The Namesake (2006) with Sophia Talwalkar

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

Computer, show me a gigolo named Joe. Beep boop beep boop! BrennanBot-9000 is here to bring you the show description for this episode on Steven Spielberg’s philosophical sci-fi epic A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (2001). Nick and Brennan talk about the long development of this collaboration between Spielberg and Stanley Kubrick, the ethical concerns of AI, and Jude Law's iconic performance as Gigolo Joe (whaddya know). What is it like to watch this film in the AI-ridden world we now live in? How did Haley Joel Osment pull off such a nuanced performance as the robotic David? Plus, is Martin The Most Justified Villain in Film History, or is he A Little Shit Who Should Have Left David Alone? You don't need to ask AI the answer to these questions (please don't)--all you need to do is listen to this episode of Spineless. BrennanBot-9000 shutting down forever beep booooooop 💤 Read SuperToys Last All Summer Long [https://mrsamanela.weebly.com/uploads/9/0/2/2/90220975/supertoys_last_all_summer_long.pdf], the basis for the film What do you know, Gigolo Joe [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5CES-mju6w]? 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 [https://www.instagram.com/spinelessfilms/] Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms [https://letterboxd.com/spinelessfilms/] As always, thank you to Joey Johnson [https://www.instagram.com/thejoeyjohnsonshow/] for our music and to Sparrow Potter [https://www.instagram.com/meenakshious/] for our artwork.

The Spineless Grab Bag with Will Morris!

Reach into the grab bag on this special episode of Spineless! Nick and Brennan are joined by film programmer Will Morris (co-founder of Oscarbate Film Collective, print traffic manager at Music Box Theatre, programmer of Music Box of Horrors, executive producer of Castration Movie, I could go on) to talk about not just one, not two, but FOUR movies you've probably never heard of that are ripe for rediscovery and restoration: The Granny (1995, dir. Luca Bercovici), a direct-to-VHS horror romp; Mondomanila (2012, dir. Khavn), an irreverent Filipino movie with electric editing and no holds barred; Tomorrow We Move (2004, dir. Chantal Akerman), a charming seriocomedy from a French auteur; and The Talisman (1987, dir. Mohamed Shebl), an Egyptian supernatural horror movie that has never been released on any physical media format. It's a jam-packed episode about the vast spectrum of cinema and why film preservation is more important than ever! It's an investigation into the limitations of a 4K upgrade! It's a cautionary tale about being kind to your Granny so she doesn't do a The Granny (1995) to you! It's the Spineless Grab Bag with Will Morris! Check out Will's wonderful work at Chicago's Music Box Theatre [https://musicboxtheatre.com/], including Bleak Week [https://musicboxtheatre.com/series-and-festivals/bleak-week-cinema-of-despair]! Oscarbate Film Collective [https://www.instagram.com/oscarbatepod/]'s next secret screening in their Trust Fall series is on 6/2 [https://davistheater.com/special_events/trust-fall/]! 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 [https://www.instagram.com/spinelessfilms/] Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms [https://letterboxd.com/spinelessfilms/] As always, thank you to Joey Johnson [https://www.instagram.com/thejoeyjohnsonshow/] for our music and to Sparrow Potter [https://www.instagram.com/meenakshious/] for our artwork.

Porco Rosso (1992)

Set sail with Nick and Brennan as they travel to that wonderful anime world of Hayao Miyazaki, where’s there’s SpongeBob voice actors around every corner! No snakes on this plane but there is a dang PIG named Porco which is honestly a little bit rude! Things get a little bumpy on the ride as we sidebar about the Pantheon of Pig Cinema, the science of Fiona Shrek’s Curse and how it relates to Porco's pigness, oh and of course the entire Ghibli filmography. Stay tuned til the end for a very very long and fun Animal Farm sidebar that Nick refused to place within the main episode. This is the sound of freedom 🐖💨. Certified Calm Cloud Cinema: "Quiet" from Matilda the Musical (2022) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm5Ta8EBuTk] Bozo did the dub [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5eoMWpJjoY] 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 [https://www.instagram.com/spinelessfilms/] Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms [https://letterboxd.com/spinelessfilms/] As always, thank you to Joey Johnson [https://www.instagram.com/thejoeyjohnsonshow/] for our music and to Sparrow Potter [https://www.instagram.com/meenakshious/] for our artwork.

The Namesake (2006) with Sophia Talwalkar

On this episode of Spineless, Nick and Brennan are joined by actress Sophia Talwalkar (Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classess, now playing at Brennan's former workplace Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre) to discuss the lyrical family drama The Namesake. Sophia shares her personal connection to the 2006 film by Mira Nair as well as the source novel by Jhumpa Lahiri, a moving depiction of an Indian family settling in America. Kal Penn stars in a dramatic turn as Gogol, the first-generation American son of Ashima (Tabu) and Ashoke (a heart-breaking performance by the late great Irrfan Khan). Nick and Brennan discuss Nair's gentle style, the coveted Taj Mahal LEGO set, and the important role a young Zohran Mamdani played in the production of the film, two decades before he became the Mayor of New York. Plus, Nick dares to ask the important questions about Sophia's castmate Hugh Jackman and his close personal friends the Sheep Detectives. NYC: Only three more performances of Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes [https://audiblexminetta.com/shows/sexual-misconduct-of-the-middle-classes]! Chicago: See Nick perform in moonwatchers [https://ci.ovationtix.com/36644/production/1246785?performanceId=11671831] on Thursday, May 7th at 8pm! Buy or check out from the library Cinema Her Way [https://www.rizzoliusa.com/buy-online/9780847846610/] by friend of the show Marya E. Gates--her interview with director Mira Nair was a great resource for this episode! Kal Penn interview [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a97WkLf8lu4] 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 [https://www.instagram.com/spinelessfilms/] Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms [https://letterboxd.com/spinelessfilms/] As always, thank you to Joey Johnson [https://www.instagram.com/thejoeyjohnsonshow/] for our music and to Sparrow Potter [https://www.instagram.com/meenakshious/] for our artwork.

There Will Be Blood (2007)

Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much for visiting with us this evening. Now, we’ve traveled across half your podcast streaming service to be here and to see about these discs. We’re podcasters, ladies and gentlemen. We have numerous episodes streaming now throughout your podcast platforms. We have podcasts with as many as twenty streams per day. And as podcasters, I hope that you'll forgive just good old-fashioned plain speaking. Now this work that we do is very much a family enterprise. I work side by side with my wonderful son Nick Kinney. Were the past two paragraphs of Daniel Plainview impressions too much for you? Well buckle up, because you'll find even more Daniel Plainview impressions on today’s episode of SPINELESS, where we discuss the criminally un-4k’d THERE WILL BE BLOOD (2007). In the wake of Paul Thomas Anderson's big Oscar wins, revisit the movie that got him his first nominations for Best Picture and Best Director as Nick and Brennan break down Daniel Day-Lewis' towering performance, the crowded production town of Marfa, Texas, and the devilish liquid that is OIL! Daniel Plainview's 'I Drink Your Milkshake' SNL Sketch [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qajb3Y4tjuA] The Making of the Oil Fire Scene [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhJo5mdBtCI] 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 [https://www.instagram.com/spinelessfilms/] Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms [https://letterboxd.com/spinelessfilms/] As always, thank you to Joey Johnson [https://www.instagram.com/thejoeyjohnsonshow/] for our music and to Sparrow Potter [https://www.instagram.com/meenakshious/] for our artwork.