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Snowpiercer + The Favourite The post Snowpiercer + The Favourite first appeared on Double Feature.

The Grand Budapest Hotel + The Fall The post The Grand Budapest Hotel + The Fall first appeared on Double Feature.

Ringu films 1-4. What films are even in the Ring franchise? The post Killapalooza 42: Ringu first appeared on Double Feature.

Kids doing bad. The post Nocturama + Monos first appeared on Double Feature.

It’s time for a saucy double feature. The post Klute + Cruising first appeared on Double Feature.

Two films lost to time – one that’s probably in the back of everyone’s DVD box collection somewhere, and another that is just now being released in the United States (40 years later!) Plus: Eric talks about getting into analogue … Continue reading → The post One Hour Photo + Arrebato first appeared on Double Feature.

A tour through exploitation and the new french extremity lands on a definitive world episode. Mondo Cane turns out to be more of the exploitation landscape than many realize. Twentynine Palms is THE film to coin the term New French … Continue reading → The post Mondo Cane + Twentynine Palms first appeared on Double Feature.

Deepcuts for giallo-lovers. All the Colors of the Dark, a giallo favorite. Dream-giallo. Everything you can do when you’re not worrying about story. The great Edwige Fenech, cult sensation and absolute icon. The makeup! Two covers that did the job. … Continue reading → The post All the Colors of the Dark + Messiah of Evil first appeared on Double Feature.

Physical media day. A very modern look at Empire Records and High Fidelity. Empire Records, the underdog hero (or at least before the collective delusion that the underdog hero is Blockbuster Video or Tower Records). Found family vs the dicey … Continue reading → The post Empire Records + High Fidelity first appeared on Double Feature.

The not-so-creature-feature. Park Chan-wook, all time genius pervert. Thirst, which is kind of a funny name, really. Here to talk about one thing, and that’s the sensuality of Thirst. How does Thirst make its sex feel more…well, sexy? Subs, dubs, … Continue reading → The post Thirst + Brotherhood of the Wolf first appeared on Double Feature.

Why can’t men just talk about their feelings? Two movies look at wonderful and terrible consequences of the unspoken. First up, everyone’s favorite Brokeback Mountain was a landmark film for American cinema. The lesser cited parts of Brokeback Mountain that … Continue reading → The post Brokeback Mountain + The Death of Dick Long first appeared on Double Feature.

Absurd beliefs disrupt society. Bill Paxton’s Frailty as a truly bizarre piece of 20001 filmmaking. What sets Frailty apart from everything that was coming out at the time. Religion obviously hurt Michael as a child. Who’s perspective is it, and … Continue reading → The post Frailty + Where the Green Ants Dream first appeared on Double Feature.

German bleakhause. A taste of German nuwave and cultural revolution. After a year chasing films like Possession and the Luca Guadagnino Suspiria, Double Feature goes on a quest to uncover the real German deep cuts. The low key insanity of … Continue reading → The post The American Friend + The White Ribbon first appeared on Double Feature.

Spooky threads and haunted people. Sophisticated looks at various points in the fashion industry – first up, it’s high fashion houses and haute couture in Phantom Thread. The deviant lifestyle of Paul Thomas Anderson’s characters. Craftsmanship, the crunch, and doing … Continue reading → The post Phantom Thread + In Fabric first appeared on Double Feature.

Exploitation meets the New French Extremity. Surprisingly little skin will be eaten in this not-exactly-cannible double feature. Is it Man from Deep River, The Man from Deep River, Sacrifice!, Il paese del sesso selvaggio, or The Land of Wild Sex? … Continue reading → The post Man From Deep River + In My Skin first appeared on Double Feature.

An unfamiliar New York. Navigating the dangerous waters of Once Upon a Time in America. Sergio Leone’s gory fairytales. The fear of a film swinging immoral. The impossibility of Pee-wee’s Big Holiday. Paul Reubens performs the magic trick. Is Pee-wee … Continue reading → The post Once Upon a Time in America + Pee-wee’s Big Holiday first appeared on Double Feature.

Fraternal revenge! Decidedly foreign takes of crime genres typically reserved for American cinema! Pairing up a listener pick! Release the bats is a real song and it’s actually good? The Birthday Party is not The Birthday Massacre. Also, El-P has … Continue reading → The post The Proposition + I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead first appeared on Double Feature.

Rediscovering cult movies. A tiny bit of genre, because who can help themselves. Michael is tricked into Vampire’s Kiss with the word vampire. Of every frame that is shocking in Vampire’s Kiss, which is the most shocking? What that accent … Continue reading → The post Vampire’s Kiss + Repo Man first appeared on Double Feature.

V/H/S films 1-4. Breaking down every single segment of every single VHS movie in under an hour! The names behind each and every VHS film. Bonus Adam Wingard announcement – Eric Xandra Thirteen’s new documentary on the look of The … Continue reading → The post Killapalooza 41: VHS first appeared on Double Feature.