Can a movie still be satisfying if it never gives you the answers? This week we discuss Broken Flowers (2005), director Jim Jarmusch’s contemplative road movie starring Bill Murray as Don Johnston, a man who receives an anonymous letter claiming he has an adult son he never knew existed. We break down why Jarmusch refuses…
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This week on the Never Seen It Podcast, we take a deep dive into Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver (1976) as the legendary film celebrates its 50th anniversary. Starring Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, and Albert Brooks, Taxi Driver remains one of the defining films of the New Hollywood era. We explore…
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On this episode of the Never Seen It Podcast, we welcome filmmaker Kent Kay, Emmy-nominated storyteller Crystal Harrell, and musician and production crew member Kurt Schawacker to discuss their acclaimed short film, Name Tag. What began as a deeply personal poem evolved into a moving cinematic exploration of identity, visibility, self-doubt, and the labels we carry…
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Episode Show Notes This week on Never Seen It, we revisit Tim Burton’s 1994 masterpiece Ed Wood, starring Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Patricia Arquette, Sarah Jessica Parker, Bill Murray, and an incredible ensemble cast. Often overshadowed by Burton favorites like Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and Batman, we discuss why Ed Wood may actually be one of…
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This week on Never Seen It, we finally sink our teeth into Jennifer’s Body (2009) — the horror cult classic that went from misunderstood box office flop to one of the most beloved feminist horror movies of the modern era. Joined once again by returning guest Jessica Kwazz, we explore how the film’s marketing completely…
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In this episode of Never Seen It, we strap into the Mach 5 and revisit the wildly ambitious 2008 live-action Speed Racer from The Wachowskis — a movie that bombed at the box office but has since become a genuine cult classic. We discuss why the film struggled financially upon release despite its groundbreaking visual…
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In this episode of the Never Seen It Podcast, we review and analyze Shelby Oaks — the highly anticipated indie horror movie directed by Chris Stuckmann and produced with support from Mike Flanagan. We discuss how a former YouTube movie reviewer successfully crowdfunded one of the biggest horror Kickstarter campaigns ever, eventually landing backing from…
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In this episode of the Never Seen It podcast, we discuss Spring Breakers — the polarizing crime-drama fever dream directed by Harmony Korine. Going into the film, many of us expected a raunchy college comedy in the vein of early 2010s party movies. Instead, we found ourselves trapped inside a hypnotic, neon-lit art house experiment…
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In this episode, we dive deep into Backdraft (1991), the classic firefighter thriller directed by Ron Howard and starring Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro, and Donald Sutherland. We explore how Backdraft blends action, mystery, and emotional storytelling through its central theme of brotherhood—both literal and symbolic. The film follows two feuding firefighter brothers…
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Backrooms: This Generation’s The Matrix?
1999 was an incredible year for cinema. In the span of twelve months, audiences got Stanley Kubrick’s final film, Eyes Wide Shut, George Lucas returned to a galaxy far, far away with Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, and the Wachowskis changed science fiction forever with The Matrix. The Matrix wasn’t just a…
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