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We are BACK! We are both in Austin, TX preparing for Fantastic Fest, so we decided to shake off the rust a bit and do a little pre-festival podcast about Ninotchka, which we both saw for the first time at the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz. We apologize for the echo-laden sound of this episode. We recorded … Continue reading The post Episode 118: Great Germans of Comedy appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, dear listeners, we bring you an episode about Shane Black’s latest film, The Nice Guys! Even better, we recorded this with our Mississippi friends, Lisa Rucker and Jessica Griffis, right in the beautiful city of New Orleans! If you would like to drink along, we recommend either a hand grenade or a shark … Continue reading The post Episode 117: Bless Your Heart appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, dear listeners, we return with guest Duck Washington for a conversation about science gone wrong in movies! We discuss many of our favorite sci-fi films in terms of ethics, real-life dilemmas, and copious amounts of wine. If you would like to drink along (and you very well might), we suggest either the classy … Continue reading The post Episode 116: And That’s Where It All Goes Gooey appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, dear listeners, we discuss the Liz Taylor/Richard Burton film adaptation of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, which was released 50 years ago as of this June! Windy had never seen it before, so Melissa figured that it was about damned time. If you would like to drink along, we recommend WATER. That’s right. We both … Continue reading The post Episode 115: A Blunt Instrument at the Sharp Utensil Society appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Dear listeners, this week we are joined by David Tyler McKay for an episode full of nerdlove for Captain America: Civil War! We start off with a few minutes of spoiler-free territory, then plunge straight into the Spoiler Zone, so you’ll probably want to see the movie before listening to the episode. If you would … Continue reading The post Episode 114: Multicolored Ramen Movie Night appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Dear listeners, this week, we are joined by guest star Paul Comeau for an episode about master documentarian, Errol Morris! Paul was a former cohost of The Geek Life podcast alongside Melissa, so this is a reunion of sorts. Also, Errol Morris is awesome. If you would like to drink along, we recommend picking up … Continue reading The post Episode 113: The Parrot Is Under Police Protection appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, dear listeners, we bring you a completely self-indulgent episode about our movie-themed weddings! That’s right: Melissa just got married a few weeks ago in a very nerdy fashion, and Windy also had a nerd wedding when she got married, so we just talk about all that for an hour. We promise that there … Continue reading The post Episode 112: Congratulations, Ulysses S. Grant appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, dear listeners, we have far too much fun discussing RACISM IN MOVIES, because our special guest star is the delightful Duck Washington! Duck is an actor and writer who recently created Caucasian-Aggressive Pandas and Other Mulatto Tales, a stage show about his experience growing up mixed-race, so he has a few things to say … Continue reading The post Episode 111: Scary Evil Ethnic Natives appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

We have a treat for you this week, dear listeners, as we invite special guest star Alee Ellingsberg of Reel Education: Noir to join us for an episode about ASYLUM FILMS! And by Asylum Films, we mean the production house that has given us things like Atlantic Rim, Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies, and Sharknado. If you … Continue reading The post Episode 110: You Boarded This Bus on Purpose appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

We return victorious this week, dear family, with an episode about The Fast and the Furious series! We are joined by Alamo Drafthouse denizen Luke Mullen for this in-depth squeefest about our favorite car-smashing soap opera, as Windy describes her thoughts and feelings after seeing all of the films for the first time. If you … Continue reading The post Episode 109: We Don’t Need Physics! We Have Cars! appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, dear listeners, guest star Jerry Belich returns to share stories about movie sweding! That’s right: Jerry and Melissa tell backstage stories about making silly YouTube videos! (If you are not familiar with the term “sweding”, it refers to making your own homemade version of your favorite movies. The term comes from the Michel … Continue reading The post Episode 108: Let’s Pop the Hubris Bubble! appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, dear listeners, we bring you a magical double-feature episode about the two magician movies that came out in 2006: The Prestige and The Illusionist! (Okay, there was a third one in the same year, but did anyone really see Scoop?) For this episode, we are joined once again by super special guest star, Fes Works! … Continue reading The post Episode 107: Everybody Needs Frockcoats appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, dear listeners, we bring you an episode about musicals that Windy hates! That’s right, there are several classic musicals that Windy can’t get behind, and we dig into them here! But here at Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome, we prefer to love movies and not hate them, so we also bring to you an assortment of … Continue reading The post Episode 106: Consider Yourself… So Sauced appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Dear listeners, it is time for our seventh Off-Topic Extravaganza! That’s right, the episode number is a multiple of 15, which means this episode is entirely constructed of outtakes from the previous 14 episodes. These clips were sliced out because of time constraints, irrelevance, and/or inebriation, but we felt we could still put them to … Continue reading The post Episode 105: Punching Space Sharks appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Dear listeners, we return to you this week with the second half of our XanaCineHoliday Extravaganza! That’s right — Windy, Melissa, and Pat Wick all spent an entire day in movie theaters, and they bring tales of current movies for your ears. If you would like to catch up with Windy’s garrulous inebriation, we recommend Yellowtail … Continue reading The post Episode 104: A Pair of Teeth: Part 2 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, dear listeners, we are joined by Pat Wick for a two-part extravaganza about current movies, because this is our XanaCineHoliday Special! Windy, Melissa, and Pat all spent an entire day in theaters in three different cities, and they all lived to tell about it. (Bonus: if you’re the type of person who likes … Continue reading The post Episode 103: A Pair of Teeth: Part 1 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, dear listeners, we bring you the second half of our B-Fest 2016 rundown! Kelvin Hatle of the Get Off My World podcast returns to help Melissa relay tales of joy and horror. If you would like to drink along, we’re still drinking what we had last week: New Glarus Staghorn Octoberfest, Green River soda, and … Continue reading The post Episode 102: Poopception: Part 2 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, dear listeners, is the first half of our B-Fest 2016 report! Melissa ventured off to Chicago with Kelvin Hatle to watch 24 straight hours of B movies, and so now you can hear the two of them tell tales of dumbfoundedness while Windy happily drinks! If you would like to drink along, we heartily recommend … Continue reading The post Episode 101: Poopception: Part 1 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Dear listeners, we have made it to EPISODE 100! Be prepared to pump power by the hour, because this episode is all about an apex predator of bad movies: the glorious 1980 musical trainwreck, The Apple! For this momentous occasion, we have been joined by former guests Pat Harrigan (from the Get Off My World … Continue reading The post Episode 100: The Future Is Domes appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, we are joined by game designer Jerry Belich for an episode about The Neverending Story! Join us as we revisit this classic from childhood and realize that we have so very many questions. If you would like to drink along, feel free to grab some Yellowtail Cabernet Sauvignon (Windy’s pick), 12 year old … Continue reading The post Episode 99: Your Hopes and Dreams Are Bug Powder appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.