The Uncut Network - Directors, Actors and Genres – Details, episodes & analysis

It's that time of the year again, August bank holiday has just gone, so it can only mean one thing - Frightfest.

Rob is joined by Kat (Hollywood News), Mike (Autistic Guide to Horror), Mal (Twitter) and Sarah (Twitter) to discuss their highlights of the, now 25 year old, Horror Film Festival. Among others, they discussed the festival's darling, Strange Darling, The Dead Thing, Generation Terror, Shelby Oaks and Much More. We also measure up whether this was a good year for the event, as well as any advice for anyone who has never been to a horror festival before - like, say a certain podcast host who lives in the remote badlands of North Yorkshire. Wonder who that could be?

Next time it's back to service as usual as we finish off Series 3 with another look at Kiyoshi Kurosawa, albeit from the non-horror end of his huge back-catalogue.

MUSIC CREDITS:

[INTRO] Funkgroove / Sofasound

[MID-ROLL] Reading Night / Xander

[OUTRO] Midnight Coffee / Englewood⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Courtesy of Riot Games

This week on the Uncut Network we have another Actors Episode on our hands, another legend too with Lauren Bacall.

To discuss this star actor and legend, Rob is joined by Graham (Pop Screen), Vincent (Invasion of the Poddy People) and Jimmy (Filmmaker) to discuss a triple bill in the shape of Key Largo, Written on the Wind, and Jonathan Glazer's Birth. That last one is a funny old title when you frame it like that.

Along the way we discuss classic Melodrama's, Jazz, New Hollywood, and the deep themes and emotions that lie ready to be experienced in this very varied triple bill. There's also a pretty great anecdote or two.

If you like the podcast, consider supporting us on PATREON for all manner of extra goodies, from article series to podcasts and more. Our spin off show, Uncut from the Video Aisle is on a development sabbatical but stay tuned on our socials for more news - @Uncutrobcast.

And Until next time, thanks for listening!

MUSIC CREDITS:

[INTRO] Funkgroove / Sofasound

[MID-ROLL] Reading Night / Xander

[OUTRO] Midnight Coffee / Englewood⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Courtesy of Riot Games

We return to the Directors cycle on the Uncut Network with the first two part episode in a while, but he more than deserves such a treatment.

Rob is joined by Rabia (RPISH) and Ygraine (What A Scream) to talk about one of Korea's greatest ever cinematic exports, Park Chan Wook. This first episode is focusing primarily on the Vengeance trilogy, specifically the landmark success that was OldBoy and perenially slept on Lady Vengeance. Along the way we also talk about Park Chan Wook's sense of style, his evasion of easy answers and how the OldBoy remake was so bad it became openly racist... Oof.

There are some technical gremlins in this edit, I tried multiple versions and they where all infected. But worry not they won't affect the listening experience of this episode too badly. And if you do enjoy this episode, which should be pretty easy as its great, you can get more of the same over on PATREON. We have our spin off podcast, Uncut from the Video Aisle, which is in the middle of a mini-series about Hong Kong favourite, Mr Vampire. And there's also our monthly check in podcast, Last Night.

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MUSIC CREDITS:

[INTRO] Funkgroove / Sofasound

[MID-ROLL] Reading Night / Xander

[OUTRO] Midnight Coffee / Englewood⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Courtesy of Riot Games

For the second of this month's Genres Uncut episodes, never say that we don't cover movies that aren't my speed.

While I may not be a fan of Westerns, I have been joined by people a lot more enthusiastic to talk about this Historic American Genre. We welcome back Mark, Graham & Vincent to discuss Revisionist Westerns (of the 70s). With Peter Fonda's 1971 movie, The Hired Hand, Clint Eastwood's 1973 movie, High Plains Drifter and the Wild Card 1974's Blazing Saddles by Mel Brooks, the order of the day.

Along the way, we talk about the visuals of the old West, what it means to be revisionist, the misogyny, and how the goalposts for a film to be racist or language to be racist have changed over the years. Or, to put it another way, Quentin Tarantino has done worse.

If you enjoy the show, subscribe and rate the podcast - or share it with your friends. Or if you want a little more, check out our ⁠Patreon ⁠for more of our sister podcast, Pop Screen, as well as our two spin-off podcasts, Last Night and Uncut from the Video Aisle - the latter of which is currently doing a blow-by-blow account of Hong Kong Action Horror classic, Mr Vampire.

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MUSIC CREDITS:

[INTRO] Funkgroove / Sofasound

[MID-ROLL] Reading Night / Xander

[OUTRO] Midnight Coffee / Englewood⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Courtesy of Riot Games

We are back to the cycle of Genre's Uncut and this time we are making camp in the 1970s.

Rob is joined by Graham and Robyn again for organised chaos, but in a more precise way we have come together to talk about English Folk Horror from the 1970s. Specifially, member of the unholy trinity - Blood on Satan's Claw. Whatever you'd call Psychomania. And we finish on something altogether classier in sub-genre defining Penda's Fen by Alan Clarke.

Along the way we talk about short films that everyone seems to have made, doctor who alumni, how countryside pigeon's are units and more, before we close out with a whole boat load of recommendations. Best have your letterboxd open for that part of the episode.

If you enjoy the show you can support us over on PATREON where you can get even more stuff. As well as a whole battalion of written articles, our sister podcast - pop screen - has a bonus episode over there, there's a monthly of what we've been watching and coming next week: the return of our spin-off, Uncut from the Video Aisle with Hong Kong Action Horror legend, Mr Vampire and more - it's a whole archive of stuff.

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MUSIC CREDITS:

[INTRO] Funkgroove / Sofasound

[MID-ROLL] Reading Night / Xander

[OUTRO] Midnight Coffee / Englewood⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Courtesy of Riot Games

And we are back after a New Year break to finish off our month of Actors Uncut with the legendary Robert Mitchum!

Rob is joined by Aidan, Graham and a debuting Mark to talk about the classic film noir Out of the Past, the legendary one and done of Night of the Hunter and, erm, Thunder Road. No, not that one. Also, along the way we talk about bad child acting, New Hollywood, Father Ted, as well as the man of the hour's pure magnetism. It's a fun return from our month off.

Join us next time as we sashay into a month of genres, specifically weird stuff from the 1970s.

If you enjoyed the show, you can also support us on PATREON where you can get all manner of bonus podcasts for the paltry sum of £3 a month. There's Uncut from the Video Aisle which returning very soon with Mr Vampire, there's Last Night and there's also Pop Screen Plus - a bonus episode of our sister podcast. Loads of written stuff too, like, it's ridiculous how much we are giving you over there.

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MUSIC CREDITS:

[INTRO] Funkgroove / Sofasound

[MID-ROLL] Reading Night / Xander

[OUTRO] Midnight Coffee / Englewood⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Courtesy of Riot Games

Mamma Mia, here we go again.

2023 is done and dusted and it's that time of the year for all podcasts to come together and review the past 12 months. Instead of a bog standard top 10 run down we are trying something different. Once again though, collaborating with our sister podcast, Pop Screen - fronted by Graham.

Join me and Graham is a long list of people, so long, in fact, that they won't be another podcast from me until 2nd Feb. That list of people is with Rob - Kat, Naomi, (also their choices present but because of a need to re-record they are not), Andy, Liz and Kim. And with Graham - Simon, James, Oliver, Vincent, and Mike. Almost as many people as movies, well, not quite, but it's best to get a pen and paper for this one - or open up your Letterboxd watchlists.

If you enjoy our shows and fancy more, check out our Patreon. On which, we have bonus episodes of Pop Screen and a monthly catch up podcast, Last Night, which took a break from tradition in December to talk Alternative Christmas Movies. There's also our spin-off podcast, Uncut from the Video Aisle - which we've just finished a series of on V/H/S and are taking a little January break before we get back to it with Mr Vampire.

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MUSIC CREDITS:

[INTRO] Funkgroove / Sofasound

[MID-ROLL] Reading Night / Xander

[OUTRO] Midnight Coffee / Englewood⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Courtesy of Riot Games

It's only a Christmas Special.

Join Rob and his guest co-hosts, Vincent and Graham, as we talk about royalty of the British screen, Michael Caine. We look at three vastly different eras of his career. We have Get Carter, then his collaborations with Christopher Nolan with the Prestige and then we have the wildcard and the reason why this is the christmas special. We wrap up by having a good old chinwag about the ultimate Christmas movie, The Muppets Christmas Carol.

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If you like the podcast, support us on ⁠PATREON⁠ for loads more good stuff. We have a spin-off podcast, Uncut from the Video Aisle that is just about to finish its mini-series on V/H/S. There's the monthly Last Night and Pop Screen + podcasts too. Plus loads of articles about Dr Who, X-Files and Red Dwarf to dig into too.

Next time we will be going full cross over with our sister podcast, Pop Screen, for a mammoth review of 2023. But, this will be different than the usual review podcasts we've done in the past.

MUSIC CREDITS:

[INTRO] Funkgroove / Sofasound

[MID-ROLL] Reading Night / Xander

[OUTRO] Midnight Coffee / Englewood⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Courtesy of Riot Games

No Christmas Special yet, that is next time out, but we do have an almighty fan favourite - or he was for a few years anyway.

Join Rob, Vincent and a debuting Simon as we talk about the Danish agent provocateur Nicolas Winding Refn. Specifically, we talk about his 2011 megahit Drive and the last movie he made before he danced off into the waters of limited series on Netflix and Amazon and his own streaming platform, The Neon Demon.

We talk about reputations in every way possible, from one of our featured titles being favoured by film bros around the land to the possible ways the other film could be miscontrued. We also touch on the iconic score of Drive, whether it is in fact of Neon Western and much, much more.

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If you like the podcast, support us on PATREON for loads more "content". We have a spin-off podcast, Uncut from the Video Aisle that is in the middle of a V/H/S series. There's the monthly Last Night and Pop Screen + podcasts too. Plus loads of articles about Dr Who, X-Files and Red Dwarf to dig into too.

MUSIC CREDITS:

[INTRO] Funkgroove / Sofasound

[MID-ROLL] Reading Night / Xander

[OUTRO] Midnight Coffee / Englewood⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠Courtesy of Riot Games

We return to the lands of directors uncut for our first ever episode talking about a duo, the lucky pair are canadian fan favorites - the Soska Sisters.

Joined by Kat and Kim (for the first time), we are simutaenously compelled and repelled by the body modification community in their breakout hit American Mary. Seriously though, my real world button came home to roost with this one. Surgery. Then we head over to the dangerous grounds of the horror remake with 2019's spookily nostalgic Rabid. Should this Cronenberg classic have been left alone or is it the latest to add to the list of horror remakes that are worth your attention? You'll have to listen to find out.

If you enjoy the show, check us out on Patreon for our spin off shows, Uncut from the Video Aisle, Pop Screen plus written articles on Dr Who, Red Dwarf and the X-Files. Loads to enjoy and for just a few £ every month.

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MUSIC CREDITS:

[INTRO] Song title: Funkgroove /Artist: Sofasound

[MID-ROLL] Song title: Reading Night / Artist: Xander

[OUTRO] Song title: Midnight Coffee / Artist: Englewood⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠Courtesy of Riot Games