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May 2, 2022

Episode 789: TCM Classic Film Festival 2022 Wrap-Up

In this episode, David is joined by Kyle Anderson, Scott Nye and Julie Sesnovich to discuss the films of the 2022 TCM Classic Film Festival. David and the usual gang braved the simultaneously rebuilding and crumbling outdoor mall at the...

david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

April 28, 2022

Los Conductos: Concrete Cathedral, by David Bax

Camilo Restrepo’s Los Conductos opens with a camera, apparently mounted on a vehicle, rushing through an otherwise empty traffic tunnel at night. We’ve seen this shot in movies before but something’s different this time. The camera is higher than the...

david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

April 28, 2022

The Wobblies: There Is Power in a Union, by David Bax

The Wobblies, Stewart Bird and Deborah Shaffer’s 1979 documentary about the heyday of the Industrial Workers of the World union (recently restored in 4K and set to screen all over the country for International Workers Day), makes no attempt to...

david bax / movies / patreon / podcast / tyler smith

April 27, 2022

Patreon: April Mailbag

This week on the Patreon, Tyler and David answer Patron questions. This episode is available to Patreon subscribers only. Tiers start as low as $2 per month. Become a Patron! Become a Patron!

david bax / natalie schaffer / podcast / the one where i met your mother / tv

April 27, 2022

The One Where I Met Your Mother: Season Two, Episode Twenty-Three: “The One with the Chicken Pox” plus Mystery Diners Bonus!

Natalie and David bust out the calamine and also watch Mystery Diners season eleven, episode one, “Street Vendor Violation.”

david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

April 21, 2022

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent: Family/Man, by David Bax

My parents were pretty strict when it came to R-rated movies so fourteen year old me didn’t get to see Con Air in a theater. I felt the pangs of that great disappointment in my life again when Tom Gormican’s...

david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

April 21, 2022

The Northman: Good Expectations, by David Bax

In a number of ways, most especially in terms of budget, The Northman is Robert Eggers’ most ambitious film so far. And in the sets, the sprawling locations, the visual effects and the deep bench of notable actors, that financial...

david bax / movies / patreon / podcast / tyler smith

April 21, 2022

Patreon: Top Five Films of 1971

Tyler and David discuss their favorite films of 1971. This episode is available to Patreon subscribers only. Tiers start as low as $2 per month. Become a Patron! Become a Patron!