Talk Film Society Podcast

Your host Manish (@vertigay314) welcomes George from The Best Little Horror House in Philly podcast (@LittleHorrorPHL) onto the show to discuss Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. They talk other adaptations of The Bard’s work before digging into the film starring Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey in the titular roles.

Oh, hey! Didn’t see you come in! Been quite the month off huh? Ok, so obviously Alex and Terra have been gone for longer than a month, but they have certainly been busy!!! In an effort to re-familiarize themselves with the process of making a podcast (a thing that no one should ever do), they take the time to answer some listener-submitted questions about their personal lives, movies in general, and address larger questions about Disney’s output and existence. Originally recorded October 2nd, 2021

This week, Natalie Portman is the one wielding the hammer now for Thor: Love & Thunder! So, it's high time Adam and Thomas devoted an episode the Double Edged Double Bill to the Academy Award winning actress! First, Natalie Portman puts on a cheery face for the aggressive whimsy of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium! Then, Natalie Portman must face bizarre unsettling mutations from another world in Annihilation! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. What are the benefits of multiple doppelgängers? Will the unsettling horrors of Mr. Magorium forever haunt the show? Which two film will they cover for next week's episode about the films of 2022 so far? Well, wax your elaborate eyebrows and listen carefully to your skeleton bear speakers so you can find out! Please donate if you can to the National Network of Abortion Funds. Listen to Thomas' guest spot on SIVAKO: Road to Avatar podcast! Subscribe to our Patreon for $1 a month to get bonus podcasts & polls to choose episode topics and films we cover! pat

Host Marcelo welcomes the hosts of Dream a Little Deeper, Alex (@Alex_Isaak) and Terra (@Play_Champion), onto the show to discuss their show Dream a Little Deeper and its newly released Season 2! They also talk about some of their favorite films of 2022, so far! Check out Season 2 of Dream a Little Deeper on our Patreon now: TalkFilmSoc.com/DALDSeason2 Check out Dream a Little Deeper’s previous episodes: TalkFilmSoc.com/dreamalittledeeper

In honor of the Talk Film Society David Cronenberg celebration this month, hear an archival episode of Double Edged Double Bill in which Adam and Thomas talk all about the master of body horror via Dead Ringers & Shivers. Originally released on October 27th 2020. For more archival episodes, visit their Podbean feed: doubleedgeddoublebill.podbean.com

Is Monsters Never Die back to cover Spielberg's dinosaur opus and its five sequels? You bet jurassic is. Matt (TheRealMattC) and Jacob (Jacob_deNobel) are here to take you through every blood-curdling monster showdown while arguing about whether dinosaur feathers are cute or dopey, whether Colin Treverrow has any idea what he's doing behind a camera, and whether an invisible dinosaur makes sense for a zoo.

Remember to pack your bug spray and swimsuit for a laugh-filled time at summer camp! Adam and Thomas are your counselors, here to guide you through a Double Edged Double Bill of summer camp comedies. First, David Wain assembles one of the most stacked comedy casts of all time for Wet Hot American Summer! Then, an attempt to cash in on the Friday the 13th slasher craze goes horribly wrong, resulting in the laughably baffling Sleepaway Camp! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. How many jokes can fit into a 97 minute run time? Who is the Sleepaway Camp cast member that is making the hellish world of social media a better place? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode about Natalie Portman? Well, grab your sentient can of vegetables and turn off your curling irons so you can listen to find out! Subscribe to our Patreon for $1 a month to get bonus podcasts & polls to choose episode topics and films we cover! patreon.com/dedbpod Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well

Your host Manish (@vertigay314) welcomes back onto the show Divesh Bhrambhatt (@dvshrrr) to discuss Charulata. They talk about how important Satyajit Ray’s romantic drama film is to them and cinema itself. The film stars Soumitra Chatterjee, Madhabi Mukherjee, and Sailen Mukherjee.

Ethan Hawke has done everything from character-based dramas to junky genre fodder. So, Adam, Thomas and returning guest Shakyl Lambert are giving him the Double Edged Double Bill treatment! First, Ethan Hawke must form an unlikely alliance with Laurence Fishburne to survive the remake of Assault on Precinct 13! Then, Ethan Hawke has a crisis of faith on multiple levels in First Reformed! Together, our trio answers the crucial questions. What is the best Ethan Hawke performance? Why doesn't everyone pay John Carpenter for remaking his movies? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode on summer camp comedies? Well, stop writing in your journal and listen in to find out! Subscribe to our Patreon for $1 a month to get bonus podcasts & polls to choose episode topics and films we cover! patreon.com/dedbpod Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Thomas on Twitter! Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher & Podbean

Marcus and Marcelo record a commentary for David Cronenberg’s The Dead Zone for this, their Richard Kelly/Southland Tales podcast. Why? Well, Kelly likes The Dead Zone a lot. There, happy?

Pixar is returning to the Toy Story universe with Lightyear, so it's only fair that Double Edged Double Bill devotes another episode to the Disney animation giant! First, a fascinating mother/daughter story of royalty has to bear some responsibilities with Brave! Then, our beloved playthings Woody & Buzz must protect the life of a sentient spork in Toy Story 4! Together, our heroes answer the crucial questions. What is the best Toy Story film? Can Gerard Butler pull off a rebellious princess voice? Which two films will they cover for next week's Ethan Hawke episode? Well, grab your arrow and crash your way Duke Caboom-style into this episode to find out! Subscribe to our Patreon for $1 a month to get bonus podcasts & polls to choose episode topics and films we cover! patreon.com/dedbpod Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Thomas on Twitter! Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher & Podbean! Our artwork is provided by

Hello, romantics! The podcast that’s all about love celebrates 60 episodes by covering Down with Love! Your host Manish (@vertigay314) welcomes back the show’s first guest, Maxwell Haddad (@cinemaxwell), to discuss the ‘60s-set 2003 romcom, starring Renée Zellweger and Ewan McGregor, directed by Peyton Reed!

Hurry Hurry Hurry! Step right up and take a ride on the Double Edged Double Bill! Even though the Jurassic Park franchise has long since jumped off of the amusement park theme by Jurassic World: Dominion, Adam and Thomas are looking at amusement park themed films this week! First, Johnny Knoxville & Chris Pontius try and fail to adapt their Jackass stunt energy to a narrative with Action Point! Then, Herk Harvey takes a break for educational films to create the unique horror experience that is Carnival of Souls! Together, our duo answers the vital questions. Does the charm of the Jackass crew translate to acting? What does Carnival of Souls say about the 1960s? Which two films will they pick for next week's episode on Pixar? Well, ride the broken down rides filled with ghouls at your own risk and tune in to find out! Subscribe to our Patreon for $1 a month to get bonus podcasts & polls to choose episode topics and films we cover! patreon.com/dedbpod Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as

Marcus and Marcelo go back in time to cover the 2006 Cannes Film Festival! That's right, we're talking about the festival where Southland Tales made its debut, and where it was notoriously booed at its screening. They talk about a handful of films there were in competition with Richard Kelly's film that year, including Volver, Fast Food Nation, Pan's Labyrinth, Marie Antionette, Babel, and The Wind that Shakes the Barley. Finally, they give out their own awards!

Films that are box office bombs often become infamous. Yet, is that infamy deserved? It's a question that weighs heavy over both of the films for this week's episode! First, Antonio Banderas is very miscast as the titular The 13th Warrior! Then, the entire miscast ensemble of Gods of Egypt must deal with bizarre effects work and terrible blockbuster dialogue! Together, our duo answers all the crucial questions. How disastrous can Hollywood whitewashing get? What directorial career is the most 50/50 in terms of massive success to massive failure ratio? Which two films will the choice for next week's episode about amusement park films? Well, transform into your flying eagle person form and avoid the army of bear Vikings so you can listen to find out! Subscribe to our Patreon for $1 a month to get bonus podcasts & polls to choose episode topics and films we cover! patreon.com/dedbpod Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Thomas on Twitter! Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! S

Tom Cruise has been running across big screens for over forty years. Now that he's returning to the character that made him a star with Top Gun Maverick, it's finally time to devote an episode of Double Edged Double Bill to him! Adam, Thomas and special guest Matt Curione of the Monsters Never Die podcast are here to talk about Tom Cruise and his star power via two specific films. First, Tom Cruise becomes a deadly silver fox taking Jamie Foxx for a deadly joy ride in Collateral! Then, Tom Cruise puts on his Oakleys and jumps through fire for his second turn as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible II! Together, our trio answers the crucial questions. What is the best Tom Cruise look? How has the Mission: Impossible franchise evolved since the days of Limp Bizkit? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode on the biggest box office bombs? Well, hop on your motorcycle and make sure those homies didn't steal your briefcase so you can listen to find out! Subscribe to our Patreon for $1 a month to get

The Spooky Boys Matt (TheRealMattC) and Jacob (Jacob_deNobel) are back and there’s something weird nipping at their ankles! That’s right, this month they tackle the varied iterations of Gremlins Knock-Offs! From Critters, to Ghoulies, to Munchies, and back to the Gremlins themselves, the Spooky Boys have a blast and a half talking about these weird little guys being weird little dudes. Enjoy and stay tuned because the Spooky Boys shall return.

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A24 releases some of the best arthouse films today. Naturally, they're more than worthy of being the focus for another Double Edged Double Bill episode! First, an extremely obvious metaphor lurks in the shadows in It Comes At Night! Then, a family tries to hide the secret of their beloved matriarch's health from her in The Farewell! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. Can a character's singular trait be dream sequences? How can Awkwafina avoid overexposure? Is that Taylor Kitsch or Garrett Hedlund? Which two films will they choose for next week's Tom Cruise episode? Well, take that burlap sack off your head and finish your crab so you can listen to find out! Subscribe to our Patreon for $1 a month to get bonus podcasts & polls to choose episode topics and films we cover! patreon.com/dedbpod Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Thomas on Twitter! Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher & Podbean! Our artwor

Marcus and Marcelo talk Chapter 9 of Southland Tales! That’s timecode 1:37:55 - 1:50:57 for those keeping track. They talk drinks (of course), and they talk Richard Kelly setting up the pieces in Southland Tales on the mega-zeppelin before the explosive finale, and they talk Kevin Smith!