Split Tooth Media
151 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsSplit Tooth Media is an independent publication based in Portland, Oregon, that still believes in long-form journalism and in-depth podcasts about music and film. Home of "Split Picks," a head-to-head showdown series about the career trajectories of filmmakers and musicians, created by Craig Wright; Jim Hickcox and Jason Michelitch's film criticism series "Cinesthesia;" and Rob Delany and 'T' Trimble's guide to exploring the world of art cinema with "Arthouse Drive-In."
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Split Picks: 'Whistle And I'll Come To You' Vs. 'The Treasure of Abbot Thomas'
December 21, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 148 MBSplit Picks finds the holiday spirit with a look at two episodes from the BBC's A Ghost Story For Christmas tradition. No one would actually take something from a grave with an ominous warning written on it and then proceed to put said item in their mouth, right? Split Picks is back to give a definitive answer: no. But as author M.R. James and the BBC would have you believe, there is at least one person who would risk it all in the name of disbelieving superstition. Though ghosts and Christm...
Snow's Season's Bleedings: 'Prime Evil' (1988)
December 20, 2023 08:00 - 47 minutes - 55.6 MBSnow Lietta's special creepy Christmas podcast continues with Roberta Findlay's 1988 cult favorite 'Prime Evil.' Catholic satanists? Undercover nuns? A female director in the '80s?! Siblings Jason Michelitch & Snow Lietta discuss Roberta Findlay’s Prime Evil (1988) in this creepy Christmas podcast.
'Krampus' Vs 'Rare Exports': Snow's Season's Bleedings
December 16, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBTo ring in the holidays, Snow Lietta hosts a special new series on Christmas horror films. Up first is a look at two contemporary films about demon Santas. An old-world Santa emerging from an ancient mountain grave. An Americanized Krampus summoned by lost hope. Who will win in this Christmas monster match-up? Snow Lietta is joined by filmmaker and Cinesthesia host Jim Hickcox to discuss 'Krampus' (2015) and 'Rare Exports' (2010) in this creepy Christmas podcast. Season’s Bleedings! With A...
THE CINESTHESIA 2023 HALLOWEEN HANGOVER
October 31, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 28.2 MBTripping through the witching hour, stumbling out of the pre-dawn aura, Jim and Jason wandered into the yard at Split Tooth headquarters. Chocolate smeared across their faces, staring into the middle distance, they started talking. And they wouldn't stop. They said something about aging and death, desire and pain. And Cronenberg. They chewed through our landline and they sealed our cell phones inside rotting pumpkins. Please, call animal control. Tell them it's Cinesthesia. They'll know what ...
Split Picks: Takashi Miike's 'Audition' Vs. 'Lesson of the Evil'
October 27, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 183 MBTo close out the series on Japanese Horror, Spit Picks looks at a director known for testing the limits of violence on film.Takashi Miike is best known for three things: He is prolific, versatile, and is no stranger to using extreme gore. With 115 directorial credits listed on his IMDb page (at time of publishing), he has made films in just about every genre imaginable. But from blood-soaked epics like Ichi The Killer and 13 Assassins to a glut of Yakuza films, and even a death-centric musica...
Split Picks: Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 'Cure' (1997) Vs. 'Daguerrotype' (2016)
October 10, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 171 MBSplit Picks looks at an absolute masterwork of horror and a later haunted romance from Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Split Picks continues its special October series on Japanese Horror with a look at two films from Kiyoshi Kurosawa. After a string of seemingly unrelated murders with undeniable similarities, Detective Takabe begins to link the odd details of the killings together. It leads him to Mamiya, a man who claims to have no memory, no idea who he is, or even what he looks like. He speaks almost e...
Split Picks: 'The Grudge' Goes America (2004 Vs. 2020)
October 07, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 161 MBWhat happens when a US studio remakes a Japanese film with the original director still behind the camera? After an extended talk about Takashi Shimizu's 2002 breakout film, Ju-On: The Grudge, the Split Picks crew — Bennett Glace, Jim Hickcox, Frankie Vanaria and host Craig Wright — picks up with The Grudge franchise making its way to the US. After the US remake of Ringu (as The Ring) became a global sensation, The Grudge was tapped as the next film up and confirmed that J-horror was ready fo...
Split Picks: 'Ju-On: The Grudge' (Takashi Shimizu, 2002)
October 01, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 121 MBFor this year's Split Picks horror series, we look at some of the finest horror films and director's that Japan has to offer. Each year for October Horror, Split Picks takes a virtual field trip to a different country to find some of the best horror films and directors from around the world. In 2021 we started at home and looked at what we determined to be the Mt. Rushmore of American horror with Tobe Hooper, John Carpenter, Wes Craven, and George A. Romero. Last year we put on our black glo...
Split Picks: 'What Happened Was...' Vs. 'Things We Like' with Adi Jahic
May 08, 2023 00:00 - 54 minutes - 101 MBAhead of Things We Like’s premiere, director Adi Jahic joins Split Picks to discuss his debut feature and an underseen classic from a beloved character actor. Writer-director Adi Jahic spoke with Split Tooth back in February about his excellent debut film,Things We Like, which he also edited and features him on screen in a crucial second act role. Early in the conversation, Jahic noted that he’s rarely inspired by films in the traditional sense, never watching anything while at work on a pro...
Split Picks: The Black Christmas Remakes (2006 Vs. 2019)
December 24, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 205 MBWhat's a classic horror movie without an inferior remake or two? After discussing Bob Clark's immortal Black Christmas (1974), Bennett Glace, Jim Hickcox, and Snow Lietta join Craig to talk through both the 2006 and 2019 remakes/adaptations. Whereas Glen Morgan's 2006 version elevates the story's most gruesome elements to unnecessary extremes, Sophia Takal's 2019 adaptation approaches the source material as a vehicle for a political message intended for a younger audience. Both films were hin...
Split Picks: 'Black Christmas' (Bob Clark, 1974)
December 20, 2022 00:00 - 56 minutes - 106 MBSplit Picks gets into the yuletide spirit with an episode devoted to Bob Clark's holiday horror classic 'Black Christmas.' One of the finest horror films America has ever produced (and not just in Canada!), Bob Clark's Black Christmas (1974) was his first timeless holiday classic. Released during the same year as Deathdream, his Vietnam-era reimagining of The Monkey's Paw, Black Christmas capped off his early run of horror films before journeying into more family friendly holiday favorites (...
CINESTHESIA: MAN... OR MONSTER MAN? The 2022 Halloween Special
October 28, 2022 00:00 - 2 hours - 58.3 MBJim and Jason slept for nine months so that they could stay up all night getting born again in a baptism of blood... a Bay of Blood, that is, along with Baron Blood, Blood and Black Lace, and more. That's right, the boys got Bava'd! All month, Split Tooth has brought you podcasts about the greats of Italian horror, and they saved the best for last. Come wander through the kick-lighted mist-world of the originator, Mario Bava — the Godfather of Giallo, the Svengali of Slashers, the Big Kahuna...
Split Picks: Sergio Martino's 'The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh' Vs. 'Mountain Of The Cannibal God'
October 19, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 159 MBSplit Picks' Italian horror series wraps up with a classic Martino giallo and a controversial cannibal film. The finale of Split Picks' Italian horror series has arrived, and it closes out with one of our favorite horror directors: Sergio Martino. Martino is another jack-of-all-trades who has worked across genres and in various roles behind the scenes. But his greatest imprint will always be for his stunning work in horror, and his gialli rank among the best of the genre. Jim Hickcox brings ...
Split Picks: Lucio Fulci's 'The House By The Cemetery' Vs. 'Cat In The Brain'
October 12, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 156 MBSplit Picks chose to focus on Italian horror directors for this year's October Horror series mainly because of their penchant for convincing practical gore effects. That's where Lucio Fulci comes in. Known as the "Godfather of Gore," Fulci's films relish every drop of blood, pierced eyeball and regurgitated organ. Fulci is best known for his films Zombie, The Beyond, and the Gates of Hell trilogy — City of the Living Dead, The Beyond, The House By The Cemetery. His work extends across decade...
Split Picks: Dario Argento Pt. 1: 'The Stendhal Syndrome' (1992)
October 06, 2022 00:00 - 55 minutes - 103 MBFollowing last year's series talking about the American titans of horror — Tobe Hooper, John Carpenter, Wes Craven, and George A. Romero — Split Picks centers in on another country renowned for its horror films: Italy. First up is Dario Argento, a master of giallo, gore, and guts. Argento has directed some of the most iconic films, scenes and shots in all of horror. His most famous works include Suspiria, Deep Red, Inferno, and Tenebre. With Bennett Glace and Steve Collins, Split Picks wrestl...
Split Picks: Dario Argento Pt. 2: 'The Phantom Of The Opera' (1998)
October 05, 2022 00:00 - 55 minutes - 103 MBFollowing last year's series talking about the American titans of horror — Tobe Hooper, John Carpenter, Wes Craven, and George A. Romero — Split Picks centers in on another country renowned for its horror films: Italy. Here is the second episode discussing Dario Argento, a master of giallo, gore, and guts. With Bennett Glace and Steve Collins, Split Picks voyages into the caves to talk about Argento's 1998 adaptation of The Phantom Of The Opera with his daughter Asia again in the starring rol...
Split Picks: Bernard Shakey's 'Rust Never Sleeps' Vs. 'Human Highway'
September 01, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 161 MBSplit Picks wrestles with an all-time great concert film from Neil Young and a comedy with a complicated history. When he's not behind the camera, director Bernard Shakey spends his time as a Canadian-born rock 'n' roll star who goes by the name Neil Young. Split Picks returns to look at two films directed by Shakey, with Breanna McCann stopping by for the first time, and Bennett Glace returning for yet another episode. They discuss all things Neil Young, Crazy Horse, and the passion projects...
Split Picks: David Lynch's 'Wild At Heart' Vs. 'Lost Highway' with Rob Christopher
July 04, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 148 MBSplit Picks is back with two of David Lynch's most diametrically opposed films:Wild At Heart (1990) and Lost Highway (1997). What links these films together is author Barry Gifford, who wrote the source novel for Wild at Heart and co-wrote the Lost Highway screenplay with Lynch. Cinesthesia's Jim Hickcox steps in to host the show and brings along... his Cinesthesia co-host Jason Michelitch. They’re joined by special guest Rob Christopher, whose film Roy’s World: Barry Gifford’s Chicago (2020...
"Lost In Search of Time" — CINESTHESIA Book 2, Chapter 1
April 10, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 31.4 MBHark! Could it be? The long-lost Cinesthesia New Years '21 episode has been located! Jim's and Jason's return finds them belatedly ringing in 2022 (and Book TWO) in spectral fashion. Just in time for the holidays, Jim and Jason settle down in front the hearth to roast their chestnuts, toast some champagne, and boast with chutzpah. As 2021 comes to a close, Cinesthesia is the only podcast with the cheese to chat about the reason for the season. That's right, we're talking about ghosts. Are th...
Split Picks: Jim Jarmusch's 'Limits of Control' Vs. 'The Dead Don't Die'
March 29, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 143 MBTo celebrate Split Tooth Media's fourth birthday, Split Picks looks at the evolution of late-career Jim Jarmusch. Robert Delany, a devout Jarmusch fan, brings The Limits of Control (2009) to the Split Picks arena, while Bennett Glace, a skeptic who once rated Down By Law a measly two stars, leads a reevaluation of the star-studded zombie comedy The Dead Don't Die (2017). The conversation centers on how Jarmusch's films have changed through the years and how his peculiarities differentiate his...
Split Picks: Clint Eastwood's 'Bronco Billy' Vs. 'Honkytonk Man'
February 21, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 159 MBClint Eastwood has cut an iconic on-screen figure for longer than almost anyone. The lean, sneering Western star made his name in front of the camera on TV’s Rawhide, and as The Man With No Name for Sergio Leone. His second career as a director, often directing himself, has made Eastwood an icon twice over and seen him helm more bonafide classics than almost anyone. On the latest episode of Split Picks, Eastwood enthusiasts Bennett Glace and Michael Glover Smith discuss probably the two leas...
DEAD MEN TALK: The Cinesthesia 2021 Halloween Special
October 31, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 33.8 MBWhat's that on the air? Did you hear the baying moan of something almost human in the distance? Did you catch the scent of woodsmoke and viscera, dancing on the wind? It's time again for all that you most fear to rise up in your path. But hold fast — fear is the mind killer. Or so we heard somewhere. Didn't somebody say that? Was it Shakespeare? Kierkegaard? Dick Van Patten? Well, no matter who said it, we live it, bud. Join the Cinesthesia Boys as they get real messy and gross to no function...
Split Picks: George A. Romero's 'Season of the Witch' Vs. 'Martin'
October 28, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 160 MBSplit Picks concludes its series on the American horror greats with two early films by George A. Romero. Each week in October, Split Picks has dedicated an episode to the four titans of American horror directors — Tobe Hooper; John Carpenter; Wes Craven — and for the final episode, we turn to the Zombie Father Of The Dead, George A. Romero. Bennett Glace returns for his third horror episode and Snow Lietta makes her podcast debut in this matchup of two early Romero films: 1973's Season of the...
Split Picks: Wes Craven's Deadly Friend Vs. Shocker
October 21, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 160 MBBennett and Jim reenter the Split Picks arena to stand up for two of Craven's oft-forgotten horror films. With Tobe Hooper and John Carpenter in the books, Split Picks shifts to Wes Craven and his three horror epoch-shifting films, his greatest successes and shortcomings as a director, and two films with plots far too complex to explain here. But in their talk of Incubi and a channel-surfing mass murderer who failed to land a franchise, Jim, Bennett, and Craig venture deep into what makes Cra...
Split Picks: Wes Craven's 'Deadly Friend' Vs. 'Shocker'
October 20, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 160 MBBennett and Jim reenter the Split Picks arena to stand up for two of Craven's oft-forgotten horror films. With Tobe Hooper and John Carpenter in the books, Split Picks shifts to Wes Craven and his three horror epoch-shifting films, his greatest successes and shortcomings as a director, and two films with plots far too complex to explain here. But in their talk of Incubi and a channel-surfing mass murderer who failed to land a franchise, Jim, Bennett, and Craig venture deep into what makes Cra...
Split Picks: John Carpenter's 'In The Mouth of Madness' Vs. 'Vampires'
October 15, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 158 MBSplit Picks continues its look into the four American titans of horror. After discussing Tobe Hooper last week, John Carpenter takes his turn in the spotlight. Filmmaker Steve Collins and actor John Merriman join Craig to talk about Carpenter in the '90s. Steve brings In The Mouth of Madness (1994); John brings John Carpenter's Vampires (1998). They talk about Carpenter's attraction to distilled evil on film, how the lovably average working man powers his films, and how his simplistic soundt...
Split Picks: Tobe Hooper's 'Lifeforce' vs. 'Spontaneous Combustion'
October 06, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 152 MBSplit picks kicks off a special series devoted to four iconic American horror directors by examining two should-be-classic Hooper films. Bennett Glace and Jim Hickcox help Craig kick off a special new series for October Horror about the four most iconic American horror directors, or Mount Rushgore, if you will. We begin with Tobe Hooper, best known as the director of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and as the director Steven Spielberg replaced on Poltergeist. Jim and Bennett are bringing some...
October Horror 2021 Trailer
September 28, 2021 00:00 - 1 minute - 2.75 MBSplit Tooth Media's October Horror series returns Monday, Oct. 4. All month we will have essays about some of our favorite horror films all the way from the House of the Devil to the shores of Party Beach. This year Split Picks will examine the works of four canonical American horror directors — John Carpenter, Wes Craven, Tobe Hooper, and George A. Romero. Tune in every Friday for new episodes about some should-be-classic films. Let's get spooky, once again.
Split Picks: Clint Eastwood's 'Cry Macho'
September 21, 2021 00:00 - 46 minutes - 86.9 MBNinety-one-year-old Clint Eastwood gets back on the horse in 'Cry Macho.' Bennett Glace and filmmaker/critic/teacher Michael Glover Smith, director of the upcoming film Relative, couldn’t help but commemorate the occasion with a special episode of Split Picks. They discuss Eastwood’s 39th directorial effort, his hit-and-miss critical reputation, and their own relationships with one of American cinema’s greatest artists.
Arthouse Drive-In: 'Son of the White Mare' (1976)
July 01, 2021 00:00 - 37 minutes - 56.5 MBArthouse Drive-In: 'Son of the White Mare' (1976) by Split Tooth Media
Split Picks: Buster Keaton's 'The Cook' vs. 'Cops' feat. Joshua Burge
May 09, 2021 00:00 - 58 minutes - 108 MBActor Joshua Burge joins Craig and Bennett for a talk about Buster Keaton's career and legacy, 'Cops' and 'The Cook.' Following their recent interview together, Split Toother Bennett Glace and actor/musician Joshua Burge join Craig Wright to discuss a mutual favorite actor and director, Buster Keaton. One of the all-time great comedians, Keaton redefined what it means to construct a visual gag. Here they compare The Cook (1918), an early Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle collaboration, with Cops (1920...
Split Picks: Scorsese Pt. 2: 'Silence' (2016)
April 25, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 107 MBIn the second Split Picks devoted to Martin Scorsese, Bennett Glace, Robert Delany, and Craig Wright conclude their talk about the director's career with a deep look at his 2016 film Silence. Based on Shusaku Endo's 1966 novel about Catholic missionaries attempting to spread their religion to Japan, Scorsese's third religious epic follows Fathers Rodrigues (Andrew Garfield) and Garupe (Adam Driver) who enter the country to track down their old teacher, Ferreiro (Liam Neeson), who is rumored t...
Split Picks: Scorsese Pt. 2: 'Silence'
April 24, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 107 MBIn the second Split Picks devoted to Martin Scorsese, Bennett Glace, Robert Delany, and Craig Wright conclude their talk about the director's career with a deep look at his 2016 film Silence. Based on Shusaku Endo's 1966 novel about Catholic missionaries attempting to spread their religion to Japan, Scorsese's third religious epic follows Fathers Rodrigues (Andrew Garfield) and Garupe (Adam Driver) who enter the country to track down their old teacher, Ferreiro (Liam Neeson), who is rumored t...
Split Picks: Scorsese Pt. 1: The King of Comedy
April 21, 2021 00:00 - 53 minutes - 101 MBIn the first two-part Split Picks, Robert Delany, Bennett Glace, and host Craig Wright take a deep look at two Martin Scorsese films that share little on the surface. The first, The King of Comedy (1982), features a Scorsese/Robert De Niro pairing that follows a wannabe comedian who takes a chance encounter with his hero to the ultimate extreme. The upcoming second episode focuses on Silence (2016), the third religious epic of Scorsese's career. Though 1980s comedians and 17th Century Christi...
Split Picks: Scorsese Pt. 1: 'The King of Comedy'
April 20, 2021 00:00 - 53 minutes - 101 MBIn the first two-part Split Picks, Robert Delany, Bennett Glace, and host Craig Wright take a deep look at two Martin Scorsese films that share little on the surface. The first, The King of Comedy (1982), features a Scorsese/Robert De Niro pairing that follows a wannabe comedian who takes a chance encounter with his hero to the ultimate extreme. The upcoming second episode focuses on Silence (2016), the third religious epic of Scorsese's career. Though 1980s comedians and 17th Century Christi...
Arthouse Drive-In Ep. 10: 'Faces' (1968)
April 04, 2021 00:00 - 46 minutes - 70.5 MBIn the Season One finale, Robert and T tackle one of the defining films of the American Independent Film Movement. It’s that time of the year! Welcome to the Season One finale of Arthouse Drive-In. Robert and T end their first run of episodes by exploring a masterpiece: John Cassavetes' Faces (1968). Faces follows a married couple on the rocks who seek comfort and excitement in the arms of other lovers, but they are constantly plagued by the complicated nature of their own emotions. Robert...
No, we're not interested. Insurance sounds great but we certainly can't afford to buy it from you.
March 30, 2021 00:00 - 5 minutes - 2.18 MBWhen Jim Cine and Jason Sthesia aren’t discussing movies, they’re usually exchanging voicemails. They’re now releasing mini episodes from their private vault while on a short hiatus. Sometimes, when it’s been a long day on the farm, the boys are tired and the dogs is worn. They done meant to have a chitter-chatter about the pictures, but it just took too long to get the sheep into Sheepshead Bay and the the old bay into the stable, and everyone feels like they haven’t slept since the blue M&M...
Arthouse Drive-In Ep. 9: 'Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 1' (1968)
March 29, 2021 00:00 - 44 minutes - 66.4 MBAre we all in a movie right now? Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One follows director William Greaves as he leads a cast and crew through a bewildering Central Park film production. They shoot take after take of the same odd scene, with constant interruptions from pedestrians and police officers, while Greaves' crew record their theories on what exactly is going on with their director. In doing so, William Greaves created a completely original film that cannot be recreated. Robert and T discuss ...
Arthouse Drive-In Ep. 8: 'News From Home'
March 21, 2021 00:00 - 49 minutes - 56.3 MBArthouse Drive-In Ep. 8: 'News From Home' by Split Tooth Media
Arthouse Drive-In Ep 7: Obayashi's 'House' (1977)
March 14, 2021 00:00 - 44 minutes - 65.7 MBArthouse Drive-In Ep 7: Obayashi's 'House' (1977) by Split Tooth Media
Split Picks: Stan Brakhage's 'Commingled Containers' vs. 'Delicacies of Molten Horror Synapse'
March 07, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 120 MBRobert Delany and Bennett Glace join host Craig Wright to discuss a pair of later Stan Brakhage works that rarely receive the attention of earlier landmarks such as Mothlight (1963) or Window Water Baby Moving (1959). These films, one painted on film exploring the psychic effects of television (Delicacies of Molten Horror Synapse, 1990), the other shot on 16mm and produced shortly before Brakhage underwent surgery for bladder cancer (Commingled Containers, 1996), allow for discussions about h...
Arthouse Drive-In Ep. 6: 'Taste of Cherry'
March 01, 2021 00:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MBRecorded on Valentine's Day, this Arthouse Drive-In finds Robert and T exploring their first Iranian film together, Abbas Kiarostami's 1997 masterwork, 'Taste of Cherry.' The film follows the mysterious Mr. Badii (Homayoun Ershadi) as he drives around Tehran searching for someone to help him with a grave task. Taking place almost entirely in Mr. Badii's car, the film unfolds in a fashion unlike anything Robert has shown T up to this point. Taste of Cherry presents a melancholy experience for...
Arthouse Drive-In Ep. 5: 'Sink or Swim'
February 22, 2021 00:00 - 45 minutes - 70.1 MBThis week Robert and T tackle a film that is very close to our co-host's hearts (specifically Robert), Sink or Swim (1990) by iconic director Su Friedrich. It is a masterpiece in autobiographical filmmaking, consisting of 26 vignettes depicting times in Friedrich's childhood. Robert uses his love of experimental film to describe how Friedrich constructs a strange and unconventional relationship between narration and image to convey her message, while T conflates his feelings about the Dark So...
Arthouse Drive-In Ep. 4: Orson Welles' 'Macbeth'
February 14, 2021 00:00 - 50 minutes - 78.3 MBSpooky season might be over, but we're bringing it back for Orson Welles' interpretation of a Shakespeare classic. In this episode of Arthouse Drive-In focusing on MacBeth (1948) by Orson Welles, Robert and T are joined by their first guest, the one and only Matt Cohen, a horror connoisseur from Robert’s grad school days at NYU. Matt uses his extensive knowledge on all things Orson Welles to offset T’s initial skepticism, while Robert sits on the sidelines eating popcorn. Robert dives into t...
FARB OUT, MANNY: A CINESTHESIA LIL' SHORTY
February 10, 2021 00:00 - 42 minutes - 16.8 MBJim read a book* and Jason has nothing better to do while he washes dishes, so the Cinesthesia Boys spit out some quick gab on film critic Manny Farber's classic 1962 essay, "White Elephant Art vs. Termite Art." Listen as our heroes dare to actually stay on topic, mostly. If what you love about podcasts is the intellectual rigor and careful preparedness of the hosts, then you are probably not listening to many podcasts. Good for you! You probably listen to music, read books,** engage the impo...
Arthouse Drive-In Ep. 3: The Rules of the Game'
February 07, 2021 00:00 - 49 minutes - 76.9 MBIn this episode of Arthouse Drive-In, Robert and T take a rose petal bath in the legendary French classique The Rules of the Game (1939) by Jean Renoir. Yes, the upholstery of the car will never be the same, but it was worth it for T’s budding film studies clout. Listen along as they unravel the complicated web of affairs and show how this almost century old classique still holds its relevance today. Robert explains the pros and cons of auteur theory and explains how this film was incredibly...
The fire department? Well certainly I’d love to help out, yes. Let me get my credit card.
February 05, 2021 00:00 - 5 minutes - 1.65 MBWhen Jim Cine and Jason Sthesia aren’t discussing movies, they’re usually exchanging voicemails. They’re now releasing mini episodes from their private vault while on a short hiatus. In the fourth Voicemails installment, Jim asks Jason to interpret his dream about Seinfeld and questionable meats. Jason continues his percussion lessons. Join a filmmaker (and sometimes film teacher) and a film teacher (and sometimes filmmaker) as they venture into the dark heart of their own befuddled relati...
Split Picks: The Coen Brothers' 'Intolerable Cruelty' vs. 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
February 01, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 146 MBSPLIT PICKS returns to examine two films that find the Coen Brothers at their cruelest and their most compassionate When two writers selected two separate Coen Brothers films to write about within in a matter of days of each other, the coincidence made for the perfect reason to resurrect Split Picks, the first podcast series Split Tooth Media produced. Looking at two wildly different Coen Brothers films, the dark romantic comedy Intolerable Cruelty (2003) and the fictional folk music biopi...
Arthouse Drive-In Ep. 2: 'The Thief and the Cobbler: Recobbled Cut'
February 01, 2021 00:00 - 48 minutes - 75.7 MBWhich came first: 'Aladdin' or the egg? Hint: It was the egg. In the second episode of Arthouse Drive-In, Rob and T dip their toes into the wonderful world of animation. This week's film is Richard Williams' criminally under-appreciated, and tragically unfinished masterpiece, 'The Thief and The Cobbler.' This film was brought to us through the efforts of Garrett Gilchrist, who lovingly gathered all the existing footage into 'The Thief and the Cobbler: The Recobbled Cut.' Robert leads us th...
Arthouse Drive-In Ep. 1: 'La Jetée'
January 23, 2021 00:00 - 47 minutes - 77.4 MBJoin Rob and T as they plunge into the world of arthouse cinema and peel back the layers of the avant-garde onion. In the inaugural episode of Split Tooth Media's newest podcast, Robert Delany guides his geologist cousin, T, into the world of cinema beginning with Chris Marker's dystopian, sci-fi masterpiece, La Jetée (1962). Rob covers the history of the film and Marker's career. T provides a quick summary of the post-WWIII still-image classic and gives his first impressions of art films. Pu...