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Cinema Smorgasbord – You Don’t Know Dick – Used Cars (1980) (/w Mike White)

Cinema Smorgasbord, Podcasts on April 1, 2025 0Comments 0Likes

It’s the long-awaited return of YOU DON’T KNOW DICK and we’ve got a barn burner of an episode featuring cinematic podcast royalty Mike White (from The Projection Booth) joining us to chat about the raucous 1980 comedy USED CARS /w Kurt Russell, Jack Warden, Deborah Harmon, Frank McRae and Gerrit Graham! But before that we go deep on what the heck happened to Robert Zemeckis, and how USED CARS came about – and how it was turned into a mid-80s TV show (briefly). All this and, of course, a close look at Dick Miller’s (brief) appearance, and it’s NON-STOP LAUGHS. Trust US!

Cinema Smorgasbord – Wild in the Streets – Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)

Cinema Smorgasbord, Podcasts on March 25, 2025 0Comments 0Likes

In a jam-packed episode of WILD IN THE STREETS we’re getting classy with Elio Petri’s Cannes jury-prize winning darkly humorous satirical drama INVESTIGATION OF A CITIZEN ABOVE SUSPICION with a dynamite lead performance from Gian Maria Volonté as the “Il Dottore”, a police inspector who murders a woman just to prove that he is – as the title suggests – above suspicion. We pair this with a brief conversation about the late Gene Hackman and – uh oh – more talk about politics and if it’s possible to make a truly radical political film while under the thumb of a studio. Listen and learn!

The Carnage Report Episode 76: Panic Fest 2025 Preview

Podcasts, The Carnage Report on March 20, 2025 0Comments 0Likes

On this episode of the podcast, Julie and Nick make their picks for what they can’t wait to see at this year’s Panic Fest, which takes place in Kansas City from Thursday, March 27, to Sunday, April 6. They also suggest a few other festivals in which you might be interested, such as Boston Underground Film Festival, Overlook Film Fest, and Chattanooga Film Festival. Plus, the pair discuss trailers galore for 825 Forest Road, Voices Carry, To Die Alone, and more (all of which you can check out below). Also, Julie and Nick share their stories of tornadoes as spring gets underway in the Midwest.

Shame List Picture Show S9E4 — BLOOD BEAT feat. Susan Kerns

Podcasts, The Shame List Picture Show on March 19, 2025 0Comments 0Likes

Welcome to another episode of the Shame List Picture Show! This week, Michael is joined by special guest Susan Kerns to discuss Fabrice-Ange Zaphirato’s Blood Beat, along with their shared love for arthouse horror, bonkers cinema, and Wisconsin-made indie films. Some of our Shame Listeners may remember Susan for her Ph.D. in Media, Cinema, and Digital Studies from UWM, and as an accomplished filmmaker and scholar, she is now the new Executive Director of Milwaukee Film.

Cinema Smorgasbord – Cinema Smorgasbord Sells Out – Anora (2024)

Cinema Smorgasbord, Podcasts on March 18, 2025 0Comments 0Likes

How do you solve a problem like ANORA, the recent Best Picture Oscar winner directed by problematic(?) fav Sean Baker? It seems like everyone has an opinion on the film (about a young sex worker who marries the son of a Russian oligarch), so why not add OURS into the mix? We get down and dirty with some of the controversies surrounding the film, but mostly just talk about what we liked and didn’t like about the film like good little critics. ENJOY!