Episodes

Spoiler: we would definitely NOT survive life in the Quiet Place universe. Before we all head out to see DAY ONE, join us as we revisit the first two A Quiet Place movies. We’ve got all the recaps you need (in case you need a refresher) in this double feature review episode, plus deep-dive reviews of each film. Along the way, we chat about this movie’s unusual connection to Michael Bay, we learn how to correctly pronounce Djimon Honsou’s name, and we re-title Part II to “A Quiet Place Near Poun...

We’re back for an old school style, free-flowing catch-up episode. If you want to SKIP AHEAD to the reviews, jump to 20:24. But if you do skip ahead, you’ll miss us chatting about the Alamo Drafthouse / Sony Pictures deal, Bad Boys 1-3, watching the Olympics, and high school horror stories. You’ll also miss an epic voicemail from Jeff from The Love of Cinema. It’s a free-form jazz exploration that would NPR breathe heavy. Join us! Oh, and if you’re here to hear something specific, allow me to...

IT’S THE EXTREME! This week, a storm’s-a-brewing… when TWISTER hits the podcast! Grab your storm chasing gear and some steak & eggs because we’re getting prepped for the upcoming TWISTERS with a Retro Review of the classic summer thrill ride movie from 1996. How much storm lingo can you make up? What is Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s character’s job in this movie exactly? And what kind of insane mutant tornados do we want to see in the new movie this summer? We discuss all of this and more as we de...

SPOILER WARNING. Okay, you’ve been warned. It’s a wasteland. And we’re not just talking about Hollywood’s box office… hey-o! We return to George Miller’s vision of the wasteland with his latest apocalyptic offering, FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA. Join us for a spoilery discussion wherein we ask: does it live up to the mastery of Fury Road? Who’s in charge of naming characters in the wasteland? And can we finally learn how to correctly pronounce Zendaya? Kick back, tune in, and WITNESS US as we go a...

Enter the mind of a serial killer… with J. LO! We rewind to the year 2000 this week for a Retro Review of The Cell, a visionary sci-fi horror film from music video director Tarsem Singh. Along with discussing the film, we also chat about Jennifer Lopez’s butt, remember the glory days of New Line Cinema’s InfiniFilm DVDs, and try to pinpoint exactly when Tarsem stopped going by Tarsem and switched over to his full name Tarsem SINGH. It’s a mindfu… mind-trip. I was going to say MIND-TRIP. Join u...

First, came Dracula Untold. Then, came Renfield. And now, Universal returns with a third attempt to cash in on the Dracula mythos in the modern age: ABIGAIL. Is the third time the charm? Let’s sink our teeth in and find out! We spoil the film pretty early on, so you’ve been warned. Along the way, we also chat about Matt’s trip to the beach, whether or not we’d visit a nude beach, and of course, the 90s comedy PHAT Beach (that’s phat with a P-H.) BEACH BEACH BEACH BEACH BEACH. Join us! Suppor...

Who’s your favorite late night host? Leno? Letterman? SATAN? (I’m partial to Conan myself.) This week, we review the buzzy arthouse horror movie, LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL, starring horror icon David Dastmalchian in his first-ever leading role. And Matt asks the question: who is the real devil here… AI? Or the people acting like using AI is no big deal? We don’t just talk about the AI controversy, we also deep-dive into the film, discuss whether or not it’s truly a found footage movie, and wo...

Mark and I were minding our business, drinking butterbeer and burping, and having a fully frank discussion about politics and Alex Garland’s CIVIL WAR, when we decided… hey, we should release this as a full-on bonus episode. Let the people hear us speak on these culturally sensitive topics! So, here we go. SPOILERS ABOUND in our review of the new A24 film – you have been warned. Along the way, we also rank Alex Garland’s films, compare this to the seminal film school classic Medium Cool, and di...

Return with us to HAMUNAPTRA, the city of the dead! To celebrate its 25th anniversary this week, we’re reviewing Stephen Sommers’ popcorn classic, THE MUMMY. And as usual, in case you’ve been living in a sarcophagus for the last 25 years and somehow missed the movie… we talk spoilers pretty much right away. You’ve been warned! Joining this podcasting adventure is none other than our very own Producer in the Booth. We praise the cast (how can you not?!), break down our favorite Mummy moments, a...

The Outback – it’s not just a chain steakhouse your parents love. It’s also a godforsaken wasteland filled with sickos, spiders, and a monster deserving of its own creature feature… the RAZORBACK! We rewind back to 1984 to review this mean little movie directed by Russell Mulcahy, the visionary behind some of our favorite cult movies like Highlander and The Shadow. Braving the Australian Outback and going walkabout with us this week, is guest/friend-of-the-show/Patron, DASEIN! Go check out his ...

This ain’t no April Fool’s joke. MARK HAS RETURNED TO THE POD. The boys are back in classic, two-hour OG episode form with this New Movie Round-Up special! On the docket: all the new movies making the rounds right now, on streaming and in theaters. We cover the product placement of Madame Web, the snooty Letterboxd reactions to Road House 2024, the PG-ness of the violence in Dune Part Two, the WTF silliness of Argylle, the quality of Kung Fu Panda 4, and more. Of course, along the way, we als...

BUSTIN’ makes us feel good! And by us, I mean me and my guest this week — friend-of-the-show, Dave from The Love of Cinema Podcast! Dave and I deep-dive into the latest Ghostbusters legacy-quel, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. Did it live up to our expectations? Or should it have shuffled off into the afterlife to sell Cheetos with Slimer? Find out as we discuss the film -with spoilers!- and also get into the important stuff, like hash browns or home fries, where Mark’s been hiding out this whole t...

Lucky you! We did the thing that every other movie podcast did this St. Patrick’s Day – we rewatched LEPRECHAUN! And now, you good people get to hear about it. Joining me on this St. Patrick’s Day special episode is Martin from the Film vs Film Podcast, who came in totally green to this movie, as a first-time watcher. We discuss Warwick Davis’ curious needs on-set, wonder whether or not the Irish actually like this movie, and learn all about the curiously couched world of Everyman Cinemas in t...

Friend-of-the-show Tommy Nuggetz returns to the pod to help me review the new Blumhouse joint, IMAGINARY! Come hear us discuss a movie about a scary imaginary friend that was probably written by a scary imaginary screenwriter… AKA ChatGPT. Along the way, we recommend some other, BETTER options for gateway horror movies for you youngins! Plus, we reminisce about the brilliance of NOES: Dream Warriors, the clever lore of Insidious, and the successful scares of M3GAN… all while rightfully panning...

Vegas, baby! VEGAS. The Producer in the Booth returns to the show for another installment in our bonus Trip Report series! This one is all about our recent visit to Las Vegas. We gambled, we dined, we entered a multi-dimensional grocery store! And we did it all twenty minutes away from a giant Dorito. Hear us recap all of our experiences, including our visit to the Stranger Things store, the Pinball Hall of Fame, DITA Las Vegas, Omega Mart, and more. Along the way, we also chat food, hotels, ...

“Inception for Perverts” – that’s how my guest this week chalks up eXistenZ. Even as a big fan of this movie, I have to agree with that statement. Friend-of-the-show Derick McDuff from The Underrated Podcast joins me to talk all things Cronenbergian. We dive into the new flesh, the gooeyness of David Cronenberg’s filmography, the oddly Canadian performances of eXistenZ, and the decades-long toll this under-appreciated movie has faced since the release of The Matrix. Tune in and decide if this ...

The DOCTOR is in! Dr. Giggles, that is! On this episode, we’re talking all about the forgotten 90s horror oddity, DR. GIGGLES, and wondering why it hasn’t had a cult renaissance yet! Joining me this week is fellow horror fan and podcaster Rudy Ruiz from the Drinks and a Movie podcast. Go check him out and give his show a follow! In addition to praising the acting chops of Larry Drake, we attempt to track the movie’s non-stop medical puns, geek out about slasher remakes from the early aughts, a...

In the before times… before CGI… before Michael Bay gave us racist Transformers… before Pacific Rim… there was another giant 80s style robot beat-em-up movie that brought the Saturday Morning Cartoons of our youth to life! That movie is ROBOT JOX! Joining me to review this cult classic is a podcaster who’s seen his fair share of 80s robots… Ozzie from The Frank Welker Wonder Hour. Go give them a follow and tell ’em Matt and Mark sent you. Ozzie and I discuss the film and praise its director, S...

Welcome to the Uncanny Valley. Mark decided to shed his earthly form and turn himself into a virtual character in Robert Zemeckis’ mo-cap hellscape. Why? How? You can thank the Apple Vision Pro. Mark bought one and tried to record our Matinee episode with it and it was a complete disaster. Sorry, Joe Dante. We honestly love Matinee. Come hear us try to wrangle this episode back into something decent as we discuss cinematic gimmicks from Smell-O-Vision to 4DX, the heyday of Fat John Goodman, an...

We review PANDORUM, and be warned if you’ve never seen it… we talk spoilers pretty much right away. Madness, right? Well, what would a space horror episode be without a little SPACE MADNESS?! Along for the voyage is our good buddy and special guest, Jeff from The Love of Cinema. We love Jeff even though it sounds like he spends most of the episode inside a car wash, or typing an angry email with his windshield wipers on, or opening a 5-star Bear-like restaurant in his apartment. In addition to...

Hey, did your invite to James Cameron’s underwater birthday party get lost in the mail? That’s okay! You can watch the new 4K restoration of The Abyss — it’ll be like you were there. All the submarines, all the military aqua-tech, and all the leathery, wet Ed Harris skin you can stomach. We dive in to this under appreciated deep sea classic, and discuss its infamously hellish production, the impact of its WTF ending, and try to figure out why the heck Jimmy Cameron keeps casting random alt-come...

We’re back for more. And to kick off 2024, we’re taking you back to the STRANGE DAYS of the mid 90s. A time when trash fires seemed to always be burning in movies, and grunge music seemed to always be blaring. Visionary director Kathryn Bigelow dropped a sci-fi noir that mainstream audiences weren’t ready for. But we dug it a whole lot. Hear us review the film in full, with spoilers!, as we also chat about first person scenes in movies, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, and iconic cinematographer ...

Yorgos Lanthimos. Ava DuVernay. Christopher Nolan. These shmucks did NOT make our Favorite Films of 2023. So who did?! Listen in as we close out 2023 with our Favorite Movies of the Year, our Biggest Disappointments, Favorite TV Series, and more! Along the way, we also manage to talk about what to do with Mark’s new A24 Talk to Me hand, why we should all ditch James Cameron’s new 4K’s and just watch Piranha II: The Spawning instead, and why snooty awards shows should actually give Godzilla Min...

Santa ain’t the only one comin’ back to town. So’s our buddy, Tommy Nuggetz! He’s here to help us ring in the holidays with the return of our annual HOLIDAY GRAB BAG EPISODE! The theme this year: SNOWBOUND CINEMA. So grab your ugly sweaters because we’re breaking out the nostalgic commercials of yesteryear and breaking THE ICE with three random snow-covered movies: The Grey, Vertical Limit, and Black Coal, Thin Ice. “Wait! Why didn’t you dummies review The Thing? That’s a snowy movie I’ve hear...