
American Werewolf
Art-house, indie and character-driven films and series.
Taking a good look at what makes them great.
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Episodes
305 episodes
Ep. 280 Carol Reed's The Third Man (1949)
The Third Man is a 1949 film noir directed by Carol Reed, written by Graham Greene, and starring Joseph Cotten as Holly Martins, Alida Valli as Anna Schmidt, Orson Welles as Harry Lime and Trevor Howard as Major Calloway. Set in post-World War ...
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Ep. 279 Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress (1958)
The Hidden Fortress (Japanese: 隠し砦の三悪人, Hepburn: Kakushi Toride no San Akunin; lit. 'The Three Villains of the Hidden Fortress') is a 1958 Japanese epic jidaigeki[5] adventure film directed by Akira Kurosawa, with special effects by Eiji Tsubur...
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Ep. 278 Akira Kurosawa's Sanjuro (1962)
Sanjuro (Japanese: ���三十郎, Hepburn: Tsubaki Sanjūrō) is a 1962 Japanese jidaigeki film directed, co-written and edited by Akira Kurosawa, starring Toshiro Mifune. It is a sequel to Kurosawa's 1961 Yojimbo.[2]Originally an adaptation of ...
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Ep. 277 Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo (1961)
Yojimbo (Japanese: 用心棒, Hepburn: Yōjinbō; lit. Bodyguard) is a 1961 Japanese samurai film directed by Akira Kurosawa, who also co-wrote the screenplay and was one of the producers. The film stars Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yoko Tsukasa, I...
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Ep. 276 Akira Kurosawa's Drunken Angel (1948)
Drunken Angel (醉いどれ天使, Yoidore Tenshi) is a 1948 Japanese yakuza film directed by Akira Kurosawa, and co-written by Kurosawa and Keinosuke Uekusa. Produced by Toho and starring Takashi Shimura and Toshiro Mifune, it tells the story of alcoholic...
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Ep. 275 Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (1954)
Seven Samurai (Japanese: 七人の侍, Hepburn: Shichinin no Samurai) is a 1954 Japanese
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Ep. 274 Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon (1950)
Rashomon (Japanese: 羅生門, Hepburn: Rashōmon)[a] is a 1950 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa from a screenplay he co-wrote with Shinobu Hashimoto. Starring Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori, and Takashi Shimura, it follo...
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Ep. 273 Akira Kurosawa's RAN (1985)
Ran (Japanese: 乱; lit. 'chaos or tumult') is a 1985 epic historical action drama film directed, co-written, and edited by Akira Kurosawa. The plot derives from William Shakespeare's King Lear and includes segments based on legends of the daimyō...
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Ep. 272 Irvin Yeaworth and Russell Doughten's The Blob (1958)
From Wikipedia: The Blob is a 1958 American science fiction horror film directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. from a screenplay by Theodore Simonson and Kate Phillips, based on an idea by Irving H. Millgate.[2] It stars Steve McQueen (in his first ...
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Ep. 271 Kogonada's After Yang (2022)
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Ep. 270 Scott Derrickson's The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
We examine the firm based on the real-life case of possession, exorcism and death of a young girl in the 1970s. We talk about the film and give our thoughts on why these things happen.
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Ep. 269 Interview with Spyder Dobrofsky and the Cast of The Weeping (2025)
He's back and has put the wraps on his latest film, The Weeping. Follow Spyder Dobrofsky:https://x.com/spyderdobroSee Isabelle Hahn:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12033006/?ref_=ext_shr_lnkSee Jonathan Charles:...
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Ep. 267 David Fincher's Zodiac (2007)
Fincher's best work, based on Robert Graysmith's book of the same name.
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Ep. 266 Barry Levinson's Young Sherlock Holmes
A respectful origin to one of the greatest literary stories of all time.
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Ep. 265 Lasse Hallstrom's Chocolat (2000)
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Ep. 264 Bruce Robinson's The Rum Diary (2011)
"You smell it? It's the smell of bastards. It's also the smell of truth."
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Ep. 263 Terry Gilliam's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Hunter S. Thompson's tale of heartbreak after the fall of the 60's hippy movement becomes a fine piece of cinema.
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Ep. 261 Mike Flanagan's Hush (2016)
Mike Flanagan's tribute to slasher films is a cut above the obligatory gore fests we usually get.
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Ep. 258 Interview with Barrington Martin II
Barrington Martin is the host of The Barrington Report. He was also a Congressional candidate for the 5th district in Georgia. He was the last man to run against Rep. John Lewis. Links to Barrington Martin II:
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