From their secluded home theater compound, Los Angeles Film Critics Association members Wade Major and Tim Cogshell discuss the latest in home entertainment, mixing insightful commentary with irreverent banter (and an occasional recipe) to bring you the grooviest, funniest, most informative and fan-friendly (Giveaways! Listener mail!) showbiz podcast on the planet. From the biggest blockbusters to the fringiest indies, the DigiGods have it covered.
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DigiGods Episode 268: The Underground Cinema of Gregory Hatanaka
Friday, May 30, 2025 • Duration 01:10:17
In the wake of Wade's personal tragedy on January 7 and until Wade and Tim are able to ramp back up, the DigiGods podcast will be intermittently furnishing special episodes and guest cross-posts. Today’s is a cross-post from Luke Thompson’s ill LYTeracy Substack of a conversation between Wade, Luke and Ray Greene regarding the work of underground filmmaker Gregory Hatanaka, a renaissance figure in independent cinema and independent distribution who entered each of their lives in a different yet similarly significant way. — ed.
DigiGods Episode 267: 2024 Holiday Special and Gift Guide!
Episode 267
Monday, December 9, 2024 • Duration 01:48:37
From the whopping Criterion 40th Anniversary box set to the 4k of the notoriously little seen “Zyzzyx Road” we’ve got something for the naughty and the nice — if your stockings are big enough! #4k #UHD #DVD #Bluray #4k #TV #Movies
* Are You Afraid of the Dark: The Limited Series Three-Season Collection (DVD)
* Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (4k UHD Blu-ray)
* Bill & Ted's Most Triumphant Trilogy (4k UHD Blu-ray)
* Blazing Saddles 4k UHD (4k UHD Blu-ray)
* The Block Island Sound (4k UHD Blu-ray)
* Blue Christmas (Blu-ray)
* A Bluegrass Christmas (DVD)
* Bones and All (4k UHD Blu-ray)
* Born on the Fourth of July (4k UHD Blu-ray)
* CC40 [8½ (1963), Tokyo Story (1953), All That Jazz (1979), Bicycle Thieves (1948), Repo Man (1984), Naked (1993), Jules and Jim (1962), Being There (1979), Weekend (1967), Yi Yi (2000), The Night of the Hunter (1955), Pickpocket (1959), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), On the Waterfront (1954), Do the Right Thing (1989), Ratcatcher (1999), Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971), Mirror (1975), Barry Lyndon (1975), Safe (1995), Seconds (1966), His Girl Friday (1940), Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985), Y tu mamá también (2001), My Own Private Idaho (1991), Love & Basketball (2000), Night of the Living Dead (1968), Ace in the Hole (1951), 3 Women (1977), The Red Shoes (1948), Down by Law (1986), La Ciénaga (2001), Wanda (1970), House (1977), Sullivan’s Travels (1941), The Battle of Algiers (1966), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962), Persona (1966), In the Mood for Love (2000)] (Blu-ray)
* The Crow (4k UHD Blu-ray)
* The Dark Crystal - Limited Edition 4k Collector's Set (4k UHD Blu-ray)
* Demon Pond (4k UHD Blu-ray)
* Drag Me to Hell 4k Collector's Edition (4k UHD Blu-ray)
* Evil: The Complete Series (DVD)
* Fear the Walking Dead: The Complete Collection (Blu-ray)
* Food Wars! The Fifth Plate Limited Edition Premium Box Set (Blu-ray)
A Halloween haul! Including anniversary 4k releases of 70s slasher classics, 80s horror hits and vintage grindhouse glory from the ‘60s, ‘70s and more! #4k #UHD #DVD #Bluray #4k #TV #Movies #madeonzencastr
An Asian cinema bonanza! Also, fabulous 4ks like Gregg Araki’s Teen Apocalypse Trilogy and Repo Man from Criterion, Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip, Body Double and Despicable Me 4! All that and more on the DigiGods! #4k #UHD #DVD #Bluray #4k #TV #Movies #madeonzencastr
What does Famous Amos have to do with “The Graduate’? Tune in and find out! Also, The Fall Guy and Furiosa on 4k, a long overdue 4k complete set of the Rocky films, Death to Smoochy on Blu plus Terms of Endearment and Criterion delivers an Albert Brooks twofer! #4k #UHD #DVD #Bluray #4k #TV #Movies
In this episode, the Gods discuss:
Act of Violence (Blu-ray)
Against the Storm: Herbert Kline in a Darkened Europe (Blu-ray)
Arcadian (Blu-ray)
Back to Black (Blu-ray)
Betrayed (Blu-ray)
The Bikeriders (4k UHD Blu-ray)
Black Mass (4k UHD Blu-ray)
Bless Their Little Hearts (Blu-ray)
Brief Encounters / The Long Farewell: Two Films by Kira Muratova (Blu-ray)
Civil War (4k UHD Blu-ray)
Collateral 4k UHD Stelebook (4k UHD Blu-ray)
Coup de Chance (Blu-ray)
Death to Smoochy (Blu-ray)
Demons (4k UHD Blu-ray)
Demons 2 (4k UHD Blu-ray)
Director Spotlight: Sydney Pollack – Castle Keep / Bobby Deerfield (Blu-ray)
Double the Romance – Evening/Once Around (Blu-ray)
Once Upon A Time In Mexico [Limited Edition] (4k UHD Blu-ray)
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DigiGods Episode 263: Welcome Back, Prince
Saturday, July 20, 2024 • Duration 02:05:21
It’s a 4k bonanza with Purple Rain, Team America, UHF, The Karate Kid, Godzilla X Kong and more! And did we say that the original TV Flash, starring John Wesley Shipp was on Blu-ray? Also, Oscar-winning American Fiction and… Welcome Back Kotter! #4k #UHD #DVD #Bluray #4k #TV #Movies
In this episode, the Gods discuss:
* Abigail (Blu-ray)
* All That Breathes (Blu-ray)
* American Fiction (Blu-ray)
* American Gigolo [Limited Edition] (4k UHD Blu-ray)
* American Hustle 10th Anniversary 4k Stelbook (4k UHD Blu-ray)
* The American Society of Magical Negroes (Blu-ray)
* Anatomy of a Fall (Blu-ray)
* Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (4k UHD Blu-ray)
A remembrance of the great Roger Corman, Los Angeles loses a local broadcasting legend, 4k debuts for an Oscar classic, a camp classic and plus amazing new Criterions, Tenacious D and OSS 117! 4k #DVD #Bluray #4k #TV #Movies
In this episode, the Gods discuss:
12 Strong (4k UHD Blu-ray)
Affliction (Blu-ray)
Allonsanfan (Blu-ray)
American Sniper (4k UHD Blu-ray)
The Beekeeper (4k UHD Blu-ray)
Black Tight Killers (Blu-ray)
The Bounty Hunter Trilogy (Blu-ray)
Cabin in the Sky (Blu-ray)
The Crime is Mine (Blu-ray)
The Crow (4k UHD Blu-ray)
The Departed (4k UHD Blu-ray)
Dogfight (Blu-ray)
Dune: Part Two (4k UHD Blu-ray)
Elegant Beast (Blu-ray)
The Facts Of Murder (Blu-ray)
Fremont (Blu-ray)
Funeral Home (Blu-ray)
The Gate (Blu-ray)
Goodbye & Amen (Blu-ray)
I Am Cuba (4k UHD Blu-ray)
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Two (4k UHD Blu-ray)
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (35th Anniversary Edition) (4k UHD Blu-ray)
La Haine (4k UHD Blu-ray)
The Lair of the White Worm - Steelbook (Blu-ray)
Last Man Standing (Blu-ray)
Le Combat dans L'ile (Blu-ray)
The Little Drummer Girl (Blu-ray)
Magic Mike (4k UHD Blu-ray)
Mean Girls (2004) (4k UHD Blu-ray)
Mean Girls (2024) (4k UHD Blu-ray)
Messiah Of Evil Limited Edition (Blu-ray)
Misunderstood (Blu-ray)
The Morning After (Blu-ray)
My Demon Lover (Blu-ray)
My Sailor, My Love (Blu-ray)
Ocean's Trilogy (4k UHD Blu-ray)
Once Upon a Time in the West (4k UHD Blu-ray)
One from the Heart (4k UHD Blu-ray)
Orphan (Blu-ray)
OSS 117 Blu-ray boxed set (Blu-ray)
Other People's Children (Blu-ray)
Over the Edge (Blu-ray)
Picnic at Hanging Rock (4k UHD Blu-ray)
Please Baby Please (Blu-ray)
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DigiGods Episode 261: Spring Breakin' 2 Digilectric Boogaloo
Sunday, April 21, 2024 • Duration 02:05:17
Wade and Tim wrestle with the legacy of The Juice, have no such trouble with the legacy of Laurel & Hardy or Edward James Olmos, talk 80s Hanna-Barbera and more recent anime as well as some badassploitation 4k #DVD #Bluray #4k #TV #Movies
In this episode, the Gods discuss:
3 Godfathers (BD)
Akiba Maid War (BD)
Amélie Steelbook (BD)
Anaconda Steelbook (BD)
Black Bullet (BD)
The Boob / Why Be Good? Silent Classics (BD)
Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker (4k)
Carole & Tuesday (BD)
Cathy's Curse (4k)
Chihayafuru S3 (BD)
Cobweb (Blu-ray)
The Dangers in My Heart (BD)
A Day at the Races (BD)
Deep Blue Sea / Long Kiss Goodnight, The / Snakes on a Plane (BD)
The Devil's Honey (4k)
Distant Tales (BD)
Dream Scenario (BD)
Easter Parade (BD)
The Edge of the World (BD)
Eileen (BD)
Ernest & Celestine: A Trip To Gibberitia (BD)
Faithless (BD)
Farming Life in Another World (BD)
Fear the Walking Dead: S8 (BD)
Fortunes of War (DVD)
French Revelations: Fanfare d'amour & Mauvaise Graine (BD)
Gatchaman (BD)
Giant Beasts of Ars (BD)
Good Burger 2 (BD)
A Good Person (BD)
The Good, the Bad and the Huckleberry Hound (BD)
The Great Alligator (4k)
Green Lantern - Extended (BD)
The Hangover Trilogy (DVD)
Himouto! Umaru-Chan R (BD)
The Hobbit Deluxe (BD)
Hollow Man Steelbook (BD)
I've Somehow Gotten Stronger When I Improved My Farm-Related Skills (BD)
Insomniacs After School Complete Collection (BD)
Is It Wrong to Try and Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? S4 P2 (BD)
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (BD)
Joe's Apartment (BD)
Journey to Bethlehem (BD)
Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invislble (BD)
Laurel & Hardy: Year One (BD)
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DigiGods Episode 260: In Memory of the Motherscratcher
Saturday, March 23, 2024 • Duration 01:31:34
Criterion’s Saint Omer trumps Oscar-winner Anatomy of a Fall — and why is Warner Bros. afraid of musicals? Also, the film that put Rod Lurie on the map, the end of the Snyderverse and some great television boxes… #DVD #Bluray #4k #TV #Movies
In this episode, the Gods discuss:
The 355 (4k UHD Blu-ray)
The Act: The Complete Limited Series (Blu-ray)
All That Money Can Buy (a.k.a. The Devil and Daniel Webster) (Blu-ray)
Child's Play (2019) Collector's Edition (4k UHD Blu-ray)
The Color Purple (4k UHD Blu-ray)
Colt .45 - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
Contagion 4k (4k UHD Blu-ray)
The Contender (Blu-ray)
The Expendables 4-Film Collection (Blu-ray)
Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 - The Complete Film Collection (Blu-ray)
Harriet (4k UHD Blu-ray)
Heroes: The Complete Collection (Blu-ray)
Icons Unearthed: Star Wars (Blu-ray)
Invaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist (Blu-ray)
The Iron Claw (Blu-ray)
Kickboxer Steelbook (Blu-ray)
Little Monsters Steelbook (Blu-ray)
Lynch / Oz (Blu-ray)
Migration (4k UHD Blu-ray)
Mister Organ (Blu-ray)
Quigley Down Under 4K UHD (4k UHD Blu-ray)
Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island (DVD)
The Ring Collection (The Ring, The Ring 2, Rings) (4k UHD Blu-ray)
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DigiGods Episode 259: Pre-Oscar-Palooza
Saturday, March 2, 2024 • Duration 02:05:29
Who else has John Sayles, Robert Altman, Chantal Ackerman, Johnnie To, Eric Rohmer, the Coen Brothers and Danny Boyle on tap? Who else brings you Footloose, Trolls, Gomer Pyle, Abbott & Costello and Sharknado? Who else mixes Nic Cage and Willy’s Wonderland with new Chinese classics? You know the answer… #DVD #Bluray #4k #TV #Movies
Chantal Akerman Masterpieces 1968-1878 (Les Rendes-Vous d'Anna; Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles; Le 15/8; Hotel Monterey; La Chambre; L'Enfant Aimé, Ou Je Joue À Êntre Une Femme Mariée; Saute Ma Ville) (DVD)
