Episodes

  • Sideshow - 19

    Sideshow - 19
    Apr 12 2026
    We're back for Sideshow 19! Recorded on March 8, 2026, we talk about all the things we've been watching since the last full episode of the podcast! We once again offer recommendations and warnings for a LOT of different things to watch or listen to.

    Send us your thoughts on the show and recommendations for future episodes to flickersfrom@yahoo.com or flickersfrom@gmail.com. You can also reach us on Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd. YouTube.
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    37 mins
  • Episode 249 - Sweet Money

    Episode 249 - Sweet Money
    Apr 5 2026
    Episode 249 is here with two very different versions of what it looks like to get entangled in the prison system. We start with 1979's "Penitentiary" from filmmaker Jamaa Fanaka. Starring Leon Isaac Kennedy as "Too Sweet", who gets sent to prison on a bogus charge and gets involved in the prison's boxing program. In most ways, it's a comedy and has some great moments throughout. We follow that with 2017's "Shot Caller" from director Ric Roman Waugh and starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau who gains the nickname "Money" once he lands in prison. After accidentally killing his friend in a drunk-driving incident, "Money" goes to prison and is recruited by the leader of one of the many gangs. We were divided on the movie, but we agree that it was brutal and rough throughout.

    Send us your thoughts on the show and recommendations for future episodes to flickersfrom@yahoo.com or flickersfrom@gmail.com. You can also reach us on Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd. YouTube.
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    44 mins
  • Sideshow - 18

    Sideshow - 18
    Mar 1 2026
    We're back for Sideshow 18! Recorded on February 8, 2026, we talk about all the things we've been watching since the last full episode of the podcast! We once again offer recommendations and warnings for a LOT of different things to watch or listen to.

    Send us your thoughts on the show and recommendations for future episodes to flickersfrom@yahoo.com or flickersfrom@gmail.com. You can also reach us on Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd. YouTube.
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    49 mins
  • Episode 248 - Sweet T

    Episode 248 - Sweet T
    Feb 21 2026
    Episode 248 is our annual, Black History Month show. We look at a couple of VERY different, but equally badass lead actors who are fed up with the man and push back...hard! We start off with the legendary "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song" from 1971. The brainchild of multi-hyphenate Melvin Van Peebles, it follows the eponymous character around as he settles some hash, and avoids arrest, with help from the community. It's brave, shocking, psychadelic stuff. It does have some questionable material in spots, but you can't deny the artistic impact of the message. We follow that with 1972's "Trouble Man", starring the incredible Robert Hooks as "Mister T", who is settling scores in the neighborhood and runs afoul of a wealthy criminal overlord. It drips with coolness and is really well made and we can not recommend it highly enough.

    Send us your thoughts on the show and recommendations for future episodes to flickersfrom@yahoo.com or flickersfrom@gmail.com. You can also reach us on Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd. YouTube.
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    56 mins
  • Sideshow - 17

    Sideshow - 17
    Jan 25 2026
    It's the first Sideshow of 2026! Recorded on December 14, 2025, we talk about all the things we've been watching since the last full episode of the podcast! We once again offer recommendations and warnings for a LOT of different things to watch or listen to.

    Send us your thoughts on the show and recommendations for future episodes to flickersfrom@yahoo.com or flickersfrom@gmail.com. You can also reach us on Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd. YouTube.
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    46 mins
  • Episode 247 - Riotage

    Episode 247 - Riotage
    Jan 17 2026
    Welcome to 2026 and another fun year in the cave! We are looking at two films from PM Entertainment, who produced a string of action movies starting in the 90s. Both films star Gary Daniels and are directed by Joseph Merhi, and they share many other actors including a fun reporter charcter played by Kenneth Tigar. We start off with "Rage" from 1995. This is the story of an elementary school teacher who finds himself injected with a type of super-soldier serum that turns him into an unstoppable fighting machine. It's essentially an extended chase scene and is very entertaining despite some flaws. We follow that up with "Riot" from 1996. The focus this time is a former soldier who's trying to rescue a diplomat's daughter who he, coincidentally, used to date. It's a reworking of "Escape from New York" and is also very entertaining, with some standout set-pieces and very fun performances throughout. We recommend both of these, and are eager to dip back into the PM Entertainment pool in the future!

    Send us your thoughts on the show and recommendations for future episodes to flickersfrom@yahoo.com or flickersfrom@gmail.com. You can also reach us on Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd. YouTube.
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    52 mins
  • Episode 246 - Best (and Worst) of 2025

    Episode 246 - Best (and Worst) of 2025
    Dec 31 2025
    Happy New Year! In this VERY special (and short) episode of the podcast, we look at the 16 films we watched for the podcast this year, and we rank them. There's a lot of common ground and some really fun tangents. We hope you enjoyed our output in 2025 and that you'll be back in the new year for even more fun in the cave! Don't forget to check which feed you're subscribed to before the next episode comes out, since we will be moving to a new RSS in 2026 and we don't want to lose you!

    Send us your thoughts on the show and recommendations for future episodes to flickersfrom@yahoo.com or flickersfrom@gmail.com. You can also reach us on Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd. YouTube.
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    23 mins
  • Sideshow - 16

    Sideshow - 16
    Dec 14 2025
    It's the sixteenth episode of the Flickers from the Cave Sideshow! Recorded on November 9, 2025, we talk about all the things we've been watching since the last full episode of the podcast! We once again offer recommendations and warnings for a LOT of different things to watch or listen to.

    Send us your thoughts on the show and recommendations for future episodes to flickersfrom@yahoo.com or flickersfrom@gmail.com. You can also reach us on Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd. YouTube.
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    1 hr and 11 mins