Some Like It Unauthorized

Zachary Domes & J Brooks Young
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A discussion show about the cinema canon, the margins and the mainstream, and how they intersect. Film enthusiasts but newcomers to film history, siblings Zach and J Brooks watch notable movies from the 60s and 70s in chronological order, unpacking their place in history and their relevance today. The 2022 BFI Sight and Sound List serves as a guide, but blockbusters, arthouse darlings, and cult classics are all fair game, whether these films show up on critics lists or not. These two hosts don’t have film degrees or press passes, they like it unauthorized.

  1. 24/12/2025

    Sambizanga (1972)

    Filmmaking was a mid-life discovery for Sarah Maldoror: she made her first short film at the age of 39, after making waves in Paris as part of a black theater troupe, advocating abroad for african independence and supporting the fight in places like Algeria and Angola, and crucially, studying film in the USSR before assisting on The Battle of Algiers. As she witnessed Gilles Pontecorvo’s film become an international rallying cry for anti-imperialists everywhere, she knew without question that she had to bring the tools of cinema to the fight against portuguese occupiers in Angola, the birthplace of her husband. Her first feature-length film, Sambizanga, began to be shown (outside Angola, where it was banned) before independence was won. 50 years later, it made its first appearance on the Sight and Sound Top 250. And on this episode, we’re excited to discuss how this boldly modern film took us by surprise on first watch, and unpack the ways it stands apart in film history. Next time: Marty Supreme (2025) by Josh Safdie Watch the trailer for our short film Suggest a film to be added to our Film History watchlist UnauthorizedPod.com for more. Hosted by Zachary Domes and J Brooks Young. Music by hetchy

    55 min

  2. 17/12/2025

    Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)

    We’re joined by Werner Herzog to discuss his early career film imagining the search for El Dorado by the spanish conquistadors, starring Klaus Kinski, and we explore post-colonial art, unexpected comedy, and the legacy of white dudes making their own epic jungle movies. Next week: Sambizanga (1972) by Sarah Maldoror Watch the trailer for our short film Suggest a film to be added to our Film History watchlist UnauthorizedPod.com for more. Hosted by Zachary Domes and J Brooks Young. Music by hetchy

    58 min

  3. 10/12/2025

    Pink Flamingos (1972)

    Garbage man John Waters witnessed the explosion of specialty theaters in the 60s that offered all manner of forbidden fruit, from nudie european films to gross-out gore films, and with natural business savvy, he catered to that growing audience with his own ultra out-there amateur films. He made out with a nice profit, but his films really persisted in public consciousness because of their smart satire, and because they felt like a coming out party for a whole community of interesting, self-sustaining freaks. On this episode, we share our two differing reactions to seeing the film for the first time, go deep on the film’s place in history, and celebrate that incredible cast headed by the one and only, Divine. 3:33 - Pink Flamingos discussion 1:00:25 - Zach’s 5 albums to check out from 1972 Next week: Aguirre, Wrath of God (1972) by Werner Herzog Watch the trailer for our short film Suggest a film to be added to our Film History watchlist UnauthorizedPod.com for more. Hosted by Zachary Domes and J Brooks Young. Music by hetchy

    1h 12m

  4. 03/12/2025

    The Last Picture Show (1971)

    Larry McMurtry, the author of the novel that he and Peter Bogdanovich adapted into this smash success film, made it his life project to reconcile the popular image of the american west with the reality he grew up in post WWII. His novel “Horseman, Pass By” became the Paul Newman starring Hud, as defeatist as a film western can get, and The Last Picture Show is no sunnier. We explore how the film depicts sex and growing up in small town USA, and talk about the Gen Z aversion to sex in films today. We also detail how Bogdanovich became a respected name in hollywood while blowing up his marriage to creative partner Polly Platt, and discuss the strong ensemble cast, including new school actors Jeff Bridges and Cybill Sheperd. Next week: Pink Flamingos (1972) by John Waters UnauthorizedPod.com for more. Hosted by Zachary Domes and J Brooks Young. Music by hetchy

    1h 2m

  5. 26/11/2025

    A New Leaf (1971)

    As fate would have it, young divorcée Elaine May would move across the country, leaving her baby daughter with her parents, to pursue higher education at one of the only colleges that admitted people without a high school diploma: the University of Chicago. Only there would she befriend Mike Nichols, with whom she would become a nationally known comedic performer, before they quit while they were ahead and forged separate careers. By ‘71, Nichols has already won the Best Director Oscar for The Graduate, and finally, May is here to prove her mettle as a filmmaker. We talk about our favorite moments in the film, and the state of comedy, then and now. We open with some semi-spoilery reactions to the new film Sentimental Value before talking A New Leaf (5:30), and like we did on the first episodes covering ‘69 and ‘70, we close with Zach sharing his top 5 albums to check out from ‘71 (50:22). Next week: The Last Picture Show (1971) by Peter Bogdanovich UnauthorizedPod.com for more. Hosted by Zachary Domes and J Brooks Young. Music by hetchy

    1 hr

  6. 19/11/2025

    The Conformist (1970)

    Bernardo Bertolucci has us thinking about World War 2 and the effects wrought by loser fascists like our protagonist Clerici, and the generation that came after, Bertolucci’s own baby boomers. We talk about his influences in hollywood and the french new wave, the legacy of this era of italian cinema, and queer readings of the film. 9:25 - The Conformist discussion begins Next week: A New Leaf (1971) by Elaine May UnauthorizedPod.com for more. Hosted by Zachary Domes and J Brooks Young. Music by hetchy

    1h 37m

  7. 12/11/2025

    Bugonia (2025)

    We interrupt your regularly scheduled podcast to hash out our Bugonia feelings - does Yorgos Lanthimos strike a chord with his sci-fi class war extremity, or do these provocations ring hollow? Topics include: Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons, Stanley Kubrick and Rian Johnson, and the nature of meaning in the universe. Next week: The Conformist (1970) by Bernardo Bertolucci UnauthorizedPod.com for more. Hosted by Zachary Domes and J Brooks Young. Music by hetchy

    59 min

  8. 29/10/2025

    Wanda (1970)

    This week we tackle another “reclaimed” classic, actress Barbara Loden’s sole feature-length directing effort, the spare character study Wanda. Should we be wary, like Paul Schrader suggested after the 2022 BFI Sight and Sound List was published, of the new canonizing of just this sort of previously unsung film? To find the answer, we go deep on Loden’s aesthetic choices, and the themes to be teased out of both the images and the narrative of this american ghost story. Next week: Bugonia (2025) by Yorgos Lanthimos UnauthorizedPod.com for more. Hosted by Zachary Domes and J Brooks Young. Music by hetchy

    1h 6m
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A discussion show about the cinema canon, the margins and the mainstream, and how they intersect. Film enthusiasts but newcomers to film history, siblings Zach and J Brooks watch notable movies from the 60s and 70s in chronological order, unpacking their place in history and their relevance today. The 2022 BFI Sight and Sound List serves as a guide, but blockbusters, arthouse darlings, and cult classics are all fair game, whether these films show up on critics lists or not. These two hosts don’t have film degrees or press passes, they like it unauthorized.

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