Movie Food

We cap off our 1984 Season w/ a Winter Buffet of ’84 films! The great Martin Kessler (The Pink Smoke Podcast) helps Carlo dig into a large number of movie appetizers and bring this season to a (near) close. This pod has it all… including:

12:00 Martin’s cameo in Boondock Saints

22:00 Amadeus

29:00 Yellow Earth

33:00 The Killing Fields

38:00 Choose Me

46:00 Dune

58:00 Muppets Take Manhattan

1:01:00 Vigil

1:03:00 Frankenweenie (short...

Amanda (WMassLiberty) is back for our final 1984 deep dive! She joins Carlo to discuss Streets of Fire, from director Walter Hill.

But first in our Appetizers (7:30), Carlo & Amanda discuss Yasujirō Ozu, Criterion's fall off, The Beast (2024), Sometimes I Think about Dying (2023), She is Conann (2023), Get Away (2024), and Dinner in America (2020).

18:30 The Main Course: Streets of Fire (1984, director Walter Hill, Diane Lane, ...

CP2 is back!!! In today's ep, Cristina Politano (CP2) joins Carlo (CP1) to discuss 1984's The Pope of Greenwich Village (starring Mickey Rourke, Eric Roberts and Geraldine Page).

But first in our Appetizers (2:45), they discuss Bram Stoker's Dracula, giallo cinema, and Leos Carax.

11:00 The Main Course: a discussion of The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984, directed by Stuart Rosenberg)

1:14:00 Is this a Keeper?

1:15:00 Wine Pairings...

Bill Scurry is BACK!!! Carlo is joined by Bill to discuss the 1984 John Sayles classic "The Brother from Another Planet".

Our 1984 journey continues with what is arguably the crown jewel of such an excellent movie year: Jim Jarmusch’s Stranger Than Paradise.

Karlokino couldn’t have found a better guest discuss the film with, the eloquent Marcus Pinn, who matches his admiration for Jim Jarmusch. They also touch upon his other work and the journey of discovery, and they bring up Ghost Dog a few times.

In our Appetizers (11:00), Karlo asks Marcus what’s ...

Glorious Day! We are back to discuss another 1984 banger in John Cassavetes’ Love Streams. This was a film we had been planning to discuss but then the recent event of Gena Rowlands’ passing made it timely. We are joined by first time guest, Felicia Maroni. In the apps, we discuss her Letterboxd Top Four, the Toronto Film Scene, and talk about Cassavetes’ body of work and what characterizes his filmmaking. (54:00) And in our main ...

We celebrate our 50th episode with best friend of the show, Jacob Rivera, as we honor & breakdown 2004's epic documentary: Metallica: Some Kind of Monster. James vs. Lars. Bob Rock vs. Time. Therapist Phil vs. the Viewer. This doc has it all.

But first in our Appetizers, we reminisce on 50 episodes of Movie Food, find out what films Jacob is watching w/ his family (9:30), and Steve breakdowns the difference between Ella Enchant...

Cristina Politano returns!!! Along w/ Carlo & Steve, we discuss 1984's Body Double from Brian De Palma. A celebration of artistic direction, atmosphere, LA locales, and pathetic-ness. 

But first in our Appetizers (6:15): an Italian lesson, La Chimera (2024) discussion, and did Steve give The Land Before Time 1-star on Letterboxd?!?

26:15 The Main Course: a discussion of Brian De Palma's Body Double 

1:22:00 Is this a Keeper?

Th...

In this episode we welcome Madeline Burg, not only making her Movie Food debut, but her first ever appearance on any podcast, ever. (Spoiler Alert: She did quite well!)

Follow Madeline on Letterboxd @mgallantb

For our Apps, we get to know Madeline a little better and what’s behind her compulsion to review every movie she logs on Letterboxd, her Top 4 Directors (of that current moment), defining 'Lynchy', and a little digression int...

Carlo & Steve dig into renowned documentary Crumb (1994, Terry Zwigoff) and discuss the sketchy world of cartoonist Robert Crumb. Unpleasant is right. Meet the Crumbs... or don't!!!

After some 1994 nostalgia and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix talk...

Appetizers

10:30 Summer of Anger update on the Kendrick Lamar/Drake beef and Harry Potter?

21:30 Movie Food News on Steve Albini R.I.P.

40:30 Mandela or Man-Duh Effect: ...

Tis' the season for the Appetizer Buffet. Carlo & Steve dig into an epic all-appetizer episode, featuring some of Carlo's favorites at this point in 2024, including discussions of Lisandro Alonso, Harry Potter, Denis Villenueve, Yuen Woo Ping, Luca Guadagnino, Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney and more. Help yourself to a long one!

4:00 News on Quentin Tarantino’s The Critic

16:00 Summer of Anger 2024 Update

21:00 Dune (1984) and Dune Pa...

Brandon Boozer returns to discuss Clint Eastwood and his 1984 film Tightrope. We discuss Clint's career, why the movie is set in New Orleans, Clint's parenting style, and why Clint's so damn rambunctious in this film (32:00). 

But first in our Appetizers (5:00): we discuss Clint Eastwood's social media accounts, True Detective Season 4 and giving up on TV shows. Also, Corrections & Retractions and a new possible segment: Mandel...

Will Hayes (Tech CEO & expert in A.I. powered-search) joins Carlo & Steve to breakdown The Terminator (1984). How likely is the Terminator-scenario? Is it already happening? Should we just chill out? Is Reese No-Fap? We explore all scenarios and MORE! 

9:00 The Main Course: The Terminator (directed by James Cameron, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger) and the current state of A.I.

1:22:30 Wine Pairings for The Terminator

1:25:0...

Film critic Keith Uhlich (Slant, Time Out New York) joins Carlo & Steve to breakdown Swing Shift (1984, directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Goldie Hawn) and why the Custom Workprint Edit is superior to the theatrical release. Keith describes how we got from Demme’s initial work print to the theatrical release, and everything that happened to get to the Custom Workprint version (1:21:00).

But first, Keith describes his film rev...

Petros Papadakis (Petros & Money Show and college football analyst) returns to discuss Rockers, the roots reggae classic starring Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace and nearly every reggae hero of the 1970s. A real celebration of music, people, and hustling culture!

But first in our Appetizers (1:00), Petros describes his radio style, the birth of the Secret Textoso Line, and his recently watched movies.

14:00 The Main Course: Rockers ...

32 movies enter the Tournament… but only ONE can be crowned the CHAMPION!!

The Insider (1999) vs. Se7en (1995)

Poor Things (2023) vs. In the Mouth of Madness (1994)

Marked for Death (1990) vs. Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

O.C. and Stiggs (1987) vs. Cloak & Dagger (1984), and so many more!

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Our Official Tournament Referee JR (Wordle in 5 podcast) returns to guide Carlo & Steve through the Bracket o...

Carlo & Steve kick-off Season 3 aka Movie Food '84 w/ Repo Man, starring Emilio Estevez; written & directed by Alex Cox. Discussion of the life of a Repo Man is intense! (35:00)

But first in our Appetizers (2:30):

3:00 Carlo’s Canon: Falcon Lake (2022)

11:00 NEW JINGLE DEBUT

14:30 Carlo’s Canon: Blink 182's Untitled Album

21:00 Steve’s Racial Corner on the New York City tunnels and a movie pitch for Season 3

27:30 Carlo’s C...

Join Carlo & Steve for the Inaugural Movie Food Awards! Hear which 2023 film took home Best Kiss, Best Needle Drop, Best Stunt, Best Storage Unit, Most Annoying Character, and so many more! It's our version of a Year-in-Review. We hear from past guests, including Kay, Bill Scurry, & Petros Papadakis, and also get Carlo & Steve's favorites of the year. 

After a br...

Kay is back for our Season Finale! Carlo, Kay and Steve do NOT hold back with their thoughts on Poor Things, Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest release (2023, starring Emma Stone) (1:52:00). This holiday season, enjoy ALL the takes!

But first (10:00), we get to know Kay’s favorite holiday movies, dating litmus test movies, discuss Godzilla Minus One, and Letterboxd reviewing.

In our Appetizers (1:06:30), we quickly discuss Thanksgiving (2023...