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The Searchers

The Searchers podcast is the passion of three cinephiles who seek to guide you across the potentially overwhelming and untraversed regions of cinema. After a long day toiling through the grassy knolls, dry deserts, and rocky slabs, you deserve a break. Come on down and warm yourself by the fire, crack open a beer, and join us. New episodes every other week.

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01:08:06

Vampires (1998) - Ep 37

The Searchers ·

2023/10/02

The gang is all back to talk about our first "horror adjacent" film of the 2023 Halloween season. This week it's John Carpenter's Vampires. Submit your mailbags to us at thesearcherspodcast@gmail.com. Thank you!! Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Reviews really do help! Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and to read our individual movie reviews! Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue:

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Sherlock Hound (1984-1985) [Meitantei Hōmuzu,...

The Searchers ·

2023/09/25

Ben and Chris talk about two episodes they watched from Sherlock Hound, an anime from the 1984-1985 season inspired by the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle character. The two episodes are "Little Martha's Big Mystery!?" (小さなマーサの大事件！？) and "The Air Battle Over Dover!" (ドーバー海峡の大空中戦！), both directed by none other than Hayao Miyazaki. Yes, we've touched on him before in a Cinema Crusades episode, but now Miya-san is the center of our attention. We kept this one short, you're welcome! In October, we are covering

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Rawhide (1951) - Ep 35

The Searchers ·

2023/09/08

Christopher and Benjamin return to the well of westerns with their review of Rawhide directed by Henry Hathaway, who most fans of the genre will know as the director of True Grit (1969) among other notable collaborations with John Wayne. Hathaway also dabbled in film noir in the 1940s, so it's no surprise this B&W western was influenced by that directorial style. Rawhide includes maybe the best role of regular western heavy Jack Elam, and a stunning performance from tough and beautiful gal Susan

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01:26:47

Painted Faces (1988) - Ep 34

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2023/08/28

Summer break is over, and kids are going back to school. On this week's episode of The Searchers, we review Painted Faces which is about children going to a very different and difficult school in Hong Kong during the 1960s to train for Peking Opera. Those children included Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao. After covering Jackie Chan on episode 2 of the podcast, we're excited to finally be making our way back to Hong Kong cinema with this one. The first couple minutes is an interview clip of

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01:21:31

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)...

The Searchers ·

2023/07/23

It's already that time again.. another The Searchers episode out now! This time, Kevin and Ben discuss how Tom Cruise is trying to carry action cinema, heck, cinema in general, on his back alone in his Mission: Impossible series. Did Cruise & team succeed this time around with its 7th installment? Listen and find out. There will be a couple weeks until the next episode is released, so enjoy this and the recently released Roadgames (1981) review with guest Nick Langdon. Be seein' you sometime in

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01:17:27

Roadgames (1981) - Ep 32 w/ guest Nick Langdon

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2023/07/20

Let's get down to bizzo, shall we? This week The Searchers are joined by friend of the pod and fellow movie reviewer Nick Langdon to review the Australian film Roadgames from 1981. It stars Stacy Keach and Jamie-Lee Curtis and is directed by Richard Franklin. Tune in to be filled in to loads of information about Australian cinema since Mr. Langdon comes from down unda, mate. We had a great time discussing not only the film but Hitchcock references, Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of

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01:10:38

Lillies of the Field (1963) - Ep 31 w/ guest Joe Wilson

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2023/07/09

We're back with another episode of The Searchers, and do we have a special ep for all you faithful listeners! Join us as we discuss the long forgotten, Academy-Award-winning (when that meant something) drama film from 1963 Lilies of the Field starring Sidney Poitier. This episode is even more special because we have friend o' the pod Joe Wilson guest spotting with Ben and Kevin. Joe is one of the writers who heads up 100 Movies Every Catholic Should See which is relevant to the film due to its

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01:03:14

Certified Copy (2010) - Ep 30

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2023/06/26

The Searchers Podcast turns 30 (episodes total, that is) this week with our review of Certified Copy (2010). Certified Copy (Copie conforme) is a film written and directed by Abbas Kiarostami, and it is now available on Tubi, HERE. This film is our way of keeping the Italy topic going for one more episode! Set in Tuscany, the film focuses on a British writer (William Shimell) and a French antiques dealer (Juliette Binoche), whose relationship undergoes an odd transformation over the course of a

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Broken Lullaby (1932) - Ep 29

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2023/06/14

All three of The Searchers reunite after quite some time to cover Kevin's pick: Broken Lullaby (1932) directed by Ernst Lubitsch. This pre-Code drama stars Lionel Barrymore, Nancy Carroll, and Phillips Holmes. We talk about the "Lubitsch Touch" among other things, such as Chris listening to silent films with Phil Collins as his own personal film soundtrack... Can someone mailbag in and inform Ben and Kevin why Chris is the way he is?! Enjoy, everyone! We'll cover that Abbas Kiarostami film next

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01:29:55

Medieval Brugh Down! - Ep 28

The Searchers ·

2023/05/31

Hey gang, it's Hump Day again! This week we're going old school back to Medieval Times and the Golden Age of Hollywood with our review(s). We're covering three movies on this episode of the Searchers. Ivanhoe (1952), Knights of the Round Table (1953), and The Adventures of Quentin Durward (1955) make up the unofficial trilogy by director Richard Thorpe and actor Robert Taylor. Listen to Chris and Ben discuss these three movies, South Park jokes, other Arthurian inspired movies, and more on Medieval

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54:37

Execution Squad (1972) - Ep 27

The Searchers ·

2023/05/17

This week on The Searchers, Chris and Ben delve into the Eurocrime genre, aka Poliziotteschi, and review Execution Squad (La polizia ringrazia). Please enjoy, everyone. ANNOUNCEMENT: Next time we are covering three movies directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Robert Taylor! Go find 'em! Submit your mailbags to us at thesearcherspodcast@gmail.com. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to us. Thank you! Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what

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01:19:44

Trading Post I - Ep 26

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2023/05/03

Greetings, all... it is hump day yet again. Today, you've arrived and reached The Searchers' Trading Post, where we offer you goods at a bargain price: 6 movie reviews in 70 minutes. The three of us have traded amongst ourselves to give some popular films and hot commodities a very brief moment in the sun, if you will. This series of episodes we will do every so often to give ourselves a bit more leeway with our review picks and provide you listeners with a lot of content (in brevity). The basic

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01:07:52

The Lover (1992) - Ep 25

The Searchers ·

2023/04/19

Remember, everyone: our release schedule is every two weeks now. On this one, Ben and Chris review The Lover from 1992, which was fairly controversial for the time. Now, probably not so much. Chris asks Ben about sexual content depicted in movies, and it gets... "heated." Even though the film is an erotic romance/drama set in the Far East, somehow we still end up discussing a bit of the new John Wick and Chris' coworker eating Kangaroo. C'est la Vie! Submit your mailbags to us at

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01:21:01

Henenlotter Hijinks: Three in One & A Searcher goes...

The Searchers ·

2023/04/05

Chris and Ben review Basketcase (1982) and Brain Damage (1988) from director Frank Henenlotter because Chris went to Strand Theater in Seymour, CT to see Frankenhooker (1990). Submit your mailbags to us at thesearcherspodcast@gmail.com. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to us. Thank you! Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and to read our individual movie reviews! Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue:

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01:18:24

Scorpio (1973) - Ep 23

The Searchers ·

2023/03/29

Chris and Ben review Scorpio from 1973 starring Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, and Paul Scofield. Submit your mailbags to us at thesearcherspodcast@gmail.com. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to us. Thank you! Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and to read our individual movie reviews! Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

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01:35:40

Steve McQueen Me, Baby - Le Mans! - Ep 22

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2023/03/24

For the first time in 2023, The Searchers are releasing on a Friday. "Why?" you may ask. Well, today is Steve McQueen's 93rd birthday. If you like speed, jazz, auteur talk, racing, or having a good time, then this episode's for you. Listen to Chris and Ben review and discuss McQueen's racing magnum opus: Le Mans (1971); we also review the 2015 documentary about the birthday boy: Steve McQueen: The Man and Le Mans. And stick around til the end to listen to Ben's dad talk about his little stint as a

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01:11:33

The Field (1990) - Ep 21

The Searchers ·

2023/03/15

Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit! or Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone! Join Kevin, Chris, and Ben on this very Irish episode for a review of The Field (1990). We talk about the film, our lack of exposure to Irish cinema, Jimmy Sheridan's filmography, stage-play to silver-screen adaptations, Sean Bean memes, and drinking pints of Guinness. We also have our very first mail bag, and it's about bloody time, ya damn w@nks! Don't be a Tinker-lover, lads, and listen 'ere! Submit your mailbags to us at

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01:26:14

Stardust (2007) - Ep 20

The Searchers ·

2023/03/08

The band of Searchers are back this week with a review of Stardust (2007), directed by Matthew Vaughn and created by Neil Gaiman. We get into the nitty gritty about this coming-of-age fantasy film. This episode includes a good discussion about the topic of authorial intent, some trash talking Bobby DeNiro, a mention of Tom Brady (recorded on the day of Superbowl 57), and a fan favorite: Trailer Park Boys. Join us on our 20th episode! Submit your mailbags to us at thesearcherspodcast@gmail.com. We

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01:13:43

Hawks Hang Out! Part Two: Only Angels Have Wings...

The Searchers ·

2023/03/01

PART 2 of our Hawks Hang Out! Join us on this double episode drop day for a look into the 1939 Cary Grant/Jean Arthur movie, of course directed by Howard Hawks. Submit your mailbags to us at thesearcherspodcast@gmail.com. We will take listener requests under consideration: topics, specific reviews, etc. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to us. Thank you! Follow us on Letterboxd.com to see what we're watching and to read our individual movie reviews! Ben,

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01:40:04

Hawks Hang Out! Part One: Ball of Fire (1941) - Ep 18...

The Searchers ·

2023/03/01

PART 1 of our Hawks Hang Out! Join us on this double episode drop day for a look into the 1941 Gary Cooper/Barbara Stanwyck movie, Ball of Fire--of course directed by Howard Hawks. The listeners demanded it, and we give the listeners what they want! We are also excited to have our first guest on the show: Amy Hensarling. Amy was so intrigued by Kevin's mini-review of Ball of Fire on a previous episode that she checked it out the next day. Long story short, she liked it a lot! Check out her podcast,

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