City of the Living Dead + Three Colors Blue

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Eric Thirteen
City of the Living Dead + Three Colors Blue

Spiritual trilogies align as Double Feature covers a new pair of filmmakers. A freshly minted episode to begin Lucio Fulchi’s Gates of Hell trilogy and Krzysztof Kieślowski’s colors trilogy. Michael has a high thoughts lists and a silent colon. Giallo, cause that’s what you want. Pretend gore never hurt anybody. Polish director Kieślowski makes his first non-AC appearance on Double Feature. Did you know the French flag consists of three colors? A meditation on freedom, like the kind of freedom when your whole family dies. Art doesn’t need to worry about its audience liking it. Sometimes you know that everyone is going to make fun of your excessively heavy film, but you should make your excessively heavy film because fuck ’em.

Blade Runner + Fargo

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Eric Thirteen
Blade Runner + Fargo

It’s finally happening. Year 12 begins here. The perfect introduction for a new Double Feature listener: Blade Runner and Fargo, the most-requested listener films from a decade ago. Eric tries to embrace the fresh start. Michael embraces the show’s deep cuts. The many versions of Blade Runner and which one best captures Ridley Scott’s vision. Double Feature gets some more Dick. What makes something a Fargo story? The Coen Brothers’ Fargo and recent Fargo television series. Coen characters, relatability, Peter Stormare, and something about wood chippers.

Double Feature Year 11 Finale

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Eric Thirteen
Double Feature Year 11 Finale

A spoiler-free look back at all of Double Feature Year 11. Are you new to Double Feature? This is a great place to start.

Eighth Grade + A Serbian Film

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Eric Thirteen
Eighth Grade + A Serbian Film

Ending the year on the most transgressive films.

Dude Bro Party Massacre 3 + Hamlet 2

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Eric Thirteen
Dude Bro Party Massacre 3 + Hamlet 2

This are not really sequels. The craziest episode of the show. Until next week. Depression is exacerbated by the Patreon. The third, first, and only entry in a franchise. The use of deceptive film titles. Video nasties and lost film. Self-awareness in film. Why would anyone who hates dude bro films watch Dude Bro Party Massacre? The overlap of late horror film hours and early straight world hours. Using the joke title to show a gag reel. Hamlet 2 spent over a decade in the secret, mythical Double Feature graveyard. A film about the nonexistent film sequel to the play, Hamlet. Not showing you the meta film or relating to the play. Realizing you’re not good at creating art. The origins of Michael’s Soundcloud rapper career. Starting a film during the fall from grace. Eric’s imaginary friends show up in support of his art.

The Woman in Black + The Princess and the Frog

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Eric Thirteen
The Woman in Black + The Princess and the Frog

Zack and Miri Make a Porno + Mother!

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Eric Thirteen
Zack and Miri Make a Porno + Mother!

A sexy Double Feature, courtesy of Kevin Smith and Darren Aronofsky, so strap in and strap on. What’s the opposite of a reward? Hatefucking? The stages and trajectory of Kevin Smith’s film career and audiences. The end of Phase 1 Kevin Smith via Zack and Miri Make a Porno. The impact of a film bombing. One man, one woman, and a porno. Does sex + a camera = porn? Coming down on the wrong side of questions. Snipping and tossing title phrases. Film title punctuation! Mother! Metaphorical actors, metaphorically fucking. Darren Aronofsky has sex with the Earth. Films that cannot work on a literal level. There is no sky pig. Beating Catholics. And beating the audience over the head to differing effects. Aronofsky’s film career trajectory.

Get On the Bus + Chan is Missing

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Eric Thirteen
Get On the Bus + Chan is Missing

The Changeling + Gothic

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Eric Thirteen
The Changeling + Gothic

A Bittersweet Life + The Man Who Wasn’t There

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Eric Thirteen
A Bittersweet Life + The Man Who Wasn’t There

Films about characters driven by the absence of agency. Tokyo Drifter returns as Jee-woon Kim’s A Bittersweet Life. A loyal enforcer who fails to do his job by doing the moral thing. Flexing on ’80s street thugs. Dudes be fighting and toxic masculinity. Having the choice to escape and have a better life. Eastern versus Western mob movies. Passing up the chance for redemption. The Coen Brothers’ noir flick, The Man Who Wasn’t There. You know, for kids. A barber who cuts hair well, but does everything else wrong. Thinly-veiled stories about the film industry. Financing films and Eric’s life as a filmmaker. Grifters as inciting incidents. Good old dark grey-blooded Americans. The masculinity of the ’50s. Fate happens regardless of your actions.