Special Report: Bill Burke... The Optimist

Special Report: Bill Burke... The Optimist

Mike welcomes Bill Burke, former TCM executive and founder of The Optimism Institute, for a deep dive into cinema’s power to inspire and uplift. Drawing from Burke’s mission to champion optimism and celebrate humanity, the discussion explores his views on the role of movies in encouraging positivity and resilience. Burke shares his thoughts on TCM’s influence on film lovers and how the Institute fosters a brighter outlook in challenging times.

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Special Report: The Naked Gun (2025)

Special Report: The Naked Gun (2025)

We knew it would happen and here it is! It's the return of our short-lived ZAZ show, From the Files of Police Squad (In Color), where Mike White, Mark Begley, and Chris Stachiw discuss the 2025 reboot...

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Special Report: The Cramps - A Period Piece (2025)

Special Report: The Cramps - A Period Piece (2025)

Filmmaker Brooke H. Cellars sits down with Mike to discuss her audacious feature debut The Cramps: A Period Piece (2025). This blood-soaked, campy horror-comedy transforms menstruation into a monstrou...

22 Syys 202517min

Special Report: The Vile (2025)

Special Report: The Vile (2025)

Mike welcomes Emirati filmmaker Majid Al Ansari to discuss The Vile (2025), his long-awaited return to the director’s chair after nearly a decade. Known as Hoba in Arabic, the film is a psychological ...

20 Syys 202527min

Episode 762: Lemonade Joe (1964)

Episode 762: Lemonade Joe (1964)

Czechtember gallops forward with Oldřich Lipský’s madcap musical parody Lemonade Joe (1964). Adapted from Jiří Brdečka’s novel and play, the film stars Karel Fiala as the squeaky-clean pitchman of Kol...

17 Syys 20252h 4min

Special Report: Linda Linda Linda (2005)

Special Report: Linda Linda Linda (2005)

Blue hearts, high school dreams, and one unforgettable rock anthem — we’re diving into Nobuhiro Yamashita’s Linda Linda Linda (2005). The film follows a group of teenage girls in a Japanese high schoo...

15 Syys 202521min

Episode 761: Pelísky (1999)

Episode 761: Pelísky (1999)

Czechtember 2025 kicks off with Cosy Dens (AKA Pelíšky), Jan Hřebejk’s bittersweet 1999 coming-of-age dramedy adapted from Petr Šabach’s novel Hovno Hoří (Shit on Fire). Written by Petr Jarchovský, th...

10 Syys 20251h 12min

Episode 760: Who's Minding the Mint? (1967)

Episode 760: Who's Minding the Mint? (1967)

Buonopalooza wraps up with Howard Morris’s caper comedy Who’s Minding the Mint? (1967). Jim Hutton stars as Harry Lucas, a hapless Treasury worker who accidentally swipes $50,000 and scrambles to repl...

3 Syys 20251h 27min

Special Report: Katharine Coldiron on Out There in the Dark

Special Report: Katharine Coldiron on Out There in the Dark

Mike talks with writer Katharine Coldiron about her new book, Out There in the Dark (Autofocus Books). Blending film criticism, memoir, fiction, and experimental forms, the collection uses movies as p...

29 Elo 202524min

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