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Happy Memorial Day Weekend to our US listeners! This week, the movies that brought us joy are about… addiction and death? Sure, why not! Movies discussed: John Mulaney: Baby J Soul Other things we like: The music of Jon Batiste New Zealand Air’s SkyCouches The post Episode 153: Baby J / Soul appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Dear listeners, this week we bring our joy to you with some of our favorite things: underdog sports movies and obscure French auteur movies that never got made! Movies discussed: Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Inferno Air Other things we liked: Dancing Bear Chocolate Swirl Top Baking Exceptionally useful coffee tables The post Episode 152: Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Inferno / Air appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Dearest listeners, we apologize for skipping last week, but we now bring you two weeks worth of joy! Space aliens, time loops, punk rock, and Beyonce ahoy! Movies discussed: Arrival Boss Level The Decline of Western Civilization The Decline of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years The Decline of Western Civilization III Homecoming: A Film … Continue reading The post Episode 151: Arrival / Boss Level / Homecoming / Decline of Western Civilization appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Good morrow, dear listeners! Today we bring you the myriad delights of our previous week: Slings & Arrows, Dungeons & Dragons, prurience & Pittsburgh, and more! Things discussed: Slings and Arrows (TV) Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Court of the Underworld series by Alessa Thorn (books) Everyday Noodle (Pittsburgh) Vendor Bender (Pittsburgh) Getting a … Continue reading The post Episode 150: Slings & Arrows / Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Dear listeners, we come to you this week with an episode about several things that made us happy recently: The Raid, Tetris, Martha Raye, and so many other delights! Movies discussed: The Raid The Night Comes for Us Tetris The Dirt Keep ‘Em Flying Monsieur Verdoux Pippin Also: Martha Raye Schmigadoon The post Episode 149: The Raid / Tetris appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Dear listeners, today we bring you the exciting conclusion of our XanaCineHoliday disucssions! We surprise each other with movies new and old, silly and serious, and big and small. Movies discussed: Book of Eli In Fabric The 40 Year Old Version Cruella Prey Sorry to Bother You Dead Again The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent … Continue reading The post Episode 148: XanaCineHoliday 4, Part 2 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Dear listeners, today we bring back one of our favorite traditions of Pleasure Domes past: the XanaCineHoliday! This esteemed holiday is when Windy and Melissa pick out a weekend, assign movies to each other, watch those movies, and meet up between films to talk about them. Today’s episode is the first half our XanaCineHoliday disucssions; … Continue reading The post Episode 147: XanaCineHoliday 4, Part 1 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Good morrow, dear listeners! In this episode, we discuss several films we recently watched on very long airplane flights, and we wax rhapsodic about food. (We might have recorded this podcast while we were hungry.) Movies discussed: Judas and the Black Messiah BlacKkKlansman Sorry to Bother You Son’t Worry Darling Other things discussed: Pain au … Continue reading The post Episode 146: Judas and the Black Messiah / BlacKkKlansman / Don’t Worry Darling appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Dear listeners, this week we have some very special treats for you! Melissa and Windy sign in from London, where they bring tales of visiting the set of The Gorge, seeing the West End stage adaptation of Moulin Rouge, and watching the extended version of That Thing You Do. Movies Discussed: The Gorge Moulin Rouge … Continue reading The post Episode 145: Movie Set Visit / Moulin Rouge on stage / That Thing You Do appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Dear listeners, we are still traveling, so today you are receiving a new “off topic” episode, which is constructed of some of the more interesting bits we edited out of our previous episodes. Some clips are new, some clips are many years old, and all clips are quite random. Voices heard in this collection, aside … Continue reading The post Episode 144: Off Topic Collection #9 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Dear listeners, we have a surprise for you this week! Back in 2016, we recorded an episode that was never released, a two-hour talk with film critic David Canfield about our favorite “nature gets revenge” films. This week, we have pulled that audio out of the vault and finally have it ready for your listening … Continue reading The post Episode 143: When Nature Attacks with David Canfield appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, dear listeners, we bring you tales of birthdays, bears, and ‘bots! Movies discussed: Cocaine Bear M3gan People Discussed: Elizabeth Banks Alan Tudyk Other Things Discussed: The Pavek Museum Twelve Vultures Owamni by The Sioux Chef Pablo Escobear The post Episode 142: Cocaine Bear / M3gan appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Dear listeners, this week Melissa brings you to the wilds of Evanston, Illinois for the 40th anniversary of B-Fest, a 24-hour film festival of bad movies, cult movies, and other mayhem. Killer children! Aliens resurrecting the dead! Space Camp! Show notes behind the cut! Movies discussed: Gator Big Man Japan The Adventure X the Unknown … Continue reading The post Episode 141: B-Fest 2023 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Dearest listeners, it’s Windy’s birthday, and we’re bringing you our finest film finds of the previous week. Blue aliens, drunk judo masters, Japanese love letters to Sam Raimi, singing cowboys, and more! Show notes behind the cut! Movies discussed: Avatar: The Way of Water Throw Down Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell The Ballad of … Continue reading The post Episode 140: Avatar 2 / Throw Down / Buster Scruggs / etc appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Dear listeners, this week we bring unto you a brief discussion about war movie narratives, wrapped in a discussion of three war and war-adjacent movies that we saw this week. Show notes under the cut! Movies Discussed: All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) The Ascent Pathaan People Discussed: Daniel Brühl Shah Rukh Khan Other … Continue reading The post Episode 139: All Quiet on the Western Front / The Ascent / Pathaan appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Oh my, dear listeners, what a week! The Oscar nominations have arrived, Windy wants to talk musicals again, and Melissa has love for a Korean space epic. Show notes under the cut! Movies Discussed: Everything Everywhere All at Once The Banshees of Inishirin Triangle of Sadness Come From Away Space Sweepers Other Things Discussed: Book … Continue reading The post Episode 138: Oscars / Come From Away / Space Sweepers appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Good morrow, dear listeners! This we bring you tidings of more movies we have discovered recently. Puppies and rap battles and smiles all around! Show notes after the cut: Movies Discussed: 40 Year Old Version Dumplin Patti Cake$ Bodied Smile The Fallen Togo Goodnight Oppy Other Things Discussed: Ellery Ward Minnesota’s accidental legalization of edibles The post Episode 137: 40 Year Old Version / Smile / Togo appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Greetings, dear listeners! With special guest Kelvin Hatle, we bring to you our favorite recent movie discoveries. Includes yakuza, ninjas, and creepy German antiques! Show notes below the cut! Movies Discussed: Minbo: The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion 9 Deaths of the Ninja The Advent Calendar Other Things Discussed: Shudder streaming service Dove’s wrap in … Continue reading The post Episode 136: The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion / 9 Deaths of the Ninja / The Advent Calendar appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Dear listeners, we have returned after a long hiatus! We are excited to catch up with you and to chat about the great movies of the past year! Please excuse some of the audio quality. We were trying out a couple new tech tools and haven’t gotten the hang of them yet. Show notes below … Continue reading The post Episode 135: Hello Again and The Best of 2022 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Dear listeners, we are back with tales and movies from the final day of Fantastic Fest 2019! Movies and parties and intergalactic funk bands! Show notes below the cut! Movies Discussed: The Platform Parasite Knives Out People Discussed: Gille Klabin Carl Lucas Daniel Craig The post Episode 134h: The Eclectic Mayhem Raids Again! Part 8 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.