The flagship film program for The Twin Geeks. Join us for bi-weekly podcast specials where we rank, dissect, and discuss the best of classic and contemporary cinema with friends from our community and the industry at large.A production of <a href="http://thetwingeeks.com/" rel="nofollow">The Twin Geeks</a> | Join our <a href="https://discord.com/invite/42FwT9dG9G" rel="nofollow">Discord</a>

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Adam Meeks&#39; Union County is a staggering portrait of recovery in the American Heartland. It&#39;s the story of Drug Court, a hybrid film utilizing real drug court cases, and real actors, to tell a recovery story about hope, change, and the possibility of rehabilitation. Director Adam Meeks joins the show to discuss his process -- in a riveting and charged conversation about the process of recovery, what it means to make authentic films about the Midwest, and how there is always a solution. Pay close attention to Adam Meeks, an up-and-coming filmmaker working out of Brooklyn, who has created what&#39;s poised to be one of the year&#39;s most important and essential films.

The Twin Geeks 195: Union County with Adam Meeks

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Friend of the show Chase Hutchinson, of The Seattle Times, Roger Ebert, and freelance critic at large, joins the show to reminisce about his on-the-ground experience at Sundance. We discuss the festival&#39;s final tour of Park City, the shift to Colorado, highlight five of the best films Chase saw at the show, along with a collection of further highlights.<a href="https://youtu.be/SFJOHlnoQNM?si=0RgbyQ7bn-VBJzeY" rel="nofollow">Watch Homemade Gatorade online</a>

The Twin Geeks 194: Sundance 2026

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Welcome to Halloween H2OKComputer, in our annual gathering where we celebrate A. The Great Halloween Franchise and B. Radiohead&#39;s discography. In this spirited autumnal delight, Calvin &amp; Jesse uncover the 20-year-anniversary film, Halloween H20, analyzing the shifting cultural design of horror in the post-Scream late-&#39;90s, as we dig deep into our trick-or-treat bag of watched horror films for the month of October, and generally chat up waves and shifts in the genre, and examine the last year of horror releases. Happy Halloween from your friends and ghostly foes at The Twin Geeks.

The Twin Geeks 193: Halloween H20

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Friend of the show Wyeth Leslie put the call out: Who wants to talk about the 28 Days Later trilogy? Us. Absolutely. In this episode, we compare &amp; contrast 28 Days, Weeks, and Years Later, and try to define the era-specific nature of what each film&#39;s zombie story is trying to tell us socially, while also critically addressing why this enduring franchise has created such a sizable footprint, as our most influential and contemporary zombie franchise of note. Each film is a bit different and we investigate the changes and how they fit together, while also looking forward to the two entries yet to come. Read and support Wyeth&#39;s essays on <a href="http://patreon.com/WyethLeslie" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a> and follow him on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/wyethwashere.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">BlueSky</a> and <a href="https://boxd.it/11CYl" rel="nofollow">Letterboxd</a>

The Twin Geeks 192: 28 Days Later Trilogy

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The podcast you like is going to come back in style.Friend of the show Warren Cantrell — of <a href="https://www.scene-stealers.com/author/warren-cantrell/" rel="nofollow">Scene-Stealers</a> &amp; <a href="https://theplaylist.net/author/warrencantrell/" rel="nofollow">The Playlist</a> — joins The Twin Geeks for an in-person recording on This Is Spinal Tap &amp; Friendship. A landmark classic for mockumentary and satire filmmaking, This Is Spinal Tap is being <a href="https://deadline.com/2025/03/this-is-spinal-tap-re-release-date-1236352473/" rel="nofollow">reissued this July</a> and receiving a sequel within the year. Friendship, the new cringe-comedy from A24, finds internet-famous Tim Robinson sharpening his blades of hyper-specific comedy, while wrapping up the humor he is known for in a more auteur-driven debut by filmmaker Andrew DeYoung.Between these films, we examine the themes of male friendship, what men experienced in the more collectivist group-focused culture of the past and what men now face with modern isolationism, when they turn inward, and realize they still need someone in their circle. Both films are about folks who are holding onto their old ideals for how to get by, ones that no longer serve them, as society and the culture passes them by, and clinging onto old ideas about who they can be. These disparate comedies find intersection in their dry resonance and outward commentary about what it means to exist as a person living outside the mores of social norms, who really just want to be loved and accepted for who they see themselves as, something nobody else can really see about them.Read Calvin&#39;s review of Friendship on <a href="https://thetwingeeks.com/2025/05/13/friendship-men-and-their-friends/" rel="nofollow">The Twin Geeks</a> &amp; Warren&#39;s review on <a href="https://www.scene-stealers.com/reviews/print-reviews/friendship-is-so-good-it-should-win-55-oscars-55-golden-globes-55-baftas-55-sags-100-pgas-100-wgas-and-55-dgas/" rel="nofollow">The Playlist</a>.

The Twin Geeks 191: This Is Spinal Tap & Friendship

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The veil has thinned. The leaves have fallen. The pumpkin guts line the garbage bins streetside, where swarms of masked adolescents march in unison in pursuit of sweet confections. The Twin Geeks, now aged 7, continues our annual tradition of Halloween specials with Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) — an inflection point where the now long-running series must either find a new direction or face imminent cancelation. As Fall sets in, the skies fill with darker clouds, and the rain clears the streets, a shadowy figure emerges. It&#39;s The Kentucky Gentleman! None other than Jesse Sparks, resident Halloween superfan and Radiohead connoisseur. As is our tradition, we run through the best of the year&#39;s horror movies, discuss the next film in our Halloween series, and review Radiohead-adjacent albums. It&#39;s 2024&#39;s best double-feature this time: two albums from the Radiohead and Sons of Kemet off-shoot band The Smile. The albums are Walls of Eyes and Cutouts. Come join us by the fire and warm up a nice autumnal tea.And suddenly, Halloween was another word for mayhem.

The Twin Geeks 190: Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers

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Felicia Maroni (<a href="https://www.seeingfacesinmovies.com/" rel="nofollow">Seeing Faces in Movies</a>) joins the show to discuss the first half of John Cassavetes&#39; filmography: Shadows (1958); Too Late Blues (1961); A Child is Waiting (1963); Faces (1968); Husbands (1970); and Minnie &amp; Moskowicz (1971). When we talk about John Cassavetes, we&#39;re talking about the history of American independent movies, from what preceded and influenced the movement, to how the format adapted and was deeply influenced by the style of indie auteurs like Cassavetes. By studying this filmmaking tradition, we can give shape to a whole world of cinema crafted outside the system and trace every step of contemporary productions back to their root source. By working outside the system and against the market, Cassavetes created a new system and a new market. We explore the eccentricities of this improvisational and naturalistic filmmaker who changed movies forever, one Opening Night, one Face, one Husband, one Chinese Bookie, and one Woman Under the Influence at a time. Stay tuned as Felicia will return for the second half of our series, and some of the most influential indie films of all time, next month.

The Twin Geeks 189: John Cassavetes - The Godfather of American Independent Movies

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Paul Thomas Anderson&#39;s exquisite Phantom Thread (2017) is our New Year&#39;s movie of choice, as our friend Renee (follow on LB: Pixie_Bomber) sits in for a discussion that weaves discussions of terrific costume design with subjects who are driven to become experts in their field. Phantom Thread is one of the reasons this site came to exist and we&#39;ll always have time for PTA&#39;s tightly-wound precision. Meanwhile, George Clooney has directed The Boys in the Boat, the story of the UW rowing team who beat Hitler&#39;s team, and Renee has brought her expertise as a former coxswain to weigh in on the new locally-focused movie. All this and more as we enter another year of delightful cinema ahead.

The Twin Geeks 188: Phantom Thread

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Your Christmas friends Calvin &amp; Perla (follow on LB: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/pxcaballero/" rel="nofollow">pxcaballero</a>) discuss cinema&#39;s weightiest Christmas film, Todd Haynes&#39; exceptional Carol (2015). How do we perceive each other, Carol asks, at a perfect remove, characters stand back and observe one another. They take each other in. There is a boldness to let the movie happen, to always place the camera in the right place, having all the costumes right, having the right script, the right actors, the right everything, that goes right all the time. This is an intoxicating holiday concoction where characters hold their spaces on-screen, spaces that are of themselves and for each other. Always watching, standing in the back, perceiving, as we perceive them. Then it all comes together and is simply one of the greatest statements in romantic filmmaking. Carol is the best gift movies have given us for holidays and now we play it back for you. We wish all of our friends a safe and happy holiday season full of good movies and good cheer. Come for the holiday cheer and stay for the in-depth Carol discussion, starting at 41:43.

The Twin Geeks 187: Carol

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It&#39;s a Thanksgiving special with... The Vvitch, perhaps our best American pilgrim cinema, as we&#39;re joined by our friend Warren Cantrell (<a href="https://www.scene-stealers.com/author/warren-cantrell/" rel="nofollow">Scene Stealers</a> &amp; <a href="https://theplaylist.net/author/warrencantrell/" rel="nofollow">The Playlist</a>). This week, the whole feast is on the table, from comforting to deeply discomforting holiday movies, centering on Robert Eggers&#39; modern classic. All this and reviews of some new films, like Rustin &amp; The Holdovers, with a discussion about Alexander Payne&#39;s career and cancelation. There&#39;s nothing like Thanksgiving to bring folks together so join us round the table as we discuss one of the most invigorating horror movies in recent memory. Bon appétit.A production of <a href="http://thetwingeeks.com/" rel="nofollow">The Twin Geeks</a> | Join our <a href="https://discord.com/invite/42FwT9dG9G" rel="nofollow">Discord</a>

The Twin Geeks 186: The Witch

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Our friend Caless (<a href="https://letterboxd.com/blacknerdmagic/" rel="nofollow">BlackNerdMagic</a>) joins us for a momentous entry in online cinema discourse: Francis Ford Coppola&#39;s The Godfather (1972). We explore the rich themes of the flagship mob text, everything from the use of light and darkness to the film&#39;s systemic exploration of what draws its characters into lives of crime, and never lets go. One of the most storied movies ever made, we explore the dense text of the film, the context of its release, and how Coppola has shaped the future of crime cinema.A production of <a href="http://thetwingeeks.com/" rel="nofollow">The Twin Geeks</a> | Join our <a href="https://discord.com/invite/42FwT9dG9G" rel="nofollow">Discord</a>

The Twin Geeks 185: The Godfather

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The Twin Geeks Editor <a href="https://letterboxd.com/zebra/" rel="nofollow">Vaughn</a>, our resident Enthusiast of All Things, joins the show in promotion of his terrific new action cinema podcast, co-hosted with resident Musician for All of Our Theme Songs Jack. Their new show is called Throw Down, so-named after the excellent action film of the same name, which gives an idea of what kind of high-octane movies they will get up to on the show. You can already listen to the <a href="https://thetwingeeks.com/2023/10/16/throw-down-the-night-comes-for-us-2018/" rel="nofollow">first</a> <a href="https://thetwingeeks.com/2023/10/23/throw-down-mechanical-violator-hakaider-1995/" rel="nofollow">two</a> episodes!In this program, we take on an action-thriller classic in celebration: John Carpenter&#39;s excellent Assault on Precinct 13, which takes the best notes out of Rio Bravo and Night of the Living Dead and melds them together in a riveting, matter-of-factly directed celebration of cinematic traditions. Carpenter achieves all of this on a relatively low budget, our first signal of the delightfully indelible masterpieces ahead of us in his career.Beyond this classic, we discuss our horror month as it was, why we&#39;re discontinuing our awards show podcast, and try to consider how horror is being perceived as a modern genre, and what it means to direct in that space right now.A production of <a href="http://thetwingeeks.com/" rel="nofollow">The Twin Geeks</a> | Join our <a href="https://discord.com/invite/42FwT9dG9G" rel="nofollow">Discord</a>

The Twin Geeks 184: Assault on Precinct 13

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The night the Kentucky Gentleman came home! Our friend Jesse returns for our yearly tradition of exploiting the Halloween franchise for content. At this point, the series has received a <a href="https://thetwingeeks.com/2018/10/22/halloween-1978-screenplay-analysis/" rel="nofollow">genre-defining first film</a>, a <a href="https://thetwingeeks.com/2018/10/30/halloween-ii-2009/" rel="nofollow">normal slasher sequel</a>, a <a href="https://thetwingeeks.com/2018/10/24/halloween-iii-season-of-the-witch/" rel="nofollow">strange outlier sequel</a>, a <a href="https://thetwingeeks.com/2018/10/25/halloween-4-the-return-of-michael-myers/" rel="nofollow">comeback movie</a>, and now, a <a href="https://thetwingeeks.com/2018/10/26/halloween-5-the-revenge-of-michael-myers/" rel="nofollow">normal sequel to a comeback movie</a>. That&#39;s how it goes with horror franchises, as we discuss exactly what has changed and what each change in the journey of the Halloween franchise means, as well as the many types of Halloween fans all these different entries have created, and the unique story of an unlicensed novelization that cause a stir on social media (you can find a <a href="https://jakemartinwrite.wixsite.com/my-site" rel="nofollow">free PDF here</a>). We tie up the messy loose ends, find the fun and funny moments that nearly save the unquestionably middling movie, and as per our usual routine, find some time to review some Radiohead-adjacent material. Our first ever show was about a Halloween movie and this is one of our favorite series to put out into the world. Thank you so much for listening and please have yourself a safe and spooky Halloween.A production of <a href="http://thetwingeeks.com/" rel="nofollow">The Twin Geeks</a> | Join our <a href="https://discord.com/invite/42FwT9dG9G" rel="nofollow">Discord</a>

The Twin Geeks 183: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

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Nicole Kidman makes movies better: which ones? Your friends at thetwingeeks.com rank all of them with a metric inspired by her best work, her We Make Movies Better ad for AMC. From Eyes Wide Shut to BMX Bandits, we cover all the significant works of a singular performer who has captured the widespread attention of the internet, and nearly everyone who has set foot in an American multiplex over the last several years. Nicole Kidman&#39;s career is as rich as it is varied and we&#39;re here to discuss every single piece of her oeuvre. This is the podcast where movies are Perfect and Powerful... because here, they are.<a href="https://youtu.be/EDbZmaxgOi4" rel="nofollow">Watch us build the tiers on YouTube</a>A production of <a href="http://thetwingeeks.com/" rel="nofollow">The Twin Geeks</a> | Join our <a href="https://discord.com/invite/42FwT9dG9G" rel="nofollow">Discord</a>

The Twin Geeks 182: Nicole Kidman Complete Tier List

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Familycast resumes as Ezra joins the show to talk about her favorite things: Bluey, Nintendo Live, her cat, and everything else a six-year-old cares about. Thing about Bluey is that it&#39;s endlessly sweet, full of life lessons, beautiful character moments, and like Fast and Furious, it&#39;s about family. Likewise, Nintendo is for families, and we discuss our venture into the inaugural US edition of Nintendo Live at PAX West 2023. We also talk about other videogames, as Ezra endures a couple of minutes of Starfield talk, explains her love for the brilliantly creative Chicory, our discovery of a new local arcade,and more! This one is for the whole family.A production of <a href="http://thetwingeeks.com/" rel="nofollow">The Twin Geeks</a> | Join our <a href="https://discord.com/invite/42FwT9dG9G" rel="nofollow">Discord</a>

The Twin Geeks 181: Bluey

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Dear friend <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pxcaballero/" rel="nofollow">Perla</a> sits in with us to discuss Todd Haynes&#39; Safe. In this striking psychological horror film, Julianne Moore&#39;s character develops environmental sickness and an allergy to the conditions of the 20th Century. We frame the film in the context of movies about the lives of women in society and how hard it is to live in it. As we discuss their working relationship, Julianne Moore becomes something like a muse for Todd Haynes. We explore their work together and the importance of signature films like Carol (2015). All that and so much Baseball, as we do a Sportcast again, to check in on the standing of the Seattle Mariners.A production of <a href="http://thetwingeeks.com/" rel="nofollow">The Twin Geeks</a> | Join our <a href="https://discord.com/invite/42FwT9dG9G" rel="nofollow">Discord</a>

The Twin Geeks 180: Safe

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Welcome Jack Davenport to the show as he sits in for our long overdue retrospective of Guy Maddin&#39;s poem of home, My Winnipeg. Famed The Twin Geeks composer, co-founder, and the ACK of <a href="https://we.tl/t-8SGcSNTP1U" rel="nofollow">The Stacks</a>, excellent musician <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/2XugY1L3DdDWAdD1i8tLm0" rel="nofollow">10secondbeats</a> on Spotify, and popular <a href="https://letterboxd.com/jckdvnprt/" rel="nofollow">Letterboxd</a> member, Jack wears many hats, and puts on another one, analyzing a great work of docufiction, for our latest program. My Winnipeg does not have many / any other films that are exactly like it. It is most like a silent film, despite the constant narrative that drives the story. It moves in poetic arcs through understanding spaces and places and what it means to the people who have lived there, finding that rare bottled-up filmmaking energy that seems to sprout out of Winnipeg very naturally. It&#39;s a fun and full show, as we offer our personal reflections on Guy Maddin&#39;s own personal reflections of where he&#39;s from. Won&#39;t you join us?A production of <a href="http://thetwingeeks.com/" rel="nofollow">The Twin Geeks</a> | Join our <a href="https://discord.com/invite/42FwT9dG9G" rel="nofollow">Discord</a>

The Twin Geeks 179: My Winnipeg

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Friend of the show, professional podcast guest, and den mother to podcasts everywhere, Perla sits in with us for a wide-ranging discussion of David Lynch&#39;s full filmography, especially focused on the new restoration of The Elephant Man &amp; SIFF&#39;s Dreams &amp; Nightmares: The Films of David Lynch festival. We collect our shared passions for Lynch to give an incisive look at how the entire filmography informs one of his earliest works and how such a stylist can still find a clean fit with a surrealist biopic. Follow Perla on Insta at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pxcaballero/" rel="nofollow">pxcaballero</a> &amp; look forward to more of her terrific insights on future programs!A production of <a href="http://thetwingeeks.com/" rel="nofollow">The Twin Geeks</a> | Join our <a href="https://discord.com/invite/42FwT9dG9G" rel="nofollow">Discord</a>

The Twin Geeks 178: The Elephant Man & SIFF's David Lynch Festival

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Matt Farley (of Motern Media notoriety — see: <a href="https://thetwingeeks.com/2022/10/05/dont-let-the-moterncast-get-you-local-legends-2013/" rel="nofollow">Local Legends</a> (2013) &amp; <a href="https://thetwingeeks.com/2022/05/18/magic-spot-the-sweet-and-smart-sci-fi-comedy-that-will-steal-your-heart/" rel="nofollow">Magic Spot</a> (2022)) joins the show to discuss Richard Linklater&#39;s seminal 2016 hangout movie Everybody Wants Some!! We discuss the great and varied career of Linklater and his unmatched ability to find the in-between moments of life while also allowing the audience to live with his characters for a while. You can catch up with all of Matt Farley&#39;s movies on our podcast dedicated to his filmography, <a href="https://thetwingeeks.com/author/dontletthemoterncastgetyou/" rel="nofollow">Don&#39;t Let the Moterncast Get You</a>.A production of <a href="http://thetwingeeks.com/" rel="nofollow">The Twin Geeks</a> | Join our <a href="https://discord.com/invite/42FwT9dG9G" rel="nofollow">Discord</a>

The Twin Geeks 177: Everybody Wants Some!!

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It&#39;s a double header with friend of the show Seth Vargas (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movie-friends/id1662559445" rel="nofollow">Movie Friends Podcast</a>). Seth sits in while we explore two rule-breaking essentials. First up is the rarely-seen Canadian film Crime Wave (1985) which is a totally different movie from Sam Raimi&#39;s Crimewave (1985). This one is a surrealist comedy written, directed, produced, and acted by Winnipeger John Paizs. There&#39;s something in the water, or snow, over there. It&#39;s like nothing you&#39;ve ever seen before. On the other end of the spectrum, we chat about Stanley Kubrick&#39;s anarchic touchstone picture, A Clockwork Orange (1972), how we experience film in different phases of our life, and how the movie compares with the Anthony Burgess novel. This week on The Twin Geeks, it&#39;s a double bill and an awful lot of fun.A production of <a href="http://thetwingeeks.com/" rel="nofollow">The Twin Geeks</a> | Join our <a href="https://discord.com/invite/42FwT9dG9G" rel="nofollow">Discord</a>

The Twin Geeks 176: A Clockwork Orange & Crime Wave

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The flagship film program for The Twin Geeks. Join us for bi-weekly podcast specials where we rank, dissect, and discuss the best of classic and contemporary cinema with friends from our community and the industry at large.A production of The Twin Geeks ( http://thetwingeeks.com/ ) | Join our Discord ( https://discord.com/invite/42FwT9dG9G )