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Talk Without Rhythm Podcast
Talk Without Rhythm Podcast
Author: El Goro
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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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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by the OG TWoRPer himself, The Cancer Man, to discuss two 1982 genre flicks. First up we have the Larry Cohen creature-feature Q (aka Q the Winged Serpent) and then we discuss Robert Wynne-Simmons' Folk Horror followup to Blood on Satan's Claw, The Outcasts. [00:00] INTRO [01:36] Trick or Treat Radio Promo [02:53] RANDOM CONVERSATION [11:59] Q (1982) [45:14] The Outcasts (1982) [01:18:22] FEEDBACK [01:30:41] ENDING MUSIC: The Outcast by The Dropkick Murphys Buy Q (1982) Buy The Outcasts (1982) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by TWoRP Elite Patron Jacob P for his Patreon Pick of a Tales from the Crypt double-feature: 1995's Demon Knight and 1996's Bordello of Blood. [00:00] INTRO [01:46] CromCast Promo [02:31] RANDOM CONVERSATION [22:44] Demon Knight (1995) [01:10:11] Bordello of Blood (1996) [02:01:48] FEEDBACK [02:05:02] ENDING MUSIC: Hey Man, Nice Shot by Filter Buy Demon Knight (1995) Buy Bordello of Blood (1996) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling another Patreon Pick with two tales of Southern Supernatural Shenanigans and the guitar men trying to deal with it - 1974's The Legend of Hillbilly John (aka Who Fears the Devil) and 2025's Sinners, the latter as selected by TWoRP Legionnaire Trent B! [00:00] INTRO [02:12] Projection Booth Promo [03:22] RANDOM CONVERSATION [19:13] The Legend of Hillbilly John (1974) Manly Wade Wellman on The Cromcast John the Balladeer by Manly Wade Wellman [56:39] Sinners (2025) [01:48:51] FEEDBACK El Goro talks Alfred Hitchcock Presents on Strange Highways [01:53:51] ENDING MUSIC: The Devil by Hoyt Axton Buy The Legend of Hillbilly John (1974) Buy Sinners (2025) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Elite Patron Cornelius, who joins me in a discussion of two international riffs on the Western. From Japan we have the 2013 remake of Unforgiven and from South Africa we have 2017's Five Fingers for Marseilles. [00:00] INTRO [01:52] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo [02:35] Random Conversation [10:47] Unforgiven (2013) [40:42] Five Fingers for Marseilles (2017) [01:07:33] FEEDBACK [01:11:09] ENDING MUSIC: Unforgiven II by Metallica Buy Unforgiven (2013) Buy Five Fingers for Marseilles (2017) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing my series of Patreon Picks with a selection from TWoRP Elite Patron Harper. True to form, Harper has chosen to dive into the world of historical war films as he joins me in a conversation about 2017's Dunkirk and 2019's 1917. [00:00] INTRO [02:05] Chin Stroker vs Punter Podcast Promo [03:13] RANDOM CONVERSATION [15:52] Dunkirk (2017) [01:00:15] 1917 (2019) [01:42:21] FEEDBACK [01:45:27] ENDING MUSIC: 1916 by Motorhead Buy Dunkirk (2017) Buy 1917 (2019) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling another Patreon Pick with a Per Oscarsson double-feature of 1966's Hunger and 1977's Terror of Frankenstein, as selected by TWoRP Elite Patron Aron. [00:00] INTRO [02:37] Trick or Treat Radio Promo [03:54] RANDOM CONVERSATION [15:20] Hunger (1966) [52:18] Terror of Frankenstein (1977) [01:25:20] FEEDBACK [01:32:46] ENDING MUSIC: Another Piece of Meat (Live) by Scorpions Buy Hunger (1966) Buy Terror of Frankenstein (1977) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing my series of Patreon Picks with a selection from TWoRP Elite Patron Will Tordella. Will joins me in a discussion of architecture and cinema as we watch 2017's Columbus and 2024's The Brutalist. [00:00] INTRO [03:25] CromCast Promo [04:10] RANDOM CONVERSATION [14:51] Columbus (2017) [55:12] The Brutalist (2024) Endless Horizons: A love letter to a summer camp. [01:57:50] FEEDBACK [02:02:40] ENDING MUSIC: Steel by Daniel Blumberg Buy Columbus (2017) Buy The Brutalist (2024) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Legionnaire Clare P. Clare requested I take a look at the 2023 film La Chimera and I opted to pair it up with an early film which inspired it - 1954's Journey to Italy. [00:00] INTRO [02:00] Projection Booth Promo [03:10] RANDOM CONVERSATION [10:15] Journey to Italy (1954) [46:03] La Chimera (2023) [01:15:17] FEEDBACK [01:18:32] ENDING MUSIC: Spacelab by Kraftwerk Buy Journey to Italy (1954) Buy La Chimera (2023) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm kicking off TWoRP's 16th year with a double-feature of French horror flicks with unconventional antagonists as I discuss 1989's Baxter and 2010's Rubber, the latter of which was selected by TWoRP Legionnaire Kevin B! [00:00] INTRO [02:25] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo [03:08] RANDOM CONVERSATION [09:43] Baxter (1989) [37:14] Rubber (2010) [01:07:36] FEEDBACK [01:14:35] ENDING MUSIC: Antisocial by Trust Buy Baxter (1989)Buy Rubber (2010) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm doing two more installments of the BBC's A Ghost Story for Christmas series. This time we have Mark Gatiss once again in M.R. James territory with 2022's Count Magnus, but we also have him dipping into the work of Arthur Conan Doyle with 2023's Lot No. 249. [00:00] INTRO [01:51] Chin Stroker VS Punter Promo [02:59] RANDOM CONVERSATION [13:06] Count Magnus (2022) "Count Magnus" by M.R. James [39:12] Lot No. 249 (2023) "Lot No. 249" by Arthur Conan Doyle [01:06:11] FEEDBACK [01:18:39] ENDING MUSIC: Count Magnus by Paterikon Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing my journey through BBC's A Ghost Story for Christmas with two M.R. James adaptations from Mark Gatiss: 2019's Martin's Close and 2021's The Mezzotint. [00:00] INTRO [01:54] Trick or Treat Radio Promo [03:11] RANDOM CONVERSATION [11:04] Martin's Close (2019) "Martin's Close" by M.R. James [29:10] The Mezzotint (2021) "The Mezzotint" by M.R. James [47:38] FEEDBACK [51:53] ENDING MUSIC: A Time to Die by Mezzotint Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm bringing this year's NoirVember to a close with two brutal neo-noirs from two directors I love: 2013's Blue Ruin from Jeremy Saulnier and 2019's Dragged Across Concrete from S. Craig Zahler. And joining me in this journey into darkness is Paul from the Strange Highways Podcast! [00:00] INTRO [01:42] CromCast Promo [02:26] RANDOM CONVERSATION [13:57] Blue Ruin (2014) [01:02:57] Dragged Across Concrete (2019) [01:50:37] FEEDBACK [01:56:31] ENDING MUSIC: Shotgun Safari by The O'Jays Buy Blue Ruin (2014) Buy Dragged Across Concrete (2019) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing NoirVember by taking a look at two flicks from the country which gave us the term film noir - 1955's Rififi and 1970's Le Cercle Rouge. [00:00] INTRO [01:22] Projection Booth Podcast Promo [02:32] RANDOM CONVERSATION [10:17] Rififi (1955) [48:32] Le Cercle Rouge (1970) [01:14:07] FEEDBACK [01:17:44] ENDING MUSIC: Rififi by Magali Noël Buy Rififi (1955) Buy Le Cercle Rouge (1970) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing NoirVember with a Robert Mitchum double-feature of 1947's Out of the Past and 1948's Blood on the Moon. [00:00] INTRO [01:57] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo [02:40] RANDOM CONVERSATION [14:13] Out of the Past (1947) [42:09] Blood on the Moon (1948) [01:06:41] FEEDBACK [01:14:35] ENDING MUSIC: From a Logical Point of View by Robert Mitchum Buy Out of the Past (1947) Buy Blood on the Moon (1948) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing NoirVember as I'm joined by Mike White of the Projection Booth Podcast for a Burt Lancaster double-feature of 1947's Brute Force and 1957's Sweet Smell of Success. [00:00] INTRO [01:48] Chin Stroker vs Punter Promo [02:56] RANDOM CONVERSATION [18:59] Brute Force (1947) [01:03:31] Sweet Smell of Success (1957) [01:59:17] FEEDBACK [02:23:59] ENDING MUSIC: Brute Force by The Haunted Buy Brute Force (1947) Buy Sweet Smell of Success (1957) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm kicking off NoirVember with a Humphrey Bogart double-feature of 1941's High Sierra and 1950's In a Lonely Place. [00:00] INTRO [01:52] Trick or Treat Radio Promo [03:09] RANDOM CONVERSATION [14:46] High Sierra (1941) [48:23] In a Lonely Place (1950) [01:14:18] FEEDBACK [01:17:07] ENDING MUSIC: In a Lonely Place by The Smithereens Buy High Sierra (1941) Buy In a Lonely Place (1950) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween 2025 comes to an end as the Christmas Creep comes even for Art the Clown in 2024's Terrifier 3. ENDING MUSIC: Every Day is Halloween (Squirrely Version) by Ministry Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues with some Taiwanese found footage folk horror in 2022's Incantation. ENDING MUSIC: The Gods Weep by Cthonic Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues with some Lovecraft-inspired weirdness in 2017's The Endless. ENDING MUSIC: Endless, Nameless by Nirvana Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com
31 Days of Halloween continues with a Mexican tale of sexual identity, sexual frustration, and sexual desire for a tentacled alien in 2016's The Untamed. ENDING MUSIC: Amor Extraterrestre by Bestia Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com



