Aus and Phil check in with an update of what they've been up to and what they've been watching while on hiatus.

Season 6 of the Picture Show kicks off its season of double features on Feb 6 with 2022's Bullet Train

Aus and Phil celebrate the holidays with the 2019 animated holiday film Klaus. The guys talk about Christmas movies in general, what makes them good or bad, and try to figure out how this gem is so overlooked.

Austin and Phil look back at Season 5 and the highs and lows of this group of movies... they also sidetrack the conversation into discussions about the most Catholic movies, TENET, and The Blair Witch Project

Thank you to all of our listeners. Whether you listen every week or this is your first and only episode, we appreciate the time and attention you give to us. We are grateful for you and glad you're a part of our community!

-Austin and Phil Rood

This week, Austin and Phil climb out from under the wreckage of their Frankenstein review that they survived because of reasons that will never be explained. After randomly murdering some angry listeners, they sit down to watch the sequel The Bride of Frankenstein. The guys talk about the role of Mary Shelley in this movie, Frankenstein as an incel, The Bride and her role in the plot of this film, and the early days of tv that spiral into (another) Doctor Who lecture... I mean discussion... plus a lot more!

Phil's Shout Out: Achewillow Halloween Special

This week, Austin and Phil go to their underground bunker/recording studio to talk about alien attacks and this week's movie 10 Cloverfield Lane. The guys talk about cycles of mental illness, the Cloverfield "franchise"(?), building tension, and Phil brings up the movie Hush... again...

Phil's Shout Out: Happy Happy Joy Joy documentary

This week, Aus and Phil are very groggy after waking from long naps. They poured some coffee and tried to wake up while watching a movie, 2009's Pandorum. The guys talk about the visuals that plant this movie firmly in the '00s, the "Noah's Ark" trope, and the career of the great Ben Foster.

Austin's Shout Out: The 1975

Phil's Shout Out: Cory Kerr videos

This week, Aus and Phil break out their best Jeff Goldblum impressions and brace themselves for some good old fashioned Cronenberg body horror... they also watched the 1986 sci fi horror movie The Fly. The guys talk about toxic self-improvement, the themes of women having agency (or not), Chekov's Vomit, and the incredible practical effects of this film

Austin's Shout Out: Avenue 5

Phil's Shout Out: This Farm Girl Cooks Podcast

This week, Austin and Phil are coming to you from the new podcast studio they built in an old German windmill, where they watched the 1931 classic(?) Frankenstein. The guys talk about adapting plays, why the Universal Monsters are so iconic, and Boris Karloff's performance.

Austin's Shout Out: Cooking With Lynja

Phil's Shout Out: Paul Csomo Hurricane Relief

This week, Austin and Phil's party to celebrate their 78th episode was interrupted by a monster from space who hurled the head of the Big John statue (local reference, sorry/ not sorry) at them and began attacking the city. The guys grabbed their shaky microphone and set out to document the entire situation... but eventually they got sidetracked by a movie. They watched the modern kaiju classic  Cloverfield as a way to kick off their sci-fi Halloween. They talk about Matt Reeves, Drew Goddard, movies as a reaction to tragedy, and emotional weight in genre movies.

Austin's Shout-Out: JerryRig Everything

Phil's Shout-Out: Nerdstalgic

This week Austin and Phil are on a suicide mission to reboot the energy source that keeps them going... they're just making a pot of coffee... In the meantime, they're also finding time to watch Danny Boyle's 2007 trip through space Sunshine. The guys talk about Alex Garland, non-duality, the stellar cast, nature and humanity, the trolley problem, and how every character matters... then the guys go off the deep end in a discussion about recent movie backlash, social justice in cinema, media literacy, artistic license, all wrapped up in discussion about The Woman King, Elvis, The Whale, Braveheart, and Django Unchained.

Austin's Shout Out: The Woman King backlash

Phil's Shout Out: The Main Squeeze