I Eat Movies Podcast

I Eat Movies #35: Dino’s First Time - The Last Picture Show (1971) / Texasville (1990)

March 24, 2024 04:00 - 3 hours - 170 MB

Back from a winter hibernation, cohosts Mike and Dino return to the mics by saluting New Hollywood heavyweight Peter Bogdanovich in I Eat Movies #35: Dino’s First Time - The Last Picture Show (1971) / Texasville (1990). Examining Peter's meteoric rise from film critic and cinephile to one of the rising filmmakers of his generation, we dive into his critical and commerical smash coming of ager, The Last Picture Show. Equal parts melancholy and painfully relatable, we highlight the powerhouse p...

I Eat Movies #34: Seen Report, Vol. IV

September 03, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 108 MB

As we bid farewell to the summer season, cohosts Mike and Dino regroup to blab about their own individual courses of cinema consumption in I Eat Movies #34: Seen Report, Vol. IV. From high caliber westerns like Rio Bravo and a 90s rave-based DTV hoot from the head of Lionsgate (!!!) starring Christina Applegate to ghostbusting hijinks on glorious 35mm, the fellas also highlight their shared drive-in excursion to experience Lethal Weapon and all of Mel Gibson's mullet glory on celluloid. Plus...

I Eat Movies #33: Panic on the 5:22 (1974) / Disaster on the Coastliner (1979)

July 09, 2023 04:00 - 2 hours - 120 MB

Back from their springtime slumber, cohosts Mike and Dino find themselves in the world of small-screen thrills with I Eat Movies #33: Express Local, Central & Mountain - Panic on the 5:22 (1974) / Disaster on the Coastliner (1979). Released by ABC and later Good Times Home Video, Panic on the 5:22 examines urban crime and class disparity in a tense tale where a trio of armed men take over a private railroad car carrying society's elite. Starring a bevy of talent including, Bernie Casey (Hit M...

I Eat Movies #32: Mike's First Time - Mona Lisa (1986)

April 16, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 110 MB

Spring has sprung and cohosts Dino and Mike return to bask in the neo-noir glow of Neil Jordan's breakout hit in I Eat Movies #32: Mike's First Time - Mona Lisa (1986). Charting the symbiotic relationship between Bob Hoskins' turn in The Long Good Friday (1980) and arguably his best performance here as a recently released prisoner turned chauffeur to a high-class call girl he falls for, Mona Lisa deals with a man's complexity in understanding women as well as a society he longer recognizes. ...

I Eat Movies #31: Elmore or Less - The Ambassador (1985) / 52 Pick-Up (1986)

February 12, 2023 05:00 - 2 hours - 163 MB

Cohosts Dino and Mike aren't necessarily being blackmailed (yet) but, reinforcements were greatly appreciated in I Eat Movies #31: Elmore or Less - The Ambassador (1985) / 52 Pick-Up (1986)! Joined by cohosts of CinemaTalk, Ben Reiser (cohost of 70 Movies We Saw in the 70s and Lifers) and Jim Healy, (Director of Programming at UW Cinematheque), the heat is on as the quartet discuss the dual Cannon Films adaptations of Elmore Leonard's novel. Relocated to Israel, we dive into the heavily devi...

I Eat Movies #30: Mike's First Time - Inside Moves (1980)

January 25, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 101 MB

After an extended holiday hiatus, cohosts Dino and Mike are back on the mics to close off Season 3 before they bid the concepts of seasons farewell due to their inability to properly count in I Eat Movies #30: Mike's First Time - Inside Moves (1980). Honoring the late Richard Donner, Mike and Dino examine a more intimate, character driven opus from the man behind Superman: The Movie and the Lethal Weapon films that he hailed as his personal favorite amongst all his features. A notable black ...

I Eat Movies #29: Rod Town (Steiger in the City) - No Way to Treat a Lady (1968) / The January Man (1989)

October 19, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 106 MB

If it feels like forever well, that's because it sorta has been after a busy unexpected break but, we're back on the saddle with I Eat Movies #29: Rod Town (Steiger in the City) - No Way to Treat a Lady (1968) / The January Man (1989). Honoring one of cinema's most intensely committed actors, we dive into Rod's rough childhood that included him running away from home at age 16 before joining the Navy and ultimately making his way onto the silver screen. Highlighting a peak career Steiger perf...

I Eat Movies #28: Dino's First Time - Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011)

September 04, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 72.5 MB

Rewinding back to just a decade ago that seems unfathomable today where little indie pictures could still populate several hundred screens during their release, Mike introduces Dino to one of the more contemporary offerings in our canon in I Eat Movies #28: Dino's First Time - Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011). Starring Jason Segel (TV's How I Met Your Mother) as a grieving stoner searching for a purpose in the signs that surround us everyday, this Duplass Brothers production finds Segel on a jo...

I Eat Movies #27: Table Scraps: 1980s w/ Brian Saur

August 10, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 81.1 MB

Pull up a seat and ditch your bibs behind as co-hosts Dino and Mike rewind back to the era of big hair and analog enjoyment in I Eat Movies #27: Table Scraps - 1980s. Joined by their very special guest, Brian Saur of the Pure Cinema Podcast, the trio break down the decadent decade by early, mid and late as they examine three deeper cuts. Driving a cab proves more dangerous than a cabbie imagined when he's framed for the murder of the man who killed his wife in the Fun City-set Hit and Run (1...

I Eat Movies #26: Seen Report, Vol. III

July 31, 2022 04:00 - 2 hours - 135 MB

In arguably our most diverse slate yet, cohosts Mike and Dino catch each other up on all their latest cinematic servings in I Eat Movies #26: Seen Report, Vol. III. From basking together in the 35mm glow of First Blood at the Mahoning Drive-In, Mike digs up the head of Alfredo Garcia, experiences high-octane stunts and laughs with Burt Reynolds in Hooper, rides the high country and California waves with Sam Peckinpah and John Milius respectively plus, pops pills with those groovy gals in Val...

I Eat Movies #25: Heartbreakers (1984) w/ Jonathan Hertzberg

July 03, 2022 04:00 - 2 hours - 129 MB

Marking a mini-milestone, cohosts Dino and Mike tear their hearts out in I Eat Movies #25: Heartbreakers (1984). Joined by their very first special guest, Jonathan Hertzberg of Fun City Editions, the trio discuss at length writer/director Bobby Roth's early beginnings with a quartet of independent dramas before ascending to a storied career in both film and television. Highlighting Fun City Editions' latest release and its themes of friendship, male insecurity, romance and communication, the...

I Eat Movies #24: Mike's First Time - Trick Baby (1972)

June 15, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 98.6 MB

Shake hands with your cohosts Mike and Dino and then count your fingers as the best cinematic con you never saw coming is discussed in I Eat Movies #24: Mike's First Time - Trick Baby (1972). Based on Iceberg Slim's notorious novel, Dino introduces Mike to this gritty, street-based tale of two conmen, one biracial who easily passes for white and the other an elderly black man, as they weave their lies and schemes into the crosshairs of a ruthless mobster and a corrupt cop that might be the la...

I Eat Movies #23: Not So Noir - Foul Play (1978) / The Late Show (1977)

May 29, 2022 04:00 - 2 hours - 154 MB

Due to either a calculating error or a most strongly calculated plan (you decide!), cohosts Dino and Mike are back with their Season 3 kickoff in I Eat Movies #23: Not So Noir - Foul Play (1978) / The Late Show (1977). Matching two pairs of features that combine sleuths, intrigue and sensational cities, the boys deconstruct the Hitchcockian homages found within the late Colin Higgins' directorial debut as well as the charming teaming of Chevy Chase's dry wit and Goldie Hawn's adorable naivete...

I Eat Movies #22: To Die A Little (Finally) - The Last Run (1971) / The Long Goodbye (1973)

May 11, 2022 04:00 - 3 hours - 167 MB

In our Season 2 finale, cohosts Dino and Mike make finalities a fitting theme in I Eat Movies #22: To Die A Little (Finally) - The Last Run (1971) / The Long Goodbye (1973). Wrought with production dilemmas, directorial changes and a scandalous onset romance, The Last Run finds George C. Scott, at the peak of his career, channeling his best Bogart as a former getaway driver hoping to pull off one more job. From Jerry Goldsmith's wonderful score to memorable turns from Trish Van Devere and Col...

I Eat Movies #21: Dino's First Time - Jack the Bear (1993)

April 03, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 95 MB

After going down with Igby, Mike repays the favor this season in I Eat Movies #21: Dino's First Time - Jack the Bear (1993). A charming coming of age oddity that stars Danny DeVito giving one of his most vulnerable performances as a single father raising two sons following the death of their mother, cohosts Mike and Dino explore The Wonder Years effect of nostalgia and voiceover narration in similar films of this era as well as the less than tidy production design of these features that offe...

I Eat Movies #20: In No Sense - Rich Kids (1979) / Kenny & Company (1976)

February 27, 2022 05:00 - 2 hours - 131 MB

Exchanging adults for adolescents, Mike and Dino explore the suburbs and cityscapes of youth in I Eat Movies #20: In No Sense - Rich Kids (1979) / Kenny & Company (1976). Produced by Robert Altman and, in a rare move, headlined by its young newcomers, Rich Kids finds two friends bonding over the shattered realities of their broken homes. Naturalistic and as humorous as it can be heavy, cohosts Dino and Mike rave about Terry Kiser's groovy man cave, the flawlessness of John Lithgow and some v...

I Eat Movies #19: Overlooked Bernie Casey - Maurie (1973) / Hit Man (1972)

January 30, 2022 05:00 - 2 hours - 143 MB

Another actor spotlight is upon us in I Eat Movies #19: Overlooked Bernie Casey - Maurie (1973) / Hit Man (1972) where we celebrate the highly accomplished and underrated athlete turned thespian. After eight successful seasons in the NFL, Bernie Casey set his sights on Hollywood with one memorable turn after another, mostly in supporting parts with the rare lead as evident in this week's selections. In charting Casey's trajectory, Mike and Dino discuss the 1970s as a boom for athletes, speci...

I Eat Movies #18: Seen Report, Vol. II

January 09, 2022 05:00 - 2 hours - 121 MB

2022 has arrived and we're still here! In the midst of holiday happenings and this COVID-surging world we operate in, Dino and Mike remained occupied with monster-sized servings of movies to kill the time. In I Eat Movies #18: Seen Report, Vol. II, the fellas serve up a mouthful of movies they've been gorging on from mini Woody Allen film festivals and Burt Reynolds double headers to Paul Sorvino dancing in the moonlight and Fred Williamson retaking the Wild West, grab your notepad and get r...

I Eat Movies #17: Gayle of Bullets - P.J. (1968) / Marlowe (1969)

December 19, 2021 05:00 - 2 hours - 144 MB

As we close out 2021, cohosts Dino and Mike finally time warp back to the '60s with a pair of pictures featuring small-screen stars who make a go of their big-screen ambitions as charismatic sleuths in I Eat Movies #17: Gayle of Bullets - P.J. (1968) / Marlowe (1969). With both features graced with the presence of Gayle Hunnicutt (The Legend of Hell House), the fellas also dish on George Peppard's better than initially thought of run of features and James Garner's cool as ice charisma. In ad...

I Eat Movies #16: The Clash of Two Sevens

November 28, 2021 21:30 - 2 hours - 112 MB

As many of us nurse our Thanksgiving hangovers and empty our wallets on shopping sprees, cohosts Mike and Dino return hungry as ever in I Eat Movies #16: The Clash of Two Sevens. Exploring in greater detail the decade that separates them, the fellas roll up their sleeves and discuss the cinematic years of '77 and '87 respectively. Handing out honors for our preferred sleeper hits, wildcards, films people expect to be our top favorites (but aren't) and ultimately our holy grail picks from our ...

I Eat Movies #15: Mike's First Time - Igby Goes Down (2002)

November 07, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 95.6 MB

Entering uncharted territory with an indie cut from the early 2000s, cohosts Dino and Mike shine some silver spoons for their latest serving of cinema consumption In I Eat Movies #15: Mike's First Time - Igby Goes Down (2002). Wrought with scathing sarcasm, occasional melancholy and the desire to find yourself free from the environment in which you were raised, Dino makes his case for Burr Steers' little film that could. In addition, the fellas discuss the understated grace of Bill Pullman wh...

I Eat Movies #14: Billy Flops - Deal of the Century (1983) / Jade (1995)

October 17, 2021 04:00 - 2 hours - 141 MB

In their Season 2 premiere, cohosts Dino and Mike delve back into Friedkin territory with I Eat Movies #14: Billy Flops - Deal of the Century (1983) / Jade (1995). Exploring two of his undermentioned and critically maligned pictures, the fellas explore how a political satire led by the comedic force of Chevy Chase and accompanied by the likes of Sigourney Weaver and Gregory Hines misfired like a B-29 bomber. In addition, although beloved by the filmmaker himself, Friedkin's attempts to get f...

I Eat Movies #13: Wanna Bet? - Little Darlings (1980) / Spring Fever (1982)

September 05, 2021 04:00 - 2 hours - 136 MB

As the sun starts to set on the summer season, the boys are back with their season finale in I Eat Movies #13: Wanna Bet? - Little Darlings (1980) / Spring Fever (1982)! While the teen sex cycle of films from the 1980s would evolve into a genre told from an almost exclusively male point of view, the dawn of the decade suggested different with the coming of age charmer, Little Darlings. Costarring Tatum O'Neal (Paper Moon) and Kristy McNichol (TV's Empty Nest) as two girls from opposite ends ...

I Eat Movies #12: Seen Report + Bonus Beats

August 15, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 72.9 MB

The fellas are back and hungrier than ever in I Eat Movies #12: Seen Report + Bonus Beats. Attempting to keep cool in this ungodly heat wave that is summer, cohosts Dino and Mike catch up on what the other has been watching. In addition to recalling his endless days at the Mahoning Drive-In Theater consuming all manner of 35mm treasures, Mike goes postal on M. Night Shyamalan's latest opus while, Dino raves about such VHS relics as 1983's Lies plus, an enthusiastic recommendation for Severin ...

I Eat Movies #11: No Luck At All - P.I. Private Investigations (1987) / Let It Ride (1989)

July 18, 2021 04:00 - 2 hours - 136 MB

The heat is on as cohosts Dino and Mike roll the die in I Eat Movies #11: No Luck At All - P.I. Private Investigations (1987) / Let It Ride (1989). Examining the feature film debuts of two noted music video and commercial mavericks, the underrated Clayton Rohner (Just One of the Guys) takes center stage as an innocent average joe who finds himself in the middle of a drug ring orchestrated by corrupt city cops. Nearly forgotten today as it was when it debuted, P.I. Private Investigations sits...

I Eat Movies #10: No Camping! - The Boys in the Band (1970) / But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)

June 27, 2021 04:00 - 2 hours - 128 MB

Pride Month is here and we're celebrating! In I Eat Movies #10: No Camping! - The Boys in the Band (1970) / But I'm a Cheerleader, the movie consuming duo feast heavily on Friedkin's groundbreaking adaptation of Mart Crowley's deeply moving and controversial stage play. Featuring one impassioned performance after another, Mike and Dino discuss the criticism the film faced on its representation of gay individuals and who each member of the band we identified the most with. For dessert, we cut...

I Eat Movies #9: Dernsie A-Plenty - The Laughing Policeman (1973) / On the Edge (1986)

June 06, 2021 04:00 - 2 hours - 141 MB

Celebrating his 85th birthday the day of our recording, Mike and Dino honor the one of a kind talent of Bruce Dern in I Eat Movies #9: Dernsie A-Plenty - The Laughing Policeman (1973) / On the Edge (1986). Making each of his roles their own with a unique dose of Dernism infused into every performance, the fellas examine Bruce's firecracker approach to playing partner to Walter Matthau in a San Francisco with a killer on the loose while singlehandedly stealing the show for himself. Next up, w...

I Eat Movies #8: Dino's First Time - Breathless (1983)

May 16, 2021 11:10 - 1 hour - 106 MB

In our companion piece to Mike's first rendezvous with Harlem Nights, the fellas head to the City of Angels for a very special pilgrimage in I Eat Movies #8: Dino's First Time - Breathless (1983). Exposing Dino's eye sockets to the stylistic and steamy update to Jean-Luc Godard's original French New Wave classic, the hot-button issue of remakes are covered with Mike going to bat for the 1980s as an example of a decade who excelled at them. Although shaking a leg to the film's soundtrack of ro...

I Eat Movies #7: Seen Report

April 28, 2021 04:00 - 2 hours - 122 MB

Switching gears, co-hosts Mike and Dino gather together to dish on their most recent personal watches in I Eat Movies #7: Seen Report. In addition to discussing the concept of comfort movies and films worthy of constant rewatches; sometimes days in a row, the fellas trade off sharing what they've been cinematically gorging on since our last episode. Free-flowing and more conversational than ever before, Mike and Dino feast upon a smorgasbord of movies from Scorsese epics and Ted Demme's Who's...

I Eat Movies #6: ¡Que Linda! - The Dead Don't Die (1975) / Mr. Majestyk (1974)

April 11, 2021 04:01 - 2 hours - 158 MB

Unsurprisingly still craving more cinema, cohosts Mike and Dino get their fill by spotlighting the under-appreciated Argentinian actress who carved out a career entirely on her terms. In a helping of firsts, I Eat Movies #6: ¡Que Linda! finds the Fantasy Island loving duo tackling their first TV movie and horror effort in The Dead Don't Die (1975). Airing originally as part of NBC's World Premiere Movie, George Hamilton stars in this small screen noir with supernatural turns and voodoo twists...

I Eat Movies #5: Rotten Apple '87 - The Squeeze (1987) / Street Smart (1987)

March 28, 2021 05:30 - 2 hours - 131 MB

Cohosts Mike and Dino profess their love (and hate) for this stinkin' town in I Eat Movies #5: Rotten Apple '87 - The Squeeze (1987) / Street Smart (1987). Recalling their personal relationships with the city that never sleeps before munching on a double dose of Deuce-based features, Mike yells from the rooftops with a bold claim about Michael Keaton before the fellas dissect TV constructed Triceratops', ballooned budgets and Joey Pants, all of which are on display in The Squeeze (1987). Next...

I Eat Movies #4: Mike's First Time - Harlem Nights (1989)

March 14, 2021 04:59 - 1 hour - 87.8 MB

In I Eat Movies #4, Dino serves Mike his first ever tasting of a noticeable blindspot from the peak of Eddie Murphy's career. Dishing on Murphy's seismic impact on comedy from a young age helping to single handedly revitalize the ship that was Saturday Night Live without its captain, the fellas dive into the funnyman's super powered takeover of Hollywood with his roles in 48 Hrs., Trading Places, Beverly Hills Cop, The Golden Child and Coming to America that all lead to him bookending the dec...

I Eat Movies #3: Overlooked Paul Winfield - Mike's Murder (1984) / Blue City (1986)

February 28, 2021 04:59 - 2 hours - 138 MB

In celebration of Black History Month, co-hosts Mike and Dino shine the spotlight on one of the many faces that truly make the movies. With I Eat Movies #3: Overlooked Paul Winfield, the fellas honor the man himself whose eloquence and presence left a lasting impact no matter the size of the role. While listeners may know his face but not always his name, we peel back the curtains on two overlooked entries that demonstrate the versatility of the late thespian, first with James Bridges' ambiti...

I Eat Movies #2: No Podcast So Fierce - Short Eyes (1977) / On the Yard (1978)

February 14, 2021 05:04 - 3 hours - 188 MB

In I Eat Movies #2: No Podcast So Fierce - Short Eyes (1977) / On the Yard (1978), co-hosts Dino Prosperio and Mike Kenny gush over their shared love for the male prison drama and examine the many offshoots of its own unique subgenre. After celebrating the life and singular work of Miguel Piñero, our cohosts do hard time with director Robert M. Young's harrowing '77 classic where man can't help you, only Jesus. Next up, starring a bevy of passionate performers from the late John Heard (Cutter...

I Eat Movies #1: McBeardo Forever - The Last American Virgin (1982) / Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains (1982)

January 31, 2021 05:00 - 2 hours - 135 MB

In I Eat Movies #1: McBeardo Forever, co-hosts Dino and Mike celebrate the life and work of their dearly departed influencer and friend Mike "McBeardo" McPadden with their devil-horns raised firmly to the sky. Culled from the books of "McBeardo", the boys hit the ground running with a double whammy from '82 discussion on Cannon Films' sex comedy heartbreaker, The Last American Virgin and certified punk rock cult classic, Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains. And remember, we don't put o...