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  • Episode 145: Movie Set Visit / Moulin Rouge on stage / That Thing You Do
    by Melissa on March 23, 2023 at 14:00

    Dear listeners, this week we have some very special treats for you! Melissa and Windy sign in from London, where they bring tales of visiting the set of The Gorge, seeing the West End stage adaptation of Moulin Rouge, and watching the extended version of That Thing You Do. Movies Discussed: The […]

  • Episode 144: Off Topic Collection #9
    by Melissa on March 16, 2023 at 14:00

    Dear listeners, we are still traveling, so today you are receiving a new “off topic” episode, which is constructed of some of the more interesting bits we edited out of our previous episodes. Some clips are new, some clips are many years old, and all clips are quite random. Voices heard in this […]

  • Episode 143: When Nature Attacks with David Canfield
    by Melissa on March 9, 2023 at 15:00

    Dear listeners, we have a surprise for you this week! Back in 2016, we recorded an episode that was never released, a two-hour talk with film critic David Canfield about our favorite “nature gets revenge” films. This week, we have pulled that audio out of the vault and finally have it ready for […]

  • Episode 142: Cocaine Bear / M3gan
    by Melissa on March 2, 2023 at 15:00

    This week, dear listeners, we bring you tales of birthdays, bears, and ‘bots! Movies discussed: Cocaine Bear M3gan People Discussed: Elizabeth Banks Alan Tudyk Other Things Discussed: The Pavek Museum Twelve Vultures Owamni by The Sioux Chef Pablo Escobear The post Episode 142: Cocaine Bear / […]

  • Episode 141: B-Fest 2023
    by Melissa on February 23, 2023 at 15:00

    Dear listeners, this week Melissa brings you to the wilds of Evanston, Illinois for the 40th anniversary of B-Fest, a 24-hour film festival of bad movies, cult movies, and other mayhem. Killer children! Aliens resurrecting the dead! Space Camp! Show notes behind the cut! Movies discussed: Gator Big […]

  • Episode 140: Avatar 2 / Throw Down / Buster Scruggs / etc
    by Melissa on February 16, 2023 at 15:00

    Dearest listeners, it’s Windy’s birthday, and we’re bringing you our finest film finds of the previous week. Blue aliens, drunk judo masters, Japanese love letters to Sam Raimi, singing cowboys, and more! Show notes behind the cut! Movies discussed: Avatar: The Way of Water Throw Down Bloody […]

  • Episode 139: All Quiet on the Western Front / The Ascent / Pathaan
    by Melissa on February 9, 2023 at 15:00

    Dear listeners, this week we bring unto you a brief discussion about war movie narratives, wrapped in a discussion of three war and war-adjacent movies that we saw this week. Show notes under the cut! Movies Discussed: All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) The Ascent Pathaan People Discussed: […]

  • Episode 138: Oscars / Come From Away / Space Sweepers
    by Melissa on February 4, 2023 at 20:48

    Oh my, dear listeners, what a week! The Oscar nominations have arrived, Windy wants to talk musicals again, and Melissa has love for a Korean space epic. Show notes under the cut! Movies Discussed: Everything Everywhere All at Once The Banshees of Inishirin Triangle of Sadness Come From Away Space […]

  • Episode 137: 40 Year Old Version / Smile / Togo
    by Melissa on January 26, 2023 at 15:00

    Good morrow, dear listeners! This we bring you tidings of more movies we have discovered recently. Puppies and rap battles and smiles all around! Show notes after the cut: Movies Discussed: 40 Year Old Version Dumplin Patti Cake$ Bodied Smile The Fallen Togo Goodnight Oppy Other Things Discussed: […]

  • Episode 136: The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion / 9 Deaths of the Ninja / The Advent Calendar
    by Melissa on January 20, 2023 at 03:39

    Greetings, dear listeners! With special guest Kelvin Hatle, we bring to you our favorite recent movie discoveries. Includes yakuza, ninjas, and creepy German antiques! Show notes below the cut! Movies Discussed: Minbo: The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion 9 Deaths of the Ninja The Advent Calendar […]

  • Episode 135: Hello Again and The Best of 2022
    by Melissa on January 12, 2023 at 05:27

    Dear listeners, we have returned after a long hiatus! We are excited to catch up with you and to chat about the great movies of the past year! Please excuse some of the audio quality. We were trying out a couple new tech tools and haven’t gotten the hang of them yet. Show notes below … […]

  • Episode 134h: The Eclectic Mayhem Raids Again! Part 8
    by Melissa on September 27, 2019 at 19:26

    Dear listeners, we are back with tales and movies from the final day of Fantastic Fest 2019! Movies and parties and intergalactic funk bands! Show notes below the cut! Movies Discussed: The Platform Parasite Knives Out People Discussed: Gille Klabin Carl Lucas Daniel Craig The post Episode 134h: […]

  • Episode 134g: The Eclectic Mayhem Raids Again! Part 7
    by Melissa on September 26, 2019 at 17:28

    Dear listeners, we are back with tales and movies from Day 7 of Fantastic Fest 2019! Now with more Dracula! Show notes below the cut! Movies Discussed: The Death of Dick Long Wyrm Dogs Don’t Wear Pants Saint Maud Sweetheart Guns Akimbo People Discussed: Daniel Radcliffe Samara Weaving The post […]

  • Episode 134f: The Eclectic Mayhem Raids Again! Part 6
    by Melissa on September 25, 2019 at 17:10

    Dear listeners, we are back with tales and movies from Day 6 of Fantastic Fest 2019! Time travel! Crocodiles! Time travel with crocodiles! Show notes below the cut! Movies Discussed: Memory: The Origins of Alien Swallow The Pool Dolemite Is My Name Primal Fractured Synchronic The Mortuary […]

  • Episode 134e: The Eclectic Mayhem Raids Again! Part 5
    by Melissa on September 24, 2019 at 17:05

    Dear listeners, we are back with tales and movies from Day 5 of Fantastic Fest 2019! The second half of the fest has begun, so we are starting to catch the movies we’ve heard good things about in the first four days! Show notes below the cut! Movies Discussed: Vivarium In the Shadow of the … […]

  • Episode 134d: The Eclectic Mayhem Raids Again! Part 4
    by Melissa on September 23, 2019 at 17:07

    Dear listeners, we are back with tales and movies from Day 4 of Fantastic Fest 2019! Settle in with some panna cotta and have a listen! Show notes below the cut! Movies Discussed: The Last to See Them The Platform Ride Your Wave Sea Fever Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street Synchronic […]

  • Episode 134c: The Eclectic Mayhem Raids Again! Part 3
    by Melissa on September 22, 2019 at 16:52

    Dear listeners, we are back with tales and movies from Day 3 of Fantastic Fest 2019! Water buffalo, crocodiles, and psychadelia, oh my! Show notes below the cut! Movies Discussed: Maggie May (short) The Haunted Swordsman (short) Cosmic Candy The Long Walk In the Shadow of the Moon Jallikattu VFW […]

  • Episode 134b: The Eclectic Mayhem Raids Again! Part 2
    by Melissa on September 21, 2019 at 14:40

    Dear listeners, we are back with tales and movies from Day 2 of Fantastic Fest 2019! Alpacas are the way of the future! Show notes below the cut! Movies Discussed: Son of the White Mare Night Has Come Nail in the Coffin The Antenna The Vast of Night Color Out of Space Deerskin The Wave … […]

  • Episode 134a: The Eclectic Mayhem Raids Again! Part 1
    by Melissa on September 20, 2019 at 15:06

    Dear listeners, we are kicking the dust off the podcast to bring you tales from Fantastic Fest 2019! Hello from Austin, TX! Show notes below the cut! Movies Discussed: Jojo Rabbit Tammy and the T-Rex Blood Machines People Discussed: Taika Waititi Sam Rockwell Scarlett Johansson Paul Walker Denise […]

  • Episode 135 – Chicago
    by Tim on August 1, 2019 at 14:00

    Bill Condon writes the screenplay for this Best Picture winning musical, Chicago! In this debut film for director Rob Marshall, he finds a way to make a musical work for a modern film audience. It doesn’t hurt that Catherine Zeta Jones, Renee Zellweger, and Richard Gere (also John C. Reilly and […]