Red Rose Film Club

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!

Red Rose Film Club is a tv podcast hosted by Hal & Craig, with 55 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Hal & Craig hosts Red Rose Film Club, a tv show with 55 episodes published.

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  Episode #56

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

  Sep 18, 20251h 19mS0

  <p>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:</p> 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 ca...

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  Episode #55

  Missing (1982) | The Chilean Coup and American Complicity

  Jul 21, 20251h 30mS0

  <p>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:</p> 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...

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  Episode #54

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

  Jul 7, 20251h 36mS0

  <p>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:</p> 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...

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  Episode #53

  Libertarias (1996) | The Anarchists Fight for Spain

  Jun 16, 20251h 47mS0

  <p>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:</p> 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...

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  Episode #52

  Raza (1942) | Franco Goes to Hollywood!

  Mar 30, 20251h 40mS0

  <p>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:</p> 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...

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