The Searchers

Back with another one! The boys welcome Canadian and Indie filmmaker Andrew Cymek onto the show to discuss film making, his story, a large discussion on his passion project Night Cries (2015), behind the scenes stories with big names, and Batman in media. Join us on this one to hear from someone who's been working in the industry for decades. Thanks for joining us, Andrew! Find Andrew on Instagram, HERE. Night Cries is on Tubi as of the posting of this episode, HERE. If you like what you heard, please rate us a 5/5 on Apple, Spotify, or Podbean, and review us on Apple. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. We'll read both on air. Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and/or reviewed. Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

The Searchers cover My Neighbors the Yamadas from Studio Ghibli director Isao Takahata. The discussion delves into Japanese culture, Takahata's films, animation styles, Joe Hisaishi & Ghibli music, and more. Please enjoy this fun episode. If you like what you heard, please rate us a 5/5 on Apple, Spotify, or Podbean, and review us on Apple. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. We'll read both on air. Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and/or reviewed. Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

What's up, babe? How you doin'? We're back with some extremely positive waves with this one. Our first Clint Eastwood movie; it's about damn time! Is Kelly's Heroes an all timer war picture or is it hippy revisionism? Listen and find out, only on The Searchers! If you like what you heard, please rate us a 5/5 on Apple, Spotify, or Podbean, and review us on Apple. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. We'll read both on air. Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and/or reviewed. Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

Quick draw turnaround for this one, y'all! Ben is joined by friend of the pod Mitch Capps to discuss a brand new western as of yesterday: LeGrand. Hopefully the goal of being the first podcast to discuss and review the film was achieved. Plenty of western talk to go around, don't be a pecker-head and miss this one! Watch LeGrand free on Youtube, HERE. Find out more about Ben Christensen and his company Living Your Own Western, HERE. Find Mitch on LB, HERE. If you like what you heard, please rate us a 5/5 on Apple, Spotify, or Podbean, and review us on Apple. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. We'll read both on air. Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and/or reviewed. Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

The Searchers are back with another Trading Post episode in which we cover 6 movies in under 2 and a half hours! FORT APACHE, FIREWORKS, THE CABLE GUY, COP LAND, GORGEOUS and THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS. There's liquor, wine and beer around the campfire this time, so prepare yourself for a wild ride. Timestamps for each film provided for Apple and Podbean users. If you like what you heard, please rate us a 5/5 on Apple, Spotify, or Podbean, and review us on Apple. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. We'll read both on air. Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and/or reviewed. Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

All three of us are back to review DragonHeart starring Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis, Pete Postlethwaite, Dina Meyer, Julie Christie, and Sean Connery as the voice of Draco. Chris picked this for his appreciation of Pete Postlethwaite so there's heavy discussion around his career. Also there is a shout out to a gracious listener from Letterboxd--thanks again and enjoy! If you like what you heard, please rate us a 5/5 on Apple, Spotify, or Podbean, and review us on Apple. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. We'll read both on air. Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and/or reviewed. Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

The Searchers review Martin Scorsese's After Hours from 1985. Including the review, we ramble on about Marty and other topics like movie runtime (who could have brought this up?), Frankenheimer, and DeNiro. If you like what you heard, please rate us a 5/5 on Apple, Spotify, or Podbean, and review us on Apple. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. We'll read both on air. Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and/or reviewed. Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

Put on your Hawaiian shirt and Tigers cap for this week's episode as Chris and Ben are joined by Brendan at Magnum10k to review the two-part pilot episode of Magnum, P.I., "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii." We also discuss the series in depth, Tom Selleck's memoir published in 2024, and Brendan's Instagram page dedicated to all things Magnum. Check out Brendan's Magnum Instagram page, HERE, for more content related to the show. He also has plenty of cool merch for sale! If you like what you heard, please rate us a 5/5 on Apple, Spotify, or Podbean, and review us on Apple. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. We'll read both on air. Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and/or reviewed. Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

Ben and Chris review Walter Hill's directorial debut from 1975, Hard Times, starring Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Jill Ireland, and Strother Martin. Hill's style, Bronson's performance, moral codes, and stoic masculinity are big topics of discussion. Please rate us a 5/5 on Apple, Spotify, or Podbean, and review us on Apple. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. We'll read both on air. Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and/or reviewed. Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

What up, mate? Ben and Chris are joined by regular guest host Nick Langdon to discuss the beloved Australian classic The Castle. The film didn't make waves in 1999 when it was released in the US, so that's why we must introduce this gem to our listeners. Over time it's become popular in its depiction of a typical Aussie Battler and still has cultural staying power down undahh. As always, Nick offers a wealth of knowledge regarding Australian cinema and culture. We also talk about Russell Crowe's early career, how Australian films differ from Hollywood's, and how important it is to be a strong parent. It's a vibe. Check out this podcast episode, HERE, that features director Rob Sitch discussing the film and fatherhood. Find Nick on LB, HERE. Please rate us a 5/5 on Apple, Spotify, or Podbean, and review us on Apple. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. We'll read both on air. Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and/or reviewed. Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

The Searchers are joined again by Odie Arbuckle to discuss a very obscure movie. This time, and kind of (by accident) in honor of Canada Day, it's a 2008 baseball movie from Quebec titled A No-Hit No-Run Summer. It's a sports heavy episode towards the end of the review, and some highlights are: The Montreal Expos, sports video games, and a guest appearance from Chris' daughter. Thanks to Odie for choosing our first sports movie and exposing us to something new. Enjoy. Check out Odie Arbuckle on Letterboxd, HERE. Please rate us a 5/5 on Apple, Spotify, or Podbean, and review us on Apple. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. We'll read both on air. Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and/or reviewed. Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

Kevin and Ben review The Delta Force starring Chuck Norris and Lee Marvin. We finally read some 5 star reviews, just a few, as promised. Thank you for listening and taking the time to give us some lerv on Apple podcasts! Hope you enjoy the episode, and we'll see you next time with a guest! You can find The Delta Force on Tubi and Amazon Prime, as of June 2024. Please rate us a 5/5 on Apple, Spotify, or Podbean, and review us on Apple. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. We'll read both on air. Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and/or reviewed. Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

Happy Summer, y'all. Ben is again joined by guest John Grace from the Midnight Movie Cowboys (MMC) Podcast for a follow-up to episode 46. This time the focus is on the skinnier of the two in the Spencer and Hill duo; so listen for an in-depth review of Super Fuzz (aka Super Snooper) from 1980, which was a big hit on HBO in the early 80s. Other topics include Terence Hill's career, Sergio Corbucci's movies, Godzilla, and more. Somehow the pod favorite Jackie Chan also comes up. Heat up some beans, kick back, and enjoy! Find the book We Call Him Terence Hill HERE. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or Podbean. We'll read your 5/5 review on the show! Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and/or reviewed. Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

This time on The Searchers, Chris, Ben, and Kevin review 2001's Millennium Actress directed and written by Satoshi Kon. Chris joins late because being a father of a newborn baby is more important, Kevin says one of his comments three times for effect, and Ben brings up complaints (surprise!) about current pop culture. Another fun entry in the pod! Enjoy, fam. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and/or reviewed. Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

The Searchers review the recent City Hunter film released on Netflix. Of course, Jackie Chan and Wong Jing's 1993 movie featuring the same character comes up. So, you're welcome for basically two Jackie Chan episodes in a row. Enjoy. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. We'll read it on air. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and/or reviewed. Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

Ben and Kevin are back with another episode of The Searchers podcast, and they're returning to the Jackie Chan well and finally covering a Jackie Chan movie. If you've been following the pod, you know these two love Jackie and his movies, especially the ones from the 80s. Wheels on Meals (1984) happens to be one of their favorites, so prepare yourself for a kick-ass episode on everything Jackie, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao. The Searchers settle which dub of the movie you should be watching first with a detailed look at the music tracks on each version. Kevin spills the beans with a first-time-told story about how he saw Sammo in real life. Also, two big announcements up front. Hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed making it. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. We'll read it on air. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and/or reviewed. Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

Chris, Kevin, and Ben review White Tie and Tails (1946), a sleeper from Golden Age Hollywood starring Dan Duryea, Ella Raines, and William Bendix. Politely make like high society and enjoy those finer things in life... suit up and get back to listening to The Searchers! Find a copy on YouTube, HERE. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. We'll read it on air. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and/or reviewed. Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

The Searchers review the 2001 action-comedy 3000 Miles to Graceland, starring Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner and Courtney Cox, which has been greatly maligned over the years. We're here to give it a second chance! Or are we? Listen and find out on episode 54! Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. We'll read it on air. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and/or reviewed. Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

The Searchers are back with another episode and this week it's Kevin's pick so he chose John Carpenter's Elvis (1979), which happens to be the pod's second trip into the director's more obscure works. Tune in as we discuss The King, John Carpenter, Kurt Russell's career, and more. Thank ya, thank ya very much. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. We'll read it on air. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and/or reviewed. Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

Chris and Ben are back with a review of Howard Hughes' Jet Pilot from 1957 starring John Wayne and Janet Leigh. Chris came close to watching this with a group he's part of on Letterboxd called The Collab during their selection of infamously bad productions, which included Arruza (1972), Lowlands (1954), Why is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow? (1994). The Searchers talk about (briefly) early Cold War movies, Howard Hughes and his relationship with cinema, and how Jet Pilot is an extremely sensual film for 1949 and 1957. If you like bizarre classic cinema or learning about weird productions, tune in to this ep of The Searchers for a good time! Also, if you like John Wayne it's kind of a must. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. We'll read it on air. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and/or reviewed. Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

Even though it's early spring time, The Searchers are watching and reviewing Late Spring (1949) this week, from iconic Japanese director Yosujiro Ozu. Friend and analytical-film mentor to Chris, Daniel Kieckhefer joins the podcast on Episode 51 to discuss Ozu's meditative and subtle nature and why he may or may not appeal to people who watch his films. Comparisons to other Japanese cinema, Alfred Hitchcock, and earlier Ozu works are abound. Check out Daniel's own website The Cinematograph where you can find more of his writings on film, HERE. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. We'll read it on air. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and/or reviewed. Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

For their 50th episode The Searchers return to the genre that inspired the podcast's title and connected the three of them in the first place, The Western, with a review of the The Tall T (1957). Topics discussed during the review include The Ranown Cycle, Randolph Scott's career in the 1950s, A vs B westerns, Anthony Mann/James Stewart collaborations, and more. Cheers to another 50 episodes. Thanks for listening! As of March 2024, find The Tall T on Tubi for free! Tune into the next episode for a review of a Yasujiro Ozu film with another guest! Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. We'll read it on air. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and/or reviewed. Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

This week The Searchers are back covering a classic Korean film. No, not from that Hollywood-glamorized (and overrated) director, Bong Joon-ho! Nothing from directors Park Chan-wook nor Na Hong-jin. Chris, Ben, and Kevin are joined by guest and mailbag-frequenter Odie Arbuckle to explore the dare-we-say classic Korean action film The Terrorist from 1995. Why does no one talk about 1990s Korean cinema? Listen and find out! Watch the film, HERE, on YouTube (1080p), if you'd like to be in the know. Check out Odie Arbuckle on Letterboxd, HERE. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. Thank you. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and/or reviewed. Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

Chris and Ben are joined by regular guest Nick Langdon to discuss Sidney Lumet's PRINCE OF THE CITY from 1981. Not our first Lumet outing, and not our first time talking Treat Williams. This episode was a long time coming, and we're happy to have Nick back as always. PRINCE OF THE CITY TRAILER Stay tuned for the next episode, which will feature a special guest whose never been on the show but whose name has been mentioned before! Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. Thank you. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and/or reviewed. Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

Two Hong Kong films in a row (kind of)! Hey, y'all, The Searchers Podcast is back with another one... This week we review Patrick Tam's LOVE MASSACRE (1981). In addition to reviewing the film, the three of us discuss Tam in terms of his mentorship of Wong Kar-wai, Hong Kong and other "New Wave" film movements, colors in film, and more. Tune in! To follow along, find the film on YouTube, HERE, as it's most likely the only cut available for audiences as of 2024. Thank you very much to the uploader "renkls" from LB for the upload. Find out more about it, HERE. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. Thank you. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched. Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

This week's episode is continuing down the tracks on the Hong Kong cinema train, in a roundabout sort of way. Ben is joined by guest John Grace from the Midnight Movie Cowboys Podcast, who graciously provides his knowledge of Bud Spencer and Hong Kong Cinema for the Italian crime-action-comedy movie, Flatfoot in Hong Kong (aka Flatfoot Goes East) from 1975 that was largely set in Asia. This film is the second in a series of movies Bud Spencer made in the 1970s based around Police Officer Rizzo. You can find it on YouTube, HERE. Find John Grace on Letterboxd, HERE. And the Midnight Movie Cowboys, HERE. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. Thank you. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched. Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

Attention everyone, this is your Trailer Park supervisor speaking. Julian's Christmas contest scheme is no more! You will all have to give all your presents back to me so I can turn them into the authorities. If not, Barb has informed me that I won't be able to get drunk on Christmas Day. And there's no way that's going to happen!

Merry Christmas from the Searchers! This week, we return to the trading post format and trade 3 Christmas films. Below are the films and the timestamps in case anyone wants to avoid spoilers. Chris reviews Christmas in Connecticut (1945) - 00:00:00 Ben reviews Something from Tiffany's (2022) - 00:21:00 Kevin reviews White Christmas (1954) - 00:39:08 See you next year! (Hint: there may be a special episode before New Years for some greasy listeners!) Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. Thank you. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched. Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

This week on The Searchers, Kevin, Ben and Chris discuss the latest film from legendary director Hayao Miyazaki, How Do You Live? Unfortunately it was re-titled by GKids to "The Boy and the Heron," which the three of us agree was a dumb move by the distributor. We meditate over why Miyazaki chose this as his potential last film, and why it was something that pulled him from retirement. Historical trends, modern Japanese culture, personal reflection, the gorgeous animation, and the comparison to other animated works are thoughtfully discussed. Were we over-hyped? Or is this the best Studio Ghibli film of all time? Listen and find out. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. Thank you. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched. Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

It's time to feel the impact with this review of Jean-Claude Van Damme's Double Impact. Ben introduces both Kevin and Chris to one of his favorite JCVD films from his 80s and 90s stardom. We get into the nitty gritty on the production, select scenes from the movie, the music, and everything Hong Kong. Enjoy the Muscles from Brussels? Well then this one is dedicated to you. How could two Van Dammes be wrong? Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. Thanks! Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and to read our individual movie reviews! Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!!! We all have many things to be thankful for, but for today's episode The Searchers are extra thankful for director John Frankenheimer... well, because he lets us rant about movies for 90 minutes. Listen to guests Nick Langdon and Max join Chris in explaining to Ben their recent project in which they delved into the filmography of the prolific director. Movies discussed include: Grand Prix, Ronin, Black Sunday, The Train, The Challenge, The Gypsy Moths, The Horsemen, The Iceman Cometh, Seven Days in May, and more! All aboard the Thankenheimer train! You can find Nick and Max both on Letterboxd, HERE and HERE. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. Thanks! Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Reviews really do help! Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and to read our individual movie reviews! Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

NOW HEAR THIS, NOW HEAR THIS… spooky season is now over… we’ve now sailed off in our rusty bucket in search of a new destination on which to drop anchor. This time (EPISODE 40!) returning to a breezy and sweet picture by the great John Ford, aka 1955's Mister Roberts starring Hank Fonda. Ford wasn't the only director due to production problems; however, he ended up crafting his Pacific-set perfection with Donovan's Reef a few years later, which we covered long ago on episode 14. Hold fast... and hear about the production problems and other interesting facts about the stage-play adaption, Chris' negativity, Kevin's "lowest" John Ford rating, and how Ensign is the best name you've ever heard, and more... only on this episode of The Searchers. Bottoms up, mate! Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. Thanks! Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Reviews really do help! Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and to read our individual movie reviews! Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

Happy Halloween week, y'all! To culminate our first Horror-Adjacent October, Ben, Chris & Kevin review Dead Heat (1988) starring Treat Williams and Joe Piscopo. The movie follows Roger Mortis, a police detective who is paired up with a new partner named Doug Bigelow. The two end up investigating a series of strange murders committed by criminals who seem to come back from the dead. As they dig deeper into the mystery, they learn of an evil scientist named Arthur P. Loudermilk (Vincent Price) who has discovered a secret to bringing the dead back to life and is creating an army of undead criminals. Is this an overrated cult film or a bona fide classic? Listen and find out! Knowmsayin? We spend the last twenty minutes or so discussing other seasonal movies we've seen or plan to close out October with, including mentions of John Wayne, Bella Lugosi, Evil Dead 2, more Vincent Price, and The Exorcist III, among others. Don't miss out on the greasy Trailer Park Boys easter eggs either. Until next time, when we cover Mister Roberts directed by one of the pod's fave directors, John Ford. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. Thanks! Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Reviews really do help! Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and to read our individual movie reviews! Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

Our second episode for 2023 Halloween covers Sonny Chiba in Wolf Guy (1975), and it's Kevin's first Sonny Chiba movie!! Woah! We read two mailbags at the beginning of the episode which gets us into some western TV talk. Afterwards we get to the meat of the discussion with our thoughts on the Toei cult classic, a description given to Wolf Guy by Arrow Video. Topic timestamps for those who use Podbean are available. Thanks for listening. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. Thank you, Mitch and Odie!! Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Reviews really do help! Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and to read our individual movie reviews! Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

The gang is all back to talk about our first "horror adjacent" film of the 2023 Halloween season. This week it's John Carpenter's Vampires. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. Thank you!! Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Reviews really do help! Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and to read our individual movie reviews! Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

Ben and Chris talk about two episodes they watched from Sherlock Hound, an anime from the 1984-1985 season inspired by the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle character. The two episodes are "Little Martha's Big Mystery!?" (小さなマーサの大事件！？) and "The Air Battle Over Dover!" (ドーバー海峡の大空中戦！), both directed by none other than Hayao Miyazaki. Yes, we've touched on him before in a Cinema Crusades episode, but now Miya-san is the center of our attention. We kept this one short, you're welcome! In October, we are covering Horror-adjacent films! The first will be John Carpenter's Vampires (1998). (Just no slashers, demonic possession, or body horror shit; we don't do those - Kevin and Ben) Stay tuned for later in the year or early 2024 for our review of The Boy and the Heron, aka "How Do You Live?" (君たちはどう生きるか ). Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. Thank you!! Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Reviews really do help! Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and to read our individual movie reviews! Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

Christopher and Benjamin return to the well of westerns with their review of Rawhide directed by Henry Hathaway, who most fans of the genre will know as the director of True Grit (1969) among other notable collaborations with John Wayne. Hathaway also dabbled in film noir in the 1940s, so it's no surprise this B&W western was influenced by that directorial style. Rawhide includes maybe the best role of regular western heavy Jack Elam, and a stunning performance from tough and beautiful gal Susan Hayward... Tune in to hear about this lesser known classic western! You can find Rawhide on YouTube, for free, HERE. Furthermore, happy birthday to Chris! If you like westerns, check out our past review of The Big Country (1958), HERE. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. We got a mailbag on this episode from LB friend Odie. Thank you!! Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Reviews really do help! Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and to read our individual movie reviews! Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

Summer break is over, and kids are going back to school. On this week's episode of The Searchers, we review Painted Faces which is about children going to a very different and difficult school in Hong Kong during the 1960s to train for Peking Opera. Those children included Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao. After covering Jackie Chan on episode 2 of the podcast, we're excited to finally be making our way back to Hong Kong cinema with this one. The first couple minutes is an interview clip of Sammo Hung talking about how he ended up at a Peking Opera school. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Thank you! If you did in the past month, we'll address on the next episode... Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and to read our individual movie reviews! Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

It's already that time again.. another The Searchers episode out now! This time, Kevin and Ben discuss how Tom Cruise is trying to carry action cinema, heck, cinema in general, on his back alone in his Mission: Impossible series. Did Cruise & team succeed this time around with its 7th installment? Listen and find out. There will be a couple weeks until the next episode is released, so enjoy this and the recently released Roadgames (1981) review with guest Nick Langdon. Be seein' you sometime in August. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Thank you! Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and to read our individual movie reviews! Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/ Intro Song from Lonely Islands on YT

Let's get down to bizzo, shall we? This week The Searchers are joined by friend of the pod and fellow movie reviewer Nick Langdon to review the Australian film Roadgames from 1981. It stars Stacy Keach and Jamie-Lee Curtis and is directed by Richard Franklin. Tune in to be filled in to loads of information about Australian cinema since Mr. Langdon comes from down unda, mate. We had a great time discussing not only the film but Hitchcock references, Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!, Mad Max, and many more Aussie things. Don't worry, this one is sweet as. Find Nick's LB profile HERE and his substack HERE. Find WTM HERE, Eric's LB profile HERE, and Brett's LB profile HERE. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Thank you! Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and to read our individual movie reviews! Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

We're back with another episode of The Searchers, and do we have a special ep for all you faithful listeners! Join us as we discuss the long forgotten, Academy-Award-winning (when that meant something) drama film from 1963 Lilies of the Field starring Sidney Poitier. This episode is even more special because we have friend o' the pod Joe Wilson guest spotting with Ben and Kevin. Joe is one of the writers who heads up 100 Movies Every Catholic Should See which is relevant to the film due to its religious themes, and because Joe picked it for us to watch of course. Listen to Joe, Kevin, and Ben discuss the film, other religious movies, Mel Gibson, The Oscars, and a lot more... right here on The Searchers. Find Joe's website HERE. Follow Joe on Letterboxd HERE. Watch Lilies of the Field on Amazon Prime HERE. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Thank you! Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and to read our individual movie reviews! Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

The Searchers Podcast turns 30 (episodes total, that is) this week with our review of Certified Copy (2010). Certified Copy (Copie conforme) is a film written and directed by Abbas Kiarostami, and it is now available on Tubi, HERE. This film is our way of keeping the Italy topic going for one more episode! Set in Tuscany, the film focuses on a British writer (William Shimell) and a French antiques dealer (Juliette Binoche), whose relationship undergoes an odd transformation over the course of a day. We start off the episode with a short discussion about Chris' recent hobby, disc golf. There's also some discussion on the original Star Trek films, other recently seen films, Zoolander, and (of course) Trailer Park Boys. The review starts at the 13-min mark. Enjoy, everyone! Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Thank you! Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and to read our individual movie reviews! Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

All three of The Searchers reunite after quite some time to cover Kevin's pick: Broken Lullaby (1932) directed by Ernst Lubitsch. This pre-Code drama stars Lionel Barrymore, Nancy Carroll, and Phillips Holmes. We talk about the "Lubitsch Touch" among other things, such as Chris listening to silent films with Phil Collins as his own personal film soundtrack... Can someone mailbag in and inform Ben and Kevin why Chris is the way he is?! Enjoy, everyone! We'll cover that Abbas Kiarostami film next time, gang! Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to us. Thank you! Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and to read our individual movie reviews! Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

Hey gang, it's Hump Day again! This week we're going old school back to Medieval Times and the Golden Age of Hollywood with our review(s). We're covering three movies on this episode of the Searchers. Ivanhoe (1952), Knights of the Round Table (1953), and The Adventures of Quentin Durward (1955) make up the unofficial trilogy by director Richard Thorpe and actor Robert Taylor. Listen to Chris and Ben discuss these three movies, South Park jokes, other Arthurian inspired movies, and more on Medieval Brugh Down! See ya in June! Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to us. Thank you! Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and to read our individual movie reviews! Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

This week on The Searchers, Chris and Ben delve into the Eurocrime genre, aka Poliziotteschi, and review Execution Squad (La polizia ringrazia). Please enjoy, everyone. ANNOUNCEMENT: Next time we are covering three movies directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Robert Taylor! Go find 'em! Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to us. Thank you! Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and to read our individual movie reviews! Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

Greetings, all... it is hump day yet again. Today, you've arrived and reached The Searchers' Trading Post, where we offer you goods at a bargain price: 6 movie reviews in 70 minutes. The three of us have traded amongst ourselves to give some popular films and hot commodities a very brief moment in the sun, if you will. This series of episodes we will do every so often to give ourselves a bit more leeway with our review picks and provide you listeners with a lot of content (in brevity). The basic idea is to give each respective host a movie to watch and review in about 10 minutes. The movies in this edition of Trading Post are as follows (with timestamps): 00:00:30 - Breaking Away (1979), directed by Peter Yates and starring Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern & Jackie Earle Haley 00:14:45 -Tampopo (1985), directed by Juzo Itami and starring Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kōji Yakusho, & Ken Watanabe 00:24:01 - Grand Prix (1966), directed by John Frankenheimer and starring James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Yves Montand, Toshiro Mifune, & Antonio Sabàto 00:35:36 - Still Walking (2008), directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda and starring Hiroshi Abe, Yui Natsukawa, You, Shohei Tanaka, Kirin Kiki & Yoshio Harada 00:46:31 - Love Affair (1939), directed by Leo McCarey and starring Irene Dunne & Charles Boyer 00:59:24 - Broadcast News (1987), directed by James L. Brooks and starring William Hurt, Albert Brooks & Holly Hunter 01:11:31 Ratings We hope you enjoy! ----more---- Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to us. Thank you! Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and to read our individual movie reviews! Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

Remember, everyone: our release schedule is every two weeks now. On this one, Ben and Chris review The Lover from 1992, which was fairly controversial for the time. Now, probably not so much. Chris asks Ben about sexual content depicted in movies, and it gets... "heated." Even though the film is an erotic romance/drama set in the Far East, somehow we still end up discussing a bit of the new John Wick and Chris' coworker eating Kangaroo. C'est la Vie! Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to us. Thank you! Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and to read our individual movie reviews! Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

Chris and Ben review Basketcase (1982) and Brain Damage (1988) from director Frank Henenlotter because Chris went to Strand Theater in Seymour, CT to see Frankenhooker (1990). Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to us. Thank you! Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and to read our individual movie reviews! Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

Chris and Ben review Scorpio from 1973 starring Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, and Paul Scofield. Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to us. Thank you! Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and to read our individual movie reviews! Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

For the first time in 2023, The Searchers are releasing on a Friday. "Why?" you may ask. Well, today is Steve McQueen's 93rd birthday. If you like speed, jazz, auteur talk, racing, or having a good time, then this episode's for you. Listen to Chris and Ben review and discuss McQueen's racing magnum opus: Le Mans (1971); we also review the 2015 documentary about the birthday boy: Steve McQueen: The Man and Le Mans. And stick around til the end to listen to Ben's dad talk about his little stint as a race car driver. Buckle up and prepare to be Steve McQueen'd! Submit your mailbags to us at [email protected]. We will take listener requests under consideration: topics, specific reviews, etc. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to us. Thank you!