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Notes From the Back Row: The Substance Inside of You
Jenna & Veronica defy the haters and sign up for a weekly dose of The Substance – listen as they pick apart the strengths and weaknesses of the movie and themselves
Notes from the Back Row 2023 Year End Diorama-Rama
Cozy up ‘round the speakers, sip on some egg nog and listen as Back Row discusses all the movies we watched in 2023 – including the good, the bad, and the what-the surprises.
Decade vs Decade: 60s v 80s - Oscar Winners
Dan and Jenna pit pre-1980 movies against post-1980 movies in the latest podcast. In this episode they focus on two slightly controversial Oscar winners: Sundays and Cybele and Ordinary People.
Cream of the Crud: Passion of the Crust
We've got martial arts, we've got CGI creepies, we've got ghost sex (I think?), we've got regional sci-fi... this episode has it all!
I Still Know What Cream of the Crud Did Last Summer
Dan and Carlo are back from an accidental month or two break with more cruddy podcasting for your ears. They talk about BluRay releases from Imprint, Criterion, Shout! Factory, Arrow Video and more before chatting about new horror movies and maybe even something Tokusatsu related?
Cream of the Crud: Dream Warriors
Carlo and Dan chat about a handful of new BluRay announcements, film festival introductions, Hong Kong horror movies, an 80s re-edit of a classic film and more!
Notes From the Back Row: Doubles Talk
Jenna and Veronica are talking movies that feature existential terror, relationship drama and doubles – featuring Brandon Cronenberg's Infinity Pool (2023), Riley Stearns's Dual (2022) and Charlie McDowell's The One I Love (2014).
Cream of the Crud: Assignment Miami Beach
Dan and Carlo are joined by Matt from the Movie Melt podcast! They talk about the movies they've been watching, play some battle of the bands, answer your questions and much more!
Cream of the Crud: The Second Story
This episode, Carlo and Dan discuss some Fred Williamson movies, pick movies off each other's Letterboxd diaries to review, and more!
Cream of the Crud: The Deadly Art of Illusion
Today, Carlo and Dan are joined by Joey (of Pachinko Pop Cinema) to discuss the movies they watched during Japanuary, notable upcoming BluRay releases of Japanese films, Hong Kong actioners, plus talk about Tomisaburō Wakayama, Masaaki Yuasa, Ishirō Honda and so much more.
Cream of the Crud: Seventh Inning Fetch
Carlo and Dan are back to talk about more of the crud they've been watching and so much more. They've got questions from the audience, Valentine's day recommendations and a lot more so strap in!
The Cream of the Crud After Next
Back Row's movie recommendation and ramble-a-thon Cream of the Crud is back with our first episode of 2023!
Whatever Happened to Teen Movies?
Jenna attempts to pinpoint when teen movies lost their emotional sincerity, while Veronica shrugs and suggests she simply watch more movies. They discuss coming of age films from the late 1970s to the early 2000s – from early Matt Dillon films to Millennial classics.
Decade vs Decade: 50s v 90s - Horror
Dan & Jenna have spun the wheel again and landed on horror. Join them as they discuss Dementia (1955) vs The Office Killer (1997), two surreal, female-driven slashers.
See It Or Don't: Zach Cregger's Barbarian
Jenna and Veronica both enjoyed Barbarian, which is why they recorded a podcast ripping it apart. It’s one part film critique, one part conversation, and a whole lot of lusting after Lil’ Billy Skarsgård.
Cream of the Crud in Breaking Training
Carlo and Dan are back with more of the Crud they’ve been watching - including The Kid Brother, more tokusatsu shows, and the original Batman series.
Decade vs Decade: 60s v 80s - Fantasy
From the minds of Dan and Jenna comes a new podcast segment : Decade vs Decade! First up is a clash of fantasy films: The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962) versus Conquest (1983)
A Good Day to Cream of the Crud
Carlo and Dan are back talking about a double-feature of overlooked 90s comedies: Strike! aka All I Wanna Do aka The Hairy Bird, and Dick.
Tales from Skull: A Night of Terror (1987) feat. Allan Levine
In this sequel of sorts to last year's interview with Allan Levine about their SOV Emmeritus Pictures, Allan returns to discuss stories from behind the scenes of the 1987 low-budget exploitation picture Skull: A Night of Terror.
Cream of the Crud: When Nature Calls
Carlo discusses the movies they saw at Nippon Connection, Dan watched some Gold Ninja Video releases, and so much more. Listen now!