Mumbo Jumbo (A Movie Podcast)
By Kurt Kroeber
Mumbo Jumbo (A Movie Podcast)Mar 09, 2021
2x8 – Bowfinger
It's a masterpiece.
2x7 – Wes Craven's New Nightmare/Scream 3
A double feature of meta-horror by the master Wes Craven.
2x5 – Benny's Video
Please don't kill anyone today...
2x6 – Last Action Hero
Be careful with that magic ticket or Kurt and Tex will come out of your speakers and into your living room. Mumbo Jumbo boys tackle Jack Slater in LAST ACTION HERO.
2x4 - The Stunt Man
In this one, we're talking about the insane, very postmodern, confusingly fun film The Stunt Man.
2x3 - The Day of the Locust
In this episode, we discuss the cinematic adaptation of Nathaniel West's novel The Day of the Locust.
2x2 - Day For Night
We're talking about Truffaut's feel-good masterpiece, Day For Night. But, ya know, we also talk about other stuff too...
2x1 - Sunset Blvd.
Welcome to Season Two of Mumbo Jumbo! This season we're talking about Movies About Movies. We're popping off this very postmodern season with a classic from the Golden Age of Hollywood: Sunset Blvd.
1x10 - Mandy
Better late than never: here we are at the end of the Nic Cage rainbow road, finishing up Down With The Nicness with the depressing masterpiece, Mandy.
1x9 - Army of One
In this episode we talk about Tenet... err... uh, Army of One.enO fo ymrA ,hu ...rre ...teneT tuoba klat ew edosipe siht nI
1x8 - Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
In this episode, we talk about Werner Herzog's often overlooked masterpiece Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans -- where Nic Cage gives an unhinged and sincere performance that might be our favorite.
1x7 - Knowing
The movie that predicts the end of the world -- now with more horrible audio quality!
1x6 - The Weather Man
We are fast food. We have asshole faces.
1x5 – Adaptation
Kurt and I and our twin brothers (Karl and Tim) talk about the Charlie Kaufman adaptation of Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief that turns into a meta-narrative about writing films. The movie is called Adaptation and it's an adaptation.
1x4 – Bringing Out The Dead
Wee woo wee woo -- that's the sound of the ambulance coming to pick us up after recording this episode about Bringing Out the Dead because the audio quality is kinda dead here. Anyway -- ENJOY IT!
1x3 – Con Air & Face/Off
On this episode of Mumbo Jumbo – Down With Nic-ness, we climb aboard for a bumpy ride through two 90s over-the-top action flicks.
1x2 – Wild At Heart
On this episode of Mumbo Jumbo – Down With Nic-ness, we ride along with Sailor and Lula into wild territory where Nic Cage reigns -- and everything else is kinda meh.
1x1 – Vampire's Kiss
On this first episode of Mumbo Jumbo – Down With Nic-ness, we open this all Nicolas Cage season with the ridiculousness that is Vampire's Kiss.