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Director's Club

A monthly show that reviews one film director per episode with the occasional bonus episode. Episodes 123-172 were hosted by Brad & Al. As of 2022, new episodes will be hosted by Jim and/or Bill.

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Episode 74: Quentin Tarantino

Episode 74: Quentin Tarantino

DVDTalk.com critic and SharcTankMedia contributor Tyler Foster joins us for one of our longer episodes in awhile to talk... Read more

17 Jun 2014

3hr 11mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 82: Andrei Tarkovsky

Episode 82: Andrei Tarkovsky

Looking to get logey? Can't wait for the turkey's tryptophan to kick in? Why not dip into the work of the greatest slow-... Read more

23 Nov 2014

3hr 1min

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Episode 34: David Fincher

Episode 34: David Fincher

Renn Brown of CHUD.com returns to talk with us about a true auteur, the great David Fincher. We focus on the 1999 cult c... Read more

22 May 2012

2hr 27mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 51: The Coen Brothers

Episode 51: The Coen Brothers

Returning guests Matt Gamble of Where The Long Tail Ends as well as writer/musician Russ Woods joins us to talk about vi... Read more

24 Jan 2013

2hr 31mins

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Bonus Episode: The Thing (1982) Commentary feat. Patrick Ripoll

Bonus Episode: The Thing (1982) Commentary feat. Patrick Ripoll

I tied my dear friend Patrick Ripoll to a fucking couch!  Former co-host and podcaster extraordinaire, is back for this ... Read more

10 Oct 2016

2hr 2mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 141: Akira Kurosawa Part One

Episode 141: Akira Kurosawa Part One

The Director's Club wanted to finish off the year right and begin the new one with a bang, so we're having our first 201... Read more

1 Jan 2018

2hr 39mins

Ranked #7

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The Horror Movie Show 2015: Part One

The Horror Movie Show 2015: Part One

Ladies, Gentlemen, and those who do not believe in a gender binary: this is the one you've been waiting for. Last year w... Read more

24 Oct 2015

3hr 16mins

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Episode 152: Robert Altman Redux Part 1

Episode 152: Robert Altman Redux Part 1

Once in a while a director comes along with such an original and distinctive vision that you can return to his work agai... Read more

16 Jul 2018

3hr 57mins

Ranked #9

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Episode 125: Sergio Leone

Episode 125: Sergio Leone

Brad and Al talk about Pre-Leone history of the Westers:  3:13 "The Colossus Of Rhodes"  12:16 "Fistful of Dollars" 16:1... Read more

3 Mar 2017

3hr 29mins

Ranked #10

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Episode 107: Martin Scorsese (w/guest Nick Digilio)

Episode 107: Martin Scorsese (w/guest Nick Digilio)

At last. He is not only my favorite talk show radio host, but one of the main reasons I became passionate about film in ... Read more

10 May 2016

1hr 57mins

Ranked #11

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Episode 119: Peter Bogdanovich

Episode 119: Peter Bogdanovich

As of mid-January 2017, I will no longer be the host of Director's Club on a full-time basis. Episode 121 (The Best of 2... Read more

15 Nov 2016

2hr 49mins

Ranked #12

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Episode 115: Nicholas Ray

Episode 115: Nicholas Ray

Nicholas Ray is now one of my top ten favorite filmmakers of all time. I had seen REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE when I was young... Read more

27 Aug 2016

2hr 17mins

Ranked #13

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Episode 104: Alfred Hitchcock

Episode 104: Alfred Hitchcock

Another classic director that we've been meaning to feature on the show for quite some time is finally covered. I also d... Read more

15 Mar 2016

2hr 55mins

Ranked #14

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Episode 33: Michael Mann

Episode 33: Michael Mann

We return to our original format with a third appearance from previous guest Brendan Leonard, covering the great crime t... Read more

23 Apr 2012

2hr 51mins

Ranked #15

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Episode 19: Christopher Nolan

Episode 19: Christopher Nolan

Our guest film critic, Erik Childress of Efilmcritic.com is a huge fan of Christopher Nolan.  He put one of Nolan’s film... Read more

4 Sep 2011

2hr 43mins

Ranked #16

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Episode 122: Favorite Films Of 2016

Episode 122: Favorite Films Of 2016

This is the end!  (Don't worry, I didn't play The Doors in this episode). Well, no of course it isn't actually the end. ... Read more

10 Jan 2017

4hr 9mins

Ranked #17

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Episode 18: Brian De Palma

Episode 18: Brian De Palma

Reminder: This came out in 2011. For the first time ever, we welcome two guests for a point/counter-point discussion on ... Read more

20 Aug 2011

2hr 22mins

Ranked #18

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Episode 110: Martin Scorsese Part II (w/Nick Digilio)

Episode 110: Martin Scorsese Part II (w/Nick Digilio)

Back once again after only a month and a half, talk show radio hero extraordinare, WGN's Nick Digilio returns once again... Read more

12 Jul 2016

1hr 35mins

Ranked #19

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Episode 83: Robert Altman

Episode 83: Robert Altman

Well I'm back everyone and I couldn't be more ecstatic about this episode, in which we discuss Patrick's favorite filmma... Read more

4 Jan 2015

2hr 39mins

Ranked #20

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Episode 53: John Cassavetes

Episode 53: John Cassavetes

Film Jive co-host Zach Betonte joins us to talk about the remarkably influential independent filmmaker John Cassavetes. ... Read more

11 Mar 2013

2hr 15mins

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