Sordid Cinema Podcast

Sordid Cinema Podcast #521: ‘It Comes At Night’ and ‘The Witch’

This week Goomba Stomps indie games editor Katrina Lind joins us to discuss It Comes at Night, Trey Edward Shults’s sophomore effort. Shults’s debut film was 2015’s Krisha, a critically acclaimed, micro-budgeted family drama that played like an intense horror movie. Much like Krisha, It Comes at Night is an intimate, domestic tale that generates suspense by focusing in on the littlest details, like an imminent red door. After which we finally get our chance to review writer-director Robert Eggers’ accomplished feature-length debut The Witch, a deeply unsettling exercise in slow-building horror that landed on our list of the best films of 2016. All this and more.

Sordid Cinema Podcast #520: ‘Wonder Woman’ Battles Men and Gods For Comic Book Movie Glory

It’s been over 75 years since Wonder Woman made her comics debut, but while Superman, Batman, and even Swamp Thing have enjoyed movie success, Diana Prince’s alter ego had yet to have her own big-screen adventure – until now! This week Simon, Rick, and Patrick welcome guest Mariko McDonald to discuss Wonder Woman, the latest film from director Patty Jenkins.

Sordid Cinema Podcast #519: Cannes 2017 and ‘The Lost City of Z’

Sordid Cinema Podcast #518: ‘Transfiguration,’ and ‘Hounds of Love’

This week on the Sordid Cinema podcast we discuss Hounds of Love, The Transfiguration and Alien Covenant.

Sordid Cinema Podcast #517: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 2′, Video Game Commentary, and Daddy Issues

This week on the Sordid Cinema podcast, we review Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 with TV editor Randy Dankievitch and writer Andrew Tabalbag.

Sordid Cinema Podcast #516: ‘Colossal,’ alcoholism, toxic masculinity, abuse, xenophobia, and more

In another fiercely divided episode, Les Chappell of the AV Club sits in en lieu of host Ricky D for a knotted discussion of Nacho Vigalondo’s hybrid sci-fi-drama-whatsit Colossal. Two of us hated it, one loved it, and yet no one quite sees eye to eye. Somehow this curious little movie causes us to talk about alcoholism, toxic masculinity, the definition of abuse, xenophobia, and plenty more delightfully light-hearted subject matter. *Warning: tharr be spoilers.*

Sordid Cinema Podcast #515: ‘The Void’ and ‘The Devil’s Candy’

This week we invite Sordid Cinema’s very own Victor Stiff to help us discuss two new genre films floating around on VOD. It’s been eight years since Australian writer-director Sean Byrne won us over with his debut feature The Loved Ones, an instant classic and now he’s back with belated follow-up The Devil’s Candy. But before we discuss his sophomore effort we review The Void, a nostalgic rush for fans of low-budget 1980s horror from directors Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski (Father’s Day). Does The Void mark a new, more serious direction for Canadian genre filmmaking collective Astron-6? Is The Devil’s Candy a sophomore slump or a solid follow up to his first time feature? We’ll let you know what we think. All this and more!

Sordid Cinema Podcast #514: ‘Green Room’ and ‘I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore’

This week we sit down to discuss the debut film from Macon Blair, I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore – a messy piece of neo-noir and dark comedy that stars Melanie Lynskey has Ruth, a modern-day Travis Bickle and Elijah Wood, an oddball, heavy-metal-loving martial arts enthusiast. The odd pair of heroes cast themselves in a Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys detective story that swerves out of control into a blood-spattered nightmare. After that, we end the show with a review of Jeremy Saulnier’s third feature film, Green Room, a horror thriller that has all the makings of a cult classic. All this and more!

Sordid Cinema Podcast #513: ‘Prevenge’ and ‘Ghost In The Shell’

Pregnancy horror may not be as popular in the mainstream as say slasher films or backwoods horror but it has given birth to a slew of great films including the recent Prevenge, a pitch-black, blood-soaked thriller and phenomenal first feature by Alice Lowe, who also stars as Ruth, the pregnant heroine. To help us review the low-budget British horror film, we invited Matt Donato from We Got This Covered. In addition, we set aside some time to also discuss whether or not Ghost in Shell’s disappointing box office results is the nail in the coffin of Hollywood whitewashing? All this and more.

Sordid Cinema Podcast #512: ‘Trainspotting’ 20 Years Later Special

Danny Boyle’s bravura and celebratory adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s seminal novel blew the socks off the British film industry back in 1996. A zeitgeist phenomenon, the stand-out film of that year’s Cannes film festival became an international box office success and since then, it’s routinely featured in best British film lists, while the public voted it the best Scottish film of all time.  The thing about Trainspotting is that we simply haven’t seen a film quite like it since. It’s exciting, energetic, thought-provoking, and never lets up. But what about Trainspotting 2? It’s impossible to catch lightning in a bottle twice, yet that’s what director Danny Boyle is trying to do with his belated sequel to Trainspotting. This week it’s our Trainspotting special!