Where The Long Tail Ends

Robert, Nat, and Cody are joined by Paul Hermann of The Comic Binge to explore grief, memory, family, and identity in Kogonada's AFTER YANG. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - AFTER YANG Discussion 1:14:42- Next Movie and Outro

Nat, Cody, and Robert take a trip to the sun and perhaps touch the face of God with Danny Boyle's SUNSHINE. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - SUNSHINE Discussion 1:06:39- Next Movie and Outro

Robert, Nat, and Cody take time off from our summer to bring you a special bonus episode. 50 years ago, JAWS swam into theaters and changed Hollywood. With that in mind, what better time to look at the ups and downs of the film and franchise that stated the summer movie season. Time tracks: 0:00 Intro and JAWS: THE REVENGE Discussion 34:55 JAWS 3-D Discussion 1:04:13 JAWS 2 Discussion 1:24:26 JAWS Discussion

Nat, Cody, and Robert take a deep dive into James Cameron's THE ABYSS. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - THE ABYSS Discussion 1:04:36- Next Movie and Outro

Robert, Nat, and Cody accept an offer we can't refuse in 1951's THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL Discussion 1:09:56- Next Movie and Outro

Cody, Robert, and Nat go mainstream this month with 1979’s MOONRAKER, the first – and so far only – James Bond film we’ve covered on the podcast. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - MOONRAKER Discussion 1:27:06- Next Movie and Outro

The 2025 Milwaukee Film Festival runs from April 24, 2025 until May 8, 2025. Robert Reineke of wherethelongtailends.com gives a few thoughts and picks a few movies to see during the festival to give listeners some ideas.

Nat, Cody, and Robert take a post-apocalyptic road trip with 1990s CIRCUITRY MAN. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - CIRCUITRY MAN Discussion 0:55:41 - Next Movie and Outro

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Perhaps with apologies to the Irish and Irish descendants, Robert, Nat, and Cody get in the spirit of the season with 1996's LEPRECHAUN 4: IN SPACE. For good or ill. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - LEPRECHAUN 4: IN SPACE Discussion 1:14:38- Next Movie and Outro

I think we all consider ourselves fans of Rutger Hauer which lead Cody, Robert, and Nat to 1995's MR. STITCH by Roger Avary. What is the saying about where good intentions lead you? Time tracks: 0:00:00 - MR. STITCH Discussion 1:11:38- Next Movie and Outro

Sometimes we make a mistake and pick a movie that's not really a science fiction film, even if it does have an obvious influence on Afrofuturism. And sometimes it works out to be an interesting discussion, as Nat, Cody, and Robert get our chance to take in Djibril Diop Mambéty's TOUKI BOUKI. And after that, we discuss 2024's year in film. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - TOUKI BOUKI Discussion 0:47:05 - 2024 in Film Discussion 1:37:24- Next Movie and Outro

Robert, Nat, and Cody grapple with Terence Fisher's 3rd outing with the Hammer Frankenstein series with 1967's FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN Discussion 1:08:10- Next Movie and Outro

Robert, Nat, and Cody are joined by returning guest Jim Laczkowski of Directors Club and Angela Fabbrini as we throw our tenth annual Secret Santa party. Who gave what to whom is the mystery of the episode as we take turns discussing five movies especially chosen for their recipients by their secret Santas in our yearly tradition. Time Tracks: 0:00 - GOING IN STYLE (1979) 32:20 - BLUE THUNDER (1983) 54:46 - SWIMMING TO CAMBODIA (1988) 1:16:36 - DEADLY OUTLAW REKKA (2002) 1:47:32 - WHIPLASH (2014)

Cody, Robert, and Nat team up again as good cop, bad cop, and good cop to find out if you can keep a good cop down in 1988's DEAD HEAT. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - DEAD HEAT Discussion 59:45- Next Movie and Outro

Nat, Cody, and Robert are joined by Angela Fabbrini to take a look at three movies that didn't really set up sequels, but they made them anyways, with PSYCHO II, HOWLING II: YOUR SISTER IS A WEREWOLF, and POLTERGEIST II: THE OTHER SIDE. Second time's the charm? Time tracks: PSYCHO II Discussion: 0:00 HOWLING II: YOUR SISTER IS A WEREWOLF Discussion 41:48 POLTERGEIST II: THE OTHER SIDE Discussion 1:11:02 Surprise Guest and HOWLING III: THE MARSUPIALS Q&A: 1:37:40 Final Thoughts: 1:52:28

Nat, Cody, and Robert get animated as they discuss 1982's THE SECRET OF NIMH. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - THE SECRET OF NIMH Discussion 1:04:36- Next Movie and Outro

Nat, Cody, and Robert take the call and discover the meet-cute apocalypse courtesy of MIRACLE MILE. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - MIRACLE MILE Discussion 0:56:28 - Next Movie and Outro

Cody, Robert, and Nat mark ten years of podcasting with Sylvester Stallone as one of the last real men around in Demolition Man, a rundown of this year's Fantasia film festival, and a lookback at some of the highs of the last ten years of podcasting.   Time tracks: 0:00:00 - DEMOLITION MAN Discussion 0:46:20 - Cody talks about the Fantasia Film Festival 0:56:33- A look back at Ten Years of Podcasting 1:28:26- Next Movie and Outro

Robert, Nat, and Cody take time off from our summer to bring you a special bonus episode focusing on four films reflecting Hollywood's journey from BATMAN to THE MATRIX and current comic book movies via several independent comic books. It's a podcast full of martial arts, tragic backstories, night time settings, and tortured leads.   Time tracks:   0:00 TEENAGE MUNTANT NINJA TURTLES Discussion 35:52 THE HEROIC TRIO Discussion 54:20  THE CROW Discussion 1:21:12 BLADE Discussion

"This has been a novel about some people who were punished entirely too much for what they did." - Phillip K. Dick Nat, Cody, and Robert take a trip,  into a world of drugs, questions about identity, addiction, love, and  surveillance via Richard Linklater and Phillip K. Dick in A SCANNER DARKLY. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - A SCANNER DARKLY Discussion 1:00:11- Next Movie and Outro