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The Searchers podcast is the passion of three cinephiles who seek to guide you across the potentially overwhelming and untraversed regions of cinema. After a long day toiling through the grassy knolls, dry deserts, and rocky slabs, you deserve a break.
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Do the Right Thing (1989) - Episode 134 (opens the original)
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The Searchers are running the mainstream trail on this last episode before Horror Adjacent™ Month. Kevin and Chris cover whiny Spike Lee's claim to fame, Do the Right Thing (1989). Ben definitely did not use his newborn as an excuse to skip this episode. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched. Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.co
The Lost Patrol (1934) - Episode 133 w/ Mitch Capps (opens the original)
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On the latest entry of The Searchers, Ben is joined by returning guest Mitch Capps to cover not a Western but a "Western-adjacent" film. This time we're going back to a favorite director of the show, John Ford, with his early talkie The Lost Patrol starring Victor McLaglen and Boris Karloff. Listen as we compare this to the rest of Ford's filmography, discuss McLaglen's career, evaluate religious symbolism in Boris Karloff's performance, and maybe a very random DCU tangent. Is this John Ford mov
The Clock (1945) - Episode 132 (opens the original)
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Back to Hollywood's Golden Age! Following our recent episode on David Lean's The Passionate Friends, Chris picks another gem from the '40s: Vincente Minnelli's The Clock, starring Judy Garland opposite Robert Walker. Does the perfect romance film exist? Take it from Haddaway: "What Is Love?" This one makes a strong case — strangers on a New York street become strangers on a train, and strangers fearing the future become strangers in love in the present. Who cares what tomorrow brings when happen
The Brown Bunny (2003) - Episode 131 (opens the original)
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Following last year's coverage of Buffalo '66, The Searchers turn to Vincent Gallo's second feature, The Brown Bunny (2003) — a film that generated controversy from its infamous Cannes premiere and the now-legendary feud between Roger Ebert and Gallo himself. Opinion on the film remains split, but a growing faction of cinephiles has embraced Gallo's cult status as filmmaker, actor, painter, musician, and songwriter, championing The Brown Bunny as an underrated, raw portrait of an artist. Do Chri
Perfect Days (2023) - Episode 130 (opens the original)
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The Searchers return to familiar territory with acclaimed Japanese arthouse director Wim Wenders — the second film of his covered on the pod, following The American Friend on episode 89. Ben and Chris dig into Japanese culture and the influences shaping Wenders' work. How good is Koji Yakusho's performance? Is Ozu the ultimate touchstone for Japanese cinema? And when will switch-glass bathrooms finally make it to America? All that and more on this episode of The Searchers.
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