Cereal At Midnight

Even though it was released in 1950, Outside the Wall  feels like it has a foot in the crime pictures of the 1930s. The film opens on the Cherry Hill prison in Philadelphia where we meet Larry Nelson (Richard Basehart), a man who is about to be paroled after doing a 15-year sentence for murder. We find out more about his crime later in the movie, but the film is more interested in showing us how he's been jailed for so long that he has trouble adapting to a world he no longer recognizes. He ends up working in a sanatorium that's far from the city, but it's not so far away that trouble doesn't arrive in the form of a gangster from his past with a tempting offer that could lead him back to the wrong side of the law. Complicating matters further are two women--a proverbial devil (a materialistic blonde played by Marilyn Maxwell) and angel (virtuous, kindhearted brunette Dorothy Hart)--who pull him in two very different directions.  While this does feel heavily influenced b...

It's time for FRESH FLAVORS, our look at new disc releases from all over the world! This episode covers everything from French cinema to "the Wilhelm Scream" with lots of Kung Fu and horror in between! Time Codes: 0:36 - Contest Announcement 2:04 - Rick and Morty Seasons 1-5 4:32 - Adventure Time: Distant Lands 6:41 - A Star Is Born  8:50 - Captain of the Clouds 10:41 - The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm 14:19 - The Little Rascals: The ClassicFlix Restorations Vol. 5 18:37 - Ultraseven X and Superior 8 Ultra Brothers 22:27 - Monkey Kung Fu 24:47 - Shaolin Mantis 27:05 - Yokai Monsters 31:00 - Deadly Games 34:08 - Lies & Deceit: Five Films by Claude Chabrol 42:00 - Where Are You, Jay Bennett? 43:20 -  Brian Loves You 46:36 - 23rd Century Giants: The Story of Renaldo and The Loaf 48:35 - Servants 49:55 - Drive-In Retro Classics 52:09 - Fool's Gold: Lux and Ivy Dig Those Novelty Tunes Reviews mentioned in this episode: Final Justice Ghost Riders Deadly Games H...

There's no denying that 1938's Angels with Dirty Faces  is a masterpiece. The iconic gangster film stars James Cagney, who had helped create the genre in 1931 with The Public Enemy , Pat O'Brien--no stranger to mobster pictures himself--and Humphrey Bogart, who had been playing gun-toting bad guys as long as Cagney, but had been further down the call sheet. All three actors are synonymous with Warner Bros. and mob movies, with Cagney and O'Brien being a part of the "Irish Mafia" in Hollywood during the 1930s. The pedigree of talent on the stage couldn't be higher, and the movie has become one of the most beloved films in the gangster cycle, even being parodied in Home Alone   by the fake movie Angels with Filthy Souls . "Keep the change, ya filthy animal!" The story of Angels with Dirty Faces tells the tale of two poor kids, Rocky and Jerry, who grew up on the mean streets, struggling to survive. One particularly mischievous night finds the boys...

In this episode, we unbox and share our most recent purchase haul from Warner Archive's 4 for $44 sale! You can find all of our past Warner Archive spotlights and hauls in this playlist