With the release of Hereditary, the runaway horror hit of 2018, we discuss the eerie film and what makes it such an effective and resonating entry in the horror canon. Then we head deep into the heart of Texas with the final film in our James Dean Actors Series, Giant! Will this epic western with a lot to say about race relations (we think?) capture our hearts or beat us silly in a fist fight? Download the podcast now to find out!

There's a war breaking out so we figured it would be a gresat to to give our expert opinions on the new Marvel money magnet Avengers: Infinity War and take a trip back in time to pre-WWI Cali-for-ni-a with the James Dean's first feature film East of Eden.

Folks, we're on the precipice of a brave new world. We're putting the Directors Series on hiatus and venturing into a realm we call THE ACTORS SERIES. It's pretty much the exact same thing as The Directors Series except we'll be focusing more on performance rather than artistic direction. First up is the late James Dean with his second feature length film, Rebel Without A Cause. But first up, we discuss the Spielberg debacle known as Ready Player One.

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On this episode we venture into the shimmer to discover the creepy alien world of Alex Garland's Annihilation. Then we close the lid on our Martin Scorsese Directors Series with an in depth discussion on his 1999 film Bringing Out the Dead, starring the effervescent Nicolas Cage.

Hide your kids, hide your wife, we're going on a little family vacation to Cape Fear as we get deeper into our Martin Scorsese Directors Series. But first, we check in with Marvel's newest on-screen superhero Black Panther! Does the groundbreaking behind-the-scenes aspects of the film also have what it takes by way of storytelling and satisfying action or is this just another cog in the Marvel machine? Find out or be crushed to death beneath a falling bank vault.

We go from Dandy fop to Bronx flop on this episode as we first discuss Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film Phantom Thread, featuring Daniel Day-Lewis as the fashion designer Reynolds Woodcock. Then we lace up the gloves and step into the ring with Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull, the first in our Martin Scorsese Directors Series.

It's a brand new year and we're bidding adieu to 2017 by celebrating our picks for the year's best films. And in keeping with the theme of saying goodbye to the past, we're putting a stake in the heart of our Werner Herzog Directors Series with a little discussion on his 1979 film Nosferatu the Vampyre. This episode is so good it will leave you with goosebumps and Bubonic plague!

HO HO HO! We're stuffing your stockings with Star Wars: The Last Jedi and part two of our Werner Herzog Directors Series. Did we enjoy the latest installment of Lucasfilm's STAR WARS saga? Were we perplexed by THE ENIGMA OF KASPAR HAUSER? Unwrap this episode and find out.

On this episode we discuss one of the best films of the year, Steven Spielberg's ode to journalistic integrity The Post! The film features outstanding performances from Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks and offers a timely look at why a free press is one of the pillars of society. Then we set sail down the river with Werner Herzog's 1972 film Aguirre, the Wrath of God. It's the first leg of our voyage into the Werner Herzog Directors Series and we may come out the other end as changed men.

Join us as we discuss 1958's Vertigo, putting a lid on our Alfred Hitchcock Directors Series! Did we go gaga over the purported "masterpiece" or did we see through its ruse? There's only one way to find out: throw yourself off a bell tower!