Barred Movies

Hey hey movie lovers and fascism haters! Emmy-nominated filmmaker and fellow Chicagoan Melissa Fox joins us to discuss the 1982 Canadian short documentary film If You Love This Planet directed by Terre Nash. It features anti-nuclear war activist Dr. Helen Caldicott as she gives a lecture on the dangers of nuclear weapons. At the time, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporations didn't air the film because it "didn't give a balanced view...

Hey hey movie lovers and fascism haters! Listen in as Neighbor Sai and Neighbor Phil join Kelly and Brandon in discussing the infamously horrific movie A Serbian Film.

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Seriously, before we go on, please know there aren't enough trigger warnings for this episode. Themes include sexual assault, femicide, pedophilia, necrophilia, and family annihilation. We actually can't recommend watchin...

Hey hey movies lovers and fascism haters! Filmmaker, writer, and all around great guy Bryan Young joins co-hosts Kelly Swails and Brandon Wilhelm to discuss a few movies directed by and featuring two silent-era giants: Mabel Normand and Charlie Chaplin. Topics include: 

• How fast the movie industry changed during the silent era
• How without Normand, we wouldn't have Chaplin
• Why each of these filmmakers saw their movies get...

Hey movie lovers and fascism haters! Our latest episode of Barred Movies isn't a movie at all but an episode of the original Twilight Zone series. Join hosts Brandon Wilhelm and Kelly Swails and guest Dacey Arashiba as they discuss "The Encounter." This episode first aired on May 1st, 1964 and features Neville Brand as a WWII veteran, George Takei as a Japanese-American man looking for landscaping work, and a stolen katana that may...

Hey hey movie lovers and fascism haters!! Our latest Barred Movies episode features Kelly Swails, Brandon Wilhelm, and movie nerd extraordinaire Brice Puls discussing the not-banned-but-very-controversial 80's movie Twilight Zone: the Movie, including the tragic helicopter accident that killed two children and one adult during filming. Highlights include:

• Cocaine-fueled New Hollywood directors
• Auteur theory
• The genius of the origi...

Welcome, friends, to our discussion of Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ. Join Brandon Wilhelm, Kelly Swails, and guest Bartender Riley as we dissect the story of Christ. Discussion points include (but are not limited to): 

• Judas: friend or foe?
• Mary Magdalene: whore, disciple, or somewhere in between? 
• Jesus's carpentry work for the Romans 
• Harvey Keitel's Brooklyn accent

and more! 

Oh, and if you'd l...

Hello world! The first Banned Movies podcast is here. Our guest is alcohol professional Ambrosia Borowski, and the movie is Birth of a Nation. If you'd like to make the cocktail we've paired with this discussion to drink along with us, here it is. 

White Lady

The Savoy Cocktail Book version:

1/4 part lemon juice

1/4 part Cointreau

1/2 part dry gin

Shake well and strain into a cocktail glass. 

The Barred Movies version:

1/2 ounce ...