Sooner than was originally expected, the boys decided to stage a reunion in which they discuss the Flat Earth phenomenon thanks to the phenomenal documentary on Netflix, Behind the Curve. Some thoughts on 2018 as a year for film are shared, Burgess takes a dump on Bohemian Rhapsody's revisionism, and both he and von Sternberg collectively cringe at the biggest friendzone ever captured on film (while pretentiously pontificating about the West's loss of faith in everything from experts to god himself, as always).

Thanks again to Creative Commons and the talents of these fine artists for allowing the use of their music: "Tainted Cloth" by Oelek, "The Cannery" by Kevin MacLeod, and "Wagon Wheel" by Kevin MacLeod.

The hiatus probably wasn't worth it, but the boys wanted to make sure they closed out 2018 with a bang by covering what was probably 2018's most disturbing film, Lars Von Trier's The House That Jack Built. There's a little reconoitering involving a shared favorite film of 2018 and a few digressions involving Milton's Paradise Lost, but in the end, they just wanted to make sure you all could share in the revelry. Get into it and enjoy the discussion!

Thanks again to Creative Commons and the talents of these fine artists for allowing the use of their music: "Tainted Cloth" by Oelek, "The Cannery" by Kevin MacLeod, and "Wagon Wheel" by Kevin MacLeod.

After a many-month hiatus thanks to von Sternberg's all-consuming obsession with the Balkans and other parts of disturbing World War II history, the boys took a bit to return to fine form discussing another member of the found footage sub-sub-genre of disturbing films. And when it came down to it, neither had high hopes for it until Last Podcast on the Left referenced it. But they get into it, along with Burgess opening the podcast with the edgiest of edgelord film criticism takes and von Sternberg being unable to shut up about warm blankets.

Thanks again to Creative Commons and the talents of these fine artists for allowing the use of their music: "Tainted Cloth" by Oelek, "The Cannery" by Kevin MacLeod, and "Wagon Wheel" by Kevin MacLeod.

Many delays, cross-country trips, and lifestyle changes later, I Just Don't See the Big Deal is back! To kick off the next round of episodes, the boys decided to do an epic discussion involving the best and their favorite films of 2017. There's an inevitable conversation about the nature of Hollywood given how great von Sternberg thought Annihilation--the first big flop of the year--was for sci-fi cinema and even cinema itself. Burgess covers the Oscars and the boys hee and haw about the wins and snubs. There's a good conversation to be had here.

Thanks again to Creative Commons and the talents of these fine artists for allowing the use of their music: "Tainted Cloth" by Oelek, "The Cannery" by Kevin MacLeod, and "Wagon Wheel" by Kevin MacLeod.

In the follow-up to their discussion on Raw, the boys finally take the dive into a discussion on, as Burgess calls it, the Grand Puba of the disturbing film canon, Cannibal Holocaust, which, along with Burgess' praise of the semi-recent It remake, neatly book-ends a discussion on the greatest gay love story ever told on film, Call Me By Your Name (and probably one of von Sternberg's favorite films of 2017). Come for the discussion, stay for Burgess' consistent use of eating puns. The discussion on the mockumentary aesthetic will also provide listeners with a fine preview of what is to come in the coming episodes of I Just Don't See the Big Deal.

Thanks again to Creative Commons and the talents of these fine artists for allowing the use of their music: "Tainted Cloth" by Oelek, "The Cannery" by Kevin MacLeod, "Wagon Wheel" by Kevin MacLeod, and "The Troll of the Mountain Swing" by Underscore Orkestra.

After a busy holiday and month-long break, the boys are back, this time getting down and dirty with films devoted to CANNIBALISM. The ultimate taboo! And the best way to make von Sternberg sick to his stomach! Burgess takes a moment to sing high praises of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, they discuss cannibalism in general, and then they take a dive down the French-Belgian cannibalistic rabbit hole of 2017's Raw. Look at this first part as the appetizer to the main course that is the follow-up, Cannibal Holocaust!

Thanks again to Creative Commons and the talents of these fine artists for allowing the use of their music: "Tainted Cloth" by Oelek, "The Cannery" by Kevin MacLeod, "Wagon Wheel" by Kevin MacLeod, and "The Troll of the Mountain Swing" by Underscore Orkestra.

In the second part of the boys' war criminals duology, they discuss the other half of their assignment, the 1988 Chinese exploitation--er, war drama classic, The Men Behind the Sun. Burgess needed a sidebar to yell at von Sternberg for a little while about why Andy Kaufman and thus Jim Carrey were (and are) geniuses, but after that, they dive right back into the muck of humanity. Give it a listen and stay tuned!

Thanks again to Creative Commons and the talents of these fine artists for allowing the use of their music: "Tainted Cloth" by Oelek, "The Cannery" by Kevin MacLeod, "Wagon Wheel" by Kevin MacLeod, and "The Troll of the Mountain Swing" by Underscore Orkestra.

After a break for the Thanksgiving holidays and recuperation from von Sternberg's trip back to the frigid tundra that is Minnesota, the boys release their next in their quest to disturb themselves silly with the heavy hitters none of you want to watch. This time around they tackle war crimes--specifically those of World War II's Axis Powers--because what else could feel worse after tackling the darkness that is religion? This first segment, after revisiting the Weinstein Affair and its subsequent fallout, they go for the horrors of the Holocaust with Tim Blake Nelson's underseen 2002 drama, The Grey Zone. As Burgess said from the outset, "It was a tough watch."

Thanks again to Creative Commons and the talents of these fine artists for allowing the use of their music: "Tainted Cloth" by Oelek, "The Cannery" by Kevin MacLeod, "Wagon Wheel" by Kevin MacLeod, and "The Troll of the Mountain Swing" by Underscore Orkestra.

In the second part of their religiously-charged pair of heavy hitting films, the boys give Darren Aronofsky's mother! the old college try (and that's not nearly as disgusting as it sounds). They give a lengthy but fun synopsis, since strangely that's required for the most obvious film of the year, and dive into the themes of environmental preservation, the nature of god, and Jennifer Lawrence's first great performance post-Winter's Bone. You know. The important stuff.

Thanks againto Creative Commons and the talents of these fine artists for allowing the use of their music: "Tainted Cloth" by Oelek, "The Cannery" by Kevin MacLeod, "Wagon Wheel" by Kevin MacLeod, and "The Troll of the Mountain Swing" by Underscore Orkestra.

In this newest episode of the podcast, the fellas are beginning a rebranding process yet again as they pursue yet another pair of heavy hitters, one from eight years previous and the other from only a few months. This time religion, misogyny, misanthropy, and pure despair are on the table, so it shouldn't be a shock that the first part covers a film by misanthrope-extraordinaire Lars Von Trier, with his art-house horror masterpiece Antichrist! Burgess had experienced this, well, experience years ago and von Sternberg had made it a point to avoid it. How does it fare in their eyes in 2017? Is it really that big a deal? Start listening to find out!

Thanks againto Creative Commons and the talents of these fine artists for allowing the use of their music: "Tainted Cloth" by Oelek, "The Cannery" by Kevin MacLeod, "Wagon Wheel" by Kevin MacLeod, and "The Troll of the Mountain Swing" by Underscore Orkestra.