Rob Kubasko leads a horror cavalcade kicking off October with Mandy Fabian and Kyle Olson as they take on classic monsters and bring a list of movies with the most annoying children!

A grandmother goes missing, then comes back changed—and the house changes with her. "Relic" follows three generations of women confronting a dementia so unsettling it becomes something else entirely, a member-voted addition to The Next Reel's Horror Debuts series. Natalie Erika James directs her feature debut, starring Emily Mortimer, Robyn Nevin, and Bella Heathcote.
Pete and Andy dig into how James builds dread through restraint alone—no jump scares, no musical stings—and how three generations of performances anchor the film's emotional core. It's one of the more purely aligned conversations in the series, with both hosts responding to the same things. We have a great time talking about it, so check it out then tune in—The Next Reel on TruStory FM, when the movie ends, our conversation begins!
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Try this member bonus episode out and consider becoming a member so you get more like this! The members voted and for September 2021, they selected Natalie Erika James’ 2020 horror film ‘Relic’ as our member bonus episode. This is now the seventh film in our Horror Debuts series. Check out the film and tune in!

The fourth of six in our Horror Debuts series. So many people love Jennifer Kent’s ‘The Babadook,’ but does it deliver? Or is it wearing its metaphor too firmly on its sleeve? We tackle Mister Babadook – including a discussion about his LGBTQ+ explosion in memes and interweb posts – in this episode.

Nobody warned this mother and son that the monster in their new picture book was real. "The Babadook" follows a grieving single mother whose troubled young son becomes convinced a storybook creature has come for them, continuing The Next Reel's Horror Debuts series. Jennifer Kent writes and directs her feature debut, starring Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman.
Pete and Andy dig into the film's overt grief metaphor, its difficult central characters, and its surprising second life as an LGBTQ+ icon and internet meme. They don't fully agree on how well the story holds up, but they're united on the strength of the filmmaking. We have a great time talking about it, so check it out then tune in—The Next Reel on TruStory FM, when the movie ends, our conversation begins!
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During their seasons on Trailer Rewind JJ and Steve have seen a lot. Will they be the same when they come back from watching The Yellow Birds? Is the talented cast of Alden Ehrenreich, Tye Sheridan, Toni Collette, Jennifer Aniston, Jason Patric and Jack Huston able to hold this film together? Is this film for you? Within the first 15 minutes of this episode you will know whether you will push play, or keep scrolling.

It’s episode 200 of the Saturday Matinée! A fine how-do-you-do to that. Thanks to everyone who has made our weekend romp so much fun these past four years!

It's episode 200 of the Saturday Matinée! A fine how-do-you-do to that. Thanks to everyone who has made our weekend romp so much fun these past four years!

The third of six in our Horror Debuts series. People call Ana Lily Amirpour’s film ‘A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night’ an Iranian Feminist Vampire Spaghetti Western Movie. But is it horror? We dig into this movie on the show this week!

A lonesome vampire. A stolen skateboard. One unforgettable ghost town. "A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night" follows a chador-clad vampire who preys on bad men in the fictional Iranian town of Bad City, continuing The Next Reel's Horror Debuts series. Ana Lily Amirpour writes and directs her black-and-white feature debut, starring Sheila Vand and Arash Marandi.
Pete and Andy dig into Amirpour as a filmmaker and personality as much as the film itself, splitting on pacing before landing in the same place of real admiration. It's a patient, genre-bending piece of work that lingers well after the credits roll. We have a great time talking about it, so check it out then tune in—The Next Reel on TruStory FM, when the movie ends, our conversation begins!
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