This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-2:03:10), Shana and j. begin a deep-dive into Twin Peaks with David Lynch's 1992 series prequel / post-mortem Fire Walk With Me, as well as continuing coverage of The X-Files with "Deep Throat" (s1e02). In part two (2:03:10-3:11:00), Shana was on vacation so we cover 10 additional features: George Lucas' 2005 Star Wars prequel Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith, Jon Watts' 2021 MCU entry Spider-Man: No Way Home, Guido Zurli's 1976 fake Emanuelle movie Black Deep Throat, the 2002 trees of life web-collective anime Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space, the 1987 Nico Mastorakis boner comedy Blow Up riff Terminal Exposure, James Cameron's landmark cyberpunk sophomore 1984 film The Terminator, the 1973 Key West fishing documentary Tarpon, Steven Spielberg's 1993 and 1997 films Jurassic Park and its sequel Lost World, and the 2015 Josh Trank comic book movie trainwreck Fantastic Four. In part three, we talk about everything else we've watched in the past week on physical media and discuss our plans for the coming weeks.

The live list of The Stacks is online at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-stacks/

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:26:20), Shana and j. are discussing the fourth Stray Cat Rock film, Yasuharu Hasebe's breezy 1970 entry Machine Animal, in addition to the Pilot episode of The X-Files as we begin our coverage of the first season. Shana is on holidays so we go extra deep in part two (1:26:21-2:35:58) with nine features - Chloe Zhao's 2021 MCU ancient aliens film Eternals, Ivan Reitman's 1973 Canuxploitation debut Cannibal Girls, James Cameron's 1982 Canuxploitation debut Piranha II: The Spawning, the 1996 Joe Pytka IP slush Space Jam, Allan Arkush's notorious 1981 sci-fi romantic comedy flop (starring Andy Kaufman!) Heartbeeps, Stuart Baird's terrible 2002 mess of a Star Trek: Nemesis, the 1988 Lam Nai-choi HK rape/revenge flick Her Vengeance, Lexi Alexander's underappreciated 2008 satirical comic book movie Punisher War Zone, and Michael Mann's blissfully incoherent 2006 crime film Miami Vice. In part three, we do a brief roundup on Twin Peaks in preparation for an upcoming deep dive, as well as talking about the other stuff we've watched on physical media and making picks for next week.

The live list of The Stacks is online at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-stacks/

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:19:32) Shana and j. talk about Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 remake of his own earlier film, The Man Who Knew Too Much, as well as concluding our coverage of the first season of Star Trek (TOS) with "Operation: Annihilate!" - the 29th and final episode, then choose a new show to cover. In part two (1:19:33-2:13:07), we discuss in brief form the 2021 MCU TV series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (all episodes directed by Kari Skoglund) and six additional features: George Lucas' terrible 2002 sequel prequel Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, JT IV's 1995 psychedelic DTV gorefest Cannibal Orgy, Renato Polselli's wild 1971 sex gothic Black Magic Rites, Bill Reeves' 1997 SOV sleep study The Gutwrencher, J. Stephen Maunder's 1996 Canuxploitation kung-fu sequel Tiger Claws II, and Juan Lopez Moctezuma's peculiar 1973 psychological horror The Mansion of Madness. As usual, in part three, we talk in capsule form on all the other stuff we've been watching on physical media in the past week and make our picks for next time.

The live list of The Stacks is online at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-stacks/

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:13:56), Shana and j. discuss the 1966 pre-Trek Shatner starring vehicle Incubus, shot in Esperanto by director Leslie Stevens, in addition to the most celebrated episode of Star Trek (TOS), "The City on the Edge of Forever" written by Harlan Ellison and directed by Joseph Pevney. In part two (1:13:56-2:11:13), we discuss seven additional films in shorter form: Michael Mann's 2004 neo-noir crime thriller Collateral, Destin Daniel Cretton's 2021 MCU wuxia Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Jonathan Frakes' second entry in the Star Trek franchise with 1998's Insurrection, the 1992 Angel Sancho Mexican DTV crime thriller 38 Especial, the 1983 Lau Hung-Chuen Cat III supernatural horror Devil Fetus, the 1989 Steven Spielberg adventure blockbuster Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and Natálie Císařovská's 2023 biopic Her Body. As usual, in part three, we discuss everything else we've watched on physical media since last time and make our picks for next week.

The live list of The Stacks is online at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-stacks/

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:34:52) Shana and j. talk in detail about the 1977 John Frankenheimer action extravaganza Black Sunday, as well as "The Alternative Factor" - the 27th episode of Star Trek (TOS). In part two (1:34:53-2:36:07), we discuss in shorter form the 2021 MCU WandaVision TV series (all nine episodes directed by Matt Shakman), in addition to six movies: Jess Franco's 1980ish weird sex nightmare Macumba Sexual, the 1983 Umberto Lenzi caveman movie Ironmaster, the 1962 Yuzo Kawashima scamily drama Elegant Beast (aka Graceful Brute), Dominik Graf's 1988 bank heist film The Cat, Kelly Makin's 1991 Canadian DTV martial arts picture Tiger Claws, and the conclusion of the original Hammer Quatermass trilogy, Roy Ward Baker's 1967 entry Quatermass and the Pit. As we typically do, in part three we talk more briefly on all the other stuff we've watched on physical media in the past week and make our picks for next week.

The live list of The Stacks is online at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-stacks/

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:16:56) Shana and j. are chatting about the 1966 William Grefé Florida mummy flick Death Curse of Tartu, in addition to "Errand of Mercy" - the 26th episode of Star Trek (TOS). In part two (1:16:56-2:25:44), we talk in briefer format about five additional features as well as a TV series - starting out with the 2021 MCU series Loki, all six episodes directed by Kate Herron, and continuing with Jonathan Frakes' 1996 Star Trek franchise entry First Contact, the 1956 concluding entry in the Francis the Talking Mule series, Francis in the Haunted House, directed by Charles Lamont, the 1987 Walter Hill secret ops vs cartel Peak Action movie Extreme Prejudice, the prescient 1972 Marco Bellochio newspaper drama / crime procedural Slap the Monster on Page One, and the super-cheap 1980 Jess Franco cannibal boom picture White Cannibal Queen (aka Mondo Cannibale). As always, in part three we briefly talk about everything else we've watched on physical media since last time, and make our picks for next week.

The live list of The Stacks is online at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-stacks/

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:40:13) Shana and j. talk about the classic 1974 Burt Reynolds prison/war/sports film The Longest Yard (directed by Robert Aldrich), in addition to "The Devil in the Dark" - the 25th episode of Star Trek (TOS). Part two (running 1:40:14-3:19:05) features briefer discussion of a number of additional discs, including the Canadian International Pictures collection Keanu & Co. featuring the films of the NFB Family Crisis Series, George Lucas' 1999 revival of the Star Wars franchise with Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, Steven Spielberg's 1984 follow-up to Raiders, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, the 197? anonymous 'porno' Bat Pussy, the 'Carl Denham' psuedonymous SOV slasher Shreck, the 2011 Joe Swanberg & Adam Wingard anthology film about masturbation Autoerotic, the 1999 Stephen Sommers action-horror The Mummy, and the 1997 John Woo ludicrous action film Face/Off. As usual, in part three we talk in brief capsule format about everything else we've watched on physical media since last time, and make our picks for next week.

The live list of The Stacks is online at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-stacks/

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:15:12) Shana and j. cover Werner Herzog's 1979 masterpiece Fitzcarraldo, in addition to "This Side of Paradise" - the 24th episode of Star Trek (TOS). In part two (1:15:13-2:30:45), we discuss eight features in shorter form: the 2021 Cate Shortland MCU entry Black Widow, Arthur Lubin's final entry in the Francis the Talking Mule series, 1955's Francis in the Navy, David Carson's 1994 launch of the TNG movies Star Trek: Generations, David Wellington's 1988 Canadian slasher The Carpenter, Val Guest's highly influential 1957 sci-fi horror sequel Quatermass II, Richard Donner's 1998 action / buddy cop sequel Lethal Weapon 4, the 2024 Whitney Horn & Lev Kalman pastiche of 90s horny crime shows Dream Team, and Michael Mann's 1999 true story about tobacco industry whistleblowers The Insider (apologies for considerable yardwork noise at the beginning of part two). As usual, in part three we talk in brief capsule format about everything else we've watched on physical media since last time, and make our picks for next week.

The live list of The Stacks is online at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-stacks/

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:32:11) Shana and j. discuss the 1961 Danish kaiju movie Reptilicus (in both its Danish and American versions), as well as the 23rd episode of Star Trek (TOS), "A Taste of Armageddon." In part two (1:32:12-2:36:28), we discuss in short form all six Star Trek movies starring the original series' cast (The Motion Picture, Wrath of Khan, Search for Spock, Voyage Home, Final Frontier, and The Undiscovered Country), as well as Tim Kincaid's 1987 ultra-low-budget sci-fi horror Mutant Hunt, and two early Spielbergs - the 1982 megahit E.T.: The Extraterrestrial and the theatrical version of his 1971 TV movie debut Duel. As usual, part three consists of briefer capsule discussion of everything else we've watched since last time, and our choices for next week.

The live list of The Stacks is online at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-stacks/

This week on The Stacks, part one (0:00-1:42:16), begins with Yakuza Graveyard, a 1976 yakuza film from Kinji Fukasaku, in addition to "Star Seed" - the very famous 22nd episode of Star Trek (TOS). In part two (1:42:17-2:59:10), we talk in briefer format about eight additional features: the 2019 Jon Watts MCU franchise entry Spiderman: Far From Home, Arthur Lubin's fifth entry in the Francis the Talking Mule series, 1954's Francis Joins the WACs, the highly self-aware 2013 Michael J. Murphy digital video feature ZK3 (or Zombie Knights 3), the 1972 Leon Klimovsky Spanish horror film The Vampires' Night Orgy, the 1986 Tony Ching HK romance/wuxia/horror Witch From Nepal, the 1995 Michael Mann masterpiece Heat, the highly influential 1955 Val Guest British sci-fi horror The Quatermass Xperiment, and Steven Spielberg's 1981 action/adventure classic Raiders of the Lost Ark. As usual, part three consists of brief capsule discussion of everything else we've watched since last time, and our picks for next week.

The live list of The Stacks is online at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-stacks/