Season 2
Dreaming in VistaVision: The Making of White Christmas
Send us Fan Mail In this special episode, we take a nostalgic journey into the enchanting world of the timeless classic, "White Christmas." Join us as we uncover the behind-the-scenes stories that shaped this beloved film and explore the captivating history of VistaVision, the innovative cinematic t...
Killer Robots Double Feature | Episode 34
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Perf Damage, Adam and Charlotte each spotlight a Killer Robot Double Feature. They go head-to-head, Adam highlighting trash favorites like Chopping Mall and Hardware, while Charlotte pivots, highlighting underseen classics like Death Machine and Space Truckers. Th...
Top 5 Horror Musicals | Episode 35
Send us Fan Mail On their way to a Halloween karaoke party, Adam and Charlotte stop by to discuss their top 5 Horror Musicals. The pair highlights the swinging 60s classic Mad Monster Party, the glee-inspired zombie musical Anna and the Apocalypse and the underseen Japanese horror comedy Happiness o...
HBO : A Cautionary Tale for Netflix | Episode 33
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Perf Damage, a movie podcast hosted by a husband and wife team who work in the film industry . Adam works in production and Charlotte works in film restoration, and together they uncover and discuss stories both new and old about Hollywood. In this episode, Adam and Charl...
The Paramount Decrees Are Gone! What's Next for Movies? | Episode 32
Send us Fan Mail Hollywood has undergone a seismic shift with the 2020 rescinding of the long-standing Paramount Decrees. The film industry, which has been shaped by these historic antitrust measures for decades, now finds itself in uncharted territory. Join us in this electrifying episode of Perf D...
José Ferrer : Turmoil and Triumph | Episode 31
Send us Fan Mail Adam and Charlotte detail the Communist controversy in Hollywood around José Ferrer's historic Oscar win for Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) at the 1951 Academy Awards. They also examine the mystery of his missing Oscar, the Carl Foreman High Noon (1952) communism debacle and discuss the ...
Five Branded Women and the Hollywood Blacklist Pt. 2 | Episode 30
Send us Fan Mail Adam and Charlotte wrap up Five Branded Women, discuss the careers of Paul Jarrico and Michael Wilson and offer up a couple of great double feature ideas. They discuss the first film by Hollywood to tackle the blacklist head-on, The Front. They also bring up a modern masterpiece abo...
Five Branded Women and the Hollywood Blacklist : Part 1 | Episode 29
Send us Fan Mail Charlotte is back! In this episode Charlotte and Adam look into the film Five Branded Women and discuss blacklisted writers Paul Jarrico and Michael Wilson along with the film's blacklisted director Martin Ritt. They give some background on the HUAC hearings, the significance of the...
Adam Takeover: Action Movies | Episode 28
Send us Fan Mail Charlotte is still out this week, so Adam invites his longtime friend and Screenwriter Shawn Knox to co-host a discussion about Action movies. Shawn chooses a long-lost gem with a stellar cast Let's Get Harry. While Adam chooses a lesser known Chuck Norris film, Silent Rage, that mi...
Adam Takeover : Super Mario Brothers | Episode 27
Send us Fan Mail Charlotte is out of town this week, so Adam invites his colleague David to co-host. David is an animator and video game enthusiast, so they tackle both movie adaptations of Super Mario Brothers. They discuss the weird delights and groans of the 1993 live-action version and compare i...