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Welcome back to the Morgue! Assembled after a long break, the Morticians tackle one of their most hotly-anticipated releases of the year: LONGLEGS. Did Nic Cage miss his calling as a hair metal singer? How effective is horror for the communication of Oz Perkins’ particular trauma? And then we dip into the deep cerulean underbrush of MANHUNTER, Michael Mann’s third feature and the one that introduced Hannibal Lecter to moviegoers. It’s a double crime thriller doozy, so grab your boxes of dusty files and scrub in!
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[0:00 - 17:45] Intro & News: Trailer Talk for 'Alien: Romulus', 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice', 'Gladiator II'
[18:05 - 58:55] 'Longlegs' (2024) dir. Osgood Perkins
[59:15 - 1:22:04] 'Manhunter' (1986) dir. Michael Mann
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Happy New Year ya lovely screen-huggin hunks!
For our first episode of 2024, the Morticians took a look back over the pretty stacked year that was 2023 to talk through their favorite performances, directorial debuts, documentaries, and of course those vaunted top 5 lists. Clocking in at close to two hours, there was clearly a lot to talk about. So check your Letterboxd and scrub in!
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Happy New Year from the Morticians!
On the last episode of 2023, the Morticians discuss one of the late entries for best of the year: Todd Haynes's 'May December', and pair it with 'Sex, Lies, and Videotape'--the feature-length debut of legendary Steven Soderbergh. Grab your camcorder and scrub into the new year with us!
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[3:40] News! Jonathan Majors's conviction, Rockstar and Insomniac leaks, Melissa Barrera's firing, + other odds 'n' ends
[28:10] 'May December' (2023) dir. Todd Haynes
[1:03:40] 'sex, lies, and videotape' (1989)
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Guillermo del Toro: everyone's favorite cinephile tío. Known just as much for the projects he's almost made as the ones he has, few directors are as beloved. On this episode, we take a look at his most recent labor: the 2022 stop-motion retelling of 'Pinocchio', and 2004's 'Hellboy', the comic adaptation that was an introduction to GDT for many of us. How does he use wartime setting and monster iconography to tell fully human stories? Grab your giant revolvers and talking crickets, it's time to scrub in for yet another director double feature.
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[2:53] News! Trailer Talk for 'The Boys' S4 and 'House of the Dragon' S2; impromptu mini-view of 'Invincible' S2 Part 1
[24:59] 'Pinocchio' (2022) dir. Guillermo del Toro
[56:05] 'Hellboy' (2004) dir. Guillermo del Toro
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In awareness of Native American Heritage Day, visit Osage Nation Foundation to learn more about the powerful tribe depicted in this film.
Films about Palestine/by Palestinians!A cinematic resource list curated by friend of the show Amir Moverman.
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Martin Scorsese. Whether you love him or hate him, you've heard the man's name. On this episode, we're getting into the thick of his latest opus: Killers of the Flower Moon, alongside an old dark horse in his filmography called After Hours. Examining both these films gave us a chance to look at the themes, questions, and methods that run through the wide gamut of Marty's filmography—but if Killers turns out to be his final work, how excellent an exit would it be? Just in time for Thanksgiving, this is a feast of an episode, so grab your plate and scrub in!
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[3:15] News! LOTS of News. 'Creed IV' announcement; Fantastic 4 rumors + more MCU shakeups; Warner Bros. sacking Wil E.; Nathan Fielder's 'The Curse' press tour; 2023 Game Awards; & more
[36:00] Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) dir. Martin Scorsese
[1:25:30] After Hours (1985) dir. Martin Scorsese
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Films about Palestine/by Palestinians!A cinematic resource list curated by friend of the show Amir Moverman.
Welcome back to the Morgue!
On this episode, we continue to discuss William Friedkin's directorial body by reviewing two of his lesser-known works: Cruising and Sorcerer. One of the pioneers of the New Hollywood movement, we examine how both of these films demonstrate a clear stylistic identity, how Friedkin blended different genres and media to create them, and how the controversy around them at the time of release has changed in the decades since. Grab your leather jackets, color-coded handkerchiefs, and volatile nitroglycerin—time to scrub in!
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[1:40] News! SAG & AMPTP reach a deal; the MCU "in crisis"?; GTA 6 trailer announcement
[27:05] Cruising (1980) dir. William Friedkin
[1:03:18] Sorcerer (1977) dir. William Friedkin
{Recorded 11/11/23}
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Welcome back to the Morgue!
For our third "Spooktacular" episode we have left Haddonfield and Michael Myers behind for the latest horror legend to receive the Blumhouse treatment: William Friedkin. With the recent release of Believer, the Morticians unpack the legacy and craft behind what many have called the scariest film ever made as we continue to discuss the merits and mishaps of contemporary genre revivals. Grab your holy water and scrub in!
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[0:00] The Morticians' Monster Hunter Draft!
[20:35] The Exorcist: Believer (2023) dir. David Gordon Green
[58:15] The Exorcist (1973) dir. William Friedkin
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Welcome back to the Morgue!
Who would we be as critics and Morticians if we did not analyze this peculiar double feature event that has swept the nation during the most perilous time for American cinema in over 60 years? Join us as we dissect the latest magnum opuses from indie titans Greta Gerwig and Christopher Nolan. Plus, what IP from the Mattel pile do *we* want a shot at bringing to life next? Stuff your tobacco pipe, set up your Malibu dream houses, and scrub in!
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[0:00-24:30] News! Trailer Talk for 'Wonka' and 'Exorcist: Believer'; the SAG/WGA Strike; the new "MCU" (and why it's a terrible idea)
[24:45] The Barbenheimer Phenomenon
[36:45] Barbie (2023) dir. Greta Gerwig
[1:10:45] Oppenheimer (2023) dir. Christopher Nolan
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Welcome back to the Morgue!
We are resuming our third season with a discussion of Rainer Fassbinder's 'Fox and His Friends' and Toshio Matsumoto's 'Funeral Parade of Roses'; two films quite revolutionary for their time in their detailed depictions of these pockets of queer livelihood. Scrub in!
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[3:00] News! Summer Games Fest, Trailer Talk for 'Kraven the Hunter', Netflix's 'The Last Airbender'
[22:19] 'Fox and His Friends' (1975) dir. Reiner Werner Fassbinder
[51:57] 'Funeral Parade of Roses' (1969) dir. Toshio Matsumoto
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Welcome back to the Morgue!
We recently teamed up with Columbia University to interview some of the contestants in their 26th annual film festival this month. We're honored to be a platform for these great conversations and excited to share them with you!
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[0:30 - 23:15] 'Primos' and 'Homing' directed by Ricardo J. Varona | premiering 7:00pm Friday, May 12th and 7:00pm Saturday, May 13th
[23:20 - 34:24] 'Steal the Bacon' directed by Angeline Dimambro | premiering 5:00pm Friday, May 12th
[34:28 - 49:38] 'Well, I Should Get Going' directed by Celine Rose Sutter | premiering 7:00pm Sunday, May 12th
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Welcome back to the Morgue!
We recently teamed up with Columbia University to interview some of the contestants in their 26th annual film festival this month. We're honored to be a platform for these great conversations and excited to share them with you!
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[0:27 - 25:05] 'She Always Wins' and 'Like Mother', directed by Hazel McKibbin | premiering 5:00pm Friday, May 12th and 5:00pm Sunday, May 14th
[25:08 - 42:12] 'Elegy for a Glacier' directed by Stephanie Falkeis | premiering 5:00pm Sunday, May 14th
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Welcome back to the Morgue!
We recently teamed up with Columbia University to interview some of the contestants in their 26th annual film festival this month. We're honored to be a platform for these great conversations and excited to share them with you!
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[0:27 - 18:12] 'Ethnic Slut' directed by Chris Blanco | premiering 7:00pm Friday, May 12th
[18:16 - 29:09] 'Last Night at Paris Blues' directed by Fany de la Chica | premiering 5:00pm Friday, May 12th
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Welcome back to the Morgue!
We recently teamed up with Columbia University to interview some of the contestants in their 26th annual film festival this month. We're honored to be a platform for these great conversations and excited to share them with you!
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[0:00 - 15:40] 'Soma' directed by Aliza Brugger | premiering 5:00pm Friday, May 12th
[15:45 - 38:45] 'Choke Hold' directed by Max McGillivray | premiering 5:00pm Sunday, May 14th
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Welcome back to the Morgue!
We recently teamed up with Columbia University to interview some of the contestants in their 26th annual film festival this month. We're honored to be a platform for these great conversations and excited to share them with you!
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[0:20 - 18:00] 'The Devil on Screen' dir. Felix van Kann, prod. Fernando Ortiz | premiering 5:00pm Saturday, May 13th
[18:23 - 35:35] 'Esperance to Fremantle' dir. William Sebastian Turner | premiering 3:00pm Sunday, May 14th
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On this IWAI, horror auteur Robbie Banfitch sits down with us to discuss his directorial debut, 'The Outwaters': a found footage mind-bender that's captured the attention of audiences throughout the country. He unveils some of the minutiae of marketing and festival submission, parsing good feedback from unhelpful trolling, the driving ideology behind his take on horror, and of course the films that inspired this one. Not to mention a couple of exclusive scoops that you can ONLY catch here. You won't want to miss this one, folks, so grab your ayahuasca and scrub in!
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Welcome back to The Morgue!
On this episode, the Morticians invite friend and collaborator Cameron Carr for a blow by blow on CREED III🥊 and an appropriately Japanese pairing: Katsuhiro Otomo's AKIRA🫀. Discussed (among other things)—the latitude Michael B. gives his anime influences, the ways both films tackle male relational issues and emotional trauma, that whole "next Denzel" conversation, and whether it truly is impossible to bring Otomo's classic to live action.
Plus: can you imagine if Tom Cruise *hosted* the Oscars? Grab your boxing gloves or sick scarlet biker suit and scrub in!
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[0:00 - 23:05] Intro & News! Sam Levinson's 'Idol' followup; new funding for MACRO, a rival to A24?; Bob Odenkirk remaking 'The Room'; Chris Rock's new special
[23:25 - 1:17:05] Creed III (2023) dir. Michael B. Jordan
[1:17:20 - 1:59:40] Akira (1988) dir. Katsuhiro Otomo
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Welcome back to the Morgue!
On this episode, the Morticians dive deep into the recesses of childhood trauma with SKINAMARINK📺; discussing the slow but sure emergence of creepypasta and internet folklore into the mainstream and the ways recent filmmakers' backgrounds have positioned them as vanguards for that emergence. Then, a walk through the nearly-lost, seeing-is-believing cult favorite POSSESSION🐙. These two films have more in common than you might initially think, so grab your blanky and scrub in.
PLUS: A special announcement from Wes at the very end! Somebody's going to Cleveland...
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[0:00 - 36:35] Intro & News! Sam Levinson's fallen 'Idol'; Trailer Talk for 'How to Blow Up a Pipeline', 'Scream 6', 'Peter Pan & Wendy', and 'Evil Dead Rise'; Warner Bros. new DC slate + unintentional mini reviews of 'Quantumania' and 'Shang-Chi'
[37:00 - 1:05:08] Skinamarink (2022) dir. Kyle Edward Ball
[1:05:20 - 1:38:00] Possession (1981) dir. Andrzej Źuławski
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On our second-ever IWAI, documentarian Amir Moverman discusses the concept short that he's in process of expanding to feature length. His goal? To catalog each of the 86 synagogue locations on the island of Manhattan. From the unorthodox inception of the idea to his deep affection for the city and how Jewishness fits in the mix, Amir tells all in his trademark blend of sincerity and wit.
The short version of REFLECTIONS IN SYNAGOGUE (2022), written and directed by Amir Moverman, can be viewed here. And you can view Amir's list of favorite documentaries here.
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Happy New Year, Morguies!
For our final episode of 2022, the Morticians invited actor and #1 Michelle Yeoh stan Kelly Ng to talk through this year's highlights of film/TV, performance, direction, cinematography, and more! It's an hour and a half of pure appreciation, so check your own Best Of list and scrub in to see how it compares!
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Welcome back to the Morgue!
We hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving folks. In this wistful, sincere, and unsegmented minisode, the Morticians discuss Peter Jackson's debut splatter zeitgeist BAD TASTE🍔 and Chris Smith's Sundance docu-darling AMERICAN MOVIE🎟️. It leads into a discussion about the unique chaos of first films and what it takes to keep the fire of inspiration alive against seemingly impossible odds. Grab whatever leftovers you've still got and scrub in for this cozy convo!
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[0:00 - 30:25] Bad Taste (1987) dir. Peter Jackson
[30:30 - 58:40] American Movie (1999) dir. Chris Smith
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