunset ’ wherever podcasts are found!...
Today, we look into the seminal David Fincher work, THE SOCIAL NETWORK, with actor JOE MCGRANAGHAN! We get wet with the director’s style, rope the President of Harvard into a new movie, and Joe never joined Facebook on today’s show! See more of Joe by renting ‘A CALL TO SPY’ on your streaming service now! And, for more Chris and Brad, check out the ‘Death at Sunset’ radio play wherever you find your podcasts! Plug In
We’re back with our spoiler-free mini-episode series BUZZED OFF FILM! Tonight, we review David Fincher’s stylized new release, MANK!
Before you watch David Fincher’s ‘Mank,’ revisit CITIZEN KANE with guest JOSH GREEN! Josh had the movie spoiled by The Sims, we hypothesize that all movies with a Hall of Mirrors are good, and somehow we end up talking about ‘Dirty Work' on today’s show! Follow Josh on twitter @Wings4Wheelz and listen to Chris and Brad’s noir radio play ‘Death at Sunset’ out now! Rosebud...
We’re wrapping up Noir-vember with CLARKE KOHLER and DEAD MEN DON’T WEAR PLAID! Clarke was hazed with a showing of ‘Grumpy Old Men,’ Chris learns of a vaudevillian tradition, and we remember Carl Reiner on today’s show! To hear more of Clarke, check out the sunshine-noir podcast ‘Death at Sunset’ now! Blow Your Lips Off
It’s the third week of Noir-vember and we’re watching Rian Johnson’s BRICK with actor BRANDON BLACK! Brad takes no offense to his name being used in the new Spider-Man, Chris doesn’t care for a whodunnit, and will we ever get any answers from J.J. Abrams on today’s show! Watch Brandon on ‘Dear White People’ and this season of ‘Shameless’ and hear him on the new season of ‘Death at Sunset’ available now wherever you get your podcasts! Clue...
Noir-vember continues this week with actress ERIN COLEMAN and the neo-noir classic CHINATOWN! The 70s are back, Erin makes the most of a long t-shirt and a belt, and we discover the inspiration for that Postal Service song on today’s show! Follow Erin on twitter @universalcenter ! And check her out in the new season of ‘Death at Sunset’ available this Friday! Someone Slam a Bedroom Window on It?...
It’s the start of Noir-vember and we’re watching the classic DOUBLE INDEMNITY with guest ATUL SINGH! Chris holds an Oscar grudge, Atul would prefer if you got his references to ‘The Rock,’ and Brad still has ‘Frankenstein’ on the brain on today’s show! Follow Atul on twitter @atultime ! And check out the trailer for the new season of ‘Death at Sunset’ available this Friday wherever you get your podcasts! Tony Zachetti...
Happy Halloween! We’re at it again! Writer LIZZIE DONALDSON returns to watch the celebrated sequel, BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN! Lizzie is not a doctor, Brad puts the Tramp in unique circumstances, and we’re not watching ‘Son of Frankenstein’ on today’s show! For more Lizzie tune in to ‘Black-ish’ Wednesdays on ABC and follow her on twitter @lizziedonaldson ! Friends of Frankenstein
It’s Mary Shelley’s High on Film episode as writer LIZZIE DONALDSON guests to watch the original FRANKENSTEIN in preparation for Halloween! Is it a windmill or a castle, Chris plugs The Keanu Review podcast, and we somehow get on the subject of monster dongs on tonight’s show! Follow Lizzie on twitter @lizziedonaldson and watch Black-ish on ABC! MDE
The conclusion of our first Fraternal Twin Double Feature is here! Comedian JEN MURRAY returns to watch DEEP IMPACT and compare it to the Michael Bay asteroid movie. Chris and Brad become podcast-ronauts, we discuss the difference between arks and ships, and drink every time Chris mentions wolves on today’s show! Check out Jen’s sketch show “That’s What She Said” on her instagram @jenniferlynmurray and follow her on twitter @somejenmurray ! The Richer Wallop...
We’re back and comedian JEN MURRAY is here to watch Michael Bay’s ARMAGEDDON! We rock out to the Aerosmith soundtrack, Jen was laughed at by her teachers, and we make rules to break rules on today’s show! Check out Jen’s sketch show “That’s What She Said” on her instagram @jenniferlynmurray and follow her on twitter @somejenmurray ! Tune in next week for the conclusion of our Fraternal Twin Double Feature! Didn’t Miss a Thing...
It's the end of the road for High On Film and writer LIZZIE DONALDSON is here to watch Chris's favorite movie, COOL HAND LUKE! Brad loves hardboiled eggs, we get the truth behind the London brothers familial ties, and we thank you for listening on today's show! Watch Black-ish on ABC and follow Lizzie on twitter @lizziedonaldson ! Get Brad's weekly baseball article, I Love You, Pittsburgh Pirates on tumblr ! And listen to the entire first season of Death at Sunset podcast at deathatsunset.com ! ...
The Incredibles are back and so are we with another BUZZED OFF FILM mini-episode review of INCREDIBLES 2! Spoiler-free and when to pee!
We're finally tackling some Kurosawa in our penultimate episode with guest AUSTIN TRIZINSKY and the masterpiece that is SEVEN SAMURAI! We discuss the remakes, reminisce on a college production of 'Rashoman', and cheers with some slightly chilled sake on today's show! This episode is brought to you by SUDIO HEADPHONES! Visit www.sudio.com/us and use promo code HIGHONFILM for 15% off any purchase with free worldwide shipping! The Testing of a Samurai...
