You Haven't Seen What?

This episode was scheduled for recording at the ASC (The American Society of Criminology) Annual Conference in November 2022. However, due to unavoidable circumstances, it was rescheduled as a Zoom recording on August 30, 2023. Our very special guests are: Caroline Comerford, M.S. - Founder, CVC Consulting Adam Stern, Ph.D - Associate Professor, Curry College

“Brooklyn Central High School has just one more chance to sing their heart out.” Parry - "SING!" Joelle "Nanananananananananaaaaaaaaa"

This episode was recorded LIVE at the ASC (The American Society of Criminology) 76th Annual Conference in Chicago, IL on November 1th, 2021. Our very special guests are: Caroline Comerford, M.S. - Founder, CVC Consulting Adam Stern, Ph.D - Associate Professor, Curry College

A boy receives a a surprisingly good Christmas gift, in the form of a living creature no one has seen before, from his usually disappointing Dad. However, when the little monster’s spawn destroy the town and ruin Christmas, the gift turns out to be as disappointing as his Dad and his lousy inventions. Joelle - "The Gremlins scare me more than serial killers." Parry - "(In Ralph Parker voice) I don’t think Gremlins make a very good Christmas gift."

They Like Corn! Parry: "Outlander! I have your vaccine!" Joelle - "You need a weapon. You need something to 'juk' people in the eye cause your man done left you!"

Lane Meyer’s attempts to mend a broken heart by unsuccessfully attempting to kill himself. Joelle - "Cracker Jack prizes suck. At least they could give us a temporary tattoo." Parry - "A lower back temporary tattoo?"  

Godfrey Reggio, director of the Qatsi Trilogy (Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqatsi, Naqoyqatsi), Anima Mundi, Evidence, Visitors, and many others, joins us to speak about his life and journey as a filmmaker. Also, Parry completely geeks out speaking with someone who changed his perceptions of film, society, and Twinkies*. *A deep cut Koyaanisqatsi reference not actually mentioned in this interview. But if you know, you know.

Visuals and music are seamlessly blended into a pure cinema (or non-narrative) event that presents the familiar as unfamiliar and creates the conditions through which a local can see the world like a tourist. Parry - "Bikes are really hard to come by during a pandemic." Joelle - "Polyester is good for no one."

Jaws spawn seeks revenge on the surviving Brody family members. Joelle - "Find your fucking holiday joy, Grinch!" Parry - "Brody the Shark Slayer"

Death, divorce, and desertion leaves three friends desperate for love, attention, and sex...and then the Devil appears. Joelle - "I was not able to eat cherries for a long time after watching this." Parry - "The Devil came down to Eastwick."

Witches, some kids, a talking cat, lots of screaming, and a virgin. Parry - "Test audiences have ruined better films" Joelle - "This film is so white it hurts"

A 15 year-old college freshman genius is mentored by a brilliant but flippant senior who teaches him that all work and no play can make Mitch a dull – or insane – boy (like Lazlo Hollyfeld), but they both learn that sometimes the price of success is betraying your own morals….and the price of revenge is whatever 140 tons of popcorn costs. Joelle - "I would never buy astronaut ice cream." Parry - "Didn’t these guys go on to found Ask Jeves?"

The Cessna siblings make money out of manure. Parry - "I was not the Alex P. Keaton of Poop." Joelle - "You are killing my light and fluffy!"

Parry: Do Werther's taste better if they come from a cardigan pocket? Joelle: Werther's is my jam.

This is the second part of our discussion about The Silence of the Lambs (not LIVE) where we talk soundtrack smashes, production notes, and real world law enforcement in the context of privacy vs safety. Parry: Are you saying that Tom Petty is the patron saint of white guys? Joelle: A married couples quest to rectify the wrong of their partner being an asshole.  

Various animals are exposed to man's inhumanity to man.  This episode was recorded LIVE at the ASC (The American Society of Criminology) 75th Annual Conference in San Francisco, CA on November 13th, 2019. Our very special guests are (in no specific order): Jessica Herbert, Ph.D - President, IDEA Analytics Caroline Comerford, M.S. - Founder, CVC Consulting Adam Stern, Ph.D - Associate Professor, Curry College

Parry - We're staying together for my Father. Joelle: Yes, Drummer Cat.

They send you to Shawshank for life, and that's exactly what they take. Joelle: "You wanna bring your wine the the theater? Great! Put that shit in a sippy cup ahead of time!" Parry: "What is Shawshank's area code?"

Truth, justice, and the American way in Runaway Jury includes buying a verdict by buying a jury.

Six strangers are summoned to a mansion by their blackmailer. People start dying and shenanigans ensue. Parry: "When someone done it, but you don't know WHO done it..." Joelle: "This is like every Nancy Drew novel in my head come to life."