This episode was scheduled for recording at the ASC (The American Society of Criminology) Annual Conference in November 2022. However, due to unavoidable circumstances, it was rescheduled as a Zoom recording on August 30, 2023. Our very special

Sing (1989) - “Honey, you do not know what this Italian butt is capable of!”

Aug 24th, 2022 1h 17m

“Brooklyn Central High School has just one more chance to sing their heart out.” Parry - "SING!" Joelle "Nanananananananananaaaaaaaaa"

Crime Files - LIVE at ASC: Zodiac (2007) - "It’s very real. How do I know? Because I saw it on TV!"

Jun 8th, 2022 1h 18m

This episode was recorded LIVE at the ASC (The American Society of Criminology) 76th Annual Conference in Chicago, IL on November 1th, 2021. Our very special guests are: Caroline Comerford, M.S. - Founder, CVC Consulting Adam Stern, Ph.D - Asso

Gremlins (1984) “I told ya we shoulda got a Zenith”

Mar 4th, 2022 1h 11m

A boy receives a a surprisingly good Christmas gift, in the form of a living creature no one has seen before, from his usually disappointing Dad. However, when the little monster’s spawn destroy the town and ruin Christmas, the gift turns out t

Ep: 37 - Children of the Corn (1984) - "I spy with my little eye, something that starts with the letter 'C'"

Nov 3rd, 2021 1h 14m

They Like Corn! Parry: "Outlander! I have your vaccine!" Joelle - "You need a weapon. You need something to 'juk' people in the eye cause your man done left you!"

Ep: 37 - Better Off Dead (1985) - "WHAT IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT'S HOLY?!"

Sep 17th, 2021 1h 19m

Lane Meyer’s attempts to mend a broken heart by unsuccessfully attempting to kill himself. Joelle - "Cracker Jack prizes suck. At least they could give us a temporary tattoo." Parry - "A lower back temporary tattoo?"

Godfrey Reggio Interview! - “Cinema is to feel, not just to see.”

Jul 16th, 2021 1h 29m

Godfrey Reggio, director of the Qatsi Trilogy (Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqatsi, Naqoyqatsi), Anima Mundi, Evidence, Visitors, and many others, joins us to speak about his life and journey as a filmmaker. Also, Parry completely geeks out speaking with

Ep 35: Koyaanisqatsi (1982) - "If we dig precious things from the land, we will invite disaster."

Jun 23rd, 2021 1h 47m

Visuals and music are seamlessly blended into a pure cinema (or non-narrative) event that presents the familiar as unfamiliar and creates the conditions through which a local can see the world like a tourist. Parry - "Bikes are really hard to c

Ep 34: Jaws: The Revenge (1987) - HOLIDAY SPECIAL - “I’ve always wanted to make love to an angry welder. I’ve dreamed of nothing else since I was a small boy.”

Dec 24th, 2020 1h 12m

Jaws spawn seeks revenge on the surviving Brody family members. Joelle - "Find your fucking holiday joy, Grinch!" Parry - "Brody the Shark Slayer"

Ep: 33 - The Witches of Eastwick (1987) - "Have another cherry."

Oct 31st, 2020 1h 15m

Death, divorce, and desertion leaves three friends desperate for love, attention, and sex...and then the Devil appears. Joelle - "I was not able to eat cherries for a long time after watching this." Parry - "The Devil came down to Eastwick."

Ep: 32 - Hocus Pocus (1993) - "You sold your soul! You’re the ugliest thing that ever lived and you know it!"

Oct 26th, 2020 1h 20m

Witches, some kids, a talking cat, lots of screaming, and a virgin. Parry - "Test audiences have ruined better films" Joelle - "This film is so white it hurts"

Ep: 31 - Real Genius (1985) - "All Brains, No Penis"

Sep 25th, 2020 1h 31m

A 15 year-old college freshman genius is mentored by a brilliant but flippant senior who teaches him that all work and no play can make Mitch a dull – or insane – boy (like Lazlo Hollyfeld), but they both learn that sometimes the price of succe

Ep: 30 - KIDCO (1984) - "The USA was the greatest place in the world, and then they had to go and bust KIDCO."

Aug 21st, 2020 1h 20m

The Cessna siblings make money out of manure. Parry - "I was not the Alex P. Keaton of Poop." Joelle - "You are killing my light and fluffy!"

The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - BONUS MINISODE - "Love your suit."

Feb 28th, 2020 52m 25s

Parry: Do Werther's taste better if they come from a cardigan pocket? Joelle: Werther's is my jam.

Crime Files - Ep 5: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - PART 2 - "Quid Pro Quo"

Jan 31st, 2020 1h 35m

This is the second part of our discussion about The Silence of the Lambs (not LIVE) where we talk soundtrack smashes, production notes, and real world law enforcement in the context of privacy vs safety. Parry: Are you saying that Tom Petty is

Crime Files - Ep 4 LIVE at ASC: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - "They don't have a name for what he is."

Jan 10th, 2020 1h 23m

Various animals are exposed to man's inhumanity to man. This episode was recorded LIVE at the ASC (The American Society of Criminology) 75th Annual Conference in San Francisco, CA on November 13th, 2019. Our very special guests are (in no spec

CLUE - BONUS MINISODE - "Husbands should be like Kleenex: soft, strong and disposable."

Dec 20th, 2019 32m 12s

Parry - We're staying together for my Father. Joelle: Yes, Drummer Cat.

Crime Files - Ep 3: The Shawshank Redemption (1994) - "How can you be so obtuse?"

Nov 27th, 2019 1h 30m

They send you to Shawshank for life, and that's exactly what they take. Joelle: "You wanna bring your wine the the theater? Great! Put that shit in a sippy cup ahead of time!" Parry: "What is Shawshank's area code?"

Crime Files - Ep 2: Runaway Jury (2003) - "You are a moral man living in a world of moral relativity."

Nov 15th, 2019 1h 25m

Truth, justice, and the American way in Runaway Jury includes buying a verdict by buying a jury.

Crime Files - Ep 1: CLUE (1985) - "One plus one plus two plus one, not one plus two plus one plus one."

Nov 15th, 2019 1h 25m

Six strangers are summoned to a mansion by their blackmailer. People start dying and shenanigans ensue. Parry: "When someone done it, but you don't know WHO done it..." Joelle: "This is like every Nancy Drew novel in my head come to life."

Bonus

April Fool's Day - HALLOWEEN MINISODE - "They're Here! They're Hungry! They'll Eat You Alive!"

Oct 31st, 2019 42m 50s

Have a HAPPY HALLOWEEN with this special minisode where we revisit April Fool's Day and Joelle reveals her deathly fear of Gizmo the Mogwai...and piranhas!

Bonus

Top Gun (1986) - BONUS MINISODE - "There's two O's in Goose."

Oct 7th, 2019 30m 58s

This is is our very first bonus minisode (and stop gap for Joelle's dissertation) where we delve deeper into Top Gun and find out who Joelle and Parry would Bed, Wed, and want Dead!

Ep 29: Top Gun (1986) - "If you think, you're dead."

Sep 12th, 2019 1h 15m

Fighter pilot Lt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell has a chip on his shoulder and that chip might just make him the most brilliant or the most reckless fighter pilot in Miramar.” (not Miramar, FL) Parry: "Even if you’re not trying to stare at Tom Cruis

Ep 28: 9 1/2 Weeks (1986) - "I’ll do the dishes…"

Aug 23rd, 2019 1h 24m

The cyclical nature of John and Elizabeth's relationship of fighting and sex brings BDSM out of the dark and into the mainstream. Joelle - "I'm not having sex in street water." Parry - "Honey is a friction killer."

Ep 27: The Lost Boys (1987) - PART 2 - "Now you know what we are, now you know what you are. You'll never grow old, Michael, and you'll never die. But you must feed!"

Aug 9th, 2019 1h 11m

A young girl has her heart broken when her vampire boyfriend falls for a blazing hot recent arrival and watches helplessly as they fight their burgeoning but forbidden lust for one another. Joelle - Your budget shouldn’t be that budget. Parry