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Mellow, spoiler-heavy discussions exploring an absurd physical media collection

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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 +...

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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

03:25:07

Episode 154 - War of the Gargantuas + Kin-dza-dza +...

The Stacks ·

2024/08/27

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:13:41), Shana and j. get back into classic kaiju territory with Ishiro Honda's 1966 film War of the Gargantuas, as well as covering the iconic fourth episode of Star Trek (TOS), "The Naked Time" with a swashbuckling Sulu. In part two (1:13:42-2:40:02), we have six additional features: Georgiy Danileya's 1986 Soviet satire Kin-Dza-Dza, Law Kei's demented 1977 Brucesploitation oddity The Dragon Lives Again, the 2015 Peyton Reed MCU superhero entry Ant-Man,

03:28:28

Episode 153 - Fist of Fury + Closed Circuit +...

The Stacks ·

2024/08/21

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:24:58), we continue the films of Bruce Lee with the breakthrough 1972 Lo Wei feature Fist of Fury, in addition to the third episode of Star Trek (TOS), "Where No Man Has Gone Before." Next, in part two (1:24:59-2:47:35) there are six additional features - the 1978 Italian TV movie Closed Circuit, directed by Giuliano Montaldo, Giuseppi Patroni Griffi's 1974 experimental mystery Identikit, Michael Mann's hyper-stylized 1986 feature Manhunter (first

03:51:35

Episode 152 - Vital + Haze & more

The Stacks ·

2024/08/12

On The Stacks this week, in part one (0:00-1:42:08), we return to the Solid Metal Nightmares box set with the next two Shinya Tsukamoto movies, 2004's Vital and 2005's digital video short feature Haze, in addition to "Charlie X" (the third episode of Star Trek TOS). In part two (1:42:09-3:02:14) we discuss six additional pictures in shorter form - James Gunn's 2014 MCU blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy, the weird, dark, franchise-expansion of Ted Post's 1970 film Beneath the Planet of the Apes,

03:43:01

Episode 151 - Divine Emanuelle and more!

The Stacks ·

2024/08/05

Kicking off year three of The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:48:14) we return to the Black Emanuelle series with a piece of strange apocrypha, discussing Christian Anders' 1981 film Divine Emanuelle (as well as its alternate director's cut Fanataco... When the Goddess Calls) in addition to beginning coverage of Star Trek (The Original Series) with its first episode, "The Man Trap." In part two (1:48:15-2:56:10) we talk more briefly on the great 2023 Jeff Rowe animated feature Teenage Mutant Ninja

05:03:31

Episode 150 - Ultra Q + Matrix Resurrections +...

The Stacks ·

2024/07/30

This week, Shana and j. celebrate completing three full years of the podcast with our annual Stacks Awards! In part one (0:00-1:30:47) we break programming a bit to finish off our coverage of the 1966 Ultra Q TV series with its final three episodes. In part two (1:30:48-3:10:09) we go in-depth on Lana Wachowski's fascinating 2021 legasequel The Matrix Resurrections, in addition to talking about Wolf Gremm's 1982 dystopian satire Kamikaze '89, Dave Green's surprisingly enjoyable 2016 live-action

03:34:16

Episode 149 - Proxy War + Animation Night in Canada +...

The Stacks ·

2024/07/22

On The Stacks this week, part one continues our coverage of the Yakuza Papers / Battles Without Honor and Humanity collection from Arrow with Kinji Fukasaku's 1973 film Proxy War (running to 1:10:09). In part two (1:10:10-2:22:34), we have a roundup of a broad swath of additional features - the Canadian International Pictures collection Animation Night in Canada Vol. 1, the deranged 1966 Sadao Funatoko tokusatsu film Watari the Ninja Boy, Tony Scott's hyper-aesthetic 1987 buddy-cop sequel Beverly

00:43

A summer message

The Stacks ·

2024/07/15

Regrettably, Shana was ill and unable to record this week but we will be back next week. With love from The Stacks <3

03:59:43

Episode 148 - Shiver of the Vampires + The Animatrix...

The Stacks ·

2024/07/09

On The Stacks this week, in part one (0:00-1:26:03) Shana and j. go in-depth on Jean Rollin's 1973 feature Shiver of the Vampires, as well as episode 25 - "The Devil Child" - of the Ultra Q TV series. Part two (1:26:04-3:14:36) we go extra long, featuring discussion of 2003's anthology film The Animatrix, the 2014 Jonathan Liebesman reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Luigi Cozzi's magical and bizarre 1983 reboot of Hercules, Joseph Kong's 1980 Brucesploitation joint The Clones of Bruce Lee,

03:31:17

Episode 147 - The Big Boss + Walk Hard + Dune +...

The Stacks ·

2024/07/02

On this week's episode, Shana and j. begin with discussion of the first Bruce Lee kung fu picture, The Big Boss (1971, directed by Lo Wei), in addition to episode 24 of Ultra Q, "The Statue of Goga" in part one (running to 1:13:38). In part two, we go in depth on the extended version of the devastatingly good musical biopic satire Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007, directed by Jake Kasdan), in addition to two films from 1984 - David Lynch's take on Dune and the breakthrough Eddie Murphy vehicle

03:18:33

Episode 146 - Fistful of Dynamite + The Instructor +...

The Stacks ·

2024/06/24

On The Stacks this week, Shana and j. continue coverage of the films of Sergio Leone with his angry and funky final western, Fistful of Dynamite (1971, aka Duck You Sucker) in addition to the 23rd episode of Ultra Q, "Fury of the South Seas" in part one (running to 1:26:54). Part two (1:26:55-2:30:42) features five additional films, mostly action-packed, including the regional Akron, Ohio martial arts picture The Instructor (1981, directed by Don Bendell), the new Severin documentary Enter the

03:32:32

Episode 145 - The Forbidden Room + Planet of the Apes...

The Stacks ·

2024/06/18

On The Stacks this week, Shana is introduced to the work of Guy Maddin with his 2016 tribute to lost and unfinished films in collaboration with the NFB, The Forbidden Room, paired with episode 22 of Ultra Q, "Metamorphosis" in part one (running to 1:36:54), while in part two (1:36:55-2:48:03) we talk about four additional films: the iconic 1968 sci-fi Planet of the Apes (directed by Franklin J. Schaffner), the 2007 Kevin Munroe animated feature TMNT, The Wachowskis' 2003 conclusion to the trilogy,

03:30:18

Episode 144 - If + Door II + Count Dracula + The...

The Stacks ·

2024/06/10

Apologies for some initial audio issues (these clear up around 15-20 minutes in, was not aware of the problem during the recording). This week, Shana and j. discuss the classic queer counter-culture film If.... (1968, directed by Lindsay Anderson) in addition to Ultra Q episode 21 ("Space Directive M774") in part one (running to 1:30:06). Then in part two (continuing to 2:43:22), we discuss five additional films: 1991's Door II: Tokyo Diary, a thematic sequel by Banmei Takahashi to his original

03:00:23

Episode 143 - Godzilla Raids Again + King of the...

The Stacks ·

2024/06/03

This week on The Stacks, Shana and j. finally return to the OG Godzilla franchise with the second entry, 1955's Godzilla Raids Again, directed by Motoyoshi Oda, in addition to the next two episodes in our coverage of Ultra Q (episodes 19 and 20, "Challenge From the Year 2020" and "The Primordial Amphibian Ragon"). Regrettably, there was an issue with the separate audio tracks so the levels are a bit messy for part one (0:00-1:14:23). This is resolved in part two (1:14:24-2:23:08), where we discuss

03:05:40

Episode 142 - Ride the High Country + Tokyo...

The Stacks ·

2024/05/27

This week on The Stacks, in part 1 (0:00-1:30:23) we discuss the landmark 1962 revisionist western Ride the High Country, directed by Sam Peckinpah, in addition to the 18th episode of Ultra Q, "The Rainbow's Egg." In part 2 (1:30-24:2:33:00), after some brief general talk on Millennium Actress, we discuss Satoshi Kon's next film, 2003's Christmas-themed anime adventure Tokyo Godfathers, as well as the 1954 Charlton Heston adventure (and major Indiana Jones influence) The Secret of the Incas,

03:26:19

Episode 141 - This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse +...

The Stacks ·

2024/05/21

This week in The Stacks, Shana and j. are talking about six movies - in part one (0:00-1:14:13) we talk about the second entry in Jose Mojica Marins' legendary Coffin Joe series, 1967's This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse, in addition to the 17th episode of Ultra Q, "The 1/8th Project" (directed by Hajime Tsuburaya). In part two (1:14:14-2:52:48), we have five additional films - The Wachowksis' seismic film event of 1999, The Matrix, Tobe Hooper's 1974 video nasty landmark The Texas Chain Saw

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