Adventures in Movies!

There was a time when we could not wait to see the first 28 Years Later movie. Both of us were disappointed. One of us did see the DLC for it, but these movies have lost any goodwill created by the originals. We talk about the latest news regarding the next part and whether it is enough to bring us back.

It has been an unspoken truth for decades that awards shows want nothing to do with horror. In recent years, the amount of quality horror has made it impossible to be ignored, but it is clear that the Academy and its ilk want little to do with genre cinema. How else can you explain the latest great horror movie being nominated in the musical/comedy category yet again?

We do not expect perfection for Halloween anthologies. The iconic Trick ‘r’ Treat gave that to us years ago. Now all we want is to see something that is a little scary, a little funny, and puts us in the mood for the season. Bad Candy fails in every possible way.

It is impossible for a Halloween anthology to not be compared to Trick ‘r’ Treat so Bad Candy’s solution is to just straight rip it off. The grumpy old man who hates the holiday fighting a Halloween character that is in all the stories, the troubled girl dressed as a witch, everything taking place in one small town; it is all there.

When the movie starts to do its own thing, it is even worse. One of the actors clearly does not want to be there. Most of the stories do not make sense. The attempts at being edgy and uncomfortable are just stupid and boring. The twist is dumb. This is bad.

Adventures in Movies! is hosted by Nathaniel and Blake. You can find Nathaniel on Instagram at nathaninpoortaste. Blake can be found on Twitter @foureyedhorror and on Instagram at foureyedhorror. You can reach us personally or on Twitter @AdventuresinMo1.

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Another month, another Stephen King adaptation. But this is a good one. Easily one of the best of this century. But Mike Flanagan is not stopping with just one season of Carrie. We talk about what he has planned and whether that is a good thing.

Scream has been though a lot of the decades. It destroyed slashers while also breathing new life into them. Ghostface became an icon. And the series became on of the most dependable ever seen in horror. Even after taking a few years break, it came back just as strong as before. The recent entries have been met with some controversy, however.

Halloween horror movies are filled with parties gone wrong. Varsity Blood takes the set up and picks up the pace (at least, the speed some of the actors deliver their lines), adds a place called the Park and Puss, and throws in a racist mascot to differentiate itself.

It ends up being a mess that is not bad enough to be good, but not so bad that you want to throw your remote at the screen. It is way more confusing than it has to be. It has gallons of blood, yet unimpressive kills. It pretty much sucks. But is there enough good to at least check out for 31 Days of Halloween?

Adventures in Movies! is hosted by Nathaniel and Blake. You can find Nathaniel on Instagram at nathaninpoortaste. Blake can be found on Twitter @foureyedhorror and on Instagram at foureyedhorror. You can reach us personally or on Twitter @AdventuresinMo1.

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Unless you were alive during the time, it is hard to explain how big of a cultural impact the original Gremlins movie made. There was no way the sequel could live up to the first one and the franchise has gone surprisingly dormant ever since. We do have the latest news on the third installment.

We were not fans of the most recent Hell House LLC movie. Which is a shame since the first movie is so good. For its ten year anniversary, the original will be screening in theaters for the first time. If you have not seen it before, now is your chance.

Even when your podcast revolves around horror movies, Halloween is still a special time of year. We are starting off 2026 with a look at a slasher from the 80s that you do not hear too much about. And probably for good reason since Hack-O-Latern does nothing to stand out.

Which is not to say it is a bad watch. On the contrary, it is a lot of fun. We talk about the plentiful nudity and how we look things differently, one of the funniest dream sequences we have ever seen, and the surprisingly tight story.

Adventures in Movies! is hosted by Nathaniel and Blake. You can find Nathaniel on Instagram at nathaninpoortaste. Blake can be found on Twitter @foureyedhorror and on Instagram at foureyedhorror. You can reach us personally or on Twitter @AdventuresinMo1.

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No matter how it turned out, Zach Cregger's Resident Evil was going to be interesting. There was so much discussion around source material and original ideas that even Cregger felt he had to go out and talk about it. Now, that the it has turned out to be another success, we talk about the future for the director.

It is nice to see that AMC had more in store for the Crypt Keeper than putting it on Shudder then forgetting about it. While it certainly is surprising to see what is up next, we are looking forward to it. Of course, we cannot have nice things for too long in this world.

Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum is one of those movies that we have heard about for years. The South Korean found footage is constantly brought up in best of lists. Thanks to Tubi, we finally had a chance to see it. And as fans of the sub-genre, we could not wait to see what all the fuss was about.

And for the most part, the high praise is correct. The film is groundbreaking, frightening, and really easy to get in to. But it is not as perfect as people will lead you to believe. The question is not a matter of it is good or not. It becomes a case of whether its very noticeable flaws make watching the admittedly great parts worth it.

Adventures in Movies! is hosted by Nathaniel and Blake. You can find Nathaniel on Instagram at nathaninpoortaste. Blake can be found on Twitter @foureyedhorror and on Instagram at foureyedhorror. You can reach us personally or on Twitter @AdventuresinMo1.

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We do not talk too much television on our humble little podcast. But there is one show that we have namedropped a few times the past few months. And for good reason. Widow's Bay is one of the best shows to come along in a long time. Apparently, we are not the only ones to think so. We talk about Zack's Cregger's recent apology tour and the importance of hygiene when going to the movie theater.

We loved the original M3GAN. It came out of nowhere and surprised us with just how good it ended up being. Which is why M3GAN 2.0 was such a disappointment to us. It is not so much that is was a bad movie; it is more about how it ruined the first movie. M3GAN stopped being thing before it had a chance to really become one.

How big was the first movie? So much so that not only was their the inevitable sequel, there was also a spinoff. But Soulm8te was not just going to be in the same universe. It was going to be an erotic horror that catered more to adults than the franchise it sprung from.

And it does a very good job. It is sexy, gory, and has some strong performances. There are some missteps along the way, but they are the kind of things to be expected from a new movie. Unfortunately, the stink of M3GAN 2.0 may end up marring what is a very competent film.

Adventures in Movies! is hosted by Nathaniel and Blake. You can find Nathaniel on Instagram at nathaninpoortaste. Blake can be found on Twitter @foureyedhorror and on Instagram at foureyedhorror. You can reach us personally or on Twitter @AdventuresinMo1.

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A few months back we covered the bad news concerning Bruce Campbell’s health. We knew things would get worse; we just were not aware of how quickly it would be. We also have more news about Zack Creggers and his role in Gladys. And we thought our interest in the prequel could not get any lower.

The Raid is easily one of the top three best action movies of this century. Nothing has even come close to the action and mayhem it gave audiences fifteen years ago. And it looked like nothing ever would. Until The Furious came along this year.

The plot is straight and to the point. Child trafficking, missing spouses, revenge. There is not much depth, but it gets the job done. There is not much in the way of characters. Two heroes and a few villains. But everyone does an excellent job of leaving their mark on the film.

But it is in the action scenes that The Furious stands out. As we say multiple times, there is nothing like it. The fight scenes are incredible. They are an excellent mix of great choreography, use of the environment, and just in your face brutality. It is basically a two hour fight scene that takes place in the span of one night. And it is amazing.

Adventures in Movies! is hosted by Nathaniel and Blake. You can find Nathaniel on Instagram at nathaninpoortaste. Blake can be found on Twitter @foureyedhorror and on Instagram at foureyedhorror. You can reach us personally or on Twitter @AdventuresinMo1.

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It is nice to see a long running franchise try something different. The new Evil Dead movies are an excellent example. So when we heard that a new director was interested in directing A Nightmare on Elm Street, we were interested. Until we found out who that director was.

We spent a few weeks last year talking about Welcome to Derry. You can listen to just about every episode we had in November and December to hear all our thoughts about the show. The cliff notes version is we did not like it. So what do we think about season two and the news it will be adapting one of the best parts of It?

It’s a shame they do not make as many sword and sorcery movies anymore. Times and tastes change, but it seems like stories of heroes fighting evil with magic and swords would be timeless. You will come across one every once in a while - we have even covered a few here - but their heyday has long since passed.

Which is why we went back to 1982 and Conquest for our feature presentation. The movie is everything you would expect. Lots of fighting and nudity with just a little plot. But it is the work of a surprising director that makes this a must see from the genre.

Adventures in Movies! is hosted by Nathaniel and Blake. You can find Nathaniel on Instagram at nathaninpoortaste. Blake can be found on Twitter @foureyedhorror and on Instagram at foureyedhorror. You can reach us personally or on Twitter @AdventuresinMo1.

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We hate to start the show with sad news. But the older we get, the more it seems to happen. Two icons from our childhood suddenly passed away and we talk about their accomplishments and the legacy they left behind.

Despite not actually reviewing it for our show, we have talked a lot about Obsession. The little horror film has caught the public imagination like no other movie this year. We talk about the success of Obsession and what it means to indie horror in general.

We do not shy away from movies that make us uncomfortable. On the contrary, we often go looking for them. We did not expect Penny Lane is Dead to be one of those films. We figured it would be a fun homage to 1980s Ozploitation. And in a lot of ways it was.

But then there are the moments that harken to a darker side of the sub-genre. The movie is disgusting, bloody, tense, and an all around difficult watch. And through it all it manages to sneak in some genuine humor. It was a confusing watch to say the least. We had no hesitation when it came to the ending, however.

Adventures in Movies! is hosted by Nathaniel and Blake. You can find Nathaniel on Instagram at nathaninpoortaste. Blake can be found on Twitter @foureyedhorror and on Instagram at foureyedhorror. You can reach us personally or on Twitter @AdventuresinMo1.

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One of horror’s most dependable constants are Stephen King adaptations. The latest one takes a book that mixes one of the author’s greatest strengths. King is great at mixing grounded scares with supernatural horror. Which is why the team announced to work on Desperation is interesting. Plus, another clever marketing stunt from Neon.

We have not discussed the Paramount-WB merger. And for good reason. We do not know enough about it and we kinda don’t give a shit. But there is some interesting news to come out of it. Apparently with the rights for A Nightmare on Elm Street all over the place, both studios are scrambling to get a new movie out first. How sweet, fresh meat.

Buffet Infinity gets off to one of the strongest starts we have seen for any movie possibly ever. It is clever, funny, creepy, and mysterious. The indie horror is a mix of found footage and sketch comedy that manages to be familiar and unique at the same time. Through the first act, it seemed like we had found something really special.

The film then proceeded to take one of the greatest nose dives we have ever seen. It becomes completely derailed and goes from being about two warring restaurants to just a bunch of unexplained nonsense. Nothing makes sense and it is clear that an ending was never penned for this mess.

Adventures in Movies! is hosted by Nathaniel and Blake. You can find Nathaniel on Instagram at nathaninpoortaste. Blake can be found on Twitter @foureyedhorror and on Instagram at foureyedhorror. You can reach us personally or on Twitter @AdventuresinMo1.

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Following last’s week review, Ice Cream Man became a huge talking point on the internet. At the time of recording, the use of AI had not been revealed. And though we thought the movie should be avoided in theaters, we also thought it was worth streaming. Our opinions have not changed, but we do follow it to discuss Eli Roth’s latest release.

This leads into a discussion about Touch Grass. The upcoming movie is an AI-generated horror movie. Unsurprisingly, this has upset a good amount of people But how does it tie into the next V/H/S release? Plus another remake of a 1980s “classic”.

The Hunger from 1983 is one of the most unique movies we have ever covered on our humble little podcast. On the surface, there does not seem to be anything outstanding about it. It is a tale about a vampire grappling with immortality and lost loves.

Watching the movie is a whole other matter. There is not much to the story-at least anything that is there will require a lot of guesswork and filling in the gaps by the viewer. But it looks incredible. The Hunger clearly influenced the music videos and erotic thrillers that would come to dominate the 80s. We discuss its legacy and why it is not talked about more..

Adventures in Movies! is hosted by Nathaniel and Blake. You can find Nathaniel on Instagram at nathaninpoortaste. Blake can be found on Twitter @foureyedhorror and on Instagram at foureyedhorror. You can reach us personally or on Twitter @AdventuresinMo1.

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