Casting The Net

FIRST EPISODE OF A NEW DECADE!!!!! This week, we discuss the profoundly disturbing Netflix documentary, Don't F***With Cats, as a group of internet sleuths set out to expose a malicious individual spreading videos of animal cruelty on the internet. As they try to track him down, he escalates to full-blown murder, and the story of this investigation is almost too insane to truly believe.

Netflix giving Michael Bay a blank check to do an action movie is like giving a 10 year-old a handgun. . . you're not sure what's gonna happen, but you're pretty sure it'll make the papers! In 6 Underground, Ryan Reynolds recruits of a team of independent operatives to take down a ruthless dictator, and as you can expect, absolute "Bay-hem" ensues! This week, I'm joined by self-professed Michael Bay lover Chris Farmer, and we do a DEEP deep dive into this . . . "cinematic gem" of a film.

Christmas time is here. . . zombies are here too . . .!!!!! It's the week before Christmas, and we're talking about the genre bending musical teen horror comedy, Anna and The Apocalypse, following a young girl named Anna, who is wrestling with what she's going to do after graduating high school, but can only focus on that for so long, before zombies descend on her sleepy Scottish town, and nothing makes surviving a zombie apocalypse bearable like breaking into song!!!!

Start your engines folks, 'cause this week we're talking about the anime film Redline! Held only once every five years, the Redline racing competition attracts the best of the best from around the galaxy, and Sweet JP has finally got his shot at entering the race. But he'll have more than his share of obstacles both on and off the race track to overcome if he's gonna take that checkered flag!

Time to get into the holiday spirit, as we discuss the latest Neflix original animated film, Klaus. When a spoiled man-child is forced to become the postman for a snowy town of bickering families, he'll discover the power of kindness when he meets a burly recluse who brings joy to the town's children . . . one toy at a time.

If you ever find a book where a picture of Satan cries tears out of the page, it's probably not a good idea to swear a blood oath on it! This week, we're talking about the stop-motion animated film, Hell and Back, as a pair of slackers have to descend into the pit to rescue a friend who will be tortured for eternity by the son of perdition himself if they can't get to him in time. And with a voice cast list that includes Nick Swardson, T.J. Miller, Bob Odenkirk, Rob Riggle, Mila Kunis, Susan Sarandon, J.B. Smoove, and Danny McBride, how could hilarity not ensue?!

From the minds of Tim Miller and David Fincher, Love Death & Robots features 18 animated shorts telling stories across multiple genres, including science fiction, horror, adventure, and fantasy. Incorporating a vast array of animation techniques, from simple 2D animation, to photo-realistic 3D CGI, there really is something for everyone with this series.

We're kicking off Animation Domination month with the Netflix original visual album, Sturgill Simpson Presents Sound and Fury. Featuring the talents of some of the best anime directors in the business, Sound and Fury tells multiple stories, revolving around a wondering warrior on journey of vengeance in a dystopian wasteland, all set to the music of Grammy Award-winning, Country/Folk-Rock artist, Sturgill Simpson.

Lupita Nyong'o plays a kindly kindergarten teacher who has to protect her pint-sized class from a zombie apocalypse in the Hulu original horror comedy, Little Monsters, as we wrap up our month of horror-themed films leading up to Halloween! Joined by Alexander England and Josh Gad, the trio will do whatever they can to survive, while trying to hide the horrors of their situation from their adorable charges. Here's hoping they steer clear of the sock puppet zombie!

The movies are just getting spookier leading up to Halloween, as we discuss the Netflix supernatural thriller Malevolent, starring Florence Pugh. Brother-and-sister duo Jackson and Angela have gotten pretty good at scamming folks into believing that they're paranormal investigators that can banish spirits from their homes. But the pair get more than they bargained for with their latest case, as Angela begins to have increasingly troubling visions which may pose a very real threat.