Wrong Reel

Rob Cotto returns to celebrate the career of character actor John Cazale, a man who played a crucial role in five of the best movies of the 1970s ('The Godfather', 'The Conversation', 'The Godfather: Part II', 'Dog Day Afternoon' & 'The Deer Hunter'). Follow Rob Cotto on Twitter: https://twitter.com/robcotto Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax

With Midwest WeirdFest right around the corner (March 9-11), we sit down with the directors of five films that help make this festival such a fantastic event for those who truly love genre films: Seth Breedlove 'The Flatwoods Monster', Jess Gotta 'The Moose Head Over the Mantel', Rob Cousineau & Chris Rosik 'Future', Peter Marcy 'Attack of the Tattie-Bogle' & Rob Grant 'Fake Blood'. Many thanks to Wrong Reel regular Dean Bertram for making this episode possible. Follow Midwest WeirdFest: https://twitter.com/MidWestWeird Follow Small Town Monsters: https://twitter.com/smltownmonsters Follow Inappropriate Films: https://twitter.com/InappropriateF Follow Get Super Rad: https://twitter.com/getsuperrad Follow Failure Boys: https://twitter.com/failureboys Follow 775 Media: https://twitter.com/775mediacorp

Illustrator Tony Stella returns to discuss the classic samurai films directed by Akira Kurosawa starring Toshiro Mifune. Follow Tony Stella on Twitter: https://twitter.com/studiotstella Tony Stella on Tumblr: http://antoniostella.tumblr.com Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax

We welcome back John Arminio from Comix Connection to discuss some of the most Metal films ever made ('Metal: A Headbanger's Journey', 'Metalhead', 'The Devil's Candy', 'Deathgasm'). Follow John Arminio on Twitter Comix Connection Facebook Page Follow James Hancock on Twitter

For our second episode about the films of Woody Allen, Becky D'Anna, Jacob Rivera and Rob Cotto join us for a discussion of the various controversies in Woody Allen's personal life while also shining a light on some of our personal favorites of his work. WR205 - Woody: https://wrongreel.com/podcast/wr205-woody/ Follow Rob Cotto on Twitter: https://twitter.com/robcotto Follow Jacob Rivera on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jratm23 Follow Becky D'Anna on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hwoodminotaur Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax

For our review of Ryan Coogler's box office sensation 'Black Panther', we've assembled the original herd of nerds (Ganesh Nair, Andrew Cannizzaro, Mikhail Karadimov) as well as special guest star Marcus Pinn. We offer our apologies in advance for the occasional audio issues stemming from using five microphones in a very small space. Follow Andrew Cannizzaro on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ajc340 Follow Marcus Pinn on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PINNLAND_EMPIRE Follow Ganesh Nair on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GaneshNair Follow Mikhail Karadimov on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheKaradimov Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax

We welcome Nick Nadel (host of Movies My Friends Have Never Seen) to discuss the career of actor Ken Wahl and how it was prematurely cut short. Follow Nick Nadel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nicknadel Follow Movies My Friends Have Never Seen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mmfhnspodcast Follow James Hancock: https://twitter.com/colebrax

Filmmaker Kyle Reardon (Nowhere to Run) returns to discuss two hard hitting melodramas by the great Sam Fuller, 'Shock Corridor' (1963) and 'The Naked Kiss' (1964). Follow Kyle Reardon: https://twitter.com/kylereardonfilm Follow Nowhere to Run: https://twitter.com/RunNowhere Follow James Hancock: https://twitter.com/colebrax

Orest Ludwig returns to geek out about cars and to discuss the great hallowed movie tradition of the car chase. Follow Orest Ludwig on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/einfachfit/ Subscribe to The Trainer Closet: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1DOaWYlNItslFvNxoYt-7w Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax

Author J. Blake Fichera (host of Scored to Death and co-host of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers) returns to celebrate what makes the Evil Dead franchise one of the greatest series in the history of film and television. Follow Scored to Death on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScoredtoDeath Order Scored to Death on Amazon: https://goo.gl/7cwNkM Follow Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers: https://twitter.com/SatSleepovers Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax

We welcome back writer-producer Stephen Scarlata (Jodorowsky's Dune, Beyond the Gates) to discuss Frank Miller and Darren Aronofsky's unproduced project Batman: Year One. Follow Stephen Scarlata on Twitter: https://twitter.com/xNECKx Buy/Rent Beyond the Gates: https://goo.gl/pYl1jL Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax

Producer Adam Rackoff returns to discuss one of his favorite animated movies from his childhood, 'Starchaser: The Legend of Orin' (1985) as well as to discuss some of the best animated films geared toward an adult sensibility. Follow Adam Rackoff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdamRackoff Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax

Marcus Pinn (Creator of Pinnland Empire and co-host of Zebras in America) and Martin Kessler (host of Flixwise Canada) return to talk some current events and to celebrate the B-movie classic 'The Hidden' (1987). Follow Marcus Pinn on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PINNLAND_EMPIRE Follow Martin Kessler on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MovieKessler Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax

Katie Rife (News Editor for The A.V. Club) and Mike Vanderbilt (Assistant Editor at Daily Grindhouse) join us to discuss the upcoming series of Midnight Movies at Chicago's Music Box Theatre including 'Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter' (1970), 'Wild Beasts' (1984) and the nearly impossible to see cult classic 'The Astrologer' (1975) starring Craig Denney. Tickets for 'Wild Beasts' (1984) on 1/26 & 1/27: https://www.musicboxtheatre.com/films/wild-beasts Tickets for 'The Astrologer' (1975) on 2/2 & 2/3: https://www.musicboxtheatre.com/films/the-astrologer Tickets for 'Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter' (1970) on 2/9 & 2/10: https://www.musicboxtheatre.com/films/stray-cat-rock-sex-hunter Follow Katie Rife on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FutureSchlock Follow Mike Vanderbilt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeVanderbilt Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax

Dave Eves returns to discuss the final years of Luis Buñuel's extraordinary career and how his collaboration with writer Jean-Claude Carrière led to some of the best films Buñuel ever made. Follow Dave Eves on Twitter Follow James Hancock on Twitter

We welcome artist Erik Bartlam to discuss Jean-Luc Godard's early career, a period where Godard created some of the most extraordinary films of the French New Wave. Follow Erik Bartlam on Twitter Follow James Hancock on Twitter

Mikhail Karadimov welcomes Carlo Pangalangan Labrador (host of Woman on the Screen) to discuss 'Phantom Thread' and the films of Paul Thomas Anderson. Follow Carlo Pangalangan Labrador on Twitter Follow Mikhail Karadimov on Twitter Follow James Hancock on Twitter

For our deep dive into the comedy classic 'Caddyshack' (1980), we welcome filmmaker Bill Scurry (co-host of the 'I Don't Get It' podcast), Kevin Maher (host of Kevin Geeks Out) and filmmaker Bill Teck (One Day Since Yesterday). Follow Bill Scurry on Twitter Follow Kevin Maher on Twitter Follow Bill Teck on Twitter Follow James Hancock on Twitter

Robert Cotto and Marcus Pinn (Creator of Pinnland Empire and co-host of Zebras in America) join us to celebrate their top 10 favorite films of 2017. Follow Robert Cotto on Twitter Follow Marcus Pinn on Twitter Follow James Hancock on Twitter

We welcome John Arminio from Comix Connection to discuss the comics that he feels are ideal candidates to be adapted for film and television. Follow John Arminio on Twitter Comix Connection Facebook Page Follow James Hancock on Twitter

Sketch comedy writer and Star Wars super fan, Ganesh Nair, returns to discuss Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox and to offer a comprehensive review of Rian Johnson's 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi'. Follow Ganesh Nair on Twitter https://makemommarvel.com Follow James Hancock on Twitter Quick Survey to Help Us Find Potential Advertisers & Sponsors

Becky D'Anna and Dave Eves return to celebrate Christmas in the best way possible, a conversation about Ingmar Bergman's classic 'Fanny and Alexander' (1982). Follow Becky D'Anna on Twitter Follow Dave Eves on Twitter Follow James Hancock on Twitter Quick Survey to Help Us Find Potential Advertisers & Sponsors

Filmmaker Martin Kessler (host of Flixwise Canada) joins us to discuss Frank Perry's enigmatic classic 'The Swimmer' (1968) starring Burt Lancaster. Follow Martin Kessler on Twitter Follow James Hancock on Twitter Quick Survey to Help Us Find Potential Advertisers & Sponsors

John Cribbs & Christopher Funderburg (The Pink Smoke) join us to discuss the glory days of swashbuckler movies. Stay tuned for a surprise guest at the end of the episode. Follow The Pink Smoke on Twitter Follow James Hancock on Twitter Quick Survey to Help Us Find Potential Advertisers & Sponsors

Matthias van der Roest (contributor to Film Inquiry) returns to discuss the relationship between Sondra Locke and Clint Eastwood and the six films in which they starred together. Follow Matthias van der Roest on Twitter Follow James Hancock on Twitter Quick Survey to Help Us Find Potential Advertisers & Sponsors

Andy Webb joins us to discuss the cult classics created by director Stuart Gordon ('Re-Animator', 'From Beyond') alongside his frequent collaborators Barbara Crampton and Jeffrey Combs. Follow Andy Webb Follow James Hancock

Adam Schartoff (the host of Filmwax Radio) joins Robert Cotto and Marcus Pinn (Creator of Pinnland Empire and co-host of Zebras in America) to discuss the new Kickstarter Campaign for Filmwax Radio as well as the brilliant career of Sidney Lumet. Support Filmwax Radio on Kickstarter Follow Adam Schartoff on Twitter Follow Robert Cotto on Twitter Follow Marcus Pinn on Twitter Follow James Hancock on Twitter

We welcome back Chico Leo (The Scream Squad) and Jeremy Workman (documentary filmmaker & Creative Director at Wheelhouse Creative) to discuss what James Hancock believes to be the greatest year in the history of movies. Follow Chico Leo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thechicoleo Follow Jeremy Workman on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeremyworkman Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax Quick Survey to Help Us Find Potential Advertisers & Sponsors: https://survey.libsyn.com/WRONGREEL

DC superfan Chuck R Mystery returns to review 'Justice League' and to discuss the future of the DCEU. Follow Chuck R Mystery on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MysteryChuck1 Krypton Fan Podcast: http://kryptonfanpodcasts.com Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax Quick Survey to Help Us Find Potential Advertisers & Sponsors: https://survey.libsyn.com/WRONGREEL

Filmmaker Bill Scurry (co-host of the 'I Don't Get It' podcast) returns to discuss the dynamic and controversial career of actor James Woods. Follow Bill Scurry on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WilliamScurry Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax Quick Survey to Help Us Find Potential Advertisers & Sponsors: https://survey.libsyn.com/WRONGREEL

Mackenzie Lambert joins us to discuss the wild career of Enzo G. Castellari, the master of Poliziotteschi, Macaroni Combat and the occasional 'Road Warrior' rip-off. Follow Mackenzie Lambert: https://twitter.com/mjlambert1 Subscribe to Mackenzie Lambert on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE2AnXCSeMVyZYju_hIOfnw Follow James Hancock: https://twitter.com/colebrax Quick Survey to Help Us Find Potential Advertisers & Sponsors: https://survey.libsyn.com/WRONGREEL

Kyle Reardon (Nowhere to Run) returns to discuss post-production on his first feature film, his recent move to LA, and some of the best movies ever made about what it is like to be a filmmaker in Hollywood. Follow Kyle Reardon: https://twitter.com/kylereardonfilm Follow Nowhere to Run: https://twitter.com/RunNowhere Follow James Hancock: https://twitter.com/colebrax Quick Survey to Help Us Find Potential Advertisers & Sponsors: https://survey.libsyn.com/WRONGREEL

Film editor Paul Murphy (Screen Psychics) returns to discuss the Satanic Panic of the 1980s when some of the most popular cartoons, games and toys of that era were thought to be a pathway to practicing the occult. Follow Paul Murphy on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paul.murphy.7906 Subscribe to Screen Psychics: http://www.screenpsychics.com Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax Quick Survey to Help Us Find Potential Advertisers & Sponsors: https://survey.libsyn.com/WRONGREEL

Illustrator Tony Stella returns to discuss some of his favorite Japanese ghost stories on film: 'Ugetsu' (1953), 'Onibaba' (1964) & 'Kuroneko' (1968). Follow Tony Stella on Twitter: https://twitter.com/studiotstella Tony Stella on Tumblr: http://antoniostella.tumblr.com Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax Quick Survey to Help Us Find Potential Advertisers & Sponsors: https://survey.libsyn.com/WRONGREEL

Filmmaker Bill Teck (One Day Since Yesterday) returns to discuss some of the best documentaries ever made about cursed, runaway film productions. Follow Bill Teck on Twitter: https://twitter.com/billteck Watch Bill Teck's 'One Day Since Yesterday': https://goo.gl/xXdSnG Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax Quick Survey to Help Us Find Potential Advertisers & Sponsors: https://survey.libsyn.com/WRONGREEL

Brian Saur (Rupert Pupkin Speaks, Just the Discs Podcast, & co-host of Pure Cinema Pod) joins us to discuss his upcoming documentary on the great Danny Peary as well as Peary's incredible legacy as a film critic. Follow Brian Saur aka Rupert Pupkin: https://twitter.com/bobfreelander Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax Quick Survey to Help Us Find Potential Advertisers & Sponsors: https://survey.libsyn.com/WRONGREEL

Mikhail Karadimov does the deep dive into what makes Richard Linklater's Before Trilogy ('Before Sunrise', 'Before Sunset' & 'Before Midnight') some of his favorite movies he's ever seen. Follow Mikhail Karadimov on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheKaradimov Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax Quick Survey to Help Us Find Potential Advertisers & Sponsors: https://survey.libsyn.com/WRONGREEL

Our sci-fi dynamic duo of Becky D'Anna and Adam Rackoff return to discuss the genius of writer Rod Serling and the legacy of his classic television show 'The Twilight Zone' (1959-1964). Follow Adam Rackoff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdamRackoff Follow Becky D'Anna on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hwoodminotaur Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax Quick Survey to Help Us Find Potential Advertisers & Sponsors: https://survey.libsyn.com/WRONGREEL

Marcus Pinn (Creator of Pinnland Empire and co-host of Zebras in America) returns with his fellow movie mastermind from Grandma's Boyz, Robert Cotto, to celebrate the career of the great Martin Scorsese. Follow Robert Cotto on Twitter: https://twitter.com/robcotto Follow Marcus Pinn on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PINNLAND_EMPIRE Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax Quick Survey to Help Us Find Potential Advertisers & Sponsors: https://survey.libsyn.com/WRONGREEL

Mike Vanderbilt (Assistant Editor at Daily Grindhouse) joins us to discuss the 1980s phenomenon where Freddy Krueger became one of the most recognizable celebrities of the decade. Follow Mike Vanderbilt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeVanderbilt Follow Daily Grindhouse on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dailygrindhouse Follow Revenge of the Pod People on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ROTPodPeople Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax Quick Survey to Help Us Find Potential Advertisers & Sponsors: https://survey.libsyn.com/WRONGREEL

We welcome documentary filmmaker Seth Breedlove to discuss his company Small Town Monsters and his new feature film 'Invasion on Chestnut Ridge'. Follow Small Town Monsters on Twitter: https://twitter.com/smltownmonsters Small Town Monsters Official Site: http://www.smalltownmonsters.com/index.html Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax Quick Survey to Help Us Find Potential Advertisers & Sponsors: https://survey.libsyn.com/WRONGREEL

For our coverage of the 55th New York Film Festival, we welcome Marcus Pinn (Creator of Pinnland Empire and co-host of Zebras in America), filmmaker Bill Scurry (co-host of the 'I Don't Get It' podcast) and Martin Kessler (host of Flixwise Canada). Follow Marcus Pinn on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PINNLAND_EMPIRE Follow Bill Scurry on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WilliamScurry Follow Martin Kessler on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MovieKessler Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax Quick Survey to Help Us Find Potential Advertisers & Sponsors: https://survey.libsyn.com/WRONGREEL

Producer Adam Rackoff and S.A. Bradley (host of Hellbent for Horror) return for a discussion of the history of the Friday the 13th franchise. Stay tuned for a special appearance by Kevin Maher (host of Kevin Geeks Out). Follow S.A. Bradley on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hellbenthorror Follow Adam Rackoff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdamRackoff Follow Kevin Maher on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KevinGeeksOut Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax Quick Survey to Help Us Find Potential Advertisers & Sponsors: https://survey.libsyn.com/WRONGREEL

For our deep dive into David Lynch's 'Dune' (1984), we have an all-star cast including John Cribbs (The Pink Smoke), Marcus Pinn (Creator of Pinnland Empire and co-host of Zebras in America), filmmaker Bill Scurry (co-host of the 'I Don't Get It' podcast) and Martin Kessler (host of Flixwise Canada). Follow John Cribbs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheLastMachine Follow Marcus Pinn on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PINNLAND_EMPIRE Follow Bill Scurry on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WilliamScurry Follow Martin Kessler on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MovieKessler Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax Quick Survey to Help Us Find Potential Advertisers & Sponsors: https://survey.libsyn.com/WRONGREEL

James Hancock welcomes one of his podcasting heroes, John Siuntres (host of The Word Balloon), for a fantastic chat about comics, Star Trek, and the films of Walter Matthau. Follow John Siuntres on Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnwordballoon Word Balloon with John Siuntres: http://www.wordballoon.com Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax Quick Survey to Help Us Find Potential Advertisers & Sponsors: https://survey.libsyn.com/WRONGREEL

Jacob Rivera joins us in the flesh to discuss the rise and fall of one of the greatest action directors in Hollywood history, John McTiernan. Follow Jacob Rivera on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jratm23 Jab Hook Boxing Official Site: jabhookboxing.com Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax Quick Survey to Help Us Find Potential Advertisers & Sponsors: https://survey.libsyn.com/WRONGREEL

Becky D'Anna and Dave Eves return to discuss the final days of summer through the lens of Ingmar Bergman's 'Summer Interlude', 'Summer with Monika' & 'Smiles of a Summer Night'. Follow Becky D'Anna on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hwoodminotaur Follow Dave Eves on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CinemaVsDave Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax Quick Survey to Help Us Find Potential Advertisers & Sponsors: https://survey.libsyn.com/WRONGREEL

Matthias van der Roest (contributor to Film Inquiry) returns to celebrate the many collaborations between director Don Siegel and Clint Eastwood. Follow Matthias van der Roest on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MattRSays Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax Quick Survey to Help Us Find Potential Advertisers & Sponsors: https://survey.libsyn.com/WRONGREEL

Skye Wingfield & Steve Amos (film89.co.uk) join us to discuss the career of Quentin Tarantino. Follow Film '89 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Film89UK Follow Skye Wingfield on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkyeMovies Follow Steve Amos on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WelshBluesman Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax Quick Survey to Help Us Find Potential Advertisers & Sponsors: https://survey.libsyn.com/WRONGREEL

Becky D'Anna and Adam Rackoff return to discuss the 40th Anniversary release of Steven Spielberg's classic 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (1977). Follow Adam Rackoff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdamRackoff Follow Becky D'Anna on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hwoodminotaur Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax Quick Survey to Help Us Find Potential Advertisers & Sponsors: https://survey.libsyn.com/WRONGREEL