Craving some midnight indie insanity? We've got you covered. The world's first "Swissploitation" flick, Mad Heidi (Switzerland, 2022), dunks every grindhouse trope in cheese with gleeful side references to Starship Troopers, Gladiator and more movies than we could count. Then, zom-com One Cut of the Dead (Japan, 2017) hits turbo mode with a killer tracking shot and plenty of surprises. Also, is the biggest horror release of the year an Australian film dropping this week?

Articles mentioned in this episode:

"‘Mad Heidi’ Star Casper Van Dien Is Breaking New Ground With The World’s First “Swiss-sploitation” Movie," by Will Harris for Decider

"Tokyo: ‘One Cut of the Dead’ Director on How the Zombie Hit Made 1,000 Times Its Budget," by Gavin J. Blair for The Hollywood Reporter