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Get your burger vans ready and rolling and come join us as we speak with Dan Skinner about his role in the new revival of The Walworth Farce. While Dan was with us, we couldn't resist talking a bit about his famous character Angelos Epithemiou, and his work with Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer before we got to talking about his role in Ben Wheatly's adaptation of J.G. Ballards, High-Rise. This was quite a lovely chat and giving it a listen is a great way to start off your March off. Get your tickets now to see Dan in The Walworth Farce at the Southwark Playhouse here. The show runs till March 18th, 2023. 

As you know, here on Overdue Rentals we want to shed light back on films that were once talked about ad nauseum, but now don't seem to get the same attention they once had. Starship Troopers by our own admission is a film that still gets a lot of attention, but as it has no started being re-evaluated over the last few years, we thought there was no better time to discuss the film with its star, Casper Van Dien. Casper currently is starring in Daughter which is now available to watch on Amazon Prime. We took the time to discuss his new, sinister, roll as well as recap the 1997 sci-fi monster, Starship Troopers. 

Note: This episode was recorded in Oct. of 2022. Welcome friends as we welcome our friend and colleague Ed Douglas to talk about the 2017 Gore Verbinski mind bender, A Cure for Wellness. Join along as we talk about eels, dentistry, Mia Goth, and some questionable motives that drive's Jason Isaac's antagonist in this twisted watery tale. 

Very rarely do we get to speak with someone who was part of a movie we just discussed in a recent episode, but that changes now! We were pleased to have the time to chat with Callie Hernandez, who starred along side directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead in The Endless, which we just covered with Justin and Aaron a few episodes ago. Luckily, that freed up Callie to talk to us about her starring role in 2016s Blair Witch. Callie is currently part of an all star cast in Amazon Prime's Shotgun Wedding, which is available to subscribers starting Jan. 27th. And we have to say, the film is a pleasant surprise. Come listen along and let us know what you thought about these two films.

It's been far too long since we had a feature length film from Jason Eisner. He first hit the scene winning a contest to have a fan shot, fake trailer be part of the Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez Grindhouse experience. That fake trailer was Hobo With a Shotgun, which he later turned into a full length feature starring Rutger Hauer in 2011. Now he is back with Kids Vs. Aliens, a full length feature based on the short Slumber Party Alien Abduction, which was his contribution to the V/H/S 2 anthology. We spoke with Jason about both these films and had a blast doing so.

It's finally a reality! Since the inception of Overdue Rentals, we had always planned on doing an episode on the Sam Raimi classic, Darkman. Sans having Raimi himself or Liam Neeson join us to talk about the film, we always said we would wait to have Josh Ruben on as a guest to discuss the film as we know he is not only a superfan of the film himself; but has been campaigning to make a new Darkman, himself. With his new film, A Wounded Fawn, now on Shudder, we took the time to speak with Josh both about this new, trippy venture into the horror world, as well as his love for Darkman. We also couldn't resist taking a bit of time to profess our love for Ruben's Werewolves Within.

Nothing seems to excite audiences more nowadays than interlacing/interweaving storylines across multiple works of art. For the past 10 years, Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead have been building one of the most interesting and detailed cinematic universes to ever be unleashed on an unknowing public. The innovative independent film makers join us on Overdue Rentals to talk about their latest film, Something in the Dirt, which first premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this year and is now available to rent or buy. We're also talking about their 2017 film, The Endless, which in many ways connects to Something in the Dirt, as well as their first feature, the 2012 sleeper hit, Resolution. I know we've said it before, but strap in, this is a good one! You can rent or buy Something in the Dirt from Amazon here. You can also watch The Endless and Resolution on a multitude of streaming services, but we suggest heading to Tubi for the best viewing experience (there will be ads on Tubi, just so you're aware). 

Still stuffing your face with leftovers? Then what better time to listen to our wonderful chat with Lee Child. Many of you will know Lee Child as the man who writes the Jack Reacher series of novels, but he's also recently acted as the executive producer on the new documentary, Life and Life, which tells the story of Reggie Austin and his life in and our of the prison system at San Quentin. While we had Lee in the shop, we also had to take the time to discuss the Tom Cruise starring series of Jack Reacher films, as well as some of the early options for who could have also played this historic character. 

Brush off your evening wear and get ready for the feast of a lifetime with the writers for the Searchlight Pictures release, The Menu. Seth Reiss and Will Tracy, the minds behind this devilishly brilliant satire are here to discuss the magic behind the film from start to finish. While they are in the shop, they also wanted to talk about a true Overdue Rental, the 1988, Chevy Chase starring comedy, Funny Farm. So, get your plate of lamb fries and join in on one fabulous discussion. 

Happy November, Overdue Rentals family. What a lovely way to kick off the month; a brilliant chat with Writer/Director Dean Craig about his new film, The Estate. We also are discussing what is arguable the film that put him on the map, 2007's Death at a Funeral, as well as it's 2010 remake. Now, to put this in to some perspective, here is a list of the insane talent that has performed Dean's work across these three films: Toni Collette, Anna Faris, Kathleen Turner, David Duchovny, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ron Livingston, Matthew Macfadyen, Peter Dinklage (x2), Ewen Bremner, Keeley Hawes, Andy Nyman, Alan Tudyk, Daisy Donovan, Kris Marshall, Rupert Graves, Peter Vaughan, Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, Keith David, Loretta Devine, Ron Glass, Danny Glover, Regina Hall, Kevin Hart, James Marsden, Tracy Morgan, Zoe Saldana, Columbus Short, Luke Wilson...just to name a few!