Blockbusters and Birdwalks
At Blockbusters and Birdwalks, you’ll listen to reviews and conversations about all kinds of movies, from Academy Award winners to exploitation masterpieces with a mix of commercial hits and obscure favorites thrown in for good measure. The point is recognizing that movies present our culture with the building blocks of social memory, enabling each of us to enjoy ourselves because movies are fun.
Episodes
140 episodes
2005, a conversation – “Brick”
This is part of a series about overlooked movies from 2005. ***Referenced media:“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (Gore Verbinski, 2006)“Shaft” (Gordon Parks, 1971)“Thelma” (Josh Margo...
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23:13
Romance, a conversation – “Harold and Maude”
This is part of a series about romance in movies. ***Referenced media:“Golden Girls” (Susan Harris, 1985-1992)“Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” (Stanley Kubrick 1964)<...
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18:32
Romance, a conversation – “Fire Island”
This is part of a series about romance in movies. ***Referenced media:“Bros” (Nicholas Stoller, 2022)“Saturday Night Live” (Lorne Michaels, 1975-now)“Clueless” (Amy Heckerling, 1995)“Pri...
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22:38
2005, a conversation – “The New World” (The Extended Cut)
This is part of a series about overlooked movies from 2005. ***Referenced media:“The Emigrants” (Jan Troell, 1971)“The New Land” (Jan Troell, 1972)“The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the R...
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43:47
Romance, a conversation – “10 Things I Hate About You”
This is part of a series about romance in movies. ***Referenced media:“The Taming of the Shrew” by William Shakespears (~1590-1592)“Scream” (Wes Craven, 1996)“Some Kind of Wonderful” (Howard Deut...
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19:53
2005, a conversation – “Syriana”
This is part of a series about overlooked movies from 2005. ***Referenced media:“Michael Clayton” (Tony Gilroy, 2007)“Up in the Air” (Jason Reitman, 2009)“Good Night, and Good Luck.” (George Cloo...
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37:24
Romance, a conversation – “Some Kind of Wonderful”
This is part of a series about romance in movies. ***Referenced media:“Pretty in Pink” (Howard Deutch, 1986)“Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” (Mark Molloy, 2024)“Ted Lasso” (Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawren...
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18:31
2005, a conversation – “North Country”
This is part of a series about overlooked movies from 2005. ***Referenced media:“Promising Young Woman” (Emerald Fennell, 2020)“Spartacus” (Stanley Kubrick, 1960)“Marvel’s The Avengers” (Joss Whe...
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26:23
2005, a conversation – “Bad News Bears”
This is part of a series about overlooked movies from 2005. ***Referenced media:“The Bad News Bears” (Michael Ritchie, 1976)“Boyhood” (Ri...
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25:52
Comic Book Movies, a conversation – “30 Days of Night”
This is part of a series about movies based on comic books. ***Referenced media:“Twilight” (Catherine Hardwicke, 2008)“Interview with the Vampire” (Rolin Jones, 2022)“World War Z” (Marc Forster, ...
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24:52
Comic Book Movies, a conversation – “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen”
This is part of a series about movies based on comic books. ***Referenced media:“Hulk” (Ang Lee, 2003)“Justice League” (1960-now) by Gardner Fox“Promethea” (1999-2005) by Alan Moore, J.H. William...
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21:01
Comic Book Movies, a conversation – “Tank Girl”
This is part of a series about movies based on comic books. ***Referenced media:“Point Break” (Kathryn Bigelow, 1991)“Orange Is the New Black” (Jenji Kohan, 2013-2019)“Tank Girl” (1988-now) by Al...
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24:54
2005, a conversation – “Paradise Now”
This is part of a series about overlooked movies from 2005. ***Referenced media:“The Kingdom” (Peter Berg, 2007)“Lebanon” (Samuel Maoz, 2009)“Thank You for Smoking” (Jason Reitman, 2005)...
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31:11
Comic Book Movies, a conversation – “Superman II”
This is part of a series about movies based on comic books. ***Referenced media:“Superman” (Richard Donner, 1978)“Adventures of Superman” (Whitney Ellsworth and Robert J. Maxwell, 1952-1958)“Batm...
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28:24
1971, a conversation – “Carnal Knowledge”
This is part of a series about movies from 1971. ***Referenced media:“The Big Doll House” (Jack Hill, 1971)“A Beautiful Mind” (Ron Howard, 2001)“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” (Mike Nichols, 19...
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25:52
1971, a conversation – “The Beguiled”
This is part of a series about movies from 1971. ***Referenced media:“The Big Doll House” (Jack Hill, 1971)“Song of the South” (Harve Foster and Wilfred Jackson, 1946)“The Birth of a Nation” (D.W...
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25:29
1971, a conversation – “Duck, You Sucker!”
This is part of a series about movies from 1971. ***Referenced media:“The Big Doll House” (Jack Hill, 1971)“The Wild Bunch” (Sam Peckinpah, 1969)“Jules and Jim” (Francois Truffaut, 1962)...
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21:30
1971, a conversation – “The Decameron”
This is part of a series about movies from 1971. ***Referenced media:“The Big Doll House” (Jack Hill, 1971)“The Devils” (Ken Russell, 1971)“Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom” (Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1...
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22:01
1971, a conversation – “Punishment Park”
This is part of a series about movies from 1971. ***Referenced media:“The Big Doll House” (Jack Hill, 1971)“The Omega Man” (Boris Sagal, 1971)“The Last Movie” (Dennis Hopper, 1971)“The F...
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28:46
1971, a conversation – “The Devils”
This is part of a series about movies from 1971. ***Referenced media:“The Big Doll House” (Jack Hill, 1971)“Crimes of Passion” (Ken Russell, 1984)“Deep Throat” (Gerard Damiano, 1972)“Beh...
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27:27
1971, a conversation – “McCabe & Mrs. Miller”
This is part of a series about movies from 1971. ***Referenced media:“The Big Doll House” (Jack Hill, 1971)“Benson” (Susan Harris, 1979-1986)“First Cow” (Kelly Reichardt, 2019)“Dances wi...
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29:43
1971, a conversation – “Klute”
This is part of a series about movies from 1971. ***Referenced media:“The Big Doll House” (Jack Hill, 1971)“The Deuce” (George Pelecanos and David Simon, 2017-2019)“Halloween” (John Carpenter, 19...
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25:58
1971, a conversation – “Bananas”
This is part of a series about movies from 1971. ***Referenced media:“The Big Doll House” (Jack Hill, 1971)“The Muppet Show” (Jim Henson, 1976-1981)“The Benny Hill Show” (Benny Hill, 1955-1989)
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