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The Hi-Lo Bro ShowHardcore Henry/John Wick: Chapter 2 - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 16 – February 2025This is the one where Richard celebrates protest art via Russian punk rock influences, while Garrett realizes that loving low culture is like eating French fries.***Referenced media:“Eye in the Sky” (Gavin Hood, 2015)“Night Watch” (Timur Bekmambetov, 2004)“Day Watch” (Timur Bekmambetov, 2006)“1917” (Sam Mendes, 2019)“District 9” (Neill Blomkamp, 2009)“A Clockwork Orange” (Stanley Kubrick, 1971)“John Wick” (Chad Stahelski, 2014)“John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum” (Chad Stahelski, 2019)“John Wick: Chapter 4” (Chad Stahelski, 2023)“Nobody” (Ilya Naishuller, 2021)“The Matrix” (The Wachowskis, 1999)“The Matrix Reloaded” (The Wachowskis, 2003)“The Matrix Revolutions” (The Wachowskis, 2003)“The Matrix Resurrections” (Lana Wachowski, 2021)“Point Break” (Kathryn Bigelow, 1991)“A Scanner Darkly” (Richard Linklater, 2006)“Death Wish” (Michael W...2025-02-1348 min
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowThe Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie/The Hunt - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 15 – November 2024This is the one where Richard considers the differences between life, death, dreams, and nightmares by way of surrealism, while Garrett struggles to “get” the purpose of satire.***Referenced media:“Un Chien Andalou” (Luis Buñuel, 1929)“L’Age d’Or” (Luis Buñuel, 1930)“The Exterminating Angel” (Luis Buñuel, 1962)“Inception” (Christopher Nolan, 2010)“Lost” (Jeffrey Lieber, J.J. Abrams, and Damon Lindelof, 2004-2010)“GLOW” (Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch, 2017-2019)“Kill Bill: Volume 1” (Quentin Tarantino, 2003)“The Most Dangerous Game” (Ernest B. Schoedsack and Irving Pichel, 1932)“The Purge” (James DeMonaco, 2013)“Die Hard” (John McTiernan, 1988)“Dirty Harry” (Don Siegel, 1971)Audio quotation:“Un Chien Andal...2024-11-0940 min
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowLebanon/Fury - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 14 – September 2024This is the one where Richard connects the Russian avante-garde with Steven Spielberg by way of tank battles, while Garrett founders on the shoals of Brad Pitt when describing teamwork in close quarters.***Referenced media:“Thelma and Louise” (Ridley Scott, 1991)“Platoon” (Oliver Stone, 1986)“Saving Private Ryan” (Steven Spielberg, 1998)"The Fast and the Furious” (Rob Cohen, 2001)“Band of Brothers” (Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, 2001)“Red Cavalry” (Kazimir Malevich, 1932), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Cavalry_(painting)Audio quotation:“Fury” (David Ayer, 2014)“Lebanon” (Samuel Maoz, 2009)2024-09-0647 min
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowRumble Fish/Targets - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 13 – July 2024This is the one where Richard invokes the Fisher King and mise en abyme, while Garrett celebrates eccentric art, all in memory of “The King of Cult Cinema”, Roger Corman (1926-2024), who helped launch the careers of this episode’s two filmmakers, Francis Ford Coppola and Peter Bogdanovich.***Referenced media:"The Big Doll House" (Jack Hill, 1971)“Rolling Thunder” (John Flynn, 1977)“Blue Collar” (Paul Schrader, 1978)“Grand Theft Auto” (Ron Howard, 1977)“Nosferatu” (F.W. Murnau, 1922)“The Terror” (Roger Corman, 1963)“Frankenstein” (James Whale, 1931)“Bride of Frankenstein” (James Whale, 1935)“How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (Chuck Jones, 1966)“The Last Picture Show” (Peter Bogdanovich, 1971)“...2024-07-1950 min
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowA Man Escaped/The Big Doll House - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 12 – April 2024This is the one where Richard refers to Martin Heidegger’s “The Origin of the Work of Art” and praises cultural transgression, while Garrett remembers being a teen boy drawn to VHS tape covers featuring blood, breasts, and bullets.***Referenced media:“Jackie Brown” (Quentin Tarantino, 1997)“Re-Animator” (Stuart Gordon, 1985)“Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song” (Melvin Van Peebles, 1971)“Billy Jack” (T.C. Frank, 1971)“Escape from the Planet of the Apes” (Don Taylor, 1971)“Carnal Knowledge” (Mike Nichols, 1971)“Shaft” (Gordon Parks, 1971)“The Omega Man” (Boris Segal, 1971)“Jaws” (Steven Spielberg, 1975)“The Godfather” (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)“The Big Bird Cage” (Jack Hill, 1972)“Top Gun: Maverick” (Joseph Kosinski...2024-04-1348 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks“Mom and Dad” (1945), a conversation about a BlockbusterGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa learn something new about the birds and the bees: avoid “the Great Imitator”.***Referenced media:“Johnny Dangerously” (Amy Heckerling, 1984)“Gone with the Wind” (Victor Fleming, 1939)“Leave it to Beaver” (Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher, 1957-1963)“High School Confidential” (Jack Arnold, 1958)“Reefer Madness” (Louis J. Gasnier, 1936)“The Explosive Generation” (Buzz Kulik, 1961)“Teenage Mother” (Jerry Gross, 1967)“Teenage Father” (Taylor Hackford, 1978)“Sex Hygiene” (Otto Brewer and John Ford, 1942)Audio quotation:“Mom and Dad” (William Beaudine, 1945)“Chicken Clucking And Other Chickens Sound and Noises 🐔 VIDEOS” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0ptZkZAuzc“Johnny Dangerously” (Amy Heckerling, 19...2024-04-0426 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks“She Done Him Wrong” (1933), a conversationGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa glory in Mae West as the avatar of Pre-Code Hollywood***Referenced media:“Looney Tunes” (Leon Schlesinger, Hugh Harman, and Rudolf Ising, 1930-now)“Angels with Dirty Face” (Michael Curtiz, 1938)“I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang” (Mervyn LeRoy, 1932)“Call Her Savage” (John Francis Dillon, 1932)“Safe in Hell” (William A. Wellman, 1931)“Footlight Parade” (Lloyd Bacon, 1933)“Scarface” (Howard Hawks, 1932)“Tarzan the Ape Man” (W.S. Van Dyke, 1932)“The Story of Temple Drake” (Stephen Roberts, 1933)“The Jazz Singer” (Alan Crosland, 1927)“King Kong” (Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, 1933)“Gabriel Over the White House” (Gregory La Cava, 1933)Audio q...2024-03-2125 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks“Airport” (1970), a conversation about a BlockbusterGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa embrace a soap opera in the sky.***Referenced media:“Airplane!” (Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker, 1980)“Zero Hour!” (Hall Bartlett, 1957)“One on Top of the Other” (Lucio Fulci, 1969)“Stunt Rock” (Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1978)“The Twilight Zone” (Rod Serling, 1959-1964)“An Officer and a Gentleman” (Taylor Hackford, 1982)“All the President’s Men” (Alan J. Pakula, 1976)“Hud” (Martin Ritt, 1963)“Cool Hand Luke” (Stuart Rosenberg, 1967)“M*A*S*H” (Robert Altman, 1970)“Patton” (Franklin L. Schaffner, 1970)“Zabriskie Point” (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1970)“The Boys in the Band” (William Friedkin, 1970)“The Ballad of Cable Hogue” (Sam Peckinpah, 1970)“The Liberation of L.B. Jones” (William Wy...2024-03-0627 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks“An Officer and a Gentleman” (1982), a conversation about a BlockbusterGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa visit where the eagles cry, on a mountain high, far from the world we know, where the clear winds blow.***Referenced media:“Police Academy” (Hugh Wilson, 1984)“Top Gun” (Tony Scott, 1986)“Entertainment Tonight” (Al Masini, 1981-now)“Conan the Barbarian” (John Milius, 1982)“The Road Warrior” (George Miller, 1981)“Annie” (John Huston, 1982)“Rocky III” (Sylvester Stallone, 1982)“Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” (Nicholas Meyer, 1982)“Poltergeist” (Tobe Hooper, 1982)“E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” (Steven Spielberg, 1982)“Blade Runner” (Ridley Scott, 1982)“The Thing” (John Carpenter, 1982)“Tron” (Steven Lisberger, 1982)“The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” (Colin Higgins, 1982)“Fast Times at Ridgemont High” (Amy Heckerling, 1982)“First...2024-02-2330 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks“Cleopatra” (1963), a conversation about a BlockbusterGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa assess prestige kitsch and consider carrying a spathae to defend a London-born Egyptian matriarch.***Referenced media:“My Fair Lady” (George Cukor, 1964)“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” (Mike Nichols, 1966)“Rome” (John Milius, William J. MacDonald, and Bruno Heller, 2005-2007)“All in the Family” (Norman Lear, 1971-1979)“Kill Bill: Volume 1” (Quentin Tarantino, 2003)“Kill Bill: Volume 2” (Quentin Tarantino, 2004)“National Velvet” (Clarence Brown, 1944)“Doctor Dolittle” (Richard Fleischer, 1967)“Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope” (George Lucas, 1977)“Star Trek” (Gene Roddenberry, 1966-1969)“Flaming Creatures” (Jack Smith, 1963)“Bye Bye Birdie” (George Sidney, 1963), “Hud” (Martin Ritt, 1963)“The Nutty Professor” (Jerry Lewis, 1963)“The...2024-02-0829 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks“Walk the Line” (2005), a conversation about a BlockbusterGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa consider Johnny Cash, a man with many chapters in his book of life, and wonder if they got to see the right one get made into a movie.***Referenced media:“Terminator 2: Judgment Day” (James Cameron, 1991)“Ray” (Taylor Hackford, 2004)“Happy Days” (Garry Marshall, 1974-1984)“Bohemian Rhapsody” (Brian Singer, 2018)“A History of Violence” (David Cronenberg, 2005),“Brokeback Mountain” (Ang Lee, 2005)“Munich” (Steven Spielberg, 2005)“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” (Mike Newell, 2005)“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” (James Mangold, 2023)Audio quotation:“Walk the Line” (James Mangold, 2005), including the songs “Cocaine Blues” and “Long Legged G...2024-01-2527 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks“Doctor Zhivago” (1965), a conversation about a BlockbusterGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa examine one middle brow entertainment that earned an inflation-adjusted box office gross of over $1,000,000,000 in North America.***Referenced media:“The Bridges of Madison County” (Clint Eastwood, 1995)“Indecent Proposal” (Adrian Lyne, 1995)“Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope” (George Lucas, 1977)“In the Heat of the Night” (Norman Jewison, 1967)“On the Waterfront” (Elia Kazan, 1954)“Fitzcarraldo” (Werner Herzog, 1982)“My Best Fiend” (Werner Herzog, 1999)“The Sound of Music” (Robert Wise, 1965)“How the West Was Won” (Henry Hathaway, John Ford, and George Marshall, 1962)“The Andy Griffith Show” (Sheldon Leonard, 1960-1968)“For a Few Dollars More” (Sergio Leone, 1965)“A Patch of Blue”...2024-01-1136 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Sound of Freedom” (2023), a conversation about a BlockbusterGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa analyze the sleeper hit of summer 2023.***Referenced media:“The Passion of the Christ” (Mel Gibson, 2004)“Law & Order: SVU” (Dick Wolf, 1999-now)“God’s Not Dead” (Harold Cronk, 2014)“First Blood” (Ted Kotcheff, 1982)“Columbiana” (Olivier Megaton, 2011)“The Equalizer” (Antoine Fuqua, 2014)“Survivor” (Charlie Parsons, 2000-now)“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” (Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson, 2023)“The Flash” (Andy Muschietti, 2023)“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” (James Mangold, 2023)“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” (Christopher McQuarrie, 2023)“Barbie” (Greta Gerwig, 2023)“Oppenheimer” (Christopher Nolan, 2023)Audio quotation:“Sound of Freedom” (Alejandro Monteverde, 2023)Theme for “Survivor” (Charlie Par2023-12-2120 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"The Mule" (2018), a conversation about a BlockbusterGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa consider whether it’s worth having the best-paid, part-time job in the history of movies.***Referenced media:“Saturday Night Live” (Lorne Michaels, 1975-now)“Gran Torino” (Clint Eastwood, 2008)“A Star is Born” (Bradley Cooper, 2018)“Bohemian Rhapsody” (Brian Singer, 2018)“Green Book” (Peter Farrelly, 2018)“The Favourite” (Yorgos Lanthimos, 2018)“American Sniper” (Clint Eastwood, 2014)“Scent of a Woman” (Martin Brest, 1992)“Unforgiven” (Clint Eastwood, 1992)“Cry Macho” (Clint Eastwood, 2021)“Letters from Iwo Jima” (Clint Eastwood, 2006)“Flags of Our Fathers” (Clint Eastwood, 2006)“Changeling” (Clint Eastwood, 2008)“Mystic River” (Clint Eastwood, 2003) Audio quotation:“Saturday Night Live”, Season 44, Episode 10, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5TEsdb918c“The Mul2023-12-1525 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Turn Me On, Goddammit!" (2011), a conversationGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa discuss Alma, a high school girl boiling over with sexual curiosity in a small Norwegian town.***Referenced media:“Top Gun” (Tony Scott, 1986)“The Hunger Games” (Gary Ross, 2012)“American Pie” (Paul Weitz, 1999)“American Reunion” (Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, 2012)“The Avengers” (Joss Whedon, 2012)Audio quotation:“Turn Me On, Goddammit!” (Jannicke Systad Jacobsen, 2011)“Take Me Breath Away”, composed by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock and performed by Berlin, from “Top Gun” (Tony Scott, 1986),“boing sound effect 1” (2021), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-3qnJxEYmc2023-10-2119 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Beau Travail" (1999), a conversationGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa consider how Herman Melville’s novella, “Billy Budd”, was translated into a movie that the 2022 “Sight and Sound” poll of the greatest films of all time maintains is the seventh greatest ever.***Referenced media:“Dune: Part One” (Denis Villeneuve, 2021)“Blade Runner 2049” (Denis Villeneuve, 2017)“Chocolat” (Claire Denis, 1988)“High Fidelity” (Stephen Frears, 2000)“American Psycho” (Mary Harron, 2000)“Gladiator” (Ridley Scott, 2000)“Trouble Every Day” (Claire Denis, 2001)“Blood for Dracula” (Paul Morrissey, 1974)“Olympia 1: Festival of Nations” (Leni Riefenstahl, 1938)“Olympia 2: Festival of Beauty” (Leni Riefenstahl, 1938)“Reflections on a Golden Eye” (John Huston, 1967)“Blue Lagoon” (Randal Kleiser, 1980)“Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie” (Cal Bunker, 2023)Audio quo...2023-10-1119 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Shoah, Part 2" (1985), a conversationGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa feel the weight of what really is the most intense horror story ever made.***Referenced media:“Band of Brothers” (Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, 2001)“Eddie Murphy Raw” (Robert Townsend, 1987)“The Day After” (Nicholas Meyer, 1983)“Avatar” (James Cameron, 2009)“Kill Bill: Volume 1” (Quentin Tarantino, 2003)“Kill Bill: Volume 2” (Quentin Tarantino, 2004)“Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.” (Errol Morris, 1999)Audio quotation:“Shoah” (Claude Lanzmann, 1985)“Band of Brothers” (Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, 2001), Episode 9: “Why We Fight” (John Orloff, 2001)“Eddie Murphy Raw” (Robert Townsend, 1987)2023-09-2751 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Shoah, Part 1" (1985), a conversationGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa sink into the first half of what might be the “greatest” horror story ever made.***Referenced media:“Parks & Recreation” (Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, 2009-2015)“To Be or Not to Be” (Alan Johnson, 1983)“To Be or Not to Be” (Ernst Lubitsch, 1942)“The Twilight Zone” (Rod Serling, 1959-1964), Season 3, Episode 9: “Deaths-Head Revisited” (Rod Serling, 1961)“Sophie’s Choice” (Alan J. Pakula, 1982)“Schindler’s List” (Steven Spielberg, 1993)“Monty Python and the Holy Grail” (Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones, 1975)“Twilight Zone: The Movie” (John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, and George Miller, 1983)“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (Tobe Hooper, 1974)“S...2023-09-111h 09
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Prisoners" (2013), a conversationGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa respond to a moody and twisted police procedural.***Referenced media:“Sicario” (Denis Villeneuve, 2015)“La La Land” (Damien Chazelle, 2016)“The Shape of Water” (Guillermo del Toro, 2017)“Zodiac” (David Fincher, 2007)“The Sixth Sense” (M. Night Shyamalan, 1999)“Happy Days” (Garry Marshall, 1974-1984)“Little Miss Sunshine” (Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, 2006)“The Elephant Man” (David Lynch, 1980)“Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace” (George Lucas, 1999)“Fruitvale Station” (Ryan Coogler, 2013)“Blue Jasmine” (Woody Allen, 2013)“Enough Said” (Nicole Holofcener, 2013)“Don Jon” (Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 2013)“Gravity” (Alfonso Cuarón, 2013)“Captain Phillips” (Paul Greengrass, 2013)“12 Years a Slave” (Steve McQueen, 2013)“All is Lost” (J.C. Chandor, 2013) Audio quotation...2023-08-3028 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"CODA" (2021), a conversationGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa mourn the decline of theatrical movie-going and celebrate sentimental entertainment.***Referenced media:“Belfast” (Kenneth Branagh, 2021)“Don’t Look Up” (Adam McKay, 2021)“Drive My Car” (Ryusuke Hamaguchi, 2021)“Dune: Part One” (Denis Villeneuve, 2021)“King Richard” (Reinaldo Marcus Green, 2021)“Licorice Pizza” (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021)“Nightmare Alley” (Guillermo del Toro, 2021)“Power of the Dog” (Jane Campion, 2021)“West Side Story” (Steven Spielberg, 2021)“Marty” (Delbert Mann, 1955)“Our Gang” (also known as “The Little Rascals”) (Hal Roach, 1922-1944)“Barbie” (Greta Gerwig, 2023)“Oppenheimer” (Christopher Nolan, 2023)“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” (Christopher McQuarrie, 2023)“Top Gun: Maverick” (Joseph Kosinski, 2022)Audio quotation:“CODA” (Sian Heder, 2021)“Poly...2023-08-2124 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"No Country for Old Men" (2007), a conversationGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa ponder old cowboys.***Referenced media:“The Simpsons” (Matt Groening, 1989-now)“The Terminator” (James Cameron, 1984)“Barry Lyndon” (Stanley Kubrick, 1975)“Blood Simple” (Joel Coen, 1984)“Psycho” (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)“Batman Begins” (Christopher Nolan, 2005)“The Dark Knight” (Christopher Nolan, 2008)“The Dark Knight Rises” (Christopher Nolan, 2012)“Iron Man” (Jon Favreau, 2008)“The Kingdom” (Peter Berg, 2007)“3:10 to Yuma” (James Mangold, 2007)“Eastern Promises” (David Cronenberg, 2007)“Michael Clayton” (Tony Gilroy, 2007)“Blade Runner (The Final Cut)” (Ridley Scott, 1982/2007)“Lake of Fire” (Tony Kaye, 2006)“Lars and the Real Girl” (Craig Gillespie, 2007)“Gone Baby Gone” (Ben Affleck, 2007)“Dan in Real Life” (Peter Hedges, 2007)“American Gangster” (Ridley Scott, 2007)“Beowulf” (Robert Z...2023-07-1827 min
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowHer/Upgrade - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 10 – June 2023This is the one about Artificial Intelligence where the Richard Chatbot signals Northrop Frye, and the Garrett Chatbot remembers eating.***Referenced media:“Death Wish” (Michael Winner, 1974)“Un Chien Andalou” (Luis Buñuel, 1929“The Terminator” (James Cameron, 1984)“The Matrix” (The Wachowski’s, 1999)“2,001: A Space Odyssey” (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)“Westworld” (Michael Crichton, 1973)“Westword” (Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, 2016-2022)“Colossus: The Forbin Project” (Joseph Sargent, 1970)“WarGames” (John Badham, 1983)“Saw” (James Wan, 2004)“The Invisible Man” (Leigh Whannell, 2020)“Mad Men” (Matthew Weiner, 2007-2015)“Blade Runner” (Ridley Scott, 1982)“Solo: A Star Wars Story” (Ron Howard, 2018)“American Graffitti” (George Lucas, 1973)“THX 1138” (George Lucas, 1971)“Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope” (George Luc...2023-06-2847 min
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowA Dangerous Method/Re-Animator - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 9 – January 2023This is the one where Richard uses his superego to consider two peculiar horror movies about expressing the id, and Garrett expresses an ego ideal of contextual memory with a tip of the hat to Joe Bob Briggs.***Referenced media:“Back to the Future” (Robert Zemeckis, 1985)“Die Hard” (John McTiernan, 1988)“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (Tobe Hooper, 1974)“Get Out” (Jordan Peele, 2017)“Night of the Living Dead” (George A. Romero, 1968)“Frankenstein” (James Whale, 1931)“28 Days Later” (Danny Boyle, 2002)“Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” (Joe Johnston, 1989)“The Skin I Live In” (Pedro Almodovar, 2011)“Midnight in Paris” (Woody Allen, 2011)“J. Edgar” (Clint Eastwood, 2011)“Melancholia”...2023-02-0350 min
Blockbusters and BirdwalksDeliberate Controversy, a conversation – Part 2: “Last Tango in Paris” (1972)This is the second part of an eight-part series about difficult movies. Part 1 focused on S. Craig Zahler’s “Dragged Across Concrete”. Part 3 will focus on Don Edmonds’s “Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS”. Part 4 will focus on Paul Verhoeven’s “Basic Instinct”. Part 5 will focus on Terry Jones’s “Monty Python’s Life of Brian”. Part 6 will focus on Martin Scorsese’s “Last Temptation of Christ”. Part 7 will focus on Spike Lee’s “Bamboozled”. Part 8 will focus on Dinesh D’Souza's “2000 Mules”.***Referenced media:“A Clockwork Orange” (Stanley Kubrick, 1971)“The Postman Always Rings Twice” (Bob Rafelson, 1981)“Th...2023-01-2029 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"House of Flying Daggers" (2004)"A rare beauty in the North. She's the finest lady on earth. A glance from her, the whole city goes down. A second glance leaves the nation in ruins. There exists no city or nation that has been more cherished than a beauty like this."2022-11-0307 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Shaun of the Dead" (2004)"The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation."2022-11-0209 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks1976, a conversation – Part 3: “The Bad News Bears” (1976)This is the third part of a six-part series about American movies from 1976. Part 1 focused on John G. Avildsen’s “Rocky”. Part 2 focused on James Fargo’s “The Enforcer”. Part 4 will focus on John Cassavetes’s “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie”. Part 5 will focus on Brian De Palma’s “Obsession”. Part 6 will focus on John Guillermin’s “King Kong”.***Referenced media:“Bless the Beasts and Children” (Stanley Kramer, 1971)“Rocky” (John G. Avildsen, 1976)“42” (Brian Helgeland, 2013)“Gran Torino” (Clint Eastwood, 2008)“Jaws” (Steven Spielberg, 1975)“Star Wars” (George Lucas, 1977)“Taxi Driver” (Martin Scorsese, 1976)“The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (John Cassavetes, 1976)“All the Presiden...2022-10-2827 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Million Dollar Baby" (2004)"My darling, my blood."2022-10-2714 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Fahrenheit 9/11" (2004)"War is always good for certain companies that are in the war. The business of war."2022-10-1512 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"The Sea Inside" (2004)"When you can't escape, and you constantly rely on everyone else, you learn to cry by smiling."2022-10-1413 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks1976, a conversation – Part 2: “The Enforcer” (1976)This is the second part of a six-part series about American movies from 1976. Part 1 focused on John G. Avildsen’s “Rocky”. Part 3 will focus on Michael Ritchie’s “The Bad News Bears”. Part 4 will focus on John Cassavetes’s “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie”. Part 5 will focus on Brian De Palma’s “Obsession”. Part 6 will focus on John Guillermin’s “King Kong”.***Referenced media:“Dirty Harry” (Don Siegel, 1971)“Rocky” (John G. Avildsen, 1976)“Magnum Force” (Ted Post, 1973)“Sudden Impact” (Clint Eastwood, 1983)“Jackass” (Jeff Tremaine, 2002)“The Dead Pool” (Buddy Van Horn, 1988)“All in the Family” (Norman Lear, 1971-1979)“Gran Torino” (Clint East...2022-10-1430 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004)"Random thoughts for Valentine's day, 2004. Today is a holiday invented by greeting card companies to make people feel like crap."2022-09-3010 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"The Bourne Supremacy" (2004)"They don't make mistakes. They don't do random. There's always an objective. Always a target."2022-09-2911 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks1976, a conversation – Part 1: “Rocky” (1976)This is the first part of a six-part series about American movies from 1976. Part 2 will focus on James Fargo’s “The Enforcer”. Part 3 will focus on Michael Ritchie’s “The Bad News Bears”. Part 4 will focus on John Cassavetes’s “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie”. Part 5 will focus on Brian De Palma’s “Obsession”. Part 6 will focus on John Guillermin’s “King Kong”.***Referenced media:"Rocky IV” (Sylvester Stallone, 1985)“Transformers: The Movie” (Nelson Shin, 1986)“Rocky Balboa” (Sylvester Stallone, 2006)“Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot” (Roger Spottiswoode, 1992)“Oscar” (John Landis, 1991)“Samaritan” (Julius Avery, 2022)“Rocky II” (Sylvester Stallone, 1979)“Star Wars” (George...2022-09-2840 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Crash" (2004)"I wake up like this every morning."2022-09-2118 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Super Size Me" (2004)A Pizza Hut / A Pizza Hut / Kentucky Fried Chicken / And a Pizza Hut.2022-09-2011 min
Blockbusters and BirdwalksCENSORSHIP, a conversation – Part 8: “Henry & June” (1990)This is the final part of an eight-part series about American movie ratings. Part 1 focused on Prano Baily-Bond’s “Censor”. Part 2 focused on Mike Nichols’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”. Part 3 focused on Brian DePalma’s “Greetings”. Part 4 focused on Gordon Flemyng’s “The Split”. Part 5 focused on Steven Spielberg’s “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”. Part 6 focused on Garry Marshall’s “The Flamingo Kid”. Part 7 focused on John McNaughton’s “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer”.***Referenced media:“Taboo” (Kirdy Stevens, 1980)“Goodfellas” (Martin Scorsese, 1990)“King of New York” (Abel Ferrara, 1990)“Miller’s Crossing” (Joel Coen and Eth...2022-09-1940 min
Blockbusters and BirdwalksCENSORSHIP, a conversation – Part 7: “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer” (1986 / 1990)This is the seventh part of an eight-part series about American movie ratings. Part 1 focused on Prano Baily-Bond’s “Censor”. Part 2 focused on Mike Nichols’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”. Part 3 focused on Brian DePalma’s “Greetings”. Part 4 focused on Gordon Flemyng’s “The Split”. Part 5 focused on Steven Spielberg’s “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”. Part 6 focused on Garry Marshall’s “The Flamingo Kid”. The final episode in this series will focus on Philip Kaufmans’s “Henry & June” (1990).***Referenced media:“The Terminator” (John Cameron, 1984)“The Silence of the Lambs” (Jonathan Demme, 1991)“Hannibal” (Ridl...2022-09-1929 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"A Very Long Engagement" (2004)A love story in time of war that's presented as a mystery centered on how to tell stories.2022-08-3112 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"I, Robot" (2004)Is pre-slap Will Smith worth reflection?2022-08-2517 min
Blockbusters and BirdwalksCENSORSHIP, a conversation – Part 6: “The Flamingo Kid” (1984)This is the sixth part of an eight-part series about American movie ratings. Part 1 focused on Prano Baily-Bond’s “Censor”. Part 2 focused on Mike Nichols’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”. Part 3 focused on Brian DePalma’s “Greetings”. Part 4 focused on Gordon Flemyng’s “The Split”. Part 5 focused on Steven Spielberg’s “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”.Future episodes will focus on John McNaughton’s “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer” (1986) and Philip Kaufmans’s “Henry & June” (1990).***Referenced media:“Green Book” (Peter Farrelly, 2018)“Crash” (Paul Haggis, 2004)“Stand By Me” (Rob Reiner, 1986)“The Graduate” (Mike Nichols, 196...2022-08-2235 min
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowHarakiri/Colors - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 8 - August 2022This is the one where Richard blazons the samurai katana, wakizashi, and the tanto, and Garrett remembers thinking that a photorealist depiction of gang violence might be the right way to woo a romantic partner.***Referenced media:“The Last Samurai” (Edward Zwick, 2003)“Ronin” (John Frankenheimer, 1998)“Seven Samurai” (Akira Kurosawa, 1954)“The Magnificent Seven” (John Sturges, 1960)“The Magnificent Seven” (Antoine Fuqua, 2016)“The Outlaw Josey Wales” (Clint Eastwood, 1976)“First Blood” (Ted Kotcheff, 1982)“Gladiator” (Ridley Scott, 2000)“Rashomon” (Akira Kurosawa, 1950)“Se7en” (David Fincher, 1995)“King Kong vs. Godzilla” (Ishirō Honda, 1962)“The Tale of Zatoichi Continues” (Kazuo Mori, 1962)“The Leopard” (Luchino Visconti, 1963)“This Sporting Life” (Lindsay...2022-08-2159 min
Blockbusters and BirdwalksCENSORSHIP, a conversation – Part 5: “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” (1984)This is the fifth part of an eight-part series about American movie ratings. Part 1 focused on Prano Baily-Bond’s “Censor”. Part 2 focused on Mike Nichols’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”. Part 3 focused on Brian DePalma’s “Greetings”. Part 4 focused on Gordon Flemyng’s “The Split”.Future episodes will focus on Garry Marshall’s “The Flamingo Kid” (1984), John McNaughton’s “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer” (1986), and Philip Kaufmans’s “Henry & June” (1990).***Referenced media:“Raiders of the Lost Ark” (Steven Spielberg, 1981)“Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” (Steven Spielberg, 1989)“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” (Steven Spi...2022-08-0843 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"The Greatest Show on Earth" (1952)Best Picture Winner, really?2022-07-2506 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Going My Way" (1944)"The smiles you'll gather / Will look well on you / Oh, I hope you're Going My Way too."2022-07-2205 min
Blockbusters and BirdwalksCENSORSHIP, a conversation - Part 4: "The Split" (1968)This is the fourth part of an eight-part series about American movie ratings. Part 1 focused on Prano Baily-Bond’s “Censor”. Part 2 focused on Mike Nichols’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”. Part 3 focused on Brian DePalma’s “Greetings”.Future episodes will focus on Steven Spielberg’s “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” (1984), Garry Marshall’s “The Flamingo Kid” (1984), John McNaughton’s “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer” (1986), and Philip Kaufmans’s “Henry & June” (1990).***Referenced media:“Marty” (Delbert Mann, 1955)“Star Wars Holiday Special” (Steve Binder, 1978)“The Dirty Dozen” (Robert Aldrich, 1967)“Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song” (Melvin Van Peebles, 197...2022-07-1129 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Gandhi" (1982)His weapon was his humanity.2022-07-1110 min
Blockbusters and BirdwalksCENSORSHIP, a conversation - Part 3: "Greetings" (1968)This is the third part of an eight-part series about American movie ratings. Part 1 focused on Prano Baily-Bond’s "Censor". Part 2 focused on Mike Nichols’s "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?".Future episodes will focus on Gordon Flemyng’s "The Split" (1968), Steven Spielberg’s "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" (1984), Garry Marshall’s "The Flamingo Kid" (1984), John McNaughton’s "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer" (1986), and Philip Kaufmans’s "Henry & June" (1990).***Referenced media:"Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf?" (Mike Nichols, 1966)"Red Dawn" (John Milius, 1984)"This Savage Land" (Vincent McEveety, 1969)"Assignment to Kil...2022-06-2440 min
Blockbusters and BirdwalksCENSORSHIP, a conversation - Part 2: "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (1966)This is the second part of an eight-part series about American movie ratings. Part 1 focused on Prano Baily-Bond’s "Censor". Future episodes will focus on Brian DePalma’s "Greetings" (1968), Gordon Flemyng’s "The Split" (1968), Steven Spielberg’s "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" (1984), Garry Marshall’s "The Flamingo Kid" (1984), John McNaughton’s "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer" (1986), and Philip Kaufmans’s "Henry & June" (1990).***Referenced media:"High School Confidential" (Jack Arnold, 1958)"Leave It to Beaver" (Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher, 1957-63)"Cleopatra" (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1963)"Look Who’s Talking" (Amy Heckerling, 1989)"...2022-06-1441 min
Blockbusters and BirdwalksCENSORSHIP, a conversation - Part 1: "Censor" (2021)This is the first part of an eight-part series about American movie ratings. Part 1 focuses on Prano Bailey-Bond’s 2021 slasher movie "Censor", as an introduction to censorship, generally.Future episodes will focus on Mike Nichols’s "Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (1966), Brian DePalma’s "Greetings" (1968), Gordon Flemyng’s "The Split" (1968), Steven Spielberg’s "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" (1984), Garry Marshall’s "The Flamingo Kid" (1984), John McNaughton’s "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer" (1986), and Philip Kaufmans’s "Henry & June" (1990).***Referenced media:"Time Bandits" (Terry Gilliam, 1981)"Saturday Night Live" (Lorne Michaels, 197...2022-05-2027 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Caligula" (1979)"Although I have taken the form of Gaius Caligula, I am all men as I am no man and therefore I am a God."2022-05-1910 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Joker" (2019), a conversationGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa catch up to the zeitgeisty hit of 2019 and reel-in a real whopper.2022-05-0434 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Dolemite Is My Name" (2019), a conversationGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa celebrate Eddie Murphy, a stand-up genius, playing Rudy Ray Moore, another stand-up genius, who invented Dolemite, a Hip Hop God.2022-04-2026 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"God's Not Dead" (2014), a conversationGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa get Churched? 2022-04-0322 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Minari" (2020), a conversationGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa lament overdone spectacle in movies versus the too-rare peculiarity of wonderfully humane stories. 2022-03-1935 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Pig" (2021), a conversationGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa get a grip on porcine friendship, the influence of Bruce Springsteen, and the odd brilliance of Nicolas Cage.2022-03-1126 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Red Rocket" (2021), a conversationGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa reflect on the male member.2022-03-1128 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"The Last Duel" (2021), a conversationGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa think about Ridley Scott's Late Middle Ages story about a woman seeking justice after surviving rape.2022-02-0437 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Hobo with a Shotgun" (2011), a conversationGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa agree that bad can mean good, and good can mean good, but sometimes bad means bad and not good.2022-01-2317 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"A Clockwork Orange" (1971), a conversationGarrett Chaffin-Quiray said, "It was gorgeousness," and Ed Rosa replied, "And gorgeousity made flesh."2022-01-1136 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song" (1971)"Come on feet, cruise for me."2022-01-1012 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Titanic" (1997)"She hits the berg on the starboard side, right? She kind of bumps along, punching holes like Morse code, dit dit dit, along the side, below the water line. Then the forward compartments start to flood."2021-12-0709 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Bless the Beasts and Children" (1971), a conversationGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa agree that awkward boys become awkward men.2021-12-0523 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"The Thing" (1982), a conversationGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa found a movement: Make Antarctica Great Again!2021-11-1227 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"The Thing from Another World" (1951), a conversationGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa eat their vegetables while interpreting a Cold War classic.2021-10-3124 min
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowReady Player One/The LEGO Movie - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 7 - October 2021This is the one where Richard refers to Gnosticism, Elliot, birth marks, and all things awesome, and Garrett plays on the floor with a children’s toy.2021-10-2643 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Promising Young Woman" (2020), a conversationGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa discuss the limits of an Oscar-winning screenplay. 2021-10-0929 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Straw Dogs" (1971), a conversationGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa wonder if Bloody Sam Peckinpah is a closeted feminist.2021-09-2826 min
Blockbusters and BirdwalksMeryl Streep Double Feature: "Mama Mia!" (2008) and "The Iron Lady" (2011), a conversationGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Sheila Chaffin reflect on Peak Streep, or a mother/son study of womanhood.2021-09-2129 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"The Rescuers" (1977)Not as good as you might remember.2021-09-1109 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Nomadland", a conversation (2020)Garrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa interpret the 2020 Academy Award winner. 2021-09-1137 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Love Story" (1970)Sorry optional.2021-08-2907 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"The Silence of the Lambs" (1991)Beauty meets Beast.2021-08-2915 min
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowShadow of the Vampire/Horror of Dracula - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 6 - August 2021This is the one where Richard pines for a Sears catalog and Garrett discovers phallic imagery.2021-08-2645 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Army of the Dead" (2021)Viva Las Vegas?2021-06-1212 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (1974)Saw is family.2021-06-1211 min
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowUnder the Skin/Ms. 45 - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 5 - May 2021This is the one where Richard falls in love with a book, Garrett trips over teenage memories, and the HiLo Bros consider vigilantes.2021-06-0450 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" (2007)Pitt and Affleck nursemaid the modern celebrity and nearly fall in love. 2021-04-1811 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"The Outlaw Josey Wales" (1976)Mid-career Eastwood trying to overcome racism in the Western as bicentennial entertainment.2021-04-1711 min
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford/The Outlaw Josey Wales - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 4 - April 2021This is the one where Richard recalls Bleeding Kansas, Garrett professes man-love for Clint, and revisionism is explained--sort of.2021-04-1655 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Stop Making Sense" (1984)Home is where I want to be, but I guess I'm already there.2021-03-0416 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Desert Hearts" (1985)Imagine a young Queer person who has never seen a version of themselves on-screen beyond monstrosity. Then imagine seeing how another Queer person made a place in the world through friendship and self-discovery.2021-03-0412 min
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowBlade Runner 2049/Blade Runner - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 3 - Feb 2021This is the one where replicants inspire Richard to go full Milton while Garrett obsesses over AI coupling.2021-02-1259 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Moulin Rouge!" (2001)You’ll be dumb with wonderment!2021-02-0408 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Blade Runner" (1982 / 1992 / 2007)Anticipating our worries about A.I., the surveillance state, and how to make human connections on spaceship Earth, Blade Runner is a work of genius .2021-02-0413 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Conan the Barbarian" (1982)Arnold is the basis for a certain kind of masculine expression that I once saw as desirable. 2021-02-0412 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Platoon" (1986)An Oscar winner and exhibition of Classical Style.2021-02-0412 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Yentl" (1983)God is present in this movie.2021-02-0417 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Slap Shot" (1977)The greatest sports movie ever?2021-02-0413 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Bohemian Rhapsody" (2018)Did Freddie Mercury and the members of Queen lead messy, complicated, R-rated lives?2021-02-0420 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Black Hawk Down" (2001)Soldiers fight for one another, the moral complexities of why be damned.2021-02-0411 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Memento" (2000)Leonard Shelby has a condition.2021-02-0414 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Moonlight" (2016)Barry Jenkins trades on 'hood films to achieve something remarkably different. 2021-02-0413 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Trainspotting" (1996)Addictive behavior is baked into modern life and the only way to defeat the lure of substance abuse is developing community.2021-02-0408 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Hedwig and the Angry Inch" (2001)I put on some make-up, turn up the eight-track; I’m pulling the wig down from the shelf.2021-02-0408 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Lone Star" (1996)This is a great John Sayles movie. 2021-02-0407 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Boyz N the Hood" (1991)Boyz N the Hood is more than a big studio prestige picture at the close of the Reagan/Bush era.2021-02-0414 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Pulp Fiction" (1994)Quentin Tarantino’s first masterwork is a sight to behold and listen to. 2021-02-0410 min
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowStalker/The Omega Man - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 2 - Dec 2020This is the one where three men galivant through Estonia, and Heston plays the Lamb of God. Richard remembers the early 1980s, and Garrett insists on quoting Richard Matheson.2020-12-171h 04
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowCries and Whispers/The Stepfather - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 1 - Nov 2020This is the one where John Locke enjoys Bach and Chopin. Garrett thinks 19th century Swedes are cold fish, and Richard celebrates Jill Schoelen.2020-11-151h 21