1970s
Rollerball
We conclude our series looking at the Hugo Award nominees for Best Dramatic Presentation in our conversation about Norman Jewison’s 1975 dystopian future sports movie, Rollerball.
Listen NowCinematographer Erik Messerschmidt on Chinatown
Academy Award-winning cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt joins us to discuss his career – including David Fincher’s The Killer and Michael Mann’s Ferrari – as well as one of his favorite movies, Roman Polanski’s 1974 film Chinatown.
Listen NowMonty Python and the Holy Grail
We continue our exploration of the films nominated at the 1976 Hugo Awards for Best Dramatic Presentation. Today, we laugh along with one of our favorites – Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Still works as well as ever, and we even try saying a few smart things about it along the way.
Listen NowThe Stepford Wives • Member Bonus
For our November member bonus episode, we add a ‘what if?’ to our run of 1976 Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation Nominees series, talking about Bryan Forbes’ 1975 film The Stepford Wives. How does it compare to the nominees?
Listen NowDark Star
We continue our 1976 Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation Nominees series with John Carpenter’s first film – and mostly a student film – it’s Dark Star. Is it better than a student film? Too much about hippies in space? Or does it work in some strange way?
Listen NowA Boy and His Dog
We kick off our next series exploring the nominees for the Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation award, starting with a bonkers post-apocalyptic film, L.Q. Jones’ A Boy and His Dog. Don Johnson and a telepathic dog? Jason Robards as leader of an underground society? We’re in!
Listen NowJaws 2 • Member Bonus
The members have spoken! For our next three member bonus episodes, they wanted to hear us talk through all the Jaws sequels. So we kick things off this month with Jeannot Szwarc’s 1978 film Jaws 2. It doesn’t hold a candle to the original, but is it bad? Does it work? Can we find things to enjoy in it? Tune in to find out!
Listen NowRetake: The Original Star Wars Trilogy • Member Bonus
This series is over. We’ve covered the despecialized editions of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. So what did we think of the original Star Wars trilogy and what George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, and Richard Marquand brought to the table?
Listen NowCinematographer Tami Reiker on A Woman Under the Influence
Award-winning cinematographer Tami Reiker joins us today to talk about one of her favorite films, John Cassavetes’ 1974 film ‘A Woman Under the Influence’, as well as the new Apple TV+ show she worked on called ‘Surface.’
Listen NowStar Wars
We kick off our 12th season with a big one, starting our conversations about the original Star Wars trilogy. In this episode, we’re looking at where it all started – George Lucas’ 1977 film ‘Star Wars.’
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