Random Acts of Cinema Podcast
1) 667 - Seconds (1966)
Frankenhiemer returns to podcast with a… weird art film? Sort of. All of the paranoia, threatened masculinity, mid-century gloss, and decaying middle-class domesticity of The Manchurian Candidate re...Show More
2) 1277 - Born In Flames (1983)
Director Lizzie Borden dares to imagine a world in which promised egalitarian reform is achieved, just not for women. Women from all backgrounds, walks of life, and lifestyles debate, struggle, and e...Show More
3) 651 - Badlands (1973)
Our odd run of road movies continues with a classic from an American master. Terrence Mallick turns the couple-on-a-crime-spree sub genre into a deadpan fairy-tale with stirring visuals, iconic perfo...Show More
4) 41 - Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
We return to Monte Hellman’s examination of American masculinity with a James Taylor and Dennis Wilson-starring road movie. Two nearly silent racers ramble across the American southwest, acquiring a ...Show More
5) 24 - High and Low (1963)
In honor of Spike Lee’s… interesting… new adaptation, we return to the surprisingly satisfying sub genre of Akira-Kurosawa-crime-thriller with his two-movies-for-the-price-of-one kidnapping procedural...Show More
6) 106 - Coup de Torchon (1981)
Bertrand Tavernier builds a lushly realized foundation around which to topple the poisonous heart of European colonialism. Whether our hapless police chief chooses deliberate inaction, working toward...Show More
7) 679 - The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
Edo Japan. A town swarming with warring yakuza. And one detached, unstoppable blind swordsman caught in the middle. And Tate. Don’t forget about Tate. The legend of Tate starts here. Kenji Misumi brin...Show More
8) 1115 - Adoption (1975)
Hungarian director Marta Meszaros adds unprecedented depth, humanity, and a whole other meaning to the question asked in countless groan-worthy bumper stickers: “Who adopted who?” A lonely middle-aged...Show More
9) 1204 - Trainspotting (1996)
Poverty. Betrayal. Heroin. Death. But, like in a really funny and clever sort of way that’s just a real pleasure to watch. Spend some time with some of your best Scottish friends! Director Danny ...Show More
10) 912 - An Actor’s Revenge (1963)
Kon Ichikawa sumptuous remake of an Edo-period revenge tale is magnified by lush camerawork, stirring performances, a jazzy soundtrack, and a fascinatingly unexpected exploration of gender, sexuality,...Show More