Cinema Shock

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December 07, 2016 Ep. 5 - DARK CITY (1998)
This week's nominee for the Psychotronic Hall of Fame is Alex Proyas' 1998 sci-fi noir, DARK CITY!
In this episode, we discuss the film's themes (and how they compare to another huge film of the late-90s), and its ground-breaking special effects, its its connection to classic film noir and silent German horror, and -- inevitably -- Kiefer Sutherland's weird speech thing.
We also dive into the question of just what makes a film truly GREAT. Are groundbreaking visuals alone enough to make a film an all-timer, even if it fails in other areas?
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Theme song: “Foreign Body” by the Slasher Film Festival Strategy from their album PSYCHIC SHIELD. More info: slasherfilmfestivalstrategy.bandcamp.com
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1 hr 4 min
November 30, 2016 Ep. 4 - THE WARRIORS (1979)
This week's nominee for the Psychotronic Hall of Fame is Walter Hill's 1979 film, THE WARRIORS.
THE WARRIORS has long been regarded as a cult classic, but does it stand up? Is it worthy of the Hall of Fame? Does it get by on its inventiveness and the unique world that it builds or is it TOO simple, with too slow of a pace?
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Theme song: “Foreign Body” by the Slasher Film Festival Strategy from their album PSYCHIC SHIELD. More info: slasherfilmfestivalstrategy.bandcamp.com
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1 hr 10 min
November 23, 2016 Ep. 3 - MOON (2009)
This week's nominee for the Psychotronic Hall of Fame is Duncan Jones' 2009 sci-fi film MOON, starring Sam Rockwell.
In addition to talking about the film, we dive a little further into just what defines a film as "psychotronic." Does MOON fit into that definition? We discuss everything from the film's production design, its connections to cerebral sci-fi films of the 70s, Jones' direction and Sam Rockwell's career-defining performance.
And if you're wanting something a bit more heavy, we get all existential while talking about the film's deeper themes (and boy are they deep). Don't worry! We don't let things get too serious. There are still plenty of inappropriate jokes.
We’d love to hear from you! Contact us at any of the social media accounts listed below or give us a call at (864) 372-9931 and leave us a voicemail of 3 minutes or less and we’ll play it on the next show!
Theme song: “Foreign Body” by the Slasher Film Festival Strategy from their album PSYCHIC SHIELD. More info: slasherfilmfestivalstrategy.bandcamp.com
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1 hr 24 min
November 16, 2016 Ep. 2 - EVIL DEAD (1981)
This week, we present our first nominee for the Psychotronic Hall of Fame, Sam Raimi's 1981 cult classic THE EVIL DEAD!
What makes this film eligible for the Hall of Fame? We discuss the film's status as a horror classic, how it was the beginning of a mega-popular franchise that's still going strong today, and how it kick-started the careers of both director Sam Raimi and star Bruce Campbell, both of whom are huge cult icons.
Is THE EVIL DEAD worthy of the Psychotronic Hall of Fame? You decide!

We’d love to hear from! Give us a call at (864) 372-9931 and leave us a voicemail of 3 minutes or less and we’ll play it on the next show!
Theme song: “Foreign Body” by the Slasher Film Festival Strategy from their album PSYCHIC SHIELD. More info: slasherfilmfestivalstrategy.bandcamp.com
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1 hr 14 min
November 09, 2016 Ep. 1 — Rob Zombie's 31 (2016)
Welcome to the inaugural episode of the PSYCHOTRONIC FILM SOCIETY!

We welcome you to become a member of our all-inclusive society where we celebrate the very best of psychotronic cinema. In our first episode, we lay out our mission statement and explain exactly what we define as a "pscyhotronic" film.

But of course, it wouldn't be a proper episode if we didn't also get into a discussion about a film! So to start things off, we're discussing Rob Zombie's latest hillbilly horror opus, 31!

We’d love to hear from! Give us a call at (864) 372-9931 and leave us a voicemail of 3 minutes or less and we’ll play it on the next show!
Theme song: “Foreign Body” by the Slasher Film Festival Strategy from their album PSYCHIC SHIELD. More info: slasherfilmfestivalstrategy.bandcamp.com
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1 hr 25 min
November 09, 2016 Ep. 1 — Rob Zombie’s 31 (2016)

Welcome to the inaugural episode of the PSYCHOTRONIC FILM SOCIETY!

We welcome you to become a member of our all-inclusive society where we celebrate the very best of psychotronic cinema. In our first episode, we lay out our mission statement and explain exactly what we define as a "pscyhotronic" film.

But of course, it wouldn't be a proper episode if we didn't also get into a discussion about a film! So to start things off, we're discussing Rob Zombie's latest hillbilly horror opus, 31!

We’d love to hear from! Give us a call at (864) 372-9931 and leave us a voicemail of 3 minutes or less and we’ll play it on the next show!

Theme song: “Foreign Body” by the Slasher Film Festival Strategy from their album PSYCHIC SHIELD. More info: slasherfilmfestivalstrategy.bandcamp.com

Follow the show: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr

Follow Justin: Twitter // Instagram // Letterboxd

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1 hr 25 min