Filthy Armenian Adventures

Masculinity on screen, immortality hobbies, and a vigorous debate between homo and hetero ideology are inspired as Matthew Wilder and I wrap our heads around Robert Altman's dreamy 1977 masterpiece 3 ...

31 Jul 202552min

Hop aboard the Brolita Express! Find a seat between Orwell and Borges. We're stopping in Austin and London on our way to Hive, a mysterious Greek island run entirely by women, ruled by a masked queen,...

25 Jul 20252h 30min

A show about a mystery about the loss of love and magic from our lives -- and how to get it back. Guest starring Garin Hovannisan, author of the new novel HIVE.   Part 1: Hollywood Edition. Recorded l...

17 Jul 20251h 45min

The life love and man magic of Tennessee Williams, poet laureate of American summer. The study begins with his first three: the timeless Glass Menagerie, the deathless Streetcar Named Desire, and the ...

3 Jul 202546min

As helicopters descend on the city it's time to cruise down to Johnie's Broiler the magical diner in Downey where Tom Waits abandons his tuna melt in SHORT CUTS (1993). What better place to enter Robe...

10 Jun 20252h 37min

Let's try to save the blues from SINNERS. After reviewing Ry Coogler's latest up against the much more profound BLACK SNAKE MOAN (2006) and more liberated CROSSROADS (1986), I take Glen Rockney and Cr...

26 Mai 20251h 22min

Some thoughts on the bad news about Scott Adams, and an appreciation.   For the full Filthy Armenian Adventures experience, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian

20 Mai 20251h 35min

A celebration of Erich Auerbach's masterpiece Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature, in light of the last decade's institutional conspiracy to shrink reality in Western media, w...

8 Mai 20252h 46min