Ratboy has become the metric against which we’ve measured every wild film and our unofficial mascot, and as one last tribute to you and to the fateful Christmas we found our cinematic center, we humbly offer up a Ratboy commentary track as a little post-finale bonus/punishment.

Logistical notes: 
You can listen to this exclusively as an audio track or cue it up with the film for the visuals. You can find Ratboy (1986) on OK.RU or rent on YouTube or other streaming platforms. 

To listen along with our commentary, you’ll basically treat this podcast audio as your audio track (turn the volume off on the streaming video). Start our audio track to get cued up with the video, and… enjoy? 

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Laurs on Letterboxd
Meg on Letterboxd 

“In Japan there is a phrase, owari no bigaku, which means beautiful end” -Kimiko Kasai.

For the past 3 years, we have had such fun reporting back on the wild world of cinematic hidden gems. In our final episode, we recount some of the most notable head-scratchers from previous episodes and break down the most on-brand [Storybored-esque?] movies we’ve watched recently. We recap some of our favorite original pitches from the past and give you one last stellar pitch for the ages. And we send you home with one last Radar Round-up of must-watches and must-avoids. To all our beloved Loose Dudes out there, we had a blast and we hope you find a Ratboy of your very own.

Discussed in this episode:
Mother’s Boys
Boyfriend School
Chances Are
Partners
Shy People
Club Lingerie
Things
Blood Beat
Rosalie Goes Shopping
Der Fan
Split Second
Ratboy
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
Knight Moves
Legend of the Stardust Brothers
Disembodied
La Cérémonie
Smilla’s Sense of Snow
Eyes of Laura Mars 
Looker 
Lovejoy
Midsomer Murders
Martin Short
Patti Harrison 
Clifford 
“Look at me like a human boy!” An oral history of Clifford
Box of Moonlight
Old Enough
Moving On
Wife of a Spy
Roadkill
Cold Fever
Subspecies
Phantom of the Mall
Night Killer
Pretty Baby
Love & Anarchy
Shocker
Roseland
I Start Counting
Bright Young Things
Hellbent
Hell Up in Harlem
Chicago Cab

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Laurs on Letterboxd
Meg on Letterboxd 

Music:
electro pop melody to remember 001 by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)
techno pop ambience-piano loop by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)

Additional clips:
Oldskool video jingle by jobro / (CC BY-NC 3.0)
Invisible world - Base track (electro pop) by Frankum & Frankumjay /(CC BY 3.0)

This All Hallows’ Eve, we bring you the spookiest bone-chillers and boner-chillers from around the world [and underworld]. We serve up another killer original pitch complete with urbane Satanists fundraising for a hellish opera house, and leave you with plenty of recommendations from cozy to ghoulish. It’s wall-to-wall decaps and recaps. Drink a shot of witch’s brew every time we mention an ancient curse and pull up the spookiest chair you can unearth!

Discussed in this episode:
Letterboxd world map
Dogra Magra
Wishmaster
Litan
Eyes of Fire
Pure Blood
Smokin’ Stogies
Occult
Angel Dust
As Filhas do Fogo
Satanic Attraction
Poison for the Fairies
Don’t Deliver Us From Evil
Mister Designer
Mystics in Bali
The Jakarta Method
Lady Terminator
The Rat Savior
Of Unknown Origin
Willard
Sleazy Dizzy
Udo Kier
Matti Pellonpää
Tangerine Dream
The 7th Victim
horror movie soundtracks on spotify
Simonetti Horror Project - Profondo Rosso feat. Dr. Felix
What’s the Matter with Helen?
That Cold Day in the Park
Eye of the Devil
Laurs’s British suspense watchlist
Laurs’s late ‘60s psychodrama watchlist
Tilbury
To the Ends of the Earth
Bad Influence
Bloodettes
Post Mortem: No One Dies in Skarnes
Black Roses

Drop us a line at [email protected] or via Instagram @storyboredpodcast or Twitter @storybored_pod. Listen to every episode at laurskemp.com/storybored-podcast

Logo photo: Alexis Paschal
Intro: electro pop melody to remember 001 by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)
Outro: techno pop ambience-piano loop  by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)
Additional clips: Oldskool video jingle by jobro / (CC BY-NC 3.0) &
Invisible world - Base track (electro pop) by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)

We finally dedicate an entire episode to scams. We discover that Elliott Gould co-starred with at least two real-life murderers, we manage to pitch yet another movie idea involving jewels and switcheroos, and we beg you to never let a stranger come in from the rain.

Discussed in this episode:

Rosalie Goes Shopping
The Gun in Betty Lou’s Handbag
Hospitalité
Special Effects
The Woman Who Wasn’t There
Capricorn One
The Linguini Incident
Roy Scheider
F for Fake
Sandy Dennis
That Cold Day in the Park
New Waterford Girl
Outland
Incognito
The Terrorizers
Death Game
All Hands on Deck
Robin Redbreast
Penda’s Fen
Live at the Death Factory
Sitcom
Directed by Aki Kaurismäki on Criterion Channel
Un Flic

Drop us a line at [email protected] or via Instagram @storyboredpodcast or Twitter @storybored_pod. Listen to every episode at laurskemp.com/storybored-podcast

Logo photo: Alexis Paschal
Intro: electro pop melody to remember 001 by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)
Outro: techno pop ambience-piano loop  by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)
Additional clips: Oldskool video jingle by jobro / (CC BY-NC 3.0) &
Invisible world - Base track (electro pop) by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)

“Lucy, have you ever heard of surplus value?” This episode, we investigate movies about work, ponder hyper-specific job representation on film, and pitch a movie about an accidental grifter that’s sure to rate high on the dice-o-meter. 

Discussed in this episode:

Clockwatchers
Office Killer
The Little Drummer Girl (2018)
The Little Drummer Girl (1984)
Working Girls
Nothing Lasts Forever
Live Nude Girls Unite!
Give Me the Complaints Book
Patti Harrison
The Woman Who Wasn’t There
Harvey Guillén
Citizen Ruth
Cruising
Extreme Measures
Living Dead Girl
Angel Heart
Terrorizers
Live at the Death Factory podcast
POOG podcast
The Perfect Scam podcast
The Garment Jungle
Joint Security Area
Detroiters
Rockford Files


Drop us a line at [email protected] or via Instagram @storyboredpodcast or Twitter @storybored_pod. Listen to every episode at laurskemp.com/storybored-podcast

Logo photo: Alexis Paschal
Intro: electro pop melody to remember 001 by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)
Outro: techno pop ambience-piano loop  by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)
Additional clips: Oldskool video jingle by jobro / (CC BY-NC 3.0) &
Invisible world - Base track (electro pop) by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)

We scope out each other’s Letterboxd watchlists and assign films we feel warrant discussion immediately, pitch an absurdist family dramedy starring Youn Yuh-jung (who won an Oscar shortly after this recording!), and break down our recent streaming explorations. We also cover if Michael Fassbender and Tom Hiddleston are in fact different people (still up for debate).

Discussed in this episode:

Monsieur Hire
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
Diary of a Hitman
Pulse
See You in Hell, Friends
Cameron Britton
The Exterminating Angel
Youn Yuh-jung
Minbo
The Night Manager
Blue Jean Cop (a.k.a. Shakedown)
Pioneer
The Eclipse 
Croupier
California Split
Little Forest
Shattered
Mystic Pop-Up Bar
The Uncanny Counter
School Nurse Files


Drop us a line at [email protected] or via Instagram @storyboredpodcast or Twitter @storybored_pod.

Logo photo: Alexis Paschal
Intro: electro pop melody to remember 001 by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)
Outro: techno pop ambience-piano loop  by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)
Additional clips: Oldskool video jingle by jobro / (CC BY-NC 3.0) &
Invisible world - Base track (electro pop) by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)

Pull up a chair, bb! We wrap up the year by sharing some cinematic “wild rides” - from the interspecies romance of Max Mon Amour to obsession and stan-nibalism (?) in Der Fan. We pitch a femme-centric motorcycle movie starring Da’Vine Joy Randolph and chat about the highs and lows of what we’ve watched this winter.

Discussed in this episode:

The President’s Analyst
Malina
Max Mon Amour
A Slightly Pregnant Man
A Snake of June
Day of the Beast
Der Fan
Patriot
Bugsy
The Silent Partner
Penance
Lisa 
Strangers from Hell


Drop us a line at [email protected] or via Instagram @storyboredpodcast or Twitter @storybored_pod.

Logo photo: Alexis Paschal
Intro: electro pop melody to remember 001 by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)
Outro: techno pop ambience-piano loop  by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)
Additional clips: Oldskool video jingle by jobro / (CC BY-NC 3.0) &
Invisible world - Base track (electro pop) by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)

We catch up on what we’ve watched since our last episode and chat about our recent deep cut horror finds and favorite spooky subgenres. We reappraise the often shunned world of horror sequels, discover an unlikely H.R. Giger music video collaboration, and establish that Brits should never displace a henge. 

Discussed in this episode:

Paganini Horror
Blood Beat
976-EVIL II
Razorback
Luz
I, Madman
Black Roses
“Now I Know You Know” (Debbie Harry & H.R. Giger)
“Deep Cuts: Horror Watchlist” by Laurs
Season of the Witch/Hungry Wives 
Noroi: The Curse
Dolls 
Demons 2 
Shivers 
Ginger Snaps
Patrick 
Stigma 
A Ghost Story for Christmas series
Deep Cover
Babylon
Company Business
Black Moon Rising
Vibes
The Daytrippers
Green Card
The January Man


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Logo photo: Alexis Paschal
Intro: electro pop melody to remember 001 by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)
Outro: techno pop ambience-piano loop  by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)
Additional clips: Oldskool video jingle by jobro / (CC BY-NC 3.0) &
Invisible world - Base track (electro pop) by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)

It’s our fashion and style episode! While we discuss which films “give good still”, we weigh in on botanical thrillers, disco magicians, and how young Jean Reno is an out-and-out snack. We pitch the fashion horror movie of our dreams and puzzle over the one Schrader film that still has us scratching our heads. 

Discussed in this episode:

Subway
The Kirlian Witness
The Secret Life of Plants
Article discussing UBC ecologist Suzanne Simard’s work on trees
Plants in Seinfeld
Women of New York
The Women
Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil
Ticket of No Return
Shallow Grave
Ulrike Ottinger
Rossy de Palma
Rupert Everett
Terror Train
David Copperfield’s TV trick
The Comfort of Strangers
Malice
Seven Women, Seven Sins
Laurs’s Mubi list 


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Logo photo: Alexis Paschal
Intro: electro pop melody to remember 001 by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)
Outro: techno pop ambience-piano loop  by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)
Additional clips: Oldskool video jingle by jobro / (CC BY-NC 3.0) &
Invisible world - Base track (electro pop) by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)

We greet the new year with by grading our own homework on our 2019 moodboards, review some fresh finds from directors whose films we’ve never seen, and throw a wrench in the works with a sh*t pitch from hell! 

Discussed in this episode:

True Stories
The Velvet Vampire
Little Women (1994)
Uncut Gems
Vampir
Count Dracula
The Northerners
Landscape in the Mist
Old Boyfriends
Fireworks (Hana-bi)
Diamantino
Mr. Horatio Knibbles
Kristen Stewart
Joanna Hogg
Rebel Wilson
Year of the RabbitLodge 49
Wyatt Russell
Comfort and Joy
Make Me Over
Ukrainian Sheriffs
Spettacolo


Drop us a line at [email protected] or via Instagram @storyboredpodcast or Twitter @storybored_pod.

Logo photo: Alexis Paschal
Intro: electro pop melody to remember 001 by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)
Outro: techno pop ambience-piano loop  by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)
Additional clips: Oldskool video jingle by jobro / (CC BY-NC 3.0) &
Invisible world - Base track (electro pop) by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)