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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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Aug 17, 2020

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast things take a turn into classy, capital-F "FILM" territory as I discuss 1928's The Passion of Joan of Arc and 1958's Brink of Life, the latter of which was purchased for me by listener Aron S. 

Dreyer. Bergman. Goro.

One of these things ain't like the other.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:36] Tales from the Podcast Promo

[02:15] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[18:57] The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

[52:10] Brink of Life (1958)

[01:12:59] FEEDBACK

[01:26:51] ENDING MUSIC: Only Women Bleed by Alice Cooper

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Aug 9, 2020

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by the Cancer Man to celebrate his birthday! And what better way to commemorate the slow march to the grave than with two films featuring the adventures of an eternal child: 1991's Hook and 2003's Peter Pan.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:03] The CromCast Podcast Promo

[02:48] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[20:03] Peter Pan (2003)

[50:32] Hook (1991)

[01:26:53] FEEDBACK

[01:33:06] ENDING MUSIC: Hook by Blues Traveler

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Aug 2, 2020

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Jacob P for a cannibal-filled Patreon Pick of 1986's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 and 1987's Blood Diner.

[00:00] INTRO
 
[01:54] The Projection Booth Podcast Promo
 
[03:05] RANDOM CONVERSATION
 
[15:30] The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
 
[59:16] Blood Diner (1987)
 
[01:35:43] FEEDBACK
 
[01:40:38] ENDING MUSIC: No One Lives Forever by Oingo Boingo
 
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Jul 26, 2020

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing the Patreon Picks with a selection from TWoRP Elite Patron Paul of Invasion of the Podcast and Strange Highways.

Paul requested we take a journey into Peter Jackson's pre-blockbuster period, before he was all about Hobbits and Elves and was more interested in Puppet Sex and unhinged Jake Busey performances.

To that end, we'll be discussing 1989's Meet the Feebles and 1996's The Frighteners.

[00:00] INTRO
 
[03:17] Cult of Muscle Promo
 
[04:30] RANDOM CONVERSATION
 
[28:14] Meet the Feebles (1989)
 
[01:08:16] The Frighteners (1996)
 
[01:59:49] FEEDBACK
 
[02:13:21] ENDING MUSIC: Don't Fear the Reaper by The Muttonbirds
 
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Jul 19, 2020

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast we have a Patreon Pick by TWoRP Elite Patron Jonathan R. featuring Ugly Americans having Ugly Things forced upon them as I discuss 2004's Eurotrip and 2005's Hostel.

[00:00] INTRO
 
 
[02:25] RANDOM CONVERSATION
 
[08:36] Eurotrip (2004)
 
[39:42] Hostel (2005)
 
[01:23:13] FEEDBACK
 
[01:27:42] ENDING MUSIC: Du by David Hasselhoff
 
 

 

Jul 13, 2020

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing the Patreon Picks with a selection (and guest appearance) by TWoRP Elite Patron Brett the Wiese of the Brettro Culture blog and podcast. Brett has decided to take me on a journey of cinematic strangeness with 1993's Freaked and 2012's Holy Motors.

[00:00] INTRO
 
[01:34] Chin Stroker vs Punter Promo
 
[02:42] RANDOM CONVERSATION
 
[21:24] Freaked (1993)
 
[01:10:02] Holy Motors (2012)
 
[01:58:45] FEEDBACK
 
[02:02:13] ENDING MUSIC: Freaked (Long Version) by Blind Idiot God feat. Henry Rollins
 
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Jul 6, 2020

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing with the Patreon Picks with two films that show war is hell, war in Russia is worse, and war in Russia when you're a child is the absolute shits: 1962's Ivan's Childhood and 1985's Come and See, the latter of which was selected by TWoRP Legionnaire Thomas WF.

[00:00] INTRO
 
[01:38] Trick or Treat Radio Promo
 
[02:55] RANDOM CONVERSATION
 
[10:02] Ivan's Childhood (1962)
 
[35:02] Come and See (1985)
 
[01:02:02] FEEDBACK
 
[01:08:57] ENDING MUSIC: Dark is the Night by Mark Bernes
 
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Jun 28, 2020

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing with the Patreon Picks with a selection from TWoRP Legionnaire Corin E. Corin suggested I take a look at 1988's A Fish Called Wanda so I opted to pair it with its 1997 "equal" Fierce Creatures.

[00:00] INTRO
 
[02:41] Tales from the Podcast Promo
 
[03:21] RANDOM CONVERSATION
 
[09:56] A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
 
[38:39] Fierce Creatures (1997)
 
[01:04:33] FEEDBACK
 
[01:09:28] ENDING MUSIC: Eric the Half-a-Bee by John Cleese
 
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Jun 21, 2020

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Brad Ellison for his Patreon Pick. Brad requested we take a ride into Missouri (albeit at two very different times) with 1999's Ride with the Devil and 2010's Winter's Bone.

[00:00] INTRO
 
[02:34] CromCast Promo
 
[03:19] RANDOM CONVERSATION
 
[16:34] Ride with the Devil (1999)
 
[01:04:00] Winter's Bone (2010)
[01:41:09] FEEDBACK
 
[01:49:22] ENDING MUSIC: Missouri Waltz by Johnny Cash
 
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Jun 14, 2020
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm hitting the Patreon Pick highway with a full-throttled discussion of 1975's Death Race 2000 and it's 2017 sequel/remake Death Race 2050. And my navigator on this ep? None other than TWoRP Elite Patron Caitlin!
 
Let's ride!
 
[00:00] INTRO
 
 
[03:20] RANDOM CONVERSATION
 
[18:54] Death Race 2000 (1975)
 
[57:54] Death Race 2050 (2017)
 
[01:31:30] FEEDBACK
 
 
 
Jun 7, 2020

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm back fulfilling Patreon Picks. This week's episode comes courtesy of TWoRP Legionnaire David W. who requested I discuss Park Chan-wook's 2009 vampire flick Thirst. I opted to keep things vampiric by pairing it with Jim Jarmusch's Only Lovers Left Alive from 2013.

[00:00] INTRO
 
[02:30] Cult of Muscle Promo
 
[03:44] RANDOM CONVERSATION
 
[15:52] Thirst (2009)
 
[42:34] Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
 
[01:07:37] FEEDBACK
[01:13:23] ENDING MUSIC: Hal by Yasmine Hamdan
 
Buy Thirst (2009)
Buy Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
 
May 31, 2020

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast, I bring the 2020 Edition of AniMayTion to a close with space lesbians and weaponized genitalia as I discuss 1985's Iczer One and 1996's Apocalypse Zero.

[00:00] INTRO
 
[01:59] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo
 
[02:42] RANDOM CONVERSATION
[10:02] Iczer One (1985)
 
[31:55] Apocalypse Zero (1996)
 
[47:11] FEEDBACK
 
[52:18] ENDING MUSIC: Beauty Killosseum by Maximum the Hormone
 
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Watch Apocalypse Zero (1996)
 
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May 26, 2020

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing AniMayTion with a double-dose of Mecha Anime: 1987's Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise and 1995's Macross Plus: Movie Edition

[00:00] INTRO

[02:20] Chin Stroker vs Punter Promo

[03:29] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[09:19] Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise (1987) 

[37:54] Macross Plus: Movie Edition (1995)

[01:00:53] FEEDBACK

[01:12:28] ENDING MUSIC: Voices by Akino Arai

Buy Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise (1987) 

Buy Macross Plus: Movie Edition (1995)

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May 17, 2020

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing AniMayTion with two stop-motion animated films: 1993's The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb and 2009's Mary and Max.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:31] Trick or Treat Radio Promo

[03:49] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[11:35] The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb (1993)

[34:50] Mary and Max (2009)

[01:00:31] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[01:03:46] ENDING MUSIC: Perpetuum Mobile by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

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May 10, 2020

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing AniMayTion with two dark anime from my high school years: 1996's X and 1998's Twilight of the Dark Master.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:18] Tales from the Podcast Promo

[02:57] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[10:35] X (1996)

[40:13] Twilight of the Dark Master (1998)

[55:25] FEEDBACK

[59:26] ENDING MUSIC: Forever Love by X Japan

Watch X (1996)  (Part 2)

Watch Twilight of the Dark Master (1998)

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May 3, 2020

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm I'm kicking off 2020's AniMayTion with two adaptations of the manga work of Yoshiki Takaya: 1986's Guyver: Out of Control and 1989's Hades Project Zeorymer.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:48] CromCast Promo

[02:32] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[16:02] Guyver: Out of Control (1986)

[38:22] Hades Project Zeorymer (1989)

[59:26] FEEDBACK

[01:01:59] ENDING MUSIC: Kyoushoku Soukou GUYVER by Iwao Yamaguchi

Watch Guyver: Out of Control (1986)

Watch  Hades Project Zeorymer (1989)

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Apr 26, 2020

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing the Patreon Picks with two films that probably shouldn't be watched whilst in the middle of a global pandemic: 1971's The Andromeda Strain and 1995's Outbreak. Joining me on this journey of self-inflicted anxiety is TWoRP Elite Patron Grove and the OG-TWoRPer himself, the Cancer Man!

[00:00] INTRO

[02:19] Projection Booth Promo

[03:30] RANDOM CONVERSATION 

[19:43] The Andromeda Strain (1971)

[59:38] Outbreak (1995)

[01:34:05] FEEDBACK

[01:40:36] ENDING MUSIC: The Andromeda Strain by Shadow Gallery

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Apr 19, 2020

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing on with the Patreon Picks with a selection from TWoRP Legionnaire Daniel B. Daniel requested I take a look at 2007's My Name is Bruce, in which a faded celebrity from the 80s wallows in his own irrelevance before he's given the opportunity to become the kind of hero he played in the movies. So I decided to pair it with another film in which a fading celebrity from the 80s wallows in his own irrelevance before he's given the opportunity to become the kind of hero he played in the movies - 2008's JCVD.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:20] Cult of Muscle Promo 

[03:33] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[10:51] My Name is Bruce (2007)

[39:22] JCVD (2008)

[01:07:21] FEEDBACK

[01:11:24] ENDING MUSIC: The Legend of Guan-Di by The McCain Brothers

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Apr 12, 2020

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing the Patreon Picks with a duo of Yakuza flicks: 1966's Tokyo Drifter (as selected by TWoRP Legionnaire Reno Dee) and 1997's Hana-Bi (as selected by me). 

[00:00] INTRO 

[01:47] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo

[02:31] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[15:33] Tokyo Drifter (1966)

[48:34] Hana-Bi (1997)

[01:12:29] FEEDBACK

[01:20:24] ENDING MUSIC: Theme from 'Tokyo Drifter'

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Buy Hana-Bi (1997)

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Apr 5, 2020

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm back on the Patreon Pick train with a selection from TWoRP Legionnaire Will T. Will suggested I take a look at 2005's Hustle & Flow, and since, as the song says, "it's hard out here for a pimp" I figured we should give some love to the film featuring the greatest pimp of all time: 1975's Dolemite!

[00:00] INTRO 

[01:47] Chin Stroker VS Punter Podcast Promo

[02:55] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[10:41] Dolemite (1975)

[37:11] Hustle & Flow (2005)

[01:03:43] FEEDBACK

[01:12:30] ENDING MUSIC: Got Your Money by Ol' Dirty Bastard feat. Kelis

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Mar 29, 2020

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm cracking the Gibson and dialing up the cringe as I take a look at two films that deal with the concept of hacking in films - 1983's WarGames and 1995's Hackers.

But I am not alone in this electronic endeavor. Joining me is the Elite of the Elite, the Sensei of Silicon, the Conqueror of the Command Line - the Immortal Cancer Man!

[00:00] INTRO

[01:48] Trick or Treat Radio Promo

[03:05] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[17:37] WarGames (1983)

[54:31] Hackers (1995)

[01:27:49] FEEDBACK

[01:35:22] ENDING MUSIC: Voodoo People by The Prodigy

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Buy Hackers (1995)

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Mar 22, 2020

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm back on the Patreon Picks with a selection from TWoRP Legionnaire Trent B. Trent wanted me to discuss the comedy classic Airplane! from 1980, so I opted to pair it with another film from Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker - 1986's Ruthless People.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:48] Tales from the Podcast Promo

[02:27] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[17:25] Airplane! (1980)

[55:12] Ruthless People (1986)

[01:17:54] FEEDBACK

[01:28:46] ENDING MUSIC: River of Jordan by Lorna Patterson

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Buy Ruthless People (1986)

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Mar 16, 2020

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm celebrating another successful trip around the sun by once again covering two films from the year of my birth - 1985. This time there's a decided theme of youth rising courtesy of Amblin Entertainment, as I discuss The Goonies and Young Sherlock Holmes

[00:00] INTRO 

[01:59] CromCast Promo

[04:44] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[11:57] The Goonies (1985)

[47:42] Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)

[01:11:40] FEEDBACK

[01:30:05] ENDING MUSIC: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough by Cyndi Lauper

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Buy Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)

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Mar 8, 2020

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Legionnaire Devo. Devo requested I take a look at a film from our high school days of marathon cult movie binges - 1987's Surf Nazis Must Die! I opted to pair it with another 80s subversion of surfer movie tropes - 1984's Surf II.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:52] Projection Booth Promo

[03:02] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[11:26] Surf II (1984)

[31:38] Surf Nazis Must Die (1987)

[54:17] FEEDBACK

[57:52] ENDING MUSIC: Blood Surf by Bloodsucking Zombies from Outer Space

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Mar 3, 2020

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Legionnaire Sean H. Sean requested I take a look at 1966's Eye of the Devil which gave me the opportunity to talk about one of my favorite journeyman directors - J. Lee Thompson. To that end, I'm once again dipping into Thompson's "Bronson Period" with 1984's The Evil That Men Do.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:12] Cult of Muscle Promo

[03:25] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[10:48] Eye of the Devil (1967)

[35:38] The Evil That Men Do (1984)

[55:50] FEEDBACK

[01:06:33] ENDING MUSIC: The Evil That Men Do by Iron Maiden

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Buy The Evil That Men Do (1984)

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