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Random Acts of Cinema

Apr 27, 2020

Danny Boyle is on the board!  And in uncharacteristic fashion, we’re actually taking a look at the earlier film of a celebrated director rather than some weird, later period film.  The randomness of our system was bound to get it right eventually.  And the result is a gripping 90s thriller about three Scottish flat...


Apr 20, 2020

On this week’s episode we turn the podcast up to eleve... Oh god.  What am I doing?  What have I become?  With all of these quotable lines, super-clever improv, bad accents, hilarious songs, and tight, tight pants, will we be able to manage even a half-coherent conversation about Rob Reiner’s...


Apr 13, 2020

The seedy, hand-to-mouth, day-to-day scramble in the life of a press agent in New York City seems an unlikely setup for a cruel and bitter piece of star-studded film noir.  But Tony Curtis and Burt Lancaster are up to the challenge in director Alexander Mackendrick’s take on the hustle and corruption here at the...


Apr 6, 2020

Randy has been selecting a lot of spooky films for use recently, and the trend continues with Masaki Kobayashi’s 1965 horror anthology Kwaidan.  We’re treated to four eerie tales adapted from the collection of Japanese folklore of the same name.  Each more gorgeously photographed than the next.  Ghostly imperial...