Episode 640: Black Legion (1937)
Otto Bruno and Rahne Alexander join Mike to discuss the 1937 Archie Mayo film, Black Legion. Based loosely on the actual racist terrorist organization from Detroit, the film stars Humphrey Bogart as F...
8 Sep 20232h 1min
Special Report: Frank Uhle on Cinema Ann Arbor
On this special episode, Mike talks with author Frank Uhle about his book Cinema Ann Arbor: How Campus Rebels Forged a Singular Film Culture, it's a terrific book about the history of film societies (...
7 Sep 202343min
Episode 639: The Night of the Following Day (1969)
Adam Schartoff and Joseph Aisenberg join Mike to talk about about the 1969 film The Night of the Following Day. Directed by Hubert Cornfield, the film is based on Lionel White’s novel, The Snatchers, ...
6 Sep 20231h 22min
Special Report: Ed Solomon on Full Circle (2023)
Screenwriter Ed Solomon discusses his work with Steven Soderbergh including the new Max show, Full Circle. He also talks about his podcast, Word by Word, and spills the beans on why the sequel to Now ...
5 Sep 202325min
Special Report: Reading of the Lost Ark Pt. 9
On our long-delayed ninth chapter of "Reading of the Lost Ark", Mike talks with Howard Kazanjian about the J.W. Rinzler biography, Howard Kazanjian: A Producer's Life. They discuss working with Alfred...
4 Sep 20231h
Episode 638: Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
We conclude Sci-Fi July with a look at Robert Longo's Johnny Mnemonic (1995). The film was based on a story by and adapted by William Gibson and stars Keanu Reeves as the titular Mr. Mnemonic, a data ...
1 Sep 20232h 24min
Special Report: Nat Segaloff on The Exorcist Legacy
Mike talks with author Nat Segaloff about his latest book, The Exorcist Legacy: 50 Years of Fear, a comprehensive look at William Friedkin and William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist and all of the film's...
31 Aug 202326min
Episode 637: Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Sci-Fi July continues with a look at Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049 (2017). It’s the story of K (Ryan Gosling). He’s a replicant experiencing memories where he thinks he’s the chosen one, a prod...
30 Aug 20232h 3min
