With Cruise back in ac-tor mode in Alejandro González Iñárritu's Digger, we're sharing our 2017 consideration of "the last movie star"'s long and storied career. 

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With Cruise back in ac-tor mode in Alejandro Gonz&aacute;lez I&ntilde;&aacute;rritu's Digger, we're sharing our 2017 consideration of "the last movie star"'s long and storied career.&nbsp;
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Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen review new and classic movies, offering "affable, insightful film analysis since 2005" (NY Times).

New and classic movie reviews and top 5 lists.

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For the first show of Scare-tober, Jordan and Matt take a look at the Shudder Original Goody Goody, a low-budget home-birth horror tale from first-time feature director Raymond Creamer. For a seasonally appropriate streaming watch, you could do worse. You could also do better, which is why Matt and Jordan use this week’s “Rec Seg” to suggest a couple of titles inspired by Goody Goody — one which exploits the very real horror of childbirth for laughs, and another which brilliantly captures the horror of being the only one who knows something terrible has happened. Then, listener Matt (no relation to host Matt) writes in asking for an entry-level horror film for his 9-year-old. And Matt hosts another round of Portmanteau-to-Toe for this week’s game 

Intro (00:00:00–00:04:32)

Goody Goody (00:04:33–00:22:03)

Rec Seg! (00:22:04–00:36:55)

Listener Req Seg! (00:36:56–00:57:18)

Game: Portmanteau-to-Toe (00:57:19–01:11:15)

New to Streaming / Credits (01:11:16–01:25:08)

Show Notes

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For the first show of Scare-tober, Jordan and Matt take a look at the Shudder Original Goody Goody, a low-budget home-birth horror tale from first-time feature director Raymond Creamer. For a seasonally appropriate streaming watch, you could do worse. You could also do better, which is why Matt and Jordan use this week&rsquo;s &ldquo;Rec Seg&rdquo; to suggest a couple of titles inspired by Goody Goody &mdash; one which exploits the very real horror of childbirth for laughs, and another which brilliantly captures the horror of being the only one who knows something terrible has happened. Then, listener Matt (no relation to host Matt) writes in asking for an entry-level horror film for his 9-year-old. And Matt hosts another round of Portmanteau-to-Toe for this week&rsquo;s game&nbsp;
Intro (00:00:00&ndash;00:04:32)
Goody Goody (00:04:33&ndash;00:22:03)
Rec Seg! (00:22:04&ndash;00:36:55)
Listener Req Seg! (00:36:56&ndash;00:57:18)
Game: Portmanteau-to-Toe (00:57:19&ndash;01:11:15)
New to Streaming / Credits (01:11:16&ndash;01:25:08)
Show Notes
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Pre-Order Matt's book "Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever" (Coming October 6th):<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.penguinrandomhouse.com%2Fbooks%2F790241%2Ffunny-business-by-matt-singer%2F">⁠</a><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/%E2%81%A0"> https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/⁠</a>
Matt&rsquo;s book tour!
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The Low-Budget Gumption of Shudder’s Goody Goody | SVU

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Chris Klimek convenes a showdown between arguably the two most influential slasher films ever made: John Carpenter's "Halloween" and Wes Craven's "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

One helped define the modern slasher, introducing audiences to the silent, implacable force of Michael Myers and transforming suburban streets into sites of terror. The other revitalized the genre six years later with Freddy Krueger, a wisecracking dream stalker who turned sleep itself into a death sentence.

Arguing for "Halloween" is Jason Zinoman (Shock Value, The New York Times), who contends that Carpenter's film remains the genre's most influential and enduring achievement. Defending "Nightmare" is Deirdre Barrett, a Harvard dream researcher, psychologist, and author, who makes the case that Freddy Krueger taps into some of our deepest and most universal fears.

Choose your winner at moviedeathmatch.com.

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Intro / Meet the Advocates (00:00:00-00:16:41)
Rd. 1 – The Movies in Their Time (00:16:42-00:41:49)
Rd. 2 – The Movies in Our Time (00:41:50-01:06:16)
Rd. 3 – The Movies for All Time (01:06:17-01:37:03)
The Verdict / Credits (01:37:05-01:45:23)

More From Jason:

-‘Halloween’ 1978: The Times Finally Reviews a Horror Classic

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/movies/halloween-1978-review.html

-Book: Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143121367

-Instagram

@zinomanj

More From Deidre:

-deirdrebarrett.com

http://www.deirdrebarrett.com/

-Book: Pandemic Dreams

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0982869533

-Instagram

@deirdre_barrett_dreams

Follow Chris: 

-Instagram | Bluesky | X

Chris Klimek convenes a showdown between arguably the two most influential slasher films ever made: John Carpenter's "Halloween" and Wes Craven's "A Nightmare on Elm Street."
One helped define the modern slasher, introducing audiences to the silent, implacable force of Michael Myers and transforming suburban streets into sites of terror. The other revitalized the genre six years later with Freddy Krueger, a wisecracking dream stalker who turned sleep itself into a death sentence.
Arguing for "Halloween" is Jason Zinoman (Shock Value, The New York Times), who contends that Carpenter's film remains the genre's most influential and enduring achievement. Defending "Nightmare" is Deirdre Barrett, a Harvard dream researcher, psychologist, and author, who makes the case that Freddy Krueger taps into some of our deepest and most universal fears.
Choose your winner at <a href="https://www.moviedeathmatch.com">moviedeathmatch.com</a>.
(Times will not be precise with ads.) Intro / Meet the Advocates (00:00:00-00:16:41) Rd. 1 &ndash; The Movies in Their Time (00:16:42-00:41:49) Rd. 2 &ndash; The Movies in Our Time (00:41:50-01:06:16) Rd. 3 &ndash; The Movies for All Time (01:06:17-01:37:03) The Verdict / Credits (01:37:05-01:45:23)
More From Jason:
-&lsquo;Halloween&rsquo; 1978: The Times Finally Reviews a Horror Classic
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/movies/halloween-1978-review.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/movies/halloween-1978-review.html</a>
-Book: Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143121367">https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143121367</a>
-Instagram
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/zinomanj/?hl=en">@zinomanj</a>
More From Deidre:
-deirdrebarrett.com
<a href="http://www.deirdrebarrett.com/">http://www.deirdrebarrett.com/</a>
-Book:&nbsp;Pandemic Dreams
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0982869533">https://www.amazon.com/dp/0982869533</a>
-Instagram
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/deirdre_barrett_dreams/?hl=en">@deirdre_barrett_dreams</a>
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-<a href="https://www.instagram.com/snakeoilck">Instagram</a> |<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ctklimek.bsky.social/"> Bluesky</a> |<a href="https://x.com/ctklimek"> X</a>

Halloween ('78) vs. A Nightmare on Elm Street | Movie Death Match

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For the debut episode of their new sport and film podcast, Adam Kempenaar and University of Iowa Journalism and Mass Communication colleague Travis Vogan, PhD, are joined by scholar Seán Crosson, PhD, to discuss Harold Lloyd’s 1925 silent comedy The Freshman. Together, they explore the massive box-office hit’s treatment of masculinity and football, and how the film helped shape the underdog and American Dream narratives that remain central to the genre a century later.

Next Episode:

–Hoop Dreams with Samantha Noelle Sheppard, PhD, Cornell University

Links:

–Email the show at fos@filmspotting.net.

–Learn more about Seán Crosson

–Sport in European Cinema

–Sport and Film (2nd Edition)

Theme Music:

–King of the Corpse Flowers by Oxykitten | Spotify

For the debut episode of their new sport and film podcast, Adam Kempenaar and University of Iowa Journalism and Mass Communication colleague Travis Vogan, PhD, are joined by scholar Se&aacute;n Crosson, PhD, to discuss Harold Lloyd&rsquo;s 1925 silent comedy The Freshman. Together, they explore the massive box-office hit&rsquo;s treatment of masculinity and football, and how the film helped shape the underdog and American Dream narratives that remain central to the genre a century later.
Next Episode:
&ndash;Hoop Dreams with Samantha Noelle Sheppard, PhD, Cornell University
Links:
&ndash;Email the show at <a href="mailto:fos@filmspotting.net">fos@filmspotting.net</a>.
&ndash;Learn more about <a href="https://research.universityofgalway.ie/en/persons/se%C3%A1n-crosson/">Se&aacute;n Crosson</a>
&ndash;<a href="https://sportandfilm.eu/">Sport in European Cinema</a>
&ndash;<a href="https://www.routledge.com/Sport-and-Film/Crosson/p/book/9781032294803">Sport and Film (2nd Edition)</a>
Theme Music:
&ndash;King of the Corpse Flowers by Oxykitten | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/6tSTBObVBSHlIBxULaiYJe?si=h7H6dGQdQpSVpjjFaBbxSw">Spotify</a>

The Freshman (1925) with Sean Crosson | Field of Scenes

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