It Takes A Village

     This week a look at one of the cultiest cult television series that tried to shatter its audience's ideas about... everything...

     An unnamed government employee angrily resigns. While packing after heading home, he is gassed unconscious and wakes up in  The Village, a quirky yet charming seaside village. Cut off from the outside world and endlessly questioned by the Village's leader, a figure that only goes but the name Number 2. Will the Prisoner escape? Will he ever confront the elusive Number One?  A surreal and nightmarish allegory- The Prisoner.

     All that and Anna returns, Tyler watches from a safe distance, Kevin wants information, Craig insists he is not a number, and Dave wears the face of another primate. Join us, won't you?

   Episode 468- It Takes A Village

Don't Hate the Player

     This week- two movies about men reintegrating into society after extended absences for vastly different reasons.

     Conor lives a life cut off from the world with Sandy, his dog. Finding himself intrigued by a video game ad promising more immersion than ever before. What starts as disappointment soon leads to a journey beyond Conor's door to places he never imagined. The sixth existential DIY analog odyssey from Albert Birney- OBEX.
     Eddie finally comes home after five years as a prisoner of war. Soon he learns things have changed more than he ever imagined and there is no help coming from those important to his previous life or the VA. Driven to an extreme, Eddie tried a desperate move to take care of himself and his mother. Michael Pressman's ambitiously social commentary dramedy that was butchered by the studio but still propped up by a strong performances from Richard Pryor and the supporting cast- Some Kind of Hero.
     All that and Tyler's canvas gets more crowded, Craig explores new avenues, Kevin grumbles about the future, and Dave considers wanting information. Join us, won't you?
   Episode 467- Don't Hate the Player

Attack of the EUPHORICALLY Tall Woman

     This week - The disassembly of Nate Jacobs continues over at Raiders as Craig and Tyler jump into episode 5 of Euphoria. It's poppin' off people, let's see if they can sew it back on!

   Minisode #5- Attack of the EUPHORICALLY Tall Woman

If the Doors of Perception Were Cleansed

     This week- a pair of films about people living with extreme circumstances. 

     Split between the day- to-day life of an artist as he loses his sight to AIDS related complications and an the abstract absurdist adventure. The final work from Derek Jarman, one of the most influential voices in new queer cinema movement, Blue (1993)
     The story of a young sex worker and drug addict. As she works the streets of NYC she is put on a collision course with the mother who abandoned her when she was only six months old. The middle entry in Amos Kollek's trilogy of desperate young women- Fiona.
     All that and Tyler swims against the current, Craig loves on deep cuts, Dave reports some content, and Kevin considers adding a new species to his wild army. Join us, won't you?
   Episode 466- If the Doors of Perception Were Cleansed

Euphorically Halfway

     This week- What's next in Euphoria after things REALLY popped off in last week's episode? Sex? Drugs? Tyler dry-humping the screen?!?!?!

     Odds for all as at 1:1in our latest Euphoria min-sode! Episode four!

   Euphorically Halfway

Luce-y in the Sky with Bruce Dern

     This week- two films about secret plots and sports.

     David Kabakov, a Mossad agent, finds a pre-recorded message claiming credit and giving reasons for a future terror attack somewhere in the United States. Michael Lander, a Goodyear blimp pilot and former POW, longs for death. A spectacular death that will punish all he sees as having wronged him by turning the blimp into a bomb and detonating it during Super Bowl X. Directed by John Frankenheimer, who created the modern political thriller genre, and based on the first book by Thomas Harris- Black Sunday (1977).
     Born and raised as a child soldier in Eritrea before being adopted by an affluent progressive White family, Luce is an all-star athlete and beloved by his community. When he turns in a report about a controversial political philosopher, his history teacher Harriet Wilson brings her concerns to Luce's adopted mother, Amy. The third film from Julius Onah is a brilliantly acted and complex narrative about race, class, and respectability politics- Luce.
     All that and Dave gets monochromatic, Tyler shudders with anticipation, Kevin contemplates combat sports, and Craig watches from a safe distance. Join us, won't you?
   Episode 465- Luce-y in the Sky with Bruce Dern

Who Euphorically Wore It Better?

     This week - You are cordially invited to celebrate a most wonderous union, that's right, Tyler and Craig are back with another Euphoria mini-sode! 

     Join us and pop some corks as we discuss episode 3 of this latest season, featuring all the madness, mayhem and mutilation you can stomach!

   Minisode #3- Who Euphorically Wore It Better?