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The guys are back on the mics working on new episodes! But those aren't ready, yet. So to hold you over, here's an episode that was supposed to lead into the 90's Shakespeare Adaptations, but never got edited. A new sub-genre is coming! Have fun and be safe, especially when stealing your sibling's identity and tearing up traditional gender roles!

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A short announcement from the guys. It might be a little while before the next RS episode is released, but if you want more of these two chuckle-heads check out their new podcast where each week they trade off picking the subject of the episode and the other just has to deal with it. It's called Apathetic Honesty. A link to its Anchor.fm page is below and links to all other available platforms will be on the Anchor page. Thanks for all the support so far! And we will be getting some more episodes together ASAP!!!

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This week we wrap up Spooktober 2020 with The Refrigerator (1991) directed by Nicholas Jacobs! This is the stupid indie horror you want for the background of a party (even if everyone is telecommuting for your Halloween party this year). The boys talk about old tropes that are falling out style, some bewildering dialogue, and the over all surreal quality of this hidden gem. Also, how much did Oculus steal from this movie?!?! BONUS: The boys take an aside to talk about another crappy movie no one should watch!

Happy Halloween everyone!

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Another dark comedy horror for Spooktober! Rubber (2010) directed by Quentin Dupieux follows a sentient car tire with psychokinetic powers as it wreaks havoc on a small southwestern town. Oh, and there's a B plot that seems to get a lot more screen time than the A plot, but whatever. One of the guys recommends it, the other wishes it didn't exist! So buckle up for a wild and wacky dive into the mind of this director who wanted to create "an homage to nothing."

Next week: The Refrigerator (1991) dir. Nickolas Jacobs (only found on a YouTube playlist)

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The horror continues with The Cabin in the Woods (2011) directed by Drew Goddard. In an attempt to keep this downer of a Halloween upbeat, the boys have chosen this wonderful horror-comedy to talk about, and even give the people that don't like horror a chance to take part. Not to mention, it asks the hard hitting question we've all been thinking in 2020: Should human society be allowed to continue?

Next week: Rubber (2010) dir. Quentin Dupieux

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The boys are kicking off the ooky-spooky season with a banger of a Haunted Item Horror movie. This week they're talking about Oculus (2013) directed by Mike Flanagan. (I know! Jake likes his movies WAY too much!) Get ready for some truly creepy, terrifying, family horror spurred on by a mirror of unknown origins. If you haven't seen Oculus yet, GO WATCH IT BEFORE LISTENING!!! Jake & Klouse can't stress this enough!

Next week: The Cabin in the Woods (2011) dir. Drew Goddard

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90's Shakespeare Adaptations is going to be a short sub-sub-genre. Hopefully we'll be able to revisit it at a later date, but for now enjoy Let the Devil Wear Black (1999) directed by Stacy Title. It's a dark, gritty retelling of Hamlet set in a late 90's L.A., and the boys are laser-focused this week. Take a husband/wife writer duo, let him star and her direct...what do you get? A jumbled mess of a script that desperately wants to be something it isn't. How many times can our lead character contradict himself in dialogue? How many GREAT actors can you pack in a movie before they came into their own? And how do odd editing choices affect an audience? Come check it out with Jake & Klouse!

Next week's movie: She's the Man (2006) dir. Andy Fickman

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New month, new sub-genre! For September it's 90's Shakespeare Adaptations and we're kicking it off with Romeo + Juliet (1996) directed by Baz Luhrmann! Fair warning...the guys couldn't stay on topic to save their lives this week. Which will happen when the movie you talk about is the exact same as 10 other movies you've seen, but with a budget and actors that get paid a LOT more. What was Luhrmann trying to accomplish with this adaptation? Who looks better than they act and who somehow acts worse than they look? Jump on board for the "trainwreck" that is quintessential mid-90's garbage.

Next movie: Let the Devil Wear Black (1999) dir. Stacy Title

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This week it's the crime thriller Wait Until Dark (1967) directed by Terence Young and starring Audrey Hepburn! How well can the guys remember the plot to this film? Are the characters, acting and direction enough to look past an OVERLY complicated plot? And, of all the films she made, why did Hepburn "retire" after this one? Come sort it all out with Jake & Klouse!

Next week: New month, new sub-genre! The boys will be covering 90's Shakespeare Adaptations starting with Romeo + Juliet (1996)!

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This week it's Hush (2016) directed by Mike Flanagan! How well do this husband/wife duo work together? How does a $1 million budget stack up against the $10 million budget of our last movie? How realistic DO you want a serial killer to be?

Next week is Wait Until Dark (1967) dir. Terence Young.