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This week, dear listeners, Melissa gets all nerdy with one of her favorite areas of cinema: documentaries. She selects a few of her favorites to discuss, and Windy adds a few of her own. If you would like to drink along, we suggest either Norton Barrel Select red wine or New Amsterdam vodka, both of … Continue reading The post Episode 88: Onion, Parsley, Shoe appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Dear listeners, this week we talk about movie music with our friend and movie fan, Pat Wick! We chat about movie music we love and about some we hate, and then we sing a bit. If you would like to drink along, we recommend Casillero del Diablo Carmenere, which we found highly drinkable. An additional note … Continue reading The post Episode 87: Whaps Whapsolically appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, dear listeners, we bring you an episode about Melissa’s obsession with car movies! We talk about car chases, car crashes, car explosions, and, of course, devil cults. If you would like to drink along, you’ll need to go to a gas station in Wisconsin to pick up a bottle of Three Lakes Winery semi-sweet … Continue reading The post Episode 86: Mechanocinephilia (with the Occasional Devil Cult) appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Dear listeners, this week, we bring you our first cross-country recording! Through the wonders of modern technology, this episode was created while Melissa was in Minnesota and Windy was in Texas. In honor of this, we bring you an episode about moving movies (as in movies about characters who are in the process of changing residence, … Continue reading The post Episode 85: Crotchety Rock appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

In our final Fantastic Fest daily episode, we once again kidnap film blogger Adam Lueck for his cinematic opinions and dulcet vocal tones! We also talk about the closing night party and sing unholy praises to Black Phillip. Movies mentioned: Portal to Hell (short) The Babysitter Murders (short) House of Straw (short) The Wave Devil’s Candy April and the … Continue reading The post Episode 84i: Fantastic Fest and the Eclectic Mayhem: Part 9 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

In our penultimate Fantastic Fest daily episode, we manage to whisk away film blogger Adam Lueck to our luxurious parking garage recording studio! Also, Windy is very drunk. Movies mentioned: Liza the Fox Fairy Lazer Team Video Game High School (web series) Assassination Classroom Men and Chicken Evilspeak Roar Green Room The post Episode 84h: Fantastic Fest and the Eclectic Mayhem: Part 8 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Today, dear listeners, we soldier on with our recaps of FANTASTIC FEST 2015! In today’s episode, we are joined by super-awesome film fan Jessica Cargill, and Windy talks about being whisked away for a bonus adventure! Movies mentioned: Remake Remix Ripoff Men and Chicken Anomalisa Dangerous Men Too Late Man Who Saved the World The … Continue reading The post Episode 84g: Fantastic Fest and the Eclectic Mayhem: Part 7 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This morning, dear listeners, we continue our march toward our inexorable cinematic doom with our next daily report from Fantastic Fest! Hear about the latest slate of movies, Marko Zaror, and Melissa’s brand-new chest cold! Movies mentioned: Stand By for Tape Backup Schneider vs. Bax Zoom The Assassin The Brand New Testament The Wave The post Episode 84f: Fantastic Fest and the Eclectic Mayhem: Part 6 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Wow, dear listeners, we are HALF-WAY through Fantastic Fest! Tune into today’s episode to hear about friendly Turks, Nibbler world records, and Windy’s inevitable transformation into Glow Caesar! And we talk about movies, too! Movies mentioned: Deathless Devil Man vs Snake Love and Peace Zinzana (Rattle the Cage) What We’ve Become Klown Forever The post Episode 84e: Fantastic Fest and the Eclectic Mayhem: Part 5 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

We continue marching toward our inevitable doom by surviving and podcasting about Day 3 of Fantastic Fest! Hear about our encounters with Turkish film directors, former child actors, and The Eye of the Pyramid! Movies mentioned: April and the Extraordinary World Doglegs Monster Squad Stand By for Tape Backup Brand New Testament High Rise The … Continue reading The post Episode 84d: Fantastic Fest and the Eclectic Mayhem: Part 4 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Good morning, dear listeners! We survived Day 2 of Fantastic Fest, and here’s proof! Join us as we describe the movies we watched and the people we saw punching each other! Movies mentioned: Victoria Ruined Heart Anomalisa Der Bunker Men and Chicken Remake Remix Ripoff Crimson Peak Dag (TV) The post Episode 84c: Fantastic Fest and the Eclectic Mayhem: Part 3 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Good morning, dear listeners! Welcome to our second day of podcasting live from Fantastic Fest! This morning, we are joined by Jerry Belich, and the three of us discuss the sights and sounds that entered our senses on the first day of the festival! FROGS! FJORDS! FRANCE! Movies discussed: L’affaire SK1 The Assassin The Keeping … Continue reading The post Episode 84b: Fantastic Fest and the Eclectic Mayhem: Part 2 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Howdy, dear listeners! Today’s episode is very short… but that because we’ll be posting an episode every day while we’re at Fantastic Fest! In this episode, recorded today prior to the opening of the film festival, we talk briefly about what we’re going to see, as well as tell tales about the shenanigans we’ve already … Continue reading The post Episode 84a: Fantastic Fest and the Eclectic Mayhem: Part 1 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, we’re back with Noel Thingvall, and we complete our Akira Kurosawa two-episode extravaganza! (If you did not catch Part One, you can catch it here!) If you would like to drink along, grab a bottle of Avalon Cabernet Sauvignon. Or perhaps Apothic Red. Just don’t drink too much, lest you start snoring like … Continue reading The post Episode 83: Nobody Wants That Much Dostoyevsky: Part 2 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

We return triumphant, dear listeners, with the first part of a massive two-part episode about Akira Kurosawa! That’s right! Strap on your oversized samurai sword and keep track of your gun, because we’re going to get into the nitty gritty of Kurosawa’s career. For this epic undertaking, we are joined once again by movie ubernerd … Continue reading The post Episode 82: Nobody Wants That Much Dostoyevsky: Part 1 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Dear listeners, with Windy moving to Texas and all, we’re getting our pre-nostalgia on with an episode all about Minnesota movies! That’s right… we spend about half the time telling stories, and the other half talking about the likes of Prince, Diablo Cody, and the Coen brothers. If you would like to drink along, we … Continue reading The post Episode 81: There’s a Lake in the Way appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, dear listeners, we welcome back special guest star Eric Knight for an episode about Anthony Mann westerns! That’s right, we get to introduce you to the sub-genre of film noir westerns, with all their moral grey areas and Jimmy Stewartness! If you would like to drink along, do what we did, and grab a … Continue reading The post Episode 80: Cowboy Donuts appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, dear listeners, Windy expounds about a genre of films that she is inexplicably fascinated by: underdog sports movies! Grab your sportballs and join us! If you would like to drink along, make friends with a Wisconsinite and get yourself a bottle of Three Lakes Winery semi-sweet cranberry wine. We sure did! Show notes behind … Continue reading The post Episode 79: Fishburgh! appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, dear listeners, we bring you the second half of our Stephen King movies extravaganza, with special guest star, Molly Glover! We plunge heartily into the good, the bad, and the ugly of the more recent years in King film adaptations. If you would like to drink along (and you probably should), we recommend … Continue reading The post Episode 78: Corn Is Creepy: Part 2 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Dear listeners, this week’s episode has finally arrived, and it is part one of a two-parter about Stephen King movies! Even better, for this in-depth and very giddy endeavor, we enlisted the help of comedienne and Stephen King uber-fan, Molly Glover! If you would like to drink along with us, we highly suggest one or … Continue reading The post Episode 77: Corn Is Creepy: Part 1 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.