Cinema To The Letter

32: Clint Eastwood's Every Which World But Perfect

Do you feel lucky, punks? Well then, why not press your luck with the latest episode of Double Edged Double Bill? This week in honor of the release of The Mule, we're doing an episode all about it's writer/star Clint Eastwood. Known for his tough guy roles and efficient directorial style, Clint Eastwood is cinematic icon who - for better or for worse - is still making films at age 88. Now, Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani look into two very different movies of his career with their most recurring guest host Sam Brutuxan! First up, our good feature is the 1993 crime film A Perfect World which Eastwood directed and co-starred in alongside Kevin Costner. Then, our bad feature is the 1978 "comedy" Every Which Way But Loose which Eastwood didn't direct but did co-star alongside an orangutan. Same diff? Listen to find out!
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31: Slay That Christmas Music, Otter Boy

Happy Holidays, everyone! December is here and we've got a double header about as odd as a grab bag stocking on this week's Double Edged Double Bill. First up as our good feature is the 1977 Jim Henson Christmas special Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas. Then, our bad feature is the 2005 horror comedy film Santa's Slay starring wrestler Bill Goldberg as a killer Santa Claus. Yeah, it may be our strangest double feature yet. Singing furry animals and "funny" Christmas themed kills abound. Tis the season? Listen here with bells on!
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30: Joe Dante's Looney Tunes Back In The Burbs

Joe Dante has been making genre pictures for over forty years. In honor of his birthday this week, Double Edge Double Bill hosts Thomas Mariani and Adam Thomas are taking a look at two films in his storied filmography. Our good feature his underrated 1989 comedy The Burbs, wherein Tom Hanks leads a gang of wacky neighbors to find out the mysteries of the new weirdos next door. Then, our bad feature is Dante's 2003 film Looney Tunes: Back In Action, which studio meddling turned from potentially great madcap adventure into an uneven mess. All this and the question of what "body dialogue" will be revealed by listening in here!
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29: Rocky V. The Natural: Double Bill of the Century

Grab your hot dogs and six pack for the big game! With Creed II coming out this week, Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani are doing a double bill of sports films! Even if our duo aren't huge sports people, they love a good sports film. For this week, that good film is the seminal baseball drama The Natural, which basically feels like the superhero origin film for a master of America's past time. Then in this corner, our fighters slug it in the ring with their bad boxing film Rocky V, the absolute low for the beloved sports franchise. Even after fighting wrestlers & giving robots away as gifts, Rocky Balboa hits a new low with this initial attempt at a finale. Thank God Creed came along. So sit in the stadium and listen to the amazing acoustics here!
Thanks to Dan Chambos for the intro for this episode. To stay up to date about the podcast, follow us on Twitter @DEDBpod, our Facebook page and send us feedback at doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! If you like the show, please go on iTunes to subscribe, rate and/or review us to give the show more visibility! We're also now on Spotify!

28: Masters of the Willow Verse

Gather, fare maidens and lordes. It's time for another Double Edged Double Bill! This week we're doing a double header of fantasy films, given Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is set to come out! Guest and fan of the show Dan Chambos joins Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani to look at films about magical realms. First, 1988's Willow where George Lucas rips himself off and gets the dynamic team up of Val Kilmer & Warwick Davis to keep it all together. Then, our hosts try to survive as 1987's Masters of the Universe drags us from Eternia and into Skeletor's hammy grasp. Listen to all this fantastical madness here!
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27: Barton Fink, You Ladykiller - A Coen Brothers Film

Need a Coen fix? We got you, Brothers. In honor of  The Ballad of Buster Scruggs coming to Netflix soon, Double Edged Double Bill is doing an episode about the Coen Brothers. Our good feature is 1991's Barton Fink, in which every genre blends together as a writer gets writer's block. Our bad feature is their 2004 remake of The Ladykillers, which may not be as bad as some say, though it leaves a lot to be desired. Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani appreciate all of the Coen Brothers nuances displayed in both films, but also examine how Joel and Ethan have evolved and even stayed stagnant in their careers. Listen here for all a cacophony of Coens discussions, guys!
Special thanks to our guest Shakyl Lambert for the intro assist. Also listen to Adam and Thomas on the latest episode of The Horror Returns talking Suspiria, both the original and the remake here. To stay up to date about the podcast, follow us on Twitter @DEDBpod, our Facebook page and send us feedback at doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! If you like the show, please go on iTunes to subscribe, rate and/or review us to give the show more visibility!

26: The Haunting of The Crazies House

For the final horror themed episode of October, Double Edged Double Bill is delving into horror remakes. With the new Suspiria closing in on release, Adam, Thomas and special guest Shakyl Lambert take a look at how right and how... not so right a horror remake can go. First up is 2010's The Crazies, a remake of George A. Romero's 1973 film that pulled out all the stops to improve on what the master attempted before. Then our trio slogs through 1999's The Haunting, the blasphemous redo of the 1963 classic that stands as the poster child for what not to do when remaking a horror film. Plus, there's mention of a few other favorites, musings on who the real mastermind behind Michael Eisner's Disney era was and many Owen Wilson impressions to be heard. And you can listen to it all here. Oh wow!
Special thanks to Scott Crawford of The Podcast By The Cemetery for the intro assist. To stay up to date about the podcast, follow us on Twitter @DEDBpod, our Facebook page and send us feedback at doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! If you like the show, please go on iTunes to subscribe, rate and/or review us to give the show more visibility!

25: Sam Raimi Presents Drag Me To Darkman

Alright you primitive screwheads, listen up. THIS is Double Edged Double Bill! Our latest episode features Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani going head to head on a double feature of films directed by Sam Raimi! Raimi is best known as the man who revolutionized horror with The Evil Dead trilogy and opened the door for superhero films with his Spider-Man trilogy, but Adam, Thomas and special guest Scott Crawford of The Podcast By The Cemetery are covering two of his more obscure films. First, Raimi's return to horror from 2009 Drag Me To Hell, where Sam traded in his spider suit for an elderly lady's schall and flying dentures. Then, we go back to Mr. Raimi's first stab at the superhero genre with 1990's Darkman. Liam Neeson has an identity crisis with a variety of realistic masks and our hosts are divided on whether or not that's a good thing. Listen to them duke it out here!
Special thanks to Torrey Depina for the intro assist. To stay up to date about the podcast, follow us on Twitter @DEDBpod, our Facebook page and send us feedback at doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! If you like the show, please go on iTunes to subscribe, rate and/or review us to give the show more visibility!

24: Halloween - Season of the Water

Autumn leaves are falling. Pumpkins are being carved. Halloween is upon us. The Night He Came Home... for a Double Edged Double Bill! In honor of Michael Myers returning for a new Halloween film, Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani are doing a double header of films from the slasher franchise that kicked off 40 years ago with special guest Torrey Depina! First up is Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, the 1998 film that saw Jamie Lee Curtis returning to the role of Laurie Strode for a final battle with Michael... the first time. Then, the infamous Halloween III: Season of the Witch, featuring witchcraft magic instead of Michael Myers! But which is really the good and bad feature? Listen here to find out before The Shape catches you!
Special thanks to Kaycee Jarrard for the intro assist. To stay up to date about the podcast, follow us on Twitter @DEDBpod, our Facebook page and send us feedback at doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! If you like the show, please go on iTunes to subscribe, rate and/or review us to give the show more visibility!

23: Monster Squad Scared Stupid

Listeners beware, you're in for a scare! Well, hopefully more laughs than scares. This week on Double Edged Double Bill, we're talking about children's horror films in honor of Goosebumps 2 coming out. To examine these spooky films for kids, Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani bring on their special guest Kaycee Jarrard! The trio's good film is The Monster Squad, the 1987 film that fulfills every kid horror fan's dream of fighting Dracula, Wolfman and The Mummy! Then, our heroes face against the power of Jim Varney's mugging in 1991's Ernest Scared Stupid! So gather round kiddies and take a listen to the latest episode... if you dare!
Special thanks to Lance Langford of The Horror Returns Podcast for his assist during the intro. To stay up to date about the podcast, follow us on Twitter @DEDBpod, our Facebook page and send us feedback at doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! If you like the show, please go on iTunes to subscribe, rate and/or review us to give the show more visibility!