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Random Acts of Cinema

Oct 26, 2020

As the spookiest of holidays approaches, Randy (the random number generator) has selected an appropriately themed film for us to watch.  That is, if we can handle all of these darn thrills and chills.

But with Benjamin Christensen's seminal half-documentary/half-historical fiction approach to his study on the history of...


Oct 18, 2020

Will we be doing the entire episode doing our best Jack Nicholson impressions, or will we give this very serious movie the very serious attention it deserves?  The only way to find out is to join us as we discuss director Bob Rafelson's character study of modern alienation starring the man himself.

If you'd like to...


Oct 12, 2020

Oh boy.  Here's a blast from the not-so-nostalgic past.  Geoffrey Rush plays piano virtuoso David Helfgott, in Scott Hick's most 90s biopic of all 90s biopics.  Talent and determination are hindered by a domineering father and an unbridled ambition to be the best.  But the resulting mental breakdown isn't enough to stop...


Oct 5, 2020

Oh! The past! The past! Now we've done it.  We've made mother cross.  Imagine that sort of text and occasional narration over a feature length, black and white, largely-silent film comprised of quick cuts, sporadic sound effects, and haunting imagery.  Guy Maddin's experimental film is about an adult Guy (Erik Steffen...