Cinema Shame

Jan 23 2025 69 ep. 87 mins 72
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Cinema Shame is a safe space, a support group for penitent moviewatchers and cinephiles who want to right the oversights in their cinematic frame of reference. Classic or contemporary film -- confess your shame and join the penitent

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First Watch Shamely Awards 2025

Jan 23 2025 148 mins  
Join Allan, James, and Kris for the 4th Annual First Watch Shamely Awards. They pick their favorite Films, Actors, Screenplays and Physical Media releases from whatever the hell they watched in 2024. Along the way they're joined by former Cinema Shame guests who share their own favorite watches from the past year. Follow us on Bsky @cinemashame.bsky.social and on Instagram @Cinema

Madonna: Truth or Dare / Matt Baume

Dec 27 2024 68 mins  
Matt Baume, author, podcaster, and video-maker -- whose work focuses on pop-culture and queer history -- first-time watches MADONNA: TRUTH OR DARE (1991) alongside James and Allan in the Shamequarters. Follow us on Bsky @cinemashame.bsky.social and on Instagram @CinemaShamePodcast.

Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) / Dan Delgado

Dec 14 2024 77 mins  
Dan Delgado, host of The Industry podcast, and Allan sealed their fate on the last Christmas episode of Cinema Shame by admitting they hadn't seen Ernest Saves Christmas. So, we watched Ernest Saves Christmas, know what I mean? Follow us on Bsky @cinemashame.bsky.social and on Instagram @CinemaShamePodcast.

1964 Shamedown (feat. Marnie)

Dec 02 2024 161 mins  
In between discussing Mustang blindess and singing bars from "Booty Juice," James and Allan discuss Hitchcock's MARNIE, THE WOMAN IN THE DUNES, FAIL SAFE, KITTEN WITH A WHIP, THE TRAIN, and so much more. Follow us on Bsky @cinemashame.bsky.social and on Instagram @CinemaShamePodcast.

On the Waterfront (1954) / Stephen Rebello

Nov 15 2024 82 mins  
Critic, author, and screenwriter Stephen Rebello stops by the Shamequarters for a chat with Allan about Elia Kazan's ON THE WATERFRONT (1954). Bsky: @cinemashame.bsky.social Instagram: @CinemaShamePodcast

Blade Runner (1982) / Mike Sterling

Nov 01 2024 78 mins  
Not one, not two, but THREE new episodes of Cinema Shame within a week! Prepare your earholes for the end of an era. "Comic Guy" Mike Sterling, owner of Sterling Silver Comics has now watched Ridley Scott's 1982 masterpiece of sci-noir Blade Runner. Twitter: @CinemaShame Bsky: @cinemashame.bsky.social Instagram: @CinemaShamePodcast

Dario Argento Double: Deep Red (1975) / Inferno (1980)

Oct 31 2024 84 mins  
Happy Halloween! James and Allan tackle their terror and confront their respective greatest Dario Argento shame: Deep Red (1975) and Inferno (1980). They talk about the giallo, Argento's style (and substance), and recast The Three Mothers Trilogy as a musical. Twitter: @CinemaShame Bsky: @cinemashame.bsky.social Instagram: @CinemaShamePodcast

Cinema Solo: The Magic and Miracles of Baseball in The Natural and Field of Dreams

Oct 25 2024 59 mins  
James throws out his first Cinema Solo, a audio essay about The Natural and Field of Dreams and how the magic of movies changes as we grow more cynical about the existence of everyday miracles. ThirtyHertzRumble.com - a bl-g about Movies, Music and Nostalgia Twitter: @CinemaShame Bsky: @cinemashame.bsky.social Instagram: @CinemaShamePodcast

Nashville (1975) / Jen Fritz

Oct 18 2024 91 mins  
Music industry insider and Fritz Media mogul Jen Fritz confessed to never having seen the most important movie musical about the music business - Robert Altman's Nashville (1975) - and we immediately offered a spot on the show to explain herself, and, of course, watch the movie. Twitter: @CinemaShame Bsky: @cinemashame.bsky.social Instagram: @CinemaShamePodcast

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) / Chuck Dowling

Oct 04 2024 86 mins  
"Bad" movie aficionado Chuck Dowling (Watercooler Films) soars into the Shamequarters to first-time watch Cannon Films' SUPERMAN IV: THE QUEST FOR PEACE! Can James and Allan survive this threat to humankind? Tune in to find out which one of them cracks first! Twitter: @CinemaShame Bsky: @cinemashame.bsky.social Instagram: @CinemaShamePodcast