Wild Eye Podcast

About Wild Eye Podcast

The Review Show That Digs Deep! Kick Back & Relax For An Exciting New Double Feature Every Week! wildeyearchive.substack.com (https://wildeyearchive.substack.com/s/wild-eye-podcast?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Jacob Calta

Category

arts · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

13 Sept 2026

Latest episode

8 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

8 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Nov 2026

   Episode 8 - “The Emergency Stop-Motion Show”

   THIS WEEK: Primeval history, modern fantasy, and the changing of the seasons, all made by hand. It’s a stop-motion special on WILD EYE ARCHIVE! TODAY’S FEATURES: Prehistoric Beast (1984) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH8YQXhOYZA) | Wildwood (2026) (https://letterboxd.com/film/wildwood-2026/showtimes/) | The Wind in the Willows (1983-1990) (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsrHA2p9h-BielC3pDFAluLXYlakunlrJ) | The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) (https://a.co/d/02Ss8zVE) TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 - Intro 3:37 - SHORT: Prehistoric Beast (1984) 12:28 - FEATURE: Wildwood (2026) 40:46 - INTERMISSION: The Wind in the Willows (1983-1990) 54:49 - B-PICTURE: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) 1:06:58 - Outro Support the Show: http://buymeacoffee.com/wildeyearchive (http://buymeacoffee.com/wildeyearchive) Listen to the Show!YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@WildEyeArchive) | Substack (http://wildeyearchive.org/) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3QHtuvYe3MqKcmJT9KvWuR) | Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wild-eye-podcast/id6811600363) Follow Jacob on X: https://x.com/stagescreen60 (https://x.com/stagescreen60) Thanks for reading Club Wild Eye! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wildeyearchive.substack.com (https://wildeyearchive.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

2. 

   25 Oct 2026

   Episode 7 - "Halloween 2026"

   THIS WEEK: Sandmen in search of prey, black-gloved killers in Rome, and a fashion house filled with decadence and deception. It's a Halloween special here on WILD EYE ARCHIVE! TODAY'S FEATURES: The Sandman (1991) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjm5fJ78vmw) | Tenebre (1982) (https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0GKPSB6BB?ref_=atv_dp_share_cu_r) | The Dark Eye (1995) (https://store.steampowered.com/app/4289030/Edgar_Allan_Poes_Interactive_Horror_1995_Edition/) | Blood & Black Lace (1964) (https://tubitv.com/movies/100039256/blood-and-black-lace) TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 - Intro 5:11 - SHORT FILM: The Sandman (1991) 14:34 - FEATURE: Tenebre (1982) 45:35 - INTERMISSION: The Dark Eye (1995) 54:38 - B-PICTURE: Blood & Black Lace (1964) 1:15:56 - Outro Support the Show: http://buymeacoffee.com/wildeyearchive (http://buymeacoffee.com/wildeyearchive) Listen to the Show! YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@WildEyeArchive) | Substack (http://wildeyearchive.org/) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3QHtuvYe3MqKcmJT9KvWuR) | Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wild-eye-podcast/id6811600363) Follow Jacob on X: https://x.com/stagescreen60 (https://x.com/stagescreen60) Thanks for reading Club Wild Eye! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wildeyearchive.substack.com (https://wildeyearchive.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

3. 

   18 Oct 2026

   Episode 6 - “Spirits in the (In)Material World”

   THIS WEEK: New York jazz clubs, an anxious Chicago stage, and a tour of America and Europe. All powered by the world wide web. All that and more on Wild Eye Archive! NOTE: Apologies for the intermittent background noise in the first half of the show. Lawn was being mowed, my room isn't soundproofed, and it was the only time of day I could record. TODAY'S FEATURES: In The Blue Light (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxTnE7VgFoY) | I Have To Do This (https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/0OI5OD1J8Q7PF7SDNG2UTQQ4RM) | Flight (https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/559714) | How Did We Get Here? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ondw1tluP_Y) TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 - Intro 9:39 - SHORT: In The Blue Light (2025) 18:48 - FEATURE: I Have To Do This (2023) 38:20 - INTERMISSION: Flight (2011) 45:57 - B-PICTURE: How Did We Get Here? (2022) 1:03:14 - Outro Support the Show: http://buymeacoffee.com/wildeyearchive (http://buymeacoffee.com/wildeyearchive) Listen to the Show! Substack (http://wildeyearchive.org/) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3QHtuvYe3MqKcmJT9KvWuR) | Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wild-eye-podcast/id6811600363) Follow Jacob on X: https://x.com/stagescreen60 (https://x.com/stagescreen60) Thanks for dropping by the Archive. If you dig this, you’ll love what’s coming up next. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wildeyearchive.substack.com (https://wildeyearchive.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

4. 

   11 Oct 2026

   Episode 5 - “Rock ‘N’ Rumble”

   THIS WEEK: Hellbent bikers! Dragstrip danger! Rock clubs on the edge! All that and more on Wild Eye Archive! TODAY'S FEATURES: Scorpio Rising (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEL0XEN0Idc) | Hot Rod Rumble (https://archive.org/details/hot-rod-rumble-1957-widescreen) | Rock All Night (https://tubitv.com/movies/493009/rock-all-night) TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 - Intro 5:30 - SHORT: Scorpio Rising (1963) 22:53 - FEATURE: Hot Rod Rumble (1957) 45:07 - INTERMISSION: Teenaged Cinema in Golden Age Hollywood 59:48 - B-PICTURE: Rock All Night (1957) 1:14:53 - Outro Support the Show: http://buymeacoffee.com/wildeyearchive (http://buymeacoffee.com/wildeyearchive) Listen to the Show! Substack (http://wildeyearchive.org/) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3QHtuvYe3MqKcmJT9KvWuR) | Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wild-eye-podcast/id6811600363) Follow Jacob on X: https://x.com/stagescreen60 (https://x.com/stagescreen60) Thanks for dropping by the Archive. If you dig this, you’ll love what’s coming up next. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wildeyearchive.substack.com (https://wildeyearchive.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

5. 

   4 Oct 2026

   Episode 4 - "Animation is Cinema"

   THIS WEEK: South Africa revisited. Shakespeare reborn. America reimagined. Two features, one short, and a spirited conversation. Where else, but on Wild Eye Archive! UPDATE: It was while uploading my standard-definition print that I discovered a better one with English subtitles as well. Here's the link. (https://archive.org/details/A-Midsummer-Nights-Dream-1959) TODAY'S FEATURES: Felix in Exile (https://rarefilmm.com/2024/02/felix-in-exile-1994/) (1994) | A Midsummer Night's Dream (https://archive.org/details/sen-noci-svatojanske-a-midsummer-nights-dream-jiri-trnka-1959-english-subtitles) (1959) | American Pop (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBXJW38F/ref=atv_dp_oth_format_bluray_1) (1981) TOP 50 ANIMATED FEATURES (https://letterboxd.com/jc_58/list/top-50-favorite-animated-films/) | TOP 100 ANIMATED SHORTS (https://letterboxd.com/jc_58/list/top-100-animated-short-films/) BONUS - South Africa's Picasso: William Kentridge | Brilliant Ideas Ep. 41 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaTnWGGhkzY) TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 - Intro 13:18 - SHORT: Felix in Exile (1994) 26:45 - FEATURE: A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959) 48:22 - INTERMISSION: The Case for Animation 1:09:05 - B-PICTURE: American Pop (1981) 1:27:51 - Outro Support the Show: http://buymeacoffee.com/wildeyearchive (http://buymeacoffee.com/wildeyearchive) Listen to the Show! Substack (http://wildeyearchive.org/) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3QHtuvYe3MqKcmJT9KvWuR) | Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wild-eye-podcast/id6811600363) Follow Jacob on X: https://x.com/stagescreen60 (https://x.com/stagescreen60) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wildeyearchive.substack.com (https://wildeyearchive.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

6. 

   27 Sept 2026

   Episode 3 - "Adult Fairy-Story"

   THIS WEEK: Indestructible men, high-class heroes, hitchhiking horror stories, and homicide cops on a steamy beat! It's a small screen special on Wild Eye Archive! TODAY'S FEATURES: CAPTAIN SCARLET: Operation Time (https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/299099/s01-e08-operation-time) THE AVENGERS: Dial a Deadly Number (https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/371524/s04-e10-dial-a-deadly-number) THE HITCHHIKER: Split Decision (https://archive.org/details/split-decision_202401) SILK STALKINGS: Dirty Laundry (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hvs9P9y70M) TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 - Intro 2:02 - CAPTAIN SCARLET: Operation Time (1967) 26:59 - THE AVENGERS: Dial a Deadly Number (1965) 48:09 - COMMERCIAL BREAK 48:36 - THE HITCHHIKER: Split Decision (1983) 1:04:05 - SILK STALKINGS: Dirty Laundry (1991) 1:31:44 - Outro Support the Show: http://buymeacoffee.com/wildeyearchive (http://buymeacoffee.com/wildeyearchive) Listen to the Show! Substack (http://wildeyearchive.org) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3QHtuvYe3MqKcmJT9KvWuR) Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wild-eye-podcast/id6811600363) Follow Jacob on X: https://x.com/stagescreen60 (https://x.com/stagescreen60) Thanks for dropping by the Archive. If you dig this, you’ll love what’s coming up next. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wildeyearchive.substack.com (https://wildeyearchive.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

7. 

   20 Sept 2026

   Episode 2 - "Don't Let The Now Destroy The Forever"

   THIS WEEK: A man in search of legacy. A city on the edge of forever. A boy forever young. And a high-fashion hellscape. Two features, one short, and always a surprise at intermission. Welcome to Wild Eye Archive! *At 14:14, I meant to say TOP GUN: MAVERICK. Though I will admit I've seen plenty of TOP GEAR in my day as well lol. TODAY'S FEATURES: Icarus Montgolfier Wright (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm5kylavY3Y) (1962) Megalopolis (https://l.plex.tv/TKwdkm8) (2024) Jeffty is Five (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ptqnzlM1T0) (1977) Her Private Hell (https://www.amazon.com/Private-Hell-Nicolas-Winding-Refn/dp/B0H8PWD13Z) (2026) 0:00 - Intro 2:02 - SHORT FILM: Icarus Montgolfier Wright (1962) 12:04 - FEATURE: Megalopolis (2024) 43:47 - INTERMISSION: "Jeffty is Five" by Harlan Ellison 50:11 - B-PICTURE: Her Private Hell (2026) 1:15:55 - Outro FOLLOW THE PODCAST! Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@WildEyeArchive) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3QHtuvYe3MqKcmJT9KvWuR) Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wild-eye-podcast/id6811600363) Support the Show: https://buymeacoffee.com/wildeyearchive (https://buymeacoffee.com/wildeyearchive) Follow Jacob on X: https://x.com/stagescreen60 (https://x.com/stagescreen60) Thanks for reading Club Wild Eye! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wildeyearchive.substack.com (https://wildeyearchive.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

8. 

   13 Sept 2026

   Episode 1 - "Rules of the Road"

   THIS WEEK: Adrenal demons, dust devils, slick AOR, and a man who's got a date with destiny. Two features, one short, and always a surprise at intermission. Welcome to Wild Eye Archive! TODAY'S FEATURES: Red & Rosy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1woAMfQ9DuQ) (1989) Dust Devil (https://kinolorber.com/product/dust-devil-special-edition) (1992) Checkmate.....The Game's Over (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLovExl5CQwvDj-9noKVldxFQewGuRyYVy) (1993) Door Into Silence (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLeJpT-OqaM) (1991) 0:00 - Intro 3:49 - SHORT FILM: Red & Rosy (1989) 15:03 - FEATURE: Dust Devil (1992) 34:52 - INTERMISSION: "Checkmate.....The Game's Over" by Biloxi 39:23 - B-PICTURE: Door Into Silence (1991) 1:03:11 - Outro Support the Show: buymeacoffee.com/wildeyearchive (http://buymeacoffee.com/wildeyearchive) Follow Jacob on X: https://x.com/stagescreen60 (https://x.com/stagescreen60) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wildeyearchive.substack.com (https://wildeyearchive.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

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