Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time: A Movie Podcast

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How well do Duncan and Lex know each other after [BLEEP] decades of friendship? The truth is in the movies they pick. Every episode brings a surprise as they try to anticipate each other's big screen tastes and turn-offs, and at the end, there's no hiding behind pleasantries. A question must be answered: Did this movie blow your mind?

  1. Oct 28

    Halloween Double-Header, Part III

    A new spooky season brings the third installment of Lex and Duncan's Halloween franchise, pitting TENEBRE (1982) vs. RED ROOMS (2023). Before the battle of the splattered brains, the duo dig into Digger and doc reactions. And stay put for the end of the pod when Duncan shares his list of horror "reminders." Happy Halloween and don't forget to leave a review! Find Duncan on Letterboxd Find Lex on Letterboxd Find superfan Harry's episode lists on Letterboxd | 0:00 | Cold open and banter, including Musk and Digger || 6:02 | Show intro: "Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time" || 8:16 | The picks: Tenebre (Lex) and Red Rooms (Duncan) || 9:03 | Tenebre intro: Dario Argento and the giallo genre || 11:36 | Duncan's blind spot for Argento and his childhood dubbing hang-ups || 14:18 | Lex on why giallo is comforting || 16:31 | Tenebre as Argento's return to form || 19:47 | Anthony Franciosa and the casting || 22:19 | The writer protagonist and the bike ride to the airport || 23:38 | Argento's claim that the film is set in the future || 28:13 | The crane-shot double murder || 30:02 | The two-killers reveal and the John Saxon kill || 32:23 | The Doberman chase || 37:15 | The reveal and finale (spoilers) || 39:57 | Transition to Red Rooms || 40:03 | Duncan sets up Red Rooms: the courtroom opening || 43:45 | Lex's expectations and the question of near-future vs. contemporary || 47:22 | Kelly-Anne's apartment and her AI || 49:04 | Kelly-Anne and Clementine's friendship || 52:20 | What Ludwig is charged with || 54:19 | The chilly, Haneke-style tone; keeping the violence offscreen || 55:24 | The performances and the casting of the accused killer || 1:00:20 | The central tension: What is Kelly-Anne's motive? || 1:01:45 | The midpoint: Clementine leaves || 1:05:16 | The courtroom climax || 1:08:48 | The eye-contact moment and the ending || 1:11:11 | Comparison to Taxi Driver || 1:12:20 | Common themes in both films: voyeurism and complicity || 1:13:13 | The Red Rooms score || 1:14:16 | Duncan's spooky-season recommendations || 1:21:21 | Verdicts: Duncan on Tenebre, Lex on Red Rooms || 1:25:11 | Letterboxd and listener reviews || 1:27:04 | Sign-off and what's next (Greenberg) |

  2. May 31

    Perdida Durango with guest Thomas Voorhies

    Painter and novelist Thomas Voorhies takes the Blow Seat to hit your hosts with a chaser to their WILD AT HEART episode. Buckle up for the insane and profane PERDIDA DURANGO (1997), directed by Alex de la Iglesia. Starring Rosie Perez and Javier Bardem, this is the "lovers on a crime spree" flick to murder 'em all. There's no shortage of blood splatters, but will there be brains blown? Don't miss this lost episode from Duncan and Lex's audio archives.

  3. May 19

    King of New York

    If it were 1990 all over again, and someone forced you to predict the future stars of the decade, all you'd have to do is point to KING OF NEW YORK, directed by Abel Ferrara. It wouldn't be an episode of DIBYMTT without Lex and Duncan spiraling into an existential crisis about the meaning of the podcast, but this violent crime epic has them agreeing on monster performances ... and that Ferrara might be the most ferocious indie director of all time. In the end, though, all that matters is Duncan's final judgement on the film. Did it, or didn't it blow his mind?

  4. Mar 24

    Life Lessons

    Who says you can't pick a short? This go-round, Duncan chooses LIFE LESSONS, directed by Martin Scorsese, from NEW YORK STORIES (1989). The duo discusses how this mid-career Marty might just be major Marty. While Lex admits that '80s Scorsese is his favorite era of the director's work, will this forgotten entry (and first collab with Nolte) surpass its runtime and blow his mind?

  5. Mar 4

    The Counselor

    The DIBYMTT boys get literary with Cormac McCarthy's THE COUNSELOR (2013), directed by Ridley Scott. This time, it's Lex's pick, and the pod gets steamy with career analysis of Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, and Michael Fassbender. But can Duncan handle all that sexiness, plus cheetahs and killer bolo ties?! Find out if he thinks this is an underappreciated gem or a bloated excuse for a fashion shoot.

  6. Jan 19

    Winter Kills

    How fitting that Season 3 kicks off in these coldest of months with ... WINTER KILLS (1979). This time, Duncan dances with danger, hitting Lex with yet another Jeff Bridges cult flick from the '70s. STAY HUNGRY didn't blow Lex's mind; it blew up in Duncan's face. But can this thinly veiled JFK conspiracy thriller with a super-stacked cast bring redemption? Hold onto your sideburns for the return of DIBYMTT.

  7. 10/31/2025

    Return of the Halloween Double-Header

    Duncan and Lex tease Season 3 with a frightening face-off for Halloween. SPLICE (2009) vs. THE DEVIL'S CANDY (2015). Two movies in one ep? Who's gonna clean up all those splattered braaaaaains?

  8. 07/03/2025

    Harry & Tonto

    Duncan hits Lex with another road movie, but this one isn't out of the blue — it's one he's been pushing for 20 years. Art Carney takes an Oscar-winning dramedy turn, playing opposite a cat named Tonto. Lex loves the films he's seen by Paul Mazursky (BOB & CAROL & TED & ALICE, DOWN AND OUT IN BEVERLY HILLS), but is this his kind of Mazursky? The hosts go head-to-head once again to see if they can end Season 2 with a ... BLOW.

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How well do Duncan and Lex know each other after [BLEEP] decades of friendship? The truth is in the movies they pick. Every episode brings a surprise as they try to anticipate each other's big screen tastes and turn-offs, and at the end, there's no hiding behind pleasantries. A question must be answered: Did this movie blow your mind?

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