Special Report: Brian Raftery on Hannibal Lector - A Life
Mike talks with writer and podcaster Brian Raftery about his latest book, Hannibal Lector: A Life. It's a look at Thomas Harris and his most famous creation, the genteel boogeyman Hannibal Lector in h...
23 Feb 44min
Special Report: Tura! (2025)
Mike talks with Cody Jarrett and Siouxzan Perry about their 2025 documentary TURA! The filmmakers discuss how the project came together and how they shaped the voluminous material into a feature-lengt...
20 Feb 29min
Episode 787: Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds (1989)
We continue our Australian month with Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds, the stark 1989 feature debut of Alex Proyas. Before The Crow or Dark City, Proyas delivered this sun-blasted sci-fi We...
18 Feb 1h 27min
Episode 785: Shirley Thompson Versus The Aliens (1972)
The Projection Booth kicks off a month devoted to Australian oddities with Shirley Thompson Versus the Aliens, the startling 1972 debut from director Jim Sharman. Long unseen outside of archival corne...
4 Feb 2h 35min
Episode 784: Arizona Dream (1993)
Emir Kusturica’s Arizona Dream drifts between deadpan comedy and waking dream, a film where ambition, escape, and American myth collide at odd angles. Written by David Atkins and directed by Emir Kust...
28 Jan 2h 23min
Special Report: Homegrown (2024)
Mike talks with Michael Premo, director of Homegrown, about embedding himself with right-wing activists in the years leading up to—and following—January 6, 2021. Rather than treating the Capitol attac...
22 Jan 25min
Episode 783: Entertaining Mr. Sloane (1970)
The Projection Booth turns its attention to Entertaining Mr. Sloane (1970), the adaptation of Joe Orton’s infamous stage play, directed by Douglas Hickox. Jonathan Owen and Rob St. Mary join Mike to d...
21 Jan 1h 44min
