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

Erin and Paul review two films about maids of honour who are *really going through something*: Jonathan Demme's career-capping 2008 drama RACHEL GETTING MARRIED, and Paul Feig's 2011 comedy BRIDESMAIDS. Plus: our quick takes on SUCCESSION, SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS, THE POWER OF THE DOG, BELFAST, and THE NOVICE.

Direct download: TAATM_363__Rachel_Getting_Married_vs._Bridesmaids.mp3
Category:TV and Film -- posted at: 1:46pm EDT

Paul and Erin review two films about surveillance experts and their victims: Francis Ford Coppola's 1974 character study THE CONVERSATION; and Tony Scott's 1998 techno-thriller ENEMY OF THE STATE. Plus: our quick takes on TICK, TICK... BOOM!, NAKED SINGULARITY, THE LAST DUEL, HOUSE OF GUCCI, PETITE MAMAN, and BENEDETTA.

Direct download: TAATM_362__The_Conversation_vs._Enemy_Of_The_State.mp3
Category:TV and Film -- posted at: 2:54am EDT

Erin and Paul review two films about out-of-control railway vehicles: Tony Scott's 2010 swan song UNSTOPPABLE, and Andrei Konchalovsky's 1985 action thriller RUNAWAY TRAIN. Plus: our quick takes on CRUELLA, THE FRENCH DISPATCH, Taylor Swift's ALL TOO WELL video, SPENCER, RED NOTICE, THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE, and PASSING.

Direct download: TAATM_361__Unstoppable_vs._Runaway_Train.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:29pm EDT

Paul and Erin review two animated films set in the desert: the 1992 Disney Renaissance classic ALADDIN, and Richard Williams' legendary, never-completed labour of love THE THIEF AND THE COBBLER. Plus: our quick takes on OLD, LAST NIGHT IN SOHO, THE FRENCH DISPATCH, and ARMY OF THIEVES.

Direct download: TAATM_360__Aladdin_vs._The_Thief_And_The_Cobbler.mp3
Category:TV and Film -- posted at: 5:55pm EDT

Erin and Paul review two films featuring Brendan Fraser alongside classic movie monsters: our trash pick is the old-fashioned 1999 adventure THE MUMMY, and our art pick is the 1998 Hollywood drama GODS AND MONSTERS. Plus: our quick takes on the new JENNIFER'S BODY treatise from ECW Press, DUNE, HALLOWEEN KILLS, and THE VELVET UNDERGROUND.

Direct download: TAATM_359__The_Mummy_vs._Gods_And_Monsters.mp3
Category:TV and Film -- posted at: 1:58pm EDT

Erin and Paul review two films set in the world of TV journalism: James L. Brooks' 1987 comedy-drama BROADCAST NEWS, and Adam McKay's 2004 quotefest ANCHORMAN. Plus: our quick takes on NIGHT RAIDERS, LUCA, BLACK WIDOW, SQUID GAME, THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK, and THE NIGHT HOUSE.

Direct download: TAATM_358__Broadcast_News_vs._Anchorman.mp3
Category:TV and Film -- posted at: 3:08pm EDT

Paul and Erin review two films about rookie cops and missing guns: Akira Kurosawa's 1949 breakthrough STRAY DOG, and Kathryn Bigelow's 1990 cop thriller BLUE STEEL. Plus: a quickie recap of last week's lost episode (ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST vs. THE NINTH CONFIGURATION) and a discussion of TITANE.

Direct download: TAATM_357__Stray_Dog_vs._Blue_Steel.mp3
Category:TV and Film -- posted at: 3:01pm EDT

Erin and Paul review two films in which live actors interact with puppets: Leos Carax's critically divisive new musical ANNETTE, and 1979's THE MUPPET MOVIE. Plus: our quick takes on BEANS, MALIGNANT, THE VOYEURS, and THE CARD COUNTER.

Direct download: TAATM_356__Annette_vs._The_Muppet_Movie.mp3
Category:TV and Film -- posted at: 2:54pm EDT

Paul and Erin review two films about immigrant gangsters and their ruthless rise to power: Howard Hawks' 1932 crime classic SCARFACE, and Brian de Palma's flashy, hyperviolent 1983 SCARFACE remake. Plus: our (very) quick takes on REMINISCENCE, DON'T BREATHE 2, ESCAPE ROOM: TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS, and SHANG-CHI: THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS.

Direct download: TAATM_355__Scarface_1932_vs._Scarface_1983.mp3
Category:TV and Film -- posted at: 3:10pm EDT

Erin and Paul review two films about disturbed men who kill for the sake of art: our art pick is Michael Powell's once-scandalous 1960 thriller PEEPING TOM; and our trash pick is Roger Corman's 1959 black comedy A BUCKET OF BLOOD. Plus: our quick takes on WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED, SATOSHI KON: THE ILLUSIONIST, THE PALINDROMISTS, ANNETTE and THE GREEN KNIGHT.

Direct download: TAATM_354__Peeping_Tom_vs._A_Bucket_Of_Blood.mp3
Category:TV and Film -- posted at: 2:49pm EDT

Erin and Paul review two films written by THE WHITE LOTUS creator and reality competition show regular Mike White: our trash pic is the 2002 teen comedy ORANGE COUNTY, starring Colin Hanks and Jack Black; and our art pick is BEATRIZ AT DINNER, the 2017 satire starring Salma Hayek. Plus: our quick takes on MY SALINGER YEAR, JUNGLE CRUISE, OLD, and ROADRUNNER: A FILM ABOUT ANTHONY BOURDAIN.

Direct download: TAATM_353__Orange_County_vs._Beatriz_At_Dinner.mp3
Category:TV and Film -- posted at: 3:07pm EDT

Erin and Paul review two films starring Ray Milland as a man in the grip of self-destructive addictions: Billy Wilder's 1945 Oscar-winning drama THE LOST WEEKEND, and Roger Corman's psychedelic 1963 B-movie X: THE MAN WITH X-RAY EYES. Plus: our quick takes on ZOLA, THE SUICIDE SQUAD, and ALL LIGHT EVERYWHERE.

Direct download: TAATM_352__The_Lost_Weekend_vs._X__The_Man_With_X-Ray_Eyes.mp3
Category:TV and Film -- posted at: 5:59pm EDT

Paul and Erin review two films about lawmen under siege: our art pick is Howard Hawks' 1959 Western RIO BRAVO, and our trash pick is John Carpenter's 1976 thriller ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13. Plus: our quick takes on YOUNGER, MILITARY WIVES, BLACK WIDOW, THE SPARKS BROTHERS and PIG.

Direct download: TAATM_351__Rio_Bravo_vs._Assault_On_Precinct_13.mp3
Category:TV and Film -- posted at: 2:19pm EDT

Paul and Erin review two films about men with imaginary (?) rabbit companions: DONNIE DARKO, starring Jake Gyllenhaal; and HARVEY, starring James Stewart. Plus: our quick takes on F9, IN THE HEIGHTS, A QUIET PLACE PART II, and SUMMER OF SOUL.

Direct download: TAATM_350__Donnie_Darko_vs._Harvey.mp3
Category:TV and Film -- posted at: 3:11pm EDT

Paul and Erin review two films set in drag nightclubs: Blake Edwards' 1982 comedy of sexual confusion VICTOR/VICTORIA; and Mike Nichols' 1996 farce THE BIRDCAGE. Plus: our quick takes on HALSTON, LUCA, SHIVA BABY, and CENSOR.

Direct download: TAATM_349__Victor_Victoria_vs._The_Birdcage.mp3
Category:TV and Film -- posted at: 2:50pm EDT

Paul and Erin review two films set in drag nightclubs: Blake Edwards' 1982 comedy of sexual confusion VICTOR/VICTORIA; and Mike Nichols' 1996 farce THE BIRDCAGE. Plus: our quick takes on HALSTON, LUCA, SHIVA BABY, and CENSOR.

Direct download: TAATM_349__Victor_Victoria_vs._The_Birdcage.mp3
Category:TV and Film -- posted at: 2:50pm EDT

Paul and Erin review two films set in drag nightclubs: Blake Edwards' 1982 comedy of sexual confusion VICTOR/VICTORIA; and Mike Nichols' 1996 farce THE BIRDCAGE. Plus: our quick takes on HALSTON, LUCA, SHIVA BABY, and CENSOR.

Direct download: TAATM_349__Victor_Victoria_vs._The_Birdcage.mp3
Category:TV and Film -- posted at: 2:49pm EDT

Paul and Erin review two films about circus and carnival life: Edmund Goulding's 1947 noir NIGHTMARE ALLEY, starring Tyrone Power; and Cecil B. DeMille's Oscar-winning 1952 melodrama THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH, starring Charlton Heston and James Stewart. Plus: our quick takes on SAILOR MOON ETERNAL, ARAB BLUES, SPIRAL: FROM THE BOOK OF SAW, BO BURNHAM: INSIDE, CRUELLA, and IN THE HEIGHTS.

Direct download: TAATM_348__Nightmare_Alley_vs._The_Greatest_Show_On_Earth.mp3
Category:TV and Film -- posted at: 2:57pm EDT

Erin and Paul review two very different takes on the world of Japanese organized crime: Sydney Pollack's 1974 East-meets-West drama THE YAKUZA, and Takashi Miike's characteristically bonkers 2015 horror/fantasy YAKUZA APOCALYPSE. Plus: our quick takes on THE WOLF OF SNOW HOLLOW, ARMY OF THE DEAD, WRATH OF MAN, and OXYGEN.

Direct download: TAATM_347__The_Yakuza_vs._Yakuza_Apocalypse.mp3
Category:TV and Film -- posted at: 3:02pm EDT

Erin and Paul review two films about ordinary-looking family men who turn out to be hiding out from their murderous pasts: the Bob Odenkirk new actioner NOBODY, and David Cronenberg's 2005 psychological thriller A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE. Plus: our quick takes on RAINING IN THE MOUNTAIN, MONKEY BEACH, THE HUMAN VOICE, THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW, and FRENCH EXIT.

Direct download: TAATM_346__Nobody_vs._A_History_Of_Violence.mp3
Category:TV and Film -- posted at: 6:16pm EDT

Erin and Paul review two films set in magical-sounding regions of New England: Clint Eastwood's gloomy 2003 crime thriller MYSTIC RIVER, and Donald Petrie's starmaking 1988 romantic comedy MYSTIC PIZZA. Plus: our quick takes on MORTAL KOMBAT, THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES, BAD TRIP and Q: INTO THE STORM.

Direct download: TAATM_345__Mystic_River_vs._Mystic_Pizza.mp3
Category:TV and Film -- posted at: 9:10pm EDT

This week, Paul and Erin review two films about poker players: Robert Altman's 1974 buddy comedy CALIFORNIA SPLIT; and Richard Donner's 1994 romp MAVERICK. Plus: we share our quick takes on THE CRAFT: LEGACY, GODZILLA VS. KONG, COLLECTIVE, and RIFKIN'S FESTIVAL.

Direct download: TAATM_344__California_Split_vs._Maverick.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:54am EDT

Paul and Erin review two films about men plotting to murder their wives: Elaine May's 1971 black comedy A NEW LEAF, starring herself and Walter Matthau; and Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 thriller DIAL M FOR MURDER, starring Ray Milland and Grace Kelly. Also: our quick takes on BETTER DAYS, HAPPILY, and THE FATHER.

Direct download: TAATM_343__A_New_Leaf_vs._Dial_M_For_Murder.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:06am EDT

Paul and Erin review two films about likable drug dealers: Paul Schrader's 1992 character study LIGHT SLEEPER, starring Willem Dafoe; and Tamra Davis' 1998 stoner cult favourite HALF BAKED, starring Dave Chappelle. Plus: our quick takes on LUPIN III: THE FIRST, DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA, CHERRY, and ZACK SNYDER'S JUSTICE LEAGUE.

Direct download: TAATM_342__Light_Sleeper_vs._Half_Baked.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:48pm EDT

Paul and Erin review two films set in the world of professional soccer: Tom Hooper's 2009 sports drama THE DAMNED UNITED; and Stephen Chow's delirious 2001 martial-arts comedy SHAOLIN SOCCER. Plus: our quick takes on FRAMING BRITNEY SPEARS, MALCOLM & MARIE, JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH, and COMING 2 AMERICA.

Direct download: TAATM_341__The_Damned_United_vs._Shaolin_Soccer.mp3
Category:TV and Film -- posted at: 7:12pm EDT

Paul and Erin review two politically incorrect battle-of-the-sexes comedies about rich women leaving the protection of their luxury yachts: our art pick is Lina Wertmūller's savage 1974 satire SWEPT AWAY, starring Mariangela Melato and Giancarlo Giannini; and our trash pick is Garry Marshall's 1987 romcom OVERBOARD, starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell. Plus: our quick takes on THE WHITE TIGER, TO ALL THE BOYS: ALWAYS AND FOREVER, SPACE SWEEPERS, and BARB AND STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR.

Direct download: TAATM_340__Swept_Away_vs._Overboard.mp3
Category:TV and Film -- posted at: 4:40pm EDT

Paul and Erin review two films about Martian invasions of planet Earth: the 1953 adaptation of H.G. Wells' novel THE WAR OF THE WORLDS; and Tim Burton's anarchic 1996 all-star comedy MARS ATTACKS! Plus: our quick takes on SAINT MAUD, PSYCHO GOREMAN, PRETEND IT'S A CITY, and A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX.

Direct download: TAATM_339__The_War_Of_The_Worlds_vs._Mars_Attacks.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:34pm EDT

Erin and Paul review two films about young people who acquire the power to turn into wolves: the acclaimed 2020 animated feature WOLFWALKERS, and the 1985 Michael J. Fox comedy TEEN WOLF. Plus: our quick takes on VALLEY GIRL, UNPREGNANT, ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI, and IN & OF ITSELF.

Direct download: TAATM_338__Wolfwalkers_vs._Teen_Wolf.mp3
Category:TV and Film -- posted at: 11:44pm EDT

Paul and Erin reveal their respective lists of the 10 best films of 2020, as well as their picks for the year's best performances, most overrated and underrated movies, biggest lockdown discoveries, and much, much more!

Direct download: TAATM_337__Year-End_MEGASODE__The_Best_of_2020.mp3
Category:TV and Film -- posted at: 10:22pm EDT