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Random Acts of Cinema

Apr 25, 2022

Dudley Murphy’s adaptation of this Eugene O’Neill picaresque play follows the tumultuous rise of Pullman porter Brutus Jones, played by the peerless Paul Robeson. We are taken through musically-punctuated examples of the early twentieth-century African American experience until Jones’ ambition and hubris drive him...


Apr 18, 2022

On this week's episode, [needle drop: classic Motown song about hanging out with friends] your hosts settle in with couple of old college friends (Shelley and Max of The Spirit Guides Podcast) in a big house for a couple of days to [needle drop: classic light acid rock song about recording a podcast] watch Lawrence...


Apr 11, 2022

Imagine a time in history where a film about a man losing his job - a job that defines him, giving him pride and respect in his community - explores the desperation and humiliation of demotion but it doesn’t end in a bloodbath. Different times. Not that F.W. Murnau’s proto-Brazil silent film pulls any punches.

If...


Apr 4, 2022

The Hawk is on the loose!  Michael Lehmann’s heist-oriented comic action movie is a widely panned example of true 1990s Hollywood excess.  But, what if the hosts of a podcast based on the sophisticated films of the Criterion Collection actually…love the movie?  Look, while this episode begins on the premise of an...