The Important Cinema Club

Justin and Will tackle provocateur du jour Nicholas Winding Refn and his filmography with a special emphasis on Fear X and Drive. And they talk Neon Demon because they really want to ride the wave of its release, and get your precious listens, that's really the only reason they picked this subject.

Is the man who directed one of the most beloved classics in cinema history and a hundred other features an auteur? Justin and Will are going to go head to head on it with deep dives into Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938).

Justin and Will talk about their 'favorite' action star Steven Seagal. What is his best films? What is his essence of a man? Does Justin actually like any of his films? All the answers, and more, are included inside this environmentally aware podcast.

Justin and Will tackle filmmakers who only made a single film. Yes, they talk about Night of the Hunter, but they also discuss Wanda (1970) and The Honeymoon Killers (1969). Art by Ruth Gwily (http://www.ruthgwily.com/Wanda)

Justin obsesses over the writer/director/screenwriter/editor/cinematographer, Will coldly analyzes the man's work , and they both discuss Chan Chan Tam Tam.

Justin and Will talk in hushed tones about the work of the auteur behind Glen and Glenda and Plan 9 from Outer Space.

Justin and Will talk critic Pauline Kael and their biases, her legacy and the people she pissed off.

Justin and Will tackle the eternal question through the work of Canada's golden boy director/writer/actor/country singer Paul Gross. They watch Men with Brooms, Passchendaele and Hyena Road. Plus, they talk about the past cinematic exploits of the great white north and argue what its future could be. NOTE: If you are Canadian, this is required listening enforced by federal law.

Justin and Will talk writer/director/actor/composer/renaissance man Melvin Van Peebles and watch his incendiary studio film The Watermelon Man (1970) and his revolutionary Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971). And yes, the hosts are two white dudes.

It's an super-sized episode that's 100% PURE WELLES.