Trash, Art, And The Movies

Paul and Erin review a host of new movies, including blockbusters like SINNERS and worthwhile indies like THE RULE OF JENNY PEN, THE ACTOR and EEPHUS.

Paul and Erin review two films set primarily around strip clubs. Our art pick is Atom Egoyan's 1994 web-of-life drama EXOTICA, and our trash pick is Andrew Bergman's 1996 Demi Moore comedy STRIPTEASE.

Paul and Erin cycle through the new releases THE ORDER, HOLLAND and NOVOCAINE before digging into some hot-and-buzzy TV series, including THE PITT, ADOLESCENCE, THE WHITE LOTUS and THE STUDIO.

Erin and Paul review two films about infestations of creepy-crawly critters: William Friedkin's harrowing 2006 psychological drama BUG, and Frank Marshall's cheerfully junky 1990 horror comedy ARACHNOPHOBIA.

Paul and Erin review new films from Bong Joon-ho, Steven Soderbergh and Errol Morris, plus a host of older titles featuring the likes of Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, Gene Tierney, and Jackie Chan.

Paul and Erin review two films based on women writers' accounts of their time in psychiatric institutions: James Mangold's 1999 drama GIRL, INTERRUPTED starring Winona Ryder and an Oscar-winning Angelina Jolie, and Anatole Litvak's unusual 1948 drama starring Olivia de Havilland.

Paul and Erin review Mike Leigh's abrasive character study HARD TRUTHS, Matthew Rankin's alternative-history comedy UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE, Paul Schrader's draft-dodger drama OH CANADA, Steven Soderbergh's ghost story PRESENCE and Osgood Perkins' darkly comic horror movie THE MONKEY. Plus: we dig into the David Bowie heist comedy THE LINGUINI INCIDENT, the Roy Scheider helicopter thriller BLUE THUNDER and the Agatha Christie adaptation APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH.

Paul and Erin review two films that take very different approaches to telling the story of music legend Bob Dylan: James Mangold's 2024 biopic A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, starring Timothée Chalamet; and Todd Haynes' 2007 dissection of Dylan's various incarnations I'M NOT THERE, starring Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Christian Bale and Richard Gere.

Erin and Paul wade through a pile of awards-season contenders and also-rans, including Brady Corbet's THE BRUTALIST, RaMell Ross' NICKEL BOYS, Pedro Almodovar's THE ROOM NEXT DOOR and Gia Coppola's THE LAST SHOWGIRL. Plus: a bunch of SNL documentaries, a classic David Fincher exercise in Nordic noir, and the Errol Morris doc FAST, CHEAP & OUT OF CONTROL.

Paul and Erin reveal their respective lists of the best films of 2024, along with their picks for the year's outstanding performances, pleasantest surprises and bitterest disappointments. Plus a quiz!

Erin and Paul review two films about unlikely trios of caregivers forced to watch over a newborn baby: Leonard Nimoy's 1987 comedy hit 3 MEN AND A BABY, and Satoshi Kon's 2003 animated holday classic TOKYO GODFATHERS. Plus: we reveal the directors and actors whose work we have discussed the most over the course of 450+ episodes of podcasting.

Erin and Paul review a passel of awards-season heavyweights including ANORA, CONCLAVE and EMILIA PÉREZ, and revisit an equally large pile of older titles including FLY ME TO THE MOON, THE FIRST SLAM DUNK, THE THIN MAN and LIFEFORCE as well as the TV series DISCLAIMER, SAY NOTHING and RIVALS. Plus: we talk about the highlights of our recent respective trips to Austin and Japan!

Paul and Erin extend the Halloween season with reviews of two movies about haunted houses: Alejandro Amenabar's moody 2001 gothic horror outing THE OTHERS, and Tobe Hooper's 1982 rollercoaster-ride POLTERGEIST.

Paul and Erin wade through another stack of new releases, including Guy Maddin's RUMOURS, the Sebastian Stan starrers THE APPRENTICE and A DIFFERENT MAN, Anna Kendricks' feminist true-crime thriller WOMAN OF THE HOUR, the time-bending indie MY OLD ASS and the Indian revenge thriller JIGRA. Plus: we revisit THE COMMITMENTS, SAVE THE GREEN PLANET, AMERICAN HOT WAX and COFFEE AND CIGARETTES.

Erin and Paul review two films about low-class media provocateurs who become unlikely free-speech champions: Milos Forman's 1996 porn-king biopic THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, and Betty Thomas' 1997 retelling of the legend of Howard Stern, PRIVATE PARTS.

Paul & Erin round up another batch of new releases, including Jason Reitman's behind-the-scenes ensemble comedy SATURDAY NIGHT, Francis Ford Coppola's sci-fi folly MEGALOPOLIS, the animated tearjerker THE WILD ROBOT, the documentary heartwarmer WILL & HARPER, Azazel Jacobs' family drama HIS THREE DAUGHTERS, and the Rachel Sennott comedy/drama I USED TO BE FUNNY. Plus, we look back at Brian De Palma's THE FURY, Oliver Stone's TALK RADIO and the two-fisted 1972 B-movie FEAR IS THE KEY.

Paul and Erin review two films about rulers being replaced by exact lookalikes: Akira Kurosawa's 1980 epic KAGEMUSHA, and Ivan Reitman's Capraesque 1993 comedy DAVE.

Paul and Erin review the Tim Burton legacyquel BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE, the grossout Cannes sensation THE SUBSTANCE, the issue-driven actioner REBEL RIDGE and Ken Loach's likely final filim THE OLD OAK, as well as the limited TV series SHOGUN and THE PERFECT COUPLE.

Erin and Paul review two films about lonely hired assassins: George Armitage's 1997 hipster-hitman black comedy GROSSE POINTE BLANK, starring John Cusack; and Jean-Pierre Melville's ultra-cool 1967 character study LE SAMOURAÏ.

Erin and Paul review new titles like the sci-fi blockbuster ALIEN ROMULUS, the MeToo thrillers BLINK TWICE and STRANGE DARLING and the female-friendship comedy-drama THE SUPREMES AT EARL'S ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT, plus some classic Italian thrillers, the original BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and some recent offerings from the world of prestige TV.