31 Days of Halloween 2023 continues as I explore the absolute bug-nuts side of Indonesian folklore with 1981's Mystics in Bali.

ENDING MUSIC: We Will Bleed by Burgerkill

31 Days of Halloween 2023 continues with the TRUE Disco Dracula in 1979's Love at First Bite.

ENDING MUSIC: Soul Dracula by Hot Blood

31 Days of Halloween 2023 continues as Hitchcock returns to his old killing grounds in 1972's Frenzy.

ENDING MUSIC: Frenzy by Screamin' Jay Hawkins

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31 Days of Halloween 2023 continues as I ponder if the presence of three prominent Swedish actors qualifies a film to be considered "Swedish Horror" in 1971's The Night Visitor.

ENDING MUSIC: Salem by King Diamond

31 Days of Halloween 2023 continues with Vincent Price returning to folk horror territory in 1970's Cry of the Banshee.

ENDING MUSIC: Spellbound by Siouxsie and the Banshees

31 Days of Halloween 2023 continues as I take in some fine art curated by Rod Serling in 1969's Night Gallery.

ENDING MUSIC: Joan Crawford by Blue Öyster Cult

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm PodcastI'm kicking off the spooky season with a franchise deep-dive into the world of the Bastard Son of a Hundred Maniacs: Freddy Krueger. We begin in the beginning ('natch) with 1984's A Nightmare on Elm Street and 1985's A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:10] Chin Stroker vs Punter Podcast Promo

[03:18] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[16:14] A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

[01:04:11] A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)

[01:52:48] FEEDBACK

[01:57:25] ENDING MUSIC: Final Girl by Chvrches

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The 14th Annual 31 Days of Halloween begins as I crack open Vincent Price's Diary of a Madman.

ENDING MUSIC: Diary of a Madman by Ozzy Osbourne

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I bring this year's SciTemberto a close with a look my favorite Vin Diesel franchise performance: Riddick! (sorry Dom and Groot). To that end, I'll be discussing 2000's Pitch Black and 2004's The Chronicles of Riddick.

And joining me in this discussion of SF badassery is none other than the OG TWoRPer himself, THE CANCER MAN!

[00:00] INTRO

[01:54] Trick or Treat Radio Promo

[03:11] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[17:35] Pitch Black (2000)

[01:06:11] The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

[02:14:00] FEEDBACK

• El Goro Discusses The Alien Franchise on Retro Ridoctopus

[02:24:53] ENDING MUSIC: Fear of the Dark by Iron Maiden

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing SciTember with two sci-fi flicks from 1998. First up I have Robert Rodriguez and Kevin Williamson's teen-centered take on classic sf tropes with The Faculty. Then there's have Lovecraft Kneale by way of Koontz as I check in to see if Ben Affleck is indeed "da bomb" in Phantoms.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:30] CromCast Promo

[02:14] RANDOM CONVERSATION

• Jordan Sorcery on the Dark Matter RPG

[15:36] The Faculty (1998)

• The 1990s Teen Horror Cycle by Alexandra West
• The Faculty of Horror Podcast 

[47:29] Phantoms (1998)

[01:20:42] FEEDBACK

[01:25:36] ENDING MUSIC: Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2) by Class of '99 

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing SciTember with a Father and Son Cronenberg double-feature. From Daddy David Cronenberg we have 2022's Crimes of the Future and from Baby Brandon Cronenberg we have 2023's Infinity Pool.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:37] Projection Booth Promo

[02:47] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[17:26] Crimes of the Future (2022)

[57:14] Infinity Pool (2023)

[01:26:43] FEEDBACK

[01:31:53] ENDING MUSIC: Rich People Problems by Surgical Meth Machine

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm kicking off SciTember with an intellectually challenging examination of humanity's place within the cosmos and the existential dread to be found therein...

Nah, just kidding. I'm doing a Jean-Claude Van Damme double-feature of 1992's Universal Soldier and 1994's Timecop.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:22] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo

[02:05] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[18:02] Universal Soldier (1992)

[54:33] Timecop (1994)

[01:24:14] FEEDBACK

[01:35:31] ENDING MUSIC: The Good Soldier by Nine Inch Nails

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm bringing "Almost Action August" to a close with a Sam Peckinpah double-feature of 1969's The Wild Bunch and 1975's The Killer Elite.

To help me, I've assembled my own "Killer Elite" of Paul from Invasion of the Podcast and Strange Highways along with Trevor from The Theater of War.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:37] Chin Stroker vs Punter Promo

[02:44] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[18:40] The Wild Bunch (1969)

[01:28:39] The Killer Elite (1975)

[02:27:13] FEEDBACK

[02:36:49] ENDING MUSIC: The Killers by Motorhead

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Legionnaire Alan R. Alan requested I take a look at the Christopher Lee/Peter Cushing/Telly Savalas frozen-alien-caveman classic Horror Express from 1972. Seizing upon the gimmick of "70s ensemble pieces set on a train with 'Express' in the title," I opted to pair it with the 1974 adaptation of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:00] Trick or Treat Radio Promo

[03:17] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[09:12] Horror Express (1972)

[01:03:07] Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

[01:41:19] FEEDBACK

[01:59:36] ENDING MUSIC: Murdertrain a Comin' by Dethklok

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing "Almost Action August" with Caitlin as we once again dive into the filmography of Guy Ritchie with his two 2023 offerings: Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre and The Covenant.

[00:00] INTRO

[03:28] The CromCast Promo

[04:12] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[15:57] Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023)

[48:56] The Covenant (2023)

[01:35:54] FEEDBACK

[01:43:35] ENDING MUSIC: Truth by Alex Ebert

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I discover that if you're going to San Francisco you better be driving a 1968 Ford Mustang GT 390 Fastback and packing a . 44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, as I discuss 1968's Bullitt and 1971's Dirty Harry.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:55] Projection Booth Podcast Promo

[03:05] RANDOM CONVERSATION

• A History of Violence by Tom Breihan
• Letterboxd List

[12:55] Bullitt (1968)

[40:15] Dirty Harry (1971)

[01:08:02] FEEDBACK

[01:13:14] ENDING MUSIC: Scorpio by Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm taking a look at two caveman flicks from the 80s: 1981's Quest for Fire and 1986's The Clan of the Cave Bear.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:35] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo

[02:19] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[10:50] Quest for Fire (1981)

[45:30] The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)

[01:15:34] FEEDBACK

[01:20:43] ENDING MUSIC: Quest for Fire by Iron Maiden

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I am joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Steve King of Invasion of the Podcast and The Saturday Night Slasher for his Patreon Pick. Steve and I come together to celebrate our mutual love of METAL with two documentaries exploring the trials, tribulations, group therapy, and rampant Vodka consumption of the metal world: 1988's The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years and 2004's Metallica: Some Kind of Monster.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:50] Chin Stroker vs Punter Podcast Promo

[02:57] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[33:29] The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)

[01:36:15] Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)

[02:52:45] FEEDBACK

[03:13:23] ENDING MUSIC: Some Kind of Monster by Metallica

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I spend some time with my favorite TV Detective with Columbo's first two pilot films: 1968's Prescription: Murder and 1972's Ransom for a Dead Man.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:45] Trick or Treat Radio Promo

[04:02] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[23:09] Prescription: Murder (1968)

[01:01:23] Ransom for a Dead Man (1972)

[01:22:22] FEEDBACK

[01:26:11] ENDING MUSIC: Columbo Theme (Cover) by trillofandor

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Trevor of the Theater of War Podcast. For his Patreon Pick Trevor has selected two films highlighting aviation in the "Forgotten War" in Korea - 1954's The Bridges at Toko-Ri and 2022's Devotion.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:40] CromCast Podcast Promo

[02:25] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[31:05] The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)

[01:03:18] Devotion (2022)

[01:49:46] FEEDBACK

[02:02:15] ENDING MUSIC: Forgotten Men by Reno & Smiley

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by Paul of Invasion of the Podcast and Strange Highways, who used his Patreon Pick to celebrate the bombastic (and slightly unhinged) 90s action masterpieces of Nicolas Cage: 1996's The Rock and 1997's Con Air.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:24] Projection Booth Podcast Promo

[03:34] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[30:13] The Rock (1996)

[01:32:56] Con Air (1997)

[02:28:50] FEEDBACK

[02:37:16] ENDING MUSIC: Alcatraz by Nazareth

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Legionnaire Andrew H. Andrew requested I take a look at the 1989 Rutger Hauer film The Blood of Heroes aka The Salute of the Jugger. I opted to make it a Rutger Hauer in 1989 double-feature with Blind Fury.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:40] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo

[02:23] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[10:19] Blood of Heroes (1989)

[41:23] Blind Fury (1989)

[01:11:40] FEEDBACK

[01:16:16] ENDING MUSIC: Salute to the Jugger by The Blood of Heroes

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm exploring what happens when a stranger arrives to add some excitement to the lives of a typical family. I'll be discussing Takashi Miike's charming 2001 film Visitor Q as well as 2013's Borgman, the latter of which was selected as a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Legionnaire Tom B.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:42] Chin Stroker vs Punter Podcast Promo

[02:49] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[08:11] Visitor Q (2001)

[37:39] Borgman (2013)

[01:10:51] FEEDBACK

[01:17:35] ENDING MUSIC: The Stranger Song by Leonard Cohen

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Legionnaire Reno D! Reno requested I take a look at Brandon Cronenberg's 2020 film Possessor, and I decided to pair it up with the previous film from the Cronenspawn - 2012's Antiviral.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:07] Trick or Treat Radio Promo

[03:23] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[10:15] Antiviral (2012)

[40:20] Possessor (2020)

[01:13:11] FEEDBACK

[01:19:27] ENDING MUSIC: Dead of Night by Orville Peck

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Legionnaire Corin. Corin requested I take a look at 1987's Withnail & I so I decided to make it an ampersandic episode by pairing it with 1991's Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:56] CromCast Promo

[02:40] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[07:48] Withnail & I (1987)

[46:16] Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991)

[01:20:20] FEEDBACK

[01:32:32] ENDING MUSIC: Seamus by Pink Floyd

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