Highbrow Lowbrow

Arthouse, Action Movies, Auteur Theory and Adventure Films, Highbrow Lowbrow is the podcast that has it all. Podcast hosts Steve Powell and Dan Slattery argue about the merits, or lack thereof, of high and low culture. Steve and Dan each pick one film that could be classified as either highbrow or lowbrow and have to defend their choice to each other, even though they know it’s a film the other person hates. Get ready for some good-natured debates, verbal jousting and celebrity gossip that will get you thinking about the films you adore and the reasons you love them.

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Highbrow Lowbrow

Episodes (45)

Apr 25, 2025 Volker Schlöndorff Special: The Ogre vs. The Handmaid's Tale
Jan 1, 2025 Nicolas Roeg Special: Eureka vs. Castaway
Dec 25, 2024 Christmas Carvery: Black Christmas vs. Violent Night

Highbrow Lowbrow

Apr 25, 2025
42 minutes
95 MB

Welcome to Highbrow Lowbrow. The show where our podcast hosts Steve Powell and Dan Slattery pit high art against low culture. In this episode dedicated to the films of German director Volker Schlöndorff, Steve discusses The Ogre, a World War Two drama which was never theatrically released in the US or UK but features one of John Malkovich's finest performances. Dan's choice is The Handmaid's Tale. This big-screen adaptation of Margaret Atwood's classic novel has been somewhat overshadowed by the television version, but Dan argues that it shouldn't be ignored. Will we convert...

Highbrow Lowbrow

Volker Schlöndorff Special: The Ogre vs. The Handmaid's Tale

Highbrow Lowbrow

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