Talk Film Society Podcast

Guillermo del Toro is bringing Pinocchio to life this week on Netflix with the help of The Jim Henson Company. So, Adam and Thomas are devoting an episode to the history of Henson and its cinematic puppetry works! First, Jim Henson brings his most beloved characters to the big screen for the first time with the original 1979 classic The Muppet Movie! Then, David Bowie and his goblin minions might not be enough to entertain one of our co-hosts in Labyrinth! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. How do The Muppets pull off the magic trick of us believing they're just actors? What Star Wars character is a distant cousin of The Fireys? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode on Sigourney Weaver? Well, keep movin' right along and avoid any large bulges so you can listen to find out! Subscribe to our Patreon for $1 a month to get bonus podcasts & polls to choose episode topics and films we cover! patreon.com/dedbpod Follow the show on social media (Instagram, Twitter & Facebook) via @d

Hello, romantics! Your host Manish (@vertigay314) continues the Bad Romance miniseries with Joe Wright's 2007 WWII film Atonement! Thomas Marinari (@notthewhostommy) joins the podcast to talk about the performances from Saorise Ronan, Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, and Benedict Cumberbatch, the themes of guilt and regret, and the famous camerawork and score!

Revember is coming to an end for Double Edged Double Bill, but Thomas and returning guest Torrey Depina are here to end things on an animated note. Or rather, an anime note as the show returns to the world of Japanese animated films! First, a classic comic strip gets adapted in a rare Japanese/American co-production that will leave you sleeping on your flying bed with Little Nemo Adventures in Slumberland! Then, a cyberpunk world overrun by unsupervised teen gangs leads to body horror and surreal chaos beyond all comprehension with Akira! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. Is the key to writing terrible songs a hot sauce stained napkin? How angsty can one horrible abomination of science gone wrong be? Which two films will they pick for next week's episode about Henson Company Productions? Well, ride your motorcycle past that annoying flying squirrel so you can listen to find out! Subscribe to our Patreon for $1 a month to get bonus podcasts & polls to choose episode topics and films we cover! p

Revember continues on Double Edged Double Bill! As we head into Thanksgiving weekend, Adam and Thomas are treating themselves to a second helping of Cannon Films, the infamous production company that produced genre schlock of all sorts throughout the 1980s! First, ninjas, exorcisms and aerobics all smash together into the one bizarre package that is Ninja III: The Domination! Then, Christopher Reeve's final turn as the Man of Steel is botched by Cannon production problems with Superman IV: The Quest for Peace! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. Can poison darts destroy guns? Does nuclear energy + the heart of the sun + fabric = a full developed superhero with costume? Which two films will they pick for next week's episode returning to the world of anime? Well, fly your way over via terrible chroma key and avoid possessed ninjas so you can listen to find out! Subscribe to our Patreon for $1 a month to get bonus podcasts & polls to choose episode topics and films we cover! patreon.com/dedbpod Fo

Hello, romantics! Your host Manish (@vertigay314) begins his Bad Romance miniseries with guest Marcelo Pico (@MarceloJPico). Kicking off this next season is Quentin Tarantino's melancholy crime romance Jackie Brown starring Pam Grier and Robert Forster. Both an exhilarating heist thriller and a thoughtful look at aging, second chances, and understated attraction, this 1997 film is a bellwether for Tarantino's later career.

After various production problems, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has finally hit theaters and become another box office smash. So, it only seems appropriate for Double Edged Double Bill to return to the world of films with troubled productions for Revember! First, $100 million and extensive on set rewrites resulted in a flop that nearly destroyed Eddie Murphy's career with The Adventures of Pluto Nash! Then, Robert Zemeckis managed to overcome being denied by every studio and a complete recasting of his lead actor to create the absolute classic with Back to the Future! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. Is Eddie Murphy responsible for Pluto being stripped of its planet status? Will Ken Burns help us explain what happened between 1955 and 1985? Which two films will they discuss for next week's episode going back to the world of Cannon Films? Well, jump into your DeLorean and travel to the moon while you listen to find out! Subscribe to our Patreon for $1 a month to get bonus podcasts & polls to

"Revember continues as Double Edged Double Bill revisits the spoof genre! Given the king of song parody Weird Al Yankovic has released his own musician biopic spoof Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, it only seems natural that Adam and Thomas return to the very dicey comedy subgenre! First, the Scary Movie franchise looks good next to the horror movie parody work on display in Stan Helsing! Then, the directors of Airplane declassify the spoof genre with their underrated classic Top Secret! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. What made Leslie Nielsen the master of spoof acting? How much money can go into one stupid gag? Which two films will they pick for next week's episode on troubled productions? Well, dance your way past any cows that may drop on your head randomly so you can listen to find out! Subscribe to our Patreon for $1 a month to get bonus podcasts & polls to choose episode topics and films we cover! patreon.com/dedbpod Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Thomas on Tw

Hello, romantics! Your host Manish (@vertigay314) concludes his unofficial 1960s miniseries with Jacques Demy's musical THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG! Guest Erica Richards (@eRockReviews) joins to discuss the melancholy romance, modern influences, and colorful aesthetic.

Throughout November, Double Edged Double Bill is revisiting topics we've done previously. So, we're kicking off the special theme month of "Revember" with a return to coming of age films as we anticipate The Fabelmans and Armageddon Time! First, Josh Peck ascends from Nickelodeon sitcom star to indie lost youth coming of age under the tutelage of Ben Kingsley in The Wackness! Then, a 27 year old is miscast as a sociopathic teen in the infamous musical adaptation Dear Evan Hansen! Together, our heroes answer the crucial questions. How does Ben Kingsley's work in 2008 average out when it includes The Wackness and The Love Guru? Is Evan Hansen the greatest movie monster of the 21st century? Which two films will they pick for next week's episode in which we return to the world of spoofs? Well, grab something out of your ice cream cart and wave through a window while you listen to find out! Subscribe to our Patreon for $1 a month to get bonus podcasts & polls to choose episode topics and films we cover! patreon.c

Double Edged Double Bill is wrapping up the spooky season by the light of the full moon. Hopefully, there's no horribly painful transformation involved as Adam and Thomas discuss werewolf movies! First, Michael Paré tries to usurp a German Shepherd's role as the dog of the family in Bad Moon! Then, a young American tries to balance his love life, his friendship with a rotting corpse ghost and his own lycanthropy while visiting Great Britain in An American Werewolf In London! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. How does one do or not do a werewolf transformation? Which genre director had a shorter stint hosting The Tonight Show than Conan O'Brien? What two films will they choose for next week's episode returning to coming of age films? Well, take a walk with your non-werewolf furry friend and stay off the moors so you can listen to find out! Subscribe to our Patreon for $1 a month to get bonus podcasts & polls to choose episode topics and films we cover! patreon.com/dedbpod Follow the show on Tw

Boris Karloff is one of the true icons of early horror cinema. The classic visage of his Universal Monster Frankenstein still looms large on the genre. So, he's more than worthy of a Double Edged Double Bill! First, Boris Karloff and his Frankenstein director James Whale reunite for the scary fun of The Old Dark House! Then, Roger Corman, Francis Ford Coppola and Jack Nicholson stretch two days of shooting with Boris Karloff into a bizarre exquisite corpse of a film known as The Terror! Together, our heroes answer the crucial questions. Did a child actually cause the sinking of the Titanic? Can six different directors cobble together a film that makes any sense? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode on werewolves? Well, make the most of your two extra days on our castle set by having a potato while you listen to find out! Subscribe to our Patreon for $1 a month to get bonus podcasts & polls to choose episode topics and films we cover! patreon.com/dedbpod Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpo

Hello, romantics! Your host Manish (@vertigay314) welcomes guest Kevin Brackett (@KevinRBrackett) onto the podcast for the classic 1964 musical My Fair Lady! Starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison, this best picture winner is perfectly loverly!

Hosts Brandon-Shea (@BrandonMutala) and Zach (@mooreonzach) return once again, for the last time, to discuss the Halloween franchise. Guest Marcelo (@MarceloJPico) joins the show again to talk David Gordon Green’s Halloween Ends! Does evil finally die tonight? Stay tuned to find out!

Steven Seagal and Keoni Waxman are reunited, and so, too, are our hosts with fan favorite guest Will Janowitz! James and Dylan realize how insular this show has become when not even Will can join in on the basic discussion. Does anyone actually listen to it? How could they? Are we just screaming into the ether, wasting time on a project we don’t enjoy and are outright embarrassed by? Is it morally wrong to use Marcelo’s time, money, and resources to put out a boring, nightmare podcast that only serves to pointlessly amplify the voices of two straight white men with nothing new to say? Also, the return of Squirtcast!

It’s all been leading up to this. Mike (@Mumbles3K) welcomes back Marcelo (@MarceloJPico) and welcomes for the first time Marcus (@JunkBlader) onto the show to discuss Clerks III. No spoilers here, just know they get into all the details of Smith’s latest, possibly most personal film.

Double Edged Double Bill is entering the Blumhouse this spooky season! Thomas and returning guest Jessica Scott explore two films from the production company that is promising us that Halloween Ends this weekend. Sure, Jason. First, a 70s TV series gets a horror makeover in the not-so-fantastic Fantasy Island! Then, a young woman's life and profession are at the mercy of a digital demon in the underrated Internet horror film Cam! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. How many hats can one film wear? What can we (especially Jason Blum) learn from artists with specific perspectives? Which two films will they choose for next week's Boris Karloff episode? Well, submit your tokens for the wishing well of the damned so you can listen to find out! Subscribe to our Patreon for $1 a month to get bonus podcasts & polls to choose episode topics and films we cover! patreon.com/dedbpod Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Thomas on Twitter! Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com

Dylan and James meet Keoni Waxman, the man responsible for helping maintain Steven Seagal’s prolific output through the 2010’s. Will he usher in an optimistic new era for Steve ‘N Destroy, or confirm everyone’s worst fears? Also, Steven has some New Rules!

We have such sights to show you... via audio in your ears! Yes, October has started and Double Edged Double Bill is kicking off spooky season with an episode all about Hellraiser in honor of the upcoming reboot! First, Clive Barker introduces us to Pinhead and his Cenobite crew with the 1987 sexually charged horror classic Hellraiser! Then, studio meddling hampers the time hopping ambitions of the infamous capper to theatrical films in the franchise Hellraiser Bloodline! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. Will Thomas be able to pick up all the names that Adam drops? How does Pinhead keep track of all those sin filled TPS reports? Which two films will they pick for next week's episode on Blumhouse? Well, make sure those chains are on tight and that the Lament configuration is solved as you listen to find out! Subscribe to our Patreon for $1 a month to get bonus podcasts & polls to choose episode topics and films we cover! patreon.com/dedbpod Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as wel

Your host Manish (@vertigay314) welcomes returning guest Erin E. Fraser (@erinefraser) onto the show to discuss the classic rom-com, The Graduate, directed by Mike Nichols and starring Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman, and Katharine Ross.

Ever since they could remember, Adam and Thomas always wanted to do a Double Edged Double Bill about gangsters. Specifically covering movies about Italian mobsters! First, Christian Slater leads a cast that could've only come together in 1991 to play legendary mafiosos in Mobsters! Then, Robert De Niro and Chazz Palminteri try to teach a young man about the ways of life in the wonderful coming of age mob drama A Bronx Tale! Together, our two heroes answer the crucial questions. Can you make a Young Guns about old school mobsters? Are their thoughts about the actor who plays Teenage Calegro clear enough? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode about Hellraiser? Well, sit next to Anthony Quinn at his elaborate dinner table at our legitimate gentleman's club so you can listen to find out! Subscribe to our Patreon for $1 a month to get bonus podcasts & polls to choose episode topics and films we cover! patreon.com/dedbpod Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Thomas on Twitt