This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm doing a David Cronenberg double-feature of diabolic doubles and domestic disturbances as I discuss 1979's The Brood and 1988's Dead Ringers . [00:00] INTRO [01:38] The Projection Booth Podcast Promo [02:48] RANDOM CONVERSATION [18:28] The Brood (1979) [01:07:26] Dead Ringers (1988) [02:08:03] FEEDBACK [02:12:19] ENDING MUSIC: 316L Grade Surgical Steel by Carcass Buy The Brood (1979) Buy Dead Ringers (1988) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhyth...
Aug 10, 2025•2 hr 18 min
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm discussing the last two Stanley Kubrick films I have not previously TWoRPed - his 1953 debut Fear and Desire and his 1960 work-for-hire effort Spartacus . [00:00] INTRO [01:38] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo [02:21] RANDOM CONVERSATION [10:21] Fear and Desire (1953) [41:13] Spartacus (1960) [01:33:18] FEEDBACK [01:36:38] ENDING MUSIC: Spartacus Main Title by Alex North Buy Fear and Desire (1953) Buy Spartacus (1960) Support TWoRP Contact Us ...
Aug 03, 2025•1 hr 40 min
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm diving into the dark and dangerous world of hustlers and gamblers as I discuss 1961's The Hustler and 1998's Rounders . [00:00] INTRO [02:09] Chin Stroker vs Punter Promo [03:17] RANDOM CONVERSATION [09:34] The Hustler (1961) [54:11] Rounders (1998) [01:32:41] FEEDBACK [01:40:02] ENDING MUSIC: See You on the Other Side by Ozzy Osbourne Buy The Hustler (1961) Buy Rounders (1998) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com...
Jul 27, 2025•1 hr 46 min
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Sarah, aka La Hermana de Goro , for her Patreon Pick - 1995's Friday and 2025's One of Them Days . [00:00] INTRO [01:30] Trick or Treat Radio Promo [02:47] RANDOM CONVERSATION [13:10] Friday (1995) [51:20] One of them Days (2025) [01:24:32] FEEDBACK [01:28:59] ENDING MUSIC: Friday by Ice Cube Buy Friday (1995) Buy One of Them Days (2025) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com...
Jul 20, 2025•1 hr 33 min
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Legionnaire Daniel B. Daniel has requested I take a look at 1992's Thunderheart so I'm making it a Val Kilmer double-feature with 1997's The Saint . [00:00] INTRO [01:44] CromCast Promo [02:28] RANDOM CONVERSATION [13:28] Thunderheart (1992) [41:38] The Saint (1997) [01:06:55] FEEDBACK [01:09:28] ENDING MUSIC: Freedumb by Rage Against the Machine Buy Thunderheart (1992) Buy The Saint (1997) Support TWoRP Contac...
Jul 13, 2025•1 hr 16 min
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Elite Patron Alan R. as I discuss two direct-to-video sci-fi action flicks featuring two future cops named Tucker - 1989's Future Force and 1990's Twisted Justice . [00:00] INTRO [02:08] Projection Booth Promo [03:18] RANDOM CONVERSATION [10:45] Future Force (1989) [45:05] Twisted Justice (1990) [01:15:51] FEEDBACK [01:24:13] ENDING MUSIC: 777 by Danzig Buy Future Force (1989) Buy Twisted Justice (1990) Support...
Jul 06, 2025•1 hr 30 min
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Aron for his Patreon Pick - a double-feature of Military "Justice" from two of the finest directors of the 20th Century: Stanley Kubrick's Path's of Glory from 1957 and Sidney Lumet's The Hill from 1965. [00:00] INTRO [01:54] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo [02:38] RANDOM CONVERSATION [14:14] Paths of Glory (1957) [01:14:48] The Hill (1965) [02:17:46] FEEDBACK [02:19:53] ENDING MUSIC: War by The Exploited Buy Path...
Jun 29, 2025•2 hr 24 min
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I discuss the final two films of John Cazale - 1975's Dog Day Afternoon and 1978's The Deer Hunter . [00:00] INTRO [01:56] Chin Stroker vs Punter Promo [03:04] RANDOM CONVERSATION [12:35] Dog Day Afternoon (1975) [45:29] The Deer Hunter (1978) [01:23:28] FEEDBACK [01:26:41] ENDING MUSIC: Amoreena by Elton John Buy Dog Day Afternoon (1975) Buy The Deer Hunter (1978) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com...
Jun 22, 2025•1 hr 32 min
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Trevor for his Patreon Pick - 2012's End of Watch and 2024's Rebel Ridge . [00:00] INTRO [02:14] Trick or Treat Radio [03:31] RANDOM CONVERSATION [40:58] End of Watch (2012) [01:33:05] Rebel Ridge (2024) [02:26:32] FEEDBACK [02:33:30] ENDING MUSIC: Harder Than You Think by Public Enemy Buy End of Watch (2012) Watch Rebel Ridge (2024) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com...
Jun 15, 2025•2 hr 38 min
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by Paul from The Strange Highways Podcast for his Patreon Pick - a religious horror double-feature of 2002's Frailty and 2024's Heretic . [00:00] INTRO [02:13] CromCast Promo [02:57] RANDOM CONVERSATION [30:58] Frailty (2002) [01:15:45] Heretic (2024) ExMormon Reacts to Heretic as a Former Mormon Missionary [02:05:29] FEEDBACK [02:15:02] ENDING MUSIC: Knockin' on Heaven's Door by Sophie Thatcher Buy Frailty (2002) Buy Heretic (2024) Support...
Jun 08, 2025•2 hr 20 min
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by The Cancer Man and Harper for an examination of the box office potential of prostitutes and poltergeists as we discuss 1990's Pretty Woman and Ghost . [00:00] INTRO [01:44] Projection Booth Promo [02:54] RANDOM CONVERSATION [16:37] Pretty Woman (1990) [01:01:26] Ghost (1990) [01:41:36] FEEDBACK [01:45:26] ENDING MUSIC: Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers Buy Pretty Woman (1990) Buy Ghost (1990) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithout...
Jun 01, 2025•1 hr 49 min
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm bringing this year's AniMayTion to a close with two animated films from China: 2019's Ne Zha and 2020's Jiang Ziya . [00:00] INTRO [01:49] The Good, the Bad, the Odd Promo [02:32] RANDOM CONVERSATION [17:47] Ne Zha (2019) [49:08] Jiang Ziya (2020) [01:13:48] FEEDBACK [01:17:35] ENDING MUSIC: Please Believe in a Dream by Charlie Zhou Shen Buy Ne Zha (2019) Buy Jiang Ziya (2020) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com...
May 25, 2025•1 hr 22 min
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing AniMayTion with an exploration of what happens when the creator of Astro-Boy decides to dabble in Adult Animation as I discuss 1969's A Thousand and One Nights and 1970's Cleopatra . [00:00] INTRO [02:10] Chin Stroker vs Punter Podcast Promo [03:18] RANDOM CONVERSATION Lextorias [19:28] A Thousand and One Nights (1969) Tezuka’s “Adult” Features: “A Thousand and One Nights” (1969) by Fred Patton [51:09] Cleopatra (1970) Tezuka’s Adult Fe...
May 18, 2025•1 hr 39 min
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing AniMayTion with two stop-motion films which won Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature: 2005's Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and 2022's Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio . [00:00] INTRO [02:12] Trick or Treat Radio Promo [03:29] RANDOM CONVERSATION [17:07] Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) [48:14] Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) [01:27:07] FEEDBACK [01:32:09] ENDING MUSIC: Better Tomorro...
May 11, 2025•1 hr 36 min
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm kicking off this year's AniMayTion with a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Elite Patron Brett the Wiz! Brett has selected a duo of Best Animated Picture winners: 2023's The Boy and the Heron and 2024's Flow . [00:00] INTRO [02:06] CromCast Promo [02:50] RANDOM CONVERSATION [26:45] The Boy and the Heron (2023) [01:27:29] Flow (2024) [02:20:09] FEEDBACK [02:31:06] ENDING MUSIC: Spinning Globe by Kenshi Yonezu Buy The Boy and the Heron (2023) Buy Flow (2024) ...
May 04, 2025•2 hr 35 min
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Legionnaire Corin! Corin requested I take a look at Steven Spielberg's Duel from 1971, so I opted to make it a psycho trucker double-feature by pairing it with 2001's Joy Ride . [00:00] INTRO [01:51] Projection Booth Promo [03:01] RANDOM CONVERSATION [07:57] Duel (1971) [44:45] Joy Ride (2001) [01:11:44] FEEDBACK [01:15:43] ENDING MUSIC: Six Days on the Road by Dave Dudley Buy Duel (1971) Buy Joy Ride (2001) Su...
Apr 27, 2025•1 hr 18 min
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Thomas WF for his Patreon Pick. Together we discuss the life and times of a Messiah and Very Naughty Boy as we watch 1977's Jesus of Nazareth and 1979's Life of Brian . [00:00] INTRO [01:56] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo [02:39] RANDOM CONVERSATION [15:18] Jesus of Nazareth (1977) [01:13:57] Life of Brian (1979) Life of Brian Debate [02:04:04] FEEDBACK [02:07:21] ENDING MUSIC: Always Look on the Bright Side of L...
Apr 20, 2025•2 hr 11 min
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Harper for his Patreon Pick. Together we explore two exemplars of British Imperialism - one real, one fictional - as we discuss 1962's Lawrence of Arabia and 1975's Royal Flash . [00:00] INTRO [01:37] Chin Stroker vs Punter Promo [02:44] RANDOM CONVERSATION [05:56] Lawrence of Arabia (1962) [01:11:24] Royal Flash (1975) [01:57:50] FEEDBACK [02:01:47] ENDING MUSIC: Seven Pillars of Wisdom by Sabaton Buy Lawrence of Arab...
Apr 13, 2025•2 hr 5 min
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Matthew K. for his Patreon Pick - a double-feature of psychological surreality with 2008's Synecdoche, New York and 2021's Titane . [00:00] INTRO [03:26] Trick or Treat Radio Promo [04:43] RANDOM CONVERSATION [14:04] Synecdoche, New York (2008) [01:07:41] Titane (2021) [01:56:11] FEEDBACK [01:59:20] ENDING MUSIC: Wayfaring Stranger by Lisa Abbott Buy Synecdoche, New York (2008) Buy Titane (2021) Support TWoRP Contact U...
Apr 06, 2025•2 hr 2 min
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm doing a Rutger Hauer double-feature of 1981's Nighthawks and 1988's The Legend of the Holy Drinker , the latter of which was a Patreon Pick by TWoRP Legionnaire Andy H. [00:00] INTRO [01:41] CromCast Promo [02:25] RANDOM CONVERSATION [09:17] Nighthawks (1981) [38:50] The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988) [01:10:16] FEEDBACK [01:12:41] ENDING MUSIC: Drinking in the Day by The Tossers Buy Nighthawks (1981) Buy The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988) S...
Mar 30, 2025•1 hr 17 min
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm taking a look at what happens when the violence and horror of the silver screen spills out into the real world as I discuss 1968's Targets and 1978's Closed Circuit , the latter of which was selected by TWoRP Legionnaire Sean H. for his Patreon Pick . [00:00] INTRO [02:01] Projection Booth Promo [03:11] RANDOM CONVERSATION [08:35] Targets (1968) [59:44] Closed Circuit (1978) [01:38:43] FEEDBACK [01:42:10] ENDING MUSIC: Don't Take Your Guns to Town...
Mar 23, 2025•1 hr 45 min
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I celebrate my 40th birthday in the most mature way possible: watching Ninja flicks from the year of birth, 1985! To that end, I check out the great Michael Dudikoff in American Ninja and the greater Sho Kosugi in Pray for Death . [00:00] INTRO [02:21] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo [03:04] RANDOM CONVERSATION [09:13] American Ninja (1985) [34:58] Pray for Death (1985) [58:09] FEEDBACK [01:01:15] ENDING MUSIC: Pray for Death by Body Count Buy Am...
Mar 16, 2025•1 hr 5 min
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast, TWoRP Legionnaire Trent B has decided to use his Patreon Pick to let me knock off some films from my Great Unwatched Pile. To that end, I crack open last year's All the Haunts be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror Volume 2 from Severin and check out 1984's The Enchanted and 2023's To Fire You Come at Last . [00:00] INTRO [01:38] Chin Stroker vs Punter Promo [02:45] RANDOM CONVERSATION [12:39] The Enchanted (1984) [37:23] To Fire You Come at Last (2023...
Mar 09, 2025•1 hr 15 min
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling another Patreon Pick , this time from TWoRP Legionnaire Tom B. Tom requested I take a look at 1966's Island of Terror and I decided to make it a Terence Fisher double-feature by pairing it with the 1959 Hammer film The Stranglers of Bombay . [00:00] INTRO [01:39] Trick or Treat Radio Promo [02:56] RANDOM CONVERSATION [08:35] The Stranglers of Bombay (1959) Brian Trenchard-Smith on Trailers from Hell [33:46] Island of Terror (1966) [55:3...
Mar 02, 2025•1 hr 23 min
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Kehaar for his Patreon Pick . We'll be taking look at a double-feature of James Bond actors losing their minds in non-Bond roles with 1970's The Man Who Haunted Himself and 1973's The Offence . [00:00] INTRO [01:41] CromCast Promo [02:25] RANDOM CONVERSATION [12:09] The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970) [01:16:26] The Offence (1973) [02:14:59] FEEDBACK [02:21:25] ENDING MUSIC: Mental Twin by Entombed Buy The Man Who Haunt...
Feb 23, 2025•2 hr 25 min
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Cornelius of the From the Canopy Podcast for his Patreon Pick, featuring two Ridley Scott films from two very different eras of his career: 1977's The Duellists and 2007's American Gangster . [00:00] INTRO [01:58] Projection Booth Podcast Promo [03:08] RANDOM CONVERSATION [13:29] The Duellists (1977) [49:29] American Gangster (2007) [01:24:33] FEEDBACK [01:29:45] ENDING MUSIC: The Duellists by Iron Maiden Buy The Duell...
Feb 16, 2025•1 hr 36 min
This week I'm fulfilling another Patreon Pick with 1957's Night of the Demon and 1985's Demons , the latter of which as selected by TWoRP Legionnaire Patron Donny D! [00:00] INTRO [01:53] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo [02:36] RANDOM CONVERSATION [11:06] Night of the Demon (1957) [54:01] Demons (1985) [01:24:43] FEEDBACK Buy Night of the Demon (1957) Buy Demons (1985) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com...
Feb 09, 2025•1 hr 48 min
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Jacob P. for his Patreon Pick - an exploration of the passion, perils, and pitfalls of independent film making with 1999's American Movie and Bowfinger . [00:00] INTRO [01:45] Chin Stroker VS Punter Promo [02:53] RANDOM CONVERSATION [10:28] American Movie (1999) [39:36] Bowfinger (1999) [01:05:37] FEEDBACK [01:10:35] ENDING MUSIC: Into the Coven by Mercyful Fate Buy American Movie (1999) Buy Bowfinger (1999) Support TW...
Feb 02, 2025•1 hr 16 min
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Elite Patron Anna P with 1978's KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park and 1987's Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare . [00:00] INTRO [01:43] Trick or Treat Radio Promo [03:00] RANDOM CONVERSATION [06:28] KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park (1978) [34:00] Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare (1987) [58:29] FEEDBACK [01:12:35] ENDING MUSIC: Thunderhawk by Thor Watch KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park (1978) Buy Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare (1987)...
Jan 26, 2025•1 hr 15 min
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Caitlin for her Patreon Pick : a Sam Rockwell action-espionage double-feature of 2016's Mr. Right and 2024's Argylle . [00:00] INTRO [01:58] CromCast Promo [02:41] RANDOM CONVERSATION [14:45] Mr. Right (2016) [01:01:22] Argylle (2024) True Dungeon [02:02:02] FEEDBACK [02:07:20] ENDING MUSIC: Do Ya Wanna Funk by Sylvester and Patrick Cowley Buy Mr. Right (2016) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com...
Jan 19, 2025•2 hr 14 min
