Dan Thompson (Deck the Hallmark) loves movies; Alonso Duralde (Linoleum Knife) is a film critic. But Dan is also a film critic, and Alonso also loves movies. Every week, they'll look at a revered classic film that had an impact on a recent hit, celebrating the cinematic treasures of the past that continue to shape modern movies.New Episodes: Every Wednesday @ 3am EST. Listen ad-free at bramblejamplus.com
Latest episodes
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48 min
The Sparks Brothers (feat. director Edgar Wright)
Daniel and Alonso end the show (for now, at least) with a bang -- director Edgar Wright joins us to talk about his first documentary, THE SPARKS BROTHERS (in theaters June 18), and…
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42 min
Switch / Go Fish (Feat. Actor-Screenwriter Guinevere Turner)
How did the Blake Edwards 1991 body-swap comedy SWITCH inspire Rose Troche's groundbreaking 1994 lesbian indie rom-com GO FISH? The latter film's star and co-writer, filmmaker and…
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42 min
The Last of Sheila / Knives Out
Daniel and Alonso trace the all-star whodunit DNA of Rian Johnson's 2019 hit KNIVES OUT back to Herbert Ross' THE LAST OF SHEILA (1973). Plus, we've got big news about the future o…
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50 min
Jackass: The Movie / Bad Trip (Feat. Matt Singer, ScreenCrush)
Dan and Alonso are joined by critic Matt Singer to trace the anarchic outrageousness of JACKASS: THE MOVIE (2002) to the "narrative prank documentary" BAD TRIP (2021). Follow us @f…
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47 min
Daughters of the Dust / In Our Mothers' Gardens (Feat. Shantrelle P. Lewis, Filmmaker)
Dan and Alonso welcome Shantrelle P. Lewis, who discusses her new Netflix documentary IN OUR MOTHERS' GARDENS (2021) and the inspiration she drew from Julie Dash's groundbreaking i…
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45 min
My Brilliant Career / Their Finest (Feat. Kristen Lopez, Ticklish Business podcast)
Dan and Alonso are joined by IndieWire's Kristen Lopez to talk about two female-directed films about women writers coming into their own: Gillian Armstrong's MY BRILLIANT CAREER (1…
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46 min
Citizen Kane / The Social Network
Dan and Alonso discuss two movies you might have heard of about love-starved media moguls: Orson Welles' all-timer CITIZEN KANE (1941) and David Fincher's THE SOCIAL NETWORK (2010)…
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52 min
Brute Force / The Shawshank Redemption (Feat. Ben Mankiewicz, TCM)
Dan and Alonso welcome TCM host Ben Mankiewicz, who suggested two tales of men behind bars: the gritty and violent 1947 noir BRUTE FORCE and 1994's beloved THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION…
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40 min
The Old Dark House / Clue
Dan and Alonso spend a dark and stormy night with two dark comedies about murder, mayhem, and bad weather: James Whale's influential THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932) and Jonathan Lynn's c…
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55 min
Tokyo Story / Driveways (Feat. Andrew Ahn, Director)
Dan and Alonso are joined by director Andrew Ahn, who connects the subtle and heartbreaking storytelling of Yasujirô Ozu's 1953 classic TOKYO STORY with Ahn's acclaimed 2020 film D…
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52 min
Safe (1995) / She Dies Tomorrow (Feat. Tim Grierson, author, "This Is How You Make a Movie")
Dan and Alonso welcome Tim Grierson, author of a fascinating new book that breaks down the mechanics of filmmaking, and Tim brings a fascinating pair of films about people who may…
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43 min
Bringing Up Baby / What's Up, Doc?
It's rare that the homage matches the original, but that's the case this week when Dan and Alonso discuss the hilarious screwball masterpieces BRINGING UP BABY (1938) and WHAT'S UP…
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42 min
Insignificance / One Night in Miami
Dan and Alonso look at two films that gather a quartet of famous people in a hotel for a memorable night -- Nicolas Roeg's 1985 INSIGNIFICANCE (where Albert Einstein, Marilyn Monro…
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40 min
Husbands / Another Round
Dan and Alonso explore boozy midlife crises as portrayed in John Cassavetes' HUSBANDS (1970) and Thomas Vinterberg's ANOTHER ROUND (2020). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, In…
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44 min
Gojira / Shin Godzilla (Feat. Curt Holman, The Comics Canon Podcast)
With Godzilla vs. Kong coming up, Curt Holman joins Dan and Alonso to discuss two of the giant monster's most acclaimed films: His debut in 1954's GOJIRA and the political-satire r…
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55 min
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? / Closer (Feat. Mark Harris, "Mike Nichols: A Life")
Commentator, critic, and historian Mark Harris joins Dan and Alonso to discuss two films by the artist who's the subject of Harris' latest book, as we discuss Mike Nichols' first f…
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46 min
Sunset Blvd. / Mulholland Dr. (Feat. Witney Seibold, Critically Acclaimed Network)
Critic Witney Seibold joins Dan and Alonso to discuss two nightmarish classics that have more in common than just Los Angeles street names: Billy Wilder's sardonic SUNSET BLVD. (19…
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46 min
Lost in Translation / The Strong Ones (Feat. Omar Zúñiga Hidalgo, Filmmaker)
Dan and Alonso are joined by Chilean filmmaker Omar Zúñiga Hidalgo, who pairs his recent festival hit THE STRONG ONES (LOS FUERTES) with Sofia Coppola's bittersweet comedy LOST IN…
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41 min
McCabe & Mrs. Miller / First Cow
Dan and Alonso discuss two elegiac "anti-Westerns": Kelly Reichardt's acclaimed FIRST COW (2020), one of last year's most celebrated movies (currently nominated for three Independe…
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43 min
Two for the Road/The Last Five Years (Feat. Richard LaGravenese, Filmmaker)
Dan and Alonso are joined by Oscar- and Emmy-nominated writer-director Richard LaGravenese, who discusses discusses directing the screen adaptation of the musical THE LAST FIVE YEA…