Episodes

Friday Dec 13, 2024
The Stuff (1985) - The episode
Friday Dec 13, 2024
Friday Dec 13, 2024
Dan and Brian are back for another vague matter movie following last week's look at The Substance. This time, it's The Stuff, an '80s satire sci-fi film about delicious white goo. Join as they break down the film's peculiar pacing, colorful cast of characters, strangely specific aphorisms, and legacy within both Hunter recommendations and anarchic practical-effects films.
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Wednesday Dec 11, 2024
The Substance (2024) - Out comes the blood hose
Wednesday Dec 11, 2024
Wednesday Dec 11, 2024
Dan and Brian review the absolutely bananas 2024 horror-satire The Substance. Join as they talk through the film's wild swings and memorable scenes, challenging performances, and comparisons to Coralie Fergeat's debut film Revenge. Dan promised a film that would provoke a strong reaction -- find out just how much Brian agrees.
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Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
Mars Attacks! (1996) - No applause, no birds
Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
Dan and Brian consider the panned Tim Burton first contact film Mars Attacks! and debate its tone, CGI, enormous cast, and overall legacy. They also review a classic of the "government scrambles to contain catastrophe" genre, Dr. Strangelove. Join as Brian and Dan discuss old trading cards, legacy Rotten Tomatoes scores, the greatest football players of all time, how to make cheesy effects watchable long-term, Tom Jones, and hot wife casting.
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Sunday Nov 24, 2024
MaXXXine (2024) - I will not accept a third act I don't deserve
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Dan and Brian conclude their discussion of Ti West's horror trilogy starring Mia Goth with the '80s-flavored MaXXXine. Join as they talk through the strange plot turns and excesses of this final outing, encounter yet another Breaking Bad alum, ponder what the trilogy as a whole means, and where the trilogy could go. Then, they answer "Is It Good?" for all three X movies.
Episode title comes from the MaXXXine review by Letterboxd user "moviesrtherapy"
Check out Part 1 discussing X and Pearl in our previous episode.
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Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
X / Pearl (2022) - Behold, the ravages of age
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
Dan and Brian pick up their spooky season discussion with part one of a look at the Ti West trilogy of horror films starring Mia Goth. First, they look at the '70s-inspired X, then the Technicolor nightmare of Pearl. Join as they discuss their A24 feelings, the long shadow of Texas Chain Saw Massacre, nudity clauses, old people body horror, Mia Goth's unique performances (she's a star!), and the recurring visual and script motifs across the trilogy.
Coming soon: part 2, a discussion of MaXXXine and review of the trilogy as a whole and where it could go next.
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Monday Oct 28, 2024
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) - A rare month for brainrot
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Dan and Brian continue spooky season with a look at a Ray Bradbury adaptation by Disney that the conglomerate has tried to wipe all evidence of. Join as they discuss Bradbury's book, the diminishing human attention span, Brian's possible future careers, avoiding annoying 11 year olds, and the film's many Goods connections.
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Monday Oct 21, 2024
The Faculty (1998) - Let the man tweak!
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Dan and Brian continue spooky season by correcting a mistake from last year when Dan mistook The Craft for The Faculty. They also continue a now-annual tradition of Dan picking a quippy post-Scream film, here with a Kevin Williamson script. Join as they discuss the film's genre stew, the Robert Rodriguez lineage, Halloween's convoluted timeline, and what, if any, themes emerge from the film.
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Thursday Oct 17, 2024
Thursday Oct 17, 2024
To kick off spooky season, Brian invites the cinematographer for his upcoming student film to look at a '50s low-budget classic and a goofy parody of the style. Join as they discuss Brian's unexpected discovery of TFOS, the nature of camp, dubious teenage actors, the line between affectionate and cynical spoofing, and influences that Brian and Lindsey will bring to their upcoming film.
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