The Immortals

Four people have been cursed with immortality. So every week, they will review entries from the 1001 Movies/Albums/Songs/TV Shows You Must Consume Before You Die to break their curse.

Episode #243 -- The Gleaners and I 04/04/2022

Episode #243 -- The Gleaners and I The Immortals go to France and pick up all the food you didn't want to eat, you monsters. Also they watch Agnes Varda's The Gleaners and I. /episode/index/show/theimmortalspod/id/22668620

Episode #242 -- Jeanne Dielman 23, quai du Commerce 108 Bruxelles 03/21/2022

Episode #242 -- Jeanne Dielman 23, quai du Commerce 108 Bruxelles The Immortals are settling in for one of the longest films they've covered. Also, possibly one of the best. They look at the feminist masterpiece Jeanne Dielman 23, quai du Commerce 108 Bruxelles. (There will be a spoiler warning when they talk about the ending.) /episode/index/show/theimmortalspod/id/22518989

Episode #241 -- The Palm Beach Story 03/04/2022

Episode #241 -- The Palm Beach Story Keep an eye on the pitcher because we got a screwball this week! The gang watches the delightful Preston Strurges comedy, The Palm Beach Story. /episode/index/show/theimmortalspod/id/22343789

Episode #240 -- My Cousin Vinny / Forbidden Planet 02/22/2022

Episode #240 -- My Cousin Vinny / Forbidden Planet It's time for Sarah's bonus pick! She chose one of her all time favorite movies and gives the co-hosts a little law education as she talks about why My Cousin Vinny got so many things right. Then they watch The Tempest in space! /episode/index/show/theimmortalspod/id/22222073

Episode #239 -- Killer of Sheep 02/04/2022

Episode #239 -- Killer of Sheep It's not the easiest film to find, but it's worth it. The Immortals review a groundbreaking piece of American cinema, Charles Burnett's Killer of Sheep. /episode/index/show/theimmortalspod/id/22025918

Episode #238 -- The Lady Vanishes 01/28/2022

Episode #238 -- The Lady Vanishes Where did she go? Where did we go?! Regardless, we are back to talk about an early Hitchcock thriller that he made before coming to America. /episode/index/show/theimmortalspod/id/21939125

Episode #237 -- The Shining 01/21/2022

Episode #237 -- The Shining What else could Episode 237 be? The Immortals have always been in the Overlook. They go deep into the Stanley Kubrick beloved adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel. One of the hosts even say this may be their favorite film! And perhaps not the host you think....(You only have four guesses.) Next episode was actually recorded recently! /episode/index/show/theimmortalspod/id/21851420

Episode #236 -- Limite 01/14/2022

Episode #236 -- Limite In an episode that was clearly recorded last fall, Sarah, Austin and Pedro get into what the fans have been demanding. A long lost Brazilian short film! Turns out, it's actually really interesting but also quite distancing. The downloads for this episode are going to be insane. /episode/index/show/theimmortalspod/id/21756917

Episode #235 -- Glory 12/17/2021

Episode #235 -- Glory Austin continues his editing backlog with the Immortals looking at the Civil War film, Glory. It is about a group of black soldiers so of course it stars Matthew Broderick. Also Pedro talks about the 2021 Music Box of Horrors. /episode/index/show/theimmortalspod/id/21526196

Episode #234 -- The Lavender Hill Mob 11/24/2021

Episode #234 -- The Lavender Hill Mob Austin catches up on his editing backlog with this fun episode where the gang talk about the charming British heist movie, The Lavender Hill Mob! /episode/index/show/theimmortalspod/id/21278651

Episode #233 -- Funny Games 11/02/2021

Episode #233 -- Funny Games Don't believe the title! The Immortals watch the upsetting Michael Haneke film Funny Games. (The original, not the American remake). They spoil the whole movie as they discuss whether Haneke's thesis still applies today and if the movie can work without it. /episode/index/show/theimmortalspod/id/21026657

Episode #232 -- The Wicker Man 10/15/2021

Episode #232 -- The Wicker Man No bees in this one! The Immortals go to a weird British isle and encounter The Wicker Man. No spoilers for the first half of the conversation and we warn you when we talk about the ending. (Watch it first! It's only 88 minutes!) /episode/index/show/theimmortalspod/id/20832782

Episode #231 -- Blazing Saddles 10/11/2021

Episode #231 -- Blazing Saddles Pardon while we post this episode. The Immortals look at the 1974 Mel Brooks classic, Blazing Saddles. And two of them hadn't seen it before! And they didn't know it was co-written by a black writer until halfway through their first viewing! /episode/index/show/theimmortalspod/id/20783108

Episode #230 -- Dumbo / In the Loop 09/29/2021

Episode #230 -- Dumbo / In the Loop In the circus we have Dumbo and in the political circus we have dummies. The Immortals watch the 1942 Disney classic as well as one of Austin's favorite movies, 2009's In the Loop. It's not just because The Doctor swears up a storm in it, but it helps. /episode/index/show/theimmortalspod/id/20649878

Episode #229 -- Farewell My Concubine 09/17/2021

Episode #229 -- Farewell My Concubine The Immortals stay with Gong Li films from the early 90s with the Palm d'Or winning film, Farewell My Concubine. /episode/index/show/theimmortalspod/id/20514812

Episode #228 -- Raise the Red Lantern 09/06/2021

Episode #228 -- Raise the Red Lantern The Immortals watch one of the most acclaimed films of the 90s, the Zhang Yimou film about a woman who becomes a rich man's fourth wife. /episode/index/show/theimmortalspod/id/20385521

Episode #227 -- The Lord of the Rings 08/27/2021

Episode #227 -- The Lord of the Rings Finally a movie everyone has heard of! For whatever reason, the book has The Lord of the Rings trilogy as one entry and we try to do it justice. Thankfully....we're big fans. /episode/index/show/theimmortalspod/id/20287157

Episode #226 -- Weekend 08/13/2021

Episode #226 -- Weekend The Immortals are back with their best friend Jean-Luc Godard where they discuss his traffic jam extravaganza Weekend. Also they talk about the Olympics. /episode/index/show/theimmortalspod/id/20123405

Episode #225 -- The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short 08/06/2021

Episode #225 -- The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short FINALLY. The Immortals discuss the Belgian film from the 60s that you all won't stop tweeting demanding we cover. Here, for your amusement, is a podcast about The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short. /episode/index/show/theimmortalspod/id/20058155

Episode #224 -- The Lives of Others 07/27/2021

Episode #224 -- The Lives of Others Unlike the main characters, we hope you all are listening to us because we have a great discussion over the Oscar winning film about the German secret police, The Lives of Others. /episode/index/show/theimmortalspod/id/19950167

Episode #223 -- Repulsion 07/16/2021

Episode #223 -- Repulsion Remember that time we were all trapped in our homes, slowly losing our minds? We watched Roman Polanski's Repulsion this week! /episode/index/show/theimmortalspod/id/19836221

Episode #222 -- The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 07/13/2021

Episode #222 -- The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp The Immortals went back to the actual assignment and watched the acclaimed war epic by The Archers: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. Listen as they talk about how it could have only been made during World War II, the great performances by the three leads and how there isn't a Colonel Blimp in the movie. /episode/index/show/theimmortalspod/id/19791164

Bonus -- Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar 07/02/2021

Bonus -- Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar All of The Immortals were all in the same room at the same time! J.C. visited Chicago so we all of course....ignored our actual Immortals assignment and watched our favorite film of 2021. Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar! They discuss a lot of their favorite jokes so we recommend you watch the film before hand. /episode/index/show/theimmortalspod/id/19681601

Episode #221 -- The Philadelphia Story 06/23/2021

Episode #221 -- The Philadelphia Story It's wedding season again! Join the Immortals as they head to a fancy home in Philadelphia to watch three different men try to marry Tracy Lord. Who can blame them? /episode/index/show/theimmortalspod/id/19581770

Episode #220 -- Come Drink With Me / Grizzly Man 06/16/2021

Episode #220 -- Come Drink With Me / Grizzly Man After having a couple episodes in a row where The Immortals didn't watch the greatest films in the world, they had a great time with this irregular double feature. Listen as they are charmed by the female led wuxia classic, Come Drink with Me. They also talk about J.C.'s bonus pick, the legendary Werner Herzog documentary Grizzly Man. /episode/index/show/theimmortalspod/id/19501466

Episode #219 -- Little Caesar 06/09/2021

Episode #219 -- Little Caesar No Sarah this week because she got got, SEE! The rest of the Immortals review the OG gangster film, Little Caesar starring Edward G. Robinson. But is the film any good? Or watchable? /episode/index/show/theimmortalspod/id/19406303

Episode #218 -- The Outlaw Josey Wales 06/04/2021

Episode #218 -- The Outlaw Josey Wales Buckle in, it's time for another Clint Eastwood movie. The Immortals discuss if this is an anti-western or Sarah is just anti-westerns. Is this movie against the Union or probably also unions? Also, he spits on a scorpion. /episode/index/show/theimmortalspod/id/19344680

Bonus -- Under the Dome 06/02/2021

Bonus -- Under the Dome It has been teased forever but it's finally out. Austin and Pedro watched every episode of the CBS adaptation of Stephen King's novel Under the Dome. And they lost their damn minds. /episode/index/show/theimmortalspod/id/19304576

Episode #217 -- The Apartment 05/31/2021

Episode #217 -- The Apartment This episode should have come out several weeks ago, but the Immortals lent out all of their editing equipment to their boss. (Enjoy all of the Oscar talk!) But once they get past that silliness, they discuss the Billy Wilder classic comedy(?). /episode/index/show/theimmortalspod/id/19303952

Bonus -- Star Trek: Voyager / Firefly 05/13/2021

Bonus -- Star Trek: Voyager / Firefly Star Trek Voyager and Firefly are both set in space and almost aired at the same time. Close enough of a connection for Austin! He and Sarah talk about these recently picked TV shows and how their worlds operate from a character and thematic standpoint. /episode/index/show/theimmortalspod/id/19097702

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