The 62nd Chicago International Film Festival is in full swing, and Nick is on the scene in Chicago covering the robust lineup! On this bonus episode of Spineless, Nick and Brennan talk about the highlights of the festival so far, and what films to look out for this fall and beyond. Plus: the first ever Physical Media Fair at CIFF!

Nick's capsule reviews for Clementine Orange and Eight Bridges are availaible to read here.

Films discussed in this episode:

The Echo Chamber (dir. Andrea Pallaoro, North American Premiere)

Eight Bridges (dir. James Benning)

A Long Winter (dir. Andrew Haigh)

Once Upon a Time in Harlem (dir. William and David Greaves)

Ink (dir. Danny Boyle)

All of a Sudden (dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi)

Club Kid (dir. Jordan Firstman)

Victorian Psycho (dir. Zachary Wigon)

Behemoth! (dir. Tony Gilroy)

Fatherland (dir. Pawel Pawlikowski)

Tangles (dir. Leah Nelson)

Mariinka (dir. Pieter-Jan De Pue, North American Premiere)

Three Colors: Pan-African (dir. Elijah Davis, Allison A. Waite, Tyler Ocasio Holmes)

Possible Love (dir. Lee Chang-dong)

Elephants in the Fog (dir. Abinash Bikram Shah)

Rose (dir. Markus Schleinzer)

La Gradiva (dir. Marine Atlan)

Clementine Orange (dir. Lisa Forslund, North American Premiere)

Look Back (dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda)

Cherry and Virgin (dir. Masanao Kawajiri)

The niche of physical media is growing. More and more movies are getting quality releases on the newest and best format, making any film not yet available on 4K disc...SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the 4K treatment.

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As always, thank you to Joey Johnson for our music and to Sparrow Potter for our artwork.

Put on the Ritz with this episode of Spineless!

We're launching our Spine-Chilling Month of Horror with, er, not a horror movie, but a spoof of them: it's Young Frankenstein, one half of Mel Brooks' 1974 output! Nick and Brennan get into the spooky season by talking about their history with Frankenstein and his Monster, their thoughts on Mel Brooks' signature brand of comedy, and the facial contortions of the great Gene Wilder as they break down the iconic send-up of Universal monster movies. Plus, our thoughts on the Broadway musical adaptation of the film and a full digression into the stacked cast of the film: Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, Teri Garr, Peter Boyle, Cloris Leachman, Kenneth Mars, AND Gene Hackman?!? It's an embarrassment of comedy riches on this episode of Spineless.

Read the inaugural issue of Nick's Discs, featuring Nick's thoughts on two other Mel Brooks movies: To Be or Not to Be (1983) and Robin Hood: Men in Tights!

We are sincerely sorry to Jason Reitman.

The niche of physical media is growing. More and more movies are getting quality releases on the newest and best format, making any film not yet available on 4K disc...SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the 4K treatment.

REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS:

Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com

Instagram: @spinelessfilms

Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms

As always, thank you to Sparrow Potter for our artwork.

This episode was supposed to be longer but we accidentally cut out 18-and-a-half minutes of tape*

On this episode of Spineless, Nick and Brennan are joined by Dane McDonald, co-host of the excellent podcast Supporting Actresses, to discuss the strange mix of teen-comedy-cum-political-satire that is Dick (1999), which sees two teenage girls become embroiled in the Watergate scandal that rocked American politics in the 1970s. We discuss disgraced President Richard M. Nixon and the extent to which he did anything wrong, debate the potentially over-exaggerated effects of weed cookies depicted in the film, and dive into the careers of our two leading ladies, Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams. Plus, Brennan tells us about his time working with a longtime Nixon impersonator on the very normal play The Trial on the Potomac, and Dane drops some lore about the infamous "I am not a crook" speech! Spoiler alert: he was.

Listen to Dane on Supporting Actresses and subscribe to their Patreon!

Learn about Rich Little, Nixon impersonator and Brennan's former boss!

Explore the Trial on the Potomac, the play that made Brennan think Nixon did nothing wrong!

*It was a Watergate joke.

Spineless: The Future Films of 4K does NOT endorse the actions of Richard M. Nixon or his associates. We DO however endorse the righteous victory of Betty and Arlene, alias Deep Throat.

The niche of physical media is growing. More and more movies are getting quality releases on the newest and best format, making any film not yet available on 4K disc...SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the 4K treatment.

REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS:

Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com

Instagram: @spinelessfilms

Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms

As always, thank you to Joey Johnson for our music and to Sparrow Potter for our artwork.