On the new @junkfilterpod.bsky.social, part 3 of the Prefab Sprout retrospective; the critic @briceezell.bsky.social is my special guest for a deep dive into their third album "From Langley Park to Memphis", the one that Sproutpilled me. (links in next post) youtu.be/hPXqQojE8TQ?...

Part 3 of the Prefab Sprout series will be about “From Langley Park to Memphis”: their biggest hit, and certainly an influence on the evolution of Japanese City Pop in the nineties. Out in a few days! youtu.be/GrBy90CUXAw

Got my Spotify Wrapped stats today and I’ll take this opportunity to thank my listeners, patrons and guests for all your love and support. More shows to come in 2026! And you can support the pod directly for a mere $5 a month at Patreon.com/junkfilter

Recording a show tonight about yet another banger by a director who has never really missed. Out in a few days!

Prefab Sprout invented Vaporwave in 1988... The next episode of the Sproutseries will be about their forward-thinking pop album "From Langley Park to Memphis" youtu.be/CGKU4v5Wa9I?...

The Prefab Sprout series continues with a deep dive into their second album, 1985's "Steve McQueen" with special guest Vanity Fair's Erin Vanderhoof (@vanderhoofy.bsky.social)! A wonderful conversation about one of the greatest pop albums ever recorded; an episode designed to Sproutpill you! (1/2)

Of the many topics discussed on the upcoming deep dive into Prefab Sprout’s “Steve McQueen” is their massive popularity in Italy (including being invited to perform at the Sanremo music festival in 1986!) Out in a couple of days! youtu.be/ZBpqa5sN5ME

Part 2 of the podcast’s Prefab Sprout miniseries concerns 1985’s “Steve McQueen” which turned 40 this summer, one of the greatest pop records of the decade and which still sounds fresh. youtu.be/H7sd8aV11rc

Coming next week to the podcast: part 2 of the Prefab Sprout miniseries youtu.be/V3ghbfBfPLM

The Prefab Sprout miniseries is underway! On episode 1, we start at the beginning: Rob Stammitti @wormsgreenrealm.bsky.social discusses their early singles and their challenging debut “Swoon”, a post-punk spin on Bacharach and Broadway no one was expecting in 1984 www.patreon.com/posts/221-pr...

The wheels are turning on the Prefab Sprout miniseries on the podcast: Part 1 will be about their origins, key early singles and their ambitious 1984 debut / declaration of intent “Swoon”. Recording next week!

This fall on the podcast: a special miniseries on Prefab Sprout, one of the best bands of all time who aren’t talked about nearly enough. youtu.be/7wLY1occ4nk

The latest episode is a deep dive into Ari Aster’s EDDINGTON with special guest, the film writer Del Winters (@absolutereality.blog). A spoiler-heavy discussion of a great, disturbing film. Watch the movie first, then listen to us grapple with it! podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/j...

Patrons of the pod have a little bonus treat waiting for them on the Patreon feed..... youtu.be/CZVUzho-nok?...

On the latest episode, Meg Shields (@theworstnun.bsky.social) returns to discuss Tobe Hooper's LIFEFORCE, a high-budget, overstimulated tribute to Hammer sci-fi horror, in particular 1967's QUATERMASS AND THE PIT! open.spotify.com/episode/247E...

Coming soon to the podcast: released at the almost exact midpoint of the 1980s, Tobe Hooper’s LIFEFORCE still rocks 40 years later.

Next month on the podcast: Lordy Lordy, look who’s 40

On the new premium episode of @junkfilterpod.bsky.social returning guest @adamjackson95.bsky.social and I went to see A WORKING MAN. We discuss the joys of Jason Statham working with director David Ayer with their latest, and last year's THE BEEKEEPER! Preview: open.spotify.com/episode/7EGK...

On the new episode, @seantcollins.com and Julia Gfrörer (@thorazos.bsky.social) are my special guests to bid a fond farewell to Gene Hackman and to discuss in detail one of our favourite films, Francis Ford Coppola’s THE CONVERSATION. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/j...

Just booked a guest for an episode in April about one of the greatest Australian films, directed by a Canadian: WAKE IN FRIGHT, which has just gotten a restoration, a film that infuriated the nation who didn’t like the mirror the movie held to their faces.

On the new Premium episode, the writer and film programmer @chriscassingham.bsky.social returns for a look at John Ford's 1955 comedy/tragedy THE LONG GRAY LINE and Ford's innovative use of the Z-Axis (the depth of the image) for a CinemaScope frame. Preview: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/j...

Later this month on the podcast... youtu.be/elJL5D6HTvA?...

Two new episodes of the pod are out! On the public feed, @jmritchey.bsky.social and I talk about LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR, finally available on bluray after decades of music licensing issues; a thorny film long overdue for reappraisal. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/j...

Later this month on the podcast... a conversation about THE CONVERSATION

On the new episode, @guslanzetta.bsky.social returns from São Paulo to discuss 2 films by Walter Salles: CENTRAL STATION starring Fernanda Montenegro & I’M STILL HERE starring her daughter Fernanda Torres, both Oscar nominees for their work. Is it coming home?🇧🇷💥🏆 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/j...

New episode! The author @violetlucca.bsky.social returns to the show to talk about her new monograph "David Cronenberg: Clinical Trials" and the GOAT's 1991 version of William S. Burroughs' NAKED LUNCH. Exterminate all rational thought & smash that play button! podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/j...

Coming soon to the podcast: a two-parter about LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR and IN THE CUT

On the new premium episode, James Slaymaker, author of "Time is Luck: The Cinema of Michael Mann" returns for a look at BLACKHAT 10 years later, with a discussion of the superior Director's Cut which directly addresses the flaws of the theatrical version. Preview: open.spotify.com/episode/7MQt...

Coming soon to the podcast: John Ford's only film shot in Cinemascope, 1955's THE LONG GRAY LINE, and his innovative use of the Z-Axis (depth) in shot composition.

Trailer for I'M STILL HERE, which will be the subject of an upcoming episode of the podcast; highly recommended youtu.be/gDunV808Yf4?...

Coming soon to the podcast... a show about CENTRAL STATION and I'M STILL HERE, two heartbreakers from Walter Salles. Hoping the success of the latter film brings more attention to the former, an arthouse hit in 1998 that feels neglected now... youtu.be/RK0K3l-R-9w?...

Spooky trailer for LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR (Richard Brooks, 1977) - bad vibes, so strange that this movie was a box office hit youtu.be/ApptvXTANNA

Later this month on the podcast: a show about one of the bleakest movies of the seventies, a box office hit that was hard to see for decades because of the soundtrack's music rights. But now it's back in circulation... LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR

On the 200th (!) episode, @roxana-hadadi.bsky.social returns for a show about PROOF OF LIFE with Russell Crowe and Meg Ryan, an early Tony Gilroy screenplay that points the way towards MICHAEL CLAYTON, and a fine example of the joys of the 5-Star 3-Star Movie. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/j...

New episode(s)! @coreyatad.com is my returning guest for a look at Steven Spielberg's MUNICH, his most overlooked masterpiece. Part one is a public episode, about the craftsmanship and the film's clear-eyed view of the futility of state-sanctioned violence. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/j...

Coming soon to the podcast... the long-awaited, much-demanded BLACKHAT episode (it's 10 years old now, can you believe it?)

Recording an episode today about an early Tony Gilroy script that is kind of like Casablanca meets Michael Clayton.... a dry run for the future of his career: PROOF OF LIFE... coming soon to the pod!

On the new episode, Jake Serwin and Ian Rhine from the left politics and film show Pod Casty For Me return for another show about Gerard Butler, this time focusing on the two DEN OF THIEVES films and the expanding world of Big Nick O’Brien. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/j...

Coming soon to the podcast: MICHAEL CLAYTON: ORIGINS youtu.be/kY7qGRhWcCo

Coming in February, a show about the great Brazilian actresses Fernanda Montenegro and her daughter Fernanda Torres, now both Oscar nominees. CENTRAL STATION and I'M STILL HERE. Get out your hankerchiefs for this one youtu.be/lARFBFxjLNI?...

Coming soon to the podcast.... youtu.be/OuT_uh0CAf8?...

On the new episode, the great @stolendans.bsky.social returns for a show about A COMPLETE UNKNOWN: Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan from his arrival on the scene to his break with the folk music “establishment”. Here’s a preview, consider becoming a patron of the pod podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/j...

Coming soon to the podcast: how has it been 10 years since BLACKHAT was released? More Mannpilling, in a couple of weeks

The first episode of the year is all about the latest (and final) film in Sony’s “Spider-Man Movies Without Spider-Man in Them Cinematic Universe”, KRAVEN THE HUNTER, with returning guest @adambyadamjackson.bsky.social! Plus a rundown of 2024’s comic book movies! podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/j...

Coming later in January to the podcast… one of the darkest movies I’ve ever seen, now finally available on Blu, tied up for decades because of music licensing issues. But ooooof. youtu.be/5Fqc6m9vfxE

Coming soon to the pod….

Happy New Year from the podcast!