EPISODE #403-- We get back into the world of Powell and Pressburger with the top propaganda pic of 1941: 49th PARALLEL, which stars just about everyone with a British accent at the time. A great little picture about an awful big war. We also talk about James Cameron's ALIENS (1986) and Ishiro Honda's GODZILLA (1954). Two great old monster movies. Support your local unions! UAW, SAG-AFTRA, and WGA strong! Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality . Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruptio...
Nov 29, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep 403•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #402-- We dip back into the world of adult fairy tales with the incredibly French film from Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet: CITY OF LOST CHILDREN, staring Ron Perlman and a whole bunch of weird looking French people. Real red letter day for good faces, folks. We also talk about IMMORTALS (2011), THE HUMAN CONDITION (1959 - 1961), THE SEVEN UPS, and DEFENDING MY LIFE on HBO Max. Support your local unions! UAW, SAG-AFTRA, and WGA strong! Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality . Follo...
Nov 21, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep 402•Transcript available on Metacast EPISOD #401-- We return to form with Ishiro Honda's 1968 monster-packed masterpiece, DESTROY ALL MONSTERS. If you love Godzilla-- or Ultraman or Kamen Rider or Gamera, for that matter-- then this is the episode for you. It's a good one-- nay! A great one! We also chat about JAWAN (2023) on Netflix, A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH (1946), THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN (1969), THE HAUNTING, and the original SUSPIRIA from 1977. We also talk briefly about HBO Max's SCAVENGER'S REIGN, which just aired its finale t...
Nov 11, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #400-- To commemorate the end of our stupid Spooktagon and to celebrate our 400th episode, we did a real movie: Alfred Hitchcock's PSYCHO (1960). Staring Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins. Great film. Pretty good episode. Listen to it and try not to die of fright! We also talk about Martin Scorsese's KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (2023), DR. JECKEL AND MR. HYDE (1931) on the Criterion Channel, as well as Ari Aster's HEREDITARY and MIDSOMMAR, and finally SCAVENGER'S REIGN on HBO Max! Support y...
Nov 01, 2023•2 hr 35 min•Ep 400•Transcript available on Metacast #399-- For this week's installment of the 2023 SPOOKTAGON, we talk the certified Criterion classic, ONIBABA from 1964. A great, little pot-boiler about jealousy, carnage, greed, and, of course, evil old women. A tale as old as time. We also talk about AHSOKA (2023) and how much I hate it (see Seawall.substack.com), Masaki Kobayahi's THE HUMAN CONDITION PART 1: NO GREATER LOVE (1959), and THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932) on the Criterion Channel. Support your local unions! UAW, SAG-AFTRA, and WGA strong...
Oct 22, 2023•57 min•Ep 399•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #398-- We crawl back into the world of TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT (1995), directed by the indefatigible Ernest Dickerson. We also talk about Michael Curtiz's DOCTOR X (1932) on the Criterion Channel and THE ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (1932), which is also available on the Criterion Channel. Lots of good, little yarns on the old Channel. Check it out. Support your local unions! UAW, SAG-AFTRA, and WGA strong! Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality . Follow the show on Twitter @AQual...
Oct 13, 2023•1 hr•Ep 398•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #397-- We dive back into the twisted world of schlock king Stuart Gordon with the HP Lovecraft adaptation FROM BEYOND (1986). Good episode. Solid little flick. It's also free on Tubi and Pluto, so hey. What's stopping ya? We also talk about THE CREATOR (2023), THE ABYSS (1989), DIABOLIQUE (1955), STREETS OF FIRE (1984), and HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE (2023). It's a good crop of movies, folks! Support your local unions! UAW, SAG-AFTRA, and WGA strong! Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Qua...
Oct 06, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #396-- Just under the wire, we return to talk about the Akira Kurosawa-scripted RUNAWAY TRAIN (1985) staring Eric Roberts and John Voight. It's a good one and currently available on Tubi. A nice change of pace after this long, boiling summer. We also talk about Friedkin's TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA (1985), Gerwig's BARBIE (2023), 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE (2002), and Hammer and Publick's VENTURE BROS: RADIANT IS THE BLOOD OF THE BABOON HEART (2023), which is currently available to stream on HBO Ma...
Oct 01, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep 396•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #395-- We delve into the classic film noir fairy tale THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955). It's got everything: Metaphor, murder, and Mitchum. What else could a body want from a movie? We also talk about Huston's THE MISFITS (1961), Lumet's DOG DAY AFTERNOON (1975), BOTTOMS (2023), and Friedkin's SORCERER (1977). Lots of good movies, old and new this week. You should go check em out! Support your local unions! SAG-AFTRA and WGA strong! Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality . Follow the s...
Sep 13, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep 395•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #394-- For today's episode, we talk about the influential Spanish-Italian sci-fi horror film PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES (1965) from director Mario Bava. It's a wild movie. You should check it out. We also talk about Park Chan-Wook's OLDBOY (2003), Martin Ritt's NORMA RAE (1979), and James Gunn's GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Vol. 3 (2023). We also talk about, ugh, AHSOKA on Disney+. God. Ugh. Yuck. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality . Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption , and ...
Sep 04, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #393-- In tribute to the indeftagible Hurricane Billy Friedkin, we do an actual classic film: THE EXORCIST (we've already done CRUISING, SORCERER, and THE FRENCH CONNECTION, so go listen to those). It's a good episode, if a kind of heavy one. Be good to your fellow man, folks. We also talk Friedkin's THE HUNTED (2003), Nolan's OPPENHEIMER (2023), and. . . That's kind of it? Busy week. Lots going on. Listen to it and catch up. We missed you. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality . Fo...
Aug 19, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #392-- Folks, we got ourselves an old-fashioned five bagger. That's right we have the Howard Hawks' produced THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD from 1951 starring James Arness. . . and others! It's a classic for a reason! We also talk about the adaptation of SILO (2023) on Apple+, CHE: PART II (2008) from Steve Soderbergh, STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS on Paramount+, Wes Anderson's THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (2014), and THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: THE TEARS OF THE KINGDOM on the Nintendo Switch. It's a...
Aug 09, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep 392•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #391-- After some rather rude technical errors, we are back and we are talking the latest and final installment of the long-running Indiana Jones series. That's right: Today we are rapping about INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY (2023). We liked it more than most people! Come on and give it a listen, why don't you? Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality . Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption , and James on Twitter @kislingtwits, on Instagram @kislingwhatsit and @kisli...
Aug 03, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Ep 391•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #390-- Today we tackle the meta-physical farce (and Mark Kermode favorite), THE NINTH CONFIGURAITON from William Peter Blatty (staring Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson, and Moses Gunn). It's a good one. Good movie, available for free in a ton of different places. Go check it out! We also talk about GUNDAMN: 08th MS TEAM, MOON, Ridley Scott's HOUSE OF GUCCI (2021), and MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING: PART ONE (2023), which kind of sucks, so spoiler alert there. Donate to the cause at Patreo...
Jul 22, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #389-- 1995 was a good year for cyberpunk. There was Hackers, Sneakers, Ghost in the Shell, and, of course, JOHNNY MNEMONIC , directed by Robert Longo and staring none-other than John Wick himself, Keanu Reeves. It's a movie that people talk about for a reason. Despite its distinct problems, it still has stuff in it that is worth experiencing. Come with as we untangle this schlock masterpiece. We also talk about Michael Cimino's HEAVEN'S GATE (1980) on the Criterion Collection, BATTLE RO...
Jul 12, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #388-- We belatedly round out Pride Month with an examination of Bob Fosse's complex musical masterpiece and ode to a bygone era, CABARET (1972, starting Liza Minnelli and Michael York). It's a great movie and a great episode. We also talk about decidedly straight films, Sergio Leone's THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY (1968), John Woo's MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2 (2000), Wes Anderson's ASTEROID CITY (2023 and in theaters now!), Philip Falardeau's CHUCK (2014), and Istvan Szabo's MEPHISTO (1981...
Jul 07, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #387-- We carry on with Pride Month, this time tackling the classic gender-bending musical comedy, VICTOR/VICTORIA (1982), written and directed by Blake Edwards. It's a good one. A good movie and a good episode. We also talk about MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (1996) from Brian Di Palma and CONFLAGRATION (1957), which is available on the Criterion Channel. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitter @kislingtwits, on Instagram ...
Jun 28, 2023•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #386-- Carrying on our celebration of Pride Month, we tackle the infamous biopic from Paul Schrader, MISHIMA: A LIFE IN FOUR CHAPTERS from 1985. With a score by Phillip Glass and staring Ken Ogata. It's a heck of a film. Check it out on Criterion and/or HBO Max. We also talk about another Paul Schrader flick THE YAKUZA (1974), as well as AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER (2022), TOKYO GODFATHERS (2003), DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES (2022), and SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (2023)...
Jun 21, 2023•2 hr 32 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #385-- For today's episode of the show, we decided to ring in Pride Month the only way we know how: By watching a couple of gay wusses try to get away with murder. That's right, today we take on Alfred Hitchcock's ROPE. We also talk MATANGO (from 1963, which is available on Tubi), James Cameron's TITANIC (1997), BUS STOP (1956), NIGHTMOVES (from 1975 on Criterion Channel, among other places), and finally FOREIGN CORRESPONDANT. It's a big episode and it's a good one! Check it out! Donate ...
Jun 17, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #384-- We delve back into the world of the Hollywood Brats with Steven Spielberg's early masterpiece, DUEL from 1971. Starring none other than Gunsmoke's own Dennis Weaver and based on a Ray Matheson short story, if you haven't seen this yet, you're missing out. We also talk about THE BIRDCAGE (1996), SEVERANCE (2022) on Apple+ or whatever it's called, and MASTER GARDENER (2023). Bunch of good ones in there. Something for everybody. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the ...
Jun 03, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #383-- We dive into the wide world of 1970s British anthology horror (boy there are a lot of them) with the all-time banger TALES FROM THE CRYPT (1972). A good episode about a great movie. We also talk about Kubrick's SPARTACUS (1960), Apple's SEVERANCE (2023), Argento's SUSPIRIA (1977), Kinugasa's THE GATE OF HELL (1953) on Criterion, and three Denis Villenueve films: BLADE RUNNER 2049, ARRIVAL, and DUNE. Good stuff. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter...
May 25, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #382-- We dive back into Sam Fuller's oeuvre with the psych-thriller SHOCK CORRIDOR from 1963. It's a good one and currently available on HBO Max! Get it! We also talk about ALIENS (1986), TERMINATOR: SALVATION (2009), MODERN ROMANCE (1981), and FEELS GOOD MAN (2020). We also talk about the intersection of irony and bigotry, among other things. Big episode. Lots to bite into. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitte...
May 22, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #381-- We're doing another Michael Crichton movie, for some reason. It just keeps happening, I don't know. Anyways, this time, we're dealing with the sci-fi/thriller/detective story RUNAWAY, staring Magnum PI himself. We also talk about POLITE SOCIETY (2023), QUANT (2021) on Crackle, RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983), and THE STRAIGHT STORY (1999), which is on Disney+, of all places. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitte...
May 10, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #380-- If you like crud, boy do we have a movie for you. NEMESIS (1992) is from legendary schlockmonger, Albert Pyun (RIP), and is the little sci-fi movie that could. Except that it can't. It almost doesn't work on any level and yet. . . It's kind of good? I mean, good as far as blatant riffs on THE TERMINATOR are concerned. Check it out for free online and then come and listen to the show! We also talk about TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (2011) again, BRIDGE OF SPIES (2015), and GUNDAM 08th...
May 07, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #379-- We delve back into the world of James Bond rip-offs with the 1967 all-star spy-fi banger DEADLIER THAN THE MALE directed by Ralph Thomas staring some incredible British faces. Not an episode to miss if you love Cold War spy flicks. We also talk about ROME, OPEN CITY (1945), directed by Roberto Rossellini, which is currently available on the Criterion Channel. It's good stuff. Who doesn't love a good war. . . movie? Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twi...
Apr 25, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #378-- On today's episode we talk Criterion Collection #1155, Cure from 1997. Directed by the other Kurosawa (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, that is), Cure is a seminal Japanese horror film. It's a movie that both made a director's career and presaged an entire cinematic movement. We also talk WILL SUCCESS SPOIL ROCK HUNTER off of the Criterion Channel, as well as CHE: PART ONE. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitter @kisling...
Apr 17, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #377-- We wrap up Women's History Month with the black and white/low-budget/coming of age(?)/Persian/Bakersfield vampire movie A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT (2014, dir. Ana Lily Amirpour). It's good. It's weird. It's on the Criterion Channel. We also talk about JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 (2023), ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE (2013), MISERY (1990), and THE MENU (2023). A nice little eclectic mix of movies. You should check them out. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twi...
Apr 05, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #376-- Happy Women's History Month and contrats to Michelle Yeoh on the newest feather in her cap. Today we take on David Chung's MAGNIFICENT WARRIORS (which is currently available on the Criterion Channel). It's a fun one. Lots of kicking. We also talk ROYAL WARRIORS (1986) and THE HEROIC TRIO (1993), which are both on the Criterion Channel. We also rap about the Tamil film BEAST (2022) from Netflix and REPO MAN (1985), which I watched on Blu-Ray, because that's who I am. Donate to the ...
Mar 25, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #375-- To kick off Women's History Month, we're talking about Mira Nair's 1991 romance MISSISSIPPI MASALA. Staring Anita Choudhury and, you know who he is folks, Denzel Washington. It's a good one! We also talk about MURDER UNINCOPORATED (1965) and POLICE STORY III: SUPERCOP (1991) on the Criterion Channel. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitter @kislingtwits, on Instagram @kislingwhatsit and @kislingkino on Tikt...
Mar 16, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE #374-- We officially round up Black History Month with Melvin van Peebles' premiere film, THE STORY OF A THREE DAY PASS from 1967. It's readily available on HBO Max and elsewhere. Check it out! We also talk THE WAY OF THE GUN (2000), CRIMES OF THE FUTURE (2022), CLOSE-UP (1990) on the Criterion Channel, and THE ROCKETEER on Disney Plus. Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitter @kislingtwits, on Instagram @kislingwh...
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