The Schlock and Awe Podcast

Epizodes

• S&A 251 The Magic of Fate: Dune (1984) & Sorcerer (1977) W/ Kahn 30.06.2026 1h 25min

  This week on S&A Lindsay & Film Critic Kahn Duncan try to untangle the strings of fate with a Double of David Lynch's Dune (1984) & William Fredkin's Sorcerer (1977). This is not just a Double about Fate, it is also about the environment that each world inhabits but also about a certain Space Opera hanging over both as each of these auteurs try to define their era.  Remember to rate, review and subscribe to Schlock & Awe on your preferred podcast platform  
• S&A 250 That Gene Kelly Vibe: One the Town & An American in Paris W/ Rachel 23.06.2026 1h 46min

  This week on S&A Lindsay and Rachel tap dance on the town in Paris with a Gene Kelly Double of Stanley Donan's On the Town (1949) & Vincente Minnelli's An American in Paris (1951). Gene Kelly was an important figure not just in the Movie Musical but in Movies in General. They way he developed dance and abstract moved through film history. Plus these movies are just fun   Original Graphics Nadine Whitney Original Music Anthony King Please rate, review and subscribe to Schlock & Awe on your favourite podcast plaform
• S&A 249 Road Kill: Death Race 2000 (1975) The Long Walk W/ Michele 16.06.2026 2h 4min

  This week on S&A Lindsay and Michele hit the road in this 1970s Dystopia feeling Double Feature. Paul Bartel's Death Race 2000 (1975) & Francis Lawrence's The Long Walk (2025). This is a Double of performing for Dictators, Bread and Circus where the prize is road kill. Murder for our entertainment and inspiration. Original Graphics Nadine Whitney Original Music Anthony King Please rate, review & subscribe to Schlock & Awe on your favourite podcast platform  
• S&A 248 Catherine Wants to Get Married The Heiress (1949) & Washington Square W/ Nadine 09.06.2026 1h 28min

  This week on S&A Lindsay & film critic Nadine Whitney know you should never underestimate a seemingly awkward woman. We are looking at the story of Catherine Sloper of Henry James' novel Washington Square. A double of William Wyler's The Heiress (1949) & Agnieszka Holland's Washington Square (1997). This is a Double of what makes an accomplished woman. Original Graphics Nadine Whitney Original Music Anthony King Please Rate, Review & Subscribe to Schlock & Awe on your favourite podcast platform. It helps the show.     
• S&A 247 Children of the Apocalypse: Children of Men & Furiosa W/ Tim 02.06.2026 1h 54min

  This week on S&A Lindsay and Tim from It Didn't Go Platinum Podcast wonder what it would be like to grow up in the apocalypse. It's a Double of Alfonso Cuaron's Children of Men (2006) & Dr. George Miller's Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024). This is a Double that not only looks at gaining power or resources in a dystopia - whether it be children or a bullet farm. But more importantly the attitudes of countries like Britain and Australia and their attitudes toward dictatorships. Are we closer than we think heading toward 2027 (the answer is yes by the way) or is all about putting on a show. Original Graphics Nadine Whitney Original Music Anthony King Please rate, review and subscribe to Schlock & Awe on your favourite podcast platform.     
• S&A 246 My Name is Vanity Project: The Astrologer (1976) & Champagne and Bullets W/ Bede 26.05.2026 1h 39min

  This week on S&A Lindsay & Bede vs The Living Dead - Bede create their own Vanity Project with a Double of Craig Denny's The Astrologer (1976) & John De Hart's Champagne and Problems (1993). Do you want a film maker who doesn't know what they are doing? A film guided by numerology, no context for scenes, grotesque sex scenes and a very drunk Wings Hauser? We have that and more. These men had a dream and too much money and we are thankful for it. Original Graphics Nadine Whitney Original Music Anthony King Please rate, review and subscribe to Schlock & Awe as it helps the show.
• S&A 245 The Way of Revenge: Ghost Dog & Oldboy W/ Preston 19.05.2026 2h 7min

  This week on S&A Lindsay and Preston Mitchell go the way of Revenge in a Double of  Jim Jarmusch's Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) & Park Chan-wook's Olddog (2003). This is a Double of many things. The rules and philosophy behind it - the Japanese & Southern Korean Rules. What does it mean to be a warrior and using spirits of the past, whether as tutors or to fuel vengeance. There is a lot going on. Original Graphics Nadine Whitney Original Music Anthony King   Please rate, review and subscribe to Schlock & Awe Podcast on your favourite podcast platform. It helps the show.
• S&A 244 Sam Raimi Power Plays: Send Help & A Simple Plan W/ Mike & Max 12.05.2026 2h

  This week on S&A Lindsay & Action 4 Everyone's Mike & Max look into the different seasons of Sam Raimi with his Send Help (2026) & A Simple Plan (1998). These are Sam Raimi stretching his legs when it comes to power and capitalism in the only way Sam Raimi knows how to direct. Punishment and Americana   Original Graphics Nadine Whitney Original Music Anthony King   Please rate, review and subscribe to Schlock & Awe on your favourite platform. It helps the show.  
• S&A 243 You Killed My Brother!: Ring of Fire II Blood and Steel & Riot (1996) W/ Robb 05.05.2026 1h 45min

  This week on S&A Lindsay & Robb Antequera head down into the underground of 1990s DTV Action with Don the Dragon's Ring of Fire: Blood and Steel (1993) & Gary Daniels' Riot (1996). This is a Double of a specific kind of action star. But it is also a Double of Budget Action Film Making, making action on the fly and how each movie handles each persona. Oh so much more round kicking and revenge than you are ready for.   Original Graphics Nadine Whitney Original Music Anthony King    Please rate, review and subscribe Schlock & Awe on your favourite podcast platform to help the show
• S&A 242 They Be Leaping: District B13 & Unleased W/ Carlo 28.04.2026 1h 51min

  On this week's S&A Lindsay and Luna Rossi Films & This is Film's Carlo be leaping. It's a bonkers mid naughties French double of Pierre Morel's District B13 (2004) & Louis Leterrier's Unleashed (2005). This is an action double that looks at a time and a place, but also a style of action and the history that lead up to it. It's my favourite kind of Double to cover. So much leaping! Parkour  Original Graphics Nadine Whitney Original Music Anthony King Please rate, review & subscribe Schlock & Awe on your favourite podcast platform 
• S&A 241 Alien Shenanigans: Communion & Galaxy Quest W/ Justin 21.04.2026 1h 21min

  This week on S&A Lindsay & Justin Anderson wake up in an unusual place. This is a Double of Philippe Mora's Communion (1989) & Dean Parisot's Galaxy Quest (1999) is there something out there or is it really just an episode of Television. Who knows - but these movies are awesome. So best to check the historical documents. Original Graphics Nadine Whitney Original Music Anthony King Please rate, review or subscribe to Schlock & Awe on your favourite podcast apps 
• S&A 240 The Journey of Growing Up: Unpregnant & Stand by Me W/ Jim 14.04.2026 1h 45min

  <p>This week on S&A Lindsay and Director's Club Host Jim Laczkowski go on a road trip through the never-ending landscape. It is a Double of Rachel Lee Goldenberg's Unpregnant (2020) & Rob Reiner's Stand by Me (1986). Lives will be had, tears will be shed. </p><p><br></p><p>Original Graphics Nadine Whitney</p><p>Original Musica Anthony King</p><p><br></p><p>Please rate review & subscribe to Schlock & Awe on your favourite podcast platforms.</p>
• S&A 239 A Different Kind of Western: Destry Rides Again & Road House (1989) W/ AJ 07.04.2026 1h 38min

  <p>This week on S&A Lindsay & AJ waltz into the west with a mop and bucket to clean it. This is a Double of George Marshall's Destry Rides Again (1939) & Rowdy Herrington's Road House (1989). This a Western Double, but one that defies expectation. Cause Pain Don't Hurt.</p><p>Original Graphics Nadine Whitney</p><p>Original Music Anthony King</p><p>Feel free to rate, review and subscribe to Schlock & Awe on your favourite podcast platform</p>
• S&A Quickie Review They Will Kill You W/ Kahn Duncan 02.04.2026 22min

  <p>S&A Quickie Review is back with Lindsay & Kahn Duncan looking at Kirill Sokolov's They Will Kill You (2026). Starring Zazie Beetz it is a Rip Roaring Time.</p><p>Original Graphics Nadine Whitney</p><p>Original Anthony King</p><p>Please Rate, Review & Subscribe S&A on your favourite podcast platform</p>
• S&A 238 Mr. Anderson in the year 2025: In the Lost Lands, The Phoenician Scheme & One Battle After Another W The Brendans 31.03.2026 2h 19min

  <p>This week on S&A Lindsay and the Make Me Watch it Hosts Brendan Agnew & Brendan Foley meet a group of men called Mr. Anderson. It's a triple of Paul W.S. Anderson' In the Lost Lands (2025), Wes Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme (2025) & Paul T. Anderson's One Battle After Another (2025). Three different Andersons each made a movie about the time we live in just in three different ways</p><p>Please rate and review S&A on your favourite podcast platform</p><p>Original Graphics by Nadine Whitney</p><p>Original Music Anthony King </p>
• S&A The 98 Academy Awards Recap Episode W/ Bede& Kahn 24.03.2026 1h 33min

  <p>This week on S&A it's the 98th Academy Awards ReCap. Lindsay Bede & Kahn come back to break down the wins and the snubs, Conan's bits and Ryan Coogler best reaction.</p><p>Original Graphics Nadine Whitney</p><p>Original Music Anthony King</p><p>Rate and Review S&A on your favourite podcast platform.</p>
• S&A 237 Edge Lord Dystopia Idiocracy : Repo! The Genetic Opera W/ Scott 17.03.2026 1h 31min

  <p>This week on S&A Lindsay & Action Addicts Host Scott Wiley head back in time. To a time called The Naughties. A time when slurs were thrown out freely and metal was nue. </p><p><br /></p><p>Original Graphics Nadine Whitney</p><p>Original Music Anthony King</p><p><br /></p><p>Please rate and review S&A on your favourite podcast platform</p>
• S&A Bonus Oscar Predictions 2026 W/ Bede & Kahn 13.03.2026 1h 32min

  <p>It is getting closer to that time of year. Oscars! In this Bonus S&A episode: Lindsay, Bede Jermyn & Kahn Duncan go through each category and predict who is going to win. Will Timmy finally win his statue or will Michael B. Jordon take it? Will it be a Sinners' sweep or will it be One Battle After Another?</p><p>Original Graphics Nadine Whitney</p><p>Original Music Anthony King</p><p>Please Rate & Review S&A on your favourite podcast app</p>
• S&A 236 I Wan to See: 8MM & Thesis W/ Carmelita 10.03.2026 2h 29min

  <p>This week on S&A Lindsay and Carmelita Valdez McKoy want to see. It's death on screen with a double of Joel Schumacher's 8MM (1999) & Alejandro Amenábars' Thesis (1996). </p><p>This is a double that not just gets into our obession with portraying death on screen and why. But also whether we really know our limits and it we want to.</p><p>Original Graphics Nadine Whitney</p><p>Original Music Anthony King</p><p>Listen to Schlock & Awe on your favourite podcast app</p>
• S&A Manly Men of 1976: Rocky (1976) & Taxi Driver W/ Brian 03.03.2026 2h 15min

  <p>This week on S&A Lindsay and Holy Terror's Brian Keiper go back to 1976 with a Double of John G. Avildsen's Rocky (1976) & Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976). </p><p>This is a Double of two sides of the American Dream as well as Masculinity in the year of 1976</p><p>Original Graphics Nadine Whitney</p><p>Original Music Anthony King</p><p>Listen to Schlock & Awe on your favourite Podcast app</p>