Trash, Art, And The Movies
The podcast that pits arthouse cinema against brainless entertainment—and then declares a victor.

Paul and Erin review two films about high-concept serial killers: David Fincher's rain-drenched 1995 thriller SEVEN, and the campy 1971 Vincent Price cult classic THE ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES. A head in a box, or a head in a constricting frog mask: which will prevail?

Plus: our quick takes on ANT-MAN, BAAHUBALI, TRAINWRECK, LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY'S "THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU," and THE DEATH OF "SUPERMAN LIVES": WHAT HAPPENED?

Direct download: TAATM_152__Seven_vs._The_Abominable_Dr._Phibes.mp3
Category:TV and Film -- posted at: 11:41pm EDT

Paul and Erin ogle three movies whose main characters are blue-collar dreamers by day and exotic dancers by night: Steven Soderbergh's 2012 male-stripper drama MAGIC MIKE (and its sequel MAGIC MIKE XXL), and Adrian Lyne's glossy 1983 megahit FLASHDANCE. Male abs or female buttocks: which will prevail?

Plus: our quick takes on SUITE FRANÇAISE, SELF/LESS, OM SHANTI OM, and BALLET 422.

Direct download: TAATM_151__Magic_Mike_and_Magic_Mike_XXL_vs._Flashdance.mp3
Category:TV and Film -- posted at: 9:22pm EDT

Erin and Paul review two films starring Bette Midler as high-maintenance pop singers: the emotionally raw 1979 drama THE ROSE, and the 1988 chick-flick classic BEACHES. Plus: our quick takes on TERMINATOR GENISYS, AMY, A DEADLY ADOPTION, THE COBBLER, and CREEP.

Direct download: TAATM_150__The_Rose_vs._Beaches.mp3
Category:TV and Film -- posted at: 1:22am EDT

Erin and Paul review two films from the flamboyant visual imagination of director Tarsem Singh: the 2006 fable THE FALL, and the 2000 psychological serial-killer thriller THE CELL. A swimming elephant, or a sliced-up horse: which will prevail? Plus: our quick takes on THE VALLEY BELOW, JONATHAN STRANGE & MR. NORRELL, ADVANTAGEOUS, WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE?, and MAGICIAN: THE ASTONISHING LIFE AND WORK OF ORSON WELLES.

Direct download: TAATM_149__The_Fall_vs._The_Cell.mp3
Category:TV and Film -- posted at: 2:22am EDT