Genre Exposure: A Film Podcast
A bi-weekly podcast plumbing the depths of genre films. Join us as we explore the wide world of cinema broadening our horizons one movie at a time.
In this episode, we triumphantly return to the world of pink films and related media by casting some focus on Nikkatsu’s legendary Roman Porno series that carried the company to greatness throughout the 70s and 80s. We kick things off with Dustin’s pick Zoom Up: Murder Site directed by Koyu Ohara in 1979. Dustin lays…
In this episode, another listener suggestion sends us kicking and screaming back into the world of Indian cinema. Join us as we dig into the many twists and turns of Vasan Bala’s genre blending escapade Monica, O My Darling from 2022. Jason finds his apprehension in the wake of 13B utterly destroyed against the film’s…
In this episode, we wrap up our series on made-for-tv movies by jumping ahead fifteen years and setting our sights on Japan as we discuss Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Seance from 2000. This completes a secret (and accidental) subtheme across the last few episodes of films based on a work of literature. Jason takes a stand against…
In this episode, we charge ahead with our current focus on made-for-tv movies. Jason serves up an interesting follow-up by bringing to the table another film based on a work of literature, but takes us to Australia and advances the clock a decade into the era of HBO with Arch Nicholson’s Fortress from 1985. Michael…
In this episode, we kick off our next block focusing on made-for-tv movies AKA television films. Michael starts us off by setting the bar high with Steven Spielberg’s Duel from 1971. Which, surprisingly, ends up being a first-time watch for Dustin. We also use it to finally have an excuse to gush over the works…
In this episode, we kick off 2022 and our first theme block of the year by returning to one of our favorite genres to celebrate #GialloJanuary. We start off by leaving the beaten path of the most popular gialli directors to check out Luciano Ercoli’s Death Walks at Midnight. Michael finds himself lost in the…
In this episode, we welcome the wintery season and dive into Jeremy Saulnier’s most recent film Hold the Dark from 2018. It’s another heavy movie with quite a lot to discuss and dig in on. Michael breaks out the whiteboard to chart some of his own personal theories and interpretations of the plot. Jason questions…
In this episode, we delve into William Friedkin’s curious follow-up to The Exorcist and adaptation of the Georges Arnaud novel The Wages of Fear: Sorcerer. Hint: It’s not about magic. Michael and Dustin bond over getting their shared preconceived notions, about how interesting a movie that’s “just about driving trucks” could be, completely shattered. Jason…
