Hang out with us, Dave and Jeremy, a couple of eclectic librarians, as we rediscover obscure, sometimes forgotten, and always compelling old movies. Along the way, we take detours, find connections, and get personal, all as we share our favorite details and insights. There’s no predicting where our conversation will lead us, but we’ll cover some surprising cultural ground, fit in a story or two, and always land on an idea for which under-appreciated treasure to watch next.
“You can’t entirely dislike a man who’s tried to kill you.” Old Hollywood’s gift for complicating rugged individualism is on vibrant display in this late-period work from Vincente Minnelli, about a c…
David Lynch’s unsettling tale of Tinseltown ambitions gone sour first gives us Betty and Rita, the plucky outsider aiding the star in crisis, then takes us through a magic portal to an alternate visi…
Dave and Jeremy encounter the sublime, the ridiculous, and the achingly mundane as they unravel the interwoven passions of Millie, Pinky, and Willie, whose destinies tangle in Robert Altman’s 3 WOMEN…
Dave and Jeremy dive deep into Dave’s pick, a domestic drama from director Yasujiro Ozu. In post-war Tokyo, 27 year old Noriko resists mounting pressure to marry and leave her widowed father’s home. …
Suffering in mink takes a human turn as Charlotte Vale (Bette Davis), the unwillingly sheltered adult child of Boston society matron Mrs. Henry Vale (played with iron menace by Gladys Cooper) embarks…
Fortunes change with the seasons in this 2002 exploration of social consequences set in 1950s Hartford, Connecticut.
Kathy Whittaker, played by Julianne Moore, achieves peak surburbia just as her h…
Never trust the guy who makes the first toast at your anniversary party!
Jeremy responds to Dave’s inaugural choice of Hitchcock’s I CONFESS with Brian De Palma’s 1976 film OBSESSION, starring Clif…
Here we go…it’s our first episode!
Sure, Jeremy’s seen the big Hitchcock movies like REAR WINDOW and VERTIGO, and he even has a couple of black and white favorites (SHADOW OF A DOUBT and STRANGERS O…
In this introductory episode, Dave and Jeremy talk about how their everyday conversations about obscure movies planted the seed for this show.