On this week's episode, we are discussing a filmmaker who has been regarded as "the worst director of all time" and is truly an OG when it comes to B-movies and the "so-bad-it's-good" genre. He truly paved the way for people like Tommy Wiseau. It's Ed Wood, baby! We watched his most infamous film "Plan 9 From Outer Space" and then cleansed our palette with the wonderful, magical & masterful biopic from Tim Burton! "Ed Wood" is the quintessential filmmaker's film. It's all about the magic and love for the film medium and should really be shown in all film school classes around the world. Truly awe-inspiring!

Timecodes:

0:00 Disclaimer / Intro

6:03 Background & history on Ed Wood

9:45 Plan 9 From Outer Space [SPOILERS]

27:07 Ed Wood (the film) [SPOILERS]

1:13:27 Podcast & life updates

1:22:35 Armand recommends Wild At Heart (1990) for next episode

Disclaimer music: End Credits from Ed Wood soundtrack

Intro music: Bela Lugosi's Dead (Bauhaus Cover) by Armand Garcia

Outro taken from The Fesh Pince of Blair 2: Uncle Phil Yiffs In Heaven Again

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Wow, this episode is our longest yet folks! This week, our friend & residential Dune expert/reader Leech Gomez returns to discuss the latest film adaptation of Dune as well as David Lynch's take on it from 1984. Which one got the feel of it right? And why is Timothée Chalamet so damn fine? All questions will be pondered in this epic & galactic episode!

Timecodes:

0:00 Intro

2:30 The Dune-iverse (Leech's beginners guide to the Dune books)

7:15 Dune (1984) [SPOILERS]

39:58 Alejandro Jodorowsky's Dune

56:14 Dune (2021) [SPOILERS]

110:04 The Astroworld Tragedy

124:18 Jo recommends Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959) & Ed Wood (1994) for next episode

Intro music by Leech Gomez

Outro music: Sardaukar Chant Rave meme

Thanks again to Leech for providing us with the sound setup!

Leech's music (follow Leech Gomez on Spotify):

https://leechisokay.bandcamp.com/

soundcloud.com/leech-is-okay

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Well folks, we finally did it. We've reached the end of Spooktober and we finally talked about the damn classic movie that gave us our podcast name, American Psycho! While it may be a little hard to live up to our last episode, which is probably by far our most bananas one yet, we still had a wonderful discussion on this greatly entertaining horror satire. We hope you enjoy it. Have a happy Halloween everybody!

Timecodes:

0:00 Intro

2:27 American Psycho [SPOILERS]

65:36 The Alec Baldwin Incident

74:20 Armand's quick review of Lamb

78:45 Armand recommends Dune (1984) & the new Dune film for next episode 

Intro music: Leech Gomez - killer mommy

Outro music: Ghostspuffs (Nine Inch Nails x Reese's Puffs mashup by Armand)

Leech's music:

https://leechisokay.bandcamp.com/

soundcloud.com/leech-is-okay

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[CONTENT WARNING! This episode contains discussion of graphic gross and sexual material.]

Holy hell folks. This was an unexpected surprise. Spooktober continues on and Armand somehow was able to convince some of our dear friends to watch and discuss this nasty abstract horror anthology film Kuso, the directorial debut of steve aka renowned groundbreaking hip hop & jazz musician Flying Lotus.

On this episode, we've got some familiar voices and some new ones you haven't heard from before. Returning is Archie, a hilarious jack of all trades in the worlds of music, comedy and writing. He also sells booze to rich white people, some of whom are filthy politicians. Julian aka Jules The Nintendo boy, our resident furry, is also back to bless us with some great opinions, game theories, and personal experiences.

As for our newbies, we got the milk man musician/audio engineer extraordinaire Leech Gomez as well as Rebecca, another lovely dear friend of ours who is an ASL interpreter! 

Armand basically traumatized and scarred everyone by showing them this disgusting and hilarious film. But you know what? It sure made for a really fun and thought-provoking conversation. Honestly, probably one of our best episodes ever. We cover a broad range of topics and really dig and dive deep into what this film may represent which at the end of day is essentially family. So please go watch this with all of your family immediately.

Timecodes:

0:00 Intro

4:46 Kuso [SPOILERS]

76:40 What we've been watching lately

82:11 Jo & Jules' uncomfortable, public Game Theory experience

95:09 Dave Chappelle's new transphobic "comedy special"

109:54 Jo recommends American Psycho (2000) for next episode

Disclaimer music: Aphex Twin - Girl/Boy Song (Dark Version)

Intro music by Archie, Armand & Leech

Outro music: Xiu Xiu + SALEM - A Knife In Da Boar (mashup created by Armand)

HUGE special thanks to Leech for hosting this discussion as well as providing us with the best sound setup! Probably our most professional sound recording yet.

Leech's music:

https://leechisokay.bandcamp.com/

soundcloud.com/leech-is-okay

Follow Jules The Nintendo Boy's Instagram: @fox_whom

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Ooooh! Happy Spooktober everybody! October is here and that means the duo will be watching and discussing horror movies all month! On this week's episode, Jo & Armand briefly talk about the new (un)intentionally funny as hell horror film from James Wan called Malignant which may be the most ridiculous and goofiest film of the year. Then the two dish it out on Suspiria, both the original and the remake. Jo prefers the OG while Armand is more of a fan of the new take. Find out why that is and tune in! Strap in folks because this one is a little lengthy.

Timecodes:

0:00 Intro

1:46 Will Smith's Ayahuasca Harem Retreat

7:59 Malignant

20:47 Malignant [SPOILERS]

41:31 Suspiria (1977) [SPOILERS]

54:44 Suspiria (2018) [SPOILERS]

88:50 Haitian Migrant Crisis

93:21 Armand recommends Kuso (2017) for next episode [WARNING: This film contains graphic material involving gross body horror]

98:16 Super Mario Movie 2022 Cast Reveal

Intro music: Reesesbumps (Goosebumps & Reese's Puffs mashup) by Armand Garcia

Outro: The Day Robert Palins Murdered Me from I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson

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First off, we wanna apologize for delaying yet another episode. Not gonna lie, this one is a mess folks and it ain't pretty. Due to unforeseen technical errors,  Armand's audio and project files disappeared after his audio editing software crashed as he was in the middle of editing the episode. Luckily, we have backup audio from our Discord voice call. However as a result, Armand's audio is in much lower quality. His voice just randomly kinda speeds up and slows down which is very very weird. So if you find this episode unlistenable, just know that we are terribly sorry for the setbacks and we're gonna make sure that none of this nonsense occurs again. Our next episode will come out on October 1st as scheduled!

On this week's episode, Jo & Armand discuss the emotionally impactful film Sound Of Metal and it's representation of deafness before getting super bad and outta sight as the two talk about Black Dynamite! Can ya dig it?

Jo's recommendation for next episode: Suspiria (1977) [we also will probably watch the 2018 remake]

Disclaimer music: Sunny Side Up from Black Dynamite soundtrack

Intro music: Metal (Gary Numan Cover) by Armand Garcia

Outro music: The Mint (Instrumental) by Earl Sweatshirt

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It's another triple threat this week folks! Kind of. On this episode, Jo & Armand discuss the original horror cult classic Candyman from 1992, coinciding with the release of the new Candyman film from Nia DaCosta & Jordan Peele. Armand briefly touches on the latest addition in the Candyman franchise before having some girl talk with Jo about another classic, Mean Girls!

Armand's recommendation for next episode: Black Dynamite (2009)

Intro and outro music: Cibo Matto - The Candy Man (slowed and chopped up by Armand)

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This week's episode is a triple threat folks! Jo & Armand decided to watch two new films separately on their own accord: Pig & The Green Knight. They briefly trade off and talk about their separate experiences before diving deep into the outstanding main entrée, There Will Be Blood. All around, there are some good movies abound!

Jo's recommendation for next episode: Mean Girls (2004)

Intro music by Armand Garcia

Outro music: Neil Cicierega - Brithoven

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On this week's episode, Armand & Jo discuss Space Jam: A New Legacy, the new genetically engineered cash-grab from Warner Bros, and a beloved American classic, Sunset Blvd! New and old, these films in their own way touch on the true diabolical nature of the Hollywood machine. What a fun time we live in!

Armand's recommendation for next episode: There Will Be Blood (2007)

We will also most likely watch and discuss the new films Pig & The Green Knight next episode, so go catch em in the theaters while ya can!

Intro music: Slam2Jam (Quad City DJ's vs. A Goofy Movie mashup)

Outro Music: Slam Sensation (Quad City DJ's vs. Death Grips mashup)

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It's a special episode this week folks! Jo & Armand finally come together in the flesh with their good friend Mark (who for some reason insisted being addressed as Anthony Weiner's fake account name Carlos Danger) and talk about Uncut Gems! They also briefly discuss the new A24 film Zola, which is based on a real viral Twitter thread of a strip club adventure to Florida gone bad.

Uncut Gems is hands down one of Armand's favorite films, so you know he was real geeked out this time around! Also Mark (aka Carlos Danger) is a fan of basketball, so it was real interesting getting his perspective on this movie that centers around the sport. Overall, everybody had a fun time just kicking it, discussing the inner workings of this masterpiece and saying some goofy shit in the process while drunk/high.

Jo's film recommendation for next episode: Sunset Boulevard (1950)

Intro music: Chuck Person - B5

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