We are very excited to begin our month-long scare-tacular featuring ghoulish double features that are guaranteed to make you pee your shorts. This week Alex Gaskin tortures us with the bone-chilling 1963 film The Haunting and 1977 Japanese weirdo masterpiece, Hausu. Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin Ravi Kiran: @kiranmesoftly

We welcome Jake Andrews (editor: Marvel, Disney, and more!) to the show! He brings one heck of a double-double with 1988’s Jean Claude Van Damme vehicle Bloodsport and the 2020 Valiant Comic’s property Bloodshot. Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin Ravi Kiran: @

Today, it’s Jeremy’s turn to pick the flicks and he went with a bit of early 2000s nostalgia with a Shakespearian bent. The 1999 Taming Of The Shrew-esque teenage comedic romp 10 Things I Hate About You along with the 2001 incredibly tragic take on Othello merely titled O. Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin […]

Ravi Kiran subjects Jeremy and Alex to the 1948 comedy romp Unfaithfully Yours and the 2013 thriller Blue Ruin. The discussion balances out the dichotomy between violence and comedy all through the lens of botching your plans – and the outfall that ensues. Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin Ravi Kiran: @kiranmesoftly

Today, Alex Gaskin subjects his fellow cohorts to the 1973 quirky thriller The Wicker Man and the 1999 mockumentary Drop Dead Gorgeous. Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin Ravi Kiran: @@kiranmesoftly

Today, the “bad boys of film” discuss Scorsese in rare form with his 1985 comedy After Hours and the polarizing cult hit Mallrats (1995). We are joined by guest and cohost of the hit film podcast, Wes VS. Paul VS. Paul Vs. Predator, Eric Koeppel. Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin Ravi Kiran: @kiranmesoftyl Eric […]

Today, Jeremy holds Ravi and Alex hostage with these two Janus Film classics. Enter the hustle and bustle of Akira Kurosawa’s 1952 masterpiece Ikiru and the dreamscape of Ingmar Bergman’s 1957 masterpiece Wild Strawberries. Both about death. Both lovely to behold. Both can be found currently on HBO MAX or The Criterion Channel. Jeremy Schmidt: […]

As per the request of Ravi Kiran, we are watching the 1949 dark comedy Kind Hearts And Coronets along with even darker comedy Parasite from 2019. This discussion explores the themes of class, sociopathic tendencies, and the idea of imprinting yourself onto another. Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin Ravi Kiran: @kiranmesoftly

Today, the “crowned prince of terror” AKA Alex Gaskin – picks two films that from the depths of the Criterion library. The 1962 horror cult-classic Carnival Of Souls makes a delicious pairing with the 1973 neo-noir The Friends Of Eddie Coyle. Enjoy! Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Ravi Kiran: @kiranmesoftly Alex Gaskin: @alex_j_gaskin

Today, we are covering two documentaries tackling the complexities of ambition, all-or-nothing competitiveness, and the feverish search for freedom from one’s own body – all through the lens of extreme sports. Our guest, Julia Gureck, is a producer and aspiring documentarian whose work includes The Keepers (Netflix, 2017). Jeremy Schmidt: @ocarinaofcrime Ravi Kiran: @kiranmesoftly Alex […]