Where the Long Tail Ends

Nat, Cody, and Robert take a trip to the Maine woods for an eco-horror monster movie about corporate pollution and conflicts with Native Americans in PROPHECY (1979). Time tracks: PROPHECY Discussion: 0:00 to 1:00:45 Next Film and Outro: 1:00:45 to End

Robert, Nat, and Cody are joined by returning guests Angela Fabbrini and Jim Laczkowski of Voices & Visions as we throw our seventh annual Secret Santa party. Who gave what to whom is the mystery of the episode as we take turns discussing five movies especially chosen for their recipients by their secret Santas. This year is our wildest one yet. The films include THE MODERNS (1988), KINJITE: FORBIDDEN SUBJECTS, THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL (1992), TERRI (2011), and THE KID DETECTIVE (2020). Be prepared for some of the hottest takes ever. Plenty of fun is had. Some subtle insinuations, and perhaps wild accusations, about who we think were our Secret Santas are dropped. Play along and see if you can guess right. Time Tracks: THE MODERNS (1988): 0:00 to 42:35 KINJITE: FORBIDDEN SUBJECTS (1989): 42:35 to 1:05:37 THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL (1992): 1:05:37 to 1:34:50 TERRI (2011): 1:34:50 to 1:53:26 THE KID DETECTIVE (2020): 1:53:26 to End

Robert, Nat, and Cody journey to where the infinitesimal meets the infinite and ponder the existential crisis of man in the 1950s with 1957's THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN courtesy of Jack Arnold and Richard Matheson. Time tracks: THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN Discussion: 0:00 to 43:43 Next Film and Outro: 43:43 to End

Cody, Robert, and Nat are witnesses to Julie Christie being assaulted by a house in 1977's DEMON SEED. Time tracks: DEMON SEED Discussion: 0:00 to 57:29 Next Film and Outro: 57:29 to End

Robert, Nat, and Cody join for a triple feature of Vincent Price including THE INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS, THE TINGLER, and THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH. Will they conclude that the Price is right or is there something more nefarious brewing? Time tracks: THE INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS Discussion: 0:00 to 21:44 THE TINGLER Discussion 21:44 to 59:45 THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH Discussion 59:45 to End

Nat, Cody, and Robert are joined by Kyle Fahrner to see Val Kilmer's star on the ascent in Martha Coolidge's REAL GENIUS from 1985. Time tracks: REAL GENIUS Discussion: 0:00 to 1:08:45 Next Film and Outro: 1:08:45 to End

Robert, Nat, and Cody are joined by Jim Laczkowski for a double dose of childhood nightmare fuel with 1953's INVADERS FROM MARS and 1986's INVADERS FROM MARS. Time tracks: INVADERS FROM MARS (1953) Discussion: 0:00 to 27:25 INVADERS FROM MARS (1986) Discussion 27:25 to 1:11:37 Next Film and Outro: 1:11:37to End

Cody, Robert, and Nat go on a shorter space odyssey with Brian DePalma's MISSION TO MARS. Time Tracks: MISSION TO MARS Discussion: 0:00 Next Film and Outro: 1:00:16

Nat, Cody, and Robert take time off from our beach reading to bring you a special bonus episode focusing on three films directed by Michael Crichton from the 1970s; Pursuit, Coma, and The Great Train Robbery. Crichton wrote the source material for two of the films and adapted the screenplay for another, so they clearly bear his mark. PURSUIT Discussion: 0:00 to 41:23 COMA Discussion 41:23 to 1:07:09 THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY Discussion 1:07:09 to End

Nat, Cody, and Robert confront evolutionary superiority in Saul Bass's PHASE IV. Time tracks: PHASE IV Discussion: 0:00 to 44:18 Next Film and Outro: 44:18 to End