Old Movie Club (from The Incomparable Mothership)

Oct 18 2024 32 ep. 85 mins 676
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The members of The Incomparable panel watch old movies selected by our old-movie sommelier, Philip Michaels, and then talk about them.

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Condor to the Neck (The Incomparable Mothership 738)

Oct 18 2024 94 mins  
Don’t order the fish! Old Movie Club celebrates Aviatober with 1939’s “Only Angels Have Wings” and 1957’s “Zero Hour!” One bears a striking resemblance to forgettable 1980s TV series “Tales of the Gold Monkey,” and the other is undeniably the inspiration for the more notable 1980 movie “Airplane!” (That’s foreshadowing.) Host Jason Snell with Shelly Brisbin,

Don't Take the Soylent Factory Tour (The Incomparable Mothership 694)

Dec 08 2023 75 mins  
50 years later, “Soylent Green” is still made of people—and its futuristic setting of 2022 is shockingly relevant! But having given this film a full viewing, we think it’s also a pretty good example of ’70s eco sci-fi with a little noir detective flavoring. (Not that kind of flavoring.) Host Jason Snell with Jean MacDonald, Monty Ashley, Annette Wierstra, Dr. Drang and Ph

Max Von Sydow Was 44 (The Incomparable Mothership 666)

Oct 27 2023 80 mins  
A mother seeks help for her troubled daughter from a medical profession that’s unable to find an answer it can believe. A priest questions his faith, until he gets projectile vomited in the face by a 12-year-old girl with her head spinning around. It’s a horror classic. We celebrate the 50th anniversary of “The Exorcist”! Host Jason Snell with Steve Lutz, Tiff Arment, Brian

They're All Messed Up (The Incomparable Mothership 688)

Oct 20 2023 79 mins  
Grab some kindling and prepare to board up a window! Old Movie Club gets in the spirit of the spooky season with the 1969 movie that started it all—and by “all” we mean what we now think of as zombies—“Night of the Living Dead.” For a low-budget movie that features mostly amateur actors and fell out of copyright, it’s a certifiable classic. We’re certifying it right

The Monocle Test (The Incomparable Mothership 660)

Apr 07 2023 81 mins  
Old Movie Club throws itself into the turning wheels of justice with two legal films from 1957, “12 Angry Men” and “Witness for the Prosecution.” Host Jason Snell with Dr. Drang, Shelly Brisbin, Randy Dotinga and Philip Michaels.

Sorry, Charlie, It's Chinatown (The Incomparable Mothership 637)

Oct 21 2022 89 mins  
Our Old Movie Club sits down with a nice plate of fish and a large glass of water to watch 1972’s “Chinatown.” We discuss the merits of Jack Nicholson, the horror of John Huston’s character, and perhaps the perfect noir screenplay. Host Jason Snell with David J. Loehr, Shelly Brisbin, Dr. Drang, Steve Lutz and Philip Michaels.

Chekhov's Toy Store (The Incomparable Mothership 609)

Apr 08 2022 82 mins  
Old Movie Club returns with two films that imagine attempts to disrupt the United States government. In 1954’s “Suddenly,” Frank Sinatra’s going to try to kill the President. In 1964’s “Seven Days In May,” Burt Lancaster is plotting a military coup. Both films are in black and white from more than 50 years ago, and yet for some reason Phil thinks their themes may reso

Is Dracula the Frankenstein? (The Incomparable Mothership 587)

Oct 31 2021 78 mins  
Just in time for Halloween, our mega-sized Old Movie Club meets up in a spooky haunted house to discuss two horror-comedies that honor their source material more than you might think — it’s 1948’s “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” and 1974’s “Young Frankenstein.” We learn that werewolves can fly, quoting film dialogue on the playground can be cruel, and in the

Window and Chill (The Incomparable Mothership 584)

Oct 10 2021 81 mins  
Old Movie Club likes to watch… old movies. And these are old movies about the price and perils of watching (and listening). We view the Hitchcock classic “Rear Window” and visit the smelly, greasy, fuzzy ’70s film for “The Conversation.” Also, we call back to the Summer of Spielberg with a discussion of how Francis Ford Coppola’s career making art films like “The Co

Men vs. Selves (The Incomparable Mothership 559)

Mar 27 2021 65 mins  
Six episodes ago, Jason made Phil mad by suggesting that “Chariots of Fire” and “Amadeus” might not be worthy of their Academy Awards for Best Picture. This episode is Phil’s revenge, as we watch two acclaimed early-80s films and see how well they hold up. They’re both period pieces, but one is set to the electronic sounds of Vangelis and the other to the classical mast