The Important Cinema Club

We tackle the entire Friday the 13th series.

We talk about one of our favorite American independent writer/directors in a very special episode that just may hold the record for most film's collectively watched for this podcast. Because we love the guy's work so much!

It's SHOCKTOBER! Justin and Will are joined by special guest John Semley to discuss the career of Frankenstein director James Whale. Why is the sequel better than the original? What are our thoughts on the Frankenstein legacy? Why did James Whale stop directing? All the answers can be discovered with one listen!

Justin and Will discuss Killer of Sheep, My Brother's Wedding, To Sleep with Anger and The Glass Shield. And why they don't have other theatrically released feature films by the director to talk about.

Justin and Will talk about the director of TARGETS (1968) and the awful awful awful musical AT LONG LAST LOVE (1975). They discuss the man's entire body of work, his history defining cinephelia and that stupid ascot he wears all the time.

In a desperate bid for your attention, Justin and Will talk about their experiences with the the Toronto International Film Festival, their favorite/worst memories of the festival and the two films they feel define the event for them: The Boomers Got Problems dramedy The Big Chill (1983) and the brutal horror film Martyrs (2008)

This week Will and Justin talk legendary Hong Kong action director, actor, and choreographer Sammo Hung. From his beginnings in ENTER THE FAT DRAGON, to the highs of EASTERN CONDORS and his final directorial effort THE BODYGUARD.

Justin and Will discuss the french Writer/Director of FAT GIRL (2001) and ANATOMY OF HELL (2004). Plus, they get two letters!

Justin and Will discuss tackle re-contextualized cinema through the lens of What's up Tiger Lilly? (1966), From the Journals of Jean Seberg (1995) and Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996). Which one of your loyal hosts isn't a big fan of MST3K? What classic of re-contextualization should they have covered instead? What filmmaker does Justin think is Canadian but totally isn't? All the answers lay within a listen!

Justin and Will discuss the later period of Francis Ford Coppola's career which includes Youth Without Youth, Tetro and Twixt. Can an artist finally achieve enlightenment unshackled from studio interference? Which one did Justin and Will actually enjoy? How is a film that stars Val Kilmer fighting vampires be so dull? All the answers lie within!