Welcome HYSTOphiles! We’re back with #72, and it is truly an episode full of MAGIC! This time around we discuss Keith’s choice The Illusionist, the 2006 Neil Burger film that stars Edward Norton as a…magician, I guess?

Now this is one that I just vaguely remember making its debut at the theaters, but I don’t remember what the initial reception was, so I’m very curious to see what it’s all about. Is it a Houdini story? Is he a children’s party kind of guy? Join us as I find out…

Of course we also discuss what’s been entertaining us lately, and I announce what’s up for episode #73!

Won’t you join us?

Jay

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Hellooooooooo HYSTOphiles! It’s great to see you all, but I’m afraid I come bearing bad news: our planet Earth is under attack from some mysterious enemy from outer space!

So the big question is this: who can save us pathetic Earthlings now? Yes! I mean, I think we all know who it is…it’s…SHAFT!

Okay, so the actual answer is…FLASH GORDON!

Yes! FLASH GORDON! Savior of the Universe! He’ll save every one of us! Or at least that’s what Freddie Mercury says…

I have LOVED this movie since I saw it back in 1980. Everyone thought it was going to be another Star Wars..and it is so not Star Wars, I mean, it’s much, much more! More better costumes! More better sets! More better campiness! More better sexy! Oh yes! It’s so, so much more sexy than Star Wars ever could hope to be, I mean…

Boy am I excited about this one! It’s such a personal fave; I’m hoping Keith will like it as much as I do. Plus: we talk about what is keeping us entertained lately AND what film Keith has chosen for Episode #72! 

Won’t you join us?

Jay

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Hello HYSTOphiles! Welcome to our 70th Episode Celebration! We’ve got a fully-packed show for you this time around as we rank each other’s movies from the last ten episodes and I challenge Keith with a Movie Quote Quiz, but first we discuss Keith’s movie choice, 1998’s Peter Berg film Very Bad Things…

Is it a comedy? Is it a thriller? Is it bigger than a breadbox? I don’t even know if I can answer that, but tune in to hear what we both thought about this movie and listen whether this was a torture or a treasure for me (’cause you know I’m not going to tell here)…

After that we continue celebrating by sharing with each other our rankings for each others last five movies (although we both cheat a little bit on how many we ranked). PLUS: I throw down the gauntlet to Keith with a Movie Quote Quiz. They’re all lines from movies that we have covered together, but will he remember them out of context? Check in to see how many (if any!) he gets correct.

We also announce what my choice is for #71, and it’s one that I’m extra excited about. In fact, I’m shocked Keith has never viewed this one before! So join the party, ’cause we really want to know…

Have You Seen This One?

Jay

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Welcome back, HYSTOphiles! It’s time for the episode you can turn upside down and still read! It’s number 69, and it’s muy caliente!

It’s my choice, and I’m treating Keith to that classic musical celebration of Girl Power, Spice World, starring the never-low-on-energy dynamos THE SPICE GIRLS!!! See them rehearse for their big live show at The Royal Albert Hall…

…and along the way see them get into all kinds of exciting adventures…they even run into some aliens!

You just know that Keith loved this one, right? No? You don’t think so? Well, I’m not going to tell…you’ll have to listen in to find out!

So get snug and cozy and tune in, ’cause we’re going to spice up your world, AND you’ll also hear what’s been entertaining us lately and what our plans are for our 70th episode!

Won’t you join us?

Jay

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Hello HYSTO-philes! Welcome to Episode #68, where we discuss Keith’s choice Freddy Got Fingered, the 2001 Tom Green film that Mr. Green wrote, directed, and starred in…for better or worse…

Keith had warned me that he was going to take off the gloves this time around…and boy did he deliver…

So, on top of the griping (I mean, you KNOW I hated it…) we also talk about what’s been keeping us entertained lately (US! Jordan Peele is a mad genius!) and you get to hear about how I’m getting back at Keith next time around.

Won’t you join us?

Jay

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Hello HYSTO-philes! We’re so happy you’re back! And you’re just in time for our first Invasion Of The Body Snatchers episode! This time around I’m sharing one of the most famous sci-fi/horror films in history, and it’s the first of THREE VERSIONS of this story that I’m going to have Keith watch…

We also discuss what’s been entertaining us lately (I am OBSESSED with true crime documentaries lately…) and we announce what Keith’s choice will be next time around. (Hint: it may be the truest Cinema Torture we’ve ever featured on the show…)

Won’t you join us?

Jay

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Hello Hystophiles! We’re back with Episode #64, and you’d warm up your tear ducts for this one because this time around we’re discussing the film The Boy In The Striped Pajamas, the 2008 directed by Mark Herman.

It’s the story of boy whose family moves because his father has been reassigned by the miltary…to place called Auschwitz. (Actually they never call it that in the film, but it’s heavily implied…)

Honestly, it’s a tough watch…but is it worth it? Listen in to find out! We also talk about what we’ve been doing and watching lately, and we announce what’s next for our Valentine Episode!

Oh, and by the way: Have You Seen This One?

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Hello HYSTOphiles! We’re back, and I’m so excited to be back in giallo territory! Our film this time around is Dario Argento’s very first, The Bird With The Crystal Plumage. 

It’s the story of an American writer who witnesses an almost-murder one night while walking home. He becomes an amateur sleuth, and we get to go along for the ride. As in most gialli, the murderer is disguised and wears black leather gloves. And, as in all of his films, it is the director’s hands you see on screen in these scenes…

I couldn’t wait to see what Keith thought of this Italian classic…and I can’t wait for you to find out too! You can count on us talking about what’s been entertaining us lately and what we’re covering next time around. We hope you can join us because we would really like to know…

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Jay

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Hello HYSTO-philes, and MERRY CHRISTMAS! For our 3rd Annual Christmas Special we’ve supersized the podcast for your holiday listening pleasure!

We picked two VERY different movies that we each consider holiday classics. Keith’s pick was the 2003 rom com Love Actually featuring about 50 actors in lead roles…

This film is pretty divisive. Just Google it and see. But the real question is did Keith torture me or treasure me? You know how to find out…

My choice for Keith was the 1980 horror classic Christmas Evil aka Better Watch Out aka Terror in Toyland. This movie has been a holiday staple for me from way back, and it’s also famed director John Water’s favorite Christmas movie.

For a killer Santa movie this film is so much better than it has any right to be, at least to me. My love for it grows every year, but what did Keith think about it? Did it make him merry, or Grinch-y?

Along with all this fun we added our rankings of the movies we’ve covered since Keith became co-host, and Keith also announces his choice for our next episode, which will be the last one for 2018! We hope you’ll join us, because we really wanna know…

Have You Seen This One?

Jay

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Hello HYSTO-philes! We are back with part two of “MADE IN 1950!” (I’m counting episode #46 as part one…sue me) Keith is back (YAY!) and he watched All About Eve along with the movie of choice for this episode so he could be up to speed. The movie we’re focusing on in this episode is the 1950 classic by Billy Wilder, Sunset Boulevard, starring Gloria Swanson, Eric von Stroheim, and (swoon) William Holden (be still my heart!).

I couldn’t wait for Keith to see these two movies because they are two of my all-time favorite movies of all time! You all will remember how Paul Kastava (former co-host and forever friend) FAMOUSLY didn’t like All About Eve (All About LEAVING the theater…sigh), but Keith really liked it…

So, after a little discussion on All About Eve, we got to our movie of the moment, Sunset Boulevard, and Keith really let me know how he felt about the film…

We had a fantastic conversation about this film, and we also talked about what living in the year 1950 was like (the average household income in 1950 was $3,300. Think about that…

Of course we also talk about what’s entertaining us lately (OMG the new Suspiria remake!), and we announce what movie we’ll talk about in episode #60 “Made in 1950 part three”…

So, we really want to know…

Have You Seen This One?

Jay

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