This week we talk about the 2020 movie The Empty Man in the last part of this year's Spooktagon We also talk Godzilla vs. Biollante, Immaculate , BookSmart, The Last Voyage of the Demeter and Frankenstein Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitter @kislingtwits, on Bluesky at k…

Episode #433 We talk the first movie to take you into the world of VIRTUAL REALITY The Lawnmower Man (1992) We also discuss World War Z (2013) Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit or on gildedterror.blogspot.com. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You …

EPISODE #432: Thanks to the Criterion Channel, we finally visit one of the great cult horror films of all time: TETSUO: THE IRON MAN (1989) from writer/director/editor/photographer Shinya Tsukamoto. It's a little bit ULTRA Q and a little bit NEUROMANCER and a whole lot of grotesque confusion. It's great. Go check it out now. We also talk about Ande…

EPISODE #431-- We start off this year's SPOOKTAGON with the Italian production CEMETERY MAN (aka DELLAMORE DELLAMORTE, a ridiculous, campy, grotesque journey into being so Italian and horny that you just have to start killing people. A tale as old as time. It stars Rupert Everett who, if I may say so, looks like a dish. We also chat about Gordon Do…

EPISODE #430-- We get away from Westerns to delve into the East. This week we're talking the seminal wuxia picture THE ONE-ARMED SWORDSMAN (1967) staring Jimmy Wang (THE MAN FROM HONG KONG) and directed by Chang Cheh (THE MAGNIFICENT TRIO). It's a classic, if imperfect movie. Watch it. Listen to us. We also talk about REDS (1981), as well as anothe…

EPISODE #429-- We return to the wild, wild west with Nicholas Ray's JOHNNY GUITAR from 1954. It's a good one. It's got Sterling Hayden. People love Sterling Hayden! We also talk about the lastest (French) version of THE THREE MUSKETEERS (2023) (as well as Richard Lesters' adaptations), as well as AMC's THE TERROR (2017) (now on Netflix!), Venkat Pr…

EPISODE #428-- Today we lament/celebrate the life and death of actor, pretty boy, deadbeat dad, and right-wing weirdo, Alain Delon with the pile of sludge that is RED SUN (1971). Directed by the Bond series' own Terence Young, and staring Ursula Andress, Toshiro Mifune, and Charles Bronson. This flick is an East-meets-West actioner that isn't nearl…

EPISODE #427-- We're still talking classic oaters over here. Today we're rapping about the classic western from George Roy Hill, BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID from 1969. Staring prettyboy Robert Redford and salad dressing magnate Paul Newman, this movie tells the story of the last years of America's favorite duo of wisenheimers. It also has St…

EPSIODE #426-- We celebrate the dusty dregs of the summer with the epochal revisionist western THE WILD BUNCH (1969). Directed by Sam Peckinpah and staring literally every "that guy!" from the 1950's and 60's, it's a psychotic shooting spree sent straight from hell. It's great. Listen to it. Go watch it. Maybe not in that order. We also talk about …

EPISODE #425-- We commemorate the 2024 Olympics with the post-9/11 feel good sports drama, MIRACLE, which tells the story of the rag tag team that beat the Soviet Union and won the gold for hockey in 1980. And, let me tell you, folks, there's more run-on sentences where that came from! On the back end, we got a ton of stone-cold cinema classics (in…

EPISODE #424-- We continue to celebrate Pride Month by going to. . . Canada? Huh. That can't be right. Anyways, we talk the Hitchcockian thriller THE SILENT PARTNER from Daryl Duke and Curtis Hanson, starring Elliot Gould and Christopher Plummer. It's properly sleezy-- just like us! We also talk the BAD BOYS saga (including the latest feature RIDE …

EPISODE #423-- Happy Pride, I guess? To celebrate this most hallowed of months, Cruz and James take on the cult classic from Cammell and Roeg: PERFORMANCE (1970), starring Mick Jagger and James Fox. It's a fun one. Very few accents in this one. We talk about queer theory, British acting families, and the legacy of The Rolling Stones. We also talk a…

EPISODE #422-- We belatedly celebrate Pride Month the only way we know how: With basic audio problems. Want to know why our SERIAL MOM (1994) sounds like this? Because somebody refused to talk into the mic, because it would "pop(?)". Note: It is not our guest, Alexis Simpson, of Drunkards and Dragons, who is always on point. And now here we are. An…

EPISODE #421-- We (finally) get into Pride Month with Todd Hayne's mash-up punk rock/glam/whatever epic VELVET UNDERGROUND. The movie isn't very good, but it does have the decency to at least remind us of better, more relevant films. I don't know. Christian Bale is pretty good in it as a closet homosexual? Or at least failed bisexual? I don't know.…

EPISODE #420-- We get into the swining 90's with Richard Linklater's classic teen comedy/coming of age/stoner classic, DAZED AND CONFUSED. We also rap abotu SAVED! (2004), STAX: SOULSVILLE USA (2024) on HBO Max, Alex Cox's WALKER (1987), and, finally, we talk once again about Amazon's FALLOUT (2024). It's a good, solid, little well-rounded episode,…

EPISODE #419-- What happens when New Hollywood meets Old Hollywood? A spree killing, apparently. And repurposed stock footage from some Roger Corman schlock (RIP). We're talking Peter Bogdonavich's TARGETS from 1968. We also talk about how a lot of old heads helped inspire the new (and also how Peter Bogdonavich was kind of a massive sack of garbag…

EPISODE #418-- We eschew all semblance of taste and decency to celebrate the life and death of Roger Corman (RIP) with the women-in-prison nightmare THE BIG DOLL HOUSE from 1971. It's got Pam Grier and that's about the best thing in the movie. The rest of is a fetid horrorshow of 1970's politics, exploitation aesthetics, and run of the mill schlock…

EPISODE #417-- We return to our roots with the Hong Kong schlock fest THE SEVENTH CURSE (1986). Directed by the same maniac that made RIKI-O: THE STORY OF RICKY and staring Chow Yun Fat (barely), it's a wild one. Not quite Indiana Jones and not quite a martial arts movie. It's a melange of madness that you just have to see to believe. We also talk …

EPISODE #416-- In this epic-length episode we take on the epic-length mini-series SHOGUN from 2024. In short: We loved it. It's a great remake of a great novel. A perfect follow-up to GAME OF THRONES. It's just what the doctor ordered. It's also great if you like to hear funny voices from loud white boys-- and I know you do. We also talk about FALL…

EPISODE #415-- We return to the world of big boys with KONG X GODZILLA, the latest installment in Legendary's Monsterverse (AKA the only good cinematic universe). We do love our big boys, don't we, folks? We also talk about the continuing excellence of SHOGUN (2024), Amazon's FALLOUT (2024), Netflix's RIPLEY (2024), the documentary LUMUMBA: THE DEA…

EPISODE #414-- Just in time to commemorate the 159th anniversary of the ending of the American Civil War, we have Edward Zwick's GLORY from 1989. Staring Morgan Freeman, Matthew Broderick, Andre Braugher (RIP), and Denzel Washington, Glory tells the story of the first African-American regiment raised in the United States of America. It's great. One…

EPISODE #413-- We get into the grittier end of the 1990's with the neo-noir classic from Bill Duke DEEP COVER (1992). A good episode, a big episode, and the right movie to belatedly celebrate Black History Month. Hell of a film, folks. Hell of a film. We also talk about Wim Wenders' PERFECT DAYS (2023), Villenueve's DUNE PART II (2024), PAST LIVES …

EPISODE #412-- We continue to belatedly celebrate Black History Month with the concert film HAIL! HAIL! ROCK 'N' ROLL from 1987, staring none other than the king of rock and roll himself, Chuck Berry. We also talk Johnathan Glazer's THE ZONE OF INTEREST (2023), Akira Kurosawa's SANJURO (1962), Alfred Hitchcock's SPELLBOUND (1948), as well as CADILL…

EPISODE #411-- We return to the 80's to celebrate a life and to commemorate Black History Month (sorry for the delay) with the pulpy actioner ACTION JACKSON (1988) from Craig R. Baxley. Importantly, though, RIP to the lengend himself, Carl Weathers (1948 - 2024). It's a good one, come listen. We also talk about RAN (1985) from Akira Kurosawa, as we…

EPISODE #410-- Cruz, fresh from the sawbones is back and ready to tackle maybe the worst dystopian sports movie the 1970's has to offer. That's right, we take on Norman Jewison's ROLLERBALL (1975). We also handle Amazon's latest season of REACHER, Apple's MASTERS OF THE AIR, HBO's BAND OF BROTHERS, as well as Kurosawa's NO REGRETS FOR OUR YOUTH (19…

EPISODE #409-- Guest star Alexis Simpson returns to talk about Albert Brooks' comedy masterpiece, DEFENDING YOUR LIFE from 1991. It stars Meryl Streep and Rip Torn. It's everything you want in a motion picture. We also talk the IKIRU remake LIVING (2022), Netflix's THE KEEPERS, and Akira Kurosawa's underrated Russian production, DERSU UZALA (1975).…

EPISODE #408-- It's the top ten of 2023. You know how this works. Twenty movies. One year. Two morons. Listen to it now. Support your local unions! UAW, SAG-AFTRA, and WGA strong! Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitter @kislingtwits, on Bluesky at kislingconnection.bsky, on…

EPISODE #407-- We delve back into the sea of cr*p with Irwin Allen's lifeless disaster movie THE SWARM (1978). It's got Michael Caine yelling about bees. Trust me, the episode is much better than the movie they put out. Yeesh, what a stinker. . . Anyways, we also talk about KING KONG VERSUS GODZILLA (1962), as well as SEVEN SAMURAI (1954), MERRY CH…

EPISODE #406-- Today we get into the holiday spirit with DEADLY GAMES from 1989 (AKA 3615 code Père Noël, Dial Code Santa Claus, Game Over, and Hide and Freak). It's a weird, ridiculous French horror film that finally made its way onto Shudder. We also talk about Kurosawa's YOJIMBO (1963) and STRAY DOGS (1949), as well as the original NIGHTMARE ALL…

EPISODE #405-- Stomp along with us as we take on Toho Studio's latest entry in the venerated kaiju series, GODZILLA MINUS ONE (2023). It's a good episode about a great movie. We also talk about two other movies in theaters this week: DREAM SCENARIO (2023) and Hayao Miyazaki's THE BOY AND THE HERON (2023), as well as the Hitchcock black comedy THE T…

EPISODE #404-- We finally tackle one of the great bad films. We talk about the chemically-fueled disaster that is GYMKATA from 1985. It's terrible! You gotta see it! We also talk about Gilliam's 12 MONKEYS (1996), Ridley Scott's NAPOLEON (2023), Marker's LA JETEE (1967), and Hitchcock's FOREIGN CORRESPONDANT (1941). Support your local unions! UAW, …

EPISODE #403-- We get back into the world of Powell and Pressburger with the top propaganda pic of 1941: 49th PARALLEL, which stars just about everyone with a British accent at the time. A great little picture about an awful big war. We also talk about James Cameron's ALIENS (1986) and Ishiro Honda's GODZILLA (1954). Two great old monster movies. S…

EPISODE #402-- We dip back into the world of adult fairy tales with the incredibly French film from Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet: CITY OF LOST CHILDREN, staring Ron Perlman and a whole bunch of weird looking French people. Real red letter day for good faces, folks. We also talk about IMMORTALS (2011), THE HUMAN CONDITION (1959 - 1961), THE SEVE…

EPISOD #401-- We return to form with Ishiro Honda's 1968 monster-packed masterpiece, DESTROY ALL MONSTERS. If you love Godzilla-- or Ultraman or Kamen Rider or Gamera, for that matter-- then this is the episode for you. It's a good one-- nay! A great one! We also chat about JAWAN (2023) on Netflix, A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH (1946), THE ANDROMEDA S…

EPISODE #400-- To commemorate the end of our stupid Spooktagon and to celebrate our 400th episode, we did a real movie: Alfred Hitchcock's PSYCHO (1960). Staring Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins. Great film. Pretty good episode. Listen to it and try not to die of fright! We also talk about Martin Scorsese's KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (2023), DR. JEC…

#399-- For this week's installment of the 2023 SPOOKTAGON, we talk the certified Criterion classic, ONIBABA from 1964. A great, little pot-boiler about jealousy, carnage, greed, and, of course, evil old women. A tale as old as time. We also talk about AHSOKA (2023) and how much I hate it (see Seawall.substack.com), Masaki Kobayahi's THE HUMAN CONDI…

EPISODE #398-- We crawl back into the world of TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT (1995), directed by the indefatigible Ernest Dickerson. We also talk about Michael Curtiz's DOCTOR X (1932) on the Criterion Channel and THE ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (1932), which is also available on the Criterion Channel. Lots of good, little yarns on the old Channel. C…

EPISODE #397-- We dive back into the twisted world of schlock king Stuart Gordon with the HP Lovecraft adaptation FROM BEYOND (1986). Good episode. Solid little flick. It's also free on Tubi and Pluto, so hey. What's stopping ya? We also talk about THE CREATOR (2023), THE ABYSS (1989), DIABOLIQUE (1955), STREETS OF FIRE (1984), and HOW TO BLOW UP A…

EPISODE #396-- Just under the wire, we return to talk about the Akira Kurosawa-scripted RUNAWAY TRAIN (1985) staring Eric Roberts and John Voight. It's a good one and currently available on Tubi. A nice change of pace after this long, boiling summer. We also talk about Friedkin's TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA (1985), Gerwig's BARBIE (2023), 24 HOUR PARTY P…

EPISODE #395-- We delve into the classic film noir fairy tale THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955). It's got everything: Metaphor, murder, and Mitchum. What else could a body want from a movie? We also talk about Huston's THE MISFITS (1961), Lumet's DOG DAY AFTERNOON (1975), BOTTOMS (2023), and Friedkin's SORCERER (1977). Lots of good movies, old and new…

EPISODE #394-- For today's episode, we talk about the influential Spanish-Italian sci-fi horror film PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES (1965) from director Mario Bava. It's a wild movie. You should check it out. We also talk about Park Chan-Wook's OLDBOY (2003), Martin Ritt's NORMA RAE (1979), and James Gunn's GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Vol. 3 (2023). We also ta…

EPISODE #393-- In tribute to the indeftagible Hurricane Billy Friedkin, we do an actual classic film: THE EXORCIST (we've already done CRUISING, SORCERER, and THE FRENCH CONNECTION, so go listen to those). It's a good episode, if a kind of heavy one. Be good to your fellow man, folks. We also talk Friedkin's THE HUNTED (2003), Nolan's OPPENHEIMER (…

EPISODE #392-- Folks, we got ourselves an old-fashioned five bagger. That's right we have the Howard Hawks' produced THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD from 1951 starring James Arness. . . and others! It's a classic for a reason! We also talk about the adaptation of SILO (2023) on Apple+, CHE: PART II (2008) from Steve Soderbergh, STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW …

EPISODE #391-- After some rather rude technical errors, we are back and we are talking the latest and final installment of the long-running Indiana Jones series. That's right: Today we are rapping about INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY (2023). We liked it more than most people! Come on and give it a listen, why don't you? Donate to the cause a…

EPISODE #390-- Today we tackle the meta-physical farce (and Mark Kermode favorite), THE NINTH CONFIGURAITON from William Peter Blatty (staring Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson, and Moses Gunn). It's a good one. Good movie, available for free in a ton of different places. Go check it out! We also talk about GUNDAMN: 08th MS TEAM, MOON, Ridley Scott's HOUSE…

EPISODE #389-- 1995 was a good year for cyberpunk. There was Hackers, Sneakers, Ghost in the Shell, and, of course, JOHNNY MNEMONIC, directed by Robert Longo and staring none-other than John Wick himself, Keanu Reeves. It's a movie that people talk about for a reason. Despite its distinct problems, it still has stuff in it that is worth experiencin…

EPISODE #388-- We belatedly round out Pride Month with an examination of Bob Fosse's complex musical masterpiece and ode to a bygone era, CABARET (1972, starting Liza Minnelli and Michael York). It's a great movie and a great episode. We also talk about decidedly straight films, Sergio Leone's THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY (1968), John Woo's MISS…

EPISODE #387-- We carry on with Pride Month, this time tackling the classic gender-bending musical comedy, VICTOR/VICTORIA (1982), written and directed by Blake Edwards. It's a good one. A good movie and a good episode. We also talk about MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (1996) from Brian Di Palma and CONFLAGRATION (1957), which is available on the Criterion Ch…

EPISODE #386-- Carrying on our celebration of Pride Month, we tackle the infamous biopic from Paul Schrader, MISHIMA: A LIFE IN FOUR CHAPTERS from 1985. With a score by Phillip Glass and staring Ken Ogata. It's a heck of a film. Check it out on Criterion and/or HBO Max. We also talk about another Paul Schrader flick THE YAKUZA (1974), as well as AV…

EPISODE #385-- For today's episode of the show, we decided to ring in Pride Month the only way we know how: By watching a couple of gay wusses try to get away with murder. That's right, today we take on Alfred Hitchcock's ROPE. We also talk MATANGO (from 1963, which is available on Tubi), James Cameron's TITANIC (1997), BUS STOP (1956), NIGHTMOVES …