The war is over! Movies can go back to being the most important thing in the world! This episode we cover documentaries as evidence in the Nuremburg trials, post-fascist Italian neo-realism, noir drama, and non-linear storytelling! An "Oops, All Features" episode. You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Youtube! You can check out our social media crap here: http://linktr.ee/1w1y And you can watch and form your own opinions from our 1945 Films Discussed playlist right he...
May 25, 2025•1 hr 53 min
Big year for hard-boiled noir! Murder! Betrayal! Halloween! This episode we get into gaslamps as symbols of both love and lies, sinister insurance schemes, lonely detectives, boat escapades and serial killer old ladies! You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Youtube! You can check out our social media crap here: http://linktr.ee/1w1y And you can watch and form your own opinions from our 1944 Films Discussed playlist right here! Sarah's youtube channel See you next year...
Mar 20, 2025•3 hr 12 min
The world may be at war but the movies bravely carry on! This week we're joined by film programmer Ambriehl Turrentine to discuss the Citizen Kane of the cartoon canon, Alfred Hitchcock's favorite of his own films, and a groundbreaking musical comedy! Plus, we get into some WW2 propaganda cartoons, avant-garde mirror faces, extreme Britishness, Judo throws, and the original Dark Universe! You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Youtube! You can check out our Instagram, ...
Feb 13, 2025•3 hr 12 min
1942 was a bad year for humans but a good year for Hollywood! This episode, we discuss John Ford's striking documentation of WWII, Orson Welles' follow-up to Citizen Kane, the origins of the jump scare, witchy comedy, the meaning of life through the lens of talking animals, Lubitsch spy/showbiz satire, and a little movie called Casablanca. You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Youtube! You can check out our social media crap here: http://linktr.ee/1w1y And you can wat...
Jan 21, 2025•2 hr 59 min
The Big Daddy of movies, Citizen Kane! We get into the most celebrated film of all time, as well as peeping werewolves, proto-Brooks/Zucker Bros comedy, formative film noir, Hays Code horniness, nostalgic coal mines, and jewel stealing robots! You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on YouTube! You can check out our Instagram, Twitter , and other social media crap here: http://linktr.ee/1w1y And you can watch and form your own opinions from our 1941 Films Discussed playlis...
Dec 27, 2024•2 hr 38 min•Ep. 47
The start of a new decade brings with it a cavalcade of great movies! Foundational animation, anti-Nazi comedy, screwball banter, and moody dramas all just knocking it outta the park. Its almost like the 1940s was a good decade for movies! You can watch along with our video version of the episode on Youtube or check out our Instagram, Twitter , and other social media crap here: http://linktr.ee/1w1y See you next year!...
Sep 06, 2024•3 hr 16 min•Ep. 46
It's time once again to reminisce and recap the last 10 years of movies! In this casual wrap-up episode, we talk about two movies that concern filmmaking in the 30s ( The Aviator, Gods and Monsters ) and we each count down our top 10s of the decade! Here's our Letterboxd list of our 30s Top 10s: https://letterboxd.com/criselie/list/one-week-one-year-top-10s-of-the-1930s/ And here's our list of every movie covered on the show so far! https://letterboxd.com/criselie/list/one-week-one-year-films-di...
Aug 26, 2024•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 45
Finishing out the 1930s with two of the most popular movies ever made! One is a romanticized fantasy about a place that never existed, the other is The Wizard of Oz! We're joined by video essayist/writer/former US history teacher Nats Can Fly! Be sure to check out her YouTube channel here . Also, we talk about a quintessential John Ford western, Frank Capra's most Capra-esque film to date, and a really sad Kenji Mizuguchi Kabuki drama! You can watch along with our video version of the episode he...
Jul 24, 2024•2 hr 53 min•Ep. 44
Closing in on the end of the 1930s and Hollywood is firing off wacky comedies and technicolor extravaganzas! We also cover some Our Gang/Little Rascals shorts, Eisenstein's first talkie, and a very French proto-noir crime drama! You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Youtube! You can check out our Instagram, Twitter , and other social media crap here: http://linktr.ee/1w1y And you can watch and form your own opinions from our 1938 Films Discussed playlist right here! S...
Jul 05, 2024•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 43
1937 brings us the advent of (American, cell animated) feature length animation and 3-strip technicolor catches on! Stars are born! Songs are sung! Opera and cinema join forces! Monocles are worn! Join us, along with our guest, opera singer Alan Briones, as we discuss an exciting bevy of films. You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Youtube ! You can check out our Instagram, Twitter , and other social media crap here: http://linktr.ee/1w1y And you can watch and form yo...
Apr 19, 2024•3 hr 2 min•Ep. 42
This episode we're talking about reefer (madness), so you don't want no part of this shit! No shorts this time so we get right into it with the aforementioned anti-drug "movie", Humphrey Bogart making a big splash, Fritz Lang turning his critical eye towards the USA, Frank Capra's feel-goodery, a nightmarish look into the future, and Charlie Chaplin's final film as The Tramp! All of that and more! You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Youtube! You can check out our In...
Mar 05, 2024•2 hr 34 min•Ep. 41
Buckle up! This episode we are covering an infamous Nazi docu-ganda film, another iconic Frankenstein movie, a Rogers/Astaire tap dancing extravaganza, Marx Bros embracing their roles as birthday party clowns, Hitchcock leaning into comedy, and a swashbuckling pirate picture! Also, Micky Mouse in color, Porky Pig's first appearance, and a brief interlude about the Hays Code! Article about the etymology of "Nazi" You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Youtube! You can c...
Jan 18, 2024•3 hr•Ep. 40
The last year of the Pre-Code era! This episode we talk about the Three Stooges, a steamy wig movie, a proto-French New Wave drama, the quintessential romantic comedy, a proto-Shane Black Christmas detective movie, and Peter Lorre's English language debut! You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Youtube ! You can check out our Instagram, Twitter , and other social media crap here: http://linktr.ee/1w1y And you can watch and form your own opinions from our 1934 Films Dis...
Dec 21, 2023•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 39
1933 was a year full of big and wild movies! Popeye! Marx Bros! Busby Berkeley musicals! Throuple rom-coms! Psychic supervillains! An invisible man and KING KONG! Pre-code Hollywood is putting out some of the most daring films made so far, and we're gonna talk about 'em! Documentary explaining pinscreen animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ3DSFv4vAg&t=608s You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Youtube! You can check out our Instagram, Twitter , and other s...
Dec 01, 2023•2 hr 49 min•Ep. 38
We're keeping it spooky (mostly) this episode! Vampires! Mummies! Pervy Trees! Circus justice! Also, original Scarface, a chill Ozu film, and the Best Movie Title of All Time! You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Youtube! You can check out our Instagram, Twitter , and other social media crap here: http://linktr.ee/1w1y And you can watch and form your own opinions from our 1932 Films Discussed playlist right here! One Week, One Reel Flowers and Trees Our Feature Prese...
Nov 03, 2023•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 37
Iconic voices abound in this episode jam packed with classics! Charlie Chaplin and Fritz Lang both direct their best(?!) movies, Warner Bros. releases two quintessential gangster pictures, and Universal gets dark with two of the most famous horror movies ever made! You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Youtube! You can check out our Instagram, Twitter , and other social media crap here: http://linktr.ee/1w1y And you can watch and form your own opinions from our 1931 F...
Sep 15, 2023•2 hr 34 min•Ep. 36
We kick off the 1930s with some European avant-garde films, more Marx Bros, tuxedo wearing cabaret singers, and both somber and bro-y WW1 epics! You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Youtube ! You can check out our Instagram, Twitter , and other social media crap here: http://linktr.ee/1w1y And you can watch and form your own opinions from our 1930 Films Discussed playlist right here! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:31 - The News of the Year 00:06:39 - Swing You Sinners! 00:13...
Sep 01, 2023•2 hr 23 min•Ep. 35
Time to review the last 10 years of movies! And what a 10 years they were! We also discuss a few newer films/tv about the era (Episode 13 of the docuseries Hollywood , Singin' In The Rain and Babylon !) and list each of our top 10 films of the 1920s! You can check out our socials and our YouTube version where you can watch along at http://linktr.ee/1w1y
Aug 21, 2023•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 34
Were talkies a mistake? Join us as we talk about the last of the silent era and the rocky start of the sound era, and possibly the worst Best Picture winner of all time! But also some cool shorts and the frenetic and creative Man With a Movie Camera! You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1MTCrCrLq4 You can check out our Instagram, Twitter , and other social media crap here: http://linktr.ee/1w1y And you can watch and form your...
Aug 05, 2023•2 hr 10 min
Silent film is on its way out but we still got a few good years left! 1928 saw the introduction of a very famous rodent, two of Buster Keaton's best features, Chaplin joining the circus, the movie that inspired a Batman villain, the template for spy films, and we are joined by Cody Jackson to discuss one of the final great silent dramas! Also, this is our first episode covering films that are still under copyright, so no playlist sadly! You can watch along with our video version of the episode h...
Jul 21, 2023•2 hr 50 min•Ep. 33
Its our longest episode so far because we are covering one of the great movie years! Robot dancing! Cartoon rabbits! Symphonies of great cities! London fog! Drunken pig chases! Airplane rivalries! Movies that, what's this, talk and sing?! All of these things and more in this monster sized episode! You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Youtube ! You can check out our Instagram, Twitter , and other social media crap here: http://linktr.ee/1w1y And you can watch and form...
Jun 29, 2023•3 hr 19 min•Ep. 32
We're back! (again!) This year we take a look at an eclectic mix of French and Japanese ominous experimental films, German mythological epics, and American train crime movies, including Buster Keaton's magnum opus The General ! You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Youtube ! You can check out our Instagram, Twitter , and other social media crap here: http://linktr.ee/1w1y And you can watch and form your own opinions from our 1926 Films Discussed playlist right here! -...
Jun 14, 2023•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 31
Big year of big movies! Sergei Eisenstein pushes narrative filmmaking forward in a big way with the thrilling Battleship Potemkin, Charlie Chaplin further refines his balance of comedy and drama, Lon Chaney terrifies as the Phantom of the Opera, and dinosaurs cause mayhem in The Lost World! You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Youtube! You can check out our Instagram, Twitter , and other social media crap here: http://linktr.ee/1w1y And you can watch and form your ow...
Apr 12, 2023•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 30
Back in the "studio" for another episode! As we close in on the last 5 years of silent film, we're getting some true bangers. The hits keep coming! We've got the movie that was Cris's introduction to loving silent film, Sherlock Jr., and the action adventure masterpiece The Thief of Bagdad, a movie that seems chemically engineered to be a Glen favorite. Plus Lon Chaney has a stunning turn as cinema's OG sad clown. Check it out! You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Yo...
Mar 24, 2023•2 hr 34 min•Ep. 29
The first episode recorded in person! We went to Kansas to see a jam packed lineup of 1923 films, all with live score! In this episode we get to Harold Lloyd's magnum opus, Charlie Chaplin directing high drama, and Cecil B. DeMille building Egypt on the beach! Just a heads up, the audio for this one is a bit lower quality, since we recorded most of it in a car. You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Youtube ! You can check out our Instagram, Twitter , and other social ...
Mar 08, 2023•2 hr 14 min•Ep. 28
1922 brings two more into the canon of mega-famous silent films! We've got a lot of new technology this year, from two-strip technicolor to sound on film. Our introductory mentions of Walt Disney and Lotte Reineger, and of course we needed to give you something spooky. You can watch along with our video version of the episode on Youtube! You can check out our Instagram, Twitter , and other social media crap here: http://linktr.ee/1w1y And you can watch and form your own opinions from our 1922 Fi...
Feb 25, 2023•2 hr 11 min
1921 was short on big movies, but we get into the ones which stood out. Avant Garde animation that's good to put on in the background at a party, Charlie Chaplin weaponizing cuteness, and European ruminations on death! Fun times! You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Youtube ! You can check out our Instagram, Twitter , and other social media crap here: http://linktr.ee/1w1y And you can watch and form your own opinions from our 1921 Films Discussed playlist here! -- On...
Feb 08, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 27
YIITS BEEN two weeks actually, but whatever. This episode we watch a pair of classic comedy shorts, a pair of classic German Expressionist horror films, a pair of classic American films about oppression, and also The Flapper, a movie about being naughty. You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Youtube ! You can check out our Instagram, Twitter , and other social media crap here: http://linktr.ee/1w1y And you can watch and form your own opinions from our 1920 Films Discu...
Jan 25, 2023•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 26
This week is a special one-off episode (vepisode) where we're taking a look at both the 1996 film and 2022 HBO series Irma Vep with guest Jack Virnich! Heads up, its probably a good idea to watch both (especially the show) before listening. The discussion gets a bit heady and might not make a lot of sense if you haven't seen them. But you should see them anyway because they are good! You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Youtube ! You can check out our Instagram, Twit...
Jan 11, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 25
Time for another decade in review show! We talk about our takeaways from the last 10 years of film history, discuss some newer films about the era ( Pearl , Nickelodeon , and Forgotten Silver ) and go over our lists of the top 10 films of the 1910s! You can check out our socials and our YouTube version where you can watch along at http://linktr.ee/1w1y Cris's Top 10 Glen's Top 10...
Dec 28, 2022•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 24
