This week we're looking at Brian De Palma's 1981 film Blow Out, starring John Travolta and Nancy Allen. It's a taut and paranoid conspiracy thriller and a thought provoking examination of film making.

Happy holidays! We're counting down the top 5 movie robots of 2018 in this very special mini-sode.

This week we're talking Bumblebee, Green Book, Ralph Breaks the Internet, the Favourite, Vox Lux, Destination Wedding, Jingle All the Way, Brandon hits us with a De Palma Report, and so much more!

Then we dig into Rare Exports, a film that looks at the dark origins of Finland's Santa Claus mythology.

We're taking a week off, but we'll be back next week with a look at Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale, which you can check out on Amazon Prime!

We've got reviews of Creed 2, Boy Erased, the Princess Switch, Robin Hood, Overlord, the Ballad of Buster Scruggs, and Ralph Breaks the Internet. With 'Late to the Party' looks at What If?, the Mummy, Cutter's Way, De Palma, and Femme Fatale.

Finally we take a deep dive into Ray Bradbury's East LA set fantasy farce, the Wonderful Ice Cream Suit.

Jim joins us this week to talk about Steve McQueen's Widows, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, the Long Dumb Road, and Rebel in the Rye.

Then we settle in for an in depth look at Frank Capra's holiday classic, It's A Wonderful Life.

Our friend Aleina joins us as we say goodbye to Stan Lee, and discuss the new Suspiria, BlacKkKlansman, the End of the F...ing World, and Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Finally we get into Russ Meyer and Roger Ebert's campy cult classic Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.

We're joined by David Silva, creator of the web series Gary at the Blue Dog, and Gary (who is a puppet,) to discuss the documentary Filmworker, the romantic comedy About Time, the horror-noir Angel Heart, Shin Godzilla, Conan the Destroyer and all kinds of Universal Monsters.

Finally we get to business and discuss the comic, artistic and techical achievements of the Muppet Movie!

We have a spoiler filled look at 2018's Halloween, a review of Jonah Hill's directorial debut Mid90s, a spoiler free look at Netflix's the Haunting of Hill House, and conversations about Universal Monsters and Brian De Palma.

Then we get an unexpected visit from our good friend Jim Garcia who joins us to discuss some of the films hitting theaters this winter.

This episode is JAM PACKED. We've got reviews of First Man, the Night Comes For Us, the Sister's Brothers, Bad Times at the El Royale, the Old Man and the Gun, Ant-Man & the Wasp, and Apostle. We've got 'Late to the Party' looks at Tucker: the Man and His Dream, Klute, and Adult Beginners.

In this week's spooky Halloween feature, we're talking about Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Stick around all the way 'til the end for a review of David Gordon Green's Halloween.