Video Monsters

Video Monsters

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Video Monsters episodes

  • Interview with Jesse D'Angelo
    Taking a short break from United States of Emmericha, Nathan sits down with actor, artist, and author Jesse D'Angleo to discuss his three new books:  Skinner, Lady of the Lake, and A Collection of Tails (links to Amazon and Godless below).  Fans of Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare will recognize Jesse as the wolf boy, but his work in the art and special effects industry includes credits for Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Species, Hellboy, Underworld, The Cave, CSI: New York, Kingdom and Ancient Aliens.  Now venturing into the world of writing, Jesse brings his love of horror to tell stories that fright and excite you, with just enough grounded reality (those familiar with the Chattanooga, TN area will recognize more than one location) to give a tangible sense to the horrific world around us.  Be sure to check out his work on Amazon:
    https://www.amazon.com/Jesse-DAngelo/e/B08Z8DJVTZ/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1
    or on Godless:
    https://godless.com/products/jesse-dangelo
    Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.
    music for Video Monsters by Evan Simmons
    1 hr 9 min
  • Godzilla (1998)
    This week we continue our series on the films of Roland Emmerich with probably his most controversial film - the movie that is most likely to test one’s allegiance to the United States of Emmericha. That’s right… much to Nathan’s delight (and Eric’s chagrin), we’re talking about the first American version of GODZILLA (1998). Nathan and Eric are joined once again by the moderator for their King of the MARCHsters debate, Dan Fleming (HBO to Front Row), to ask themselves the big questions; is this movie better than its reputation suggests? Is Eric just a movie snob? How is a 200-foot tall iguana SO good at playing hide and seek? Why can’t anyone pronounce Tatopoulos? And, seriously, what is Matthew Broderick doing in this movie? So grab some bubblegum, strap into your elevationally-limited helicopter, and don’t forget your umbrella because it’s time to go deeper underground with our review of Roland Emmerich’s GODZILLA.
    Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.
    music for Video Monsters by Evan Simmons
    2 hr 11 min
  • Independence Day (1996)
    It’s finally July! Which means that it’s time to kick off a series that we (and especially Nathan) have literally been waiting for all year. Today, we pledge allegiance to the United Stated of Emmericha, our series covering the films of our favorite German patriot, Roland Emmerich. On this first episode, we're covering a movie that needs no description but we’re obligated to put one so we’re going to do this in the only way that could possibly do the movie justice. Ahem...
    Good morning. In just over two hours, Nathan and Eric join forces through their laptops to discuss one of the biggest movies in the history of cinema. "Cinema." That word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common love of movies. Perhaps it's fate that today is the Fourth of July, and we will once again be fighting for big dumb popcorn entertainment... Not for us, or for the studios, or even for  Roland Emmerich, but for our collective desire for quality escapism. We are fighting for our right to watch what we love. To love it without shame. And should we win the day, the Fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day the cinephiles declared in one voice: "We WILL go quietly into the dark!” We will cheer when the curtains part!We're going to watch on! And we’re going to…. talk about it on our podcast! Today we celebrate Roland Emmerich’s INDEPENDENCE DAY! [crowd cheers]
    Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.
    music for Video Monsters by Evan Simmons
    2 hr 36 min
  • Chattanooga Film Festival 2021
    The 2021 virtual edition of Chattanooga Film Festival has sadly come to a close, but we have one last celebration to get out of the way before we let it go quietly into the night. It’s time for the Video Monsters’ MONSTER VIDEO AWARDS! With the enormous amount of lovingly curated content that Chatt Film Fest provided for us this year, there was absolutely no way to bottle it all into a single episode (trust us, we tried), so instead we’ve divided up the feature-length films into eight different award categories, selected our cinematic champions, and then cap off the show with individual highlights from Nathan, Eric, and Dan (all while valiantly fighting off the specter of sleep as we record into the wee hours of the night). So put on your least wrinkled tux, pop open a box of champagne, and hastily scribble out that acceptance speech on the closest napkin. It’s time to vote for the best of the Chatt Film Fest with the Video Monsters’ MONSTER VIDEO AWARDS!
    Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.
    music for Video Monsters by Evan Simmons
    2 hr 30 min
  • LONANOTHON - Interview with Brian Lonano
    Come with me and you'll be in a world of pure absurdity.  Take a look and you'll see into your bizarre fascination.  We'll begin with a Crowhand flying in the world of Brian Lonano's creation.  What we'll see will defy explanation...
    That's right...in this episode, special guest Brian Lonano (the Willy Wonka of bizarre horror shorts) joins us to discuss LONANOTHON - a retrospective of his work, airing this week as part of the Chattanooga Film Festival.  We here at Video Monsters are huge fans of Brian Lonano!  We fell in love with his work the first time we saw it and it has been a tremendous joy to follow his work over the years.  His unique style, attention to detail, and unending creativity results in short films where a fully realized world will captivate you with a mix of humor, disgust, and hope.  So grab your crow totem, keep a sharp eye out for Attackazoids, and follow our ghost call to the moon for our interview with Brian Lonano!!
    Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.
    music for Video Monsters by Evan Simmons
    1 hr 44 min
  • Who's with Me? (2021)

    On today’s episode, Nathan and Eric are joined once again by Dan Fleming (Potato League Podcast) for a very special episode. We’re reviewing WHO'S WITH ME? (2021), an ultra micro-budget quarantine film currently available to watch in its entirety for free on YouTube. (WHO'S WITH ME? YouTube link). Written and directed by Austin Allan James, WHO'S WITH ME? is about a man named Marcus who wakes up to find himself trapped in his apartment after a lock down has been imposed under mysterious circumstances. The idea for the film was conceived pre-COVID and has, of course, taken on a whole new relevance in the wake of an actual global quarantine. We question whether or not releasing the film post-pandemic actually helps or hurts it, and also discuss themes of grief, complacency, and creative compulsion. But before all that, we kick things off talking to Dan about what he is most looking forward to at Chattanooga Film Fest 2021 (June 24th - 29th!). So grab your boxing gloves, cuddle up with your favorite lady turtle, and follow the instructions on the screen. It’s time to discover WHO’S WITH ME? 


    Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.




    music for Video Monsters by Evan Simmons

    2 hr 26 min
  • Chattanooga Film Festival 2021 preview and The Amusement Park (1973/2021)
    After a few unavoidable setbacks, Nathan and Eric have decided to forego their usual awkwardly named puntastic monthly theme to cover a couple of one-off films and prep for our coverage of the Chattanooga (Virtual) Film Festival at the end of the month. We kick off tonight's episode with some juicy CFF announcements before diving into our review of the long-lost George A. Romero film, THE AMUSEMENT PARK (1973); a surreal PSA highlighting the social and systemic abuse faced by elderly Americans in the United States. The Lutheran Society that hired Romero to make the film were so disturbed by the film’s content that they shelved it indefinitely, leading to its now mythic status in the filmmaker’s canon. Thankfully, a badly damaged 16mm print was discovered in 2017 and, after a painstaking restoration process, the film has finally been released to the public via Shudder almost 50 years after its original production. So grab your tickets, hold tight to that pocket watch, and watch your step when you leave the White Room and join us at THE AMUSEMENT PARK.
    Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.
    music for Video Monsters by Evan Simmons
    2 hr 2 min
  • Watership Down (1978)
    We are now almost two whole months out from the end of the Easter holiday season so, naturally, we feel it’s finally time to lay this holiday to rest and close out our EASTER: RESURRECTION!!! series by tackling that most holy and celebrated of all the holiday's idols: the one and only Easter Bunny! So, on this episode, Nathan, Eric, and Dan are hopping down the bunny trail with everyone’s favorite cinematic cottontails on our way to review WATERSHIP DOWN (1978). And what better way to conclude this series than with the uplifting story of a band of rabbits, led by a prophet, who are delivered from the destruction of their home to embark on a perilous quest to find their Promised Land? So keep those bright eyes on the lookout for any snares or hrududus and pray to Frith that you stay alive long enough to hear our review of WATERSHIP DOWN.
    Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.
    music for Video Monsters by Evan Simmons
    2 hr 16 min
  • Basket Case (1982)
    And on the third day (well, the third episode of this series), Easter rose again from the dead! For this entry in our EASTER: RESURRECTION series, Nathan, Eric, and returning guest Dan Fleming will take on one of the more commercial aspects of the holiday by analyzing the simple iconography of the Easter basket. And what’s the first movie that comes to mind when you think about baskets? Of course! Frank Henenlotter’s BASKET CASE (1982); the heartwarming horror film about a young man who bonds with his basket-dwelling, hideously deformed twin brother by heading out to the big city on a quest to, you know, viciously seek vengeance upon the people who separated them against their will. Suffice to say that the surprises in this basket are altogether much more unpleasant than the kind you find in your average treat-filled egg. So let out a primal screech of joy and be not afraid, for our review of BASKET CASE is full of sights, sounds, and sweet airs that give delight and hurt not (even if the same can’t be said for the movie itself.)
    Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.
    music for Video Monsters by Evan Simmons
    2 hr
  • Dead and Buried (1981)
    Easter rises from its grave once again as we move onto the second coming of our EASTER: RESURRECTION!!! series where we examine horror movies that have nothing to do with Easter but also TOTALLY represent certain aspects of the holiday… you know, because we said so. This time around, Nathan and Eric will be looking at the way Christianity appropriated the pagan festival heralding the arrival of Spring to instead celebrate the “new life” found in Christ’s sacrifice and subsequent resurrection. The Apostle’s Creed states that Jesus was “crucified, dead, and buried.” So, naturally, we turn our attention to Gary Sherman’s DEAD AND BURIED (1981), a film where visitors of the sleepy coastal town of Potter’s Bluff have a tendency to be brutally murdered and reanimated to serve out a life (or death?) sentence as one of the town’s seemingly pleasant residents. So grab your camera, embrace your artistic spirit, and check your makeup in the mirror before you head out to listen to our review of DEAD AND BURIED (1981).
    Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.
    music for Video Monsters by Evan Simmons
    2 hr 9 min

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In-depth movie analysis podcast with hosts Nathan, Eric, and Dan where we take movies seriously, but we don't take ourselves seriously. Sponsored by Chattanooga Film Festival, and Central Cinema…