Hosts Rosalie Lewis, a writer for ⁠⁠⁠⁠FThisMovie.com⁠⁠⁠⁠, and Tim Rosenberger -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠a film writer for Film Obsessive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTuber⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- return to the world of director and documentarian Les Blank with a look at five short docs: Hot Pepper (1973), Always for Pleasure (1978), Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980), Sprout Wings and Fl…

NOTE: This episode was originally supposed to be out in April. Hosts Tim Rosenberger -- ⁠⁠⁠a film writer for Film Obsessive⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠a blogger⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠YouTuber⁠⁠⁠ -- and Rosalie Lewis, a writer for ⁠⁠⁠FThisMovie.com⁠⁠⁠, look at two films from comedian, actress, writer, and director Elaine May. A New Leaf (1971) stars her and Walter Matthau in a ro…

Hosts Rosalie Lewis, a writer for ⁠FThisMovie.com⁠, and Tim Rosenberger -- ⁠⁠a film writer for Film Obsessive⁠⁠, ⁠⁠a blogger⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠YouTuber⁠⁠ -- are joined by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle lover Andy Ginestra for another episode outside the boutique for more films not currently released under a specialty label. They look at three 1990s, live-actio…

Hosts Tim Rosenberger -- a film writer for Film Obsessive, a blogger, and YouTuber -- and Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.com, go to Miami and discuss two comedic crime films: Miami Blues (1990) starring Alec Baldwin, Fred Ward, and Jennifer Jason Leigh; and Out of Sight (1998) directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring George Clooney, Jenni…

Hosts Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.com, and Tim Rosenberger -- a film writer for Film Obsessive, a blogger, and YouTuber -- discuss three more films from famed Japenese director Yasujirō Ozu. This time it's two family comedy-dramas and one crime drama: I Was Born But... (1932), Dragnet Girl (1933), and Passing Fancy (1933). The first and …

Hosts Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- and Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.com, discuss two feel-good films from actor and singer Bing Crosby and director Leo McCarey: Going My Way (1944) and The Bells of St. Mary's (1945). Both feature Crosby in the lead as young, optimistic Father Chuck O'Malley. …

For the podcast's third anniversary, hosts Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.com, and Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- return to the mysterious, supernatural, horrific, and sometimes traumatic town of Twin Peaks. They discuss the cult show's third and, as of right now, final season: Twin Peaks: The Re…

Hosts Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- and Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.com, talk about the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, through two of his thrillers, both released through The Criterion Collection: The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) and Notorious (1946).…

Hosts Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.com, and Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- travel back to the Golden Age of Television again with four live teleplays featured in the Criterion Collection's boxset The Golden Age of Television: Bang the Drum Slowly (1956), Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956), The Co…

Hosts Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.com, celebrate Rosalie's birthday with two films from summer 1981, the year she was born. They take a look at John Carpenter's dystopian, science fiction, action movie Escape from New York starring Kurt Russell, and they close th…

Hosts Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.com, and Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- talk about The Before Trilogy: Before Sunrise (1995), Before Sunset (2004), and Before Midnight (2013). Directed and co-written by Richard Linklater and starring and co-written by Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke, the three f…

Hosts Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- and Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.com, our joined this month by writer Nora MacIntyre. For her website notoriouslynora.com, Nora has written about a wide variety of subjects, such as LGBT films or topics, toxic masculinity, sex, hagsploitation, and she also w…

Hosts Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.com, and Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- discuss two films from Spanish writer/director Pedro Almodóvar: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) and Volver (2006). The first, an almost screwball-like comedy drama, deals with the relationships between w…

For the first time, hosts Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- and Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.com, step outside the boutique and cover films not released by a boutique home video label. They discuss four 90s films of Brendan Fraser: Encino Man (1992), Airheads (1994), Still Breathing (1997), and Bl…

Hosts Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.com, and Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- discuss two animated films you don't want to show to the kids: Heavy Traffic (1973) and Perfect Blue (1997). One's a Ralph Bakshi helmed semi-autobiographical X-rated dark comedy, drama about a young cartoonist who strug…

Hosts Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- and Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.com, celebrate Black History Month by honoring the great Sidney Poitier, who passed away about a month-and-a-half before this episode's release. Rosalie and Tim discuss why Poitier was so important and what he meant to them w…

Hosts Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.com, and Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- travel to Japan to discuss three early silents from famed Japanese writer and director Yasujirō Ozu. While Ozu would become known for his films examining familiar relationships and dynamics in post-war Japan, his early f…

Hosts Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- and Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.com, dance their way through two 1933 pre-code musicals: Gold Diggers of 1933 and Flying Down to Rio. The former features musicals sequences directed by the great Busby Berkeley, both feature Ginger Rogers in supporting parts…

For the podcast's second anniversary, hosts Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.com, and Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- make their first visit to the mysterious, supernatural, horrific, and sometimes traumatic town of Twin Peaks with the cult show's first two seasons and its feature film, released thr…

Hosts Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.com, and Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- take a look at two European horror films: Eyes Without a Face (1960) -- from French director and co-writer Georges Franju -- and The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970), directed and written by Italy's Dario Argento. Bo…

Hosts Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- and Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.com, travel back to the Golden Age of Television with four live teleplays featured in Criterion's boxset...um...The Golden Age of Television. Hollywood later adapted all but one of the four teleplays -- Marty (1953), Patterns…

Hosts Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.com, and Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- look back at two of Al Pacino's earliest films: his second film and the first to feature him in a leading role, The Panic in Needle Park (1971), and Scarecrow (1973), a little-talked-about drama starring him and Gene Hac…

Hosts Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- and Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.com, discuss Bruce Lee with big Lee fan, Andy Ginestra. The three dive into Lee's best known films, both available in The Criterion Collection's boxset Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits. First up, there's a 1972 Hong Kong martial …

Hosts Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.net, and Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- celebrate pride month by educating themselves on the gay and lesbian experience through two historic documentaries: Portrait of Jason (1967) and Word Is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives (1977). The films explore what it…

Hosts Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- and Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.net, travel through America and the afterlife as they discuss two Criterion comedies from actor, writer, director, and comedian Albert Brooks: Lost in America (1985) and Defending Your Life (1991). The films explore life, rom…

Hosts Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.net, and Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- put on their deerstalkers and grab their magnifying glasses as they investigate four silent Sherlock Holmes films: two German adaptions of The Hound of the Baskervilles and two screen versions of the famous early 1900s W…

Hosts Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- and Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.net, set the table and eat up a couple of cannibalism movies: Ravenous (1999) and Raw (2016).

Hosts Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.net, and Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- delve into the matter of love with two films that feature a form of it: The Kid (1921) focuses on the love between a father and son, and the 1955 Best Picture winner Marty is about two people who fall in love over one ro…

Hosts Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- and Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.net, take a look behind the curtain of three boutique video labels: Kino Lorber, Arrow Films, and Flicker Alley. They discuss how and why each label does what it does by talking with Kino Lorber Senior Vice President and Prod…

Hosts Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.net, and Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber --discuss why independent, black-and-white, 1961 film noir Blast of Silence and 1983 war film Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence starring David Bowie may contain unexpected Christmas moments and themes.…

Hosts Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- and Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.net, celebrate the 1-year anniversary of the podcast with a look at four David Lynch films: Eraserhead (1977), The Elephant Man (1980), Blue Velvet (1986), and Mulholland Drive (2001). It's a longer discussion than normal, bu…

Hosts Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.net, and Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- discuss three classic horror/thriller films from the Golden Age of Hollywood: Island of Lost Souls (1932), Cat People (1942), The Night of the Hunter (1955). All three explore very different themes and bring a unique fla…

Hosts Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- and Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.net, discuss the André Gregory & Wallace Shawn: 3 Films boxset. It includes My Dinner with Andre (1981), Vanya on 42nd Street (1994), and A Master Builder (2014), which all take inspirations from the theater in one or the oth…

Hosts Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.net, and Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- discuss the Koker Trilogy, a series of Iranian films from famed Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami. Rosalie and Tim explore the topics of childhood, love, loss, finding beauty in tragedy, and fourth wall breaking. Visit 2…

Hosts Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- and Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.net, discuss five short documentaries of director Les Blank: The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins (1968); God Respects Us When We Work, but Loves Us When We Dance (1968); Spend It All (1971); A Well Spent Life (1971); & D…

NOTE: This episode was originally released on June 29, 2020. Hosts Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.net, and Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- discuss their first Criterion Collection buys: Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times (1936) and Terry Gilliam's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas starring Johnny Depp. J…

NOTE: This episode was originally released on May 27, 2020. Hosts Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- and Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.net, journey through German filmmaker Wim Wenders' Road Trilogy: Alice in the Cities (1974), Wrong Move (1975), and Kings of the Road (1976), which take us on a trip…

NOTE: This episode was originally released on April 29, 2020. Hosts Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.net, and Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- take a dive into two Criterion films starring Jack Nicholson Five Easy Pieces (1970) and The King of Marvin Gardens (1972). Both were directed and co-written …

NOTE: This episode was originally released on March 31, 2020. Co-host Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- and new co-host Rosalie Lewis, a writer FThisMovie.net, discuss Criterion films about childhood: the 1959 Japanese film Good Morning by director Yasujirō Ozu, British director Ken Loach's 1969 film Kes, a…

NOTE: This episode was originally released on March 9, 2020. Host Tim Rosenberger is joined by film fan and FThisMovie.net writer Rosalie Lewis to discuss The Criterion Collection's Eclipse Series 8, which features four early-sound-era musicals from famed director Ernst Lubitsch: The Love Parade (1929), Monte Carlo (1930), The Smiling Lieutenant (1…

NOTE: This episode was originally released on Feb. 18, 2020. Host Tim Rosenberger is joined by film fan and FThisMovie.net writer Rosalie Lewis (whose Twitter can be found at @rosalielewis) to discuss four Criterion Collection and Criterion Channel films directed and/or written by women about women: Not Wanted (1949), Vagabond (1985), Sweetie (1989…

NOTE: This episode was originally released on Nov. 19, 2019. The first 15 Godzilla films, made from 1954 to 1975 during the Showa Era, were recently restored and released on Blu-ray and DVD by the Criterion Collection. For the premiere episode of 25YearsLater's first podcast, host and 25YL writer Tim Rosenberger will discuss some of the movies with…

Mason rants about Sonic for 30 minutes! Twitter: @blurayspodcast

In the very first episode of Blu-Rays of Sunshine, Alex and Mason discuss the nightmare that is Hoodwinked.

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to close out the running of BGNBR, we talked about The Audition, Ravenous, The Visit, and Return Of The Living Dead: Rave To The Grave, plus We Have Always Lived In A Castle, Fathers Day Fun.

we were supposed to talk about Ringu, but we were having too much fun talking about The Friday The 13th video game, Disney Dominance, Marvel continual suckfest Mickey Keating's Ritual and Stephen King.

Turning Japanese with Blood Guts and Blu-Ray! This week we talk about Battle Royale, how Marvel has destroyed the film industry, Eli Roth's Death Wish, and a huge announcement. Trailer of the Week/Killer News and more.

I know we said we were gonna be turning Japanese in June, but due to some technical difficulties, we are forced to use our "plan-B". A few months ago, Bloodbath and H. Pete Lovecraft recorded a bonus episode to be used at a later date. That date with destiny came today. Listen as the two pour coffee and talk about Wolfen. Enjoy.…

We talk about The Stranger, Lloyd Kauffman at Cannes, The drawing power of The Rock, My Friend Dahmer and Tales From The Crypt.