The Hi-Lo Bro Show
Richard and Garrett talk up film culture: the Good, the Bad, and the Wonderfully Awful. We take on a piece of midnight trash/cult pop filmmaking, and pair it with a daunting, difficult piece of “High Art” cinema. Spoilers everywhere: these conversations are meant for listeners who have seen the films under discussion. We also delve into significant works of film criticism and history, as well as the source material for some of the greatest movies ever made. And some of the worst.
Episodes
15 episodes
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie/The Hunt - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 15 – November 2024
This is the one where Richard considers the differences between life, death, dreams, and nightmares by way of surrealism, while Garrett struggles to “get” the purpose of satire.***Referenced media:“Un Chien Andalou” (L...
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40:30
Lebanon/Fury - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 14 – September 2024
This is the one where Richard connects the Russian avante-garde with Steven Spielberg by way of tank battles, while Garrett founders on the shoals of Brad Pitt when describing teamwork in close quarters.***Referenced media:
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47:44
Rumble Fish/Targets - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 13 – July 2024
This is the one where Richard invokes the Fisher King and mise en abyme, while Garrett celebrates eccentric art, all in memory of “The King of Cult Cinema”, Roger Corman (1926-2024), who helped launch the careers of this episode’s two filmmaker...
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50:05
A Man Escaped/The Big Doll House - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 12 – April 2024
This is the one where Richard refers to Martin Heidegger’s “The Origin of the Work of Art” and praises cultural transgression, while Garrett remembers being a teen boy drawn to VHS tape covers featuring blood, breasts, and bullets.***
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48:36
Brightwood, a conversation - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 11 – October 2023
This is the one where The Hi-Lo Bros talk with filmmaker Dane Elcar and actor-producer Max Woertendyke about their movie "Brightwood". Recorded on October 21, 2023.***Referenced media:“The Pond” (Dane...
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47:56
Her/Upgrade - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 10 – June 2023
This is the one about Artificial Intelligence where the Richard Chatbot signals Northrop Frye, and the Garrett Chatbot remembers eating.***Referenced media:“Death Wish” (Michael Winner, 1974)“Un Chien Andalou”...
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47:04
A Dangerous Method/Re-Animator - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 9 – January 2023
This is the one where Richard uses his superego to consider two peculiar horror movies about expressing the id, and Garrett expresses an ego ideal of contextual memory with a tip of the hat to Joe Bob Briggs.***Referenced media:<...
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50:40
Harakiri/Colors - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 8 - August 2022
This is the one where Richard blazons the samurai katana, wakizashi, and the tanto, and Garrett remembers thinking that a photorealist depiction of gang violence might be the right way to woo a romantic partner.***Referenced media...
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59:34
Ready Player One/The LEGO Movie - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 7 - October 2021
This is the one where Richard refers to Gnosticism, Elliot, birth marks, and all things awesome, and Garrett plays on the floor with a children’s toy.
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Episode 7
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43:30
Shadow of the Vampire/Horror of Dracula - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 6 - August 2021
This is the one where Richard pines for a Sears catalog and Garrett discovers phallic imagery.
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Season 2021
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Episode 6
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45:14
Under the Skin/Ms. 45 - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 5 - May 2021
This is the one where Richard falls in love with a book, Garrett trips over teenage memories, and the HiLo Bros consider vigilantes.
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Season 2021
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Episode 5
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50:18
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford/The Outlaw Josey Wales - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 4 - April 2021
This is the one where Richard recalls Bleeding Kansas, Garrett professes man-love for Clint, and revisionism is explained--sort of.
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Season 2021
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Episode 4
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55:28
Blade Runner 2049/Blade Runner - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 3 - Feb 2021
This is the one where replicants inspire Richard to go full Milton while Garrett obsesses over AI coupling.
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Season 2021
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Episode 3
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59:27