Today on the show, filmmaker Michael J. Dougherty returns to the show to discuss IN A VIOLENT NATURE, the new horror film from writer/director Chris Nash. We talk about violence in cinema, and some of the memorable violence we've seen in movies over the years, and we talk about the connection between horror and disability.

Watch the video for this episode on our YouTube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsbryx-u0Q4mqOA0bvU8bcw]

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139: In a Violent Nature (2024), violence in cinema, and the relationship between horror and disability

"Sometimes The Pink Opaque feels more real than real life."

On this episode, filmmaker Lara Hill joins the show for a Jane Schoenbrun double feature! First we have a spoiler-free discussion about their 2021 film WE'RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD'S FAIR, and then we get into their latest, I SAW THE TV GLOW. For the TV Glow discussion, the first section is spoiler-free, but after that we dig into all the spoilery details of this film and it's ending.

See the video for this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JXDYfSA7UtY

Links

 * Lara's Instagram: @laraonset [https://www.instagram.com/laraonset]
 * Website: www.jankismedia.com [http://www.jankismedia.com/]
 * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy3Uxrk0PME9pz5oN5BBQ3Q
 * How Do I Tell You This on Crafty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLm9qY9PqHE&list=LL&index=7&t=5s
 * Invitation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6XFspDC85Y&t=5s
 * Slip Instagram: @slipthemovie [https://www.instagram.com/slipthemovie]

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138: Jane Schoenbrun double feature - I Saw the TV Glow (2024) & We're All Going to the World's Fair (2021) 

Film critic Russell Miller returns to the show to talk CIVIL WAR, the new film from writer and director Alex Garland.

Plus, we give our reactions to a few other films including:

 * Monkey Man
 * Immaculate
 * Late Night with the Devil
 * Drive Away Dolls
 * Dune Part 2
 * Monty Python's Life of Brian
 * Mad Max: Fury Road
 * Nathan for You
 * Bluey: The Sign
 * Wicked Little Letters
 * ISS
 * How to Have Sex

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137: Alex Garland's Civil War, plus: Monkey Man, Immaculate, Late Night with the Devil

The new film HARD MILES hits theaters April 19th, and the writer/direct RJ Daniel Hanna stopped by the podcast to tell us all about it. He's an Arkansas filmmaker, and this is his second feature. Based on a true story, the film stars Matthew Modine, Sean Astin, Leslie David Baker, and Cynthia Kaye McWilliams. Modine plays a social worker who takes some incarcerated young men on a life-changing cycling trip 700 miles from Denver, CO to the Grand Canyon.

Links

 * Find HARD MILES showtimes in your area on IMDB [https://www.imdb.com/showtimes/title/tt15353574]
 * Follow HARD MILES on instagram [https://www.instagram.com/hardmiles_movie/]
 * Follow RJ Daniel Hanna on instagram [https://www.instagram.com/rjdanielhanna/]
 * Learn more about RJ Daniel Hanna on IMDB

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BONUS - Interview with AR filmmaker RJ Daniel Hanna, director of HARD MILES, in theaters Apr. 19

On today's episode, filmmaker and cinephile Michael J. Dougherty returns to the show to discuss not one but two films from writer/director Rose Glass. We start with her feature debut SAINT MAUD starring Morfydd Clark, and her latest LOVE LIES BLEEDING starring Kristen Stewart, Katy O'Brian, Ed Harris, Jena Malone and Dave Franco.

If you want to skip the Saint Maud portion and go straight to Love Lies Bleeding, jump ahead to 40:35.

About Michael J. Dougherty

Michael Dougherty is a filmmaker and a disability advocate. He helped start the LA chapter of the Reel Abilities film festival, and he's a very thoughtful cinephile who is always a pleasure to talk with. Find links below to follow him online.

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136: Rose Glass double feature - Saint Maud (2019) & Love Lies Bleeding (2024)

This Friday, March 29, 2024, The Arkansas Cinema Society is hosting Arkansas filmmaker Alexander Jeffery at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts to screen his new film YOU HAVE NO IDEA, a documentary about living with Autism. The film will be followed by a Q&A with Alexander as well as two of the film's subjects, Beth Burns and Paul Burns.

Alexander was kind enough to come by the podcast and fill us in on the film and the upcoming screening.

Get tickets at ArkansasCinemaSociety.org [https://www.arkansascinemasociety.org/programs/you-hve-no-idea]

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BONUS - Interview with AR filmmaker Alexander Jeffery, director of YOU HAVE NO IDEA, screening Mar. 29

Arthouse Garage went to Sundance! Listen in to hear all about the films, panels, and other fun stuff that happened at Sundance 2024. My friend and filmmaker Andrew Camarillo joined and helped me with some interviews.

Films we discuss:

 * Better Angels: The Gospel According to Tammy Faye
 * Didi
 * The Outrun
 * Handling the Undead
 * Ama Gloria
 * Porcelain War
 * The Battle for Laikipia
 * Exhibiting Forgiveness
 * Eternal You
 * Reinas
 * In the Land of Brothers

Links

 * Interview: Porcelain War on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmgIbUKaL_k&t=35s&pp=ygUNcG9yY2VsYWluIHdhcg%3D%3D]
 * Interview: The Battle for Laikipia on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF6nU5Gk29M]

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135: Sundance 2024

It's finally time for the Top 10! Film critic Russell Miller and I countdown our 10 favorite films of 2023.

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134: Best of 2023, pt. 2 - the Top 10 Films of the Year

The end-of-the-year special is here! Film critic Russell Miller joins me to talk through the best comedies and horror films of the year, the best cinematography, scores, direction, and the best performances of the year. We wrap it up with our favorite scenes of 2023. 

Make sure to tune into pt. 2, in which we'll talk about our top ten films of the year!



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133: Best of 2023, pt. 1 - Best performances, best scenes, and much more

It's a mega episode! Film critic Russell Miller returns to the show and we talk about all the films we've been seeing at film festivals the last few months. We cover Filmland, Filmland: Arkansas, the Charlotte Film Festival, the Nashville Film Festival, and the Chicago Film Festival.

Movies We Talk About in this Episode

 * Chronicle of a Summer Day
 * The Memo
 * Buy Sell Trade
 * Daughter of the White River
 * Ghosts of the Void
 * Unfix
 * Perfect Days
 * Robot Dreams
 * Fallen Leaves
 * Silver Dollar Road
 * Foe
 * Nyad
 * Hard Miles
 * Eric LaRue
 * The Bikeriders
 * in water
 * Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry
 * Green Border
 * The Mission
 * The Zone Of Interest
 * Because We Have Each Other
 * Pictures Of Ghosts
 * Saltburn

Links

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132: Film Festival Roundup - The Bikeriders, The Zone of Interest, Saltburn, and more

The Snob-Free Film Community. We review something new and something old in each
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