A Short History of Girls With Glasses: Cactus Flower (1969) / Just Go With It (2011)
Release Date: 09/10/2025
A Short History of Girls With Glasses: Cactus Flower (1969) / Just Go With It (2011)
Cinema Shame
Another Allan and James hangout episode in which an offhand skeet from James results in the duo watching JUST GO WITH IT (2011) and CACTUS FLOWER (1969) before reciting Dorothy Parker's famous quip and dissecting how her wit may have influenced the history of the infamous anti-spectacles makeover movie trope. Follow us on Bsky @cinemashame.bsky.social and on Instagram @CinemaShamePodcast.
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Superman (2025) / Superman & The Mole-Men (1951)
Cinema Shame
Allan and James hang out and talk Superman (2025), Superman & The Mole-Men (1951), James Gunn, Rachel Brosnahan, and sincerity in cinema to determine, once and for all, which Superman owns the title of "most woke." Follow us on Bsky @cinemashame.bsky.social and on Instagram @CinemaShamePodcast.
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In the Loop (2009) w/ Jason Bailey
Cinema Shame
Jason Bailey, writer and author of Gandolfini: Jim, Tony, and the Life of a Legend, stops by the Shamequarters to leak the PWIT PIP and Allan first-time watches Armando Iannucci's IN THE LOOP (2009). Meanwhile, James goes off on a Steve Coogan lovefest. Follow us on Bsky @cinemashame.bsky.social and on Instagram @CinemaShamePodcast.
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Cinema Solo: No Holds Barred (1989)
Cinema Shame
Allan's second Cinema Solo questions the appeal of Hulkamania and looks at the folly and appeal of Hogan's 1989 star vehicle NO HOLDS BARRED. Bsky: @cinemashame.bsky.social Instagram: @CinemaShamePodcast.
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The Substance (2024) w/ Claire Sewell
Cinema Shame
Allan and guest Claire Sewell, writer and Official Golden Girls Librarian, strap James to a chair and make him watch Coralie Fargeat's THE SUBSTANCE (2024), but their conversation isn't all kumbaya around the old spinal sutures. Follow us on Bsky @cinemashame.bsky.social and on Instagram @CinemaShamePodcast.
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1975 Shamedown (feat. Strip Nude for Your Killer)
Cinema Shame
James and Allan dig up a mess of movies from 1975, stir up some "Bad Blood," and talk about Andrea Bianchi's STRIP NUDE FOR YOUR KILLER, Edwidge Fenech (and more Edwidge Fenech), John Wayne as Frankenstein's monster, and make mention of JAWS - only to talk about how they weren't going to talk about it. Follow us on Bsky @cinemashame.bsky.social and on Instagram @CinemaShamePodcast.
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1975 Shamedown PREVIEW
Cinema Shame
James and Allan preview the upcoming 1975 Shamedown episode with an outtake from the episode detailing the movies they DIDN'T talk about. Call it the process of elimination. Follow us on Bsky @cinemashame.bsky.social and on Instagram @CinemaShamePodcast.
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The Gene Hackdown
Cinema Shame
James and Allan pay their respects to the late, great Gene Hackman with a brand new Shamedown to kick off the 8th season of the Cinema Shame Podcast. To the table we bring our Top Five lists and three new-to-us movies starring Gene Hackman. Follow us on Bsky @cinemashame.bsky.social and on Instagram @CinemaShamePodcast.
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First Watch Shamely Awards 2025
Cinema Shame
Join Allan, James, and Kris for the 4th Annual First Watch Shamely Awards. They pick their favorite Films, Actors, Screenplays and Physical Media releases from whatever the hell they watched in 2024. Along the way they're joined by former Cinema Shame guests who share their own favorite watches from the past year. Follow us on Bsky @cinemashame.bsky.social and on Instagram @CinemaShamePodcast.
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Madonna: Truth or Dare / Matt Baume
Cinema Shame
Matt Baume, author, podcaster, and video-maker -- whose work focuses on pop-culture and queer history -- first-time watches MADONNA: TRUTH OR DARE (1991) alongside James and Allan in the Shamequarters. Follow us on Bsky @cinemashame.bsky.social and on Instagram @CinemaShamePodcast.
info_outlineAnother Allan and James hangout episode in which an offhand skeet from James results in the duo watching JUST GO WITH IT (2011) and CACTUS FLOWER (1969) before reciting Dorothy Parker's famous quip and dissecting how her wit may have influenced the history of the infamous anti-spectacles makeover movie trope.
Follow us on Bsky @cinemashame.bsky.social and on Instagram @CinemaShamePodcast.