Small Screeners

AJ & Chris are celebrating Halloween-time with a series on the Slasher remakes of the 00’s and the classics that inspired them! The guys also shout out some of their favorite movies for the Spooky Season! First up: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre! 1974 - (8:00) 2003 - (47:21) Franchise - (1:43:38) Halloween Movie Picks - (1:53:42)

AJ & Chris celebrate spooky season with a Carpenter/King TV movie double dip! John Carpenter’s Someone’s Watching Me and Tobe Hooper’s adaptation of Stephen King novel Salem’s Lot! They also discuss their Top 3 John Carpenter scores (24:15), Carpenter’s adaptation of Christine (33:00), It Chapter 2 (1:14:07), Midnight Mass (1:23:44), and their Top 3 Stephen King books (1:31:12). They then shift their attention to some trailers (1:51:44) before chatting up recent watches (2:04:07) including Old, Morbius, Sinister, Sam Raimi’s “work-for-hire” era, and some MCU stuff, among others.

AJ & Chris visit Gotham to cover the DC Animation flick Batman: Under The Red Hood! They also discuss the Jonah Hex animated short that originally accompanied it, which leads to a chat about the various Punisher films (1:21:26)? After a tangent on Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (1:30:15), the fellas reveal their Top 3 animated features (1:37:20). Then they turn their attention to some new-ish trailers (2:03:09), before closing out with talk of some recent watches, including The Last Picture Show, The Abyss, Sorcerer, Gladiator, and more (2:12:18)!

AJ & Chris got together for a bonus episode to discuss a couple straight-to-streamer genre flicks! First up is Hulu’s Predator prequel Prey, then Netflix’s Day Shift (34:56). They also touch on the WNUF Halloween Special follow-up “Out There Halloween Mega Tape” (53:06), and close out with a brief talk on The Black Phone (1:01:48).

AJ & Chris welcome Jesse from The Source Material Comics Podcast to discuss the 1996 Direct-To-Video sequel Tremors 2: Aftershocks! After which they reveal their Top 3 Creature Features (41:59), before chatting a bit about the summer movies of 2002 (1:14:08). Then, after talking new-ish trailers (1:30:23), they wrap up with some of their recent watches, including The Void, David Simon’s The Corner, Stranger Things 4’s finale, & Everything, Everywhere, All At Once (1:48:53).

AJ & Chris discuss the Full Moon Features crossover flick Dollman Vs. The Demonic Toys and give their picks for Top 3 fictional firearms. They then jump into discussions on a bevy of other subjects, including the Nick Cage low-budget renaissance (47:49), the Underworld franchise (53:20), Dr. Strange 2 & the MCU in general (59:01), Stranger Things 4 (1:18:50), some recent additions to Shudder in Hellbender, Off Season, Spine of Night, & Mad God (1:25:16), before finally finishing things off with Joe Hill & The Black Phone (1:29:42).

AJ & Chris chat about The Second Civil War, Joe Dante’s 1997 political satire for HBO. Afterwards they share their respective Top 5 Joe Dante flicks (1:12:01) AND their Top 3 Phil Hartman performances (1:40:37). Finally, they discuss some recent watches, including Ti West’s X, Sam Raimi’s Crimewave, and Jim Cumming’s The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2:05:10). This is a long one, folks!

AJ & Chris discuss the 1989 Direct-To-Video Horror/Comedy C.H.U.D. 2: Bud the CHUD, directed by David Irving, starring Gerrit Graham, Brian Robbins, Bill Calvert, Tricia Leigh Fisher, and Robert Vaughn. They also reveal their top 3 zombie flicks (41:52), before chatting about The Batman and some other recent watches (57:37).

AJ & Chris discuss the 1991 HBO film Cast A Deadly Spell, directed by Martin Campbell, starring Fred Ward, David Warner, Julianne Moore, and Clancy Brown. They also chat about The Mortuary Collection (54:02), before turning their attention to the newest entries into two iconic horror franchises, Scream (56:26) & Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1:06:00). Finally, they discuss their recent streaming favorites (1:22:17). *Please note there are some audio problems in this episode, specifically the opening few minutes, and the final few minutes are very low.

AJ and Chris discuss the 1993 HBO film Full Eclipse, directed by Anthony Hickox, starring Mario Van Peeples, Patsy Kensit, and Bruce Payne. They also reveal their favorite films of 2021 (42:55), and share their opposing views on Halloween Kills and The Matrix Resurrections (1:07:54).