Da 5 Bloods and Embrace of the Serpent June 18, 2020 On the week’s episode of the Cinema Vertigogo Podcast, we’re chasing the ghosts of Vietnam with Spike Lee’s latest, Da 5 Bloods. Then it’s off to the Amazon for a film that is unlike anything we’ve seen in some time, the stark and beautiful Embrace of the… Read More Episode 145: Da 5 Bloods and Embrace of the Serpent
Les Miserables and Under the Shadow May 29, 2020 This week on the Cinema Vertigogo Podcast, we take a look at two brilliant films that are painfully relevant today. First up, the Oscar-nominated 2019 film out of France, Les Miserables, which examines systemic failure and police brutality in the ethnically diverse suburbs of Paris. Then it’s off… Read More Episode 143: Les Miserables and Under the Shadow
Anomalisa and In the Aisles May 15, 2020 We’re punching the clock this week on the Cinema Vertigogo Podcast with a pair of unique workplace dramas. First, we take a trip to Cincinnati inside the mind of Charlie Kaufman for the stop-motion masterpiece, Anomalisa. Then it’s off to stock the shelves of a German supermarket with, In the Aisles.… Read More Episode 141: Anomalisa and In the Aisles
Blood Quantum and Cargo May 6, 2020 What better way to celebrate the end of days than with a pair of perfectly bleak zombie flix. First up is the latest original from the good folks at Shudder, the Canadian gorefest, Blood Quantum. Then it’s off to the Outback with the always delightful everyman, Martin Freeman, in an instant Ozploitation classic, Cargo.… Read More Episode 140: Blood Quantum and Cargo
The Wailing and The Handmaiden April 25, 2020 We’re splicing genres and blowing minds on this week’s episode of the Cinema Vertigogo Podcast with two Korean films from 2016 that left our jaws on the floor. First up, Na Hong-jin’s twisted thriller, The Wailing. Then Park Chan-wook continues to find ways to leave us mystified with The Handmaiden. Intro:… Read More Episode 138: The Wailing and The Handmaiden
Daniel Isn’t Real and Goodnight Mommy April 15, 2020 They might have a few things in common, but I don’t know if I’ve seen two films handle it in such different ways. On this weeks’ episode of the Cinema Vertigogo Podcast, we’re taking a look at one of the more recent films to find its… Read More Episode 137: Daniel Isn’t Real and Goodnight Mommy
Invisible Life and Portrait of a Lady on Fire April 10, 2020 It’s all about forbidden love and shattered lives on this week’s episode of the Cinema Vertigogo Podcast as we take a look at two beautiful films that will utterly devastate your heart-muscles. First up is the story of two sisters struggling to survive in 1950s… Read More Episode 136: Invisible Life and Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Tiger King and Dogs Don’t Wear Pants March 25, 2020 We took a week off from the show as coronavirus chaos derailed the world, but we’re back and we’re hitting maximum mayhem levels right out of the gates. This week on the Cinema Vertigogo Podcast, we’re talking about Tiger King, the insane Netflix series about the big cat business and the… Read More Episode 134: Tiger King and Dogs Don’t Wear Pants
Color Out of Space and Monos March 5, 2020 We’re milking this episode of the Cinema Vertigogo Podcast for all it’s worth. First up, Crazy Cage meets Richard Stanley in H.P. Lovecraft’s psychedelic horror spectacle, Color Out of Space. Then it’s off to the mountains of Columbia for a gritty story about young guerilla soldiers, Monos. … Read More Episode 132: Color Out of Space and Monos
Pain and Glory and A Hidden Life February 27, 2020 The calendar flipped to 2020, but we’ve still got some great 2019 films to get through. This week we take a look at Pedro Almodovar’s semi-autobiographical masterpiece, Pain and Glory. Then we go full Malick with A Hidden Life. Intro: 0:00 – 11:53 Pain and Glory:… Read More Episode 131: Pain and Glory and A Hidden Life
