Synopsis
Co-hosts Dru Jeffries and David Babbitt explore the world of comic books on film, movie by movie and comic by comic.
Episodes
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Episode 226: Episode 202: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1956)
07/07/2022 Duration: 02h02minAfter several years, Andrew and Dave finally return to look at another Biblical epic! And not just any Biblical epic, THE Biblical epic: Cevil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments, starring Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner! Joined by Photo-Flo: Terror In The Smiles' Eric Jones (subscribe today!), the podcasters set out to explore just what to make of the famed film which has become an American television staple at Easter. Was Anne Baxter's performance unfairly criticized at the time of its release? Just how spectacular is the climax of the film? And just how much of an influence did this film have on The Simpsons? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: There's a whole lot of confessin' going on!All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt
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Episode 225: Episode 201: MAGIC (1978)
30/06/2022 Duration: 01h37minAndrew and Dave boldly head into the future by heading back to 1978! That's right, the podcasting duo take a look at Magic, the horror film directed by Richard Attenborough and starring Anthony Hopkins! What do the pair make of the often overlooked film? Just how great is the supporting turn from Burgess Meredith? Does Andrew particularly care for the other William Goldman written film, The Princess Bride? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: We're talkin' Old Testament! Real wrath of God type stuff.All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt
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Episode 224: BONUS: A Look Back on 200 Episodes!
22/06/2022 Duration: 01h29minAndrew and Dave take a look at the 200 regular episodes of this show they've somehow managed to produce!Next Episode: I believe in magic / magic / magic.All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt
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Episode 223: Episode 200: RED DRAGON (2002)
17/06/2022 Duration: 02h14minSo, it has come to this.To celebrate 200 regular episodes of Films(trips), James Hrivnak joins Andrew and Dave to take a look at the 2002 abomination Red Dragon, the astonishingly poor adaptation of the Thomas Harris novel which first introduced the character of Hannibal Lecter. Just how does the film go wrong? How much of the episode is spent discussing just the first fifteen minutes of the movie? Will this show ever cover a film with a good Edward Norton performance? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: You can do magic! You can have anything that you desire! Well, unless you are required to take a physical.All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt. Thanks for sticking with us, folks!
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Episode 222: Episode 199: CAT PEOPLE (1982)
09/06/2022 Duration: 01h55minHaving decided to put out fire with gasoline, Andrew and Dave spend their time recovering by discussing Paul Schrader's 1982 horror film, CAT PEOPLE. What do the duo make of the remake of the 1942 classic? Just where does the film fit in the career of Schrader? And how freaking great is Giorgio Moroder's score? Tune in to find out!Next Episode: It is the 200th regular episode of Films(trips), and to "celebrate", we're eating paintings.All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
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Episode 221: Episode 198: O (2001)
02/06/2022 Duration: 01h41minLeave Badlands and the badlands behind, Andrew and Dave follow Martin Sheen to the seemingly forgotten 2001 drama, O. directed by Tim Blake Nelson from a script by Brad Kaaya. What do the duo make of the adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello? How does the film differ from other Shakespeare filmic adaptations aimed at teen audiences? And can Dave successfully explain the difference between The Weeping Angels and The Silence to Andrew? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Dream logic, zoo keepers, and Bowie on the soundtrack!All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
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Episode 220: Episode 197: BADLANDS (1973)
25/05/2022 Duration: 01h49min(Trigger Warning: This episode does contain brief discussions of gun violence, so please be advised)After two weeks away, Andrew and Dave return to the 1970s once again for the debut film of director Terrence Malick! That's right, the duo are looking at Badlands, the 1973 crime-drama starring Sissy Spacek and Martin Sheen. What do the duo make of the first feature film from the infamous director? Does the Films(trips) curse strike again? And what's with that synthesizer? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Modernizing Shakespeare.All music by Andrew Kanegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
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Episode 219: Episode 196: MISSING (1982)
18/05/2022 Duration: 01h42minLeaving Greece behind, Andrew and Dave turn their attention to director Costa-Gavras' film American feature film, Missing from 1982! What do the duo make of the based on a true story film? Just how fantastic are Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek? And why on Earth do Andrew and Dave go on a tangent about Mutant X? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Not-Bonnie and Clyde!All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
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Episode 218: Episode 195: Z (1969)
11/05/2022 Duration: 01h24minLeaving the heaviness of the politics of May 1968 in France behind them in the form of Tout Va Bien, the podcasting duo move onto to heaviness of Greek politics in the 1960s in the form of Costa-Gavras' 1969 drama Z. What do the duo make of the award winning film? Just how slick is the structure of the film? Can either Andrew or Dave determine if the title is pronounced "Zee" or "Zed"? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Not-Professor X goes missing!All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt
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Episode 217: Episode 194: TOUT VA BIEN (1972)
04/05/2022 Duration: 01h55minIn this episode, the podcasting duo of Andrew and Dave head to France! Is it for a charming romance? A light comedy? A hyper-stylized action film?NOPE!This time, the duo check out Tout Va Bien, the politically minded arthouse film co-written and co-directed by the (in)famous Jean-Luc Godard! What do the duo make of this extremely unconventional film? How much of May of 1968 will the duo be able to explain? And why the hell does Tobe Hooper come up? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Zee? Zed? Which is it?All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
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Episode 216: Episode 193: COMING HOME (1978)
27/04/2022 Duration: 01h47minHaving survived the darkness of THE DAY OF THE LOCUST, Andrew and Dave turn there attention to another character driven 1970s drama: Hal Ashby's COMING HOME, starring Jane Fonda, Bruce Dern, and Jon Voight. What do the duo make of the Academy Award winning film? Why does Time-Life come up during the discussion? And where the hell was CCR? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Guess what was happening in France during 1968?All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt
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Episode 215: Episode 192: THE DAY OF THE LOCUST (1975)
21/04/2022 Duration: 02h43sHaving made it through two Bob Rafelson films, Andrew and Dave decide to treat themselves to the dark hearted hate letter to Hollywood that is THE DAY OF THE LOCUST, director John Schlesinger's 1975 adaptation of the famed Nathanael West novel of the same name. Just how the hell did this film make it through the studio system uncompromised? How under appreciated are the acting talents of William Atherton? And how on Earth did Andrew and Dave go this long without discussing a Burgess Meredith performance? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: About time we talk about Bruce Dern!All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
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Episode 214: Episode 191: FIVE EASY PIECES (1970)
13/04/2022 Duration: 01h26minHaving realized that competitive body building isn't for them thanks to STAY HUNGRY, Andrew and Dave follow director Bob Rafelson to his much more personal (and successful) film FIVE EASY PIECES, starring Jack Nicholson and Karen Black! Are the duo far more engaged with what is often considered a classic of American cinema, or has the film become a museum piece of a bygone era? Just how much does Karen Black steal the show from those around her? And just who is the camera aligned with anyway? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Now here's a Homer Simpson Frank Grimes can get behind!All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
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Episode 213: Episode 190: STAY HUNGRY (1976)
05/04/2022 Duration: 01h39min(Trigger warning: This episode contains discussions about sexual violence. Please be advised)Having woken from their respective comas, Andrew and Dave head to the local gym to get their muscles back into shape!Actually, that's a lie: the duo actually went to watch the 1976 comedy-drama STAY HUNGRY from co-writer/director Bob Rafelson! What do the duo make of the film, which stars a young Jeff Bridges, a young Sally Field, a young Arnold Schwarzenegger, and a decidedly NOT young R.G. Armstrong? Just who is Charles Gaines, and what is his claim to fame? And just what the hell was Rafelson thinking when it came to the climax of the film? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Jack's back!All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt
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Episode 212: Episode 189: COMA (1978)
30/03/2022 Duration: 01h56minHaving been kicked out of a of motorcycle riding Renascence fair group, Andrew and Dave stop by to see Eric Jones, cohost of the new podcast Photo-Flo: Terror in the Smiles, to take a look a look at writer-director Michael Crichton's 1978 adaptation of the 1977 Robin Cook novel, Coma! What do the trio make of the third film ever directed by the legendary author of Timeline? Was Crichton a fan of Alfred Hitchcock? And what absolutely useless piece of non-trivia does Dave decide to bring to whole show to a halt to point out? Tune in and find out!Check out Photo-Flo: Terror in the Smiles at: https://anchor.fm/photofloNext Episode: Freddy Kruger, Aunt May, Mr. Freeze, AND the Dude?All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt
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Episode 211: Episode 188: KNIGHTRIDERS (1981)
23/03/2022 Duration: 02h18minWith the car busted, Andrew and Dave continue their travels by joining a travelling Renaissance fair group! In between sustaining serious injuries, the duo discuss George A. Romero's most peculiar film, Knightriders, the 1981 drama starring Ed Harris and Tom Savini about... A Renaissance fair group riding motorcycles and living by a medieval code of honour?! Just what do the duo make of the most personal of Romero's films? How does a film with the premise it has manage to be nearly two-and-a-half hours long? How charmed is Dave by Patricia Tallman? And just who is this funky friar? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: The 1970s paranoid thriller goes medical!All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.
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Episode 210: Episode 187: PET SEMATARY (1989)
16/03/2022 Duration: 02h17minAndrew and Dave pick up Chris Martin on the way to Maine to discuss Pet Sematary, Mary Lambert's 1989 adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name, which she directed from a script by King himself. Do Lambert and King successfully capture the spirt of the novel, or miss it despite how faithful it is to the letter of the text? Can Fred Gwynne be both the best part of the film and represent what where it goes wrong at the same time? And can Chris survive being caught between Andrew and Dave's dueling viewpoints on the Ramones' theme song? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Motorbikes and Tom Savini!All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt
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Episode 209: Episode 186: TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING! JULIE NEWMAR (1995)
02/03/2022 Duration: 01h45minMuch like Andrew and Dave after Cookie, the characters of this weeks film are also ditching New York!Yes, that's right: the podcasting duo are taking a look at the film with the title you'll never forget, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. How much (or little) do the hosts know about drag culture? What Australian film keeps coming up during the discussion? And just how many times will Dave say "In this instance"? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Maine accents and Stephen King!All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt
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Episode 208: Episode 185: COOKIE (1989)
23/02/2022In this episode of Films(trips), Andrew and Dave turn their attention to a heartwarming tale of a father and daughter that involves car bombings, racketeering, verbal abuse, and... a synth soundtrack?!That's right! This time out, the duo are looking at Cookie, the 1989 comedy from director Susan Seidelman starring Emily Lloyd and Peter Falk. Just how is the film? What troubles impacted its production? and what (sort of) Columbo: Murder Under Glass reunion takes place on screen? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: For one fleeting second, an Englishman in New York. Then, middle America!All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt
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Episode 207: Episode 184: THE NUTTY PROFESSOR (1963)
15/02/2022 Duration: 01h37minWith it being Valentine's Day, Andrew and Dave decided to take a look at the most romantic film of all time. No, not Steve McQueen's SHAME; Jerry Lewis' THE NUTTY PROFESSOR! Just what terrible romantic advice did Lewis and company provide audiences in 1963? How is it that Del Moore steals most of the film? And just how many times will the Eddie Murphy remake come up? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: New York in 1989? Must be a mob movie!All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt. RIP Ivan Reitman.