After a year with delightful guest stars, truly odd trilogies, and the launch of their brand new website, Logan and Andy start off 2025 by talking about their favorite films of 2024. It's time for that END OF THE YEAR SPECIAL! What are their favorite films of 2024? Will they have overlapping choices again? Also, what were their LEAST FAVORITE films of last year? Find out on the first ODD TRILOGIES episode of 2025!

Intro music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3736-fanfare-for-space

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In honor of his highly anticipated Nosferatu remake, Logan & Andy finish off the year by talking about a director with an incredible rise: Robert Eggers. From witches in seventeenth-century America to mythological Viking epics, the boys discuss Eggers sensibilities as a filmmaker, how he's grown, and how he continues to capture the public interest. We're looking at 2016's The Witch, 2019's The Lighthouse, and 2022's The Northman. How does Eggers approach horror and atmosphere in each film? What does his version of an action epic look like? And what's Black Phillip up to?!?! Find out on this bewitching new episode of ODD TRILOGIES!

Intro music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3736-fanfare-for-space

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This holiday season, Logan and Andy spend Christmas with...Harold and Kumar?!?! The duo use the holiday season to grab a bite with the stoner icons. It's THE HAROLD & KUMAR TRILOGY! With sliders in hand, the boys tackle 2004's Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, 2008's Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay, and 2011's A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (or A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas if you unfortunately saw it in theaters). How does the original fare twenty years later? Where do the duo's antics take them in the sequels? Why does it end on Christmas? And how does Neil Patrick Harris fit into this trilogy?!?! Find out on this blazingly festive episode of ODD TRILOGIES!

Intro music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3736-fanfare-for-space

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

What happens when you take a Spider-Man villain and give him his own series without Spider-Man in it? You get a...billion dollar franchise?!?! Logan and Andy are thankful to have Venom historian Evan Dossey (of Midwest Film Journal) to talk about a truly odd trilogy: THE VENOM TRILOGY. While dodging explosions, maximum carnage, and an evil Riz Ahmed, the boys won't know what hit them as they tackle 2018's Venom, 2021's Venom: Let There Be Carnage, and 2024's Venom: The Last Dance. What's the appeal of the trilogy? How does each sequel attempt to up the stakes? Is Mrs. Chen the key to all of this? Or is it Dan? Find out on this venomous new episode of ODD TRILOGIES!

Intro music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3736-fanfare-for-space

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

What happens when one of the most influential filmmakers of all time adapts the works of the greatest playwright in human history? You get KUROSAWA'S SHAKESPEARE TRILOGY! Logan and Andy brush up on their Japanese and summon what remains of their high school Shakespeare knowledge in order to talk about Akira Kurosawa's three adaptations of William Shakespeare's plays. With help from local Kurosawa aficionado Matt Hurt (of The Obsessive Viewer), the boys tackle 1957's Throne of Blood, 1960's The Bad Sleep Well, and 1985's Ran. How does Kurosawa adapt Shakespeare's work into Japanese settings across three different decades? Does one stand out as the strongest or truest adaptation of the play? Wait, where did Toshiro Mifune go?! Find out in this epic (and possibly our longest) new episode of ODD TRILOGIES!

Intro music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3736-fanfare-for-space

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

On Thursday afternoon, Nov. 14, IFJA members were invited to a preview tour of the new Alamo Drafthouse Cinema location opening up in Indianapolis on Nov. 18. Ron Howard's 2013 film Rush was also screened to highlight the location's heavily racing-themed decor, which honors Indy's motorsports history. In this inaugural episode of Odd Thoughts, Andy discusses his feelings about the new theater and its distinct offerings.

Logan & Andy return to one of their favorite franchises to discuss their thoughts on its latest release, Netflix's 6-episode Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance. Non-spoiler thoughts up front, with spoilers following.

Wait? Did you hear that? Is someone...following you? Why of course! It's just Logan and Andy here to talk about PAKULA'S PARANOIA TRILOGY, a trio of films from critically-acclaimed director Alan J. Pakula that cover various versions of paranoia. With a pencil and a notepad on them, the boys discuss 1971's Klute, 1974's The Parallax View, and 1976's All the President's Men. How does each film handle the topic of paranoia? Do the stakes increase with each film? Wait...is that man's name REALLY Klute? Find out on this suspicious new episode of ODD TRILOGIES! 

Intro music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3736-fanfare-for-space

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Wait...is that a full moon? Well then it's time for a new spooky trilogy! Logan and Andy fight the urge to transform as they tackle THE ODD WOLFMAN TRILOGY. The boys discuss three different takes on the classic movie monster: 1941's The Wolf Man, 1994's Wolf, and 2010's The Wolfman. How does each version fare years later? Does the Wolf Man get scarier with each iteration? Is that James Spader?!?! Find out on this howling new episode of ODD TRILOGIES!

Intro music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3736-fanfare-for-space

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

What if there was more to 2019's Joker than just Joaquin Phoenix, clown makeup, and dancing down the stairs? In honor of the film's highly anticipated sequel Joker: Folie à Deux, Logan and Andy take society head-on as they discuss the three films that feel integral to the Oscar-winning film's creation: 1928's The Man Who Laughs, 1976's Taxi Driver, and 1982's The King of Comedy. That's right, folks: the boys are putting together their own JOKER STARTER PACK.

How does a silent film nearly a century old apply to Joker? Are there similarities between Joaquin Phoenix's Arthur Fleck and Robert de Niro's Travis Bickle/Rupert Pupkin? Is calling Joker the "Taxi Driver for babies" a harsh comparison? Find out on this new episode of ODD TRILOGIES!

Intro music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3736-fanfare-for-space

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/