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Serpent's Path: The Films of Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Episode 345 – Serpent’s Path: The Films of Kiyoshi Kurosawa – Door (1988), Door II: Tokyo Diary (1991) & Door III (1996)

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While in the midst of releasing his comedy-crime series SUIT YOURSELF OR SHOOT YOURSELF Kiyoshi Kurosawa took a break to continue Banmei Takahashi's DOOR series, releasing the body-horror film DOOR III in 1996. On this episode of SERPENT'S PATH we're looking at the entire DOOR series, starting with the original gory slasher DOOR from 1988, then onto Takahashi's episodic sequel DOOR II: TOKYO DIARY from 1991 and finishing with Kurosawa's DOOR III. Often considered a dry run for his 1997 masterpiece CURE, it has little to do with the other two films in the series but makes for fascinating connective tissue between his V-Cinema period and his growing international reputation. CHECK IT OUT!Read more

How Do You Do Fellow Kids?

Episode 344 – How Do You Do, Fellow Kids? – Domestic Disturbance (2001)

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On a returning HOW DO YOU DO, FELLOW KIDS? the boys dive into Harold Becker's 2001 psychological thriller DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE with John Travolta trying to protect his son from his new stepfather Rick, played by Vince Vaughn, after he witnesses him committing MURDER! It's.. kinda bland, but oddly comforting and maybe, just maybe, has more to recommend it than just a supporting Steve Buscemi performance. LISTEN AND FIND OUT!Read more

Praising Kane

Episode 343 – Praising Kane – My Blue Heaven (1990)

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On this episode of PRAISING KANE we're rockin' the suburbs with the 1990 comedy classic MY BLUE HEAVEN! Directed by Herbert Ross and written by Nora Ephron, it stars Steve Martin as an Italian mobster living in witness protection, with Rick Moranis as a straight-laced FBI agent tasked with keeping tabs on him. I'm laughing already! Also, Carol Kane is there. Briefly. We pair this with an episode of TINY TOON ADVENTURES also featuring the voice of Carol Kane because.. this is a Carol Kane themed podcast! ALL THAT AND THE LATEST CAROL KANE NEWS!Read more

Cinema Smorgasbord Sells Out

Episode 342 – Cinema Smorgasbord Sells Out – The Yellow Sea (2010)

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RSS/iTunes/Spotify Check out all the episodes of CINEMA SMORGASBORD SELLS OUT right here. On a RETURNING Cinema Smorgasbord Sells Out, Doug and Liam dive into Na Hong-jin’s relentless (and bloody!) 2010 South Korean action-thriller The…Read more

We Do Our Own Stunts

Episode 341 – We Do Our Own Stunts – Armor of God (1986)

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In this episode of WE DO OUR OWN STUNTS we follow Asian Hawk — a fortune-hunting ex-pop star turned treasure seeker — who is forced into a globe-trotting mission to rescue a former bandmate's kidnapped girlfriend in the 1986 Indiana Jones-esque action classic ARMOR OF GOD! Jackie fights, falls and (notably) cracks his skull open trying to attain the titular armor while fighting off cult members and amazons. We go over the history, the fallout, and the different edits of the film while also discussing the latest Jackie Chan news. ENJOY!Read more

Wild In The Streets

Episode 340 – Wild in the Streets – Blood and Diamonds (1977)

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On this intriguing episode of WILD IN THE STREETS Claudio Cassinelli gets out of jail after five years and wants revenge on his former mob boss (played by Martin Balsam) who he thinks set him up in Fernando Di Leo's Caliber 9-esque 1977 eurocrime film BLOOD AND DIAMONDS! There isn't much action, but there IS Barbara Bouchet, a crazed, violent maniac and gratuitous crucifixions! What's not to enjoy? Check it out!Read more

How Do You Do Fellow Kids?

Episode 339 – How Do You Do, Fellow Kids? – Armageddon (1998)

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On a returning HOW DO YOU DO, FELLOW KIDS our hosts set their sights on Michael Bay's 1998 blockbuster mega-hit (and member of the Criterion Collection) ARMAGEDDON. Join us as we drill deep into the likelihood of a group of roughnecks becoming unlikely astronauts, Ben Affleck, Aerosmith (or - as I like to call them - AeroBLECH), Bruce Willis saving the planet, and ANIMAL CRACKERS. All this and the latest Steve Buscemi news! ENJOY!Read more

Do You Otaku?

Episode 338 – Do You Otaku? – Chainsaw Man (Season 1) & Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc (2025)

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DO YOU OTAKU? returns with Liam helping Doug dive headfirst into the chaotic, blood-soaked world of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s CHAINSAW MAN! We go arc-by-arc through the show's first season exploring Denji's descent into devil hunting from the perspective of an anime novice, before transitioning from the TV series to the big screen with CHAINSAW MAN - THE MOVIE: REZE ARC and comparing the approaches to the material and what makes Chainsaw Man stand out. We also explore the fandom, the stage show(!) and so much more. CHECK IT OUT!Read more

Praising Kane

Episode 337 – Praising Kane – Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)

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In a returning PRAISING KANE we're doubling up, starting with an first season episode of TALES FROM THE CRYPT starring Carol Kane as a woman who switches bodies with an old crone, much to the chagrin of her gun-nut husband. FUN! Then we pivot from gothic horror to existential satire with John Patrick Shanley’s 1990 cult classic JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO, starring Tom Hanks as a soul-crushed hypochondriac sent to leap into an active volcano on the island of Waponi Woo /w Meg Ryan in three different roles. Also, Carol Kane is there. For literally two minutes. And we talk about the suitcase guy, because that guy rules. ENJOY!Read more

You Don't Know Dick

Episode 336 – You Don’t Know Dick – Project X (1987) (/w Rob Stammitti)

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On this episode of YOU DON'T KNOW DICK (the world's finest Dick Miller podcast) we're going APE with Box Office Gross podcast co-host Rob Stammitti as we check out the Jonathan Kaplan-directed Matthew Broderick-starring chimpanzee science-fiction(?) drama PROJECT X from 1987. Filled with monkeys flying planes, microwaving slop (and being microwaved by the government!), and causing mischief, this controversial film also has Helen Hunt, William Sadler and CHIMPS galore! But not only THAT, we also check out an episode of TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE called "All a Clone By The Telephone" featuring Harry Anderson! AND DICK MILLER! It's ALL TOO MUCH!Read more

Cinema Smorgasbord Sells Out

Episode 335 – Cinema Smorgasbord Sells Out – The Furious (2025)

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YOU MUST BE TIRED OF LIVING! On this skull-crushing episode of CINEMA SMORGASBORD SELLS OUT we're tackling the Kenji Tanigaki-directed action spectacle, The Furious! Filled (overfilled?) with action spectacle, a cavalcade of international action superstars come together to beat on each other in countless inventive ways while Xie Miao tries to track down his kidnapped daughter. We also chat about some of the recent films we've watched because WHY THE HECK NOT? Enjoy!Read more

Eric Roberts is the Man Redux

Episode 334 – Eric Roberts is the Man – Violet (2025) (/w Mike X Nichols)

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What's THIS? A returning episode of ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN with guest Mike X Nichols joining us to talk about all the latest Eric Roberts news as well as an odd AI-centered thriller from 2025 called VIOLET with a WILD backstory that is way more interesting than the film itself? IT'S TRUE! We talk about celebrity chefs, the SPIN cycle, mockbusters, stop motion, and so, SO much more before breaking down the unbelievable story behind VIOLET, which - despite being about the AI takeover of the world - features a ton of AI-generated content! WILD STUFF. CHECK IT OUT!Read more

Further Reeding

Episode 333 – Further Reeding – The Trap (1966)

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Bundle up tight because Further Reeding is heading deep into the unforgiving 19th-century Canadian wilderness with Oliver Reed at his absolute gruffest (and most outrageously accented) as Jean La Bête, a wild fur trapper who rolls into town and casually purchases a mute orphan girl, played by Rita Tushingham, to be his wilderness wife in 1966's THE TRAP. Can the pair survive the wilderness and each other? ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT!Read more

Episode 332 – Wild in the Streets – Free Hand for a Tough Cop (1976)

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This week on Wild in the Streets, Doug and Liam are familiarizing themselves with Er Monnezza (aka Garbage Can), Tomas Milian's foul mouthed criminal with a heart of.. uh.. gold who teams up with Claudio Cassinelli's hard-nosed cop to track down a kidnapped little girl being held hostage by the evil Henry Silva in 1976's FREE HAND FOR A TOUGH COP (aka TOUGH COP). Grab some J&B and grab a brick because on this episode we're out for BLOOD!Read more

Serpent's Path: The Films of Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Episode 331 – Serpent’s Path: The Films of Kiyoshi Kurosawa – Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Loot (1996) & Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Gamble (1996)

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SERPENT'S PATH: THE FILMS OF KIYOSHI KUROSAWA returns, and we dive into the third and fourth entries of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's crime-comedy V-cinema series: Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Loot (1996) (Katte ni shiyagare!! Ôgon keikaku) and Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Gamble (1996) (Katte ni shiyagare!! Gyakuten keikaku). Once again we follow low-level criminals Yûji (Sho Aikawa) and Kôsaku (Kôyô Maeda) as they find a treasure map(!), win big at the track, get in trouble with yakuza (of course) and maybe, just maybe, learn a little about themselves. Or not! We look at how Kurosawa's style is developing, where he's moving to in his career, and look forward to some VERY interesting developments. CHECK IT OUT!Read more

How Do You Do Fellow Kids?

Episode 330 – How Do You Do, Fellow Kids? – Lonesome Jim (2005)

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On a returning HOW DO YOU DO, FELLOW KIDS? we are stepping back behind the camera to look at a film directed by the man himself: 2005's LONESOME JIM. Written by Jim Strouse and starring Casey Affleck as a depressed, failed novelist who returns to his Indiana hometown and connects with a local nurse (played by Liv Tyler), LONESOME JIM got a bit lost in the cavalcade of sad-sack dude movies in the mid 2000s, but is it worthy of discovery? Let's find out. Read more

Praising Kane

Episode 329 – Praising Kane – Flashback (1990)

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Our chronological journey through the filmography of Carol Kane enters the 1990s! On this episode of PRAISING KANE (the world’s finest chronological Carol Kane-themed podcast) we're diving into Franco Amurri's buddy-comedy/action-thriller crossover Flashback (1990). Starring Kiefer Sutherland as a buttoned-down, straight-laced FBI agent tasked with escorting a legendary, Abbie Hoffmanesque hippie played by Dennis Hopper. Featuring a great supporting cast including Paul Dooley, Michael McKean, Cliff DeYoung, and — of course — our beloved Carol Kane. How does this odd-couple road trip hold up, and how much does Carol steal the show? LISTEN and FIND OUT!Read more

George Kennedy is my Copilot

Episode 328 – George Kennedy is My Copilot – Dirty Dingus Magee (1970) (and Murder on High – Part 1)

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We're BACK! And better than ever! On this PACKED episode of GEORGE KENNEDY IS MY COPILOT we're doubling up once again, starting with a look at the first half of George Kennedy's second mystery novel MURDER ON HIGH where once again George has to help his buddy Mike Corby solve a mystery.. but this time it's while they are on a freakin' AIRPLANE! Exciting stuff! Then we check out the 1970 revisionist western DIRTY DINGUS MAGEE featuring Frank Sinatra as the titular antihero outlaw. It's certainly something. And of course George Kennedy plays the hapless sheriff on Magee's tail. Check it ALL out right now!Read more

Cinema Smorgasbord Sells Out

Episode 327 – Cinema Smorgasbord Sells Out – Blue Heron (2025)

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OH CANADA! On this episode of Cinema Smorgasbord Sells Out, our hosts have a chat about Canadian cinema having a moment, what the country can do to become a bigger player internationally (and at home) and some of our favorite Canadian films before taking a look at Sophy Romvari's tremendous semi-autobiographical drama BLUE HERON from 2025. It's a quietly experimental film about a family becoming increasingly fractured by a child's erratic behavior, and it's worth going out of your way to see. And hear us talk about!Read more

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Doug Tilley

Co-host of the No-Budget Nightmares and The Flight Stuff podcasts, as well as former co-host of Eric Roberts is the Fu**ing Man. He likes movies and stuff.

Liam O'Donnell

Founder of Cinepunx.com and co-host of the Cinepunx and Horror Business podcasts, as well as former co-host of Eric Roberts is the Fu**ing Man.