Clearing The Q

Send us a text This week, the boys kick things off with their thoughts on The Monkey, I'm Still Here, Captain America: Brave New World, and Bring Them Down. An unlikely group of movies, but hey, that's our wheelhouse!

03-05

01:11:37

Send us a text A little Afro-Futurism for your consideration. Join Mike and Zak as they journey into space and then back to earth circa the grooviest of decades, the good ol' 1970s. Glimpse the inner workings of renowned Jazz musician and composer Sun Ra as he recruits earthlings for his new space program.

02-24

01:24:48

Send us a text This is our First "What are we Watching" of the new year, and Mike and Zak are still picking the meat from the corpse of 2024. Things get rolling with Mike's thoughts on Flight Risk, and then things heat up with Zak's hot take on the academy nominated Emilia Perez. Then Mike gushed a bit over Presence before Zak brings us into the home stretch with some ruminations on The Last Showgirl.

02-12

01:08:21

Send us a text When New Zealand journalist David Farrier reaches out to a production company about potentially doing an interview on the subject of their competitive tickling endurance videos, he receives a slew of emails wherein he is attacked for being homosexual. Needless to say, the tickling videos certainly appear to be aimed at a homosexual audience, featuring exclusively male participants and ticklers. This sparks an interest into what exactly IS going on with this production company, ...

02-05

01:21:56

Send us a text Love him or Hate him, you cannot deny the power of his work. The Godfather of Avant-Garde filmmaking, the King of the uncomfortable sequence, and the Sage of strange truths. David Lynch was a storyteller unlike any other, and his absence will be felt long after his passing. Rest in Peace, you will be missed.

01-29

01:29:13

Send us a text Our First dedicated episode of the year and it's our first time covering a Documentary! People think of this Doc as: "the Banksy Doc" BUT it's actually about a fella who goes by the sobriquet "Mr. Brain Wash" and the beginning of the street art movement. The story unfolds through the lens of an eccentric but passionate Frenchman who became an overnight success.

01-22

01:36:51

Send us a text What were your Top 5 movies this year? Listen to find out Mike and Zak's, then go over to Threads and let us know about yours! @clearing_the_q if you don't already follow us!

01-08

02:40:56

Send us a text This Holiday Season Mike shared with Zak one of his favorite coming of age tales through the lens of a self proclaimed Anarchist. Join Steve-O and Heroin Bob on a journey through the Faces, Philosophies, Culture, and the Music of the 1980s Punk Rock scene in Salt Lake City Utah. This dark comedy will have you reminiscing about your own youthful follies if you've lived any kind of live worth talking about.

12-31

01:40:45

Send us a text Tis the Season of Giving, and that's why Zak gave Mike the opportunity to broaden his horizon with this deeply unsettling film for his Xmas present recommendation! HO-HO-HOLY MACARONI! When two little girls go missing in a rural Pennsylvania town a distraught Father takes the law into his own hands and pursues the only lead in the investigation with a righteous fervor that might just land him in jail next to the villain he intends to hold responsible. His suspicious activity dr...

12-11

02:22:51

Send us a text We're talkin Gladiator II, Wicked Part 1, Hellboy: the Crooked Man, and 16 Candles? WHAT YEAR IS IT?! Tune in next week for a much better episode!

12-04

01:22:59

Send us a text Years after he lost his mind, former chief inspector Dreyfus of the french police is about to be released from the asylum, having made some remarkable strides towards his recovery. However, all that progress seems to come undone as the man who replaced him pays Dreyfus a visit. I'm referring, of course, to one Jacques Clouseau. The man responsible for thwarting two separate attempts to steal the infamous Pink Panther Diamond by the gentleman thief Sir Charles Litton. Driven to ...

12-01

01:35:50

Send us a text This week we start things off with some ruminations on the new a24 horror flick Heretic, and then we follow up with another film that tackles some religious themes: Conclave. Then Zak shares his thoughts on Memoir of a Snail and after, Mike brings it home with Venom the Last Dance. Tune in next week for a much better episode!

11-20

01:13:58

Send us a text When the driver for a wealthy french family is murdered suspicion begins to surround the young housekeeper Maria Gambrelli, but not to worry, Inspector Jaques Clouseau is one the case! This Hysterical "who done it" is filled with twists and turns and no shortage of laughs. Join us as we venture into the Wild Pink Yonder, with one of the first and most beloved films in the Pink Panther Movie Franchise.

11-13

01:18:18

Send us a text We're taking spoopy season leftovers this week, and we kick things off with some of Zak's thoughts on Rumours, then Mike chats about Frailty before Zak talks about Opera, then we wrap it all up with some words about Baskin. Tune in next week for a much better episode!

11-06

01:06:34

Send us a text A young man receives a letter from his estranged father and with the hope of reconnecting, he pays him a visit. However, his father seems to be resentful, even hostile towards his son, and a series of confusing and unfortunate events begin to unfold that pushes the young man into multiple life or death situations. Needless to say, once thins heat up, they don't cool down until the ride ends.