talk radio

Straight Talk

Fri, 03 Apr 1992

Honest and straightforward small-town Shirlee Kenyon chucks her boyfriend and heads for Chicago. Accidentally having to host a radio problem phone-in show, it is clear she is a natural and is hired on the spot. But the station insists she call herself Doctor, and as her popularity grows a local reporter starts digging for the truth. Problem is, the more he is around her the more he fancies her.

The Accidental Husband

Fri, 29 Feb 2008

Emma, a radio host, is about to be married to Richard, her perfect match. But right before her wedding, she learns she's already married to Patrick, a charming but irresponsible fireman. Furthermore, Patrick has a secret: he has arranged this little trick because Emma advised Patrick's ex-fiancée to end their relationship. However, Patrick may find that the trick is on him, for he soon begins to fall in love with his uptight adversary.

Pontypool

Fri, 06 Mar 2009

When disc jockey Grant Mazzy reports to his basement radio station in the Canadian town of Pontypool, he thinks it's just another day at work. But when he hears reports of a virus that turns people into zombies, Mazzy barricades himself in the radio booth and tries to figure out a way to warn his listeners about the virus and its unlikely mode of transmission.

Freeway

Fri, 02 Sep 1988

A deeply disturbed man goes on a murderous nighttime rampage across Los Angeles.

Nut Jobs

Sat, 16 Jul 2022

Benjamin tells his ex-girlfriend, Angie, that he joined a cell of left-wing terrorists to get revenge on her former boss, who owns a right-wing radio station. His story blends conceptual artists, amateur theatre troupes, hallucinogenic vinyl record and other magical powers. All that nonsense leave Angie wondering if he made that up only to win her back.

Kings and Desperate Men

Sat, 22 Aug 1981

A group of terrorists take a radio disk jockey and his wife and child hostage in order to get their manifesto out to the world.

Loqueesha

Fri, 12 Jul 2019

A white guy pretends to be a black female talk radio host and becomes a huge hit.

SOKO Loco

Sat, 10 May 2025

One Split Second

Fri, 22 Nov 2024

In 1995 Los Angeles, a conservative radio talk show host's beliefs are shattered when his wife suddenly dies in a gang shooting.

Talkback

Tue, 01 Nov 2011

A housewife (Perri Cummings) who becomes infected with the vitriolic words of a bigoted talk radio host, in this commentary on the culture of fear and distrust spread by the media post-9/11. Created for Drafthouse Films’ THE ABCS OF DEATH ‘26th Director’ competition.

Talk Radio

Sat, 13 Feb 2016

Lou spent so many years listening to talk radio that he was left wondering whether there was actually any reason to live.