A bi-weekly podcast plumbing the depths of genre films. Join us as we explore the wide world of cinema broadening our horizons one movie at a time.
In this episode, we’re hitting the mean streets for a killer crime film by way of Japan, thanks to Dustin’s pick. So join us as we check out Kinji Fukasaku’s Japan Organized Crime Boss from 1969. Harkening back to our prior format, Dustin delivers a whirlwind overview and history of the yakuza subgenre. Jason digs…
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In this episode, we crash back into action after another unexpected break and there’s no better place to start than our usual center line of horror. Jason’s pick brings us an interesting genre mashup in Paul Andrew Williams’ The Cottage from 2008. But is this a hidden gem that fell through the cracks of the…
In this episode, your hosts have been lost in the void across time and space, but an interesting listener suggestion drags us back to the present for discussion! So join us as we check out Justin Benson and Aaron Morehead’s Synchronic from 2019. Jason weighs the interesting premise against some of the film’s weaker elements….
In this episode, spurred on by a painful cliffhanger, we wrap up this brand new two-film adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas classic. So join us as we check out Martin Bourboulon’s The Three Musketeers Part II: Milady from 2023. Prepare for a stunning course correction as the evils of modern day blockbuster filmmaking turns what…
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In this episode, Dustin steers our course back to something a little more modern, but that is decidedly trying to take a new stab at a very old story. Prepare yourselves for some epic historical action and join us as we check out Martin Bourboulon’s The Three Musketeers Part I: D’Artangan. Can this new iteration…
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In this episode, we wind the clock back to the start of the 90s to pay a visit to the world of crime dramas with Jason’s next pick. Backed up by Martin Scorcese and featuring a star-studded cast led by John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, and Annette Benning, come join us as we check out Stephen…
In this episode, we step away from our focus on the past to look at a recent new release on Shudder. So join us as we check out Elric Kane’s The Dead Thing from 2024. Dustin sings praise for the film and its execution in tackling its central theme. Jason grounds the discussion with some…
In this episode, Jason caps off our impromptu Peter Cushing triple feature with a unique selection from the vaults of Hammer Films. So join us as we check out Night Creatures (also known as Captain Clegg) from 1962. Marvel alongside us as we enjoy an action packed Cushing character and ponder over the plot being…
In this episode, after feeling the vibes of 70s British Sci-Fi Horror from our prior film, Dustin tries to keep the ball rolling with a blind pick. Who could imagine what terrors await!? So join us as we wind the clock back a few more years to 1970 and head into the land of Amicus…
In this episode, rising from the snowpocalypse, we make our triumphant return in the new year. We’re kicking the year off as we usually do with a few free wheeling picks just for the heck of it. Jason heralds his return by selecting The Creeping Flesh directed by Freddie Francis from 1973. So join us…
