Blamison are back with our first normie episode in a while! Blake picked 1980’s Hangar 18 for the fellas to discuss. While the film is largely enjoyable, it doesn’t quite transcend the expectations of its age. Nonetheless, the guys celebrate the best parts of the film including astronauts with dad bods and the prefiguring of 2016’s Arrival. We get back to basics on this episode and we hope you enjoy it!

Other topics discussed: what Jamison made for breakfast, vegetarian meat substitutions, Widow’s Bay, cottage cheese

Clip: “The only expert review of ‘Batman Returns’ you’ll ever need”

Sound engineer: Justin Wiechec

Blamison have really been racking up the podcast cameos lately and this episode is no different as they welcome onto the pod author Matt Ruff of Lovecraft Country and 88 Names fame! On this episode we discuss one of Matt’s long-standing film blindspots from the 1970s The Super Cops! The film is based on a “true story” about two Bed-Stuy cops that were nicknamed “Batman & Robin.” We switch up the format by jumping into the film right off the bat and then bullshitting on the backside of the episode.

Also talked about: Matt’s writing, AI, and whether the Super Cops would use AI.

Sound engineering by Justin Wiechec

Blamison are back and better than ever! On this episode we welcome Brian Rose the filmmaker behind the reconstruction of Orson Welles’ second film The Magnificent Ambersons which has been in the news a lot lately including this terrific write-up by The New Yorker. In this episode we discuss what led to his work on this reconstruction and its controversial use of AI.

Then we dig into the film he chose for us to watch Gabriel Over The White House from 1933 which tracks newly inaugurated president from party-line hack to an American Mussolini. We talk about how politics blended with power can end in authoritarianism and fascism from any point on the political spectrum. It’s a harrowing film, but also deeply engaging and instructive. This is a great episode and we hope you all enjoy it!

Clip: Drunk Orson Welles champagne commercial outtakes

Sound Engineering by Justin Wiechic

Blamison is back for a new episode that kind of morphed into a monster. Jamison picked Joel Potrykus’ 2018 film Relaxer and Blake doubled-down numerous times until we decided to watch Potrykus’ whole feature filmography for this episode. We cover Ape, Buzzard, The Alchemist Cookbook, Relaxer and Vulcanizadora. This episode is PACKED with Michigan goodness!

Also talked about: how this episode came to be and the cultural renovation of Hell

Clip: “Joel Potrykus Actually Doesn't Enjoy The Process Of Making Movies,” Brian Kelly Podcast

Sound Engineering: Justin Wiechec

Blamison is back with another spectacular episode! We welcome friend of the podcast Brad Kelly, host of Method and Madness podcast and author of the new book, The Earthen Dark, to the show! In this episode we discuss the classic 1955 film The Night of the Hunter starring Robert Mitchum and Lilian Gish. We discuss how one-time director Charles Laughton took some risks in his cinematography and how it ends up making this film standout among its peers. We are dig into who the real bad guy is, the dream logic of the film and many other elements.

Also talked about: A.I., tarot cards & Brad's new book.

Clip: Academia Humor by Jeff Acuri

Sound Engineering: Justin Wiechic

Blamison are back for a duo episode once again! Jamison and Blake talk about 2016's Holidays the anthology horror film and how deeply inconsistent the movie is while a couple of the segments are terrific and others are conceptually good if not executed well. We zone in specifically on "Father's Day" and "Easter" since we were recording on Easter evening. Really this was just a way for Blake to talk about an article he wrote years ago the "Easter" segment. It's a good episode and we hope you enjoy it as well.

Also discussed: Easter, Jamison's mom's Easter music, child sleep troubles

Clip: Jamison's son Hazel talking about the benefits of beer.

Sound engineer: Justin Wiechic

Blamison is back and this time we get LITERARY. On this episode we have special guest Seth Wieck who just released his debut collection of poetry Call Out Coyote through Wiseblood Books. We talk about his poetry and what it means to be a poet of place. We then turn our attention to the classic Paul Newman film Cool Hand Luke. We discuss the nature of prison films, the all-seeing eye of the state, and even Foucault’s Panopticon. Mostly we talk about why this film is a stone-cold classic.

Also discussed: Seth’s parenting hacks, Seth’s flirting with anarchist thought (maybe) and Christ imagery.

Clip: Seth Wieck reads his poem “The Rest are Missing”

Get the book here: https://www.wisebloodbooks.com/store/p172/Call_Out_Coyote%3A_Poems_by_Seth_Wieck.html

Sound engineer: Justin Wiechic

Blamison are back with a new episode! Blake’s pick this episode is 1975’s Breakout with Charles Bronson and Robert Duvall. We discuss the minor parts of the film that do work (mainly Bronson) and the large parts of the film that are heavy in their cringe factor. We also discuss that there really is no main character in this movie as no one really has a character arc.

Also discussed: tornadoes, rough kid days.

Clip: Greipur’s Icelandic prison joke.

Sound Engineer: Justin Wiechic