Tuesday, May 12, 2026
283. 'Dog Day Afternoon' (1975) Part 2: The Real Story
In the second of my two-parter on Dog Day Afternoon, we get out of the fictional universe of the film and explore the real people behind the character...
In the second of my two-parter on Dog Day Afternoon, we get out of the fictional universe of the film and explore the real people behind the character...
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
282. 'Dog Day Afternoon' (1975) Part 1: The Film
Sidney Lumet's 1975 masterpiece of naturalistic filmmaking is many things: a bank robbery procedural, a time capsule of 1970's NYC political and econo...
Friday, May 8, 2026
281. [Indistinct Chatter] 5/8
[the week's collected thoughts] Climbing Docs I recommend: The Dark Wizard (HBO) Assault on El Capitan (Prime) Fine Lines (Prime) The Alpinist (Pri...
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
280. Sacred Cows: The Star Wars Films
In the second of my infrequently recurring series, Sacred Cows, I'm taking a look anew at Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. ...
In the second of my infrequently recurring series, Sacred Cows, I'm taking a look anew at Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. ...
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
279. 'Miami Vice' (2006)
Wrapping up the South Beach sojurn into the world of Miami Vice (at least until the Michael B Jordan/Austin Butler film 'Miami Vice 85' comes out next...
Wrapping up the South Beach sojurn into the world of Miami Vice (at least until the Michael B Jordan/Austin Butler film 'Miami Vice 85' comes out next...
Friday, April 24, 2026
278. [indistinct chatter] 5/24
Welcome to the existential wormhole that IS [indistinct chatter]...a new regular Friday drop covering topical and episodic ephemera. THIS WEEK: "Judg...
Welcome to the existential wormhole that IS [indistinct chatter]...a new regular Friday drop covering topical and episodic ephemera. THIS WEEK: "Judge...
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
277. The 'Miami Vice' Pilot Episode (1984)
I've long wanted to revisit some of the great episodes of the Miami Vice TV series, and to find out if it's more influential than truly "great". So I ...
I've long wanted to revisit some of the great episodes of the Miami Vice TV series, and to find out if it's more influential than truly "great". So I ...
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
276. Choices Were Made: 'Nuremberg' (2025) & 'Judgement At Nuremberg' (1961)
Two different films tackle the same subject matter with wildly divergent results. You might be surprised which one is a vibrant, shockingly modern fi...
Two different films tackle the same subject matter with wildly divergent results. You might be surprised which one is a vibrant, shockingly modern fil...
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
275. 'Pulp Fiction': Still Crazy After All These Years
You see this watch? I hadn't seen Pulp Fiction probably since it came out in 1994, so when my family (including a teenager) wanted to watch it this we...
You see this watch? I hadn't seen Pulp Fiction probably since it came out in 1994, so when my family (including a teenager) wanted to watch it this we...
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
274. Sacred Cows: The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Since I contain multitudes, have run out of ideas, and since I aspire the podcast to embody Paul Krassner's iconic satirical magazine The Realist's mo...
Since I contain multitudes, have run out of ideas, and since I aspire the podcast to embody Paul Krassner's iconic satirical magazine The Realist's mo...
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
273. 'My Cousin Vinny' (1992)
Somehow, I've never seen this film before for reasons to do with "the 90's" as described in the episode. What a great experience to watch a ruthlessl...
Somehow, I've never seen this film before for reasons to do with "the 90's" as described in the episode. What a great experience to watch a ruthlessly...
Friday, March 13, 2026
272. Emergency Episode: The Bachman Twist Pretzel Crisis of 2026
In this urgent plea for understanding in these troubled times, I veer off the normal charted waters of the podcast and into the knotty, twisted realit...
In this urgent plea for understanding in these troubled times, I veer off the normal charted waters of the podcast and into the knotty, twisted realit...
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