Red Rose Film Club

Hal & Craig
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Each episode, hosts Hal and Craig break down a film and examine its component parts from a leftist perspective. Red Rose Film Club is a movie podcasts for leftists of all stripes that don't know what to talk about at parties other than movies and politics!

  1. 09/19/2025

    EL Conde (2023) and The Wolf House (2018)|The Horror of Pinochet's Legacy

    For this episode, we did a double-feature of horror(ish) movies dealing with the Chile in the shadow of Pinochet's coup. First up: Pablo Larrain's 2023 horror-comedy El Conde, which sees Pinochet, as an undead vampire, wrestling with his own legacy. And then we watched The Wolf House by directors Cristobal Leon and Joaquín Cociña, a surreal stop-motion fable about the infampis Colonia Dignidad cult. Discussion also includes: Recent watches, including a slate of 2025 movies: Weapons, Together, and Caught Stealing; Marc Maron's anti-anti-woke crusade; and Rafael Schacter, the Jewish composer who conduced Verdi's Requiem at the concentration camp in Terezin. Follow us online! Follow us on Twitter at @RedRoseFilmPod Follow our Facebook Group Follow Hal on Twitter at @shestructured Follow Craig on Twitter at @KegFreighter Follow Hal's Letterboxd Follow Craig's Letterboxd

    1h 19m
  2. Missing (1982) | The Chilean Coup and American Complicity

    07/21/2025

    Missing (1982) | The Chilean Coup and American Complicity

    Costa-Gavras' 1982 political thriller MISSING tells the true story of Charles Horman, an American in Chile who was disappeared during the days after Augusto Pinochet's 1973 coup. While his wife (Sissy Spacek) and father (Jack Lemmon) search Santiago, they uncover American involvement in the overthrow of Chile's democratically elected President Salvador Allende. This is the first movie in our new series about the Chilean coup and Augusto Pinochet. Discussions also include: Our recent watches, including THUNDERBOLTS, SUPERMAN, and LADY SNOWBLOOD 2: LOVE SONG OF VENGEANCE Hal went to the Beyonce concert in Atlanta; LET GOD SORT 'EM OUT, the newest album from Clipse; The return of one of our most hated historic figures: Milton Friedman Follow us online! Follow us on Twitter at @RedRoseFilmPod Follow our Facebook Group Follow Hal on Twitter at @shestructured Follow Craig on Twitter at @KegFreighter Follow Hal's Letterboxd Follow Craig's Letterboxd

    1h 30m
  3. Sinners (2025) | "I Want Your Songs" - Vampires, Cultural Appropriation, and the Jim Crow South

    07/07/2025

    Sinners (2025) | "I Want Your Songs" - Vampires, Cultural Appropriation, and the Jim Crow South

    We watched Ryan Coogler's 2025 horror hit SINNERS, starring Michael B. Jordan (twice), Hailee Steinfeld, and Delroy Lindo. We discuss Coogler's career trajectory from the modest success of his first film, FRUITVALE STATION, to the massive studio hits (CREED and BLACK PANTHER) which paved the way for him to make Sinners, Coogler's ambitious, genre-blending, passion project. Discussions also include: Our other recent watches, including 28 YEARS LATER (2025), MATERIALISTS (2025), SUBURBIA (1983), and the TV show MOBLAND (2025); Trump's War in Iran; The odyssey of Joe Rogan and the Liver King; Blues music as an expression of black pain and joy; Favorite movies with actors playing their own twin. Follow us online! Follow us on Twitter at @RedRoseFilmPod Follow our Facebook Group Follow Hal on Twitter at @shestructured Follow Craig on Twitter at @KegFreighter Follow Hal's Letterboxd Follow Craig's Letterboxd

    1h 36m
  4. Libertarias (1996) | The Anarchists Fight for Spain

    06/16/2025

    Libertarias (1996) | The Anarchists Fight for Spain

    After a hiatus, we are back! And we're finishing our series on the Spanish Civil War. We watched the 1996 film Libertarias (dir. Vicente Aranda) about the Free Women of Spain, an all-female column of anarchist resistance fighters who fought on the frontline of the Spanish Civil War. We discuss the Catholic Church and its role in the revolution and how anarchism rose from leftist movements in Spain. Discussion also includes: Our recent watches: including THE SURFER (2024), FRIENDSHIP (2024), FINAL DESTINATION BLOODLINE (2025), THE ACCOUNTANT 2 (2025), DANGEROUS ANIMALS (2025), BRING HER BACK (2025), LA HAINE (1996), MORVERN CALLER (2002), and GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (1953); Craig brought some fun props to discuss; The recent mass shooting at Florida State University by a white a supremacist; And the complete failure (but done with a lot of enthusiasm and sparkle) that was the 1906 assassination attempt of King Alfonso XIII and Queen Victoria. Follow us online! Follow us on Twitter at @RedRoseFilmPod Follow our Facebook Group Follow Hal on Twitter at @shestructured Follow Craig on Twitter at @KegFreighter Follow Hal's Letterboxd Follow Craig's Letterboxd We were recently on the Load Bearing Beams podcast with Matt and Laci and we discussed AMERICAN PSYCHO! Check it ou here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/load-bearing-beams-a-movie-podcast/id1236196018?i=1000703135484.

    1h 47m
  5. Raza (1942) | Franco Goes to Hollywood!

    03/30/2025

    Raza (1942) | Franco Goes to Hollywood!

    The 1942 film RAZA is a Spanish propaganda film written by THE Fascist Supreme himself Francisco Franco, showcasing the rise of Spain's Nationalist Movement through the eyes of a single family. RAZA checks all the boxes of fascist propaganda: an obsession with a "noble death" in the name of empire, ahistorical interpretations of rival political movements, and absolute terrible filmmaking. We discussed Franco's forray into film as well as: What qualifies as propaganda; Recent viewings: THE MONKEY (2025), BLACK BAG (2025), and PINK NARCISSUS (1971); Wrestling talk, including John Cena's recent heel turn; ICE disappearing protestors; Craig's embarassing encounter with Catholicism and its rituals. Follow us online! Follow us on Twitter at @RedRoseFilmPod Follow our Facebook Group Follow Hal on Twitter at @shestructured Follow Craig on Twitter at @KegFreighter Follow Hal's Letterboxd Follow Craig's Letterboxd

    1h 40m
  6. Pan's Labyrinth (2006) | Franco, Fascism, & Fantasy

    03/08/2025

    Pan's Labyrinth (2006) | Franco, Fascism, & Fantasy

    We start a three episode series discussing movies that depict the Spanish Civil War and Francisco Franco's fascist rule in Spain. First up is Guillermo Del Toro's 2006 fantasy Pan's Labyrinth. Discussion includes: Recent watches: Wolf Man (2025), Heart Eyes (2025), Presence (2024), Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954), Let's Start a Cult (2024), and The Tarnished Angels (1957); The brave people in federal government resisting Trump and Elon's fascist takeover; The beauty of resistance and fantasy as an escape from political upheaval; And how many characters in Mel Gibson's new film FLIGHT RISK talk about pooping themselves? Follow us online! Follow us on Twitter at @RedRoseFilmPod Follow our Facebook Group Follow Hal on Twitter at @shestructured Follow Craig on Twitter at @KegFreighter Follow Hal's Letterboxd Follow Craig's Letterboxd SOURCES https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/26/altgov-elon-musk-doge-federal-workers Mercedes Penalba-Sotorrio's chapter "Of Fascist Heroes and Martyrs: Death and Violence in the Falanage Espanola" in the 2021 book The Crucible of Francoism: Combat, Violence, and Ideology in the Spanish Civil War  Michael Parenti's 1997 book Blackshirts & Reds: Rational Fascism & the Overthrow of Communism and his 2007 essay "Fascism the Real Story"  Hugh Thomas' 1961 book The Spanish Civil War The University of Warwick's illustrated timeline of the Spanish Civil War: https://warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/archives_online/digital/scw/timeline/

    1h 36m
  7. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (w/guest Indie Sinclair)| Hot Patootie, Bless Our Community

    02/11/2025

    The Rocky Horror Picture Show (w/guest Indie Sinclair)| Hot Patootie, Bless Our Community

    For our fiftieth episode, we welcomed burlesque and sideshow performer extraordinaire Indie Sinclair to discuss THE cult film of all cult films: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW. We discuss the film's lasting legacy and the community its builr over the last fifty years. Discussion also includes: This year's Oscar nominations; The passing of David Lynch; Indie Sinclair gives us some behind the scenes views of hosting Rocky Horror midnight screenings; And our comfort movies. Find Indie Sinclair online: https://linktr.ee/indiesinclairhome  Follow us online! Follow us on Twitter at @RedRoseFilmPod Follow our Facebook Group Follow Hal on Twitter at @shestructured Follow Craig on Twitter at @KegFreighter Follow Hal's Letterboxd Follow Craig's Letterboxd SOURCES & LINKS: https://transreads.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2019-03-17_5c8eb1ebaced4_susan-stryker-transgender-history2.pdf

    1h 57m
  8. Hairspray (1988) | Integration, Suburbia, and Music

    01/19/2025

    Hairspray (1988) | Integration, Suburbia, and Music

    In our first episode of 2025, we discuss the Godfather of Filth John Waters and his rollicking 1988 film about integration in Baltimore: Hairspray. Discussion also includes: Other recent watches: NOSFERATU (Robert Eggers), THE LAST SHOWGIRL (Gia Coppola), FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KILL! KILL! (Russ Meyer), and ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ (Don Siegel); Farm labor in Florida; Craig's New Year's Resolution Watchlist; Lots of Coppola talk: Francis, Gia, Sofia, and Nic! Follow us online! Follow us on Twitter at @RedRoseFilmPod Follow our Facebook Group Follow Hal on Twitter at @shestructured Follow Craig on Twitter at @KegFreighter Follow Hal's Letterboxd Follow Craig's Letterboxd SOURCES & LINKS: https://www.tampabay.com/investigations/2024/12/27/migrant-farmworkers-came-florida-stability-they-found-danger/?utm_campaign=feed&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=later-linkinbio https://www.wusf.org/politics-issues/2024-07-12/florida-heat-law-biden-administration-outdoor-worker-heat-protections https://www.ocala.com/story/news/local/2024/06/18/farmworkers-need-more-protection-advocates-say/74123319007/ https://www.newsweek.com/florida-teen-posted-speeding-tiktok-videos-killing-six-jailed-2011604 https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/142

    1h 44m
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Each episode, hosts Hal and Craig break down a film and examine its component parts from a leftist perspective. Red Rose Film Club is a movie podcasts for leftists of all stripes that don't know what to talk about at parties other than movies and politics!

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  • Creator
    Hal & Craig
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    55
  • Rating
    Explicit
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