KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON dir. Martin Scorsese, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert DeNiro, et. al Killers of the Flower Moon tells the story of the brutal murders behind white settlers’ attempted dispossession of an Osage family’s Oklahoma lands, under which lay some of...
Cine-Men hosts Douglas Davidson and Seed are joined by esteemed guest Marya Gates to discuss the origins of Noirvember as well as some of their favorite film noirs.
THE MARVELS dir. Nia DaCosta, starring Brie Larson, Iman Vellani, Teyonah Parris, Zawe Ashton and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. However, unintended consequences see...
In the final draft of Poprika, host Seed is joined by the original contestants to for a draft topic decided on the spot with zero time for preparation!
REFRIED SCENES IS BACK! Hosts Carol Cowles and the Mighty Mia Davis discuss the 1978 Death on the Nile directed by John Guillermin and its 2022 remake directed by Kenneth Branagh. Refried Scenes is hosted by Carol Cowles and Mia Davis
THE MALTESE FALCON dir. John Huston, starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, and Sydney Greenstreet The Maltese Falcon, an adaptation of the classic Dashiell Hammett crime novel, stars Humphrey Bogart as private detective Sam Spade, Hammett's greatest creation. Spade is met by damsel Ruth Wonderly with...
Cine-Men hosts Douglas Davidson and Seed discuss movies we've seen recently, as well as animated universes we know we'd have horrible lives in. https://soundcloud.com/poprika-podcast/the-cine-men-scene-76-animated-universes-we-want-no-parts-of?si=2f7208094cba4e47900dd724e860bc37&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing ...
TAR dir. Todd Field, starring Cate Blanchett Tar, a film centered on fictitious music composer Lydia Tar as she prepares a recording of Gusatv Mahler's Symphony No. 5, brings audiences one of the year's most fascinating character examinations. Starting with a symposium conducted by the New Yorker's...
SUNSET BOULEVARD dir. Billy Wilder, starring William Holden, Gloria Swanson, and Nancy Olson As a child, Hollywood seemed like a fairy tale long since passed. Sure, Tinseltown was still making blockbusters in the 90s that I would go on to adore, but the Golden Age that so...
Old Opinion: A near unrivaled classic that has defined science fiction filmmaking for 40 years. New Opinion: No substantial change, though I begrudgingly admit that there are dated aspects gradually making it slightly less enjoyable… Even the most skeptical critics (Darryl Mansell chief amongst them) will admit...
DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESSdir. Carl Franklin, starring Denzel Washington, Jennifer Beals, Don Cheadle, and Tom Seizmore Devil in a Blue Dress, one of the noirs that defined both the 90s and the genre in general, stars Denzel Washington as Ezekiel 'Easy' Rawlins, a man desperate...
DARK CITY dir. Alex Proyas, starring Rufus Sewell, Jennifer Connelly, and Kiefer Sutherland A protagonist who doesn’t know who he really is. A mysterious individual who promises answers. Antagonists lurking the shadows, dressing in black, and reshaping reality as they see fit. A world whose reality is...
In A Lonely Place dir. Nicholas Ray, starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame Nicholas Ray begins “In A Lonely Place” expertly setting up his plot and his characters. With a tight screenplay from Andrew Solt and Edmund H. North who adapted the story from a Dorothy B....
BRICK dir. Rian Johnson, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Nora Zehetner, Lukas Haas, and Meagan Good Brick, a neo-noir mystery that heralded the coming of writer/director Rian Johnson, takes place in an undisclosed California suburb. Centered on high schooler Brendan Frye, the hardboiled detective story opens with him discovering...
