EPISODE #373-- We tackle another pivotal film in Black (Cinematic) History with THE NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) from the legenary George Romero. It's a banger, folks. We also talk about MONA LISA (1986), THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE (1994), GLORY (1989), WEATHERING WITH YOU (2019), CUNK ON EARTH (2022) on Netflix, and DOCUMENTARY NOW (also on Netflix). Lots of bangers this week. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitter @...
Feb 28, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #372-- We celebrate our second week of Black History Month with SHAFT'S BIG SCORE, the thrilling sequel to the unbeatable SHAFT. Directed by Gordon Parks and released in 1972 it tells the story of, what else? Shaft taking names, laying dames, and looking damn good doing it. We also talk about THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS on HBO Max, 13 ASSASSINS, DANGER PAYS, MURDERVILLE on Netflix, THE LAST OF US currently on HBO Max, and IS THAT BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU from Elvis Mitchell on Netflix. Donate to t...
Feb 20, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #371-- Happy Black History Month! While we're a little late to the party, for the next four weeks we'll be commemorating African-American history by watching movies by, from, about, and/or staring black talent. Our inaugural installment will be the musical/biopic/propaganda piece KRUSH GROOVE, which details the highly fictional rise (and rise) of Def Jam Records from 1985. We also talk about THE ROVER, Altman's THE LONG GOODBYE, WE'RE NO ANGELS (1955), and Netflix's THE IRISHMAN (of all ...
Feb 13, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #370-- We're back on the Criterion grind with Michael Mann's theatrical debut: THIEF. It's a good one. It's a great one. Listen to it. James Cann. James Belushi. Tuesday Weld. What else is there? We also talk about McCABE & MRS. MILLER (1971), NEAR DARK (1987), and THE LAST OF US (2023). Lotta quality up in here. 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 ...
Feb 06, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #369-- We did it! We finally did it! We hunted down the legendary supernatural divorce thriller, POSSESSION from exiled/tortured genius Andrzej Zulawski! Communication is everything folks, even when she's in love with a creature. We also talk about the second LONE WOLF AND CUB movie, Netflix's THE SANDMAN (2022), SHIN ULTRAMAN (2023), NOPE (2022), ATRAGON (1961), and HBO's THE LAST OF US (2023). Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption,...
Feb 01, 2023•2 hr 32 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #368-- For this long, overdue episode we talk LONE WOLF AND CUB: SWORD OF VENGEANCE (1972), the first installment of the famed "Baby Cart" chambara series. It's a fun one (and currently available on HBO Max). We also talk PUSS IN BOOTS (2023), the SANDMAN TV show on Netflix, THE TERMINATOR (1984), and ON THE SILVER GLOBE (1988). Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit...
Jan 23, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #367-- Cruz and James return to the recording pit to talk about the ten best movies they saw in the year of our Lord, 2022. It's a good one. A nice, solid spread of movies. And The Batman, because, you saw that thing, you think we're not going to put The Batman in our Top 10 of the year? You're off your rocker, mate. You can find Alexis on Twitter (RIP) @amutepiggy and at The Pack Theater with Drunkards and Dragons! Make it happen, she's much funnier and talented than us. Donate to the c...
Jan 14, 2023•2 hr 35 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #366-- Alexis Simpson returns to talk the mangled musical masterpiece (of sh*t!), XANADU! What a, uh, unique picture! We also talk JERRY AND MARGE GO LARGE (2022) from Paramount+, WILLOW (2022) on Disney+, PURPLE NOON (1960), and EVANGELION 3.0 + 1.0: THRICE UPON A TIME (2021) on Amazon Prime. You can find Alexis on Twitter (RIP) @amutepiggy and at The Pack Theater with Drunkards and Dragons! Make it happen, she's much funnier and talented than us. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Qual...
Jan 03, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Transcript available on Metacast For this very special episode of A Quality Interruption, Cruz and James rap about Andor, the hit show from the Disney Mega-Corp. All hail the Mouse! May he live for ten thousand years! 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 ( http://www.juliustanag.com...
Dec 24, 2022•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #365-- Let's ring in the holiday season with a British classic: THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY from 1980. Staring none other than Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren, this one is a banger-- so is this episode! We also talk about BONES AND ALL (2022), MILLER'S CROSSING (1990), BULLET TRAIN (2022), and STAR TREK: THE LOWER DECKS. 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...
Dec 08, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #364-- On today's (lost) episode, we talk about Joel Schumacher's paranormal thriller, FLATLINERS from 1990. If you like self-help lessons masquerading as ghost stories and movies packed full of hot, hot grad students, then this is the episode for you! 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 Liv...
Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #363-- We tackle another film from the Criterion Collection this time Basil Dearden's 1960 caper, THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN. Come for the heist, stay for the manners. We also talk SEE HOW THEY RUN (2022), THE SAND PEBBLES (1966), BREAKING AWAY (1979), and THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP (1943). It's a good 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 ...
Nov 26, 2022•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #362-- The boys are back with the seminal Marvel hit BLADE! People love Blade! He's great! It's great! It's one of the most important action movies of the past twenty years and one of the most impressive showcases of black talent of the 90's. What's not to enjoy? We also talk about Bill Duke's DEEP COVER (1992). That's a good one, too. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kisling...
Nov 15, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #361-- Hey! We made it! Here we are! The end of Spooktagon 2022. At long last! Today we talk the 90's John Carpenter film VAMPIRES (1998) from the novel by John Steakley. We also talk THE KEEP (1983) and TRUE ROMANCE (1993). And probably some other movies! Happy Guy Fawks Day! 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...
Nov 07, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast #360-- We enter into the second week of 2022's Spooktagon with the penny stock-funded ghost story LADY IN WHITE (1988). We also talk briefly about DR. SLEEP, and, like, nine other horror movies for about half a minute each (including, but not limited to the original THE BLOB). 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 ...
Oct 28, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #359-- We return back to the Spooktagon to discuss the silent spook'em, HAXAN from 1922. Spoiler alert: It is boring! Very boring! Our episode is great, though. Listen to it. We also talk about STAR TREK: THE LOWER DECKS, MOONAGE DAYDREAM (2022), and THE SNAKE GIRL AND THE SILVER HAIRED WITCH (1968). Good stuff. 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 C...
Oct 15, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #358, ENTER THE SPOOKTAGON 2022 Part 1: Welcome boils and ghouls to the first installment of our SPOOKTAGON, our annual and exclusive cele-BOO-ration of all things frightening! Part one of our series if WE'RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD'S FAIR from 2022, directed by Jane Scheonbrun. It's a deep dive into a girl going quietly insane due to the internet. It's currently on HBO Max. It's good. Check it out! We also chat about AFRICAN QUEEN, HIDDEN FORTRESS, BLUE COLLAR, and THE WOMAN KING. It's a...
Oct 08, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #357-- We're back with another banger! Today we take on the great 1960's spy film, FUNERAL IN BERLIN (1966), directed by Guy Hamilton and staring Michael Caine. It's a good one! We also talk TWO MULES FOR SISTER SARAH and the season finale of PRIMAL. 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 ...
Sep 30, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #356-- Today we're talking the swingin' spies of the sixties set. We're talking BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN (1967) from Ken Russell staring Michael Caine, Karl Malden, and Francoise Dorleac. It's a good one. Stay tuned for next week when we do FUNERAL IN BERLIN, because I goofed! We also talk Hitchcock's SABOTAGE (1936), SALOUM (2022), LAND OF MINE (2017), MAGIC & BIRD: A COURTSHIP OF RIVALS (2022), and finally Bresson's LANCELOT DU LAC (1974). Big episode, folks. Donate to the cause at Patreon...
Sep 22, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #355-- Back in the day there used to be pictures! THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONG (2022) is one of those. It's the new film from visionary director George Miller, staring Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton. It's a good one. We also talk about DRUNKEN MASTER (1978), King Hu's A TOUCH OF ZEN (1971), Jim Jarmusch's NIGHT ON EARTH (1991), and a little bit of that new Game of Thrones show about the dragons. Like I said, it's a great episode. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show ...
Sep 17, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #354-- On this week's episode, Cruz and James tackle the Michael Mann thriller COLLATERAL from 2004 (staring Jamie Foxx and Tom Cruise). It's a much better movie than EATEN ALIVE, but maybe not as good of an episode. TIME WILL TELL. We also talk about Paul Schrader's FIRST REFORMED (2017), the anime INU-OH (2022), and the classic horror movie SALEM'S LOT (1975). It's a nice, big episode! Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and Jam...
Sep 07, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2022•2 hr 38 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
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