Latest Double-bills Podcast Episodes
Shoah (1985) & 3 Uwe Boll Films (2011)
Shite & Sound - December 23, 2021 17:00 - 1 hourThis week, Finn & Uther watch Claude Lanzmann's ‘Shoah’ (1985), a 9 hour plus documentary on one of humanity's greatest crimes, and Uwe Boll's 2011 holocaust trilogy—‘Auschwitz’, ‘Bloodrayne: The Third Reich’ and ‘Blubberella’—another of humanity's greatest crimes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
The Godfather - Part II (1974) & Gotti (2018)
Shite & Sound - December 16, 2021 17:00 - 1 hourThis week, Finn & Uther watch 'The Godfather - Part II' (1974), probably the worst film Francis Ford Coppola made between 1972 and 1974, and 'Gotti' (2018, probably the worst film directed by a cast member of 'Entourage'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Taxi Driver (1976) & The Driller Killer (1979)
Shite & Sound - December 09, 2021 17:00 - 1 hourThis week, Finn & Uther watch Scorsese, Schrader and De Niro's 'Taxi Driver' (1976), recently remade as 'Joker,' and Ferrara, Ferrara and Ferrara's 'The Driller Killer' (1979), recently remade as 'Lady Bird'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bicycle Thieves (1948) & BMX Bandits (1983)
Shite & Sound - December 02, 2021 17:00 - 2 hoursFinn & Uther watched neo-realist masterpiece, 'Bicycle Thieves' (1948), and child stunt show-reel, 'BMX Bandits' (1983), Nicole Kidman's screen debut and, for real, as good as 'Bicycle Thieves' but in exactly the opposite way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The General (1926) & The Dictator (2012)
Shite & Sound - November 25, 2021 17:00 - 1 hourFinn & Uther watch 'The General' (1926), American's favourite funny man going gaga for the confederacy, and 'The Dictator' (2012), the Sacha Baron Cohen film that's better than Brüno but worse than Borat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Metropolis (1927) & Chopping Mall (1986)
Shite & Sound - November 18, 2021 17:00 - 2 hoursFinn & Uther watch Fritz Lang's maximalist 'Metropolis' (1927), and Jim Wynorski's sexy-mall-fest 'Chopping Mall' (1987). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Psycho (1960) & Dressed to Kill (1980)
Shite & Sound - November 11, 2021 17:00 - 2 hoursThis week, Finn & Uther watched 'Psycho' (1960), maybe Hitchcock's best, and 'Dressed to Kill' (1980), definitely De Palma's worst. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jeanne Dielman... (1975) & Guilty of Romance (2011)
Shite & Sound - November 04, 2021 17:00 - 3 hoursThis week Finn & Uther watched Chantal Akerman's 'Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles' (1975) and Sion Sono's 'Guilty of Romance' (2011). Which may, judging by the ensuing crises of masculinity, have been a mistake. Other topics discussed: "How can we be men?" Villeneuve's mast...
The 400 Blows (1959) & After Earth (2013)
Shite & Sound - October 28, 2021 17:00 - 2 hoursThis week, Finn & Uther watch 'The 400 Blows' (1959), Truffaut finding one of the best child actors ever and giving them space to shine, and 'After Earth' (2013), Will Smith thinking that he can do the nepotism version of that. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
La Dolce Vita (1960) & Paparazzi (2004)
Shite & Sound - October 21, 2021 22:08 - 3 hoursFinn & Uther watch 'La Dolce Vita' (1960), made by art cinema's best stylist, it's a great film exploring hot people and their despair. With that they watched, 'Paparazzi' (2004), made by Mel Gibson's hairstylist, it's a vile film endorsing white men and their rage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...
Journey to Italy (1954) & Downhill (2020)
Shite & Sound - October 14, 2021 17:00 - 2 hoursThis week, Finn & Uther watch 'Journey to Italy' (1954), the nouvelle vague's wellspring, and 'Downhill' (2020), Force Majeure's offspring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Pather Panchali (1955) & Cinderella (2021)
Shite & Sound - October 07, 2021 17:00 - 2 hoursThis week, Finn & Uther watch 'Pather Panchali' (1955), a film so good it invented a new kind of cinema, and 'Cinderella' (2021), un film de James Corden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gertrud (1964) & Possession (1981)
Shite & Sound - September 30, 2021 17:00 - 1 hourFinn & Uther watch 𝒢ℯ𝓇𝓉𝓇𝓊𝒹 (1964) and 𝖕𝖔𝖘𝖘𝖊𝖘𝖘𝖏𝖔𝖓 (1981), and then 𝔼𝕍𝔼ℝ𝕐𝕋ℍ𝕀ℕ𝔾 ℂℍ𝔸ℕ𝔾𝔼𝕊. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Pierrot le Fou (1965) & The Honeymoon Killers (1970)
Shite & Sound - September 23, 2021 18:00 - 2 hoursThis week, Finn & Uther watch 'Pierrot le Fou' (1965), a dubious classic by Godard, and 'The Honeymoon Killers' (1970), an even more dubious classic not by Scorsese. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
PlayTime (1967) & Bean - The UItimate Disaster Movie (1997)
Shite & Sound - September 16, 2021 18:00 - 2 hoursThis week, Finn & Uther watched 'PlayTime' (1967), a film made by a maniac, and 'Bean - The Ultimate Disaster Movie' (1997), a film about a maniac. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Close-up (1990) & The Sarkeesian Effect (2015)
Shite & Sound - September 09, 2021 18:00 - 2 hoursFinn & Uther watch 'Close-up' (1990), Kiarostami all-time brilliant docudrama about imposters and the pain of being unseen, and Jordan Owen and Davis Aurini's 'The Sarkeesian Effect' (2015), which really puts the "ugh! men!" into docughmentary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...
The Battle of Algiers (1966) & Red Dawn (2012)
Shite & Sound - September 02, 2021 18:00 - 2 hoursThis week Finn & Uther (in separate rooms for the first time) watched 'The Battle of Algiers' (1966), Pontecorvo's brilliantly humane and incisively political episodic portrait of urban guerilla warfare. With that, they watched 'Red Dawn' (2012), which is basically the same as 'Battle of Algiers'...
Histoire(s) du cinéma (1998) & Neil Breen's 5 Feature Film Retrospective (2020)
Shite & Sound - August 26, 2021 18:00 - 2 hoursFinn, Uther & special guest Ben MacGougan watch Godard's 'Histoire(s) du cinéma' (1998), which is almost but not quite a film, and Breen's 'Neil Breen 5 Feature Film Retrospective' (2020), which is almost but not quite a crime. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Histoire(s) du cinéma (1998) & Neil Breen 5 Feature Film Retrospective (2020) with Ben MacGougan
Shite & Sound - August 26, 2021 18:00 - 2 hoursFinn, Uther & special guest Ben MacGougan watch Godard's 'Histoire(s) du cinéma' (1998), which is almost but not quite a film, and Breen's 'Neil Breen 5 Feature Film Retrospective' (2020), which is almost but not quite a crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Histoire(s) du cinéma (1998) & Neil Breen 5 Feature Film Retrospective (2020)
Shite & Sound - August 26, 2021 18:00 - 2 hoursFinn, Uther & special guest Ben MacGougan watch Godard's 'Histoire(s) du cinéma' (1998), which is almost but not quite a film, and Breen's 'Neil Breen 5 Feature Film Retrospective' (2020), which is almost but not quite a crime. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
City Lights (1931) & Scent of a Woman (1992) with Josh Davies
Shite & Sound - August 19, 2021 18:00 - 2 hoursFinn, Uther, and Josh Davies watch City Lights (1931), Charlie Chaplin’s class conscious slapstick about The Tramp falling in love with a blind woman, and Scent of a Woman (1992), the role that won Al Pacino his Oscar for Most Acting. They discuss how accurately these films depict blindness, the ...
Ugetsu (1953) & Meet Joe Black (1998)
Shite & Sound - August 12, 2021 18:00 - 2 hoursFinn & Uther watch Ugetsu (1953), Kenji Mizoguchi’s devastating supernatural story of love and horror. Our second film this week is Meet Joe Black (1998), 3 hours of Brad Pitt playing The Grim Reaper as an irritating houseguest. We discuss different film visions of the afterlife, Mizoguchi’s s...
La Jetée (1962) & Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Shite & Sound - August 05, 2021 18:00 - 2 hoursHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
North by Northwest (1959) & A View to a Kill (1985)
Shite & Sound - July 29, 2021 18:00 - 2 hoursHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rear Window (1954) & Open Windows (2014)
Shite & Sound - July 22, 2021 18:00 - 1 hourFinn & Uther watch Rear Window (1954), Alfred Hitchcock’s ambitious and precise scopophilic thriller. Our second film this week is Open Windows (2014), an okay film redeemed by a twist so good it almost sent us insane. We discuss Finn’s secret lineage, Grace Kelly and Alfred Hitchcock’s on-set ...
Raging Bull (1980) & Rocky V (1990)
Shite & Sound - July 15, 2021 18:00 - 1 hourFinn & Uther watch Raging Bull (1980), Martin Scorsese’s classic boxing drama that cemented some of the most fruitful collaborations in the history of film. Our second film this week is Rocky V (1990), the movie that made Sylvester Stallone abandon the Rocky series for almost 20 years. We discu...
Children of Men (2006) & Suspiria (2018)
Shite & Sound - July 08, 2021 18:00 - 3 hoursThis week on Shite & Sound, it’s our 50th episode! So we’re celebrating by watching two of Uther’s favourite films: Children of Men (2006), an unlikely sci-fi tale of England taking a hardcore nationalist shift following economic and climate disaster; and Suspiria (2018), the superior Suspiria. ...
M (1931) & The Zodiac Killer (1971)
Shite & Sound - July 01, 2021 18:00 - 1 hourFinn and Uther watch M (1931), a pioneering film of the early sound era about criminals trying to track down a serial killer before the police, and, The Zodiac Killer (1971) a film made by a restaurant owner who wanted to make the actual Zodiac Killer so mad he’d try and kill people at a screeni...
The Leopard (1963) & Marie Antoinette (2006)
Shite & Sound - June 24, 2021 18:00 - 1 hourFinn & Uther watch two films about the destruction of the European aristocracy in the 18th-19th centuries: The Leopard (1963) is Luchino Visconti’s epic about a Sicillian prince coming to terms with his own irrelevance, and, Marie Antoinette (2006), Sofia Coppola’s post-punk and new-wave inflect...
Touch of Evil (1958) & Casino Royale (1967)
Shite & Sound - June 17, 2021 18:00 - 1 hourFinn & Uther watch two very different Orson Welles films: Touch of Evil (1958) is one of Welle’s finest moments as an actor and director, a stylish and captivating noir, and, Casino Royale (1967) is the nadir of British, Swinging Sixties madcap comedies, a movie with 10 writers and five director...
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