Episode 749: O Pagador de Promessas (1962)

Episode 749: O Pagador de Promessas (1962)

Mike is joined by Robert Bellissimo and Philip Marinello to explore O Pagador de Promessas (1962), the landmark Brazilian drama from director Anselmo Duarte. Also known internationally as The Given Word, the film adapts Dias Gomes’s acclaimed stage play into a sharp critique of institutional power.

The story centers on Zé do Burro, a simple farmer who treks over 20 miles into Salvador while bearing a heavy cross—honoring a vow to Saint Barbara after his donkey, Nicholas, falls ill. What begins as a devout act of gratitude becomes a battleground of bureaucracy, media exploitation, and religious gatekeeping. Winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes, Duarte’s film remains a bold and timely meditation on class, faith, and the politics of devotion.

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Episode 766: In My Skin (2002)

Episode 766: In My Skin (2002)

Shocktober continues with Marina de Van’s unnerving and unforgettable In My Skin (Dans ma peau, 2002). Written, directed by, and starring de Van, the film follows Esther, a successful marketing execut...

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Special Report:  No! YOU’RE WRONG. (2025)

Special Report: No! YOU’RE WRONG. (2025)

Crispin Hellion Glover discusses his long-awaited directorial effort, No! YOU’RE WRONG. or: Spooky Action at a Distance. Nearly a decade in the making, the surreal 35mm odyssey stars both Crispin and ...

7 Okt 202530min

Episode 765: Sweet, Sweet Rachel (1971)

Episode 765: Sweet, Sweet Rachel (1971)

Shocktober 2025 begins with Sutton Roley's Sweet, Sweet Rachel (1971), the eerie TV movie that launched The Sixth Sense series. Written by Anthony Lawrence, the film stars Stefanie Powers as Rachel St...

1 Okt 20251h 26min

Episode 764: Conspirators of Pleasure (1996)

Episode 764: Conspirators of Pleasure (1996)

Czechtember 2025 wraps with Jan Švankmajer’s Conspirators of Pleasure (1996), a delirious, dialogue-free plunge into fetish and surrealism. Mike teams up with filmmaker Jim Vendiola and critic Samm De...

30 Sep 20251h 32min

Episode 763: Romance for Bugle (1967)

Episode 763: Romance for Bugle (1967)

Czechtember charges ahead as Mike, Spencer Parsons, and Emily Barney dive into Otakar Vávra’s Romance for Bugle (1967). Vávra adapts František Hrubín’s celebrated poem into a lyrical love story set in...

24 Sep 20251h 3min

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...

23 Sep 20251h 6min

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 Sep 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 Sep 202527min

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