Tod and Cullen make their triumphant return to podcasting with the first half of their 2017 Virginia Film Festival coverage! Part 1 includes general comments on the festival, plus discussion of the following screenings: Bonnie and Clyde (Penn, 1967) Magnum Opus (Elliott, 2017) Lighthouse Studio Shorts Shadowman (Jacoby, 2017) Downsizing (Payne, 201…

We break down an episode of everyone's favorite cop drama, Law and Order: SVU. This is the notorious Chris Brown episode, which is available on Netflix. It is Season 14, Episode 16. Watch (or rewatch) the episode and then join us for discussion.Lowbrow Podcast

Alex breaks down UFC 203, which basically felt like a weird old WCW PPV from the nWo era, with some help from his buddy William. The article Alex wrote in which he was kinda wrong about CM Punk can be found here:http://belgianbomber.blogspot.com/2014/12/cm-punk-in-ufc-sure-why-not.htmlThe editorial about Punk referenced on this episode can be found…

We talked about some of the good stuff we've been enjoying on Netflix and Amazon Prime lately, primarily Stranger Things. We talk about Suicide Squad, which was not a good movie. We did not hate it, however, and we attempt to explain out loud our mixed feelings on this disaster of a summer blockbuster. Finally, we come to grips with a world in whic…

We watched the movie Top Gun from start to finish, and it was every bit as horrible as we thought that it would be. From the poorly constructed plot to the sex scene that looks like it was constructed from the imagination of a 13-year-old boy, this film was a master class in Cold War era propaganda and 1980s hypermasculine homoerotism. Join us as w…

It's ladies' night once again at Arts & Crass headquarters! In episode 15, Tod assigns Cullen All About My Mother (Almodóvar, 1999) and Cullen subjects Tod to Alucarda (Moctezuma, 1977). Tune in for chat about naughty nuns, whether a man can truly make a feminist film, and why Hollywood can't seem to get its shit together when it comes to trans cha…

Tod and Cullen round out their Virginia Film Festival coverage with in-depth discussion of two films from the fest: Cullen assigned Tod The Wave (Uthaug, 2015), and Tod assigned Cullen The Forbidden Room (Maddin & Johnson, 2015). The guys discuss the Scandinavian genre renaissance, the difference between disaster movies and horror movies, and what …

Tod and Cullen are back with the second half of their coverage of this year's Virginia Film Festival! Part 2 includes the following films: Last Days in the Desert (García, 2015) Mully (Haze, 2015) Night of the Living Deb (Rankin, 2015) In the Basement (Seidl, 2014) Employees' Entrance (del Ruth, 1933) Cemetery of Splendour (Weerasethakul, 2015) Sem…

Tod and Cullen are fresh from this year's Virginia Film Festival and ready to give you the lowdown on every film they watched. Part 1 includes the following films: I Saw the Light (Abraham, 2015) They Look Like People (Blackshear, 2015) Projections of America (Miller, 2015) Buskin' Blues (Derham, 2015) H8RZ (Borte, 2015) Black Panthers: The Vanguar…

Tod and Cullen return from their hiatus just in time for Halloween with Episode 12! (What happened to episodes 7 through 11? Find out inside!) Cullen honors the spirit of the season and shows Tod Trick 'r Treat (Dougherty, 2007), Tod's pick is Down By Law (Jarmusch, 1986), and the boys discuss comic books, artifice, and what made the '90s such a go…

In Episode 6, Tod and Cullen discuss Hong Kong exploitation with The Ebola Syndrome (Yau, 1996), American avant-garde with the films of Stan Brakhage, the disease of colonialism, and personal grooming standards of the 1950s! Subscribe on iTunes and leave us a review! https://archive.org/download/ArtsCrassEp.6EbolaSyndromeAndStanBrakhage/Arts&Crass%…

Two surprisingly similar films are on the docket in Episode 5! Tod and Cullen tackle In My Skin (de Van, 2002), The Woman (McKee, 2011), subtleties of genre, and what it will take to dismantle the patriarchy! Subscribe on iTunes and leave us a review! https://archive.org/download/ArtsCrassEp.5InMySkinAndTheWoman/Arts&Crass%20Ep.%205%20-%20In%20My%2…

In Episode 4, Tod and Cullen talk about Brain Damage (Henenlotter, 1988), The Son (Dardenne & Dardenne, 2002), the horror host tradition, and the ethics of addressing juvenile delinquency. Subscribe on iTunes and leave us a review! https://archive.org/download/ArtsCrassEp.4BrainDamageAndTheSon/Arts&Crass%20Ep.%204%20-%20Brain%20Damage%20and%20The%2…

In Episode 3, Tod and Cullen discuss Cannibal Holocaust (Deodato, 1980), The 400 Blows (Truffaut, 1959), European fascism, and Truffaut's obsession with Hitchcock. Subscribe on iTunes and leave us a review! https://archive.org/download/ArtsCrassEp.2CannibalHolocaustAndThe400Blows/Arts&Crass%20Ep.%202%20-%20Cannibal%20Holocaust%20and%20The%20400%20B…

Tod and Cullen discuss La Strada (Fellini, 1954) and Return of the Living Dead (O'Bannon, 1985). Subscribe on iTunes and leave us a review! Listen here: https://archive.org/details/ArtsCrassEp.2LaStradaAndReturnOfTheLivingDeadartscrasspodcast@gmail.com (Unknown)