The Kick

Go on a themed movie kick with host Chance Solem-Pfeifer. We're currently on Kick #6 ... "Vampires of America." It all leads up to Ryan Coogler's "Sinners."

The Kick is a tv podcast hosted by Chance Solem-Pfeifer, with 287 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Chance Solem-Pfeifer hosts The Kick, a tv show with 287 episodes published.

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  'After Hours' with Noah Ballard | Homers & Roamers

  Aug 20, 202659 min

  We wrap our “Odyssey” series on an endless SoHo night. It turns out Martin Scorsese’s “After Hours” works wonderfully as an unofficial "Odyssey" adaptation, and we have precisely the guest to speak to New York City’s sense of cosmic justice. Noah Ballard is back to talk Scorsese’s ‘80s comeback, this film’s cavalcade of hilarious characters, and times his parking garage has flooded. We made it home, friends. I have a long beard now. See you in the fall!

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  'The Return' with Tim Lundy | Homers & Roamers

  Aug 13, 20261h 17m

  Two short years ago, another adaptation of “The Odyssey” hit movie theaters. This one cast a jacked Ralph Fiennes and mysterious Juliette Binoche as Odysseus and Penelope, chronicling only the “back on Ithaca” conclusion of the epic poem. My lifelong friend Tim Lundy is here to review “The Return.” He’s an educator and book editor, who came ready to discuss the canonical buffness of Odysseus, how silence is an underrated storytelling quality, and translator Emily Wilson’s beef with Nolan’s "Odyssey," plus play some demented Wishbone trivia.

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  'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' with Grace Solem-Pfeifer | Homers & Roamers

  Jul 31, 20261h 13m

  In true "Odyssey" fashion, we're adding a few more stops to this Homeric kick. Today, it's the Coen Brothers' 2000 adaptation of "The Odyssey" — a banjo-picking romp full of scoundrels, sirens, and Depression-era commentary on the battle between newness and nostalgia. My sister Grace is here to discuss why "O Brother Where Art Thou?" was one of our childhood touchstones, flex some translation knowledge, and play a disturbing album sales game.

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  'The Odyssey' with Bennett Campbell Ferguson | Homer Mini-Kick

  Jul 20, 20261h 7m

  They said I’d never make it back, but they were wrong. Chance ends an extended paternity leave to explore the biggest movie in the world — Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey.” We’ve got Ben Campbell Ferguson (Fools Who Dream) with us to answer some pressing questions. Is this Nolan’s “Spielberg in 1982” moment? How does the movie’s anti-twist work? Is it rushed? Does it matter? Back next week for another Odyssey-adjacent episode!

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  'The Lost Boys' with Noah Ballard | Vampires of America

  Apr 30, 202554 min

  Our “Vampires of America” kick has one last burning question—what if vampires were teen fashion icons? "The Lost Boys" (1987) gives us a vampire corruption tale that mixes post-hippie paranoia with a dash of "The Goonies," Peter Pan, music video sheen, and the costume-conscious filmmaker who later bravely put nipples on the Batman suit. Noah Ballard (Verve) is here to close out this series in style. We cover best performances, dangly earrings, and the life story of Sexy Sax Guy. Let's get to it.

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