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Considering the Cinema presents… The DVD Infatuation Podcast, starring Dave “Dr. Shock” Becker — “The Leonard Maltin of the Internet,” the Amazing but Subtle One, the National Treasure himself.

In this installment Dave begins a new, ongoing series called DVD Infatuation Showcase, that will feature reviews of new and old films he’s been watching from his daunting, personal collection. For this series, Dave will be regularly joined by Nathan Bartlebaugh of the Phantom Galaxy podcast, as they cover the following segments:

Six-Pack Movie Reviews: Every episode, Dave and Nathan will choose six films available on physical media and review them. In future episodes, each host will choose three movies, but Dave picks the first six covered here.

This batch includes a wild Western that may have been partially directed by Dario Argento; one of Elvis Presley’s self-proclaimed favorite roles; a nearly 30-year-old Natalie Wood playing 15; a coke-addled Sherlock Holmes mixing it up with Sigmund Freud; Gene Tierney in the creepiest rowboat scene you’re likely to see; and the film that prompted Martin Scorsese to seek out and cast Joe Pesci in Raging Bull!

Artist Spotlight: Dave and Nathan continue their “The Films of Nicholas Ray” series with his 1956 tour de force “Bigger than Life,” featuring James Mason as a school teacher struggling with the disastrous side effects of a life-saving miracle drug.

Music in the Movies: Each host picks one song either specifically from or prominently featured in a movie.

The DVD Infatuation Podcast is typically a monthly release, so watch for Dave’s May 2022 (18th Edition). Thanks for listening!

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