Blockbusters and Birdwalks
At Blockbusters and Birdwalks, you’ll listen to reviews and conversations about all kinds of movies, from Academy Award winners to exploitation masterpieces with a mix of commercial hits and obscure favorites thrown in for good measure. The point is recognizing that movies present our culture with the building blocks of social memory, enabling each of us to enjoy ourselves because movies are fun.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 165
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
"Fahrenheit 9/11" (2004)
"War is always good for certain companies that are in the war. The business of war."
"The Sea Inside" (2004)
"When you can't escape, and you constantly rely on everyone else, you learn to cry by smiling."
1976, a conversation – Part 2: “The Enforcer” (1976)
This is the second part of a six-part series about American movies from 1976.
Part 1 focused on John G. Avildsen’s “Rocky”. Part 3 will focus on Michael Ritchie’s “The Bad News Bears”. Part 4 will fo…
"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004)
"Random thoughts for Valentine's day, 2004. Today is a holiday invented by greeting card companies to make people feel like crap."
"The Bourne Supremacy" (2004)
"They don't make mistakes. They don't do random. There's always an objective. Always a target."
1976, a conversation – Part 1: “Rocky” (1976)
This is the first part of a six-part series about American movies from 1976.
Part 2 will focus on James Fargo’s “The Enforcer”. Part 3 will focus on Michael Ritchie’s “The Bad News Bears”. Part 4 wil…
"Super Size Me" (2004)
A Pizza Hut / A Pizza Hut / Kentucky Fried Chicken / And a Pizza Hut.
CENSORSHIP, a conversation – Part 8: “Henry & June” (1990)
This is the final part of an eight-part series about American movie ratings.
Part 1 focused on Prano Baily-Bond’s “Censor”. Part 2 focused on Mike Nichols’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”. Part 3 …
CENSORSHIP, a conversation – Part 7: “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer” (1986 / 1990)
This is the seventh part of an eight-part series about American movie ratings.
Part 1 focused on Prano Baily-Bond’s “Censor”. Part 2 focused on Mike Nichols’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”. Part …
"A Very Long Engagement" (2004)
A love story in time of war that's presented as a mystery centered on how to tell stories.
CENSORSHIP, a conversation – Part 6: “The Flamingo Kid” (1984)
This is the sixth part of an eight-part series about American movie ratings.
Part 1 focused on Prano Baily-Bond’s “Censor”. Part 2 focused on Mike Nichols’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”. Part 3 …
CENSORSHIP, a conversation – Part 5: “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” (1984)
This is the fifth part of an eight-part series about American movie ratings.
Part 1 focused on Prano Baily-Bond’s “Censor”. Part 2 focused on Mike Nichols’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”. Part 3 …
"Going My Way" (1944)
"The smiles you'll gather / Will look well on you / Oh, I hope you're Going My Way too."
CENSORSHIP, a conversation - Part 4: "The Split" (1968)
This is the fourth part of an eight-part series about American movie ratings.
Part 1 focused on Prano Baily-Bond’s “Censor”. Part 2 focused on Mike Nichols’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”. Part 3…
CENSORSHIP, a conversation - Part 3: "Greetings" (1968)
This is the third part of an eight-part series about American movie ratings.
Part 1 focused on Prano Baily-Bond’s "Censor". Part 2 focused on Mike Nichols’s "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?".
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