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- '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' is an Instant Horror Classic
Kelsi and Trey explore 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Nia DaCosta’s wild, hilarious, and deeply unsettling follow-up in one of horror’s most ambitious franchises. We start spoiler-free, breaking down our reactions, the theater experience, and why The Bone Temple plays less like a traditional sequel and more like a bold, gory side quest. Then we dive fully into spoilers, unpacking Ralph Fiennes’ strangely warm and unhinged performance, Jack O’Connell’s terrifyingly chaotic scenes, DaCosta’s tone-bending direction, and how the film turns belief, ritual, and violence into spectacle. For more, you can sign up for our Patreon below — free members get instant access to our full 28 Days Later deep dive and other bonus episodes right now.
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1 hr 35 min - 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' and Its Problematic Franchise
Kelsi and Trey discuss Avatar: Fire and Ash — a visually stunning, emotionally manipulative, and politically confused entry in James Cameron’s blockbuster franchise. They break down why the film’s spectacle still works, how its treatment of colonialism and “good settler” fantasy becomes increasingly muddled, and why the story isn’t actually about the Fire and Ash people at all. Along the way, they unpack the fandom, the franchise’s strange cultural footprint, and where Avatar might be headed next. New free Patreon members can check out bonus episodes below.
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1 hr 38 min - A Farewell to 'Stranger Things' | Season 5 Deep Dive
Kelsi and Trey react to the Season 5 finale of Stranger Things and say goodbye to a series that’s been with us for nearly a decade. We break down what worked and what didn’t in the final season, why the ending felt emotionally effective but narratively uneven, and how the show slowly shifted from coming-of-age storytelling to lore-heavy spectacle. Then we zoom out for a farewell deep dive on what Stranger Things meant to us, its characters, and the Netflix era that shaped it...for better and worse.
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2 hr 8 min - Timothée Chalamet Is 'Marty Supreme'
Kelsi and Trey dive into Marty Supreme. Josh Safdie's sweaty, chaotic, satire of the American Dream, starring Timothée Chalamet in maybe his most unhinged performance yet. We talk his stardom, the marketing, and his character study of Marty Supreme.For bonus deep dives, commentary tracks, and more Chalamet conversations, click below on our Patreon to sign up as a free member to listen to those free episodes.
Chalamet Marketing Campaign + Stardom (00:00)
Marty Supreme Spoiler Deep Dive (45:00)
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2 hr 31 min - ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A (Pretty Good) Knives Out Mystery' + 'Hamnet': The Best Film of 2025?
Kelsi and Trey break down why Hamnet might genuinely be the best film of 2025 from Chloé Zhao with career-defining performances by Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal. Then we dig into Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, exploring how Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig reinvent the whodunnit once again with sharp satire. If you enjoy the episode, consider signing up for our Patreon below. Free members already get exclusive access to dozens of bonus episodes, and full members unlock our entire archive of 80+ deep dives, commentaries, and monthly recaps.
Hamnet (start of pod)
Wake Up Dead Man (01:13:45)
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2 hr 26 min - 'Sentimental Value': Joachim Trier’s Most Emotional Film Yet
Kelsi and Trey talk Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value through its themes of trauma, lineage, forgiveness, and family wounds. Featuring breakdowns of Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, and Elle Fanning’s performances, plus an exploration of the house as memory, the film’s meta filmmaking layers, and why this might be Trier’s most powerful drama yet with some minor issues along the way.
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1 hr 46 min - Everything Is Not Okay in 'Bugonia' and 'Die My Love'
Kelsi and Trey dive into Yorgos Lanthimos’s Bugonia—starring Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone—before switching gears to Lynne Ramsay’s brutal new film Die My Love with Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson. We talk apocalyptic thrillers, strange sincerity, art-house madness, and why both films feel like we're staring into the end of the world. For more on Lanthimos and Pattinson check out our free episodes on Poor Things, The Batman, and more on our Patreon for free members below!
Bugonia (17:40)
Die My Love (01:34:35)
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2 hr 23 min - A Complicated Deep Dive into Paul Thomas Anderson's 'One Battle After Another'
Kelsi and Trey take a complicated deep dive into Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another (2025), the bold new epic starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio Del Toro, Teyana Taylor, Regina Hall, and Sean Penn. Is it a modern masterpiece or an important piece of big budget art considering our political moment? A bit of both! Sign up for free on our Patreon (link below) to unlock our full Phantom Thread deep dive and other exclusive movie episodes.
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1 hr 55 min - Mailbag: Best and Worst of 2025, Timothée Chalamet vs. Austin Butler, the Power of Pedro Pascal, and more!
Kelsi and Trey's Mailbag 2025 episode is here: we talk pod origin lore, real vs. fake IMAX, and the movies that defined the year - Black Bag, 28 Years Later, Sinners, Weapons, and more. We get into the biggest disappointments (Mickey 17, Highest 2 Lowest), the actors everywhere in 2025 (Pedro Pascal, Chalamet, Butler), plus our scariest horror moments and best theater experiences. Next up: PTA’s One Battle After Another, and for a limited time free listeners can hear our 3-hour Phantom Thread deep dive on Patreon.
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2 hr 27 min - What Went Wrong with Spike Lee’s ‘Highest 2 Lowest’?
Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest is bold, stylish, funny, and frustrating all at once. In this episode, Trey and Kelsi explore Spike’s return to the crime thriller with Denzel Washington and Jeffrey Wright grounding the story, and A$AP Rocky stepping in as a surprising antagonist. We dig into how the film tries to channel the social bite of Inside Man, and the moral weight of Kurosawa’s High and Low, but often veers into goofy tangents, uneven tone, and surface-level commentary instead of the sharper critique Spike’s known for. Sign up below on Patreon as a free member to get access to our review of Kurosawa's High and Low.
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The Extra Credits is hosted by two teachers searching for meaning in your favorite movies and shows. We cover new releases with movie drafts, ranking games, interviews, and more!
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