Labyrinth of Cinema

JP translator and general ball knower Baxter brings us this gem of the Yakuza Revenge into Chill Road Movie genre. We discuss how great it is when a movie contains an entire second film, the depths of othering, walnut mysteries, and the speculative possibility of a surprise Princess Kaguya. Colin https://bsky.app/profile/moxbagel.bsky.social https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/ Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/ Baxter https://www.tsundokudiving.com/ https://ko-fi.com/baxters?ref=tsundokudiving.com Edited by Alex "Harmful Park" Now for Hire! https://nohopeoverkill.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/nohopeoverkill.com

Oshii is back to mess with your e-brain and predict the future vibes of the ps3. We talk about the technologically assisted loss of self, basset hound vibes, and whether at the end of the day all of us are just the dad from Frasier. Colin https://bsky.app/profile/moxbagel.bsky.social https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/ Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/ BigLou https://bsky.app/profile/gnautolou.bsky.social Edited by Alex "Harmful Park" Now for Hire! https://nohopeoverkill.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/nohopeoverkill.com

Ivan Reitman returns to try to make Ghostbusters again and we return another type of long-gone studio comedy. Join us as we discuss the degree to which Phil Tippet can ennoble something, the centrality of the proctology joke, and whether David Duchovney can indeed nail the transition from 90s prestige to 00s skeeze. Colin https://bsky.app/profile/moxbagel.bsky.social https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/ Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/ Edited by Alex "Harmful Park" Now for Hire! https://nohopeoverkill.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/nohopeoverkill.com

Enter the chaos spiral of 80s sketch comedy as we discuss Strange Brew, a unlikely film from a stranger time. We talk Rick Moranis' surprising charm, unlikely places to find a Shakespeare adaptation, and whether Max von Sydow is truly as good a hang as he seems. Colin https://bsky.app/profile/moxbagel.bsky.social https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/ Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/ Beefo https://bsky.app/profile/bigbeefs.bsky.social https://ko-fi.com/biggestbeefo Edited by Alex "Harmful Park" Now for Hire! https://nohopeoverkill.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/nohopeoverkill.com

Translator and HK film expert Dylan Cheung brings us a film to watch: Dr Wai and the Scripture With No Words. Join us as we rank our favorite Hong Kong studio graphics, discuss Indiana Jones adjacency, and marvel at the idea of the Wong Fei-Hung of divorced guys. Colin https://bsky.app/profile/moxbagel.bsky.social https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/ Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/ Dylan Cheung https://bsky.app/profile/dylancheung.bsky.social https://letterboxd.com/futurhythm/ Edited by Alex "Harmful Park" https://bsky.app/profile/harmfulpark.bsky.social https://harmfulpark.neocities.org/

Jordan from the Tran Girlismo podcast joins us to discuss John Woo's Hard Target. Listen as we discuss the theoretical maximum protagonist keywords, what to do when your co-worker is an actual vampire, Chevy Camaro sorrow language, and whether some day all of us will find the Mardi Gras Clown Graveyard where we belong. Colin https://bsky.app/profile/moxbagel.bsky.social https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/ Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/ Jordan https://www.trangirlismo.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/jordanjamboree.pittbert.gay Edited by Alex "Harmful Park" https://bsky.app/profile/harmfulpark.bsky.social https://harmfulpark.neocities.org/

We discuss Buddy Cop ur-text Lethal Weapon. Listen as we marvel at the idea of a blue collar boat ownership economy, whether Mel Gibson is just Like That, and if indeed we may be the world's foremost homosocial podcast. Colin https://bsky.app/profile/moxbagel.bsky.social https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/ Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/ BigLou https://bsky.app/profile/gnautolou.bsky.social

We discuss annual Beefo tradition The Edge (1997) Listen as we discuss speed tailoring a bear, Alec Baldwin's chore shirking, and the idea of getting so mad at someone that you simply have to live. Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/ Colin https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/ Beefo https://bsky.app/profile/bigbeefs.bsky.social https://ko-fi.com/biggestbeefo Edited by Alex "Harmful Park" https://bsky.app/profile/harmfulpark.bsky.social https://harmfulpark.neocities.org/

We discuss William Friedkin's To Live and Die in LA, the dizzying heights of an illegal car chase, Willem Dafoe's raw sexuality, and the cinematic fulfillment of a Thrillhouse scenario. Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/ Colin https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/ Nazzadan https://letterboxd.com/Nazzadan/ Edited by Alex "Harmful Park" https://bsky.app/profile/harmfulpark.bsky.social https://harmfulpark.neocities.org/

We discuss Beautiful Dreamer, Oshii's head temperature, being bullied by Shinji Sōmai, the DNA of Rayman, and whether indeed everything is actually just Urusei Yatsura. Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/ Baxter https://www.tsundokudiving.com/ https://ko-fi.com/baxters?ref=tsundokudiving.com Colin https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/ Edited by Alex "Harmful Park" https://bsky.app/profile/harmfulpark.bsky.social https://harmfulpark.neocities.org/

We watched Julie Taymor's Titus. Listen as we wonder if there are limits to how far metanarrative can get you, what looking at the world through gold eyeliner is like, and how flexible the medium of meat pies is as communication. Colin https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/ Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/ Beefo https://bsky.app/profile/bigbeefs.bsky.social https://ko-fi.com/biggestbeefo Edited by Alex "Harmful Park" https://bsky.app/profile/harmfulpark.bsky.social https://harmfulpark.neocities.org/ Email us at labyrinthofcinemapod@gmail.com for questions or advice.

We watched Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. Listen as we detail exactly how goopy sci-fi should be, muse about the origins of the Koopa Clown Car, and attempt to detail the countless things we like inspired by this elemental eco fable. On the pod: Colin https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/ Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/ Lou Email us at labyrinthofcinemapod@gmail.com with feedback or suggestions.

We discuss Takeshi Kitano's Kids Return. Listen as discuss men's suiting, decry the concept of lore, and get briefly into therapy territory talking about the versions of ourselves that persist in the past. Colin https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/ Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/ Beefo https://bsky.app/profile/bigbeefs.bsky.social https://ko-fi.com/biggestbeefo

We discuss David Mamet's Heist. Listen as we laud elevated dialog, theorize on the delicacy of dumping your wife on Sam Rockwell, and wonder aloud if the heist movie is even possible to deconstruct. This one was recorded before Gene Hackman's passing, miss you dude. On the pod: Colin https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/ Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/ Tim Rogers https://www.patreon.com/actionbutton Email us at labyrinthofcinemapod@gmail.com with feedback or suggestions.

We discuss Kōhei Oguri's The Buried Forest. Listen as we discuss a host of microcosms for storytelling itself, theorize on insect audio positions, and lightly tease our friend for not going full sickos on a movie. On the pod: Colin https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/ Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/ Jane Synth Email us at labyrinthofcinemapod@gmail.com with feedback or suggestions.

We discuss Yuen Woo Ping's Iron Monkey. Listen as we theorize on the elasticity of the human body, wonder at the house cleaning possibilities of kung fu magic, and sit in awe of a slap so hard it can poison someone's whole blood. On the pod: Colin https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/ Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/ Ryan https://vacantworld.substack.com/ Email us at labyrinthofcinemapod@gmail.com with feedback or suggestions.

We discuss Sergio Leone's The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. Listen as we discuss the elemental craft of face acting, woolgather about the nature of anti-heroes, and wonder together if we will ever awake from the misty dream of war. On the pod: Colin https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/ Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/ Dicegame https://twitter.com/dicegameuchiha Email us at labyrinthofcinemapod@gmail.com with feedback or suggestions.

We discuss Juzo Itami's Minbo! Listen as we break down the mechanics of japanese extortion, marvel at the utility of playgrounds as an emotional set-piece, and posit theories about the hair aspirations of a 22-year-old Tetsuya Nomura. On the pod: Colin https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/ Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/ Lou Email us at labyrinthofcinemapod@gmail.com with feedback or suggestions.

We discuss 1979's Being There, a dark and somewhat magical comedy with Peter Sellers. Join us as we wonder aloud if any satire is too far flung to become reality, marvel at the islands of wealth that make up society, and wonder aloud about techniques to alpha the President. On the pod: Colin https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/ Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/ Synth Email us at labyrinthofcinemapod@gmail.com with feedback or suggestions.

On the pod: Colin https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/ Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/ Bryan https://twitter.com/bybryanrollins https://bryanrollins.itch.io/ Email us at labyrinthofcinemapod@gmail.com with feedback or suggestions.