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Deep dives into cinema from the perspective of two neurodivergent friends.

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Episode 19: A Dangerous Method (2011)

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2024/12/26

In this episode Reed and Micheal discuss the 2011 biopic "A Dangerous Method" directed by David Cronenberg. Synopsis: A look at how the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud gives birth to psychoanalysis.

39:19

Special: Infinity Pool ( 2023) w/ Jeff Stewart

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2024/12/18

Reed and guest co-host, Jeff Stewart ( of The Film Blerds podcast) discuss Brandon Cronenberg's third film, 2023's "Infinity Pool".Synopsis: James and Em Foster are enjoying an all-inclusive beach vacation in the fictional island of La Tolqa, when a fatal accident exposes the resort's perverse subculture of hedonistic tourism, reckless violence and surreal horrors.

49:48

Special: Possessor (2020) w/ Jeff Stewart

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2024/12/12

Reed is once again joined by Jeff Stewart, filmmaker and co-host of "The Film Blerds" podcast. Listen in as they discuss Brandon Cronenberg's "Possessor".Synopsis: An agent works for a secretive organization that uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people's bodies - ultimately driving them to commit assassinations for high-paying clients.

43:42

Episode 18 - Eastern Promises (2007)

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2024/12/04

On this week's episodes our hosts discuss 2007's crime thriller "Eastern Promises".Synopsis: A teenager who dies during childbirth leaves clues in her journal that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.

49:38

Episode 17 - A History of Violence (2005)

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2024/11/27

Reed and Micheal discuss Cronenberg's 2005 adaptation of the graphic novel "A History of Violence".Synopsis: A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.

38:18

Special: Antiviral w/Jeff Stewart

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2024/11/20

In another special episode, Reed is once again joined by Jeff Stewart, filmmaker and co-host of "The Film Blerds" podcast. Listen in as they discuss Brandon Cronenberg's (son of David Cronenberg) first feature film "Antiviral".Synopsis: In a blackly satirical near future, a thriving industry sells celebrity illnesses to their obsessed fans. Employee Syd March's attempts to exploit the system backfire when they involve him in a potentially deadly mystery.

31:22

Episode 16 - Spider (2002)

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2024/11/14

In this episode Reed and Micheal discuss the 2002 drama "Spider".Synopsis: A mentally disturbed man takes residence in a halfway house. His mind gradually slips back into the realm created by his illness, where he replays a key part of his childhood.

45:55

Episode 15 - eXistenZ (1999)

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2024/11/06

In this episode Reed and Micheal have an in-depth conversation about the 1999 sci-fi thriller "eXistenZ".Synopsis: A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged.

35:20

Episode 14 - Crash (1996)

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2024/10/30

In this episode Reed and Micheal discuss David Cronenberg's 1996 adaptation of JG Ballard's novel "Crash".Synopsis: After recovering from a car crash, a film producer becomes involved with an underground sub-culture of car crash victims who are sexually aroused by car accidents, hoping it will help him rekindle his sexual relationship with his wife.

34:01

Episode 13 - M Butterfly (1993)

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2024/10/24

In this episode Reed and Micheal discuss Cronenberg's 1993 adaptation of "M Butterfly".Synopsis: In 1960s China, French diplomat Rene Gallimard falls in love with an opera singer, Song Liling - but Song is not at all who Gallimard thinks.

42:50

Special: The Fly w/ Special Guest Jeff Stewart

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2024/10/16

In a special episode, Reed is joined by Jeff Stewart, filmmaker and co-host of "The Film Blerds" podcast. Listen in as the two of them do a deep dive into the 1986 classic "The Fly".

36:19

Episode 12 - Naked Lunch (1991)

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2024/10/09

In this episode Reed and Micheal discuss Cronenberg's adaptation of William S. Burrough's "Naked Lunch". Logline: "After developing an addiction to the substance he uses to kill bugs, an exterminator accidentally kills his wife and becomes involved in a secret government plot being orchestrated by giant bugs in a port town in North Africa."

27:32

Episode 11 - Dead Ringers (1988)

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2024/10/02

In this episode Reed and Micheal discuss the 1988 thriller "Dead Ringers".Logline: "Twin gynecologists take full advantage of the fact that nobody can tell them apart, until their relationship begins to deteriorate over a woman.

29:25

Episode 10 - The Fly (1986)

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2024/09/26

In episode 10, Reed and Michael discuss the 1986 body horror classic "The Fly". Logline: A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.

47:17

Episode 9 - The Dead Zone (1983)

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2024/09/19

In this episode Reed and Micheal discuss the 1983 classic "The Dead Zone"Synopsis: When Johnny Smith awakens from a coma caused by a car accident, he finds that years have passed, and he now has psychic abilities which allow him to see a person's future with a mere touch.

28:49

Episode 8 - Videodrome (1983)

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2024/09/11

In this episode Micheal and Reed discuss David Cronenberg's horror classic "Videodrome" from 1983.Synopsis:When Max Renn goes looking for edgy new shows for his sleazy cable TV station, he stumbles across the pirate broadcast of a hyper-violent torture show called Videodrome. As he struggles to unearth the origins of the program, he embarks on a hallucinatory journey into a shadow world of right-wing conspiracies, sadomasochistic games, and bodily transformation.

23:29

Episode 7 - Scanners (1981)

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2024/09/04

In this week's episode Reed & Micheal discuss the 1981 horror classic "Scanners"Logline: A scientist trains a man with an advanced telepathic ability called "scanning" to stop a dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from waging war against non scanners.

29:34

Episode 6 - The Brood (1979)

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2024/08/28

In this episode Reed and Micheal give us their thoughts on David Cronenberg's The Brood (1979)

33:07

Episode 5 - Fast Company (1979)

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2024/08/20

In episode 5, Reed & Michael discuss David Cronenberg's 1979 race car drama "Fast Company"

20:54

Episode 4 - Rabid (1977)

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2024/08/03

The Micheal & Reed discus David Cronenberg's 4th film, 1977's "Rabid".Logline: A young woman develops a taste for human blood after experimental plastic surgery, and her victims turn into blood-thirsty zombies, leading into a city-wide epidemic.

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