Barred Movies

Hey hey movies lovers and fascism haters! In this episode, movie nerd extraordinaire Brice Puls joins Kelly and Brandon to discuss the 4K restoration of the 1971 movie The Devils, directed by Ken Russell. Generally considered one of the most controversial movies of all time, The Devils is adapted in part from the 1952 Aldous Huxley non-fiction book The Devils of Loudun which discusses the events of the alleged possessions in Loudon, France, in 1634. Basically, a priest named Urbain Grandier w...

Hey hey movie lovers and fascism haters! Emmy-nominated filmmaker and fellow Chicagoan Melissa Fox joins us to discuss the 1982 Canadian short documentary film If You Love This Planet directed by Terre Nash. It features anti-nuclear war activist Dr. Helen Caldicott as she gives a lecture on the dangers of nuclear weapons. At the time, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporations didn't air the film because it "didn't give a balanced view of the topic." They couldn't find anyone to argue for the use...

Hey hey movie lovers and fascism haters! Listen in as Neighbor Sai and Neighbor Phil join Kelly and Brandon in discussing the infamously horrific movie A Serbian Film. TRIGGER WARNING TRIGGER WARNING TRIGGER WARNING Seriously, before we go on, please know there aren't enough trigger warnings for this episode. Themes include sexual assault, femicide, pedophilia, necrophilia, and family annihilation. We actually can't recommend watching this one before you listen. And, honestly, if any of the t...

Hey hey movies lovers and fascism haters! Filmmaker, writer, and all around great guy Bryan Young joins co-hosts Kelly Swails and Brandon Wilhelm to discuss a few movies directed by and featuring two silent-era giants: Mabel Normand and Charlie Chaplin. Topics include: How fast the movie industry changed during the silent eraHow without Normand, we wouldn't have ChaplinWhy each of these filmmakers saw their movies get banned during their careerWho gets to be forgiven and who gets t...

Hey movie lovers and fascism haters! Our latest episode of Barred Movies isn't a movie at all but an episode of the original Twilight Zone series. Join hosts Brandon Wilhelm and Kelly Swails and guest Dacey Arashiba as they discuss "The Encounter." This episode first aired on May 1st, 1964 and features Neville Brand as a WWII veteran, George Takei as a Japanese-American man looking for landscaping work, and a stolen katana that may or may not be out for revenge. We paired our chat with ...