Switchblade Sisters (1975)

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11/17/23 • 134 min

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On this week's episode Phillip is joined by The Vern from the Cinema Recall Podcast, and they discuss Jack Hill's 1975 gang picture, The Jezebels AKA Switchblade Sisters. They start the show by reading some late comments from last week's episode Dawn of the Dead. Phillip then asks Vern how he rates the Romero trilogy and then don't quite see eye to eye. In the Tarantino Talks segment Phillip plays the introduction to the movie by Quentin Tarantino on the Rolling Thunders Pictures release. Then it's time to read the general information about the movie with some facts sprinkled in. It's then time for Listener Opinions from Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Phillip and the Vern then discuss the fun time that is Switchblade Sisters. The two of them discuss Jack Hill movies, and female empowerment. It's a fun and interesting discussion. Then it's time to talk about whether they noticed anything that Tarantino might have liked or used in a film. They individually rate the movie with their Letterboxd rating. Then they answer the question whether they would buy, rent, or find the movie for free. Phillip does not have a Phil's Film Favorite of the Week this week. They discuss movies and podcasts, and all kinds of things. Phillip then promotes next week's show, when he is joined by Jennifer Upton, the author of Japanese Cult Cinema to discuss Lady Snowblood (1973) (available on MAX). Thanks for listening.

Previous Episode

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

On this week's episode, Phillip is joined once again by Erik Clapp from Cinema Force on YouTube and Instagram, to talk about another movie from the list that Quentin Tarantino likes or recommends. This time they talk about the 1978 George Romero classic Dawn of the Dead. You can find Cinema Force at https://www.youtube.com/@cinemaforce1 Phillip starts the show with the "Tarantino Talks" segment, and by plays a little audio of Tarantino giving a Mastermind Award to George Romero at the SPIKE awards in 2009. A radio spot is then played for Dawn of the Dead. It's then time for Phillip to read all the general information about the movie. Then it's time to read listener opinions from Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. They then discuss the movie and all the little facts to go with it. Phillip then reads a couple of reviews. They answer the question of whether they noticed anything that Tarantino might have liked or used in a film. It's then time for Phillip and Erik to give their individual rating for the film. Then they answer the question of whether they would buy, rent, or find this movie for free. Phillip then gives his Phil's Film Favorite of the Week; Sly (2023). Then it's time to find out what movie will be covered next week. 'The Vern' from Cinema Recall Podcast will join Phillip to discuss Switchblade Sisters AKA The Jezebels (1975). Thanks for listening.

In case you are wondering about the youtube video Phillip and Erik were talking about that explains all the zombie related movies, it's here https://youtu.be/yMI6qw9Ph1w?si=rqFxIo3ZUasDbaDL

Next Episode

Lady Snowblood (1973)

On this week's episode Phillip is joined by the author of Japanese Cult Cinema: Films From the Second Golden Age Selected Essays & Reviews, Jennifer Upton. www.jennuptonwriter.com (GET HER BOOK!) Who better to discuss a Chambara-Revenge film like 1973's Lady Snowblood, than J.M. Upton. The two of them discuss Jennifer's background and being a writer. Phillip then gives out the general information for the movie and Jennifer throws in some facts and background throughout. It's then time to for Phillip to read Listener Opinions from Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Phillip and Jennifer then discuss all aspects of this very cool movie. Then they answer the question of whether they noticed anything Tarantino might have liked or used in a film, and this is by far the most referenced out of them all. They individually rate the movie 1 to 5 stars, 5 being the best. Time to see whether they would buy, rent, or get this movie for free. The two of them then go on tangents and talk about all kinds of movie related things. It's then time for the randomizer to pick the next movie that Phillip and his returning guest Dave Lizerbram will be discussing, and the movie is...Shanghai Joe AKA The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe (1973). So join us next week. Thanks for listening.