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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
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.
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).
Back Row's Sixth Year in Movie Reviews, Podcasts & Lists
Back Row turns six! To celebrate, we’ve compiled a list of our most popular articles and podcasts from this past year – including all topics cinematic from controversial to cult, sex to abortion, murderers to comfort zones.
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.
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)
Cream of the Crud Takes Manhattan
Carlo and Dan discuss Wong Jing movies, CAT III horror from Hong Kong, an underseen Eric Roberts movie, and much more!
Enter the Comfort Zone: A Roundtable Discussion
Carlo, Dan, Jenna & Veronica dive deep into The Comfort Zone... or specifically, a discussion on what makes for a cinematic comfort zone – how to find it, how to define it, and how best to break free from it and expand your horizons.
Choose Your Own Nightmare Alley
Jenna and Veronica discuss both versions of Nightmare Alley – Edmund Goulding's noir take from 1947 and Guillermo Del Toro's recent release. They also address the necessity for explicit violence in film and why certain auteur directors don’t always click with them.
Cream of the Crud: Cruise Control
It's time to get cruddy again! Carlo and Dan are talking SOV revenge movies, old tech horror movies, video game adaptations, and what they've been watching.
“Just Keep Making Stuff Up”: An Interview with Shadoe Stevens
Dan interviews Shadoe Stevens about his work on the “Fred Rated for Federated” commercial campaign, HBO special ShadoeVision, and TRAXX (1988).
Cream of the Crud: Full Throttle
For Cream of the Crud, Carlo and Dan talk about new year’s movie resolutions, Japanuary, take questions from listeners, and so much more!
A Tribute to Martin Short, Leading Man
Dan and Jenna team up to watch what Martin Short himself called his "leading man years" – a string of movie roles that set him up to become the next big thing in cinema and never really went anywhere big.
What Makes a City a City?
Jenna and Veronica are back at it – having long conversations that only barely have to do with movies! In this episode of Notes From the Back Row, they investigate what makes a city a city, both in real life and what’s reflected on film.
Cream of the Crud 33⅓: The Final Insult
On the latest Cream of the Crud episode, Carlo and Dan discuss some Vinegar Syndrome and Umbrella Entertainment BluRay announcements, movies they’ve been watching - and more!
Interview: Emalie Soderback & Kevin Clarke of Viva Physical Media
Dan is joined by the delightful Emalie Soderback and Kevin Clarke of Scarecrow Video and the YouTube show Viva Physical Media! We learn their history of working for the world’s largest video store, origins as movie fans and more.
Cream of the Crud: The Search for More Money
This week on Cream of the Crud, we're getting into the pre-Falloween pre-gaming mood with some horror-adjacent picks, news of physical releases and more.
A Very Cream of the Crud Sequel
Carlo and Dan are back yet again with another jam-packed episode of Cream of the Crud. It’s a potpourri of podcasting for the cinematically deranged– including new physical releases and the Italio-Post-Apoc-Corner.