B & S About Movies podcast Episode 86: Evel Knievel
My childhood hero was in two movies. They are both insane. Join me for Evel Knievel and Viva Evel! You can listen to the show on Spotify. The show is also available on Apple Podcasts, I Heart Radio, Amazon Podcasts, Podchaser and Google Podcasts.
JUNESPLOITATION: Il ficcanaso (1981)
June 6: Junesploitation’s topic of the day — as suggested by F This Movie— is giallo! My Letterboxd list of Giallo movies is at 498, so I am running out of movies to watch and ones that are easy to find. Instead of diving into the world of erotic thrillers, I sought out Il Ficcanaso […]
JUNESPLOITATION: Fantaghiro (1991)
June 5: Junesploitation’s topic of the day — as suggested by F This Movie— is Magic! Lamberto Bava worked on a lot of TV, and instead of just horror, he had plenty of success with this series of films. Based on Italo Calvino’s short story “Fanta-Ghiro the Beautiful,” Bava also borrowed from movies like Legend, […]
TUBI ORIGINAL: Worth the Wait (2025)
In director Tom Lin’s Worth the Wait, “a group of Asian-American strangers’ lives fatefully intertwine as they navigate budding love, confront profound loss and encounter old flames.” Written by Maggie Hartmans, Dan Mark and Rachel Tan, this begins with Kai (Ross Butler) grabbing an Uber when he suddenly has Nathan (Osric Chau), the ready to drop […]
Final Recovery (2025)
The Sage Treatment Center may be the last stop for Rodney (Jasper Cole) before jail or the ground. The only problem is that this is the kind of place that could kill him before it helps him get clean. It’s run by Louise “Nanny Lou” Stamey (Charlene Tilton of Dallas fame; her daughter Cherish Lee plays […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Beware! The Blob (1972)
Beware! The Blob or Son of the Blob is a big idea to get your head around. While the original was presented as horror, this film pretty much leans into how ridiculous it all is. Written by Anthony Harris and Jack Woods from a story by Richard Clair and Jack H. Harris, a lot of this was […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Ben (1972)
I knew the song “Ben” better than Ben the movie, but now, I know both. Remember when Willard Stiles was killed by Ben and all the rats when he finally tried to kill them? Well, you get to see it again when this movie starts and we follow Ben until he meets Danny Garrison (Lee Harcourt Montgomery, […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Behind Locked Doors (1968)
Also known as Any Body…Any Way, this movie was exactly what I wanted it to be: fucking weird. When Terry Wilson (Joyce Danner) and Ann Henderson (Eve Reeves) go to the middle of nowhere for a barn party, Ann is nearly raped but saved by the middle-aged, British and oh-so-strange Mr. Bradley (Daniel Garth). They ditch the […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: The Bees (1978)
Alfredo Zacarías made Demonoid, and we should thank him for that. He also took advantage of the sheer terror that ensued when the Africanized honey bee was on its way to America. Initially used in Brazil to increase honey production, 26 swarms escaped quarantine in 1957 and spread throughout South America, incredibly defensive and angry bees […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: The Baron (1977)
Jason (Calvin Lockhart) is trying to make his auteur — or vanity — project, a movie about Baron Wolfgang von Trips. But the studio wants to buy the project and replace him as director and actor. And then the connection to the studio dies, leaving Jason holding the. bill for the mob who was really […]
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