Ep981: There's No Stalgia Like Nostalgia: THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST and LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL

Kicking the Seat

It's a doubly good Good Friday as Ian and Pat look at two spiritual films: In one corner, Mel Gibson's controversial 2004 drama, The Passion of The Christ--squaring off against Cameron and Colin Cairnes' recently released horror spectacular, Late Night with The Devil!

The guys dig deep to talk about Gibson's widely misunderstood masterpiece (some of the contention persists into this very podcast!), in which Jim Caviezel plays the Son of God during his tumultuous final hours on Earth.

Next up, David Dastmalchian's star turn as a late-70s, late-night TV talk show host made Ian and Pat's heads spin! Jack Delroy is a jocular but fiercely competitive Carson rival whose idea of a ratings grab is to interview Satan on a live Halloween broadcast. Dastmalchian makes audiences believe in the Cairnes' fully realized world of wide lapels, hypnosis, and occult hysteria.

Join us for an odd pairing and a classic tale of Good Versus Evil at the Movies!

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Show Links

• Watch the Passion of The Christ trailer.

• Watch the Late Night with The Devil trailer.

• Listen to Pat's interview with Late Night with The Devil star David Dastmalchian at HollywoodChicago.com!

• Watch Ian and Jeff York discuss the controversies surrounding the use of A.I. in movies (prompted by Late Night with The Devil)!

• Keep up with Pat at HollywoodChicago.com.

• Listen to Pat's movie reviews on the radio at STAR 96.7.