Cinema Double Shot

Wallace McKelvey

Coffee and movies! They're the perfect pair. In this show, journalist and filmmaker Wallace McKelvey talks about some of his favorite films — their history, how they were made, and what they mean today — with some of his favorite people. Come for the nerdery, stay for the good times!

  1. 12/15/2025

    What Is a Christmas Movie? Is Die Hard One — and what about Eyes Wide Shut?

    What is a Christmas movie? Wally and Josh have VERY different takes on this age-old debate. Along the way, they reminisce about their favorite Christmas movies.00:03:37 Josh’s definition of a Christmas movie00:07:11 Side tangent: When the “setting is a character.”00:09:28 Wally’s loosey goosey definition of a Christmas movie00:14:00 Chris Columbus, the king of the Christmas movieIS THIS A CHRISTMAS MOVIE?00:15:39 Die Hard00:17:36 The Holdovers00:19:06 Love Actually00:20:54 Black Christmas (by Bob Clark, the other King of Christmas)00:23:33 Side tangent: Why do movie serial killers make such a dang mess?00:24:30 Side tangent: Crime Scene Cleaner video game00:25:59 In Bruges (with a special appearance by Mystery the Cat)00:28:48 Batman Returns00:31:31 Todd Haynes’ Carol00:33:11 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring00:35:06 The Wizard of Oz00:35:59 John Waters’ Pink Flamingos00:36:55 Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut00:39:01 The Nightmare Before ChristmasOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MOVIES00:43:23 Joe Dante’s Gremlins (Josh)00:48:26 National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (Wally)00:50:23 Lewis Jackson’s Christmas Evil (Josh)00:53:42 Sean Baker’s Tangerine (Wally)00:57:25 Satoshi Kon’s Tokyo Godfathers (Josh)01:01:07 Bob Clark’s Christmas Story (Wally)01:03:46 Jim Henson’s Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas (Josh)01:06:26 Side tangent: Open Stage’s production of Emmet Otter01:07:59 Chris Columbus’ Home Alone movies01:09:53 Brian Henson’s A Muppet Christmas Carol (Josh and Wally)01:16:39 Are any Christmas Carol adaptations horror movies?Check us out on YouTube: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/@wallyfilm Like what you see? Consider supporting the filmmaker at: ☕️ ⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wallyfilm⁠⁠ Subscribe to my newsletter:⌨️ ⁠https://wallyfilm.substack.com/welcome⁠ Follow what I'm watching on Letterboxd: 📽️ ⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/inwidescreen/⁠⁠ Learn more about Wally Films:🎬 ⁠⁠⁠https://www.wallyfilms.com/⁠⁠⁠ Get tickets for Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas at Open Stage:🎟️ ⁠https://www.openstagehbg.com/shows/emmetotter⁠

    1h 19m
  2. 11/28/2025

    Japanese Cinema: From Ozu to Obayashi and Beyond!

    Join Wally and Josh as they recount their adventures in Japan — including a pilgrimage to the grave of master filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu — and share some of their favorite works of Japanese cinema. 00:00:29 What we’ve been up to: Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas 00:04:10 What we’ve been up to: Film Festivals 00:05:00 Shai Carmeli-Pollak’s The Sea at Centre Film Festival 00:07:47 Our trip to Japan 00:29:03 Visiting Kita-Kamakura and paying respects to Yasujiro Ozu 00:39:18 Our quest to find Machiko Soga and Kogo Noda’s graves 00:45:44 The World of Yasujiro Ozu: Good Morning, Late Autumn, Tokyo Story, and more! 00:50:40 Takashi Miike’s Audition 00:53:22 Kiyoshi Kurosawa: Cure, Tokyo Sonata, Cloud, Chime, and more! 00:58:17 Obligatory Hayao Miyazaki nerd-out 01:00:01 Satoshi Kon’s Perfect Blue 01:02:36 Hirokazu Kore-eda: After Life, Shoplifters, Monster, and more! 01:05:29 Shinichirou Ueda’s One Cut of the Dead 01:09:01 Side tangent: Chris Smith’s American Movie 01:09:45 Mikio Naruse: When a Woman Ascends the Stairs, Sound of the Mountain, Yearning and more! 01:15:10 Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuichi’s Shin Godzilla 01:19:25 Kinuyo Tanaka’s The Moon Has Risen 01:24:14 Screaming Mad George’s The Guyver 01:26:35 Nobuhiko Obayashi’s House (Hausu) 01:32:22 The things we are thankful for Check us out on YouTube: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/@wallyfilm Like what you see? Consider supporting the filmmaker at:  ☕️ ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wallyfilm⁠ Subscribe to my newsletter: ⌨️ https://wallyfilm.substack.com/welcome Follow what I'm watching on Letterboxd:  📽️ ⁠https://letterboxd.com/inwidescreen/⁠ Learn more about Wally Films: 🎬 ⁠⁠https://www.wallyfilms.com/⁠⁠ Get tickets for Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas at Open Stage: 🎟️ https://www.openstagehbg.com/shows/emmetotter

    1h 37m

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Coffee and movies! They're the perfect pair. In this show, journalist and filmmaker Wallace McKelvey talks about some of his favorite films — their history, how they were made, and what they mean today — with some of his favorite people. Come for the nerdery, stay for the good times!