Episode 719: The Grifters (1990)

Episode 719: The Grifters (1990)

Noirvember 2024 ends with a bang as we delve into Stephen Frears' electrifying neo-noir The Grifters. Adapted from Jim Thompson’s novel by screenwriter Donald Westlake, this razor-sharp film stars Anjelica Huston as Lily Dillon, a veteran con artist manipulating the odds at the racetrack. Her uneasy reunion with estranged son Roy (John Cusack) and his cunning girlfriend Myra (Annette Bening) sparks a volatile triangle of deception and betrayal in the high-stakes world of grifting.

Mike is joined by crime fiction experts Andrew Nette and Jedidiah Ayres to untangle this web of cons and double-crosses. Plus, executive producer Barbara De Fina and producer Peggy Rajski reveal what it took to bring this stylish, unsettling tale to life.

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Episode 316: Doctor Detroit (1983)

Episode 316: Doctor Detroit (1983)

We wrap up '80s month with a housecall from Doctor Detroit (1983), the story of mild-mannered professor, Clifford Skridlow (Dan Aykroyd) and how he transforms into super-pimp Doctor Detroit.Based on t...

29 Maalis 20172h 40min

Special Report: Freep Film Festival 2017

Special Report: Freep Film Festival 2017

Mike talks with Steve Byrne of the Detroit Free Press about the 2017 Freep Film Festival, the documentary-focused fest that runs from March 30-April 2, 2017.In the spotlight are films such as 12th & C...

26 Maalis 201734min

Episode 315: Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

Episode 315: Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

In Martin Brest's Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Eddie Murphy stars as Detroit police officer Axel Foley. He pursues the killers of his childhood friend to Beverly Hills where the local constabulary find h...

21 Maalis 20174h 3min

Episode 314: Joysticks (1983)

Episode 314: Joysticks (1983)

Are you ready for some Totally Awesome Video Games?!?We head to the arcade this week to discuss Greydon Clark's teen comedy Joysticks (1983) wherein the local gaming establishment is threatened by Mr....

14 Maalis 20173h 27min

Episode 313: Making Mr. Right (1987)

Episode 313: Making Mr. Right (1987)

In Susan Seidelman's Making Mr. Right (1987), Frankie Stone (Ann Magnuson) is an ad executive whose new client, ChemTec, needs a major PR campaign in order to make the Ulysses robot (John Malkovich) p...

7 Maalis 20174h 5min

Episode 312: Never Too Young to Die (1986)

Episode 312: Never Too Young to Die (1986)

"I kinda wanted it to be Rocky Horror Picture Show meets Rambo" - Director Gil BettmanAn outstanding example of '80s Action Cinema, Never Too Young to Die (1986) stars John Stamos as Lance Stargrove, ...

28 Helmi 20172h 57min

Episode 311: The Cars that Ate Paris (1974)

Episode 311: The Cars that Ate Paris (1974)

Peter Weir's The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) stars Terry Camilleri as Arthur Waldo, a meek man whose brother dies in a car accident outside of Paris, Australia -- a town whose economy relies on scaveng...

20 Helmi 20174h 35min

Episode 310: Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979)

Episode 310: Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979)

In Joan Micklin Silver's Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979) John Heard plays Charles, a lovelorn man who pines for Laura (Mary Beth Hurt), who's taking a break from her relationship with Ox (Mark Metcalf)...

14 Helmi 20173h 59min

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