Grave of the Fireflies and the Infinite Sadness

Invasion USA with a Reverse Rocket in the Tailpipe

On this OMFG Quickie, Larkin and Josh subject themselves to Invasion U.S.A., a strange Cold War fever dream about what grown men in America apparently wanted to become: karate experts with zero conversational skills, corny one-liners, and weapons that do impossible shit like hit targets without aiming and never run out of bullets. Faceless casual bad guys meet their fates in an insane festival of explosions, bullets, and macho nonsense as we give our final farewell to one of cinema’s great non-charismatic heroes. Invasion U.S.A. is a hoot, and our discussion is worth the ride. #InvasionUSA #ChuckNorris #CannonFilms #80sAction #ColdWarCinema #ActionMovies #CultMovies #BadMovies #VHSAction #MoviePodcast #MontanaPodcast #OriginalMontanaFilmGuide #OMFG

Lefty Brown and the Ballad of Dawson's Creek

Excelsior, my fellow OMF'ers! In this episode of Original Montana Film Guide, we uncover one of Montana's cinematic gems—or maybe it's more of a crystal. Actually, let's call it a river rock: The Ballad of Lefty Brown. Do we talk about the movie? Absolutely. Do we wander into a few other topics along the way? You betcha. Join us as we explore the story of the ultimate sidekick, a man forced into the spotlight despite every instinct telling him he'd rather stay in the background. We dig into reluctant heroes, friendship, loyalty, aging in the West, and what happens when ordinary people are asked to do extraordinary things. #MontanaMovies #OriginalMontanaFilmGuide #OMFGPodcast #TheBalladOfLeftyBrown #BillPullman #MontanaFilm #WesternMovies #IndieFilm #MoviePodcast #FilmDiscussion #Montana #Cinema #MovieReview #PodcastLife #WesternFilm #ReluctantHero #SidekickStory #TreasureState #FilmFans #MovieLovers

Grave of the Fireflies and the Infinite Sadness

Is it possible to make a convincing live-action film about children orphaned during the Pacific War, wandering through a devastated landscape? Probably not. That's where Grave of the Fireflies succeeds. Rather than chasing realism through live action, Studio Ghibli delivers one of the most heartbreaking and unforgettable war films ever made through animation. Larkin and Courtney join Josh to discuss the film's emotional power, its portrayal of survival, loss, and childhood, and why this animated masterpiece remains as devastating today as when it was released. It's an OMFG Quickie you'll never forget. Watch this movie. #GraveOfTheFireflies #StudioGhibli #Ghibli #WarMovies #Animation #AnimeFilm #MoviePodcast #FilmDiscussion #PacificWar #WorldWarII #IsaoTakahata #JapaneseCinema #MovieReview #FilmPodcast #OMFGPodcast #OriginalMontanaFilmGuide #ClassicFilms #AnimatedFilms #MovieRecommendations #HeartbreakingMovies

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