Year: 2025

Rashmi & Zach move along the map in their Noir journey and find themselves back in Japan to unravel the amazing heist and aftermath of Takumi Furukawa’s 1964 caper, CRUEL GUN STORY (Kenjū zankoku monogatari)!   Tune in today to unpack all the glorious ways Furukawa blends together the various strands of noir in such…

Zach welcomes back podcaster and Cary Grant aficionado Ryan Frost (Reel Nerds Podcast) for a trip to the port of Barranca to explore the lives and perils of its daring air mail pilots as they dig deep into Howard Hawks’ 1939 spectacular, ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS.   Buckle up for quite a wild flight as…

Rashmi & Zach set upon their first trip abroad in their international noir journey with a stop in France as they deep dive into the gritty world of Jules Dassin’s 1955 caper, RIFIFI.  Tune in to hear about the films unusual origin story, stories from the production, and how the film’s influence has permeated the…