Chance Solem-Pfeifer
@chancesp.bsky.social
Film critic @Willamette Week
Host of "The Kick" on the Now Playing Network
Formerly, lovingly @Hear Nebraska
Host of "The Kick" on the Now Playing Network
Formerly, lovingly @Hear Nebraska
Two movies nobody would believe are by the same director:
August 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Two movies nobody would believe are by the same director:
Call my man a chiropractor because Austin Butler can only look over one shoulder.
August 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Call my man a chiropractor because Austin Butler can only look over one shoulder.
Had to dutifully dog-sit during fireworks last night, but I did spot Buster Keaton on a Times Square billboard in "John Wick: Chapter 3."
July 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Had to dutifully dog-sit during fireworks last night, but I did spot Buster Keaton on a Times Square billboard in "John Wick: Chapter 3."
Should probably have something from the 2020s, but I tried to type "John Wick Chapter 4" into the search bar, and NYT said I couldn't vote anymore.
June 24, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Should probably have something from the 2020s, but I tried to type "John Wick Chapter 4" into the search bar, and NYT said I couldn't vote anymore.
My Vampires of America kick has been initiated into the "Near Dark" gang.
What a treat to chat with @dodgyboffin.bsky.social about both Manifest Destiny metaphors and whether these vampires have ever tried roadkill.
Apple: apple.co/4cIWZhI
Spotify: spoti.fi/42jDMzB
"Sinners" next week!
What a treat to chat with @dodgyboffin.bsky.social about both Manifest Destiny metaphors and whether these vampires have ever tried roadkill.
Apple: apple.co/4cIWZhI
Spotify: spoti.fi/42jDMzB
"Sinners" next week!
April 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
My Vampires of America kick has been initiated into the "Near Dark" gang.
What a treat to chat with @dodgyboffin.bsky.social about both Manifest Destiny metaphors and whether these vampires have ever tried roadkill.
Apple: apple.co/4cIWZhI
Spotify: spoti.fi/42jDMzB
"Sinners" next week!
What a treat to chat with @dodgyboffin.bsky.social about both Manifest Destiny metaphors and whether these vampires have ever tried roadkill.
Apple: apple.co/4cIWZhI
Spotify: spoti.fi/42jDMzB
"Sinners" next week!
Forget the vampire tropes this week; let’s hallucinate and appreciate.
Lea Anderson (Fangoria, Shudder) guests on The Kick to unpack 1973’s "Ganja & Hess."
‘70s movie blood, theology, and a Marlene Clark performance that "is everything."
Apple: apple.co/4jjYMMa
YouTube: bit.ly/42pSfsk
Lea Anderson (Fangoria, Shudder) guests on The Kick to unpack 1973’s "Ganja & Hess."
‘70s movie blood, theology, and a Marlene Clark performance that "is everything."
Apple: apple.co/4jjYMMa
YouTube: bit.ly/42pSfsk
April 10, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Forget the vampire tropes this week; let’s hallucinate and appreciate.
Lea Anderson (Fangoria, Shudder) guests on The Kick to unpack 1973’s "Ganja & Hess."
‘70s movie blood, theology, and a Marlene Clark performance that "is everything."
Apple: apple.co/4jjYMMa
YouTube: bit.ly/42pSfsk
Lea Anderson (Fangoria, Shudder) guests on The Kick to unpack 1973’s "Ganja & Hess."
‘70s movie blood, theology, and a Marlene Clark performance that "is everything."
Apple: apple.co/4jjYMMa
YouTube: bit.ly/42pSfsk
Many times this week, I've thought about this piece on Nebraska's meat-packing industry:
www.npr.org/2025/01/16/n...
www.npr.org/2025/01/16/n...
April 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Many times this week, I've thought about this piece on Nebraska's meat-packing industry:
www.npr.org/2025/01/16/n...
www.npr.org/2025/01/16/n...
My "Vampires of America" kick lifts open Blacula's coffin this week!
@odienator.bsky.social graciously guests! We talk William Marshall's Shakespearean style, pick our favorite low-budget effects, and analyze the Prince's prodigious backhand.
Apple: apple.co/3E6zVfO
Spotify: spoti.fi/4iQkZkZ
@odienator.bsky.social graciously guests! We talk William Marshall's Shakespearean style, pick our favorite low-budget effects, and analyze the Prince's prodigious backhand.
Apple: apple.co/3E6zVfO
Spotify: spoti.fi/4iQkZkZ
April 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
My "Vampires of America" kick lifts open Blacula's coffin this week!
@odienator.bsky.social graciously guests! We talk William Marshall's Shakespearean style, pick our favorite low-budget effects, and analyze the Prince's prodigious backhand.
Apple: apple.co/3E6zVfO
Spotify: spoti.fi/4iQkZkZ
@odienator.bsky.social graciously guests! We talk William Marshall's Shakespearean style, pick our favorite low-budget effects, and analyze the Prince's prodigious backhand.
Apple: apple.co/3E6zVfO
Spotify: spoti.fi/4iQkZkZ
You're a daisy.
Most important actor of my childhood and among the best to do it.
The exact right kind of crazy. I cherish the interview where Val says he understands killing better than Doc Holliday did because that's the actor's job.
Most underrated performance: Wonderland (2003).
Most important actor of my childhood and among the best to do it.
The exact right kind of crazy. I cherish the interview where Val says he understands killing better than Doc Holliday did because that's the actor's job.
Most underrated performance: Wonderland (2003).
April 2, 2025 at 4:37 AM
You're a daisy.
Most important actor of my childhood and among the best to do it.
The exact right kind of crazy. I cherish the interview where Val says he understands killing better than Doc Holliday did because that's the actor's job.
Most underrated performance: Wonderland (2003).
Most important actor of my childhood and among the best to do it.
The exact right kind of crazy. I cherish the interview where Val says he understands killing better than Doc Holliday did because that's the actor's job.
Most underrated performance: Wonderland (2003).
Mom let me know very excitedly that Costco's chicken noodle soup is too salty.
So she takes it home, adds several cups of water and cooks additional veggies for a week's worth of soup.
So she takes it home, adds several cups of water and cooks additional veggies for a week's worth of soup.
March 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Mom let me know very excitedly that Costco's chicken noodle soup is too salty.
So she takes it home, adds several cups of water and cooks additional veggies for a week's worth of soup.
So she takes it home, adds several cups of water and cooks additional veggies for a week's worth of soup.
The Kick's "Vampires of America" series swings by the 'burbs for "Fright Night."
Clinton Street Theater programmer extraordinaire Susan Tomorrow is back! And more of the episode is devoted to Chris Sarandon's clavicle than you might think.
Apple: apple.co/4iP4Uwa
Spotify: spoti.fi/3XzjyPs
Clinton Street Theater programmer extraordinaire Susan Tomorrow is back! And more of the episode is devoted to Chris Sarandon's clavicle than you might think.
Apple: apple.co/4iP4Uwa
Spotify: spoti.fi/3XzjyPs
March 27, 2025 at 5:47 AM
The Kick's "Vampires of America" series swings by the 'burbs for "Fright Night."
Clinton Street Theater programmer extraordinaire Susan Tomorrow is back! And more of the episode is devoted to Chris Sarandon's clavicle than you might think.
Apple: apple.co/4iP4Uwa
Spotify: spoti.fi/3XzjyPs
Clinton Street Theater programmer extraordinaire Susan Tomorrow is back! And more of the episode is devoted to Chris Sarandon's clavicle than you might think.
Apple: apple.co/4iP4Uwa
Spotify: spoti.fi/3XzjyPs
Vampires of America podcast series begins with From Dusk Till Dawn. The great @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social answers important questions, like "who's the hottest vampire ever?" and "why does Fred Williamson's makeup kill me so?"
Apple: apple.co/4bHDxBm
Spotify: spoti.fi/41GjAq4
Apple: apple.co/4bHDxBm
Spotify: spoti.fi/41GjAq4
March 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Vampires of America podcast series begins with From Dusk Till Dawn. The great @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social answers important questions, like "who's the hottest vampire ever?" and "why does Fred Williamson's makeup kill me so?"
Apple: apple.co/4bHDxBm
Spotify: spoti.fi/41GjAq4
Apple: apple.co/4bHDxBm
Spotify: spoti.fi/41GjAq4
Vampires of America, arise!
Kick #6 starts this week and leads up to Coogler's "Sinners." Incredible guests top to bottom.
March 19 - From Dusk Till Dawn
March 26 - Fright Night
April 2 - Blacula
April 9 - Ganja & Hess
April 16 - Near Dark
April 23 - Sinners
April 30 - The Lost Boys
Kick #6 starts this week and leads up to Coogler's "Sinners." Incredible guests top to bottom.
March 19 - From Dusk Till Dawn
March 26 - Fright Night
April 2 - Blacula
April 9 - Ganja & Hess
April 16 - Near Dark
April 23 - Sinners
April 30 - The Lost Boys
March 18, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Vampires of America, arise!
Kick #6 starts this week and leads up to Coogler's "Sinners." Incredible guests top to bottom.
March 19 - From Dusk Till Dawn
March 26 - Fright Night
April 2 - Blacula
April 9 - Ganja & Hess
April 16 - Near Dark
April 23 - Sinners
April 30 - The Lost Boys
Kick #6 starts this week and leads up to Coogler's "Sinners." Incredible guests top to bottom.
March 19 - From Dusk Till Dawn
March 26 - Fright Night
April 2 - Blacula
April 9 - Ganja & Hess
April 16 - Near Dark
April 23 - Sinners
April 30 - The Lost Boys
Exciting week ahead at Clinton Street Theater!
La Pointe Courte
Cleo from 5 to 7
Jacquot of Nantes
One Sings, the Other Doesn’t
The Gleaners and I
Faces, Places
Plus local shorts!
La Pointe Courte
Cleo from 5 to 7
Jacquot of Nantes
One Sings, the Other Doesn’t
The Gleaners and I
Faces, Places
Plus local shorts!
March 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Exciting week ahead at Clinton Street Theater!
La Pointe Courte
Cleo from 5 to 7
Jacquot of Nantes
One Sings, the Other Doesn’t
The Gleaners and I
Faces, Places
Plus local shorts!
La Pointe Courte
Cleo from 5 to 7
Jacquot of Nantes
One Sings, the Other Doesn’t
The Gleaners and I
Faces, Places
Plus local shorts!
Final podcast series of the year is complete! (Sorry, I like a deadline.)
My gratitude to all my wonderful guests and anyone who gave the show a minute during its first year.
thekickcast.com
My gratitude to all my wonderful guests and anyone who gave the show a minute during its first year.
thekickcast.com
December 31, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Final podcast series of the year is complete! (Sorry, I like a deadline.)
My gratitude to all my wonderful guests and anyone who gave the show a minute during its first year.
thekickcast.com
My gratitude to all my wonderful guests and anyone who gave the show a minute during its first year.
thekickcast.com
"We did some mighty things together! Goodbye."
December 31, 2024 at 9:32 PM
"We did some mighty things together! Goodbye."
Tired of people talking about "Jungle Cruise" without mentioning that Plemons played Kaiser Wilhelm's son who talks to animals.
December 19, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Tired of people talking about "Jungle Cruise" without mentioning that Plemons played Kaiser Wilhelm's son who talks to animals.
Last podcast series of the year incoming! Beloved guests have nominated their "2024 Passion Projects."
Dec. 4 - Sometimes I Think About Dying
Dec. 11 - Rebel Ridge
Dec. 18 - My Old Ass
Dec. 23 - Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Dec. 30 - The Substance
Dec. 4 - Sometimes I Think About Dying
Dec. 11 - Rebel Ridge
Dec. 18 - My Old Ass
Dec. 23 - Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Dec. 30 - The Substance
December 4, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Last podcast series of the year incoming! Beloved guests have nominated their "2024 Passion Projects."
Dec. 4 - Sometimes I Think About Dying
Dec. 11 - Rebel Ridge
Dec. 18 - My Old Ass
Dec. 23 - Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Dec. 30 - The Substance
Dec. 4 - Sometimes I Think About Dying
Dec. 11 - Rebel Ridge
Dec. 18 - My Old Ass
Dec. 23 - Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Dec. 30 - The Substance
A live look at FanDuel and DraftKings after the public spent weeks betting on Tyson when Paul was favored the whole time.
November 16, 2024 at 5:24 PM
A live look at FanDuel and DraftKings after the public spent weeks betting on Tyson when Paul was favored the whole time.
New "kick" incoming!
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March 22, 2024 at 1:28 AM
New "kick" incoming!
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