Thirty years ago today, my parents, my grandfather and I went to go see Rob Reiner’s “A Few Good Men”, and an unorthodox Christmas tradition for me was born. I’ve wanted to talk about the film with other people for a while, and I’m pleased to be joined by Kevin the Critic and Kip Mooney […]
On December 13, it will have been 30 years since my Eagle Scout Court of Honor. Also on December 13, the new documentary, “Boy Scout’s Honor”, becomes available. The film tells the story of Aaron Averheart, and several other Scouts, who were sexually abused by one of their Scoutmasters, Bill Sheehan, as well as how […]
With the release of his semi-autobiographical film, “The Fabelmans,” it’s finally time to discuss Steven Spielberg in depth on the podcast. Joining me in a wide-ranging discussion of Spielberg’s impact on film, how he means something else to audiences now than he did when he started, as well as our favorite films, is Danielle Solzman […]
It’s not often when we do direct crossovers with another podcast, but in this case, it really felt necessary to do. When Robert Yaniz Jr. and I began discussing the idea of talking about the Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer’s “Cloud Atlas”, a big part of it was, whose podcast does this make sense to be […]
To round out this outstanding series of discussions on horror films, we bring back Phil Fasso. We are not going to be discussing bad horror movies, however, but the three best examples of the genre from one of the great years of film ever. 1982 was a milestone movie year, and three of the filmmakers […]
In the second of our three horror episodes in 2022, we not only have a great lineup of films, but we have a great guest. If you’re a fan of horror, you’ll probably be familiar with the films- Brad Anderson’s “Session 9”, Bill Paxton’s “Frailty” and Lucky McKee’s “May”– and, I hope, you’re familiar with […]
We begin the annual month of the macabre on the podcast with a great and insightful discussion on film music- specifically, six horror soundtracks, some of which you’ll know and love (“Suspiria”, “Halloween” and “Hellraiser”), some that might surprise you (“Alien”, “The Silence of the Lambs” and “The Mummy”). Joining me is musicologist Dr. Becky […]
We’ve been doing a lot of anniversary episodes over the past several years, including our massive “Class of 1999” series. I don’t think we’ve quite discussed a film this bad when not surrounded by others, though. 2002’s “Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever” feels like a lot of action movies from the time, but is any of […]
Another year of in-person Dragon*Con was great. Not without its struggles, but there were plenty of positives, including my first time being a panelist. I hope you enjoy! Episode 116 – Dragon*Con 2022 I also wrote about Dragon*Con for In Their Own League here. Viva La Resistance! Brian Skutle www.sonic-cinema.com You can also listen to […]
To round out the summer, we actually circle back to an episode birthed during last year’s “Best of 1996” podcast. The subject is the late British director, Alan Parker, and I’m pleased to be joined by my friend Mathew Timms as we discuss three films from the director’s career- “Pink Floyd The Wall”, “Birdy” and […]
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