We're finally back with a new episode of Turnip Green Talks. Sam watched The Straight Story for the first time ever, and we talked about it. This movie is moving up our list of favorite Lynch films, and we discussed how this fits into his body of work. https://rss.com/podcasts/turnip-green-talks/1912188
Of all the gruesome, upsetting images that I’ve seen in various horror movies this year (and I’ve seen a lot), the ones that stick in my brain the most, the ones that crop up just as I’m about to fall asleep and jerk me back to consciousness, are a series of blurry, distorted images from … Continue reading Lake Mungo and the Horror of Family
Our second episode is up now! Dustin made Sam watch one of his favorite comedy/horror movies of all time: Friday the 13th Part 6. Listen as we discuss the finer points of establishing and maintaining such a wacky tone, as well as punching a guy's heart through his chest. Enjoy! Just drop the RSS link … Continue reading Turnip Green Talks: Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives
This is the first in what will be an ongoing series where I watch the major movies that Quinten Tarantino (Q.T.) writes about in his acclaimed book Cinema Speculation, most of which will be new-to-me. Afterwards, I will read Q.T.'s chapter on the movie, and write about that. In doing this, I'm hopefully going to come … Continue reading Watching with Quentin: Bullitt
So we've done what no other white millennial guys have ever thought to do: we started a podcast about movies. This is a podcast of the YouTube video that we posted a couple of weeks back, wherein we talk about my first viewing of The Warriors, masculinity, and the awesomeness of The Baseball Furies. Just … Continue reading Turnip Green Talks: The Podcast
We're very excited to announce that we have launched a YouTube channel. Our first video, in which I talk about watching The Warriors, a movie that Sam has been trying to get me to watch for years. Please watch and enjoy! https://youtu.be/CxcF63OPViE
Charlie Kaufman's Antkind is an absurdist maximalist novel that makes his entire body of work feel like Neorealism in comparison. As a huge fan of his movies, I thought I knew what to expect from his debut novel, but he turns everything that I associate with his style—the sense of reality being a bit skewed, … Continue reading Charlie Kaufman’s Antkind is a Singular and Hilarious Debut Novel.
About 10 years ago, I sat down with my wife and my brother to watch David Lynch's 1980 masterpiece, The Elephant Man. At the time, this was one of the only Lynch movies that I hadn't seen, and I was excited to watch a new-to-me Lynch. As an avid fan of his, I found that … Continue reading How David Lynch’s The Elephant Man Helped me Come to Terms with My Mom’s Death
If you happened into a convenience store, gas station, or local sports bar in North East Florida or South East Georgia in from the mid-90's to the mid 2010's, chances are that among the crusty beer bottle rings, cigarillo packages, and Spanish Flies, you might have seen a cartoon turnip guy with an attitude, tongue … Continue reading About The Turnip Green
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