Doomsday at the Movies

Happy Halloween! Amber & Ryan embrace spookiness as they dive into the first of Don Coscarelli's Phantasm series. They discuss surrealism, dwarf monsters, the fear of death, and shiny silver balls.

Amber and Ryan talk 2018's Hotel Artemis, its pointed social commentary, Jodie Foster's performance, and why Dave Bautista may be the saddest character in the movie.

Amber and Ryan discuss 2013's The Last Days, the connection between children's games and horror/sci-fi, how refreshing it is when doomsday movies decide to focus on the good qualities of humanity, and then talk epic fantasy smut and women in prison films.

Amber and Ryan discuss 2002's Reign of Fire, the novelty of a dragon apocalypse, a waste of a perfectly good Alice Krige, and how well all those CGI dragons hold up to modern scrutiny.

Amber and Ryan discuss 2013's The Colony, the difference between Laurence and Larry Fishburne, why movie cannibals never cook their meat, mid-budget movies, and then bicker for ten minutes!

Amber and Ryan discuss Neil Marshal's genre pastiche Doomsday, Fine Young Cannibals, Malcolm McDowell, and breaking the 180 rule.

Amber and Ryan talk Deadites, chainsaw hands, and boomsticks and Ryan explains how the third movie in the Evil Dead franchise qualifies as a Doomsday Movie.

Amber and Ryan talk rock-n-roll, the 90s, independent films, annoying kids, fishing nets, and Kung Fu as we look at 1998's gonzo cult film Six-String Samurai.

Amber and Ryan discuss 28 Weeks Later, its legacy as a not-really sequel, whether Robert Carlyle is a smart zombie or not, Imogen Poots' haunting eyes, and whether this very different take on the material really gels with 28 Days Later's extremely character-driven approach to zombie horror.

Amber and Ryan discuss the movie that brought zombies back into the zeitgeist, discuss how the infected differ from traditional zombies, debate the finer points of early 2000s digital photography, and take an excrutiating amount of time trying to remember Idris Elba's name.