Episodes

  • "I am a Comanche. Do you know what it means? It means 'Enemy to everyone'."

    "I am a Comanche. Do you know what it means? It means 'Enemy to everyone'."
    Apr 30 2026
    We begin our mini-look at Taylor Sheridan's cinematic works with one of his more Western-facing screenplays Hell or High Water. It's an interesting look at violence, poverty, and what one will do for their family in the face of both. Texas Tech's professor of media and communications Dr. David Perlmutter joins the show to talk all about West Texas, the cowboys and Indians of it all, so much more.

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • "They want you to think it's you. You that's made this whole world. But it's always been them."

    "They want you to think it's you. You that's made this whole world. But it's always been them."
    Apr 2 2026
    While it may not have won Best Picture or Best Actress at the most recent Academy Awards, Bugonia was not only one of the best films of the last year but also one of the most thought-provoking. Featuring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons, the film is a character study as well as being a musing on the state of the world and the way humans have left it. Professor of Media and Communications Dr. David Perlmutter joins the show to talk all about the wild film.

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • "Here we go again."

    "Here we go again."
    Mar 25 2026
    Sometimes even we don't know why we do the things we do, but this time around, it's because we have to do our due diligence as film critics and take a bullet for you, the listener. Instead of watching Vice or W, we decided to subject ourselves to to Melania, a film that totally wasn't a bribe from Amazon to the Trump family. Because, if it was, that would essentially be light propaganda right?

    Right.

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • "Eluku."

    "Eluku."
    Mar 18 2026
    Big unga bunga energy abound on this episode of the Kulturecast, Chris is joined by Dr. David Perlmutter and Richard Hatem of Richard Hatem's Paranormal Bookshelf to talk all about Otzi the Iceman and a story told in a dead language all about him: Iceman (2017). If you're not a fan of dialogue and cavemen, this is the film for you.

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • "Mm, my darlings, a revolution is coming."

    "Mm, my darlings, a revolution is coming."
    Mar 13 2026
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • "I'd try."

    "I'd try."
    Mar 12 2026
    Have you ever experienced deja vu? Have you ever experienced deja vu? On this episode of the Kulturecast, Chris is joined by Dr. David Perlmutter to talk about a Tony Scott film that doesn't make nearly as many cuts as one would think it would: Deja Vu. It's all about time travel, surveillance, and the convergence of the two.

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • "I think these theories are weird."

    "I think these theories are weird."
    Feb 18 2026
    The Dyatlov Pass Incident is one of the most enduring mysteries of mountaineering and the theories about what happened are seemingly endless. On this episode of the Kulturecast, Chris is joined by physicist Dr. Katharine Mullen and Dr. David Perlmutter to talk all about An Unknown Compelling Force, the documentary all about the theories and possible explanation surrounding the incident.

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • "Courage is my creed."

    "Courage is my creed."
    Jan 17 2026
    If you thought it was just going to be serious, introspective chats about films, worry not dear listener, French comedies are still a thing that exist! The Projection Booth's Mike White joins the show to talk all about The Visitors trilogy and the English-language remake Just Visiting. Somehow, you might be surprised what we suggest you check out from this four film episode...

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    1 hr and 47 mins