In this episode, the boys try something new, both try to talk about a different movies they've watched on the off-time doing the show. Jordan talks about 'Tron: Ares' meanwhile Liam talks about 'A House of Dynamite.' Mostly just turns into us embracing the usual brand of doomerism you've come to expect. Also talk of the AI Bubble, how all world leaders seem to be installing themselves into power for life, Liberals being jealous of fascists, Jared Leto's many accusations, and so much more!

In this episode, the boys wrap up Hellraiser and Halloween with the final seven direct to video/streaming films. Covering two decades of diminishing returns, low budgets and two sex criminal brothers at the center of it all. Also talk of the American conservative's love of Hitler, the behemoth that is the mid 2000s horror machine, the future of long running horror franchises outside of the medium of film and just have fun shitting on some of the worst movies ever made.

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In this episode, the boys embrace the spooky season with a retrospective on Clive Barker's 'Hellraiser' series. Starting this long walk in the wilderness with the theatrical entries. Which is where this series peaks early. Get comfortable, this is going to be a tough one! Also talk on the Saudis buying everything, American hopelessness, being queer in 80s England, and high praise for the greatest filmmaker that does not exist. 

In this episode, the boys go full genre cinema and talk some John Carpenter. In this case his 'Escape from America' duology. One film utterly timeless and the other....not so much. Also talk about political violence becoming the new American fad, the urban decay of Reagan's America, the difference between 80s and 90s filmmaking and simple pleasures of a good action flick. 

In this episode, the boys welcome newcomer Eliot to the show to begin a deep dive on the Metal Gear series. Gaming's most political, strange and enjoyable series. Like spending way too much time with that friend whose way to into conspiracy theories. This episode will cover the first and second games, with 3, 4 and 5 to come at a later date. Also talk about an Israeli official getting caught in a pedophile honeypot scheme, Trump questioning his mortality and us trying to unpack this beast of a franchise in under two hours.

In this episode, John returns to the show to breakdown 2025's Superman with the boys. The result is a messy, loud, yet rather hopeful look into what media might be in the years to come. Also talk of the famine in Gaza, Jeremy Corbyn's comeback into politics, Israel being the new bad guy in action movies and what superhero movies even mean in a darker, more nihilistic world. 

In this episode, the boys rip flesh limb from limb to talk about the '28 Days/Week/Years Later' series. A group of films that just so happen to be about zombies killing everyone while also feeling like a roadmap to where the United Kingdom has fallen into. Fascinating stuff! Also talk of how two auteurs can compliant each others worst impulses, the creeping sense of nihilism fully embracing current pop culture and how there is no fix to any of it.

On the this episode, the boys use the collapse of American life to talk about one of their favorite movies, Mary Harron's 'American Psycho.' Based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis and the prefect movie for our current moment. As well as the previous moment and the future one. Also talk of the Epstein files, the future of America's popcorn politicians, Wall Street psychopathy and how satire is now treated as total sincerity. 

In this episode, the boys give the full episode treatment to one of the best films of 2024, Luca Guadagnino's 'Queer.' Based on the book by William S. Burroughs and the prefect movie for the LGBTQ+ community in 2025. In that everything is hopeless and doomed. Also talk of mayhem in the Middle East, America's future of useless leaders, the future of gay cinema and how sometimes the art is impossible to separate from the artist. 

In this episode the boys finish off their BioShock deep dive with 2013's BioShock Infinite. A phenomenal first person shooter with a clunky yet ambitious story. The have some disagreements on this one. Also Liam reviews Jake Tapper's Biden book, Trump going full boomer, how fucked up early 20th century America was and reveling in the simple joy of shooting everything that moves.