Films at First Sight

Joe and Graham celebrate and explore cinema, new and old, through the lens of the first time viewer. Such a wide angle includes the underserved medium of short films as well as the glancing into the future through film festivals and upcoming releases!

Episode 75: Black Narcissus (1947) 11/24/2025

Episode 75: Black Narcissus (1947) This week we are tightening up our habits alongside Rachel from the More Deadly Podcast and Whitney from the Oh My Horror Movie Challenge, as we talk about the Powell & Pressburger epic from 1947, Black Narcissus. Will the crew be swept away by the sensuous winds of the Himalays or will it all just be too much resulting in deeds most foul? Tune in to find out! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/39149100

Episode 74: Who Killed Teddy Bear (1965) 11/10/2025

Episode 74: Who Killed Teddy Bear (1965) This week, friend of the show Deke joins us as we head back to the Deuce with Joseph Cates' leering and pervy thriller, Who Killed Teddy Bear. It's an evening full of menacing phone calls, Sixties bops, rampant perversity, and of course, Sal Mineo's workout routine. And let's be honest, that last part is the entire reason Joe picked the film in the first place 🥴 /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/38977010

Short Ends: Prom Car '91 (2022) 11/07/2025

Short Ends: Prom Car '91 (2022) Jody from Dads from the Crypt joins us again for another episode of Short Ends, and he's taking Joe to the prom. Well, sorta. He showed Joe a short film about a couple of kids whose romantic prom night takes a nightmarish turn. Join us as we chat about Brian Otting's "Prom Car '91"! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/38948960

Short Ends: Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) 11/07/2025

Short Ends: Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) Short Ends is back and getting esoteric with Jody from Dads from the Crypt as he joins Joe to discuss Maya Deren and Alexandr Hackenschmied's experimental silent short film from 1943, "Meshes of the Afternoon". So, step out of time with us as we discuss cloaked killers, doppelgangers, and sunlight horror while becoming increasingly concerned with the inherent dangers of taking an afternoon nap. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/38922855

Episode 73: Drive (1997) 10/27/2025

Episode 73: Drive (1997) Technical difficulties be damned, nothing can stop Joe from talking about Steve Wang's stylistic action spectaluar Drive from 1997. With Graham on his own adventure, Wit and Zac swing on by to chat about Brittany Murphy, Hong Kong influences, friendship in films, and of course, cyborgs. Will Mark Dacascos win over their hearts or will they be as cold and mechanical as the advanced model? Throw some boots on your hands and tune in to find out! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/38791710

Episode 72: How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022) 10/22/2025

Episode 72: How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022) This week, we are joined by Mando from the Dads from the Crypt podcast to discuss Daniel Goldhaber's eco-terrorism thriller, How to Blow Up a Pipeline. Alongside the implicatations of commiting such a crime in today's society, the fellas discuss other lighthearted topics such as the upcoming Faces of Death remake and Mando explains what the Lawn Dart Hula Hoop Challenge is. Tune in to find out if it all goes to hell or if we successfully ride off into the night with another great film! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/38740390

Episode 71: Eephus (2025) 10/16/2025

Episode 71: Eephus (2025) This week we're diving head first into one of Joe's favorite films of the year, Eephus. And it wouldn't be a baseball episode without a new member of the squad, friend of the show Ethan joins us for the first time to discuss the events that took place on the final day of play at Soldier's Field in Carson Lund's elegy to America's pasttime. Will this film be a homerun for Graham and Ethan or will they just get tired of the same old same old, throw their mits down, and walk off into the sunset? Tune in to find out! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/38604370

Episode 70: Southland Tales (2006) 10/07/2025

Episode 70: Southland Tales (2006) This week Graham takes Joe on an inexplicable journey through Richard Kelly's Southland Tales, a film about porn stars, an amnesiac actor, the Book of Revelations, and so many other goddamn things that this could turn into a James Joyce-esque description if we hit each beat. So buckle up for opinions as divergent as Dwayne Johnson's acting abilities and get ready for some Fluid Karma as we try and parse through the madness of this sci-fi/action/drama/politcal satire from 2006. Will Joe be Left Behind or will he accept his role in all of the whirling chaos? Tune in to find out! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/38494925

Phoenixville Film Festival 2025 10/04/2025

Phoenixville Film Festival 2025 Joe and Graham spent the weekend down at the historic Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, PA taking in the sights and sounds of the 3rd Annual Phoenixville Film Festival. So, join us as we recap the festivities and chat about such feature films as Drink and be Merry, American Comic, and RARE: A Rare Disease Revolution. And it would not be a proper film festival without a bevy of short films, including "Warning: Strong Language", "Phillipsburg A Railroad Legacy", "Pipe Dream", "Christopher & the Bug", "Hope", "Baldy", "So Close", "Flowers, Birds & Dad", "Gods of Cable City", and "Te Seguiré a la Oscuridad". Check it out!! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/38464745

Episode 69: Gomorrah (2008) 09/29/2025

Episode 69: Gomorrah (2008) This week, Graham hops in the driver's seat with beset promises to Joe of an exotic destination. And where did they land? In the gang infested suburbs of Naples, Italy. That could mean only one thing, the fellas are talking Matteo Garrone's oppressively grim crime epic, Gomorrah. So tune in for discussions of urban crime, typical vs atypical mafia films, as well as their experiences with shooting firearms, drug robberies, stealing cars, child labor, and high fashion! Check it out!! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/38391520

Episode 68: The Boxer's Omen (1983) 09/22/2025

Episode 68: The Boxer's Omen (1983) We're back and things are about to get weird! Join us as we talk Kuei Chih-Hung's INSANE horror-action film The Boxer's Omen, a film so entrenched in chaos, describing it feels like the ravings of a lunatic. But if you're a fan of the Shaw Bros, Bolo Yeung, black magic, practical effects, dissolving bats, alligator skulls, creature feature work, eye gouging, head ripping, Buddhism, full moons, boobies, and of course Tawainese boxing, then do we have something in store for you!! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/38305215

Episode 67: 2 High 2 Low: High and Low (1963) & Highest 2 Lowest (2025) 09/17/2025

Episode 67: 2 High 2 Low: High and Low (1963) & Highest 2 Lowest (2025) We're back and bringing a FINAL Double Feature of the summer that is only possible because there are masters at work damn it! First up, is Akira Kurosawa's tense thriller involving shoes, kidnapping, drug addiction, jealousy, and of course Toshiro Mifune. It's 1963's High and Low. And then we have Spike Lee's contemporary interpretation of the story involving hip-hop, inept police, more kidnapping, New York City, and of course Denzel Washington. It's 2025's Highest 2 Lowest. Check it out!! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/38250410

Episode 66: Jimmy & Stiggs (2024) 09/08/2025

Episode 66: Jimmy & Stiggs (2024) Grab a poncho because things get messy when Joe & Graham sit down to discuss Joe Begos' latest neon-drenched splatterfest, Jimmy & Stiggs. Will the fellas make it out alive or will they suffer a fate worse than being trapped in an aparment with killer aliens and enough booze & drugs to kill 13 Keith Richards? Tune in to find out!! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/38127670

Exposure Time: Saint Clare (2025) 08/24/2025

Exposure Time: Saint Clare (2025) We're back with Exposure Time and this episode, we are taking a look at Mitzi Peirone's latest thriller, Saint Clare, a story about a young girl out to rid the world of the scum that prey on girls only to stumble on a mystery much larger than she anticpated. Will Bella Thorne's Clare deliver us from the evil that prevades the world? Tune in to find out!! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/37934450

Episode 65: Captain Blood (1935) 08/04/2025

Episode 65: Captain Blood (1935) Ahoy, mateys! We are back and LIVE at the Colonial Theatre to talk about Michael Curtiz's seminal pirate adventure Captain Blood! And luckily for us, we've assembled one of the most dastardly crews ever to sail the deadly waters of the Schuylkill River. Rosalie Kicks!, The Old Sport and Benjamin Leonard, Best Boy from MovieJawn join us to talk about all of the 16mm seafaring adventures. And what would a pirate crew be without their deadliest mate?! April Henry climbs aboard as our swordfighting extraordinaire to make sure the film truly hit its mark! She even graced us and our live audience with a fencing demonstration! You know it is a good time when you see this many exlamation points! Check it out!!! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/37661735

Episode 64: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) 07/31/2025

Episode 64: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) We welcome extraordinary colors as well as an extraordinary new guest to the show, Zac, who joins us to chat about Jacques Demy's The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. And what is better than talking about a whimsical and heartbreaking romantic French musical from the ‘60s? How about introducing it to someone whose taste is the polar opposite of the entire musical genre? Will Zac fall in love or will he be heartbroken and remain steadfast in his opposition of the cinematic form? Tune in to find out! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/37619230

Episode 63: Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) 07/21/2025

Episode 63: Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) We are back and so is Steve who has brought another thrilling sci-fi gem. This time it is Joseph Sargent's Colossus: The Forbin Project, a film that wonders what the consqeuences might be if one were to give an AI supercomputer control of the US defense systems. So, join us as we explore this startlingly prescient film and lament our own modern technological hellscape! <Stares into the doomscrolling black void of social media for solace> /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/37480360

Short Ends: The Angel (2024) 07/19/2025

Short Ends: The Angel (2024) Short Ends is back and this time we are taking a look at the Mormon Folk Horror short film, "The Angel" from Barrett Burgin and Jess Burgin. Will Doug Jones bring us to salvation or will we suffer a fate worse than we ever imagined?! Tune in to find out! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/37465265

Chattanooga Film Festival 2025 Part 2 w/ Rachel Shatto from MovieJawn 07/14/2025

Chattanooga Film Festival 2025 Part 2 w/ Rachel Shatto from MovieJawn Rachel Shatto from MovieJawn and The More Deadly Podcast joins us to wrap up our coverage of the 2025 Chattanooga Film Festival which was a whirling dervish of fun. We touch on a slew of feature films such as Pater Noster and the Mission of Light, In the Mouth, Solvent, Alan at Night, Hacked: A Double Entendre of Rage Fueled Karma, and Abigail Before Beatrice, as well as some short films including, "Krakens Maw", "You're an Angel", and "A Haunting at Alma Drive". Check it out! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/37397635

Episode 62: Faust (1926) & Becoming Nosferatu w/ Matthew Sorrento 07/07/2025

Episode 62: Faust (1926) & Becoming Nosferatu w/ Matthew Sorrento We may have made a deal with the Devil because fortune smiles on us once again! Matthew Sorrento returns to the show where we dive into German expressionist cinema, his latest collection of original stories, Becoming Nosferatu: Stories Inspired by German Silent Horror Films, as well as F.W. Murnau's Faust (1926). And what is a silent film without its accompaniment score? Joe tries to capture the dark and hellish soundscape that The Silent Light provided alongside the film down at this year's Chattanooga Film Festival. Does he succeed or will he be banished to the abode of the damned?! Tune in to find out! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/37305240

Chattanooga Film Festival 2025 Part 1 w/ Allison of Who's There? A Podcast About Horror Fans 06/30/2025

Chattanooga Film Festival 2025 Part 1 w/ Allison of Who's There? A Podcast About Horror Fans We hope you campers are having a great start to the Summer! As is our annual tradition, we went off to Cinephile Summer Camp down by the Tennesee River, to attend the great Chattanooga Film Festival. First up in our widespread look at the festivities, Joe is joined by friend of the show, Allison from Who's There? A Podcast About Horror Fans, where they chat about Hotspring Sharkattack AKA Onsen shâku, Portal to Hell, King Baby, and some short films, C.U.N.T. (See You Next Tuesday), and REM. Check it out and stay tuned for more Chatt Film Fest coverage!! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/37218070

Short Ends: The Confection (2025) CFF 2025 06/25/2025

Short Ends: The Confection (2025) CFF 2025 We're at the Chattanooga Film Festival for another episode of Short Ends! Join us as Christopher Jason Bell bakes up a tale of cake, grief, and international espionage in his new short film, The Confection. Will we find it to be a delectable treat or a crumby mess? Tune in to find out! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/37144010

Episode 61: Identikit AKA The Driver's Seat (1974) 06/16/2025

Episode 61: Identikit AKA The Driver's Seat (1974) Caitlin from the Plug It Up Podcast joins us as we take a disorienting vaction to Italy with Elizbeth Taylor in Giuseppe Patroni Griffi's Identikit AKA The Driver's Seat. Will we know just what the hell is going on by the end of it or will we mix our diets with our orgasms and ruin the whole messy affair? Tune in to find out!! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/37025680

Episode 60: Operation Finale (2018) 06/09/2025

Episode 60: Operation Finale (2018) We're back and Graham has us traveling down to Argentina when we chat about 2018's Nazi hunting thriller, Operation Finale. Come for a smoldering Oscar Isaac and stay for what is potentially the worst first date that we've covered thus far! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/36916960

Episode 59: Freckled Max and the Spooks (1987) 06/02/2025

Episode 59: Freckled Max and the Spooks (1987) We're back and we brought some friends with us! Casey from Bloody Good Horror and Alyssa from the Silver Scream Podcast join Joe and Graham to chat about Juraj Jakubisko's monster mashup Freckled Max and the Spooks. Will this wildly inventive adaptation of Frankenstein's Aunt give us life or will the gang break out the torches and pitchforks and demand an end to the madness? Tune in to find out!! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/36816630

Short Ends: Soy leyenda (1967) 06/01/2025

Short Ends: Soy leyenda (1967) We're back with another episode of Short Ends! Join us as we open up the crypt and dive into 1967's Soy leyenda, a moody adaptation of Richard Matheson's I Am Legend. And of course this means we have to sort through the various other attempts at this wonderfully dark tale of lonliness, isolation, and vampires. Check it out! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/36805110

Episode 58: The Death Collector ('76) & Death Collector ('88) 05/26/2025

Episode 58: The Death Collector ('76) & Death Collector ('88) We're back and still celebrating Drive-In Double Features, this time with a movie title mix-up! So hop on in the car and turn up the volume as Joe and Graham chat about Joe Pesci's feature film debut, from 1976, The Death Collector AKA The Family Enforcer and a low budget post-apocalyptic western, from 1988, Death Collector. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/36684300

Episode 57: Sorcerer (1977) 05/19/2025

Episode 57: Sorcerer (1977) Buckle up for one helluva journey as Wit returns to the show and we chat about William Friedkin's stonecold masterpiece Sorcerer. We laud the theater experience, try and unpack the various themes, and get into it about pacing verse length, all the while, wondering if we would even survive the treacherous journey through the Mexican jungle. /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/36614570

Episode 56: The Conversation & Enemy of the State 05/12/2025

Episode 56: The Conversation & Enemy of the State Sarah from the Zombie Grrlz Horror Podcast Network joins us to kick off Drive-In Double Feature Season as we pay tribute to Gene Hackman with 1974's The Conversation & 1998's Enemy of the State, two films that couldn't feel more different stylistically, but are so thematically intertwinned that we had no choice but to sit down with them. Will we survive the onslaught of burgeoning '90s comedians playing techies that have all of the patriotic duty as the DOGE team? Tune in to find out!! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/36531790

Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival 2025 05/12/2025

Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival 2025 We're heading back to the Mauch Chunk Opera House in the beautiful Pocono Mountains, for the 8th Annual Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival. Joe breaks down everything he saw, including festival favorite Fucktoys, Lanfia Wal's over-the-top homage to '80s blaxploitation and action flicks, New Jack Fury, and it wouldn't be JTIFF without a stop to the infamous Grindhouse with This is Us, and Meat Machine. Check it out!! /episode/index/show/filmsatfirstsight/id/36531470

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