Forbidden Cinema

Forbidden Cinema 10 - Risky Business - Going Deeper

Join us as we look back and go deep on our Risky Business episode.  We get into John Hughes's seedy cousin and the timeline of the 40 year meta cinematic universe based on Dudley "Booger" Dawson.  We talk about how everybody on the planet knew a movie we both enjoyed from the early 2000s was just a remake of Risky Business.  We smash through the thin blue line when we try to forensically locate our "permanent records" and basically pick a fight with the entire state of New Hampshire.  Sometimes you just gotta say, "What the h*ck?"

Forbidden Cinema 9 - Risky Business

This week we go way back to a movie filled with Tom Cruise going full Cruise in an iconic cinema moment.  We have Hi-Fi systems, Tangerine Dream, Porsche abuse, sex work, Dudley "Booger" Dawson, and Balky.  Where has this movie been all of our lives.  We delve into some of the most fun we have had watching something that was so off limits as teenagers that neither of us have ever even seen it.

Forbidden Cinema 8 - Romancing the Stone - Going Deeper

Join us as we Go Deeper on Romancing the Stone.  In this episode we examine similarities to Indiana Jones, the actors in the opening scene from the film, "leave the room" scenes, Jenny's mom's patented censoring technique fails, the late great Carrie Fisher, and other unanswered questions from our episode.

Forbidden Cinema 7 - Romancing the Stone

Travel with us back to 1984 to watch the "sexy" version of Indiana Jones.  We saw Romancing the Stone which while PG and on the same VHS as family movies in both of our households growing up was off limits.  This film won a Golden Globe in a year where Ghostbusters and Beverly Hills Cop were also nominated.  Join us as we dive into this movie that may not have earned a place in pop culture like some others, but was a joy to watch.

Forbidden Cinema 6 - Nightmare on Elm Street 3- Going Deeper

1, 2 Freddy's coming for you... We get into Rogue from the X-men, Gatlinburng TN in the 90s, VHS taping culture, and the differences between watching naughty flicks at 8, 12, and 40.

Forbidden Cinema 5 - Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors

Grab a cup of coffee, a crucifix, and some aloe vera gel.  Join us as we explore the pop culture phenomenon that haunted the dreams of every child in the 80s.

Forbidden Cinema 4 - Dirty Dancing - Going Deeper

We had the time of our lives.  Now it is time to discuss the questions left unanswered, unpack psychological baggage around the life and death of Patrick Swayze, and prepare ourselves for our next film.  This one will take a decidedly darker turn.

Forbidden Cinema 3 - Dirty Dancing

It's 1963, by way way of 1987, and we are watching in 2021.  Was this too sexy for any of those times?  Find out with us, either way, we had the time of our lives.

Forbidden Cinema 2 - Basic Instinct - Going Deeper

In this recap episode we wrap up Basic Instinct, go down a rabbit hole discussing fashion and grooming in the early 90s, and preview our next episode.

Forbidden Cinema 1 - Basic Instinct

In our first episode we examine a prototypical example of forbidden cinema.  Basic Instinct is a movie that we both associate with being completely out of the question when it comes to family viewing.  So what is really there when we unpack it.  It this a movie about sex, ice picks, and leg crossing or is there something else.  It this actually a smart film noir movie that is fun, sexy, and dangerous or is it just the trash our parents and youth group told us it was.  Come on a journey with us and let's explore this forbidden cinema.