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#619 - Last House on the Left (1972): Wes Craven's R4pe and Revenge Remake - WatchThis W/RickRamos

Wes Craven's Last House on the Left This week we begin an examination of Violence in Cinema, but primarily Violence Directed Against Women in Cinema, beginning with a l

#618 - The Vanishing (1988): Missing Girlfriend Thriller - WatchThis W/RickRamos

George Sluizer's The Vanishing Imagine Not Knowing. Imagine the struggle to move on if the person you love disappears from your life. In 1988 Dutch filmmaker George Slu

#617 - Faces of Death (1978) Shockumentary Cult Classic - WatchThis W/RickRamos

John Alan Schwartz's Faces of Death Few films have live in the minds and memories of Gen X like 1978s Faces of Death. Presented as a documentary examining the fears, fa

#616 - The Bridge (2006): Golden Gate Suic1de Documentary - WatchThis W/RickRamos

Eric Steel's The Bridge  This week Mr. Chavez & I continue our dive into challenging films examining difficult subjects. In 2004 director Eric Steel and his crew focuse

#615 - Zoo (2007): The Enumclaw Horse S3X Case - WatchThis W/RickRamos

Robinson Devor's Zoo listener discretion advised Sometimes a documentary is simply facing an uphill, unwinnable, unsatisfying battle. Such is the case with Robinson D

#614 - SICK (1997): Cystic Fibrosis Masochist Documentary - WatchThis W/RickRamoas

Kirby Dick's  SICK: The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan - SuperMasochist  Listener Distrection Advised: There are a number of films that burrow into the hearts and minds

#613 - Fetishes (1996): Dungeon Documentary - WatchThis W/RickRamos

Nick Bromfield's Fetishes This week we dive into the world of High-End S&M/Bondage through the lens of provocateur director Nick Bromfield - Fetishes. A 1996 HBO docume

#612 - The Last Seduction (1994): Fiorentino's Femme Fatale - WatchThis W/RickRamos

John Dahl's The Last Seduction Continuing with an idea that we started a few episodes back focusing on Lena Olin in Romeo is Bleeding, this week Mr. Chavez & I take a l

#611 - Dogs Don't Wear Pants: Finnish Fetish - WatchThis W/RickRamos

J-P Valkeapää's Dogs Don't Wear Pants This week Mr. Chavez & I explore Finnish Cinema with a look at J-P Valkeapää's Dogs Don't Wear Pants. A brave and troubling look a

#610 - Romeo is Bleeding (1993): Under-Watched 90s Neo Noir - WatchThis W/RickRamos

Peter Medak's Romeo is Bleeding  In the 1990s low-budget studio films on the periphery (in this case Polygram Filmed Entertainment) were being made with casts that - in

#609 - Wild at Heart (1990) David Lynch's Oz Thriller - WatchThis W/RickRamos

David Lynch's Wild at Heart  This week we return to a World of Dreams and the Land of Oz through the dark and chaotic eyes of David Lynch (January 20, 1946 - January 16

#608 - The Wizard of Oz (1939) Judy Garland Production Fantasy Nightmare - WatchThis W/RickRamos

Victor Fleming's (w/Directorial Contributions from George Cukor, Richard Thorpe, and King Vidor)  The Wizard of Oz A long time coming, this week's episode focuses on th

#607 - The Never-Ending Story (1984) 80s Dark Fantasy Classic - WatchThis W/RickRamos

Wolfgang Petersen's The Never Ending Story  This week we look into the cinematic psyche of Mr. Ibrahim Chavez. Our path is Wolfgang Petersen's 1984 Childrens' Dark Fant

#606 - Big Trouble in Little China (1986) John Carpenter Martial Arts Comedy - Watch This W/RickRamos

John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China  When I first saw John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China, it was a Pan & Scan VHS copy from my local video store. I i

#605 - Cop Land (1997): Stallone's Police Crime Drama - WatchThis W/RickRamos

James Mangold's Cop Land Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert DeNiro, and Sylvester Stallone in one of the most highly-anticipated films of the 1990s . . . Springing from

#604 - Dazed & Confused: 70s Soundtrack - WatchThis W/RickRamos

Richard Linklater's Dazed & Confused (70s Soundtrack) This week Mr. Chavez & I return to Richard Linklater's 1993 "Hang-Out" Masterpiece, Dazed & Confused, focusing on

#603 - Killing Them Softly: Blue Collar Crime Drama - WatchThis W/RickRamos

Andrew Dominik's Killing Them Softly It's becoming increasingly difficult to find straight-forward, honest, and personal stories at the movie theater. The low to medium

#602 - Clerks (1994): 90s Sh!t Job Comedy - WatchThisW/RickRamos

Kevin Smith's Clerks The 1990s were a strange, wondrous, and hopeful decade for Cinema. Three decades later we look back on those mid 90s attitudes, trends, screams, an

#601 - Dazed & Confused (1993): Linklater's 70s High School Film - WatchThis W/RickRamos

Richard Linklater's Dazed & Confused  On this week's episode we explore 1976 through the eyes of 1993, with Richard Linklater's slacker/high-school masterpiece, Dazed &

#600 - Heat (1995) Michael Mann's L.A. Crime Thriller - WatchThisW/RickRamos

Michael Mann's Heat  On this week's episode we celebrate our 600th episode with a look at one of the most important films of our generation, Michael Mann's Crime-Thrill