Gruncle's Movie Month

Episode 31: The One Where Gruncle Gets to Talk About Bob Dylan

Bob?? Dylan?? Bob Dylan??!! Say. Less. The Grunc and his Gruncettes are at it again...again. In the most anticipated podcast return of the century, the film-loving freakazoids turn their attention to a single filmmaker for this batch of slightly more structured discussions. The filmmaker? None other than Gruncle certified GOAT Todd Haynes. Starting off, we share our mutual adoration of his 1996 masterpiece "Safe", followed by Gruncle drooling over a certain song-and-dance man in 2007's "Im Not There" and finally, Nephew and Grunc give their fresh takes on Haynes' most recent film "May December" (2023).

Episode 30: The Young Gruncs of Nephewfort

🎶 We are the GruUuncle and we are the NeEephew 🎶 What is going on GruncNation? How are you all coping with your internal and external horrors? Us over here at Gruncle's Movie Month are doing great, because we have the supreme power of cinema to keep us happy and healthy. Our dosage this week consists of: 2016's The Handmiaden from director Park Chan-Wook, 1967's Young Girls of Rochefort from friend of the show, Jacques Demy, and Big Ol' Marty's Silence, also from 2016. A little weeb energy over here, a little franchophilic energy over there, you know how it is.

Episode 29: Chicagoland

In a geographic miracle, Nephew and Gruncle were able to watch the next three films on the same couch! That's right, it was all in Chicago baby! Besides housing some deep dish and gawking at the Art Institute, Gruncle and Nephew did what they do best: watch films! This week we watched Robert Altman's Nashville (1975), Edward Yang's A Brighter Summer Day (1991), and none other than Danny Devito's Death to Smoochy (2002). Another banger as always.

Episode 28: Groncie and the Grunkycats

Have you heard? The discourse is expanding. Can a single podcast contain the intellect of three film studies powerhouses? I doubt it... We were delighted to have 90s/00s film enthusiast and physical media collector Sophie Siegel on the show this week! It's so refreshing to have a third voice on this godless program. The three of us discussed AI: Artificial Intelligence (2001), Mind Game (2004), and Josie and the Pussycats (2001). It's an early-aughts fest folks!

Episode 27: Return to Grunke

Fed up with the malaise and paranoia of post-modern living? Boy do I have the solution for you! Simply candy-flip with your Great Uncle and Nephew and devolve until you revert back to the supreme from: Monkey. Or... You can listen to our soothing voices talk about some more movies! To return to Grunke, one must watch the following films: Ken Russel's 1980 sci-fi thriller Altered States, Sofia Coppola's controversial 2008 Marie-Antoinette, and Kyle Mooney's directorial debut, Brigsby Bear. If this installment doesn't get the simian hairs that lay dormant under your back to spring out like the feathers of a molting chicken, I don't know what will!