Original Montana Film Guide

Nobody Wins in Fat City

A fighter probably knows when to get up or stay down — but what happens when you’re fighting yourself? The match could last forever or end in a minute. It’s all duration, endurance, bad decisions, and smashing your own face with a bottle of Black Velvet while chasing some version of “the good life.” Hell yeah, baby. Get out there and be somebody. The OMFG crew (Original Montana Film Guide) took a little sabbatical from happiness this week to visit Fat City — a film about addiction to time, chemicals, lost dreams, bad apartments, strange tenderness, and loving the end of the world anyway. God doesn’t really live in Fat City. What you get instead is fleeting grace: late-night diners, washed-up fighters, cheap bars, and the quiet dignity of one broken person helping another survive the night. Maybe that’s enough. I’m making it sound dreary, but honestly? Hang out with us. We all float down here. #FatCity #JohnHuston #OMFG #OriginalMontanaFilmGuide #MoviePodcast #CriterionCollection #1970sCinema #BoxingMovies #CharacterStudy #AmericanCinema #CultFilm #FilmPodcast #Missoula #Montana #JeffBridges #StacyKeach #NeoNoir #WorkingClassCinema #CinemaStudies #LateNightMovies

Five Hours of Communism and Horniness: 1900

Welcome back to the nest, my beautiful birdies. Sorry we had to kick you out for a bit, but you know mom and dad needed some special time. What’s that? You’ve got five hours to kill? Hmmm… have you considered watching a sweeping anti-fascist Italian epic? Better yet — how about listening to us talk about it so you can decide if you’re emotionally prepared first? Join the OMFG (Original Montana Film Guide) crew — specifically Courtney Blazon and Larkin Matoon, our designated foreign correspondents — as we descend into the sweaty, operatic chaos of 1900. Friendship, fascism, labor uprisings, rich weirdos, peasant revolutions, and one of the most “they absolutely do not make movies like this anymore” films ever created. God bless your hearts, and don’t let the forest floor come up to greet you. #OMFGPodcast #OriginalMontanaFilmGuide #1900 #BernardoBertolucci #RobertDeNiro #CriterionCollection #ForeignFilms #MoviePodcast #MontanaPodcast #FilmDiscussion #CultCinema #AntiFascistCinema #ItalianCinema #ArtHouseFilm #MovieNerds #Missoula #PodcastLife

The Climb and it's elevated yet not too heavy material

Mike and Kyle are old buds — fixtures in each other’s lives — and like everything in life, their friendship moves through peaks and valleys. In The Climb, they take us on a ride through quiet yet eerie emotional terrain, in a film that Larkin felt was important for the OMFG crew to experience. Safe to say the OMFG (Original Montana Film Guide) warrior gang enjoyed it a great deal. Join us as we discuss whether Rembrandt was a one-trick pony, Courtney’s karaoke adventure, Larkin’s thoughts on long-term friendships, and Josh’s deep distrust of garage clutter. #TheClimb #OMFGPodcast #OriginalMontanaFilmGuide #Movies #FilmPodcast #IndieFilm #MichaelAngeloCovino #KyleMarvin #FriendshipMovies #CultFilm #MovieDiscussion #MontanaPodcast #Cinema #ArtHouseFilm #PodcastLife

Livin' on the Edge with early Mads Mikkelsen in Pusher

Drug-fueled, crime-ridden days chasing the big score. All I wanted was a new Mercedes—lord knows I got it. But there’s always a bigger fish in a small pond… and when you owe that fish money, let’s just say—you’re gonna have to make some bold moves to get square. And speaking of not being squares… the OMFG (Original Montana Film Guide) crew stays mysterious and exotic. In this backlog episode, Daniel sits down with Larkin as they dive into a gritty Pusher adventure starring Mads Mikkelsen. There’s chaos, tension, and just enough dark humor to keep things rolling. A raw, high-stakes ride—and absolutely worth reading the subtitles for. Episode’s live—tap in and let us get that noodle of yours wet. #OMFGPodcast #OriginalMontanaFilmGuide #Pusher #MadsMikkelsen #CrimeFilms #CultCinema #IndieFilm #MoviePodcast #FilmDiscussion #ForeignFilms #SubtitlesWorthIt #DarkCinema #PodcastLife #MontanaCreators

River Phoenix and the Whale of Hollywood

River Phoenix was so young—man, what could’ve been. On a long enough timeline, maybe he ends up in some questionable projects… or worse, an experimental playwright film where everyone just riffs their lines into oblivion. Hollywood’s a seductive whale—swallowing ships and spitting out shimmering debris. Beautiful, chaotic wreckage glistening in the moonlight. This week, OMFG (Original Montana Film Guide) dives into those waters with another Sam Shepard-penned film—where bad decisions stack up and consequences come knocking. It’s a 1994 line in the sand: On one side, tight, gritty 90-minute films. On the other, bloated 3-hour slogs. You already know where we stand… but which side are you on? Grab a dog, hang out with us, and let’s get into it. #OMFGPodcast #OriginalMontanaFilmGuide #RiverPhoenix #SamShepard #90sCinema #IndieFilm #FilmPodcast #MovieDiscussion #CultCinema #FilmAnalysis #DarkCinema #NeoNoir #CinemaDebate #BadDecisions #HollywoodStories