Episode 42: Candyman
Candyman is the new film from Nia DaCosta that picks up twenty years post-original. We as lovers of the original awake to a new Chicago, one where only a tiny sliver of Cabrini Green lives on, and the legend of our hooked friend is all but forgotten....
Episode 43: The Card Counter
Dave and Michael both liked the latest from Paul Schrader, and agreed the strongest aspect of the film is the lead character development and the same's portrayal by Oscar Isaac. DESCRIPTION Redemption is the long game in Paul Schrader's THE CARD...
Episode 41: The Green Knight
Special Mindframes delivery! The Green Knight will be streaming Thursday on most platforms, so we did an episode. Ralph Ineson will host, and as soon as you finish, you can listen to our out spoiler-filled argument over the ending!
Episode 40: Annette
So many words have been used to describe our featured movie this week Annette. Some of these words have included, “bizarre,” “weird” and “Sparks-y,” but what are Sparks and Leos Calax really trying to do here? In this episode, Dave and...
Episode 39: Pig
Timestamps 00:00 - 15:00 Intro, cast, and overall recommendations 15:00 - End Spoiler discussion of Pig and loss Discussion Summary Although Nick Cage has come to be known for his over-the-top portrayals and eccentric characters, Pig is an...
Episode 38: The Goonies
In honor of Richard Donner, Michael watched and David revisited the classic THE GOONIES. It's a little messy by kind of works!
Episode 37: Minari
Is there a spiritual element in the struggle of Minari's characters to cultivate an unforgiving Arkansas?
Episode 36: Best of 2020
Today, Dave and Michael are joined by a very special guest, Chicago’s very own Robert Daniels! Robert and the guys run down their 2020 Top 10 lists and ruminate on the year that very much was. About our guest Robert Daniels is a Chicago-based critic...
Episode 35: I’m thinking of ending things
Charlie Kaufmann invites you inside a mind-trip of great movie that keeps you interested and guessing.
Episode 34: First Cow
Special guest Jim Laczkowski stops by to talk about the movie everyone is mooooing over FIRST COW. This will not be the only cow pun.
Episode 33: Relic
Three generations of women come to terms with aging, family histories, and maybe more in the debut film from Natalie Erika James, Relic.
Episode 32: The Good the bad and the Ugly
In honor of the late Ennio Morricone, Michael and Dave travel to Old West, a land of gunslingers, Brooklyn-accented New Mexican bandits, and Clint Eastwood. Just kidding, it's Spain. We're talking about the 1966 Spaghetti masterpiece THE GOOD, THE BAD...