Spineless: The Future Films of 4K

Nicholas Kinney and Brennan Saur

The niche of physical media is growing. More and more movies are getting quality releases on the newest and best format, making any film not yet available on 4K disc...SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the 4K treatment.

  1. 6d ago

    Halloween (2007) and Halloween II (2009) with Kyle Logan

    Everyone’s entitled to one two good scares. The Spine-Chilling Month of Horror continues as Nick and Brennan are joined by film critic and genre enthusiast Kyle Logan (Chicago Reader, Screen Anarchy, and more) for a massive double feature: Rob Zombie’s gritty 2007 remake of the seminal slasher Halloween and his even more ambitious 2009 sequel Halloween II*. In our longest episode ever, we talk about the unwieldy franchise that gave us Michael Myers, the 2000s-era trend of horror remakes, and how Zombie’s singular style grafts onto the iconic white mask. Are these films misunderstood triumphs? Underrated curios? And of course, why are they the only two Halloween movies not yet on 4K disc? All this and more on this can’t-miss episode of Spineless: The Future Films of 4K! *is it possible for the second movie called Halloween II and the tenth movie in the franchise to be singular? If so, this movie is singular and you should check it out. Read Kyle's work at the Chicago Reader and ScreenAnarchy! The niche of physical media is growing. More and more movies are getting quality releases on the newest and best format, making any film not yet available on 4K disc...SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the 4K treatment. REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS: Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com Instagram: @spinelessfilms Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms As always, thank you to Joey Johnson for our music and to Sparrow Potter for our artwork.

    Halloween (2007) and Halloween II (2009) with Kyle Logan

  2. Oct 26 ·  Bonus

    CIFF Wrap-Up with Kyle Logan!

    The 62nd Chicago International Film Festival has come to a close, and on this bonus episode of Spineless, Nick is joined by film critic Kyle Logan to reflect on their experience at the festival and discuss some of the biggest surprises, highlights, and disappointments of the festival lineup. They talk about the festival's Animate! program including Brad Bird's newest feature Ray Gunn, their favorites from the Documentary Competition, and the CIFF awards handed out by the juries: The Golden and Silver Hugo Awards! Plus: just for fun, they talk about Wildwood briefly as well. Everyone go see Wildwood. Full list of movies discussed: Cherry and Virgin (dir. Masanao Kawajiri) Ray Gunn (dir. Brad Bird) Iron Boy (dir. Louis Clichy) Tangles (dir. Leah Nelson) Ana, en passant (U.S. Premiere, dir. Fernanda Salgado) Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (dir. Yoshiaki Kawajiri) The Liberation (dir. Guy Nattiv) A Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra (dir. Jacqueline Lentzou) Castration Movie Chapter iii.ii Junior Ghosts--Premorphic Drift; a fragmentary passage (dir. Louise Weard) A City in the Forest (dir. Lev Omelchenko and Nolan Huber) Tricontinental, Letter to Open in Case Of (North American Premiere, dir. Laura Cazador) The Illusion of an Everlasting Summer (dir. Alessandra Sanguinetti) Edward Said: Between Worlds (dir. Maiken Baird) Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors (North American Premiere, dir. Lav Diaz) The Spiral (dir. Paolo Strippoli) Dao (dir. Alain Gomis) Back to regularly scheduled programming this Tuesday with Halloween (2007) and Halloween II (2009)! The niche of physical media is growing. More and more movies are getting quality releases on the newest and best format, making any film not yet available on 4K disc...SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the 4K treatment. REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS: Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com Instagram: @spinelessfilms Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms As always, thank you to Joey Johnson for our music and to Sparrow Potter for our artwork.

    CIFF Wrap-Up with Kyle Logan!

  3. Oct 23 ·  Bonus

    CIFF: Minotaur, Mouse, and the Horror Shorts with Adelina Marinello!

    Nick is joined by actor-playwright Adelina Marinello to discuss some of this week's screenings at the 62nd Chicago International Film Festival, including Minotaur (dir. Andrey Zvyagintsev), Mouse (dir. Kelly O'Sullivan and Alex Thompson), and the collection of horror shorts After Dark: Siren Songs on this bonus episode of Spineless! Full list of films included in Siren Songs: Banshee (dir. Peter Vass) Dëmm (dir. Aïda Captijn) Embla (dir. Katla Sólnes) Scissors (dir. Hannah Alline) Rusalka (dir. Oleg Batrakov, Nikita Bulgakov, and Vlad Fisher) Man Eating P***y (dir. Emily Lawson) Screening info for 10/24 and 10/25 for After Dark: Siren Songs Screening info for 10/25 for Minotaur Read Nick's capsule reviews for Animation: Altered States, The Echo Chamber, and After Dark: Siren Songs The niche of physical media is growing. More and more movies are getting quality releases on the newest and best format, making any film not yet available on 4K disc...SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the 4K treatment. REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS: Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com Instagram: @spinelessfilms Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms As always, thank you to Joey Johnson for our music and to Sparrow Potter for our artwork.

    CIFF: Minotaur, Mouse, and the Horror Shorts with Adelina Marinello!

  4. Oct 19 ·  Bonus

    Nick at the Chicago International Film Festival!

    The 62nd Chicago International Film Festival is in full swing, and Nick is on the scene in Chicago covering the robust lineup! On this bonus episode of Spineless, Nick and Brennan talk about the highlights of the festival so far, and what films to look out for this fall and beyond. Plus: the first ever Physical Media Fair at CIFF! Nick's capsule reviews for Clementine Orange and Eight Bridges are availaible to read here. Films discussed in this episode: The Echo Chamber (dir. Andrea Pallaoro, North American Premiere) Eight Bridges (dir. James Benning) A Long Winter (dir. Andrew Haigh) Once Upon a Time in Harlem (dir. William and David Greaves) Ink (dir. Danny Boyle) All of a Sudden (dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi) Club Kid (dir. Jordan Firstman) Victorian Psycho (dir. Zachary Wigon) Behemoth! (dir. Tony Gilroy) Fatherland (dir. Pawel Pawlikowski) Tangles (dir. Leah Nelson) Mariinka (dir. Pieter-Jan De Pue, North American Premiere) Three Colors: Pan-African (dir. Elijah Davis, Allison A. Waite, Tyler Ocasio Holmes) Possible Love (dir. Lee Chang-dong) Elephants in the Fog (dir. Abinash Bikram Shah) Rose (dir. Markus Schleinzer) La Gradiva (dir. Marine Atlan) Clementine Orange (dir. Lisa Forslund, North American Premiere) Look Back (dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda) Cherry and Virgin (dir. Masanao Kawajiri) The niche of physical media is growing. More and more movies are getting quality releases on the newest and best format, making any film not yet available on 4K disc...SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the 4K treatment. REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS: Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com Instagram: @spinelessfilms Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms As always, thank you to Joey Johnson for our music and to Sparrow Potter for our artwork.

    Nick at the Chicago International Film Festival!

  5. Oct 13

    Young Frankenstein (1974)

    Put on the Ritz with this episode of Spineless! We're launching our Spine-Chilling Month of Horror with, er, not a horror movie, but a spoof of them: it's Young Frankenstein, one half of Mel Brooks' 1974 output! Nick and Brennan get into the spooky season by talking about their history with Frankenstein and his Monster, their thoughts on Mel Brooks' signature brand of comedy, and the facial contortions of the great Gene Wilder as they break down the iconic send-up of Universal monster movies. Plus, our thoughts on the Broadway musical adaptation of the film and a full digression into the stacked cast of the film: Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, Teri Garr, Peter Boyle, Cloris Leachman, Kenneth Mars, AND Gene Hackman?!? It's an embarrassment of comedy riches on this episode of Spineless. Read the inaugural issue of Nick's Discs, featuring Nick's thoughts on two other Mel Brooks movies: To Be or Not to Be (1983) and Robin Hood: Men in Tights! We are sincerely sorry to Jason Reitman. The niche of physical media is growing. More and more movies are getting quality releases on the newest and best format, making any film not yet available on 4K disc...SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the 4K treatment. REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS: Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com Instagram: @spinelessfilms Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms As always, thank you to Sparrow Potter for our artwork.

    Young Frankenstein (1974)

  6. Sep 29

    Dick (1999) with Dane McDonald

    This episode was supposed to be longer but we accidentally cut out 18-and-a-half minutes of tape* On this episode of Spineless, Nick and Brennan are joined by Dane McDonald, co-host of the excellent podcast Supporting Actresses, to discuss the strange mix of teen-comedy-cum-political-satire that is Dick (1999), which sees two teenage girls become embroiled in the Watergate scandal that rocked American politics in the 1970s. We discuss disgraced President Richard M. Nixon and the extent to which he did anything wrong, debate the potentially over-exaggerated effects of weed cookies depicted in the film, and dive into the careers of our two leading ladies, Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams. Plus, Brennan tells us about his time working with a longtime Nixon impersonator on the very normal play The Trial on the Potomac, and Dane drops some lore about the infamous "I am not a crook" speech! Spoiler alert: he was. Listen to Dane on Supporting Actresses and subscribe to their Patreon! Learn about Rich Little, Nixon impersonator and Brennan's former boss! Explore the Trial on the Potomac, the play that made Brennan think Nixon did nothing wrong! *It was a Watergate joke. Spineless: The Future Films of 4K does NOT endorse the actions of Richard M. Nixon or his associates. We DO however endorse the righteous victory of Betty and Arlene, alias Deep Throat. The niche of physical media is growing. More and more movies are getting quality releases on the newest and best format, making any film not yet available on 4K disc...SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the 4K treatment. REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS: Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com Instagram: @spinelessfilms Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms As always, thank you to Joey Johnson for our music and to Sparrow Potter for our artwork.

  7. Sep 15

    Strangers on a Train (1951)

    Two strangers walk onto a train... For the 50th episode of Spineless, Nick and Brennan went back in time to the 50s with their good friend Alfred "The Hitch" Hitchcock to talk about his 1951 masterpiece Strangers on a Train. Brennan tries to talk Nick into doing a criss-cross murder of their own as the pair discuss their history with The Hitch, the development of the film based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith, and the bravura performance of Robert Walker as a psychopath named Bruno who we recommend you do NOT talk to on a train. We also do not recommend you attend a carnival with Bruno. Maybe it's best if you don't even talk about Bruno. Instead, listen to US talk about Bruno (and Guy) on this episode of Spineless! Alfred Hitchcock floats down the Thames Listen to Nick's guest appearance on Four Stars: A Chicago Film Podcast talking about Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2! The niche of physical media is growing. More and more movies are getting quality releases on the newest and best format, making any film not yet available on 4K disc...SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the 4K treatment. REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS: Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com Instagram: @spinelessfilms Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms As always, thank you to Joey Johnson for our music and to Sparrow Potter for our artwork.

  8. Sep 1

    The Spineless Anniversary Swap!

    Happy birthday dear Spineless! It’s the two-year anniversary of Spineless, and on this special episode, Nick and Brennan take a break from talking about movies that don't have a 4K release yet to talk about some movies that do. Each of us present three 4K releases that we watched in their entirety--commentaries, special features and all. Brennan tells us all about Synapse Films’ edition of Suspiria (1977), the Italian release of the currently-Spineless-in-North-America Megalopolis (2024), and Criterion's new edition of Network (1976). Nick walks us through the underseen Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel (1979) distributed by Deaf Crocodile, Criterion’s edition of Malcolm X (1992), and the out of print steelbook of The Incredibles (2004). Plus, Nick ambushes Brennan with not one but TWO surprise guests as Brennan finds himself in a Kinney Sandwich (the Kinneys are the bread in this situation and also there are three of them). In other words, it's a massive, must-listen episode and a heartfelt celebration of two great years of Spineless! Thanks for listening! Suspiria in 30 Seconds and Re-Enacted by Bunnies Original American Trailers for Suspiria Original International Trailer for Suspiria Suspiria: Synapse Films 4K release Trailer for the 4K restoration of Dead Mountaineer's Hotel (1979) by Deaf Crocodile Dead Mountaineer's Hotel: Deaf Crocodile 4K release TV featurette on the making of Malcolm X Malcolm X: Criterion 4K release Network: Criterion 4K release The Incredibles/Die Hard With a Vengeance Deleted scenes from The Incredibles Vowellet: An Essay by Sarah Vowell The Adventures of Mr. Incredible (and Pals) The Adventures of Mr. Incredible with COMMENTARY by Mr. Incredible and Frozone xkcd: No Pun Intended The niche of physical media is growing. More and more movies are getting quality releases on the newest and best format, making any film not yet available on 4K disc...SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the 4K treatment. REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS: Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com Instagram: @spinelessfilms Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms As always, thank you to Joey Johnson for our music and to Sparrow Potter for our artwork.

    The Spineless Anniversary Swap!
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The niche of physical media is growing. More and more movies are getting quality releases on the newest and best format, making any film not yet available on 4K disc...SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the 4K treatment.

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  • Creator
    Nicholas Kinney and Brennan Saur
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    58
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Copyright 2026 Nicholas Kinney and Brennan Saur
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