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Actors breaking free from their shackles. Keaton is back in the rumor mill, and this time it isn’t a Beetlejuice remake. Whether he’s going to play Batman again or not, he will certainly always be the Birdman. Michael Koester insists … Continue reading → The post Birdman + Punch-Drunk Love first appeared on Double Feature.

Spontaneous tiny humans zombie double feature. The secret indie film pitch deck. How to see the lookbook for Cooties. The cast and that timing and the reaction. How films with kids can achieve an extra level of subversion. Jonathan Milott … Continue reading → The post Cooties + Little Monsters first appeared on Double Feature.

Sneaking in two final movies on the last day of 2020. Prepare for intense rides! It’s time to enter someone else’s mind, and it begins with Horse Girl. Determining how much is real and how much is artistic license. Using … Continue reading → The post Horse Girl + Possessor first appeared on Double Feature.

Time is running out for 2020. The invisible authority and the roman à clef. David Fincher and Netflix. What the film Mank says it’s about vs what it is actually about. Imagining the story of Mank just 25 years ago. … Continue reading → The post Mank + The Assistant first appeared on Double Feature.

Double Feature takes a look at Los Angeles, old and new. Vibes. Eric makes an announcement about the immediate future of 50% of Double Feature. Magic adventures through Hollywood, DTLA, Silver Lake, and not The San Fernando Valley. The personal … Continue reading → The post L.A. Story + Under the Silver Lake first appeared on Double Feature.

Another look at exploitation. Newcomer William Grefé meets returning champion Herschell Gordon Lewis. How does southern-fried exploitation film feel after America’s 2020 swing back toward democracy? The post Whiskey Mountain + Two Thousand Maniacs first appeared on Double Feature.

Spending a little quarantine time with friends. Two films that are beyond gimmick. First up, Scare Me is a 2020 film that takes the anthology formula and then makes life even harder for itself. Breaking down the character arcs from … Continue reading → The post Scare Me + Creep first appeared on Double Feature.

The adventure continues as Double Feature pairs up another Studio Ghibli film with a stop motion film. Digging deep to find the best and worst in yourself. Whisper of the Heart is a Studio Ghibli film like few others. Waiting … Continue reading → The post Whisper of the Heart + Anomalisa first appeared on Double Feature.

Try watching a movie the week voters in the United States finally defeated the president. After four long years of heartache – and with the pandemic now spiking again – Americans have decided to put someone new in charge. They’ve … Continue reading → The post Joe + His House first appeared on Double Feature.

Night of the Demons films 1-4. Also, there is a brand new episode of Additional Content available for members: Going Back to the Movie Theater! Now, every film from the Night of the Demons franchise (including the remake). Double Feature … Continue reading → The post Killapalooza 39: Night of the Demons first appeared on Double Feature.

Night of the Demons films 1-4. Also, there is a brand new episode of Additional Content available for members: Going Back to the Movie Theater! Now, every film from the Night of the Demons franchise (including the remake). Double Feature … Continue reading → The post Killapalooza 39: Night of the Demons first appeared on Double Feature.

Night of the Demons films 1-4. Also, there is a brand new episode of Additional Content available for members: Going Back to the Movie Theater! Now, every film from the Night of the Demons franchise (including the remake). Double Feature … Continue reading → The post Killapalooza 39: Night of the Demons first appeared on Double Feature.

Animals and poverty. First Cow and the struggle to start without capital. The Rider makes a case for unavoidable metaphor. When a cow is mysteriously the first, two double feature hosts with stumble through a longline exercise. Cookie meets the … Continue reading → Continue reading → The post First Cow + The Rider first appeared on Double Feature.

Ennio Morricone through casual viewing. Italy gives exploitation a high-art spin. Totally unintentional: Dario Argento appears everywhere. How Once Upon a Time in the West creates tension differently than the well-cited Mexican stand-off. The Sergio Leone color coded hat system … Continue reading → Continue reading → The post Once Upon a Time in the West + Four Flies on Grey Velvet first appeared on Double Feature.

Movies that deserve a second look! The secrets overlooked with Jennifer’s Body and The Bling Ring. The creative triangle of Karyn Kusama, Diablo Cody and Megan Fox. What the original theatrical audience missed about Jennifer’s Body. The strongest voice in … Continue reading → Continue reading → The post Jennifer's Body + The Bling Ring first appeared on Double Feature.

New to the podcast? Start here! In a brand new run of the podcast: considering canon in the multi-verse! How Into the Spider-Verse breathes new life into Spider-Man. Various animation tricks that work in both substantive and stylistic ways. Bringing … Continue reading → Continue reading → The post Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse + Bandersnatch first appeared on Double Feature.

Go to Patreon.com/DoubleFeature for access to all previous episodes of Double Feature! A brand new run of the show resets next episode. For now, here’s a spoiler-free look back at the twelfth year of Double Feature. Each year of Double … Continue reading → Continue reading → The post Double Feature Year 12 Finale first appeared on Double Feature.

Exasperated final episode of Double Feature. Eric’s relationship with Richard Kelly. The newfound cult status of Southland Tales. Donnie Darko and Michael’s tonal whiplash of seeing Southland Tales for the first time. A movie from another timeline. Why did everyone … Continue reading →

BLM and Capitalism. Americans hold power to account as The Brands cash in. On the seventeenth day of Black Lives Matter protests in the United States, workers and corporations are both forced to find the right framing for returning to … Continue reading →

The final stop in a look at the roles of writer and cinematographer with David Mamet and Roger Deakins.