Talk Without Rhythm Podcast

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I dive into the spooky realm of German Expressionism with 1920's The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and 1924's Waxworks.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:22] Chin Stroker VS Punter Podcast Promo

[02:30] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[18:01] The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

[55:45] Waxworks (1924)

[01:20:08] FEEDBACK

[01:32:14] ENDING MUSIC: The Cabinet by Das Kab...

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm bringing SciTember to a close with a look at two Stephen King (by way of Richard Bachman) adaptations from 2025 - The Long Walk and The Running Man.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:52] Trick or Treat Radio Promo

[03:09] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[15:09] The Long Walk (2025)

[52:59] The Running Man (2025)

[01:22:04] FEEDBACK

[01:31:02] ENDING MUSIC:&...

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing SciTember with a duo of alien abduction flicks as I discuss 1989's Communion and 1993's Fire in the Sky.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:26] CromCast Podcast Promo

[02:10] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[15:32] Communion (1989)

[41:18] Fire in the Sky (1993)

[01:06:09] FEEDBACK

[01:09:14] ENDING MUSIC: Alien Abduction Probe by Haysee...

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm kicking off SciTember with a John Frankenheimer double-feature of 1962's The Manchurian Candidate and 1966's Seconds.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:10] Projection Booth Podcast Promo

[03:20] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[14:04] The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

[59:18] Seconds (1966)

[01:31:48] FEEDBACK

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Elite Patron Jon with a Jane Schoenbrun double-feature of 2022's We're All Going to the World's Fair and 2024's I Saw the TV Glow.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:40] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo

[02:23] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[13:14] We're All Going to the World's Fair (2022)

[53:15] I Saw the TV Glow (2024)

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm doing a David Fincher double-feature of 1997's The Game and 2002's Panic Room.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:52] Chin Stroker VS Punter Podcast Promo

[02:59] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[12:51] The Game (1997)

[46:44] Panic Room (2002)

[01:20:18] FEEDBACK

[01:23:27] ENDING MUSIC: The Game by Motorhead

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I am discussing two films in director Alan J. Pakula's "Paranoia Trilogy" - 1974's The Parallax View and 1976's All the President's Men.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:58] Trick or Treat Radio Promo

[03:16] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[14:59] The Parallax View (1974)

[52:27] All the President's Men (1976)

[01:20:25] FEEDBACK

[01:23:05] ENDING MUSIC: Parallax Test&...

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm taking a look at two contemporary horror films that have generated a lot of conversation - 2026's The Backrooms and Obsession.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:39] CromCast Promo

[03:23] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[14:38] Backrooms (2026)

[01:10:43] Obsession (2026)

[01:51:44] FEEDBACK

[01:54:32] ENDING MUSIC: Obsession by Orbit Culture

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I have a double-feature of D-Day by way of PTA as I discuss Daniel Day-Lewis' collaborations with Paul Thomas Anderson in 2007's There Will Be Blood and 2017's Phantom Thread.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:00] Projection Booth Podcast Promo

[03:10] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[09:51] There Will Be Blood (2007)

[51:45] Phantom Thread (2017)

[01:21:28] FEEDBACK

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm saying adios to director Chuck Russell by discussing 1988's The Blob and 1994's The Mask. And joining me in the conversation are my buds from the Strange Highways Podcast, Paul and Terry!

[00:00] INTRO

[01:56] The Good, the Bad, and the Odd Promo

[02:40] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[14:46] The Blob (1988)

[01:08:43] The Mask (1994)

[02:12:48] FEED...

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm doing Terry Gilliam double-feature of 1977's Jabberwocky and 1988's The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:22] Chin Stroker VS Punter Podcast Promo

[02:29] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[10:29] Jabberwocky (1977)

[36:25] The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)

[01:15:25] FEEDBACK

[01:18:22] ENDING MUSIC: Jabberwocky by Jab...

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm I'm discussing a double-feature of satirical serial killer cinema with 1993's So I Married an Axe Murderer and 1994's Serial Mom.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:55] Trick or Treat Radio Promo

[03:12] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[07:18] So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)

[39:18] Serial Mom (1994)

[01:09:59] FEEDBACK

[01:13:03] ENDING MUSIC: Gas Chamber by L7

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This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm joined by Paul of the Strange Highways Podcast for his Patreon Pick of two "not quite Hitchcock" movies: 1963's Charade and 1977's High Anxiety.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:50] CromCast Podcast Promo

[02:34] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[14:31] Charade (1963)

[56:55] High Anxiety (1977)

[01:34:44] FEEDBACK

[01:38:19] ENDING MUSIC: High Anxiety by M...

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling a Patreon Pick from TWoRP Elite Patron Kevin G who has graciously requested I book an episode with titles from my Great Unwatched Pile. To that end I will be discussing the 1967 Shaw Brothers classic The One-Armed Swordsman and pairing it up with Tsui Hark's 1995 pseudo-remake The Blade.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:51] Projection Booth Podcast Promo

[03:01] RANDO...