Alien Minute
The daily podcast where we analyze Aliens in short, controlled bursts.
Episodes
We're reposting our old "DVD Commentary" episode for the 50th Anniversary of Jaws.
Guest: Todd Norris
John and Mitch close out Noirvember by inviting Professor Cynthia Baron onto the show to talk about Carl Franklin's Devil in a Blue Dress.
Filmmaker, occasional actor, and journalist John McGrath joins John and Mitch to discuss Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive.
John's show Art House is available here: https://www.kansascitypbs.org/local-shows/art-house/
David Bax from the Battleship Pretension Podcast joins John and Mitch to talk about John Dahl's Red Rock West.
From the vaults of the now-defunct Alien Minute Patreon comes this episode where John and Mitch discuss Tony Gilroy's Michael Clayton, among other neo-noir-related things.
Friend of the show Eric Moore (Alien in Character, Effectively Speaking) joins Mitch to discuss the newest addition to the Alien franchise, Alien: Romulus.
Mitch interviews One False Move Location Manager Michael Cain.
Old friend of the show, Cinematographer Todd Norris joins us to talk about Carl Franklin's One False Move.
Writer, filmmaker, and journalist Jon Niccum joins us to talk about the Coen Brothers' 1984 debut Blood Simple.
John and Mitch welcome film writer Jessica Crets to discuss Neil Jordan's The Crying Game.
John and Mitch welcome Oscar® winning screenwriter and director Kevin Willmott to talk about Chinatown.
On this episode of The Neo-Noir Podcast, John and Mitch welcome musician and artist Krysztof Nemeth to discuss David Lynch's Blue Velvet.
From the archives, we revisit the time Pete the Retailer brought his buddy Matt Gourley (Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend, James Bonding, I Was There Too) on to talk about Pete's desire to be Gorman in a video game scenario, whether any prequel has ever been any good, and to discuss a possible BBC Nature Documentary about the Xenomorph.
On the inaugural episode of our new show The Neo-Noir Podcast, we welcome former Alien Minute guest Marya E. Gates to discuss classic noir, neo-noir, and two films that work as examples of both.
John and Mitch discuss Rosemary's Baby by listing their top 5 moments from the film.
John and Mitch are joined by cinematographer Todd Norris to talk about Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. (Recorded in 2020)
John, Mitch, and Jason Heck provide audio commentary for the Director's Cut of Paul Verhoeven's RoboCop.
We're reaching back into the vault to replay one of our early episodes. This was back when we didn't have all the high-tech gadgets we have today, so the sound isn't as good as usual. But the guest is great! It's Tasha Robinson from The Next Picture Show podcast!
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