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04:00:34

Episode 173 - Sex & Zen + Thief + Side Roads + Who...

The Stacks ·

2025/01/15

On The Stacks this week, part one (0:00-1:16:31) we cover first the Michael Mak category III Golden Harvest erotic comedy Sex and Zen, in addition to "The Galileo Seven" (the 16th episode of Star Trek (TOS). In part two (1:16:31-2:48:41), we talk about 8 additional films - Michael Mann's beautifully aesthetic 1981 debut crime film Thief, Bill Bordy's super-obscure 1988 no-fi crime picture Side Roads, Joseph Cates' 1965 grim crime drama Who Killed Teddy Bear?, the 1980 Lewis Jackson Santa slasher

00:37

Service interruption New Year 2025

The Stacks ·

2025/01/08

A brief message - apologies, we are off this week, as Shana had the flu, but we will be back on track next week!<3 -j.

03:51:29

Episode 172 - McCabe & Mrs. Miller + 10 more

The Stacks ·

2025/01/01

On The Stacks this week, part one (0:00-1:45:17) consists of detailed discussion of Robert Altman's 1971 revisionist western masterpiece McCabe & Mrs. Miller, as well as "Shore Leave" - the fun 15th episode of Star Trek (TOS). Part two (1:45:18-3:05:46) we have briefer discussion of a lot more movies, beginning with AGFA's Blood-a-Rama Triple Frightmare II (consisting of Love Goddesses of Blood Island, Follow That Skirt, and The Undertaker and His Pals, 1964-66), the 2024 Mike Cheslik video game

03:27:17

Episode 171 - Lady Snowblood + Mad Bomber + Delirium...

The Stacks ·

2024/12/24

On The Stacks this week, part one (0:00-1:26:13) consists of in-depth discussion on Toshiya Fujita's classic 1973 chambara Lady Snowblood, in addition to "The Balance of Terror" - the 14th episode of Star Trek (TOS), which introduces the Romulans. Part two (1:26:13-2:48:55) features shorter discussion of eight additional films: Bert I. Gordon's 1973 crime thriller The Mad Bomber (aka The Police Connection), Lamberto Bava's 1987 high-fashion giallo Delirium (aka Photo of Gioia), Joseph Zito's 1985

03:54:37

Episode 170 - High Crime + NOTLD + Dr No + Italian...

The Stacks ·

2024/12/18

On The Stacks this week, in part one (0:00-1:31:30) Shana and j. discuss the Enzo G. Castellari 1973 poliziotteschi classic High Crime, in addition to our continuing coverage of Star Trek (TOS), with episode 13, "The Conscience of the King" (directed by Gerd Oswald). In part two (1:31:31-3:12:42), we talk about eight additional features - 1968's wildly influential George A. Romero zombie feature, The Night of the Living Dead, the proper start to the James Bond franchise with 1962's Dr No, directed

03:52:55

Episode 169 - Dr Caligari + Star Trek IV + Wizard of...

The Stacks ·

2024/12/11

On The Stacks this week, in part one (0:00-1:32:07) Shana and j. discuss the 1989 new wave meets German Expressionism Stephen Sayadian remake Dr. Caligari, in addition to episode 12 of Star Trek (TOS), "The Menagerie" part 2. In our own part two (1:32:07-3:07:08), we have eight additional features: Leonard Nimoy's delightfully silly 1986 Save the Whales adventure Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, the landmark 1939 Hollywood classic The Wizard of Oz, directed by Victor Fleming, Robert Clouse's 1974

04:00:20

Episode 168 - Lips of Blood + Mulholland Dr + Speed...

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2024/12/04

On The Stacks this week, in part one (0:00-1:31:59) Shana and j. discuss the 1976 Jean Rollin moody vampire picture Levres de Sang (Lips of Blood), in addition to the 11th episode of Star Trek (TOS), part one of their first two-parter "The Menagerie" (reusing the rejected pilot episode "The Cage"). In part two (1:32:00-3:16:55) we discuss 5 additional features: David Lynch's 2001 surrealist neo-noir masterpiece Mulholland Drive, The Wachowskis' glorious 2008 hyper-color anime adaptation Speed Racer,

03:21:26

Episode 167 - Great Dictator + Qatsi Trilogy + LA...

The Stacks ·

2024/11/27

This week on The Stacks we begin in part one (0:00-1:08:39) with a discussion of Charlie Chaplin's 1940 anti-fascist classic The Great Dictator, in addition to "The Corbomite Maneuver" - the 10th episode of the original 1966 Star Trek series. In part two (1:08:40-2:35:56), we have nine additional films we're talking about, beginning with the Qatsi Trilogy, directed by Godfrey Reggio, as well as Curtis Hanson's 1997 neo-noir LA Confidential, Norman Jewison's landmark adaptation of Andrew Lloyd

03:18:02

Episode 166 - Irezumi + lots more!

The Stacks ·

2024/11/20

On our return to the normal Stacks after the extended Spooky Stacks season, in part one (0:00-1:05:38) we talk in depth about the 1966 Yasuzo Masumura jidaigeki Irezumi, as well as the first episode of Ultraman - "Ultra Operation No. 1" (also from 1966). In part two (1:05:39-2:36:23) we have a large batch, discussing David Lynch's heartwarming 1999 Disney true-life drama The Straight Story, the 1979 Hanna-Barbera Don Chaffey slapstick comedy C.H.O.M.P.S., the 1970 Harald Reinl adaptation of Erich

03:41:59

Episode 165 - Street Trash + Devil Story + ROTOR +...

The Stacks ·

2024/11/13

On the held-over SPOOKY STACKS, part one (0:00-1:22:14) we discuss the 1987 Jim Muro splatter/melt movie epic Street Trash, in addition to "The Galaxy Being" - first episode of the original 60s Outer Limits TV series. Part two (1:22:15-3:03:25) is another deep grab bag of horror as we conclude the run-off from October, featuring chatter about Bernard Launois' 1985 bizarro French horse / mummy / Nazi freak horror Devil Story, the 1987 Cullen Blaine Robocop / Terminator knockoff ROTOR, the 1981(ish)

03:42:29

Episode 164 - Friday the 13th: A New Beginning + 10...

The Stacks ·

2024/11/06

On The SPOOKY Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:39:29), first this week is 1985's Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, the (over-)hated fifth entry in the series, directed by Danny Steinmann, in addition to "El Jefe" - the first episode of Ash vs Evil Dead, directed by Sam Raimi. In part two (1:39:30-3:02:43), we have a massive selection to discuss for the last week of October Spooktacular picks: the 1993 Tony Randel DTV horror Ticks, the 1983 Jacinto Molina / Paul Naschy / Waldemar Daninsky epic The Beast

03:05:04

Episode 163 - Nothing Underneath + Nightmare City +...

The Stacks ·

2024/10/29

On The Spooky Stacks this week, in part one (0:00-1:12:37), first up this week is Carlo Vanzina's flashy 80s fashion giallo Nothing Underneath, in addition to the first episode of the original Twilight Zone, "Where Is Everybody?" In part two (1:12:37-2:17:03), we talk about 8 additional features: the wacky full-tilt 1980 Umberto Lenzi zombie action film Nightmare City, the 1985 Michael Stanley lo-fi independent horror Attack of the Beast Creatures, the 1993 direct-to-video Alfredo Salazar Mexican

04:13:39

Episode 162 - The Good Son + Jack-O + Wacko +...

The Stacks ·

2024/10/23

On The Spooky Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:43:10), our main feature this week is Joseph Ruben's 1993 prestige trash killer kid movie, The Good Son, in addition to the first episode of the 2019 Jordan Peele-produced Twilight Zone series, "The Comedian" starring Kumail Nanjiani. In part two (1:43:11-3:15:55), we have 9 additional features to discuss: Steve Latshaw's 1995 lo-fi horror Jack-O, the 1982 Greydon Clark horror spoof Wacko, Philippe Mora's "true" 1989 alien abduction tale Communion, Tobe

03:10:48

Episode 161 - A Nightmare on Elm St + Dune + The...

The Stacks ·

2024/10/15

Please excuse some haziness this week, j. had a fever and was slightly delirious during recording.On The SPOOKY Stacks this week, in part one (0:00-1:17:05), we begin with Wes Craven's classic 1984 high-concept dream horror, A Nightmare on Elm Street, in addition to the second episode of the 1981 Italian TV series The Devil's Game, "Venus d'Ille' (the final work of Mario Bava, co-directed with his son Lamberto). In part two (1:17:05-2:16:45), we speed-run a lot of different features - a quick

04:25:08

Episode 160 - Halloween II + Blue Velvet + King Kong...

The Stacks ·

2024/10/08

On The SPOOKY Stacks this week, in part one (0:00-1:54:12), we talk about Rick Rosenthal's Halloween II, the official 1981 sequel to Halloween, kicking off the franchise, in addition to the first episode of the 1981 Italian horror anthology TV series The Devil's Game, "The Sandman" directed by Giulio Questi. In part two (1:54:13-3:44:23), we discuss 7 additional features - David Lynch's 1986 masterpiece of suburban dread, Blue Velvet, Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack's legendary 1933

03:35:11

Episode 159 - The Dirty Seven + Dune + eXistenZ +...

The Stacks ·

2024/10/02

On The Stacks this week, in part one (0:00-1:33:45), we return to Severin's Black Emanuelle box with another bit of apocrypha, The Dirty Seven (also known as Emanuelle, Queen of the Desert), in addition to the 9th episode of Star Trek (TOS), "Dagger of the Mind." Part two (ranging 1:33:47-2:56:08) features briefer discussion on 7 additional films: Denis Villeneuve's 2021 version of Frank Herbert's Dune, David Cronenberg's twisted 1999 VR body horror film eXistenZ, Luigi Bazzoni's 1975 art-giallo

03:42:12

Episode 158 - Nosferatu + The Batman + Super Mario...

The Stacks ·

2024/09/24

On The Stacks this week, in part one (0:00-1:43:02), we continue our coverage of the films of Werner Herzog with one of his best-known, beginning a series of collaborations with Klaus Kinski in 1979's Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht, in addition to "Miri" - the 9th episode of Star Trek (TOS). In part two (1:43:03-2:54:25), we talk Matt Reeves' 2022 recontextualization of The Batman, the infamous 1993 Super Mario Bros movie (directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel), the 1994 David "The Rock" Nelson

03:57:03

Episode 157 - New Fist of Fury + Elephant Man +...

The Stacks ·

2024/09/16

On The Stacks this week, in part one (0:00-1:58:10), we start our coverage of the films of Jackie Chan with his Brucesploitation debut, New Fist of Fury, the 1979 official sequel directed by Lo Wei, in addition to discussing "What Little Girls Are Made Of" - the seventh episode of Star Trek (TOS). In part two (1:58:11-3:14:57), we have shorter discussions on David Lynch's 1980 masterpiece The Elephant Man, the underappreciated 1984 Ray Cameron British horror spoof Bloodbath at the House of Death,

03:28:13

Episode 156 - Conan the Barbarian + Eraserhead +...

The Stacks ·

2024/09/09

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:26:02), we discuss the operatic action epic Conan the Barbarian, directed by John Milius, as well as "Mudd's Women" - the sixth episode of Star Trek (TOS). In part two (1:26:03-2:42:44), we talk about six additional features - David Lynch's surrealist masterpiece debut Eraserhead (as well as a bit on his early shorts), Junta Yamaguchi's lovely, romantic 2023 time-loop film River, Grzegorz Warchoł's wild 1986 folk-horror / black comedy I Like Bats, Tod

03:49:34

Episode 155 - My Winnipeg + Garbage Pail Kids + Never...

The Stacks ·

2024/09/02

This week on The Stacks, Shana and j. return to the works of Guy Maddin in part one (0:00-2:01:30), doing a detailed analysis of his 2007 film My Winnipeg, as well as talking the fifth episode of Star Trek (TOS), "The Enemy Within." In part two (2:01:30-3:07:20) we discuss six additional features - the much-derided 1987 Garbage Pail Kids Movie (directed by Rod Amateau), the fun 1986 James Bond Jr / Gymkata exploitation knockoff Never Too Young to Die (directed by Gil Bettman), Joe D'Amato's 1982

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