This week we dive into the cursed videotape phenomenon with "The Ring" remake by Gore Verbinski. Spike watched too many Ring movies and fried his brain, but it is all worth it to tell you about how this series evolves and changes over its various copies. We discuss the background to the film, and how it ended up being remade by Dreamworks. We also discuss the aftermath of "The Ring" being successful, and what movies came out of it. After analyzing the plot, we each pair "The Ring" with anothe...
This week we are covering the meta-film by Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman, Adaptation. We cover everything from the early trouble Charlie Kaufman had with the scripts, and his decision to write himself into the story of "The Orchid Thief." After we cover the background and historiacla information, we get into the movie itself describing the plot and the scenes we liked the most. Finally, we each pair the film with another for a pair of double bills. Thank you so much for listening! Su...
This week, we cover Hiroshi Teshigahara's 1964 classic, "Woman in the Dunes." We discuss the collaboration with writer Kobo Abe, composer Toru Takemitsu, and Teshigahara. After covering the background of the film, we dive into the film, and get metaphorical on everyone's asses. Finally, we end the episode with a pair of double bills for your viewing enjoyment. Thank you so much for listening! Support us at Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/DoubleBillChill Created by Spike Alkire & Jak...
This week we are beginning our random ass season of four films. The first is Ben Stiller's panned-at-the-time film, "The Cable Guy." Join us as we discuss the history of the film and its earlier days as a Chris Farley film. Then, we dive into the film itself describing what we loved and did not love so much. Finally, we each pair the film with another for a pair of double bills. Thank you so much for listening! Support us at Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/DoubleBillChill Created by Spi...
This week we do our typical post-season ranking. This is tough, as Lynch has a 90% success rate, but we do our best. We also offer a preview of our next grab bag season. Thank you so much for listening! Support us at Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/DoubleBillChill Created by Spike Alkire & Jake Kelley Theme Song by Breck McGough Follow us on Instagram: @DoubleBillChill Letterboxd: FartsDomino44
This week we cover our final film for our David Lynch season, and boy is it something else. We cover the lead-up to this film and the creation of David Lynch's website, as well as where Lynch was in his career at this point in his life. We then describe the long off and on production, and the release of the film. We then dive into the plot, offering our interpretations of the enigmatic story. Finally, we each offer a pairing to the film for a pair of double bills. Thank you so much for ...
This week we're covering David Lynch's Hollywood nightmare, "Mulholland Drive." We cover everything from the TV beginnings of Mulholland Drive as well as the revival of the story years later. After we cover the background, we dive into the plot and offer our interpretations while discussing our favorite scenes. Finally, we each pair the film for a duo of double bills for your viewing pleasure. Thank you so much for listening! Support us at Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/Doubl...
This week we are covering the strangest of David Lynch's films, "The Straight Story." We cover the time in Lynch's life that led him to this project, his relationship with Mary Sweeney, and the familial production of the film along the route of Alvin Straight. Finally, we finish the episode with a pair of double bills for your viewing pleasure. Thank you so much for listening! Support us at Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/DoubleBillChill Created by Spike Alkire & Jake Kelley ...
This week we are covering what critics called a confounding film, "Lost Highway." We discuss everything we love about Lost Highway and its conception by David Lynch and Barry Gifford. We also provide our interpretation of the film while avoiding over-explaining the film. Finally, we each pair the film for two double bills for your viewing pleasure. Thank you so much for listening! Support us at Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/DoubleBillChill Created by Spike Alkire & Jake Kelley Th...
This week we dive into David Lynch's most fleshed out universe, that of Twin Peaks. We discuss the cancellation of the television show that led to the making of this film. We also discuss the icy reception the film received at Cannes and the US. We, then, try our best to interpret the plot and themes, and finish the episode with a couple of double bills for your viewing pleasure. Thank you so much for listening! Support us at Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/DoubleBillChill Created...
We'll be back next week with a new episode, but for now here is a quick episode about our trip to LA, and our visit to David Lynch's favorite place, Bob's Big Boy Burbank. Thank you so much for listening! Support us at Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/DoubleBillChill Created by Spike Alkire & Jake Kelley Theme Song by Breck McGough Follow us on Instagram: @DoubleBillChill Letterboxd: FartsDomino44
1990 was an importqnt year for David Lynch. He began his successful TV series, "Twin Peaks," and won the top prize at the Cannes film festival for "Wild at Heart." This week, we cover the production and release of "Wild at Heart." We discuss the moves Lynch was doing at the time, and how those eventually paid off into his winning the Palme D'Or. Thank you so much for listening! Support us at Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/DoubleBillChill Created by Spike Alkire & Jake Kelley ...
This week we cover a movie which David Lynch has disowned, and we discuss why that might not be a bad decision. We also discuss the things we like about big budget Lynch, and why this is such an important step on David Lynch's directorial journey. We, then, dive into the plot, and talk about the things we liked and didn't like. Finally, we each pair the film with another for a pair of double bills. Thank you so much for listening! Support us at Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/DoubleBillCh...
This week we continue our David Lynch season with his second film, 1980's "The Elephant Man." We discuss how exactly Lynch came to this project as well as all of the backstage machinations that made this film possible. We then dive into the plot of the film, exploring everything we love about this extremely empathetic film. Thank you so much for listening! Support us at Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/DoubleBillChill Created by Spike Alkire & Jake Kelley Theme Song by B...
Somehow, David Lynch's film career arrived fully formed with the surreal black comedy, "Eraserhead." This episode kicks off our "Films of David Lynch" season. First, we discuss the man himself, and why we are so excited for this season, and then we get in deep with "Eraserhead." We discuss the history of the film, its long production, and its uphill battle to be finished. We then dive into the film giving our interpretations as well as cautioning over-explaining Lynch. We hop you enjoy this a...
Oscar Season is officially over, and we are happy and sad about it. We love to celebrate film and now we're celebrating the show. We give our thoughts on this year's broadcast and the various winners and nominees. Join us for our season finale as we celebrate the 2025 Oscars. Thank you so much for listening! Support us at Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/DoubleBillChill Created by Spike Alkire & Jake Kelley Theme Song by Breck McGough Follow us on Instagram: @DoubleBillChill Lette...
This episode is full of our predictions for the winners of the 2025 Academy Awards hosted by Sir Conan O'Brien. We go through every category, then end the episode with our ranking of the best picture nominees. Thank you so much for listening! Support us at Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/DoubleBillChill Created by Spike Alkire & Jake Kelley Theme Song by Breck McGough Follow us on Instagram: @DoubleBillChill Letterboxd: FartsDomino44
This week we are diving into Brady Corbet's Epic Oscar contender, "The Brutalist." We discuss the long fraught road that led to this film being made as well as the continued struggles to make it happen. After we discuss the production, we dive into the film itself to discuss the plot and any interpretations we have along the way. Finally, we finish the episode with a pair of double bills for your viewing pleasure. Thank you so much for listening! Support us at Patreon at https://www.pa...
This week we are doing our yearly dive into one of our favorite categories, "Animated Short Film." We will be going over all five nominees, "Yuck!," "Magic Candies," "In the Shadow of the Cypress," "Beautiful Men," and "Wander to Wonder." We will go over the production of each film, and dive into the plot, ending each short film with a feature length double bill. Thank you so much for listening! Support us at Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/DoubleBillChill Created by Spike Alkire ...
This week we dive into the Best Animated Feature Oscars 2025 category with Adam Elliot's "Memoir of a Snail." We discuss a lot of behind-the-scenes info including the writing and animation processes, as well as a look into budget concerns for a film this work oriented. We then discuss the film itself, exploring all the plot points we love. Finally, we end the episode with a pair of double bills for your viewing pleasure. Thank you so much for listening! Support us at Patreon at https:/...