Hardcore & Cruising

This week, Ticket Stubs descends into the shadowy underbelly of late-20th-century America with a double feature of two provocative, deeply uneasy journeys into worlds hidden just beneath the surface: Paul Schrader’s Hardcore (1979) and William Friedkin’s Cruising*(1980). Join us as we follow two very different men venturing far outside the boundaries of their familiar lives, examining how Schrader and Friedkin turn their respective trips through sexual subcultures into unsettling explorations of obsession, repression, and identity. But before heading underground, our Blue Plate Special keeps us firmly planted in the here and now with a particularly packed assortment of movie chatter. We discuss Tony and the long, strange journey of Coyote vs. Acme, before turning our attention toward two recent horror-actioners in Onslaught and Resident Evil. Finally, we look beyond the big screen with some thoughts on the upcoming television adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s The Shards. As always, please like, subscribe, rate, and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and wherever else you listen! Got thoughts or questions? Email us at huffmanbrothersproductions@gmail.com.