Laughs and Lessons from Hollywood’s Golden Age
Ep. 181: Casablanca-esque Vol. 2- Background To Danger (1943), The Conspirators (1944) & Passage To Marseille (1944) (Special Guest: Sterling Cook)
Passage to Marseille (1944) · Sep 4, 2026
Ep. 181: Casablanca-esque Vol. 2- Background To Danger (1943), The Conspirators (1944) & Passage To Marseille (1944) (Special Guest: Sterling Cook)
Background to Danger (1943) · Sep 4, 2026
Ep. 181: Casablanca-esque Vol. 2- Background To Danger (1943), The Conspirators (1944) & Passage To Marseille (1944) (Special Guest: Sterling Cook)
The Conspirators (1944) · Sep 4, 2026
Noir Mondial- Ch. XVIII: Jerichow (2008)
Jerichow (2009) · Aug 21, 2026
Ep. 179: Othello (1951) or ‘The Bard and The Boy Wonder Part II’ (Special Guest: Brad Haag)
Othello (1951) · Aug 14, 2026
Noir Mondial- Ch. XVII: Ossessione (1943)
Obsession (1943) · Jul 24, 2026
Ep. 177: Grant-A-Thon – A Cary Grant Top 10 Special (with Special Guest: Ryan Frost)
Bringing Up Baby (1938) · Jul 3, 2026
Ep. 177: Grant-A-Thon – A Cary Grant Top 10 Special (with Special Guest: Ryan Frost)
Only Angels Have Wings (1939) · Jul 3, 2026
Ep. 177: Grant-A-Thon – A Cary Grant Top 10 Special (with Special Guest: Ryan Frost)
Mr. Lucky (1943) · Jul 3, 2026
Noir Mondial- Ch. XVI: The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) · Jun 26, 2026
Ep. 176: It’s A Wise Child (1931) or ‘Marion Davies & The Mystery of the Pre-Code Pregnancy’ (with Special Guest: Lara Gabrielle)
It's a Wise Child (1931) · Jun 19, 2026
Noir Mondial- Ch. XV: Only The River Flows (2023)
Only the River Flows (2023) · May 8, 2026
Noir Mondial- Ch. XIV: Memories of Murder (2003)
Memories of Murder (2003) · Apr 17, 2026
Ep. 171: One Two Three (1961) or ‘Coca-Cola Presents- The Testament of Billy Wilder’
One, Two, Three (1961) · Apr 10, 2026
Noir Mondial- Ch. XIII: Infernal Affairs (2002)
Infernal Affairs (2002) · Mar 19, 2026
Ep. 167: Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) or ‘Monster: The Tootie Smith Story’
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) · Feb 3, 2026
Noir Mondial- Ch. XII: Insomnia (1997)
Insomnia (1997) · Jan 9, 2026
Noir Mondia- Ch. XI: Diva (1981)
Diva (1981) · Sep 18, 2025
Ep. 157: Top Hat (1935) or ‘Feathers… I Hate Feathers’
Top Hat (1935) · Aug 6, 2025
Noir Mondial- Ch. X: Stray Dog (1949)
Stray Dog (1949) · Jul 29, 2025
Ep. 156: PCU- Superman Vol. I (From 1940 to 1950)
Superman (2025) · Jul 9, 2025
Noir Mondial- Ch. IX: The Big Heat (1953)
The Big Heat (1953) · Jun 22, 2025
Ep. 154: The Ladykillers (1955) or ‘The Ealing Earbuds’
The Ladykillers (1955) · Jun 5, 2025
Noir Mondial- Chapter VIII: Son of a Gun (2014)
Son of a Gun (2014) · May 27, 2025
Ep. 152: Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) · May 4, 2025
Noir Mondial- Chapter VII: Grigris (2013)
Grigris (2013) · Apr 22, 2025
Noir Mondial- Chapter VI: Amores perros (2000)
Amores Perros (2000) · Apr 6, 2025
Noir Mondial- Chapter V: The Killer (1989)
The Killer (1989) · Mar 17, 2025
Noir Mondial- Chapter IV: Le cercle rouge (1970)
Le Cercle Rouge (1970) · Mar 3, 2025
Noir Mondial- Chapter III: Cruel Gun Story ( Kenjū zankoku monogatari) (1964)
Cruel Gun Story (1964) · Feb 3, 2025
Ep. 148: Only Angels Have Wings (1939) or ‘Here’s To Plane Speaking’
Only Angels Have Wings (1939) · Jan 25, 2025
Noir Mondial- Chapter II: Rififi (1955)
Rififi (1955) · Jan 13, 2025
Noir Mondial- Chapter I: The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950) · Nov 30, 2024
Ep. 143: Gunga Din (1939) or ‘The History of High Adventure Part I’
Gunga Din (1939) · Nov 14, 2024
Ep. 142: The Killer Shrews (1959) or ‘The Texas Mutant Shrew Massacre’
The Killer Shrews (1959) · Oct 31, 2024
Ep. 141: The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) or ‘Law & Order: Homicidal Horticulture Unit
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) · Oct 24, 2024
Kowai- Chapter 16: Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) · Sep 1, 2024
Kowai- Chapter 15: Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees (1975)
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees (1975) · Aug 11, 2024
Kowai- Chapter 14: Onibaba (1964)
Onibaba (1964) · Jul 21, 2024
Ep. 133: The Raven (1963) or ‘Fantastic Geezers & Where to Find Them’
The Raven (1963) · Jul 11, 2024
Kowai- Chapter 13: House (1977)
House (1977) · Jul 9, 2024
Ep. 132: The Hollywood Revue of 1929 or ‘Marion Davies & The Mystery of The Phantom Screen’
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) · Jul 3, 2024
Kowai- Chapter 12: Jigoku (1960)
Jigoku (1960) · Jun 26, 2024
Ep. 131: Macbeth (1948) or ‘The Bard and The Boy Wonder’
Macbeth (1948) · Jun 19, 2024
Kowai- Chapter 11: Throne of Blood (1957)
Throne of Blood (1957) · Jun 10, 2024
Kowai- Chapter 10: Ugetsu (1953)
Ugetsu (1953) · May 9, 2024
Kowai- Chapter 9: Tōkaidō Yotsuya Kaidan (1959)
Ghost Story of Yotsuya (1959) · Apr 25, 2024
Ep. 127: The Meanest Man in the World (1943) or ‘Benny V. Fox: Dawn of Rewrites’ (Special Guest Leonard Maltin)
The Meanest Man in the World (1943) · Apr 19, 2024
Kowai- Chapter 8: The Living Skeleton (1968)
Living Skeleton (1968) · Apr 4, 2024
Kowai- Chapter 7: Kuroneko (1968)
Kuroneko (1968) · Mar 15, 2024
Kowai- Chapter 6: Kwaidan (1964)
Kwaidan (1965) · Feb 16, 2024
Kowai- Chapter 5: The Face of Another (Tanín no Kao) (1966)
The Face of Another (1966) · Jan 22, 2024
Kowai- Chapter 4: Goke, Body Snatcher From Hell (1968)
Goké, Body Snatcher from Hell (1968) · Jan 2, 2024
Kowai- Chapter 3: Mosura (Mothra) (1961)
Mothra (1961) · Dec 17, 2023
Kowai- Chapter 2: The Invisible Man Appears (1949) & The Invisible Man Vs. the Human Fly (1957)
The Invisible Man Appears (1949) · Nov 28, 2023
Kowai- Chapter 1: A Page of Madness (1926)
A Page of Madness (1926) · Nov 22, 2023
Tour de Tati- Chapter 6: Parade (1974) and The Shorts (1934-1946)
Parade (1974) · Nov 17, 2023
Tour de Tati- Chapter 5: Trafic (1971)
Trafic (1971) · Nov 7, 2023
Ep. 115: Vampyr (1932) or ‘In The Flour Mill of Madness’
Vampyr (1932) · Oct 9, 2023
Ep. 114: Salt of the Earth (1954) Part II- The Production or ‘Strike 3’
Salt of the Earth (1954) · Oct 2, 2023
Ep. 101: House on Haunted Hill (1959) or ‘Emergo-Pod’
House on Haunted Hill (1959) · Jun 2, 2023
Ep. 100: Planet of the Apes (1968) or ‘Analysis of the Dawn of the Franchise of the Planet of the Apes’
Planet of the Apes (1968) · May 21, 2023
Ep. 99: The Web (1947) or ‘All the Best Bendix’
The Web (1947) · May 10, 2023
Ep. 98: Love Thy Neighbor (1940) or ’39 Forever Vol. 3′ or ‘Benny V. Allen: Dawn of Giggles’
Love Thy Neighbor (1940) · May 6, 2023
Ep. 94: Beat the Devil (1953) or “The Ballad of John and Bogie”
Beat the Devil (1953) · Mar 31, 2023
Ep. 92: The Sheik (1921) or ‘Required Valentino Viewing with Erin & Chloe’
The Sheik (1921) · Mar 7, 2023
Ep. 91: Wonders of World Cinema- Double Trouble with Seijun Suzuki feat. Tōkyō nagaremono (Tokyo Drifter) (1966) & Koroshi no Rakuin (Branded to Kill) (1967)
Branded to Kill (1967) · Feb 28, 2023
Ep. 90: The Marx Brothers Vol. II- From Boy Wonder to Broadway Blunder
A Day at the Races (1937) · Feb 6, 2023
Ep. 90: The Marx Brothers Vol. II- From Boy Wonder to Broadway Blunder
Room Service (1938) · Feb 6, 2023
Ep. 90: The Marx Brothers Vol. II- From Boy Wonder to Broadway Blunder
A Night at the Opera (1935) · Feb 6, 2023
Ep. 89: The Jazz Singer (1927) or ‘You Ain’t Heard Nothing Yet… Again’
The Jazz Singer (1927) · Jan 19, 2023
Ep. 88: Love in Bloom (1935) or ‘Meh-lodrama, Now with 25 % Burns and Allen’
Love in Bloom (1935) · Jan 10, 2023
Ep. 86: He Who Gets Slapped (1924) or ‘This Film Still Slaps’
He Who Gets Slapped (1924) · Dec 16, 2022
Ep. 84: Madam Satan (1930) or ‘DeMille’s Decadent Dirigible’
Madam Satan (1930) · Nov 25, 2022
Ep. 79: Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) or ‘Milicent Makes Marvelous Monsters’
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) · Oct 15, 2022
Ep. 78: The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) or ‘Heeeeere’s P***y…cat’
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) · Oct 7, 2022
Ep. 76: Francis (1950) or ‘ASSessing the Situation’
Francis (1950) · Sep 25, 2022
Tour de Tati- Chapter 4: PlayTime (1967)
PlayTime (1967) · Aug 22, 2022
Ep. 72: Double Bill Dunne- Show Boat (1936) & My Favorite Wife (1940)
My Favorite Wife (1940) · Aug 8, 2022
Ep. 67: Hitch On The Run: A Look At The Themes Of ‘The 39 Steps’ (1935) & ‘North By Northwest’ (1959)
The 39 Steps (1935) · Jun 10, 2022
Ep. 66: The Tingler (1959) or ‘Vincent V. Tingler: Dawn of Screaming’
The Tingler (1959) · May 31, 2022
Tour de Tati- Chapter 3: Mon Oncle (My Uncle) (1958)
Mon Oncle (1958) · May 22, 2022
Ep. 65: The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) or ‘It’s Not All True’
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) · May 9, 2022
Ep. 63: Winchester ’73 or ‘Mann of the West’
Winchester '73 (1950) · Apr 22, 2022
Ep. 62: Plan 9 From Outer Space (1957) or ‘Pod Help Us… In The Future’ or ‘Your Stupid Podcast! Stupid! Stupid!’
Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957) · Apr 4, 2022
Ep. 60: Here Comes Cookie (1935) or ‘The Logic of Illogic’
Here Comes Cookie (1935) · Mar 21, 2022
Ep. 58: The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945) or ‘Love in Doom…sday’
The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945) · Mar 3, 2022
Ep. 57: ‘What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)’ or ‘Davis V. Crawford: Dawn of Hagsploitation’
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) · Feb 19, 2022
Ep. 56: ‘Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)’ or ‘Chaaaaarrrrrrrrrrgggeeee’
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) · Jan 29, 2022
Tour de Tati- Chapter 2: Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot (Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday) (1953)
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953) · Jan 22, 2022
Ep.53: ‘Young at Heart (1955)’ or ‘Four Daughters Minus One’
Young at Heart (1954) · Dec 28, 2021
Ep. 52: ‘George Washington Slept Here (1942)’ or ‘The House That Kilbride Built’ or ‘Justice for Steve’
George Washington Slept Here (1942) · Dec 22, 2021
Ep. 50: ‘The Hustler (1961)’ or ‘Hey Norton, Look’s Like Felson Found Character!’
The Hustler (1961) · Dec 6, 2021
Ep. 49: LGBTQ Double Bill: ‘Rebel Without a Cause (1955)’ & ‘The Children’s Hour (1961)’
Rebel Without a Cause (1955) · Nov 20, 2021
Ep. 46: ‘The Thing From Another World (1951)’ or ‘Poptimism in Frozen Hell’
The Thing from Another World (1951) · Oct 29, 2021
Ep. 45: ‘The Invisible Man (1933)’ or ‘It’s An Una-versal Picture’
The Invisible Man (1933) · Oct 23, 2021
Ep. 44: Dracula Double Bill: ‘Dracula (1931)’ and ‘Dracula (Spanish Version)(1931)’ or ‘A Matter of Transylvanian Interpretation’
Dracula (1931) · Oct 16, 2021
Ep. 43: ‘Bride of Frankenstein (1935)’ or ‘ A New World of Pods and Monsters… wait… that’s terrible… CUT!!’
Bride of Frankenstein (1935) · Oct 9, 2021
Ep. 42: ‘Mary Poppins (1964)’ or ‘The World Runs on Boom Time’ or ‘Supercalifragif***itydoo’
Mary Poppins (1964) · Oct 2, 2021
Ep. 41: ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)’ or ‘A Matter of Audrey & Abella’ or ‘Pod…. casting… Loooonger than an hour…’
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) · Sep 24, 2021
Ep. 36: ‘Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)’ or ‘2 Bad 2 Beautiful’
Two Weeks in Another Town (1962) · Aug 6, 2021
Ep. 35: ‘Show Business (1944)’ or ‘We Want Davis’
Show Business (1944) · Jul 30, 2021
Ep. 34. ‘It’s A Gift (1934)’ or ‘The Legend of Carl La Fong… Whom If We Did Know, We Wouldn’t Admit It’
It's a Gift (1934) · Jul 23, 2021
Ep. 33: ‘The Night of the Hunter (1955)’ or ‘The Laughton Directs and He Endures’
The Night of the Hunter (1955) · Jul 16, 2021
Ep. 32: ‘The Apartment (1960)’ or ‘F**k You, Sheldrake’
The Apartment (1960) · Jul 8, 2021
Ep. 31: ‘Isle of the Dead (1945)’ or ‘Isle of the Cev’ or ‘No One May Pause the Podcast!’
Isle of the Dead (1945) · Jul 2, 2021
Ep.29: ‘A Face in the Crowd (1957)’ or “I’m Afraid We’re Not In Mayberry Anymore’
A Face in the Crowd (1957) · Jun 19, 2021
Ep. 28: A Matter of Life and Death (1946) or One Is Starved for Discussion of Technicolor Up There
A Matter of Life and Death (1946) · Jun 11, 2021
Ep. 27: ‘Batman: The Movie (1966)’ or ‘Batman & Robin Meet Brad, The Revue Becomes Rad’
Batman (1966) · Jun 4, 2021
Ep. 26: ‘The Last Man on Earth (1964)’ or ‘Vincent V. Vampires: Dawn of Poptimism’
The Last Man on Earth (1964) · May 27, 2021
Ep. 25: ‘To Each His Own (1946)’ or ‘The Two Olivia’s’
To Each His Own (1946) · May 20, 2021
Ep. 23: ‘Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)’ or ’39 Forever Vol. 2′ or ‘An Ode to Eddie and Theresa’
Buck Benny Rides Again (1940) · May 7, 2021
Ep. 21: ‘Sullivan’s Travels (1941)’ or ‘ O Brother, Where Art Thou?’
Sullivan's Travels (1941) · Apr 30, 2021
Ep. 20: Sci-Fi Monster Mash Double Bill- ‘The Blob (1958)’ & ‘Gojira (1954)’
The Blob (1958) · Apr 22, 2021
Ep. 19: ‘The Shop Around The Corner’ or ‘The Legend of Pepi’
The Shop Around the Corner (1940) · Apr 15, 2021
Ep. 18: ‘Rio Rita (1942)’ or ‘Heeeeyyyyyyyy Abbbbbboooottttttt!!!’
Rio Rita (1942) · Apr 8, 2021
Ep. 17: ‘House of Wax (1953)’ or ‘The Many Dimensions of De Toth’
House of Wax (1953) · Apr 1, 2021
Ep. 15: ‘To Be Or Not To Be (1942)’ or ‘The Legend of Joseph Tura… Whom You’ve Probably Heard Of…
To Be or Not to Be (1942) · Mar 18, 2021
Ep. 14: ‘The Bad and the Beautiful’ or ‘Minnelli’s Movie Mogul Melodrama ‘
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) · Mar 11, 2021
Ep. 13: ‘King of Jazz’ or ‘The Two Strip Technicolor Fox Trot’
King of Jazz (1930) · Mar 4, 2021
Ep. 12: ‘The Searchers’ or “The Troubling Myths of Monument Valley’
The Searchers (1956) · Feb 25, 2021
Ep. 11: ‘The Haunting (1963)’ or ‘A Wise Approach’
The Haunting (1963) · Feb 18, 2021
Ep. 10: ‘My Man Godfrey (1936)’ or ‘The Carlo Show’
My Man Godfrey (1936) · Feb 10, 2021
Ep. 9: “Man About Town” or ” ’39 Forever” (The First Jack Benny Special)
Man About Town (1939) · Jan 28, 2021
Ep. 7: Wonders of World Cinema : ’Sansho The Bailiff’
Sansho the Bailiff (1954) · Jan 13, 2021
Ep. 6: Casablanca or Everybody Still Comes To Rick’s
Casablanca (1943) · Jan 6, 2021
Ep. 5: Bootlegger Double Bill- Little Caesar & The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy (1931) · Dec 30, 2020
Ep. 5: Bootlegger Double Bill- Little Caesar & The Public Enemy
Little Caesar (1931) · Dec 30, 2020
Ep. 4: ‘It’s A Mad Mad Mad Mad World’ or ‘ Capt. Culpeper’s Cinerama Comedy Caper’
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) · Dec 16, 2020
Ep. 3: ‘Double Indemnity’ or ‘The Wilder Policy’
Double Indemnity (1944) · Dec 7, 2020
Ep. 2: Classic Cool Double Bill- ‘The Awful Truth’ & ‘Mr. Lucky’
The Awful Truth (1937) · Nov 24, 2020
Ep. 2: Classic Cool Double Bill- ‘The Awful Truth’ & ‘Mr. Lucky’
Mr. Lucky (1943) · Nov 24, 2020
Ep. 1: ‘The Black Cat (1934)’ or ‘Bela V. Boris: Dawn of Satan’
The Black Cat (1934) · Nov 12, 2020