The Family Pictures Podcast
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Ep 14The Shadow of Family Past – Vengeance is Mine
EJim Groom and Michael Branson Smith trace the emotional hauntings of Vengeance is Mine the almost forgotten 1984 film directed by Michael Roemer.
Ep 13With no Trade to Inherit – Breaking Away
Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore the Stohler family, their friends, and the Cutters that the sons of Bloomington, Indiana, will never become.
Ep 12Piazza della Famiglia – Amarcord
Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith spend four seasons in Fellini's Rimini, drifting from character to character in this sprawling piazza della famiglia.
Ep 11Without My Parents – The 400 Blows
Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss the film that launched the French New Wave—François Truffaut's semi-autobiographical tale of a boy navigating parental neglect in post-war France.
Ep 10Father Knows Death – The Stepfather
EJim Groom and Michael Branson Smith talk family murder in the suburbs and the cost of fetishizing the perfect 50s family.
Ep 9Father Figures of Balance vs. Brutality – The Karate Kid
Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss the influence of surrogate fathers with competing philosophies of discipline vs. domination in The Karate Kid.
Ep 8When Chaos Moves In – Firstborn
Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore the under-appreciated 1984 portrayal of a single mom and her two sons as their household adapts to the arrival of the mother’s boyfriend.
Ep 7It's a Fargin Family Picture – Johnny Dangerously
Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith talk you fargin bastiges about the 1984 gangster satire–a family picture?–Johnny Dangerously.
Ep 6Escaping Family Destiny – At Close Range
Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith visit the 1970s Pennsylvania gothic crime family of Bruce Whitewood Sr. as he draws his son into the business in the 1986 film At Close Range.
Ep 5The Stories We Tell – A Christmas Story
Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith step into 1940s Northern Indiana to join the Parker family in this timeless 1983 holiday classic, which becomes the blueprint for the modern Christmas movie.
Ep 4Sisterhood in the Apocalypse – Night of the Comet
EJim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss sibling rivalry at the end of the world in downtown LA, with Night of the Comet.
Ep 3The Roles We Play – Mr. Mom
The family pictures podcast spends some time with a family living the suburban life in the outskirts of Detroit during the 80s recession.
Ep 2The Family We Make – The Outsiders
EThis week The Family Pictures Podcast spends some time on the northside of Tulsa Oklahoma with the extended Curtis Family
Ep 1The Family Road Trip with National Lampoon's Vacation
EJim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss the Griswold's misadventures across America in this premiere episode of the Family Pictures Podcast.