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Praising Kane

Episode 188 – Praising Kane – An Invasion of Privacy (1983)

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On this jam-packed episode of Praising Kane, our chronological look at the career of Carol Kane continues, starting with brief discussions about a mid-70s Dr. Pepper commercial, as well an early 80s adaptation of Irwin Shaw's The Girls in Their Summer Dresses featuring both Carol Kane and Jeff Bridges! After the break we turn our attention to the surprisingly star-studded drama AN INVASION OF PRIVACY from 1983 featuring Valerie Harper, Richard Masur, Jerry Orbach, Jeff Daniels, Sarah Michelle Gellar (in her screen debut) and - of course - Carol Kane! Some darker subject matter, but a unique episode. Check it out!Read more

How Do You Do Fellow Kids?

Episode 187 – How Do You Do, Fellow Kids? – Animal Factory (2000)

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We're back on HOW DO YOU DO, FELLOW KIDS? with the Steve Buscemi-directed prison drama (based on the Edward Bunker book) ANIMAL FACTORY from 2000, starring Edward Furlong & Willem Dafoe, along with a killer supporting cast. Starring Buscemi-verse regulars like Seymour Cassel, Mark Boone Junior, and Rockets Redglare, you also get memorable supporting performances from Danny Trejo, Mickey Rourke, Tom Arnold(!) and.. wait for it. Steve Buscemi! Listen to us talking to it, ya sick twist! Read more

Wild In The Streets

Episode 186 – Wild in the Streets – Syndicate Sadists (1975)

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On this episode of WILD IN THE STREETS, Tomas Milian is RAMBO in Umberto Lenzi's spaghetti-western influenced SYNDICATE SADISTS from 1975! After Rambo's friend is brutally murdered, he takes it upon himself to go up against two criminal gangs (one led by Joseph Cotton's Paternò), while also rescuing a young boy who has been kidnapped. Does he manage to embarrass them all while everyone gazes on him in total awe? Yep! Check it out! Read more

You Don't Know Dick

Episode 185 – You Don’t Know Dick – Star Trek: Deep Space Nine “Past Tense” (/w Adrianna Gober)

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On this episode of YOU DON'T KNOW DICK we're boldly going where no podcast has gone before with Dick Miller in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine two-parter 'Past Tense'. Wildly considered one of the best (and most prescient) episodes of the series, it looks at the state of cities in the far off future of 2024 and how struggling people are carted off to walled off 'sanctuaries', and one of the people guarding these sanctuaries is none other than Dick Miller. Joining us on this trek across the stars is our Bartel Me Something Good podcast co-host (and Trekkie) Adrianna Gober, who makes the case of DS9 being the best of all Star Treks, and is utterly baffled by the choice to watch a Rod Stewart music video (also featuring Dick Miller). A good time was had by all. CHECK IT OUT! Read more

We Do Our Own Stunts

Episode 184 – We Do Our Own Stunts – The Big Brawl (1980)

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Jackie Chan in AMERICA! On this episode of WE DO OUR OWN STUNTS Jackie makes his first American excursion to star in the Robert Clouse directed comedy-action vehicle THE BIG BRAWL (aka BATTLE CREEK BRAWL). Despite Jackie knowing very little English (and having to promote the film on American television) and working a very different style than he was used to, the film is actually a ton of fun - as long as you don't go in expecting the acrobatic fighting from his recent Hong Kong films. We also chat about the recent RIDE ON controversy, Jackie's appearances in HIDDEN STRIKE and TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM, and SO MUCH MORE. Check it out! Read more

Whatever Happened To Vic Diaz?

Episode 183 – Whatever Happened to Vic Diaz? – Equalizer 2000 (1987)

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They took his girl. Now he's talking them STRAIGHT TO HELL! On this episode of WHATEVER HAPPENED TO VIC DIAZ we're getting properly post-apocalyptic with Cirio H. Santiago's Mad Max-"inspired", giant gun classic EQUALIZER 2000 starring Richard Norton (/w frosted tips), Corinne Wahl and a VERY young Robert Patrick in only his second ever role! There's lots of gunfire, explosions and - blissfully - almost no plot to be concerned with, and it delivers the promise of a very big gun that mows down tons of faceless bad guys. HOORAY. We also chat a bit about the long tradition of post-apocalyptic films and some of our favs, and - of course - we dive into an appearance by the legendary Vic Diaz. CHECK IT OUT! Read more

How Do You Do Fellow Kids?

Episode 182 – How Do You Do, Fellow Kids? – I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)

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We tried. We tried our best to find some small piece of enjoyment in Dennis Dugan's bafflingly misguided I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK & LARRY, a film about two straight firefighters (played by Adam Sandler & Kevin James) who decide to get married in order to deal with some uncomfortable pension-related paperwork. Overstuffed with pitiful racist, sexist and homophobic stereotypes, it's - even worse - completely unfunny, and has a horribly confused message at its core. Yeesh. Anyway, we get angry about that, but there's also plenty of chat about the ongoing writer/actor strike, and - of course - all the latest Steve Buscemi news. CHECK IT OUT, JERKS.Read more

Bartel Me Something Good

Episode 181 – Bartel Me Something Good – Lust in the Dust (1984)

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Yee-haw! We're going back to the wild west on this episode of Bartel Me Something good with Paul Bartel's 1984 comedy western LUST IN THE DUST starring Tab Hunter, Lainie Kazan and the legendary Divine! Originally envisioned as a John Waters project, Bartel ruffled against making a Waters-style film and instead brings his own wild and unpredictable sensibility (while still not skimping on the bad taste). It has musical numbers, butt tattoos, Cesar Romero, death via oral sex and so much more. Check it out, jerks! Read more

Eric Roberts is the Man Redux

Episode 180 – Eric Roberts is the Man – Royal Kill (2009)

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Retired pro-wrestler Gail Kim, Pat Morita and Eric Roberts (and Eric Roberts' hair!) star in the bizarre 2009 action fantasy ROYAL KILL, which features a totally bonkers twist and.. not a lot else! Alexander Wraith plays Adam Arthavan, a royal guard sent to protect a young girl - unknowingly the daughter of his king - from Gail Kim's silent assassin. It's kind of like The Terminator, except infinitely worse! Talking with us about Royal Kill (aka Ninja's Creed) is restaurateur, chef and Nova Scotian Allan McPherson, who also gets to hear all the latest Eric Roberts news and tweets. Lucky! Join us, jerks! Read more

Further Reeding

Episode 179 – Further Reeding – The Three Musketeers (1973)

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On this swashbuckling episode of FURTHER REEDING we're diving into Richard Lester's incredibly entertaining 1973 action comedy THE THREE MUSKETEERS, starring Michael York, Frank Finlay, Richard Chamberlain, Raquel Welch, Christopher Lee, Charlton Heston and - of course - Oliver Reed as Athos. Playing a character who is a heavy drinker and fighter might not have been a stretch for Reed, but he still got up to plenty of trouble on-set and we go through some of the more memorable stories and incidents that occurred during filming. We also chat about sword-fighting, blunderbusses, the origins of the term "musketeer" and so much more. CHECK IT OUT! Read more

JodoWOWsky

Episode 178 – JodoWOWsky Part 12 – Moon Face (1992), Angel Claws (1994), Son of the Gun (1995)

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JodoWOWsky returns with a trifecta of Alejandro Jodorowsky-penned comic work from the 1990s, starting with the fantastical (and very odd) MOON FACE from 1992 (illustrated by François Boucq), then moving into the playfully erotic Angel Claws from 1994 (with explicit illustrations by Jean "Moebius" Giraud), and finishing with the western-tinged action-filled redemption tale Son of the Gun from 1995 (illustrated by Georges Bess). We also check out all the latest Alejandro Jodorowsky news, as well as the recent music video by Adanowsky (with Beck) for the song "Chain Reaction", directed by Michel Gondry. Check it out! Read more

George Kennedy is my Copilot

Episode 177 – George Kennedy is my Copilot – Wacko (1982)

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We're getting silly on a brand new episode of George Kennedy is my Copilot with Greydon Clark's Airplane-inspired horror spoof WACKO from 1982 featuring Joe Don Baker, Stella Stevens, Julia Duffy, Andrew "not yet Dice" Clay and - of course - George Kennedy as the kinda creepy Mr. Doctor Graves! It's full of sight gags, puns, Hitchcock references and not a heck of a lot else. We also fit in a discussion on the Clint Black video for "Summer's Comin'" which features a lovely George Kennedy cameo (amongst a slew of other celebs). CHECK IT OUT! Read more

Cinema Fantasica

Episode 176 – Cinema Fantastica – Watchers (1988) & Leviathan (1989)

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On this episode of Cinema Fantastica we travel all the way to Molins de Rei, near Barcelona, Spain to attend the 1990 edition of the Molins Horror Film Festival. Or, more accurately, we're attending the Dotze hores de Cine de Terror de Molins de Rei, a ten hour marathon of recent horror movies that was initially established way back in 1973! The 1990 edition featured a slew of interesting horror films, and our hosts have chosen two to battle against each other: the super-intelligent dog chased by a sasquatch-monkey thing Canadian horror film WATCHERS from 1988 /w Corey Haim and Michael Ironside, and the star-studded underwater mutant monster film LEVIATHAN from 1989 /w Peter Weller, Ernie Hudson, Daniel Stern and more. WHICH FILM REIGNS SUPREME? Listen and find out! bRead more

Wild In The Streets

Episode 175 – Wild in the Streets – The Italian Connection (1972)

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We're getting WILD IN THE STREETS with Henry Silva and Woody Strode in Fernando Di Leo's THE ITALIAN CONNECTION from 1972! Starring Mario Adorf as a Milanese pimp wanted by the mob for a crime he didn't commit, it takes its time getting going, but eventually turns into a story of violent revenge, including one of the finest chase sequences you're likely to ever see! We discuss some of our other favorite chase scenes, Liam's crime connections and SO MUCH MORE. Check it out! Read more

Whatever Happened To Vic Diaz?

Episode 174 – Whatever Happened to Vic Diaz? – Raw Force (1981)

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On this high kicking episode of WHATEVER HAPPENED TO VIC DIAZ? we're setting off with a nudity-filled sexploitation comedy mixed with a martial arts action film featuring a dash of the living dead, cannibalism, Nazis, explosions and a heck of a lot more with the wild 1981 mashup RAW FORCE from director Edward D. Murphy! Starring Cameron Mitchell, Geoffrey Binney, Hope Holiday, FIRECRACKER's Jillian Kesner and - of course - Vic Diaz, this one is goofy as hell, and occasionally lives up to its extra lurid poster art. We also discuss cult film revivals, what it means for a film to be "trash", the definition of exploitation and all sorts of other heady topics. CHECK IT OUT! Read more

How Do You Do Fellow Kids?

Episode 173 – How Do You Do, Fellow Kids? – Reservoir Dogs (1992)

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We've waited a long time to get into it, but on this episode of HOW DO YOU DO, FELLOW KIDS? we're finally checking out Quentin Tarantino's breakthrough 1992 crime drama RESERVOIR DOGS, starring Harvey Keitel, Michael, Madsen, Tim Roth, Chris Penn, and - of course - Steve Buscemi as Mr. Pink. We discuss its triumphs and controversies, as well as how our feelings on the film - and Tarantino - have changed over the past thirty years. We also discuss Pete Davidson's new sitcom Bupkis, the live action Little Mermaid and SO MUCH MORE. Check it out!Read more

Praising Kane

Episode 172 – Praising Kane – Norman Loves Rose (1982)

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On a very uncomfortable new episode of PRAISING KANE - the world's finest chronological Carol Kane podcast - we look at the incredibly bad taste Australian comedy NORMAN LOVES ROSE from 1982, featuring a young boy's fascination with his sister-in-law evolving into a sexual relationship that ends up with her pregnant. Yeah, it's bad. We also chat about all the latest Carol Kane news (Star Trek! Taxi!) and question our life choices. CHECK IT OUT!Read more

We Do Our Own Stunts

Episode 171 – We Do Our Own Stunts – The Young Master (1980)

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On a landmark episode of WE DO OUR OWN STUNTS, Jackie Chan has signed a huge contract with Golden Harvest which promises creative and financial freedom, and he kicks things off with the 1980 kung-fu comedy THE YOUNG MASTER! While at the same time his old boss Lo Wei wants his now-bankable star back and is willing to work with Triads to make it happen. UH OH! It's a perilous time in Jackie's career and will soon push him off to America for a while, but in the meantime we can enjoy this enormously entertaining, fight-filled film which features Yuen Biao, Tuen Fend, Hwang In-Shik, and Shih Kien! CHECK IT OUT!Read more

Eric Roberts is the Man Redux

Episode 170 – Eric Roberts is the Man – Babylon (2022)

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On this episode of ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN we're going all in on Damien Chazelle's overstuffed ode to the silent era BABYLON, which stars Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, Tobey Maguire and - of course - the man himself Eric Roberts! Filled with spewing bodily fluids, orgies, murder, rat eating and snake wrestling, it's both an ode to the end of a cinematic era and a commentary on the current changing face of movie-going. Fun, right? I guess we'll see! We also chat about drunk driving, guns, Michael Madsen, Guy Ritchie knock-offs and SO MUCH MORE. Check it out! Read more

Your Hosts

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.