Broken VCR
Two middle-aged cinephiles discuss one film a week.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 96 minutes
- Episodes
- 203
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
#83 Near Dark (1987)
Kathryn Bigelow's 1987 Neo-Western vampire noir, NEAR DARK, is our feature presentation this week. We discuss the music of Tangerine Dream, James Cameron's hidden hand on the film, Bill Paxton's char…
01:33:35 |
Tue 03 Oct 2023
#82 CINEMA COURT: Dawn of the Dead (1978) vs Dawn of the Dead (2004)
The case: Dawn of the Dead (1978) vs Dawn of the Dead (2004). Hoch will be arguing for Zack Snyder's remake while Chad will be defending George A. Romero's 70s original. Opening and closing statement…
01:29:35 |
Tue 26 Sep 2023
#81 The Pit (1981)
Lew Lehman's 1981 perverse creature feature revenge horror, THE PIT, is our feature presentation this week. We discuss the issues with the screenplay, the perverted 12-year old peeping Tom at the hea…
01:33:44 |
Tue 19 Sep 2023
#80: Curtains (1983)
Richard Ciupka's 1983 Canuxploitation winter slasher film, CURTAINS, is our feature presentation this week. We discuss the dysfunctional set, two creative minds clashing clashing to create a disjoint…
01:43:08 |
Tue 12 Sep 2023
BONUS #79 Talk To Me (2023)
The Philippou Brothers' possession film for the TikTok generation, TALK TO ME, is our feature presentation this week. We give our instant reaction to the film and talk updating the possession subgenr…
01:30:47 |
Fri 08 Sep 2023
#78 Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981)
William Asher's 1981 horrific contemporary Oedipus tale, BUTCHER, BAKER, NIGHTMARE MAKER, is our feature presentation this week. We talk the incredible performances from Susan Tyrrell and Bo Svenson,…
01:34:23 |
Tue 05 Sep 2023
#77 Dirty Dancing (1987)
Emile Ardolino's 1987 sexy, summer, dance phenomenon, DIRTY DANCING, is our feature presentation this week. We talk screenwriter Eleanor Bergstein's real life setting the stage for the film, the anim…
01:46:41 |
Tue 29 Aug 2023
#76 Heavyweights (1995)
Steven Brill's 1995 summer fat camp family comedy, HEAVYWEIGHTS, is our feature presentation this week. We talk Disney's issues with the edginess of the film, Judd Apatow's involvement, the method pe…
01:28:45 |
Tue 22 Aug 2023
#75 After Hours (1985)
Martin Scorsese's 1985 New York City anxious dark comedy, AFTER HOURS, is our feature presentation this week. We talk how this film saved Scorsese's career, controversy with the way women are depicte…
01:48:13 |
Tue 15 Aug 2023
BONUS #74 Oppenheimer (2023)
Christopher Nolan's new atomic bomb biopic drama, OPPENHEIMER, is our feature presentation this week. We give our instant reaction to the film and talk Christopher Nolan's storytelling, the screenpla…
01:18:43 |
Fri 11 Aug 2023
#73 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Jim Sharman's 1975 horror B-movie musical goliath, THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, is our feature presentation this week. We talk the pop culture phenomenon, Tim Curry's iconic performance, Richard O'…
01:44:44 |
Tue 08 Aug 2023
#72 Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Brian De Palma's 1974 Faustian rock opera satire, PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE, is our feature presentation this week. We talk the breakneck style and pace of the film, De Palma's trademark style, Gerrit …
01:35:31 |
Tue 01 Aug 2023
#71 Repo Man (1984)
Alex Cox's 1984 Punk Rock Atomic Age dark comedy, REPO MAN, is our feature presentation this week. We talk Alex Cox clashing with Harry Dean Stanton, what makes this a cornerstone Punk Rock film, the…
01:34:47 |
Tue 25 Jul 2023
#70 Mulholland Drive (2001)
David Lynch's 2001 surreal Hollywood nightmare fuel, MULHOLLAND DRIVE, is our feature presentation this week. We talk about the theories and mysteries behind the film's plot, David Lynch's Los Angele…
01:51:03 |
Tue 18 Jul 2023
#69 Asteroid City (2023)
Wes Anderson's 2023 western-infused, deadpan cosmic comedy, ASTEROID CITY, is our feature presentation this week. We talk the all-encompassing production design, if Wes Anderson is style over story, …
01:26:42 |
Tue 11 Jul 2023
#68 Field of Dreams (1989)
Phil Alden Robinson's 1989 mystical ghost story love letter to baseball, FIELD OF DREAMS, is our feature presentation this week. We talk the construction of the Iowa-set baseball field, Robinson's ad…
01:43:41 |
Tue 04 Jul 2023
#67 The Swimmer (1968)
Frank Perry's 1968 suburban allegorical dream-state drama, THE SWIMMER, is our feature presentation this week. We talk Sydney Pollack taking over the film, Burt Lancaster's performance, the early beg…
01:55:15 |
Tue 27 Jun 2023
#66 Stand By Me (1986)
Rob Reiner's 1986 Stephen King coming-of-age adaptation, STAND BY ME, is our feature presentation this week. We talk Rob Reiner's becoming involved in the project, what Stephen King thought of the fi…
02:11:50 |
Tue 20 Jun 2023
#65 The American Friend (1977)
Wim Wenders' 1977 Euro-noir, THE AMERICAN FRIEND, is our feature presentation this week. We talk the performances of Dennis Hopper and Bruno Ganz, Wenders obsession with the author of the source mate…
01:55:31 |
Tue 13 Jun 2023
#64 In The Bedroom (2001)
Todd Field's 2001 New England domestic revenge drama, IN THE BEDROOM, is our feature presentation this week. We talk Stanley Kubrick's influence on the film, Todd Field's inspiration, Tom Cruise's ad…
01:53:51 |
Tue 06 Jun 2023
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