Broken VCR
Two middle-aged cinephiles discuss one film a week.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 96 minutes
- Episodes
- 202
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
#182 Saint Jack (1979)
Peter Bogdanovich's 1979 melodramatic pimp hangout movie, SAINT JACK, is our feature presentation this week. We talk about how Cybill Shepherd's lawsuit against Playboy brought the film to life, Orso…
01:30:51 |
Tue 03 Jun 2025
BONUS #181 Friendship (2025)
Andrew DeYoung's suburban bromance gone wrong, FRIENDSHIP, is our bonus feature presentation this week. We talk the unique comedy voice of Andrew DeYoung's debut, leading man Tim Robinson, our apprec…
01:13:30 |
Fri 30 May 2025
#180 Apocalypse Now (1979)
Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 wartime descent into madness, APOCALYPSE NOW, is our feature presentation this week. We talk the production's chaotic shoot, George Lucas' nearly directing the film, Rober…
01:52:35 |
Tue 27 May 2025
#179 Out of the Blue (1980)
Dennis Hopper's 1980 haunting portrait of juvenile delinquency, OUT OF THE BLUE, is our feature presentation this week. We talk Dennis Hopper taking over directing duties and exorcising his demons th…
01:35:48 |
Tue 20 May 2025
#178 Entertainment (2015)
Rick Alverson's 2015 anti-road trip dark comedy, ENTERTAINMENT, is our feature presentation this week. We discuss the 70s cinema influence on the film, Gregg Turkington, driving narrative with dialog…
01:44:42 |
Tue 13 May 2025
#177 The Comedy (2012)
Rick Alverson's 2012 mumblecore-adjacent entitlement non-drama, THE COMEDY, is our feature presentation this week. Special guest E. Deines of American independent record label, Jagjaguwar, joins us t…
01:57:12 |
Tue 06 May 2025
BONUS #176 Sinners (2025)
Ryan Coogler's 2025 southern fried vampire blues fable, SINNERS, is our feature presentation this week. We talk Coogler's inspiration behind the film, that time traveling out-of-the-box juke joint da…
01:07:01 |
Fri 02 May 2025
#175 Amos & Andrew (1993)
E. Max Frye's 1993 interracial mismatched buddy comedy, AMOS & ANDREW, is our feature presentation this week. We talk about the racial themes and if they were misguided in a comedy. We also get into …
01:42:59 |
Tue 29 Apr 2025
#174 Clifford (1994)
Paul Flaherty's 1994 silly and twisted oddball comedy, CLIFFORD, is our feature presentation this week. We talk the film's psychotic undertones, Martin Short's genius facial expressions, Nicolas Cage…
01:38:04 |
Tue 22 Apr 2025
#173 Captain Ron (1992)
Thom Eberhardt's 1992 Caribbean sea adventure comedy, CAPTAIN RON, is our feature presentation this week. We talk Kurt Russell & Martin Short's drunken night that led to them switching roles in the f…
01:32:01 |
Tue 15 Apr 2025
#172 Stay Tuned (1992)
Peter Hyams 1992 satirical boob-tube comedy, STAY TUNED, is our feature presentation this week. We talk the potential of Tim Burton directing the film, all of the TV-spoofs of the time, Chuck Jones i…
01:33:44 |
Tue 08 Apr 2025
#171 Kingpin (1996)
The Farrelly Brothers' 1996 crude bowling comedy, KINGPIN, is our feature presentation this week. We talk Bill Murray's iconic villain role, all of the casting "what-ifs", the box-office failure that…
01:29:01 |
Tue 01 Apr 2025
#170 Prime Cut (1972)
Michael Ritchie's 1972 strange Kansas City mob movie, PRIME CUT, is our feature presentation this week. We talk Lee Marvin's feud with director Michael Ritchie, Sissy Spacek's nudity, the iconic set …
01:36:26 |
Tue 25 Mar 2025
#169 Legends of the Fall (1994)
Edward Zwick's 1994 epic Montana frontier drama, LEGENDS OF THE FALL, is our feature presentation this week. We talk the career of Bart The Bear, the off-set sexual tension of Brad Pitt & Julia Ormon…
01:55:58 |
Tue 18 Mar 2025
#168 Downhill Racer (1969)
Michael Ritchie's 1969 ski-drama, DOWNHILL RACER, is our feature presentation this week. We talk Roman Polanski's attachment to the film, Robert Redford playing against type, Natalie Woods understate…
01:51:31 |
Tue 11 Mar 2025
#167 Stargate (1994)
Roland Emmerich's 1994 sci-fi adventure film, STARGATE, is our feature presentation this week. We talk Kurt Russell's flattop, James Spader's negative reaction to the dialogue, the film's tie to UFO …
01:58:18 |
Tue 04 Mar 2025
#166 The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
Peter Greenaway's 1989 deliciously wicked exotic black comedic fable, THE COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE & HER LOVER, is our feature presentation this week. We talk the composition & color palette of Pete…
01:40:40 |
Tue 25 Feb 2025
#165 Wild at Heart (1990)
David Lynch's 1990 whacked-out road romance, WILD AT HEART, is our feature presentation this week. We talk Nicolas Cage's underwear choice in the fim, Laura Dern breaking her "no nudity" clause, Will…
01:52:55 |
Tue 18 Feb 2025
#164 Modern Romance (1981)
Albert Brooks' 1981 comedic study on jealousy, MODERN ROMANCE, is our feature presentation this week. We talk Stanley Kubrick's love for the film, Albert Brooks penchant for insufferable characters, …
01:31:06 |
Tue 11 Feb 2025
#163 The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
Elaine May's 1972 romantic black comedy, THE HEARTBREAK KID, is our feature presentation this week. We talk Neil Simon's screenplay, the strength of Elaine May's direction, Cybill Shepherd & Jeannie …
01:38:28 |
Tue 04 Feb 2025
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