Let The Right Films In

Ep. 64 - Vagabond and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me

Kayla, newly married, and Tyler, newly escaped from 2020, are back with a auteur- and emotion-heavy Criterion Channel double feature.

Timestamps:

02:05 - Vagabond 44:49 - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me

Ep. 63 - The Fits and The Watermelon Woman

Kayla and Tyler double feature two short, wonderful movies in their latest Criterion Channel double feature: The Fits (2015, dir. by Anna Rose Holmer) and The Watermelon Woman (1996, dir. by Cheryl Dunye).

Next month: Vagabond and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.

Timestamps:

02:45 - The Fits 32:00 - The Watermelon Woman

Sources:

“Interview: Anna Rose Holmer, Saela Davis & Lisa Kjerulff” (Film Comment)

“Anna Rose Holmer’s Allegorical Adolescence” (Interview)

Tribeca Film Institute

“The Watermelon Woman: The Enduring Cool of a Black Lesbian Classic” (Vanity Fair)

“An Interview with Cheryl Dunye” (Fandor)

“Turn the Gaze Around” (The Criterion Collection)

Recently Watched - July 2020

The team geeks out over a horror documentary, dips into Greg Araki's work, talk some 2020 movies (they exist!), and shout out Kayla's grandma. Also, a lot of garden talk - RIP to the peonies.

3:46 - Horror Noire (streaming on Shudder) 8:53 - Driveways (streaming on Hoopla) 16:51 - Mysterious Skin 26:28 - The Deeper You Dig

Episode 62 - Fat Girl and The Piano Teacher

Producer Landon Defever joins the team to discuss a very difficult, very French Criterion Channel double feature. This month's theme: repression and suffering!

Next month: THE WATERMELON WOMAN and THE FITS.

04:36 - Fat Girl 48:02 - The Piano Teacher

Recently Watched - June 2020

The team discusses one of 2020's best movies so far, and Kayla blacks out and goes off in support of Joel Schumacher's The Phantom of the Opera. Also, HBO Max is here.

1:06 - Shirley 19:16 - The Phantom of the Opera 32:10 - When Marnie Was There 42:17 - Love Life

Shirley is streaming on Hulu. When Marnie Was There and Love Life are streaming on HBO Max.

Ep. 60 - The Hunger And Eyes Of Laura Mars

Kayla and Tyler return to their remote recording bunkers for the first in a year-long journey through the Criterion Channel. Thank you to Landon Defever for editing this episode!

This week they revisit The Hunger (Catherine Deneuve! Susan Sarandon! David Bowie! Vampires!) and tackle Eyes of Laura Mars (Faye Dunaway's first post-Network turn in an American giallo directed by Irvin Kershner), unable to resist keeping a horror flavor for the series debut.

Later in May we'll have another recently watched episode our next double feature: IN THE  MOOD FOR LOVE and BLACK NARCISSUS.

Timestamps: 01:47 - The Hunger 27:08 - Eyes of Laura Mars

Sources:

http://www.tcm.turner.com/tcmdb/title/4554/Eyes-Of-Laura-Mars/articles.html https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/56334 https://decider.com/2018/10/30/eyes-of-laura-mars-70s-fashion-horror/ https://www.vulture.com/2019/07/giallo-italian-film-guide.html

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The Right Films Of 2019 - Part 3

Every year, we gather together a group of friends, past guests, and creators we admire and ask each of them about a 2019 movie they enjoyed. We release these segments as a series of themed episodes.

This is the horror edition. Kind of. Spoilers are light, but tread carefully.

Many thanks to our guests on this episode. Be sure to check out their work, as they are smart and good:

Jordan Crucchiola (Vulture, Disaster Girls podcast, Twitter) + “Let’s Talk About the Insane Ending of Netflix’s The Perfection” + “The 100 Scares That Shaped Horror” + “55 Essential Queer Horror Films”

Jess Peacock (Twitter) + “Hallowed Horrors”

Kyle Minton + “'Mr. Robot' Is the Defining Show of the 2010s” + “Good For Nothing”

Jordan McNaughton (Dogshirt, Letterboxd) + Married, Now

Stephen Cognetti (Twitter) + Hell House LLC on Shudder

Timestamps:

02:20 - Us 12:40 - Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 21:30 - The Perfection 47:52 - Doctor Sleep 01:08:36 - Mr. Robot Season 3 01:24:22 - Her Smell 01:44:17 - The Irishman

The Right Films Of 2019 - Part 2

Every year, we gather together a group of friends, past guests, and creators we admire and ask each of them about a 2019 movie they enjoyed.

Then we divvy them up into three loosely themed episodes, give them a soundtrack lifted from 2019 film, and release them into the wild. This is the fun/blockbusters

These talks are usually spoiler free, but all do contain several basic plot elements, so use the timestamps to avoid anything you're even slightly wary of spoiling!

Many thanks to our guests on this episode:

Brian Leak - Forbes Eva Friedman - Eva Plays The Drums, Twitter Gabriel Aikins - Gabriel Aikins Dot Com, Twitter Meghin Moore - The Daily Progress, Twitter Monica Date

Be sure to check out their work, as they are smart and good.

02:20 - Hustlers 14:29 - Detective Pikachu 24:03 - The Peanut Butter Falcon 35:00 - Booksmart 44:23 - John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum 59:52 - Always Be My Maybe 1:10:14 - Captain Marvel

The Right Films Of 2019 - Part 1

Every year, we gather together a group of friends, past guests, and creators we admire and ask each of them about a 2019 movie they enjoyed.

Then we divvy them up into three loosely themed episodes, give them a soundtrack lifted from 2019 film, and release them into the wild. This is the "prestige" / awards edition.

These talks are usually spoiler free, but all do contain several basic plot elements, so use the timestamps to avoid anything you're even slightly wary of spoiling!

Many thanks to our guests on this episode:

Leigh Monson - Birth. Movies. Death., /Film, “Queer Underworld” series  Patrick Haynes Charlie Mangan - Much Ado About Cinema, Twitter, Letterboxd Landon Defever - Twitter, Letterboxd Raúl Alejandro Mendoza - The Nerd Corps, The Cinema Condition, Twitter

Be sure to check out their work, as they are smart and good.

03:36 - Parasite 18:08 - Little Women 29:04 - Knives Out 49:51 - Ad Astra 01:05:07 - Uncut Gems 01:23:02 - Marriage Story 01:45:01 - The Farewell

Ep. 58 - Happiness, what are you?

Kayla and Tyler dive into Todd Solondz' Happiness, our first listener pick, courtesy of Landon Defever. The film deals with some difficult subject matter, as each character in this web has their own flawed idea of how best to find the titular concept. It's uncomfortable, to say the last.

But first, the team dives into some timely 2019 fare with a frustrated reckoning with The Rise of Skywalker, an earnest defense of Black Christmas 2019, and an appreciation of the Netflix's Let It Snow.

Timestamps: 01:27 - Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 22:24 - Black Christmas (2019) 29:06 - Let It Snow 33:34 - Happiness

Resources:

Landon's Letterboxd list: 

Todd Solondz interviews:

Vice

Believer Mag

The Guardian

Happiness reviews

RogerEbert.com

Ep. 57 - Salem And Halloween 2019

The Halloween spirit lives on year-round - and what better way to celebrate Thanksgiving week than with some unspeakable horror?

Kayla and Tyler recap the movies and activities of their Salem Horror Fest weekend before diving into some of their most notable watches of the 2019 Halloween season. The timestamps will be more helpful than ever today.

Support us on Patreon to earn either undying loyalty or a postcard https://www.patreon.com/ltrfipod.

Timestamps:

04:48 - Car audio from Salem

26:35 - Salem Horror Fest recap (Scream, Queen!, In Fabric, Attack The Block, The Blog, The Thing, Under the Skin)

1:15:26 - Halloween recap begins

1:16:18 - Carnival of Souls

1:22:47 - Climax

1:29:11 - Scream 4

1:38:55 - Tragedy Girls

1:43:08 - A Halloween 6 aside

Notes:

Kayla's engagement photos

Tyler's tatoo

Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street

Faculty of Horror on Under the Skin

Ep. 56 - Back To School With Election And Brick

In their September episode, Kayla and Tyler tackle a double feature of high-concept high school movies that aren't really about high school. Talking points: the 90s American male, how movies and audiences view female characters, transplanting noir into a surprisingly fitting setting, the need for challenging art and curated streaming, and the power of withholding catharsis. Also, Rian Johnson good!

But first - Kayla revisits A Star is Born and Tyler relates the plot of the 2008 Bradley Cooper-starring motion picture The Midnight Meat Train.

Support us on Patreon to earn either undying loyalty or a postcard.

Ep. 55 - Happy Death Days

On this month's podcast, Kayla and Tyler revisit one of their favorite (ongoing, damn it!) film series and talk Happy Death Day(s). The double features serves up a delightful stew of slasher elements, time nonsense, a lovable and laugh-inducing cast, and moving stories about grief!

Also, Kayla challenges a movie producer to a fistfight and learns how Patreon works shortly before leaving the country. Are all these things connected? Probably, but we'll need to relive this day a few more times before we know for sure.

Support us on Patreon to earn either our undying loyalty or a postcard. 

Ep. 54 - Midsommar + More Summer Horror

We're back, and we’re four years old! Kayla and Tyler are refreshed but immediately back on their old bs with an episode rife with horror movie talk, Halloween plans, terrible jokes, and critical warts-and-all discussion about movies we love. We missed this. We missed you!

We’re also on Patreon now, where you can make Kayla go to a haunted house. 

08:37 - Quick hits (It Follows, The Blair Witch Project, Sleepaway Camp, It '17, House of the Devil, Rosemary's Baby, Jaws) 18:47 - Spotlight section (A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre '74, The Wicker Man '73) 42:53 - MIDSOMMAR

Summer + Horror on Letterboxd

Podcast episodes referenced:

It Follows - The Nerdy Chicano Show

Ari Aster and Midsommar - Film Comment

The Blair Witch Project

Sleepaway Camp/Final Girls

It

The House of the Devil

The Right Films Of 2018, Pt. 3

Welcome to episode three of our 2018 year end series - the light and fun edition!

We've gathered guests old and new to talk about a favorite film from the endless year 2018. These talks are generally spoiler free, but all do contain several basic plot elements, so use the timestamps to avoid anything you're even slightly wary of spoiling.

Many thanks to our guests on this episode: Tyler Grimes (DTC Radio), Meghin Moore (The Daily Progress), and Eva Friedman (Staircase Spirits).

01:45 The Favourite 10:09 Love, Simon 17:40 Game Night 36:18 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 48:16 A Simple Favor

The Right Films Of 2018, Pt. 2

Welcome to episode two of our 2018 year end series - this is the spooky, love to suffer edition.

We've gathered guests old and new to talk about a favorite film from the endless year 2018. These talks are generally spoiler free, but all do contain several basic plot elements, so use the timestamps to avoid anything you're even slightly wary of spoiling.

Many thanks to our guests on this episode:

Jess Peacock - Rue Morgue’s Hallowed Horrors; Such a Dark Thing: Theology of the Vampire Narrative in Popular Culture

Gabriel Aikens  - Substream

Sean Laughery

Stephen Cognetti - Hell House LLC; Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel

1:45 Suspiria 11:56 You Were Never Really Here 17:15 Annihilation 30:38 A Quiet Place 44:52 First Reformed 57:06 The Haunting of Hill House

The Right Films Of 2018, Pt. 1

Our annual year's end tradition returns! Welcome to the awards edition.

We've gathered guests old and new to talk about a favorite film from the endless year 2018. These talks are generally spoiler free, but all do contain several basic plot elements, so use the timestamps to avoid anything you're even slightly wary of spoiling.

Many thanks to our guests on this episode: Monica Date, Raul Mendoza (The Nerd Corps), Patrick Haynes, and Charlie Mangan (Much Ado About Cinema). Be sure to check out their work, as they are smart and good.

02:37 Mission: Impossible - Fallout 11:43 Eighth Grade 21:34 Black Panther 34:40 Roma 49:20 A Star Is Born 59:04 Wildlife