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Matt Juliano
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Essays and conversations about music, movies, books, comics, and theater. And probably dinosaurs. Releasing Mondays and (sometimes) Thursdays.

  1. 5D AGO

    Survival, Faith, and Xenomorphs - "Dead Orbit" and "Sacrifice"

    A dive into two fantastic comic books set in the Alien universe (i.e. the same franchise as the Sigourney Weaver film Alien), Dead Orbit (2017) and Sacrifice (1993). The two stories are standalone tales that very different from each other and mine a lot of the things I love about Alien.

    19 min

  2. APR 16

    A Year of Dracula, Part 3 - "Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)" and "Dracula (1931)"

    The last in a series looking at Dracula and its adaptations. This episode is about Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 film Bram Stoker's Dracula and the classic 1931 Dracula starring Bela Lugosi. Both really interesting adaptations, but #wheresMina

    18 min

  3. APR 13

    A Year of Dracula, Part 2 - "The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)"

    The second of three in a series looking at Dracula and its adaptations. This episode is about the 2023 horror film The Last Voyage of the Demeter, an under-seen gem. This movie flopped pretty hard in theaters but really is quite good.

    28 min

  4. APR 6

    A Year of Dracula, Part 1 - The Novel and the Ballet

    The first of three in a series looking at Dracula and its adaptations. This episode is about Bram Stoker's 1897 novel with a bonus addendum about Michael Pink's 1996 ballet adaptation.

    18 min

  5. FEB 16

    Carriage Rides and Shipwrecked Sailors - Flaubert's "Madame Bovary"

    A deep dive into Gustav Flaubert's masterful 1856 novel Madame Bovary. Spoilers: It's... masterful.

    34 min

  6. FEB 12

    The Lark that Sings - "Romeo and Juliet" (1968)

    A look at Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet from 1968 starring Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting. Spoiler: This is the gold standard of Romeo and Juliet film adaptations. This is the third of 3 episodes about Romeo and Juliet adaptations.

    16 min

  7. FEB 9

    Dancing Shoes with Nimble Souls - Orlando Ballet's "Romeo and Juliet"

    A look at Orlando Ballet's 2024 production of Romeo and Juliet, music by Sergei Prokofiev and choreographed by James Sofranko. Spoilers: It was really good and a really good adaptation of the play. This is the second of 3 episodes about Romeo and Juliet adaptations.

    21 min

  8. FEB 2

    If Looking Liking Move - "Romeo and Juliet" (1996)

    A deep dive into Baz Luhrmann's 1996 Romeo + Juliet starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. I take a look at the source play and then the adaptation itself. Spoiler: I don't think it's very good, but it is an interesting movie that's worth seeing. This is the first of 3 episodes about Romeo and Juliet adaptations.

    43 min
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Essays and conversations about music, movies, books, comics, and theater. And probably dinosaurs. Releasing Mondays and (sometimes) Thursdays.

Information

  • Creator
    Matt Juliano
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    28
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Matt Juliano
  • Show Website
    Have Mandolin Will Travel