Cinema Oblivia

Episode 14: Gone In 60 Seconds and the H.B. Halicki Cinematic Universe

H.B. Halicki had a dream: A dream to smash as many cars as possible. And he achieved said dream with his 1974 magnum opus, Gone in 60 Seconds. Twitter's supcat and I talk about that classic, the films Halicki made afterwards, and the bizarre legal wranglings that have made finding the original versions of said films a nightmare in the 21st century.

Episode 13: Silver Streak

Action! Suspense! Comedy! Romance! Ray Walston shooting cops! This movie has it all! Diamond Feit joins me to talk about this Gene Wilder/Richard Pryor classic, why it's still a great movie, and why parts of it might be a little shocking to see today. All aboard!

Episode 12: Smokey And The Bandit

Smokey and the Bandit was the second most popular movie of 1977 (behind Star Wars - perhaps you've heard of it) and it spawned a whole slew of pale imitations in its wake. While the car action genre is bigger than ever thanks to the Fast & Furious films, Smokey's kind of been left in the dust. But that's not fair! Listen to me and my guest Elliot Long talk about how this movie is still great and one of the funniest action movies ever made!

Episode 11: Golgo13 - The Professional

Golgo 13: The Professional is a landmark piece of animation that still looks breathtaking all these years later. Norm from A Question of Character joins me to talk about the film's revolutionary use of CG, fantastic sense of style, and dope soundtrack. We also talk about some of our other favorite old-school anime from the 80s and 90s!

Episode 10: Cloak and Dagger

Cloak and Dagger! Atari: The Motion Picture! Sure, it was a crass attempt at blatant product placement, but it's also kind of a sweet movie about a boy and his dad. And Elliot from ET murders a dude with a gun.
Fellow movie geek and all around great guy Tony Recznik talk about what's great and not-so-great about this 80s classic.

Episode 09: Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

Giant Bomb's Alex Navarro and I take a swig of tequila, follow it with a chaser of despair, and plunge into the miserable depths of Sam Peckinpah's underappreciated masterpiece of misanthropy - Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia!
Content Warning: We do discuss the scenes of violent misogyny and sexual assault that are in this film.

Episode 08: BMX Bandits & Rad

My old friend Erik Pepple pops in for the first Cinema Oblivia double feature! We talk put on our safety gear and discuss the great BMX Bandits and the not-so-great-but-kinda-still-great Rad. What makes a good movie about a fad? Do these movies hold up today? Find out here!

Episode 07: Joysticks

Video games, sex comedies, and oddly descriptive subtitles about flatulence combine in Joysticks, the classic(???) 1983 comedy by B-movie king Greydon Clark. My friend Matt joins me to talk about the film, the video games featured within, the oddly talented cast, and the very descriptive fart subtitles.
Because we're classy.

Episode 6: The Apple

Shane Bettenhausen, formerly of 1UP and EGM, gives me a call to tell me about why he thinks The Apple is the world's best "great" bad movie. I vehemently disagree with him, but we have a fun time talking about this disaster of a flick regardless. We talk about the crazy story behind the making of this film, the poor people who were involved in it, and our views on what makes a bad movie worth watching.

Episode 5: Seeds and the films of Andy Milligan

On this episode, Dr. Sparkle of Chrontendo fame joins me to dive deep into the seedy underworld of Andy Milligan's psychotic magnum opus of sexual dysfunction, Seeds! We also take a look at some other Andy Milligan films, including ones that are considered lost!
Content Warning: We're talking Andy Milligan films, so topics like incest and sexual assault do come up.