Drew and Travis rock out with Queen of the Damned ! It’s the 2002 Anne Rice adaptation that marked the last feature film appearance of Aaliyah. This is the first film in our third month of movies about Unconventional Vampires! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Queen of the Damned 00:55:00 - The Shelf 01:00:23 - Calls to Action 01:01:46 - Currently Consuming 01:12:30 - End SHOW LINKS Hannibal The Forsaken Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult GenreVision on Letterboxd Drew Dietsch on Letterboxd Travis Newton on...
Jul 06, 2025•1 hr 13 min
Drew and Travis feel the sharp sensations of The Sting ! It’s the 1973 hit that swept the Oscars and stars Robert Redford, Paul Newman, and Robert Shaw! This is the final film in our second month of movies about Crimes, Crooks and Capers. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - The Sting 00:49:39 - The Shelf 00:58:20 - Calls to Action 00:59:31 - Currently Consuming 01:22:54 - End SHOW LINKS Casino Royale (2006) Better Call Saul Final Destination Bloodlines GenreVision on Letterboxd Drew Dietsch on Letterboxd Trav...
Jun 29, 2025•1 hr 23 min
Drew and Travis hang out with Jim Jarmusch’s Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai ! It’s the 1999 hitman flick starring Forest Whitaker, featuring original music by RZA of The Wu-Tang Clan. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai 00:56:29 - The Shelf 01:02:34 - Calls to Action 01:04:22 - Currently Consuming 01:27:22 - End SHOW LINKS Perfect Days (2023) Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and Kill Bill: Vol. 2 Predator: Killer of Killers GenreVision on Letterboxd Drew Dietsch on Letterboxd Travis Newt...
Jun 22, 2025•1 hr 27 min
Drew and Travis sell their souls to the Devil … In a Blue Dress ! That’s right, we’re talking about director Carl Franklin’s 1995 adaptation of Walter Mosley’s hard-boiled detective novel, starring Denzel Washington! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Devil in a Blue Dress 01:03:36 - The Shelf 01:15:29 - Calls to Action 01:16:40 - Currently Consuming 01:40:24 - End SHOW LINKS Under the Silver Lake Blue Velvet Prey: Mooncrash Sinners GenreVision on Letterboxd Drew Dietsch on Letterboxd Travis Newton on Letter...
Jun 08, 2025•1 hr 40 min
Drew and Travis get an education from Kindergarten Cop , the 1993 comedy directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Kindergarten Cop 00:58:34 - The Shelf 01:07:29 - Calls to Action 01:09:34 - Currently Consuming 01:28:48 - End SHOW LINKS School of Rock Billy Madison Warfare The Rehearsal , Season 2 GenreVision on Letterboxd Drew Dietsch on Letterboxd Travis Newton on Letterboxd GenreVision on Bluesky Drew Dietsch on Bluesky...
Jun 01, 2025•1 hr 29 min
Drew and Travis sharpen their axes with Frailty , the 2001 horror film directed by (and starring) Bill Paxton! This is the fourth entry in a month of movies starring the late Bill Paxton, a GenreVision favorite. We miss you, Bill! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Frailty 01:08:10 - The Shelf 01:14:41 - Calls to Action 01:15:43 - Currently Consuming 01:26:06 - End SHOW LINKS Donnie Darko The Night of the Hunter Late Stage Capitalism by Jeremy Messersmith Punishment Park GenreVision on Letterboxd Drew Dietsc...
May 25, 2025•1 hr 26 min
Drew and Travis concoct A Simple Plan to appreciate one of Sam Raimi’s best films! This vicious 1998 thriller is the third entry in a month of movies starring the late Bill Paxton, a GenreVision favorite. We miss you, Bill! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - A Simple Plan 01:03:56 - The Shelf 01:14:06 - Calls to Action 01:15:43 - Currently Consuming 01:28:57 - End SHOW LINKS Jackie Brown South Park Season 13, Episode 6: Pinewood Derby When the Wolf Comes Home Conclave GenreVision on Letterboxd Drew Dietsch o...
May 18, 2025•1 hr 29 min
Drew and Travis party with Broken Lizard’s Club Dread , the 2004 horror comedy starring Bill Paxton and the comedy troupe behind Super Troopers ! This is the second entry in a month of movies starring the late Bill Paxton, a GenreVision favorite. We miss you, Bill! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Club Dread 00:49:00 - The Shelf 00:56:14 - Calls to Action 00:57:11 - Currently Consuming 01:08:51 - End SHOW LINKS I Still Know What You Did Last Summer The Final Girls The Luckiest Man in America GenreVision on...
May 11, 2025•1 hr 9 min
Drew and Travis enter the Suck Zone with Twister , the 1996 disaster film starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton! This is the first entry in a month of movies starring the late Bill Paxton, a GenreVision favorite. We miss you, Bill! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Twister 00:55:24 - The Shelf 01:03:12 - Calls to Action 01:04:42 - Currently Consuming 01:19:32 - End SHOW LINKS Titanic Volcano Sinners Frankie Freako GenreVision on Letterboxd Drew Dietsch on Letterboxd Travis Newton on Letterboxd GenreVision on ...
May 04, 2025•1 hr 20 min
Drew and Travis hop on their lawn mowers for The Straight Story , the 1999 David Lynch film! Based on the true story of Alvin Straight, this movie tells the tale of an aging Iowa man who rode his lawn mower all the way to his brother’s home in Wisconsin. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - The Straight Story 01:07:14 - The Shelf 01:12:17 - Calls to Action 01:13:14 - Currently Consuming 01:37:21 - End SHOW LINKS Pee-wee’s Big Adventure Badlands The Day the Earth Blew Up Mickey 17 GenreVision on Letterboxd Drew...
Apr 27, 2025•1 hr 37 min
Drew and Travis catch a chill from Stone Cold , the 1991 biker gang action flick starring Brian Bosworth, Lance Henriksen and William Forsythe! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Stone Cold 00:49:51 - The Shelf 00:55:24 - Calls to Action 00:56:19 - Currently Consuming 01:20:17 - End SHOW LINKS 2 Fast 2 Furious Mad Bull 34 Companion The Day the Earth Blew Up GenreVision on Letterboxd Drew Dietsch on Letterboxd Travis Newton on Letterboxd GenreVision on Bluesky Drew Dietsch on Bluesky...
Apr 20, 2025•1 hr 20 min
Drew and Travis pay a GenRevisit to 2016’s A Cure for Wellness , which in the 9 years since its release has become a touchstone film for this show. This is not a re-upload of our 2016 review. It is a new in-depth revisit and analysis. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - A Cure for Wellness 01:05:30 - The Shelf 01:11:46 - Calls to Action 01:12:54 - Currently Consuming 01:23:45 - End SHOW LINKS American Psycho House on Haunted Hill (1999) The Monkey GenreVision on Letterboxd Drew Dietsch on Letterboxd Travis Ne...
Apr 13, 2025•1 hr 24 min
Drew and Travis fall into the Devil’s Holes with Peacock King ! This 1988 Hong Kong film directed by Ngai Choi Lam and Yuen Biao is an adaptation of the Peacock King manga! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Peacock King 00:47:35 - The Shelf 00:57:41 - Calls to Action 00:59:27 - Currently Consuming 01:10:59 - End SHOW LINKS Ghostbusters The Visitor The Iron Giant The Rule of Jenny Pen GenreVision on Letterboxd Drew Dietsch on Letterboxd Travis Newton on Letterboxd GenreVision on Bluesky Drew Dietsch on Blues...
Apr 06, 2025•1 hr 11 min
Drew and Travis make a difficult choice between Don Coscarelli’s Bubba Ho-Tep and Ernest R. Dickerson’s Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight ! This episode is the last of five episodes in another month of Weird Westerns! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Tales From the Crypt: Demon Knight 00:29:31 - Bubba Ho-Tep 01:01:41 - The Shelf 01:06:49 - Calls to Action 01:07:57 - Currently Consuming 01:19:28 - End SHOW LINKS Roy Rogers by Elton John From Dusk Till Dawn Drew and Travis’s video about The Prestige No Coun...
Mar 30, 2025•1 hr 19 min
Drew and Travis take up their shotguns for Outland , the 1981 sci-fi riff on High Noon starring Sean Connery! This episode is the last of five episodes in another month of Weird Westerns! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Outland 01:02:30 - The Shelf 01:13:59 - Calls to Action 01:15:23 - Currently Consuming 01:31:17 - End SHOW LINKS For All Mankind - Season 4 Moon Mythic Quest - Season 4 Leprechaun Returns GenreVision on Letterboxd Drew Dietsch on Letterboxd Travis Newton on Letterboxd GenreVision on Bluesk...
Mar 23, 2025•1 hr 31 min
Drew and Travis revel in the violent delights of Michael Crichton’s Westworld : the 1973 sci-fi picture that inspired the HBO series! This episode is the third of five episodes in another month of Weird Westerns! Today's episode was pre-recorded and does not contain listener shelf picks from last week’s episode on Cop Land . You’ll hear them next week. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Westworld 00:55:40 - The Shelf 01:05:52 - Calls to Action 01:06:45 - Currently Consuming 01:30:48 - End SHOW LINKS Delivera...
Mar 16, 2025•1 hr 31 min
Drew and Travis smell something rotten in the suburbs of Cop Land : the 1997 neo-western written and directed by James Mangold! This episode is the second of five episodes in another month of Weird Westerns! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Cop Land 00:50:01 - The Shelf 00:53:58 - Calls to Action 00:55:07 - Currently Consuming 01:10:52 - End SHOW LINKS RoboCop Thief Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks by Brian Eno Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees by Patrick Horvath The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King...
Mar 09, 2025•1 hr 11 min
Drew and Travis are caught in the orbit of Lone Star : the 1996 neo-western written, directed and edited by John Sayles! This episode is the first of five episodes in another month of Weird Westerns! Today’s episode has no Currently Consuming, due to our review of Lone Star running longer than usual. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Lone Star 01:20:19 - The Shelf 01:24:38 - Calls to Action 01:27:11 - End SHOW LINKS Crash (2004) Stand by Me A Good Interview with John Sayles about Lone Star Drew and Travis’ ...
Mar 02, 2025•1 hr 27 min
Drew and Travis get their asses to Mars for Total Recall , the 1990 sci-fi action flick starring Arnold Schwarzenegger! This episode is the last of four episodes in a month of movies featuring robots, cyborgs, and artificial intelligence! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Total Recall 01:04:21 - The Shelf 01:13:20 - Calls to Action 01:15:16 - Currently Consuming 01:20:46 - End SHOW LINKS Possessor A Scanner Darkly Drew and Travis’s Halloween Pitch on Patreon Kung Pow! Enter the Fist...
Feb 23, 2025•1 hr 21 min
Drew and Travis are infected with Virus , the bigger-budget 1999 sci-fi horror flick starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Sutherland! This episode is the third of four episodes in a month of movies featuring robots, cyborgs, and artificial intelligence! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Virus 00:51:56 - The Shelf 01:01:17 - Calls to Action 01:02:27 - Currently Consuming 01:19:00 - End SHOW LINKS Alien: Romulus Deep Rising Still Wakes the Deep The Wild Robot...
Feb 16, 2025•1 hr 19 min
Drew and Travis cross the Pacific to see two Japanese robot flicks: Robot Carnival and Gunhed ! This episode is the second of four episodes in a month of movies featuring robots, cyborgs, and artificial intelligence! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Gunhed 00:17:00 - Robot Carnival 00:52:24 - The Shelf 01:01:55 - Calls to Action 01:03:08 - Currently Consuming 01:22:39 - End SHOW LINKS Resident Evil (2002) Dragon Ball Z: The World’s Strongest Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix Wolf Man (2025)...
Feb 09, 2025•1 hr 23 min
Drew and Travis catch up with architect-auteur Neil Breen’s filmography when they review Cade: The Tortured Crossing ! It’s the direct sequel to Breen’s previous film, Twisted Pair , which we’ve also reviewed. This episode is the first of four episodes in a month of movies featuring robots, cyborgs, and artificial intelligence! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Cade: The Tortured Crossing 00:52:37 - The Shelf 00:59:44 - Calls to Action 01:00:46 - Currently Consuming 01:17:05 - End SHOW LINKS Kung Pow: Enter...
Feb 02, 2025•1 hr 17 min
Drew and Travis team up with Double Team , the 1997 action flick starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dennis Rodman! This episode is the last of three episodes in a theme we’re calling Vaingeance: an exploration of vanity projects by action stars! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Double Team 01:01:42 - The Shelf 01:08:26 - Calls to Action 01:10:08 - Currently Consuming 01:26:32 - End SHOW LINKS Face/Off Knock Off Catching the Big Fish The Thing: Remastered...
Jan 26, 2025•1 hr 27 min
Drew and Travis stand On Deadly Ground , Seagal’s 1994 attempt at directing a movie while starring as a walking inferno of charisma. This episode is the second of three episodes in a theme we’re calling Vaingeance: an exploration of vanity projects by action stars! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - On Deadly Ground 00:47:44 - The Shelf 00:58:48 - Calls to Action 00:59:47 - Currently Consuming 01:23:43 - End SHOW LINKS Sorcerer Fateful Findings Heretic Creature Commandos...
Jan 19, 2025•1 hr 24 min
Drew and Travis draw their bowstrings with Rambo: First Blood Part II and Cobra , two Sylvester Stallone vehicles from 1985 and 1986, respectively! This episode is the first of three episodes in a theme we’re calling Vaingeance: an exploration of vanity projects by action stars! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Rambo: First Blood Part II 00:23:01 - Cobra 00:47:32 - The Shelf 00:54:21 - Calls to Action 00:55:25 - Currently Consuming 01:19:52 - End SHOW LINKS Dredd Stone Cold Nosferatu (2024) Werewolves Dark...
Jan 12, 2025•1 hr 20 min
For the fourth annual GV awards, what we affectionately call The GeeVees, Drew and Travis have exciting and fun new awards to give out to the new and old films we watched throughout 2024! Happy New Year to all of our loyal listeners and new recruits who have recently joined the GenreVision movie club! Thank you all!
Jan 05, 2025•1 hr 10 min
Drew and Travis get slimed by the 1988 remake of The Blob and the 1986 adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft’s From Beyond ! This episode is the third of three surprise episodes in a month we’re calling Christ-Mess: a messy medley of grossout gifts to enjoy this Holiday Season! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - The Blob 00:24:40 - From Beyond 00:59:09 - The Shelf 01:09:17 - Calls to Action 01:12:17 - Currently Consuming 01:23:23 - End SHOW LINKS Dreamcatcher Little Shop of Horrors Still Wakes the Deep What We Do in...
Dec 22, 2024•1 hr 23 min
Drew and Travis participate in the Shunting with Society , the goopy 1989 horror satire from director Brian Yuzna! This episode is the second of three surprise episodes in a month we’re calling Christ-Mess: a messy medley of grossout gifts to enjoy this Holiday Season! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Society 01:03:01 - The Shelf 01:09:17 - Calls to Action 01:10:09 - Currently Consuming 01:24:23 - End SHOW LINKS Parents The Faculty Don Hertzfeldt’s ME Juror #2...
Dec 15, 2024•1 hr 24 min
Drew and Travis enjoy a nice Hawaiian Punch with Nothing But Trouble , the infamous 1991 horror-comedy bomb from writer-director-star Dan Aykroyd! This episode is the first of three surprise episodes in a month we’re calling Christ-Mess: a messy medley of grossout gifts to enjoy this Holiday Season! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Nothing But Trouble 00:42:10 - The Shelf 00:46:46 - Calls to Action 00:47:35 - Currently Consuming 01:02:19 - End SHOW LINKS Atlanta S1, E8: The Club Tales from the Crypt S6, E1...
Dec 08, 2024•1 hr 2 min
Drew and Travis pay a Gen-Revisit to Warriors of Virtue , the bizarre 1997 martial arts fantasy from director Ronny Yu! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Warriors of Virtue 00:55:42 - The Shelf 01:00:34 - Calls to Action 01:01:23 - Currently Consuming 01:24:41 - End SHOW LINKS Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze Mortal Kombat (1995) Spookies Megalopolis...
Nov 24, 2024•1 hr 12 min
