The boys are getting a little CRAZY this episode, discussing two Asian horror films revolving around insanity and madness: Soi Cheang's New Blood (2002) and Teinosuke Kinugasa's A Page of Madness (1926). Sammy and Gerry discuss the films' formal approaches to depicting mental instability, their thematic similarities, and the radical nature of Kinugasa's visual storytelling. Contains spoilers for both films.

The boys are getting a little CRAZY this episode, discussing two Asian horror films revolving around insanity and madness: Soi Cheang's New Blood (2002) and Teinosuke Kinugasa's A Page of Madness (1926). Sammy and Gerry discuss the films' formal approaches to depicting mental instability, their thematic similarities, and the radical nature of Kinugasa's visual storytelling. Contains spoilers for both films.

#26: Head Meds

Gerry and Sammy talk about movies. Old, new, bad, good, and everything in between. Generally, two films that are loosely connected in some form or fashion will be discussed in each episode, but the boys will divert from this format to rank the filmographies of certain directors, discuss end-of-the-year best-of lists, etc. Come listen to the two smartest people in the world deliver their objectively correct analyses on a variety of films. Hosts: Gerry Hartman, Sammy Ray. Theme song produced by Eric Powell

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Film Reviews

Gerry and Sammy talk about movies. Old, new, bad, good, and everything in between. Generally, two films that are loosely connected in some form or fashion will be discussed in each episode, but the boys will divert from this format to rank the filmographies of certain directors, discuss end-of-the-year best-of lists, etc. Come listen to the two smartest people in the world deliver their objectively correct analyses on a variety of films. Hosts: Gerry Hartman, Sammy Ray. Theme song produced by Eric Powell

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