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This week, dear listeners, we welcome back Cetius the Scotchbringer for an episode about the year 1987! He figures that 1987 was a stellar year for fun movies, and we we completely agree. If you look back at the year 1987 and feel old, we recommend that you drink more Aberlour 16 scotch, because that’s … Continue reading The post Episode 76: A Bulwark of Artifice and Awesome appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

It is time, dear listeners, for our fifth Off Topic episode! Like our previous Off Topic episodes, this one is constructed of bits that were cut out of the previous 14 episodes: gaffs, giggles, tangents, and other random stuff. Amidst this wandering fray, you will hear the voices of many former guests, including: Tonya Wershow … Continue reading The post Episode 75: Alpacalyptic appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

We have something special for you this week, dear listeners! For this episode, we combined forces with Screw It! A Podcast About Wine and recorded live at CONvergence 2015! That means the audio quality isn’t great and we’re especially squirrelly, but who wouldn’t be when joined onstage with the fabulous Dawn Krosnowski and Lana Rosario? Anyway, … Continue reading The post Episode 74: Your Soul Is Delicious appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

We have a special delight for you today, dear listeners! Today is the first day of CONvergence 2015, and so we have invited Eric Knight to talk about the 17 years he has spent running the incredible CONvergence movie room, Cinema Rex! CONvergence fans can hear about this year’s film selections (all dystopia themed) as well … Continue reading The post Episode 73: Rextopia appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, dear listeners, we are joined again by author Pat Harrigan for an episode all about Quatermass! We get into the nitty gritty of Nigel Kneale’s groundbreaking series of stories: the BBC miniseries, the Hammer Films remakes, the radio show… and even stuff like The Stone Tape and The Year of the Sex Olympics. … Continue reading The post Episode 72: My Best Friend Turned Into a Cactus appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Oh my, dear listeners, it’s time for our second XanaCineWeekend Movie Marathon! For this episode, Windy and Melissa ensconced themselves for an entire weekend, trading off watching movies that one or both of them had never seen before. This episode compiles their thoughts and comments about fifteen films, with each segment recorded immediately after the completion … Continue reading The post Episode 71: Live Chicken Melee Weapon appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, dear listeners, we have rejoined with North Star Rollergirl Kate Cornish (aka She Coli) for an episode all about the films of Rian Johnson! So if you have never seen Brick, Brothers Bloom, or Looper, we hope to steer you to a better life. If you would like to drink along, we recommend Bodega … Continue reading The post Episode 70: It’s Like the Big Sleep, but Better Summarized appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Dear listeners, remember all those weird, dark live action Disney movies from the mid-60s to mid-80s? Well, buckle up for our episode all about Disney Urban Fantasy Movies! For this episode, we are joined by Cetius Scotchbringer, who brought both this week’s subject matter and plenty of scotch for us to sip. If you would like … Continue reading The post Episode 69: Where Do You Go Wrong with an Oracular Pig? appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Dear listeners, get ready to be bombarded with quotes, because this week our subject of choice is Monty Python! And joining us for our odyssey through absurdity is returning guest and Python fanatic Tonya Wershow! If you would like to gain liver poisoning by drinking at every Python quote we drop, please consider Trepiche Malbec, which … Continue reading The post Episode 68: Punchlines Are So Jungian appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, dear listeners, we talk to Linkara (aka Lewis Lovhaug) about making Atop the Fourth Wall: The Movie, a crowdfunded film based on his popular web video show. We discuss independent filmmaking, producing content for the Internet, and space ships. For this episode, we were also joined by a couple of excellent audience members, Fes Works … Continue reading The post Episode 67: Switches Are Fun appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

For this week’s episode, dear listeners, we sit back with some wine (a lot of wine) and talk about our favorite feel-good films: movies that we watch over and over and never seem to tire of. And if you want to drink a lot of wine, too, we recommend a bottle of Wrongo Dongo Red, because we … Continue reading The post Episode 66: Ah Yes, Nicely Put, Evoreeny appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, dear listeners, we get literary with an in-depth discussion of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: the book, the BBC miniseries, and the 2011 film! And for our discussion, we are joined by the ever-erudite author Pat Harrigan! If you have not read or seen any version of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, dear listeners, be wary: … Continue reading The post Episode 65: The Ugly Polyester Carpet of the Soul appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Buckle up your seat belts, dear listeners, because on today’s episode we are joined by Kelvin Hatle for a blow-by-blow, film-by-film description of B-Fest 2015! Listen in to find out about such things as Korean Godzilla knock-offs, a mustache-free Sam Elliott, and paper plate throwing strategies! Today’s extra-sauced episode is brought to you by a bottle of Rabbit … Continue reading The post Episode 64: Let’s Get Destructed appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Dear listeners, we are well aware that we are middle-aged ladies, so we brought on young’un Kate Cornish from the North Star Roller Girls to discuss teen comedies! (Okay, so we admit Kate is old enough to have PhD and we’re talking about teen comedies of the late 1990s, but hey! We’re trying!) If you feel … Continue reading The post Episode 63: But What About the Lacrosse? appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, devoted listeners, we bring you the second half of our meta movies discussion with Tonya Wershow! Or perhaps more correctly, this is the final few minutes of the discussion, followed by 20 minutes of tangents and drunken giggling, because that is the quality podcasting that we know you value. Show notes behind the … Continue reading The post Episode 62: Turtles All the Way Down: Part 2 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, dear listeners, Tonya Wershow joins us for an in-depth discussion about meta movies! We got so deep into our discussion, in fact, that we had to split it into two halves! (We hereby deny implications that we were too drunk to watch the time while recording.) (…but if we were in such a … Continue reading The post Episode 61: Turtles All the Way Down: Part 1 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, dear listeners, we bring you our fourth Off Topic extravaganza! If you are a new listener, here’s what’s going on: our episodes are heavily edited, mostly because we drink while we record. Most of the things we cut out are things nobody will miss, but sometimes we simply go off on an odd tangent. So, … Continue reading The post Episode 60: All Up in My Limbic System appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

For this week’s episode, dear listeners, we decided to discuss movies we just don’t get: films that seem to be almost universally adored, but, because of some personal defect deep within ourselves, we just don’t like. In other words, we sit around and complain about things other people tell us are good. For this episode, … Continue reading The post Episode 59: I Will Eat Your Beef appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Dear listeners, we have a great episode for you this week, because we nerd out about Hammer Films with our erudite friend and author, Pat Harrigan! We traipse through the history of the famed British studio, mentioning favorite films and actors along the way. And, as you can probably tell by our diction in this … Continue reading The post Episode 58: Superposition Yeti appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Dear listeners, if the term “romcom” is poison to you, don’t worry… we know how you feel! That’s why this week, we talk about romantic comedies for people who hate romantic comedies! And joining us this week as our special guest is comedy person Kelvin Hatle! If you would like to ignite your passions with … Continue reading The post Episode 57: Saltine Lust appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.