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Join El Goro, part-time luchador and full-time cinephile, as he delves into the broad grassy spaces and massed granite tarns of cinema. Each episode, El Goro discusses two movies tied together by some kind of theme. Action, sci-fi, horror, high-brow, low-brow: it's all fair game.
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Jul 23, 2017

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing my Sci-Fi July with two gooey creature features featuring bucket-fulls of visceral body horror: 1986's The Fly and 2006's Slither. And joining me on this episode is fellow Ohioan Paul from Invasion of the Podcast and Strange Highways.

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[00:00] INTRO

 

[01:14] Atomic Age Media

 

[02:00] RANDOM CONVERSATION

 

[24:39] The Fly (1986)

 

[01:15:49] Slither (2006)

 

[01:43:23] FEEDBACK

 

[01:50:29] ENDING MUSIC: Human Fly by The Cramps

 

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Jul 16, 2017

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing Sci-Fi July with two films about time travel: 2007's Timecrimes and 2012's Looper.

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[00:00] INTRO

 

[01:09] The Last Horrorcast Promo

 

[01:42] RANDOM CONVERSATION

 

[07:50] Timecrimes (2007)

 

[28:57] Looper (2012)

 

[52:48] FEEDBACK

 

[58:28] ENDING MUSIC: Time to Kill by Alice Cooper

 

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Jul 9, 2017

On this episode of the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing Sci-Fi July with the OG-TWoRPer, the Cancer Man. This week we're taking a look at two films that tackle the concept of artificial intelligence - 2001's A.I.: Artificial Intelligence and 2015's Ex Machina.  

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[00:00] INTRO

 

[01:14] Cult of Muscle Promo

 

[02:27] RANDOM CONVERSATION

 

[26:52] A.I.:Artificial Intelligence (2001)

 

[57:18] Ex Machina (2015)

 

[01:35:35] FEEDBACK

 

[01:40:44] ENDING MUSIC: Sentient by Perturbator

 

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Jul 2, 2017

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm kicking off Sci-Fi July with two hard science fiction films engaging with the concept of isolation, loneliness, and Benedict Wong in a support role - 2009's Moon and 2015's The Martian.

[00:00] INTRO

 

[01:15] Chin Stroker vs Punter Promo

 

[02:14] RANDOM CONVERSATION

 

[14:33] Moon (2009)

 

[44:37] The Martian (2015)

 

[01:08:05] FEEDBACK

 

[01:10:36] ENDING MUSIC: Starman by David Bowie

 

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Jun 26, 2017

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I got two films that provide a heavy dose of childhood summertime nostalgia - 1986's Stand by Me and 1993's The Sandlot.

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[00:00] INTRO

 

[01:14] Radio Violenta Promo

 

[01:35] RANDOM CONVERSATION

 

[12:21] Stand by Me

 

[01:02:49] The Sandlot

 

[01:26:37] FEEDBACK

 

[01:51:53] ENDING MUSIC: The Ballad of Paladin by Johnny Western

 

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Jun 19, 2017

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I take a look at two films from one of my favorite directors - John Carpenter. From 1976 we have Assault on Precinct 13 and from 1980 we have The Fog. Good stuff. 

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[00:00] INTRO

 

[01:11] Trick or Treat Radio Promo

 

[02:29] RANDOM CONVERSATION

 

[22:23] Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)

 

[01:07:04] The Fog (1980)

 

[01:37:51] FEEDBACK

 

[01:46:08] ENDING MUSIC: You Can't Fight It by Jimmy Chambers

 

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Jun 11, 2017

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm taking a look at two youth in rebellion films that captured the essence of Generation X and have great soundtracks: 1979's Over the Edge and 1990's Pump Up the Volume

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[00:00] INTRO

 

[01:14] Crom Cast Promo

 

[01:42] RANDOM CONVERSATION

 

[22:16] Over the Edge (1979)

[55:54] Pump Up the Volume (1990)

[01:22:22] FEEDBACK

 

[01:26:17] ENDING MUSIC: Everybody Knows by Leonard Cohen

 

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Jun 4, 2017

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm wrapping up my month of AniMayTion with two films that flirt with the uncanny valley - 2006's Monster House and 2007's Beowulf.

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[00:00] INTRO

 

[01:13] Projection Booth Promo

 

[02:24] RANDOM CONVERSATION

 

[20:49] Monster House (2006)

 

[46:23] Beowulf (2007)

 

[01:16:44] FEEDBACK

 

[01:26:42] ENDING MUSIC: A Hero Comes Home by Idina Menzel

 

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May 21, 2017

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I continue my month of AniMayTion with two stop-motion films I hadn't seen before this week: 2009's Fantastic Mr. Fox and 2016's Kubo and the Two Strings.

One I absolutely loved. The other...not so much. Which is which? Listen to find out.

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[00:00] INTRO

[01:14] X-Files X-Philes Podcast

[2:00] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[14:55] Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

[37:45] Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

[59:10] FEEDBACK

[01:06:59] ENDING MUSIC: While My Guitar Gently Weeps by Regina Spektor

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May 17, 2017

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast, I'm continuing my month of AniMayTion with two more Mamoru Oshii joints - 1989's Patlabor: The Movie and 1993's Patlabor 2: The Movie.

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[00:00] INTRO

 

[01:14] Atomic Age Media Promo

 

[02:00] RANDOM CONVERSATION

 

[17:47] Patlabor: The Movie (1989)

 

[42:20] Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)

 

[01:00:24] FEEDBACK

 

[01:31:29] ENDING MUSIC: Patlabor Theme by Kenji Kawai

 

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May 7, 2017

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm kicking off the month of AniMayTion, a month-long look at animated films around the world. This week starts in Japan, as I delve into two works of the legendary Mamoru Oshii I previously had not seen: 1983's Dallos and 1999's Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade.

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[00:00] INTRO

 

[01:25] The Last Horror Cast Promo

 

[01:58] RANDOM CONVERSATION

 

[28:29] Dallos (1983)

 

[01:11:21] Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999)

 

[01:46:40] FEEDBACK

 

[01:57:12] Moon Dock by Hiroyuki Namba

 

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Apr 30, 2017

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by my buddy Jae for a camp sci-fi double-feature: 1968's Barbarella and 1980's Flash Gordon.

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[00:00] INTRO

 

[01:13] Cult of Muscle Promo

 

[02:27] RANDOM CONVERSATION

 

[21:04] Barbarella (1968)

 

[01:02:44] Flash Gordon (1980)

 

[01:39:20] FEEDBACK

 

[02:07:23] ENDING MUSIC: The Hero by Queen

 

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Apr 23, 2017

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I dive deep into depravity with two films attempting to espouse a philosophy with their extremity: 1975's Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom and 2010's A Serbian Film.

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[00:00] INTRO

 

[01:22] Chin Stroker VS Punter Podcast Promo

 

[02:21] RANDOM CONVERSATION

 

[24:48] Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)

 

[01:04:46] A Serbian Film (2010)

 

[01:37:34] FEEDBACK

 

[01:48:11] ENDING MUSIC: Primo Vere: Veris Leta Facies by Carl Orff

 

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Apr 16, 2017

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast it's time for the first annual Eastwood Easter! To that end, I got two westerns directed by and starring Clint Eastwood: 1973's High Plains Drifter and 1976's The Outlaw Josey Wales.

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[00:00] INTRO

 

[01:10] Radio Violenta Promo

 

[01:31] RANDOM CONVERSATION

 

[15:49] High Plains Drifter (1973)

 

[41:11] The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

 

[01:07:51] FEEDBACK

 

[01:22:02] ENDING MUSIC: Outlaw Man by The Eagles

 

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Apr 12, 2017

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I dive into the lamentably limited filmography of Richard Stanley with 1990's Hardware and 1992's Dust Devil.

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[00:00] INTRO

 

[01:08] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo

 

[01:50] RANDOM CONVERSATION

 

[21:24] Hardware (1990)

 

[52:24] Dust Devil (1992)

 

[01:17:15] FEEDBACK

 

[01:25:11] ENDING MUSIC: The Order of Death by Public Image Ltd.

 

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Apr 2, 2017

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm taking a look at two cyberpunk flicks from 1995: Johnny Mnemonic and Strange Days. One of these flicks could be considered amongst the best the genre has to offer. The other...not so much. Which is which? Tune in to find out and also to hear my scattershot history of the cyberpunk movement. 

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[00:00] INTRO

 

[01:08] Trick or Treat Radio Promo

 

[02:26] RANDOM CONVERSATION

  • El Goro's Incomplete History of Cyberpunk

[30:01] Johnny Mnemonic (1995)

 

[01:03:58] Strange Days (1995)

 

[01:31:41] FEEDBACK

 

[01:36:23] ENDING MUSIC: New American Century by KMFDM

 

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Mar 26, 2017

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm taking a look at foreign interpretations of traditional Japanese tokusatsu genres. Too confusing? Okay, I'm watching the bug-nuts fun that is 1975's Super Inframan and 2013's Pacific Rim. There, that's simple enough.

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[00:00] INTRO

 

[01:18] CromCast Promo

 

[01:46] RANDOM CONVERSATION

 

[21:57] The Super Inframan (1975)

 

[49:47] Pacific Rim (2013)

 

[01:31:11] FEEDBACK

 

[01:49:43] ENDING MUSIC: Pacific Rim by Ramin Djawadi

 

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Mar 20, 2017

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I tackle a host of computer hardware issues to bring you a discussion of 2000's Battle Royale and 2003's Battle Royale II: Requiem.

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[00:00] INTRO

 

[01:12] Projection Booth Promo

 

[02:22] RANDOM CONVERSATION

 

[23:16] Battle Royale (2000)

 

[01:04:32] Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003)

 

[01:30:41] FEEDBACK

 

[01:41:41] ENDING MUSIC: Dies Irae from Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi

 

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Mar 12, 2017

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm spending my birthday talking about the King. King Kong that is, with 1933's King Kong and the 2005 remake from Peter Jackson, also called King Kong. I also spend some time discussing the history of the character and how much of a stone-cold badass Merian C. Cooper was. Good times.

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[00:00] INTRO

 

[01:12] The X-Files X-Philes Podcast

 

[01:57] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[41:39] King Kong (1933)

 

[01:25:26] King Kong (2005)

 

[02:05:03] FEEDBACK

 

[02:30:19] ENDING MUSIC: King Kong by Tom Waits

 

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Mar 5, 2017

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by my buddy Kelly Forbes and we attempt to wring some deeper meaning from Albert Pyun's Cyborg (1989) and Nemesis (1992).

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[00:00] INTRO

 

[01:07] Atomic Age Media Promo

 

[01:53] RANDOM CONVERSATION

 

[36:20] Cyborg (1989)

 

[01:15:53] Nemesis (1992)

 

[01:41:00] FEEDBACK

 

[01:58:22] ENDING MUSIC: Invisible Wounds (Dark Bodies) by Fear Factory

 

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Feb 26, 2017

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast the Cancer Man is back in the house and we attempt to discover which is scarier: Willem Dafoe in S&M overalls in Streets of Fire (1984) or Steve Martin as a sadistic dentist in Little Shop of Horrors (1986). Either way, Rick Moranis is in for a bad day...

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[00:00] INTRO

 

[01:12] The Last Horrorcast Promo

 

[01:44] RANDOM CONVERSATION

 

[13:18] Streets of Fire (1984)

 

[47:07] Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

 

[01:16:36] FEEDBACK

 

[01:41:11] ENDING MUSIC: Tonight is What it Means to be Young by Fire INC

 

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Feb 19, 2017

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I got two films featuring white dudes in Asian stories: 2008's The Forbidden Kingdom and 2013's 47 Ronin.

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[00:00] INTRO

 

[01:20] GGTMC Promo

 

[01:56] RANDOM CONVERSATION

 

[18:02] The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)

 

[51:15] 47 Ronin (2013)

 

[01:28:45] FEEDBACK

 

[01:42:16] ENDING MUSIC: Sword of the Warrior (Cacophony Cover) by Persefone

 

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Feb 12, 2017

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I have a duo of badassses on a mission of bloody vengeance with 2010's The Man from Nowhere and 2014's John Wick.

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[00:00] INTRO

 

[01:10] Cult of Muscle Promo

 

[02:23] RANDOM CONVERSATION

 

[10:22] The Man from Nowhere (2010)

 

[34:45] John Wick (2014)

 

[01:01:19] FEEDBACK

 

[01:06:26] ENDING MUSIC: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

 

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Feb 5, 2017

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm taking a look at duo of dystopian films featuring the late, great John Hurt with 1984's Nineteen Eighty-Four and 2005's V for Vendetta.

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[00:00] INTRO

 

[01:10] Chin Stroker VS Punter Promo

 

[02:09] RANDOM CONVERSATION

 

[18:04] Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)

 

[01:01:57] V for Vendetta (2005)

 

[01:36:24] Feedback

 

[01:44:13] ENDING MUSIC: Room 101 by Carcass

 

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Jan 29, 2017

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast we're celebrating our official 7th Year Anniversary. The OG-TWoRPer The Cancer Man is in the house and we're discussing 2015's The Lobster and 2016's Swiss Army Man. Beers were drunk. Laughs were had. An acapella rendition of the theme to Jurassic Park was sung. Good times.

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[00:00] INTRO

 

[01:21] Radio Violenta Promo

 

[01:42] RANDOM CONVERSATION

 

[09:30] The Lobster (2015)

 

[45:33] Swiss Army Man (2016)

 

[01:21:04] FEEDBACK

 

[01:29:30] ENDING MUSIC: Montage by Andy Hull and Robert McDowell

 

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