Send us a text We are joined by Kaleb Smith to talk about his new short film Murder Magician. We talk about the conceptualization of the script, the production process, and the complications of post production in this very fun interview!
Send us a text This week on what are we watching, you get to hear about Zak's thoughts on the new Frankenstein movie, then Mike launches into a review of the new Predator Badlands flick. Afterwards Zak explains the finer details of the Chainsaw Man movie and then Mike brings us home with a gush about The Fist of the North Star. Tune in next time for a much better episode!
Send us a text Join us for a romp into one of the most unsettling breakup movies of all time! Mark, an Englishman living in West Berlin before the felling of the infamous Berlin Wall, finishes a contract with some nebulously nefarious organization in the world of espionage and returns home to his wife and son. Things are NOT great at home however, and Anna, Mark's Wife, begins to exhibit a disturbing pattern of behavior. Behavior that is only exacerbated by Mark's oppressive need for control....
Send us a text Today we are overjoyed to welcome back, recurring guest on the podcast, Max Minkowitz! Who joins us this week to talk spoopy and to get a little silly. First, we talk about The Python Hunt, a documentary Max saw as part of an LA Beyond Fest. Next Mike shares his feelings about the adaptation of The Long Walk, how it holds up against the book, and how it was successfully adapted to fit more modern themes. then Zak talks about The Toxic Avenger and how it pays homage to the origi...
Send us a text This week, Mike and Zak welcome their friend Corey Chaney to join in on a conversation that covers a lot of ground. The film industry has changed so much since these three got their start in Maryland, and after moving to Los Angeles with aspirations of furthering their careers, it seems that production has slowed to a crawl in the city that has long been touted as the cradle of the industry. From the Covid pandemic, the strikes, the implementation of AI, and now pressure from t...
Send us a text This week we have a lot of thoughts on Weapons, but we also talk about Hurry up Tomorrow and the new Naked Gun movie. Come have a listen!
Send us a text Three teenage boys are lured into the evil clutches of a christian extremist cult, and things take a turn for the cataclysmic.
Send us a text Bethany Sloan is your average Turn of the Century Catholic woman, struggling to rely on her faith in an ever changing world. Until one night, when the forces of heaven charge her with a holy quest to stop a couple of renege angels from defying God's holy decree and thus unmake the universe. With the aid of two unlikely profits from Redbank New Jersey, the 13th Black Apostle, and a Muse called Serendipity, they travel across the county to stop what may well be the end of existen...
Send us a text This week Mike and Zak discuss the precarious position of the Looney Toons cartoons amidst the release of The Day the Earth Blew Up. Then they go on to talk about Death of a Unicorn, Black Bag, and round things off with the Flying Lotus feature Ash.
Send us a text Orlando is an androgynous immortal being born into wealth and privilege. Through their perspective, the audience is invited to take a journey through five acts of Orlando's obsessions, failures, and triumphs as they learn and grow over the course of nearly three centuries. The film explores themes of art, love, and the traditional gender rolls a patriarchal society puts upon both sexes.
Send us a text This week the boys are talking Mickey 17, Companion, The Wind that Shakes the Barley, and The Black Cat. A wild collection of movies to review for wildly different reasons!
Send us a text An alien crash-lands on Earth looking to escape a life of slavery in outer space and find himself in the heart of Harlem in the 1980s. Though he appears to be a mute black man, he has three toes, the distinguishing characteristic of his alien heritage. He also has a unique ability to fix broken or malfunctioning electronics and heal people's injuries. He immediately begins to use these powers to the benefit of his newfound community, until two mysterious men claiming to be gove...
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!
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.
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.
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, ...
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.
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.
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!
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.