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'Delta Space Mission' Review: The Joy of Evil Computers & Abstract Shapes
Delta Space Mission truly leans into your imagination, rewarding any viewer who can get out of their heads long enough to just roll with it. It’s a relief to watch after decades of balloon-faced 3D animated tyranny.
The Card Counter, Guilt, and Brokenness
In The Card Counter, the schism between processing trauma and self-forgiveness comes to a head. To Bill, this living prison he has set up for himself is akin to a religion. But salvation cannot be achieved without true consciousness – simply having suffered great punishment is not enough.
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.
Cream of the Crud: The Secret of the Ooze
Dan and Carlo are back, talking about movie releases and what they've been watching lately - from Canadian hidden gems to CATIII flicks, there's something for everyone in this episode!
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.
Do Good Intentions Even Matter? A Study in the Licorice Pizza Controversy
Ironically, as Licorice Pizza’s reception started to spin out, what seemed to get lost in the crossfire was its own thematic focus on well-intentioned characters losing control of their narratives.
An Interview with The New World Pictures Podcast
This week on the podcast, Dan chats with Ryan, Erica and Marc of The New World Pictures Podcast about their show and the movies they love to discuss.
Back Row's Fifth Year in Movie Reviews, Podcasts & Lists
Back Row is five years old and ready to star in its own version of Kindergarten Cop! Check out our best lists, podcasts and articles from the past year you may have missed.
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.
“A Banquet” Review: A Claustrophobic and Visceral Family Horror
A Banquet is a slick and atmospheric horror movie that gets just weird enough while still being tethered to reality. If this is where director Ruth Paxton is starting, Veronica is very excited to see where she goes next.
“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).
Ten of Carlo's Favorite Movies of 2021
Join Carlo as he “takes a bite outta” all of the movies that didn’t come out in 2021 he’s watched!
Jenna's Top Ten Movies of 2021
For the first time in ages, Jenna found there was just so many movies to like from 2021 that she had to actively find reasons to not include some of her favorites of the year. Long live 2021! (Well, for movies only, it was kinda shitty otherwise.)
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!
Old & New: Veronica's Top Movies of 2021
It’s Veronica’s year end list of her favorite new and old movie watches for 2021. From Hollywood fare like Dune and Nightmare Alley all the way down to A24’s Lamb and Muriel's Wedding.
Dan's 20 Favourite Film Discoveries of 2021
Another year, another list of favourite discoveries! From movies that deserve a BluRay release stat, to some of my favourite blind-buys of the year - they’re all here, and more.
Make The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Your New Religion
Jenna is encouraging you to not only go see The Electrical Life of Louis Wain but also to join her in starting a new electric religion based on Louis’ own quasi-scientific ramblings and psychedelic cat drawings.
Jingle All the Cream of the Crud
It's that time of the year again! Christmas? No! Well, yes, but it's also the time where Carlo and Dan get together to talk about new releases, movies they've seen 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.
I Watched It So You Don't Have To: I Saw The Devil
The beautiful and unflinchingly brutal I Saw The Devil invites the the audience to meditate on the idea of the purpose of revenge and justice – how either is served and where to draw the lines between righteous vigilante and depraved psycho.