Whether it's programming double features, providing audio commentaries, or just gabbing about movies in all their forms, Kyle and Levi have you covered. At Ticket Stubs, cinema is taken seriously—even if we don't take ourselves all that seriously.
This week, Ticket Stubs descends into the shadowy underbelly of late-20th-century America with a double feature of two provocative, deeply uneasy journeys into worlds hidden just beneath the surface: Paul Schrader’s Hardcore (1979) and William Friedkin’s Cruising*(1980). Join us as we follow two very different men venturing far outside the boundaries of their familiar lives, examining how Schrader and Friedkin turn their respective trips through sexual subcultures into unsettling explorations of obsession, repression, and identity.
But before heading underground, our Blue Plate Special keeps us firmly planted in the here and now with a particularly packed assortment of movie chatter. We discuss Tony and the long, strange journey of Coyote vs. Acme, before turning our attention toward two recent horror-actioners in Onslaught and Resident Evil. Finally, we look beyond the big screen with some thoughts on the upcoming television adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s The Shards.
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14 Aug 2026
Nickel Boys & The Mastermind
This week, Ticket Stubs turns its gaze toward the American past with a double feature of two recent films determined to look at history from decidedly unconventional angles: RaMell Ross’s formally audacious Nickel Boys and Kelly Reichardt’s quietly offbeat The Mastermind. Join us as we consider the radically different ways these filmmakers look at only recently bygone eras of American life.
But first, our Blue Plate Special hits the road as we recount our recent pilgrimage to Phoenixville, Pennsylvania for Blobfest, celebrating all things The Blob amid one of the great gatherings of cult movie fandom, before heading west to the Monroeville Mall outside Pittsburgh to wander the hallowed shopping grounds where George A. Romero filmed his 1978 zombie classic Dawn of the Dead. From there, we return to the present, and venture a little further into the future, with thoughts on The Odyssey before cracking open the release calendar to preview some of the movies we're most anticipating throughout the remainder of the year.
As always, please like, subscribe, rate, and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and wherever else you listen! Got thoughts or questions? Email us at huffmanbrothersproductions@gmail.com.
16 Jun 2026
The Sword of Doom & The Wild Bunch
With this episode's double feature, we decided to pair two revisionist genre masterworks from opposite sides of the globe: Kihachi Okamoto’s The Sword of Doom (1966) and Sam Peckinpah’s The Wild Bunch (1969). Though separated by culture, setting, and weaponry, both films offer blistering end-of-an-era commentaries that dismantle the myths surrounding their respective genres. Join us as we examine doomed antiheroes, collapsing moral codes, and the violent reckonings that emerge when old worlds refuse to quietly fade away.
Before crossing paths with nihilistic ronin and aging outlaws, our Blue Plate Special returns with a fresh helping of cinematic and otherwise timely discussion. We share some thoughts on the ongoing World Cup, unpack Quentin Tarantino’s recent comments on the current state of Hollywood cinema, and offer reviews of several new releases, including Backrooms, I Love Boosters, and Disclosure Day.
As always, please like, subscribe, rate, and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and wherever else you listen! Got thoughts or questions? Email us at huffmanbrothersproductions@gmail.com.
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