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31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with ANOTHER pilot for an UFO conspiracy series directed by Tobe Hooper - 2002's Taken.

ENDING MUSIC: Zero Zero UFO by Ramones

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I continue my journey through the thorny road of Larry Talbot in 1944's House of Frankenstein and 1945's House of Dracula.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:42] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo

[03:25] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[09:50] House of Frankenstein (1944)

[35:22] House of Dracula (1945)

[53:06] FEEDBACK

[57:37] ENDING MUSIC: Monster Mash by The Misfits

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31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with George Romero bringing us a tale of isolation, marginalization, and bloody revenge in 2000's Bruiser.

ENDING MUSIC: Bruiser by The Misfits

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31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with Tobe Hooper's continued late career decline in 2000's Crocodile.

ENDING MUSIC: American Crocodile by Ilium

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31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with a made for TV horror flick from 1999 VERY loosely based on a 70s script John Carpenter wrote - Silent Predators.

ENDING MUSIC: Snakebite by Alice Cooper

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31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with the 1999 Tobe Hooper TV Film The Apartment Complex.

ENDING MUSIC: The Apartment Song by Tom Petty

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31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with the Tobe Hooper-directed pilot episode of the 1996 NBC answer to The X-Files - Dark Skies.

ENDING MUSIC: Hangar 18 by Megadeth

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31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with Hooper going full de Sade in 1993's Night Terrors.

ENDING MUSIC: Babylon A.D. (So Glad for the Madness) by Cradle of Filth

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31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with Wes Craven's final foray into television horror films with 1990's Night Visions.

ENDING MUSIC: Vision Thing by The Sisters of Mercy

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm beginning my journey through the doomed life of iconic lycanthrope Larry Talbot with 1941's The Wolf Man and 1943's Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:47] Chin Stroker vs Punter Promo

[02:54] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[17:55] The Wolf Man (1941)

[01:03:19] Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)

[01:29:38] FEEDBACK

[01:33:58] ENDING MUSIC: Wolf by Iced Earth

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31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues as Tobe Hooper hits the small screen (and under-utilizes Anthony Perkins) in 1990's I'm Dangerous Tonight.

ENDING MUSIC: The Girl in the Bloody Dress by King Diamond

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31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with William Friedkin's return to supernatural horror, 1990's The Guardian.

ENDING MUSIC: Be My Druidess by Type O Negative

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31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with a horror film from the writer of Ghostwatch (but not nearly as good) - 1988's The Kiss.

ENDING MUSIC: Kiss the Demon by Mercyful Fate

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31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with another Wes Craven TV film - 1984's Invitation to Hell.

ENDING MUSIC: Welcome to Hell by Venom

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31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with, according to James Cameron, "the finest flying killer fish horror/comedy ever made," 1982's Piranha II: The Spawning.

ENDING MUSIC: The Spawning by F.K.U.

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31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with an early horror offering from Oliver Stone in 1981's The Hand. ENDING MUSIC: The Devil's Hand by American Werewolves

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31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with some made-for-TV horror courtesy of Wes Craven - 1978's Stranger in Our House AKA Summer of Fear.

ENDING MUSIC: Hillbilly Witchcraft by Kennedy

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast Chucky goes DTV with 2013's Curse of Chucky and 2017's Cult of Chucky.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:02] Trick or Treat Radio Promo

[03:19] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[16:44] Curse of Chucky (2013)

[51:19] Cult of Chucky (2017)

[01:17:55] FEEDBACK

[01:34:49] ENDING MUSIC: Welcome Home (Sanitarium) by Metallica

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31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with a the John Carpenter written (but not directed) Eyes of Laura Mars from 1978.

ENDING MUSIC: Dead Eyes by John Carpenter

31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues as Tobe Hooper exchanges Texas for Louisiana and cannibals for crocodiles in 1976's Eaten Alive.

ENDING MUSIC: The Crocodile by Jimmie Rogers

31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues as I dive into 1968's The Strange World of Coffin Joe.

ENDING MUSIC: Nightmare World by Those Poor Bastards

31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with some atomic age evil brain action in 1958's Fiend Without a Face.

ENDING MUSIC: Fiend Without a Face by The Misfits

31 Days of Halloween 2024 continues with an even LOOSER adaptation of Poe in 1941's The Black Cat.

ENDING MUSIC: Wicked Pussycat by Danzig

My 15th Annual 31 Days of Halloween kicks off with a rather loose adaptation of Poe in 1932's Murders in the Rue Morgue.

ENDING MUSIC: Murders in the Rue Morgue by Iron Maiden

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm kicking off the Spooky Season a week early with a look at two very different takes on vampire: 1931's Dracula and 1987's The Lost Boys.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:34] CromCast Promo

[02:18] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[19:25] Dracula (1931)

[01:23:56] The Lost Boys (1987)

[01:54:52] FEEDBACK

[02:02:36] ENDING MUSIC: Cry Little Sister by Gerard McMahon

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I bring Sword and TWoRPery Month to an end with 1982's The Beastmaster and 1983's Krull.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:45] Projection Booth Promo

[02:55] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[08:56] The Beastmaster (1982)

[56:33] Krull (1983)

[01:27:19] FEEDBACK

[01:46:02] ENDING MUSIC: Hero's Quest by Battle Beast

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing Sword and TWoRPery month with two Conan rips which represent my floor of acceptability when enjoying a fantasy flick: 1982's Ator, the Fighting Eagle and 1983's Deathstalker.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:2] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo

[03:26] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[10:58] Ator, the Fighting Eagle (1982)

[40:52] Deathstalker (1983)

[01:11:45] FEEDBACK

[01:26:04] ENDING MUSIC: Swordmaster by 3 Inches of Blood

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing Sword and TWoRPery month with two offerings from 1982, the year of Conan the Barbarian: The Sword and the Sorcerer and Sorceress.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:04] The CromCast Promo

[02:48] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[20:42] The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)

[58:18] Sorceress (1982)

[01:28:07] FEEDBACK

[01:40:59] ENDING MUSIC: Sorcerers by Angel Witch

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm kicking off Sword and TWoRPery Month with a sci-twist on the genre with 1983's Yor, the Hunter from the Future and 1987's Gor.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:36] Chin Stroker vs Punter Promo

[02:43] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[12:14] Yor, the Hunter from the Future (1983)

[40:45] Gor (1987)

[01:07:38] FEEDBACK

• Dissecting Worlds - Gor

[01:26:06] ENDING MUSIC: Yor's World by Oliver Onions

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm doing an Alex Garland double-feature of 2022's Men and 2024's Civil War.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:50] Trick or Treat Radio Promo

[03:07] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[14:18] Men (2022)

[01:05:21] Civil War (2024)

[01:43:22] FEEDBACK

• All the Haunts be Ours Vol 2
• Projection Booth White Reindeer

[01:55:29] ENDING MUSIC: Green Man by Type O Negative

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I check in with Robert Eggers and Ari Aster as I watch 2022's The Northman and 2023's Beau is Afraid.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:52] CromCast Promo

[02:36] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[11:17] The Northman (2022)

[50:46] Beau is Afraid (2023)

[01:21:05] FEEDBACK

[01:25:59] ENDING MUSIC: Back on Northern Shores by Amon Amarth

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I discuss two, non-zombie George A. Romero flicks: 1973's The Crazies and 1981's Knightriders.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:13] Projection Booth Promo

[03:23] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[13:45] The Crazies (1973)

[52:54] Knightriders (1981)

[01:25:18] FEEDBACK

[01:34:01] ENDING MUSIC: You Drive Me Crazy by Roky Erickson

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Legionnaire Reno D. Reno requested I take a look at the 2023 Quebec flick Red Rooms aka Les chambres rouges, and I opted to pair it with Alejandro Amenábar's 1996 debut Thesis aka Tesis.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:44] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo

[02:27] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[11:45] Thesis (1996)

[50:33] Red Rooms (2023)

[01:24:41] FEEDBACK

[01:30:06] ENDING MUSIC: Snuff by Slayer

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm filling in some gaps in my viewing of Brian De Palma's filmography with 1979's Phantom of the Paradise and 1993's Carlito's Way.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:16] Chin Stroker VS Punter Promo

[03:23] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[11:28] Phantom of the Paradise (1979)

[48:48] Carlito's Way (1993)

[01:17:05] FEEDBACK

[01:22:59] ENDING MUSIC: Faust by Paul Williams

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm filling in some gaps in my viewing of Steven Spielberg's filmography with 1987's Empire of the Sun and 1989's Always.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:40] Trick or Treat Radio Promo

[02:58] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[09:27] Empire of the Sun (1987)

[47:32] Always (1989)

[01:11:33] FEEDBACK

[01:14:48] ENDING MUSIC: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by JD Souther

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Legionnaire Tom B. by discussing The Cheap Detective (1978) and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022).

[00:00] INTRO

[01:48] CromCast Promo

[02:33] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[07:13] The Cheap Detective (1978)

[33:49] Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)

[01:06:32] FEEDBACK

[01:10:12] ENDING MUSIC: Glass Onion by The Beatles

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Legionnaire Andy H. Andy selected the 1993 miniseries Wild Palms and I decided to lean into the 90s VR anxiety with 1999's The Thirteenth Floor.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:03] Projection Booth Promo

[03:14] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[10:24] Wild Palms (1993)

[01:00:36] The Thirteenth Floor (1999)

[01:31:20] FEEDBACK

[01:37:12] ENDING MUSIC: Virtual Insanity by Jamiroquai

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Elite Patron Anna P. by discussing 1983's Duel to the Death  and 1999's Titus.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:47] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd promo

[02:31] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[07:49] Duel to the Death (1983)

[40:38] Titus (1999)

[01:32:49] FEEDBACK

[01:39:09] ENDING MUSIC: Cannibal Song by Ministry

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Legionnaire from Thomas F. by diving back into the religious world of Martin Scorsese with 1988's The Last Temptation of Christ and 1997's Kundun.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:17] Trick or Treat Radio Promo

[03:33] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[14:58] The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

[01:06:01] Kundun (1997)

[01:49:45] FEEDBACK

[01:53:39] ENDING MUSIC: Temptation by New Order

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Elite Patron Aron. Aron wished to mark the passing of Ryan O'Neal by selecting 1972's What's Up, Doc? and 1975's Barry Lyndon.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:59] CromCast Promo

[02:43] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[20:03] What's Up, Doc? (1972)

[52:48] Barry Lyndon (1975)

[01:44:36] FEEDBACK

[01:48:25] ENDING MUSIC: You're the Top by Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing my series of Patreon Picks with a selection by TWoRP Elite Patron Harper! Together we dive into the world of historical war epics with 1964's Zulu and 1989's Glory.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:11] Projection Booth Promo

[03:21] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[15:39] Zulu (1964)

[01:23:55] Glory (1989)

[02:14:54] FEEDBACK

• Theater of War: Zulu

[02:24:37] ENDING MUSIC: Rorke's Drift by Sabaton

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm wrapping-up this year's AniMayTion by discussing two "runners-up" for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature: 2022's Marcel the Shell with Shoes On and 2023's Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:48] The Good, The Bad, and the Odd Promo

[03:32] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[23:36] Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2022)

[01:00:26] Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

[01:42:33] FEEDBACK

[01:46:44] ENDING MUSIC: Peaceful Easy Feeling by Jenny Slate

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing AniMayTion with two 80s cult animated features: 1982's The Flight of Dragons and 1985's Starchaser: The Legend of Orin.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:51] Chin Stroker VS Punter Podcast Promo

[02:58] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[12:29] The Flight of Dragons (1982)

[50:06] Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985)

• Interview with Steven Hahn and Jeffrey Scott

[01:27:43] FEEDBACK

[01:34:57] ENDING MUSIC: Flight of Dragons by Don McLean

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing my month of AniMayTion with a Patreon Pick from the OG-TWoRPer himself, The Cancer Man. Together we pit pop psychedelia against death metal as we discuss 1968's Yellow Submarine and 2013's Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:52] Trick or Treat Radio Promo

[03:09] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[20:14] Yellow Submarine (1968)

[58:20] Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera (2013)

[01:31:01] FEEDBACK

[01:35:15] ENDING MUSIC: Some Time Ago/The Duel/I Believe by Dethklok

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm kicking off AniMayTion with a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Elite Patron Brett the Wiz. Brett has selected an international stop-motion double-feature of 1988's Alice from Czechoslovakia and 2000's Chicken Run from the UK.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:04] CromCast Promo

[02:49] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[19:28] Alice (1988)

[01:11:00] Chicken Run (2000)

[02:04:26] FEEDBACK

[02:08:23] ENDING MUSIC: White Rabbit by Collide

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by Paul from the Strange Highways Podcast for his Patreon Pick - a Pittsburgh sports and terrorism double-feature of 1977's Black Sunday and 1995's Sudden Death.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:37] Projection Booth Promo

[02:47] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[27:03] Black Sunday (1977)

[01:16:08] Sudden Death (1995)

[01:52:39] FEEDBACK

[02:12:45] ENDING MUSIC: Black Sunday by Black Label Society

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by Trevor of the Theater of War Podcast for his Patreon Pick - a Sam Peckinpah double-feature of 1972's The Getaway and 1977's Cross of Iron.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:26] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo

[02:09] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[21:36] The Getaway (1972)

[57:31] Cross of Iron (1977)

[01:36:56] FEEDBACK

[01:40:01] ENDING MUSIC: Where Ironcrosses Grow by Tony Naima & the Bitters

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing my series of Patreon Picks with TWoRP Elite Patron Kevin G. Kevin joins me in a discussion of the first and third installments (part two is here) of Penelope Spheeris' classic music documentary trilogy as we watch 1981's The Decline of Western Civilization and 1998's The Decline of Western Civilization Part III.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:50] Chin Stroker VS Punter Promo

[02:58] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[10:35] The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)  

[43:03] The Decline of Western Civilization Part III (1998)

[01:12:59] FEEDBACK

[01:34:35] ENDING MUSIC: I Love Livin' in the City by Fear

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Will Tordella for his Patreon Pick of Elephant (1989) and Elephant (2003). 

[00:00] INTRO

[01:56] Trick or Treat Radio Promo

[03:13] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[28:35] Elephant (1989)

• The Follow Shot: A Tale of Two Elephants

[01:06:06] Elephant (2003)

[01:59:18] FEEDBACK

[02:07:25] ENDING MUSIC: Eat the Elephant by A Perfect Circle

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Matthew K for his Patreon Pick - 1981's Roar and 2005's Grizzly Man.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:51] CromCast Promo

[02:35] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[06:51] Roar (1981)

[52:03] Grizzly Man (2005)

[01:58:32] FEEDBACK

[02:17:46] ENDING MUSIC: Coyotes by Don Edwards

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Brad Ellison for his Patreon Pick. Together we descend into the decadent and depraved world of early cinematic depictions of youth culture with 1964's Bikini Beach and A Hard Day's Night.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:52] Projection Booth Podcast Promo

[03:02] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[15:38] Bikini Beach (1964)

[01:01:15] A Hard Day's Night (1964)

[01:46:16] FEEDBACK

[01:49:35] ENDING MUSIC: Slaughter Beach by Clutch

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Cornelius of the From the Canopy Podcast for his Patreon Pick - 1951's Ace in the Hole and 1957's A Face in the Crowd.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:04] The Good, the Bad, and The Odd Promo

[02:48] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[12:14] Ace in the Hole (1951)

[44:13] A Face in the Crowd (1957)

[01:20:31] FEEDBACK

[01:25:23] ENDING MUSIC: Down in a Hole by Alice in Chains

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling a very special Patreon Pick. Recently, we lost Steven King - a fellow podcaster, a talented artist, a member of the TWoRP Elite, and a good friend. So, in honor of Steve, I'm joined by his Invasion of the Podcast co-host Paul and our good bud Terry of Strange Highways to fulfill Steve's final Patreon Pick: a lesser-known comic book adaptation double-feature of 1996's Vampirella and 2000's Faust: Love of the Damned.

I'm sure Steve's laughing his ass off.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:07] Chin Stroker vs Punter Promo

[03:15] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[25:23] Vampirella (1996)

[01:36:38] Faust: Love of the Damned (2000)

[03:06:47] FEEDBACK

[03:09:36] ENDING MUSIC: Replica by Fear Factory

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing my series of Patreon Picks with a selection from TWoRP Legionnaire Georges. Georges requested I check out the 2005 hooligan drama Green Street (aka Green Street Hooligans) and I opted to pair it with its ridiculous, but very fun, DTV 2013 sequel Green Street 3: Never Back Down.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:41] Trick or Treat Radio Promo

[02:58] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[26:22] Green Street (2005)

[01:02:47] Green Street 3: Never Back Down (2013)

[01:25:52] FEEDBACK

[01:42:00] ENDING MUSIC: Truly Madly Deeply by the Hooligan Choir

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing my series of Patreon Picks with a selection from TWoRP Elite Patron Kehaar as we hit the mean streets of Liverpool with 1958's Violent Playground and 2000's Going Off Big Time.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:54] CromCast Promo

[02:38] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[15:57] Violent Playground (1958)

[01:13:32] Going Off Big Time (2000)

[02:06:44] FEEDBACK

[02:12:08] ENDING MUSIC: Generation Hexed by Carcass

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Legionnaire Corin. Corin requested I discuss 1980's The Elephant Man and I chose to expand my Lynchian horizons by pairing it with 1990's Wild at Heart.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:36] Projection Booth Promo

[02:45] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[19:38] The Elephant Man (1980)

[01:03:39] Wild at Heart (1990)

[01:42:26] FEEDBACK

[01:53:25] ENDING MUSIC: Slaughterhouse by Powermad

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling another Patreon Pick as mean girls get murderous in 1989's Heathers and 1999's Jawbreaker, the former selected by TWoRP Legionnaire Trent B.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:40] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo

[02:23] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[11:54] Heathers (1989)

[48:48] Jawbreaker (1999)

[01:17:15] FEEDBACK

[01:23:48] ENDING MUSIC: Yoo Hoo by Imperial Teen

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing my series of Patreon Picks with a duo of Noirs featuring a young Vincent Price: 1944's Laura and 1951's His Kind of Woman, the latter of which was selected by TWoRP Legionnaire David W.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:42] Chin Stroker vs Punter Podcast

[02:50] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[11:04] Laura (1944)

[50:04] His Kind of Woman (1951)

[01:18:12] FEEDBACK

[01:23:25] ENDING MUSIC: Laura by Woody Herman & His Orchestra

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing my series of Patreon Picks with a selection from TWoRP Elite Patron Caitlin! Caitlin joins me in a conversation of two films featuring stories of death and family with stars associated with prominent sci-fi franchises: 2001's Life as a House and 2014's What We Did on Our Holiday.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:07] Trick or Treat Radio Promo

[03:24] RANDOM CONVERSATION

• True Dungeon
• True Dungeon Volunteers 

[16:44] Life as a House (2001)

[55:19] What We Did on Our Holiday (2014)

[01:21:38] FEEDBACK

• El Goro discusses The White Reindeer on the Projection Booth
• El Goro discusses Tomorrowland on Invasion of the Podcast  

[01:30:08] ENDING MUSIC: Hero of the Day by Metallica

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing my series of Patreon Picks with a selection from TWoRP Elite Patron Jacob P.! Jacobs joins me in a conversation of two off-beat crime films - 1996's Bound and 2001's Sexy Beast.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:31] CromCast Promo

[02:16] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[09:41] Bound (1996)

[47:14] Sexy Beast (2001)

[01:21:38] FEEDBACK

[01:28:11] ENDING MUSIC: Peaches by The Stranglers 

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing my series of Patreon Picks with two comedic takes on the whodunit genre - 1976's Murder by Death and 1985's Clue, the latter of which was selected by TWoRP Legionnaire Donny D.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:43] Projection Booth Promo

[02:53] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[09:37] Murder by Death (1976)

[49:46] Clue (1985)

[01:21:10] FEEDBACK

[01:24:10] ENDING MUSIC: Killed by Death by Motorhead

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I kick off a new season of Patreon Picks with a selection from TWoRP Elite Patron Alan R. Alan has selected two queer narratives from the UK - the folk horror surreality of 1974's Penda's Fen and the punk rock romance of 1985's My Beautiful Laundrette.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:05] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo

[02:48] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[12:08] Penda's Fen (1974)

[01:01:36] My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

[01:35:05] FEEDBACK

[01:39:41] ENDING MUSIC: English Fire by Cradle of Filth

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast, I'm celebrating 700 episodes of TWoRP by returning to start. The Cancer Man returns, and together we're going back to 2010 - the year we began the show. We take a look at the film that won the Academy Award for Best Picture - The King's Speech - and pair it up with the highest-grossing film of the year - Toy Story 3. Art vs Commerce. Prestige vs Populism. Children's Entertainment vs Colin Firth awkwardly saying "Fuck." Should be a good time.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:03] Chin Stroker vs Punter Promo

[03:11] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[19:52] The King's Speech (2010)

[01:04:34] Toy Story 3 (2010)

[01:51:42] FEEDBACK

[01:59:02] ENDING MUSIC: Hay Un Amigo en Mi by The Gipsy Kings

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast we have the last episode of the "classic" era of the BBC's A Ghost Story for Christmas - 1978's The Ice House. Pairing with it we have a 1979 episode of ITV's Playhouse series, Casting the Runes. It wasn't released on Christmas, but it was directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark and it was based off an M. R. James story. Close enough for me.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:18] Trick or Treat Radio Promo

[03:35] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[11:06] The Ice House (1978)

• Cathode Ray Tube

[31:26] Casting the Runes (1979)

• Eofftv

[54:01] FEEDBACK

[01:03:00] ENDING MUSIC: To Cast the Runes by Canis Dirus

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I return to the BBC's A Ghost Story for Christmas series with 1976's The Signalman and 1977's Stigma.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:58] Cromcast Promo

[02:43] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[15:14] The Signalman (1976)

• "The Signal-Man" by Charles Dickens
• Cathode Ray Tube
• The Cromcast discusses "The Signalman"

[42:28] Stigma (1977) 

[01:05:46] FEEDBACK

[01:11:54] ENDING MUSIC: Only Women Bleed by Alice Cooper

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast, NoirVember comes to a close with a look at the lowest, most pathetic figures ever to emerge from depths of Film Noir - Hollywood Screenwriters. From the Classic Noir period we have 1950's Sunset Boulevard and from the Neo Noir era we have 1991's Barton Fink.  

[00:00] INTRO

[02:03] Projection Booth Podcast Promo

[03:13] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[12:51] Sunset Boulevard (1950)

[01:09:53] Barton Fink (1991)

[01:53:03] FEEDBACK

[02:00:28] ENDING MUSIC: Hollywood Babylon by The Misfits

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing NoirVember with Japanese Noir courtesy of Seijun Suzuki's Branded to Kill (1967) and Americanized Nordic Noir courtesy of David Fincher's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011). And joining me in the conversation is Brett the Wiz! 

[00:00] INTRO

[02:06] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo

[02:50] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[28:32] Branded to Kill (1967)

[01:05:14] The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

[02:14:46] FEEDBACK

[02:25:31] ENDING MUSIC: Immigrant Song by Karen O, Trent Reznor, and Atticus Ross

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast NoirVember takes a journey into the fetid heart of the urban jungle with the classic Noir The Naked City (1948) and the Neo-Noir Sin City (2005).

[00:00] INTRO

[02:13] Chin Stroker vs Punter Podcast

[03:21] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[09:50] The Naked City (1948)

[42:44] Sin City (2005)

[01:25:24] FEEDBACK

[01:32:12] ENDING MUSIC: Cells by The Servant

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm kicking off this year's NoirVember with the first of a series of pairings of "classic" Noirs and Neo-noirs. For this episode I'm taking a look at two Noirs with a black protagonist - 1959's Odds Against Tomorrow and 1995's Devil in a Blue Dress.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:06] Trick or Treat Radio Promo

[03:27] RANDOM CONVERSATION

• On being Black in film noir by Angelica Jade Bastién

[15:26] Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)

[50:26] Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)

[01:21:36] FEEDBACK

[01:25:38] ENDING MUSIC: My Baby's Not Around by Harry Belafonte

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31 Days of Halloween 2023 comes to an end as I dive back into the world of (loose) Stephen King adaptations with 2023's The Boogeyman.

ENDING MUSIC: I'm Your Boogie Man by White Zombie

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31 Days of Halloween 2023 continues with some CG anime insanity in 2017's Resident Evil: Vendetta.

ENDING MUSIC: Residential Disaster by Municipal Waste

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast the Child's Play embraces its queer camp to fantastic results in 1998's Bride of Chucky and 2004's Seed of Chucky.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:23] CromCast Promo

[03:07] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[22:54] Bride of Chucky (1998)

[01:12:44] Seed of Chucky (2004)

[02:13:39] FEEDBACK

• El Goro on discusses Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park on Invasion of the Podcast

[02:22:09] ENDING MUSIC: Living Dead Girl by Rob Zombie

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31 Days of Halloween 2023 continues as after many years I return to the vampire post-apocalypse with Mister and Martin in 2016's Stake Land II.

ENDING MUSIC: Ain't No Grave by Johnny Cash

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31 Days of Halloween 2023 continues with another dive into the no-budget world of independent splatter flicks, this time from the blasted wastes of Northeast Ohio, in 2011's Tonight You Die.

ENDING MUSIC: The Morgue by Cult of the Psychic Fetus

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31 Days of Halloween 2023 continues with a look at the pitfalls of attempting to create a new slasher icon in 2011's The Orphan Killer.

ENDING MUSIC: Cry Little Sister by Ventana

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31 Days of Halloween 2023 continues as I rail against nautical nerdery and aquatic problem solving in 2006's Open Water 2: Adrift.

ENDING MUSIC: Oceans by Puscifer

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31 Days of Halloween continues as a great horror franchise goes made-for-TV with 1991's Omen IV: The Awakening.

ENDING MUSIC: The Antichrist by Slayer

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31 Days of Halloween 2023 continues as Wes Craven tries to inject a little sci-fi into his horror in 1986's Deadly Friend.

ENDING MUSIC: Are 'Friends" Electric by Gary Numan

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31 Days of Halloween 2023 continues as Deodato goes full American slasher in 1986's Body Count.

ENDING MUSIC: Body Count's in the House by Body Count

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast the Spooky Season rolls on with the continuing adventures of Charles Lee Ray - but you can call him Chucky - in 1990's Child's Play 2 and 1991's Child's Play 3.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:51] Projection Booth Podcast Promo

[03:01] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[15:50] Child's Play 2 (1990)

[46:30] Child's Play 3 (1991)

[01:13:04] FEEDBACK

• (Un)Popped Podcast

[01:30:16] ENDING MUSIC: Child's Play by Carcass

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