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What did Juno do that was that bad? S.A. Bradley of the Hellbent For Horror podcast joins the show for an unlikely candidate for our longest episode of all time - Neil Marshall's spelunking-gone-wrong film, The Descent. We dive deep into the echoes of Deliverance (almost literally in the case of a radio station switch bit early in the film), Neil's career trajectory, the drastic difference in me viewing the film in my college years vs. today, the extraordinary accomplishment of a full 45 minutes of straight drama before the monsters appear, and just generally marvel at the incredible craftsmanship of this modern classic.

You can find S.A. Bradley's novel, Screaming For Pleasure: How Horror Makes You Happy And Healthy, and more at https://hellbentforhorror.com/

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Ben Foster was my first interview as a journalist eons ago. Ben was one of my favorite actors at that time, and he's still one of my favorite actors. In this episode, I run down the top 3 Ben Foster film performances you have to watch.

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Genevieve Hassan joins the podcast to bring a female perspective to American Pie. Genevieve has also previously interviewed Thomas Ian Nichols (who plays Kevin in the film) on her podcast, Celebrity Catch Up: Life After That Thing You Did and shares some behind the scenes details from him on the possibility of a new film in the series. I first saw this film as a teenager, in someone's house, in secret, as the makers of the film likely intended. Genevieve and I discuss what it's like watching the film today, and how the movie, while certainly aged in some ways, is surprisingly balanced, sweet-natured, bizarrely innocent compared to today's culture regarding sexuality, and most importantly, still funny as hell. You can find Genevieve at @celebcatchuppod on Twitter and @celebritycatchuppodcast on Instagram.

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Fungus among us. If you had no familiarity with the video game that the new HBO series The Last Of Us is based on, you might have some concern this is another zombie post-apocalyptic thing. But it has a unique wrinkle on that formula that sets it apart. And beyond that, it is everything you could hope for from a prestige HBO series - stellar actors (Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Anna Torv), incredible production value, and great writing and directing (continuing the Craig Mazin renaissance started by Chernobyl). The first sequence, basically the first third of the pilot, is can't-look-away great. After that I was a bit more mixed than most, but still very engaged and very much looking forward to the next episode. Based on the pedigree of everyone involved and the promise of what I've seen so far, I think there's a real chance this could become one of the best TV shows to watch right now.

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Watch This Tonight is a movie recommendation podcast and TV recommendation podcast, produced by Voyage Media. You can find other Voyage Media podcasts at voyagemedia.fm

Film journalist Mark London Williams joins the podcast to discuss the Mark Rylance starrer The Outfit, currently available on Amazon Prime. This is the film equivalent of going to a Broadway play to see a master actor work their craft. It’s a showcase vehicle for Mark Rylance start to finish. While the underlying plot, under scrutiny, may face some questions (we discuss that in the spoiler section) the film is ultimately a satisfying, entertaining watch, almost like some forgotten Hitchcock film that was discovered, it feels timeless in that way. If there’s a film or TV series you’d like for us to cover on the podcast, leave a review on Apple Podcasts and mention it.

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You ever refuse to watch something everyone says is good? I did that with the Apple+ television series Severance, until TV writer Kendall Lampkin (who has worked on JJ Abrams and Dean Devlin TV shows) passionately advocated for Severance on a previous episode. I watched it, I was blown away, I stood up like I was watching a live sporting event by the finale, and we discuss it on this episode. Kendall has read the original pilot and discusses how it changed (drastically) before becoming the version ultimately on screen. We start spoiler free if you haven't seen Severance, and then announce our shift to spoilers and cover the many "holy shit" moments of Season 1.

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The Menu (now on HBOMax) uses brutal satire to bring to the surface the thematic ideas about class we’ve seen recently in other films and TV series like White Lotus, The Glass Onion, and Severance. A rare instance of a wild high concept contained movie that has a great cast (Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor Joy, John Leguizamo, Nicholas Hoult), miles of plot to spare, goes for gonzo twists without hesitation, yet never feels padded or absurdist for its own sake. Just a really entertaining, razor sharp, choke on your foie gras satirical thriller. Guest journalist/podcaster/actor Juan Ayala joins the podcast to discuss the film, and the most expensive meals we’ve ever had (and if they were worth it).

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Some people like taking a walk on the wild side. That's where this sub-genre comes in, the most f'd up movies imaginable. This is the last in our "in the mood for" series. Supremely f'd up movies discussed include The Empty Man (one of the great cult movies, literally and figuratively, of the last 5 years, which announces a stellar new filmmaker in David Prior), Annihilation (the incredibly freaky Alex Garland and Natalie Portman film), and The Perfection (a film by the always daring and fun Richard Shepard, of The Matador, which has a jaw-dropping insane ending). Let me know your most f'd up movies imaginable at [email protected], @BenamorDan (Twitter), watch_this_tonight (Instagram) and @watchthistonightpodcast (TikTok). Thanks for listening.

Continuing our series of sub-genres of movies you're in the mood for, on this episode we're discussing sci-fi gems, science fiction films you might not have seen. Sci-fi has a legacy of movies that are interesting, unique, with overqualified casts, and out-there ideas that just get lost for whatever reason. Films discussed include Underwater, the Kirsten Stewart film (that I'll stand on the table for all day as a legitimately good movie), Captive State (Andor before Andor, a movie very few people saw but that has really inventive ideas), and In The Shadow of The Moon (a Netflix film that unfortunately disappeared into the crowd, by the great Jim Mickle, that is extremely original). I'd love to hear about your sci-fi gems. You can reach me at [email protected], @BenamorDan (Twitter), watch_this_tonight (Instagram) or @watchthistonightpodcast (TikTok).

Part of a new series, sub-genres of films you're in the mood for - this episode centers on disreputable crime films, scuzzy, sleazy, crime movies that put you into a dark, amoral world. Films discussed include Wrath Of Man (Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham, with an unheralded fantastic Scott Eastwood performance), The Tax Collector (David Ayer and Shia LaBeouf) and Sicario: Day of The Soldado (Stefano Sollima, Taylor Sheridan, Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro). Let me know your favorite disreputable crime film at [email protected], @BenamorDan (Twitter), watch_this_tonight (Instagram) or @watchthistonightpodcast (TikTok).