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Cinema Smorgasbord – Praising Kane – Sticky Fingers (1988)

Cinema Smorgasbord, Podcasts on September 29, 2025 0Comments 0Likes

2025 is the YEAR OF CAROL KANE! From Star Trek to It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia to a documentary about her relationship with her mother (CAROL &JOY, coming soon!), to appearing in the latest Darren Aronofsky movie, it’s a busy time in the world of PRAISING KANE and we’re loving it. We break down all the latest news on this episode, followed by a look at the strange Caitlin Adams-directed crime-comedy STICKY FINGERS starring Helen Slater and Melanie Mayron as two down-on-their-luck street musicians who are saddled with a bag containing almost a million dollars! With supporting turns from Christopher Guest, Eileen Brennan, Stephen McHattie and – of course – CAROL KANE! Enjoy!

Cinema Smorgasbord – Wild in the Streets – Bloody Payroll (aka Violent Milan) (1976)

Cinema Smorgasbord, Podcasts on September 22, 2025 0Comments 0Likes

Two gang members pull a double cross on Claudio Cassinelli’s Raul Montalbani after a bank robbery in Mario Caiano’s occasionally spirited 1976 film BLOODY PAYROLL (aka VIOLENT MILAN). BIG MISTAKE! Cassinelli spends most of the film tracking them down to get a little revenge, helped by the sympathetic sex worker Leila. It’s bookended by some terrific action (especially the car and motorcycle chases in the first thirty minutes, but then settles down into some Noir-ish score settling buoyed by a terrific, jazzy soundtrack. But what did we think? CHECK IT OUT!

The Carnage Report Episode 87: Dangerous Animals

Podcasts, The Carnage Report on September 17, 2025 0Comments 0Likes

On this episode of the podcast, Julie and Nick take a look at director Sean Byrne’s serial killer sharksploitation movie, Dangerous Animals, now on Shudder. They also suggest a few more sharksploitation flicks, along with Byrne’s complete filmography and talk about what they did on their respective summer vacations. Plus, the pair discuss trailers galore for Nightmares of Nature, Coyotes, Dust Bunny, and more (all of which you can check out below), while also digging on Lady Gaga’s new music video for “The Dead Dance.”

Cinema Smorgasbord – Further Reeding – Z.P.G. (1972)

Cinema Smorgasbord, Podcasts on September 15, 2025 0Comments 0Likes

Your Oliver Reed-loving pals are BACK on a brand new episode of FURTHER REEDING and we’re checking out the filmed-in-Denmark 1972 science fiction oddity Z.P.G., where Reed and Geraldine Chaplin play a couple in a dystopian near-future where childbirth has been outlawed. Instead people cling onto weird child-like automatons while slowing losing their minds and eating steak-flavored paste. That’s good eating! When Chaplin’s Carol decides she wants to have a baby anyway things get.. pretty goofy, especially when the neighbors discover the couple’s not-very-well-hidden secret. It’s strange! Check it out!