The Dungeon

3/1/2020 On this week's episode we discuss Tokyo Story (Ozu, 1953), She Dies Tomorrow (Seimetz 2020) & The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Dominik, 2007). We just might be doomed. Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

2/22/2020 On this week's episode we discuss The Nightingale (2018), The Devil's Advocate (1997), and 1408 (2007). Come join us—be parallel to us in the room that is snowing :) Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

2/15/2020 On this week's episode we discuss The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), Blackjack (1998), and Force Majeure (2014). The dungeons are endless on this one. Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

2/8/2020 DARK EPISODE! On this week's episode we discuss A Dark Song (2016), Wait Until Dark (1967), and Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995). We decided, right or wrong, that these movies are all about "smuggling"? Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

2/1/2020 DANCE EPISODE! On this week's episode we discuss Magic Mike and Suspiria along with Chantal Akerman's 1983 documentary One Day Pina Asked.  Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

1/24/2020 On this week's episode—our first with new, permanent co-host Eric Baus—we discuss 1989's No Holds Barred and 1998's Dark City. And also weed. Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

1/17/2020 On this week's episode we bring back special guest Eric Baus to talk about The Wizard (1989, Todd Holland) and Mandy (2018, Panos Cosmatos).  Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

1/10/2020 On this week's episode, after a few weeks of hiatus, we talk about the 1956 musical Carousel and the 2018 Lee Chang-dong movie Burning. Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

12/22/2020 On this week's episode we talk about the 1940 movie The Philadelphia Story by George Cukor alongside the 1985 Martin Scorsese movie After Hours. Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

12/13/2020 On this week's episode we talk about the 2010 movie Winter's Bone by Debra Granik alongside the 1981 John Landis classic American Werewolf in London.  Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

12/6/2020 On this week's episode we talk about the 1954 movie Johnny Guitar by Nicholas Ray alongside Robocop (Paul Verhoeven, 1987) and Robocop 2 (Irvin Kershner, 1990). Eventually, we came around to the idea that these movies are connected by certain ideas about the weird, fucked up relationship between ownership and responsibility. Maybe? Also, isn't it weird that Kershner directed Robocop 2 AND The Empire Strikes Back? Isn't it weird that Mercedes McCambridge, who plays one of the most evil monsters of all time in Johnny Guitar, ends up being the voice of the demon in The Exorcist? Huh? Right? Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

11/29/2020 On this week's episode we talk about the 1947 movie Black Narcissus by Powell & Pressburger and Alan Parker's harrowing 1978 movie Midnight Express. We touch on, like, the same stuff we always do.   Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

11/22/2020 On this week's episode we talk about Donna Deitch's 1985 movie Desert Hearts and Paul Bartel's 1975 movie Death Race 2000. We arrive at a really profound moment involving the Mario Kart Time Trial Ghost, too. Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

11/15/2020 On this week's episode bring back special guest Eric Baus to talk about nuclear war a little more. And submarine movies! Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

11/10/2020 On this week's episode we discuss They Live (John Carpenter, 1988) and Sorry to Bother You (Boots Riley, 2018). We get into what these movies have to say about capitalism, and what all of that might have to say about what the hell is going on with us. We also discuss "The Rambo Connection." Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

11/1/2020 On this week's episode we discuss Shane (George Stevens, 1953) and Shame (Steve McQueen, 2011), two movies that are...about desire? Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

10/25/2020 On this week's episode Eric Baus joins us to discuss the 1983 TV movie The Day After (which he watched at age 8) and Field of Dreams, a movie that isn't all that upsetting until a minor character tries to murder his very sweet niece by throwing her off the bleachers. I don't know what to tell you.  Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

10/18/2020 On this week's episode we discuss Chantal Akerman's Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975), Simon West's Con Air (1997), and the sad fact that “My own proclivities are well-known and often-lamented facts of penal lore.”  Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

10/11/2020 On this week's episode incredible poet Natalie Lyalin joins us to discuss two classic Sylvester Stallone movies: Rocky (1976) and First Blood (1982). We try to answer the timeless questions, like "Is Rocky a good boyfriend?" and "What is wrong with me?" Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

10/4/2020 On this week's episode we discuss Lee Tamahori's 1997 movie The Edge alongside Dean Parisot's 1999 movie Galaxy Quest. And even though it has nothing to do with either of these movies, we wondered aloud, "Where is Garry Shandling's vibrating penis?" Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

9/27/2020  On this week's episode we discuss Gabriel Axel's 1987 movie Babette's Feast alongside Andrew Patterson's 2019 movie The Vast of Night. Took us a little while to get our sea legs, but anytime you can say "Dayenu" at the end of a podcast, you've got to be on to something?  Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain  Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

9/20/2020 On this week's episode we discuss Martha Coolidge's 1983 movie Valley Girl alongside David Robert Mitchell's 2018 movie Under the Silver Lake. In an exciting revelation, we discover, finally, that "the MacGuffin is love." Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

9/13/2020 On this week's episode we discuss Julie Dash's 1991 movie Daughters of the Dust and Andrei Tarkovsky's 1979 movie Stalker. Intro Music: "Hale Makame," 1930, Unknown author / Public domain Outro Music: "Fool Me Some More," 1930, Gus Arnheim / Public domain

9/6/2020 On this episode we discuss John Carpenter's 1982 movie The Thing alongside Charles Laughton's 1955 movie Night of the Hunter. We also talked about the origin of "The Dungeon." Intro music: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hale_Makame_(1930).ogg Outro music: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:River_%EF%BC%88%E5%AE%A0%E7%89%A9%EF%BC%89_-_PETO.ogg