In this episode I talk to actor and movie trivia extraordinaire Alex Walsh about one of our mutual favorite horror franchises: The Evil Dead. We talk about the best moments, Bruce Campbell’s star-making performance, and where the movies could go in the future. An unlikely anthology that spans over 40 years, this breakdown is just in time for spooky season.

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Today on the show, we're doing something a little different. I take a look at every streaming service and help you decide which ones are worth the cost, according to their content.

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In this episode, I talk to writer and video essayist Olivia Bagshaw, host of the YouTube show “You Have Been Watching Films”, about the iconic horror sub-genre of Giallo. We discuss what makes a Giallo film, what doesn’t, and how horror and thriller filmmaking was forever changed by this revolutionary and evocative moment in cinematic history.

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In this episode I talk with co-host of Concessions podcast Jared Spears about the vast, brutal, and sun-bleached world of Spaghetti Westerns: movies produced in Italy and Spain primarily in the 1960s and early 1970s. We discuss important directors and actors, landmark films, the cultural impact of the movement, and our favorite discoveries of over twenty films in an expansive canon.

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In this episode, author, educator, and my good friend K. Matthew Bennett returns to the show to talk about Stanley Kubrick’s unofficial trilogy of war movies: Paths of Glory, Dr. Strangelove, and Full Metal Jacket. We talk about three radically different depictions of conflict, Kubrick’s legacy, and how these films have endured as documents of war storytelling...

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In this episode I talk to musician, producer, & photographer Justin Hoard about Hal Ashby’s The Last Detail starring Jack Nicholson. We discuss the importance and legacy of writer Robert Towne, the movie’s parallel production with Chinatown, military parody, and love stories among buddies.

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In this episode, I talk to author, critic, and film educator Rich Johnson about the 1955 American gothic drama, written by James Agee and starring Robert Mitchum, from one-time director Charles Laughton. We discuss the impact of post-colonial American storytelling, religious symbolism in the film, and the careers of Laughton, Mitchum, and Lillian Gish.

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In this episode, I dive deep into the history, lore, and significance of the groundbreaking sci-fi horror franchise comprising Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Alien: Resurrection, Prometheus, Alien: Covenant, and the newest installment, Alien: Romulus. Where did it all start? What makes these films so effective or (in some cases) ineffective? Which have aged the best? How has the legacy of Alien changed and endured in the last 40+ years? What is next for the franchise? All this and more...

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In this episode we dig into a plethora of horror offerings currently in theaters or VOD.

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In which we discuss the style and cultural significance of the cinematic art form of Film Noir.

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