Rick Alverson's 2012 mumblecore-adjacent entitlement non-drama, THE COMEDY, is our feature presentation this week. Special guest E. Deines of American independent record label, Jagjaguwar, joins us to discuss his love and association with the film. We discuss Tim Heidecker in the leading role, if the film is one big inside joke, the 20 page treatment in lieu of a screenplay, how an independent record label got behind the indie film, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 MOVIES OF 2012 in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here patreon.com/theturnbuckletavern to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR!
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BONUS #176 Sinners (2025)
Ryan Coogler's 2025 southern fried vampire blues fable, SINNERS, is our feature presentation this week. We talk Coogler's inspiration behind the film, that time traveling out-of-the-box juke joint dance sequence, if the length is a problem, Michael B. Jordan, and much more. We also discuss movie news surrounding Quentin Tarantino's next screenplay being directed by David Fincher at Netflix. Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here patron.com/theturnbuckletavern to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR!
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#175 Amos & Andrew (1993)
E. Max Frye's 1993 interracial mismatched buddy comedy, AMOS & ANDREW, is our feature presentation this week. We talk about the racial themes and if they were misguided in a comedy. We also get into Nic Cage's performance, Samuel L. Jackson in a pre-Pulp Fiction leading role, character actor Michael Lerner, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 DABNEY COLEMAN MOVIES in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here patreon.com/theturnbuckletavern to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR!
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#174 Clifford (1994)
Paul Flaherty's 1994 silly and twisted oddball comedy, CLIFFORD, is our feature presentation this week. We talk the film's psychotic undertones, Martin Short's genius facial expressions, Nicolas Cage's affinity for the film, one of the funniest comedy scenes in movie history, and much more. We also eulogize Val Kilmer and pick our TOP 7 VAL KILMER MOVIE in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here patreon.com/theturnbuckletavern to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR!
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#173 Captain Ron (1992)
Thom Eberhardt's 1992 Caribbean sea adventure comedy, CAPTAIN RON, is our feature presentation this week. We talk Kurt Russell & Martin Short's drunken night that led to them switching roles in the film, vibe over laughs, John Carpenter nearly directing the film, the oddly placed nudity in a PG-13 film, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 OCEAN MOVIES in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here patreon.com/theturnbuckletavern to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR!
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