A story about divorcées, a 24 year old sixth grader, terrible haircuts, and a lot of vomit. Listen in as me and returning guest Ben look back on a film that has proven to be a core memory experience for the both of us. Directed by Brian Levant ( A Christmas Story 2, Snow Dogs ) and written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski ( Dolemite Is My Name, Agent Cody Banks ), The Washington Post called the film "one bratty movie, that's nearly impossible to tolerate, much less like," while the Los A...
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr 4 min
One is a story about doodles, 'noids, sex, and utter insanity... The other, a story about a boy, his monster friend, his unhappy parents, and some pretty horrific stuff for a kids movie. Listen in as me and returning guest Ben, step in to the mad worlds of doodles and monsters in this special bonus episode. I'm clawing my way back to the show and I hope you enjoy this double feature.
Mar 04, 2024•1 hr 28 min
In this special bonus episode I sit down and chat with the filmmaker behind The Taint , Drew Bolduc. We chat about how he pulled off those awesomely gross and hilarious visual effects, how he got into filmmaking, and much more. Check out our conversation for a look behind the magic that is The Taint !
Apr 22, 2023•49 min
A story about sex in cars, sex with scars, sex with strangers, and oh yeah... car crashes. Listen in as me and returning guest Dan buckle up and put the pedal to the metal with this car-wreck of film—in a good way! Written and directed by David Cronenberg ( The Fly, A History of Violence ) and based on the book by J.G. Ballard ( High-Rise, Empire of the Sun ), Roger Ebert called the film "pornographic in form, but not in result," while the Christian Science Monitor said it was "surprisingly dull...
Apr 21, 2023•57 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Guess who is back... ...with a bonus episode at least! And it's SPOILER FREE! It's been since Thanksgiving that the show has dropped the freshness into your feed. Well, allow me to apologize again (new job + new baby = WTF happed to my schedule) and THANK YOU for tuning in, whether you're new to the show or a longtime subscriber. As we ramp up to bring season 3 home, we interrupt our unplanned silence with some breaking news! Neil Breen's 6th film has its premiere at the Hollywood Reel Independe...
Feb 27, 2023•31 min
A story about puppets, Thanksgiving Land, a missing movie, and a space worm. Listen in as me and returning guest, Devon, pull on our stretchy pants and sit down to feast on the sequel to the infamous ThanksKilling. We wanted a meal, but it ended up feeling like a forced enema. Directed by Jordan Downey ( ThanksKilling, The Head Hunter ) and co-written by Downey, Mike Will Downey ( ThanksKilling 3 ), and Kevin Stewart ( ThanksKilling, The Head Hunter ), Cinema Head Cheese called the film "so incr...
Nov 25, 2022•32 min•Season 3Ep. 15
A story about a poisoned water supply, insane misogynists, penis obsession, and way too much semen. ***LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED*** Listen in as me and guest, Chris, talk about the social commentary and startling amount of ejaculation in this fantastically over-the-top comedy-horror. Co-directed by Drew Bolduc ( Science Team, Assassinaut ) and Dan Nelson ( The Taint ), and written by Bolduc, Ain't It Cool News called the film "one of the most inanely funny films [we've] seen," while Portlan...
Nov 25, 2022•38 min•Season 3Ep. 14
A story about two warring families, two star-crossed lovers, some graphic violence, and a whole lot of boobs. Listen in as me and new guest and veteran podcaster, Julian, put in our nose piercings and prince alberts for this raucous and vulgar rendition of the Bard's most recognized work. Directed by Lloyd Kaufman ( The Toxic Avenger, Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. ) and co-written by Kaufman and James Gunn ( Guardians of the Galaxy, The Suicide Squad ), the San Francisco Examiner said of the film that...
Nov 25, 2022•50 min•Season 3Ep. 13
A story about a corrupt prison system, eyeball damage, crowd-provided exposition, and magically appearing items. Listen in as me and returning guest, Joe, dust off our whistle-leafs and stretch our muscles in preparation for this knock-down, head-smasher of a film. Written and directed by Ngai Choi Lam ( Her Vengeance, Erotic Ghoast Story ) and based on the manga "Riki-oh" by Tetsuya Saruwatari and Masahiko Takajo, Screen Anarchy said "this may be the greatest film ever made," while Cinemagazine...
Nov 25, 2022•41 min•Season 3Ep. 12
A story about family, friendly competition, adult braces, and suburban hell. Listen in as me and guest, Dan, pull on our polo shirts and tighten our braces for this trippy flick. Co-written and co-directed by Jocelyn DeBoer ( Adam Ruins Everything, The Arrival ) and Dawn Luebbe ( Adam Ruins Everything, Dress A Cow ), The Globe and Mail called the film "as enticing as it is bizarre," while The New York Times said it was "excruciatingly surreal." Rawr... Looks like this is another audience-divider...
Nov 25, 2022•48 min•Season 3Ep. 11
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Sep 30, 2022•2 min
A story about a girl, her past love, her current love, and even more necrophilia. Listen in as me and returning guest, my almost perfect wife Ashley, reminisce over what was arguably our worst date night movie choice. Directed by Jörg Buttgereit ( Nekromantik, Schramm ) and co-written by Buttgereit and Franz Rodenkirchen ( Nekromantik, Schramm ), the Bloody Pit of Horror said the film "steers away from the grotesque gore for a more serious, though leisurely, look at necrophilia," while Tales of ...
Sep 23, 2022•21 min•Season 3Ep. 10
A story about loneliness, unconditional love, objectophilia, and TITANIUM. Listen in as me and fellow podcaster and returning guest, Al, dress up like crash test dummies and prepare for a head-on collision between our minds and this controversial award-winner. Written and directed by Julia Ducournau ( Raw, Servant ), the Playlist called the film "deliciously grisly and inventive," while the Guardian said it was "sheer silliness and towering pointlessness." Must be one of those critics that hates...
Sep 16, 2022•31 min•Season 3Ep. 9
A "story" about old people masks, breaking shit, humping shit, and doing weird shit. Listen in as me and returning guest, Chris, struggle to find the reason for this "film's" existence. Written and directed by one time indie darling Harmony Korine ( Kids, Gummo ), the Los Angeles Times called the film "a perverted love letter to fans of [Korine's] brand of unstable, fringe-y terror," while the New York Post said "it's about as enervating a way to waste 78 minutes as I've ever experienced." Right...
Sep 09, 2022•29 min•Season 3Ep. 8
A story about parenthood, anxiety, a strange baby, and who the hell knows. Listen in as me and new guest, Jon, stare into the magical radiator that is this film and try to divine just what is going on here. Written and directed by seminal auteur David Lynch ( Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive ), Time Out called the film "a singular work of the imagination, a harrowing, heartbreaking plunge into the darkest recesses of the soul," while the New York Times said it was "a murkily pretentious shocker." S...
Sep 02, 2022•51 min•Season 3Ep. 7
A story about unitards, technology run amok, an angry ghost, and a huge liability case. Listen in as me and guest, Devon, slip on our leg warmers and pop in our jazzercise mixtape to see what's the haps with this week's flick. Directed by Michael Fischa ( My Mom's a Werewolf, Crack House ) and written by James Bartruff ( Death Spa, What's Happening Now! ) and Mitch Paradise ( Death Spa, Bleacher Bums ), Filmmonthly called the film "a goofy, gory, unpretentious good time," and the Lair of Filth s...
Aug 26, 2022•44 min•Season 3Ep. 6
A story about Hollywood, a man with a dream, special effects, and UNIONS. Listen in as me and new guest, Brian, travel to Tinseltown of yesteryear with this silly, impressive, and utterly fun ode/jibe at the movie business. Written and directed by Mike Jittlov ( The Wizard of Speed and Time ), Time Out called the film a "bizarre and wacky conglomeration of [special effects] and fantasy slapstick," and 366 Weird Movies said "there is something genuinely charming here." I have to be honest, when B...
Aug 19, 2022•51 min•Season 3Ep. 5
A story about forbidden love, casual breaking and entering, random dancing, and Dutch angles. Listen in as me and new guest, Ben, pull on our patchwork pants and overly embroidered jackets to revisit this abomination of a cinematic vehicle meant to launch Vanilla Ice into movie stardom. Luckily for society it was a spectacular failure. Directed by David Kellogg ( Inspector Gadget, Lusty Liaisons II ) and written by David Stenn ( Girl 27, She Was Marked for Murder ), the Washington Post called th...
Aug 12, 2022•48 min•Season 3Ep. 4
A story about super powers through science, green screens, stock footage, and running in place. Listen in as me and returning guest, Chris, sit down for another choice cut recommended to me by this masochistic friend of the show. Directed by Lewis Schoenbrun ( Aliens vs. Avatars , Queen Cobra ) and written by Keith Schaffner ( Queen Cobra , Demonoids ), The Horror Times called the film "not interesting, fun, or enjoyable," while Mondo Bizzaro said "it is so terrible that it makes me laugh." Love...
Aug 05, 2022•54 min•Season 3Ep. 3
A story about incredibly short-shorts, kids being assholes, seemingly accepted pedophilic tendencies, and poor Mozart. Listen in as me and returning guest and horror cinephile, Sean, pull on those aforementioned '80s short-shorts, roast some s'mores, and chat about this subversive classic. Written and directed by Robert Hiltzik ( Sleepaway Camp , Return to Sleepaway Camp ), IGN called the film a "super fun, crazy and [...] an incredibly memorable movie," while TV Guide said it was "simply irrede...
Jul 29, 2022•54 min•Season 3Ep. 2
A story about survival, grenades, jean shorts, and abs. Listen in as me and my guest and fellow podcaster, Cam, zip up our jorts, sharpen our boobytrap spikes, and hunt down this film's sauce rating. Written and directed by David A. Prior ( Deadliest Prey, Killzone, Jungle Assault ), TV Guide called the film "a wretched Rambo ripoff," while Morning Movie Review said "Holy cow[, t]his movie is a good time." Welp, if that ain't a ringing endorsement, I dunno what is. It tells the story of Mike Dan...
Jul 22, 2022•45 min•Season 3Ep. 1
A story about ice cream, childhood trauma, America's failing mental health system, and Small Paul. Listen in as me and returning guest Mike scoop into the gory bucket of fake blood and melting ice cream that is this film. Directed by Norman Apstein ( Ice Cream Man, numerous porn flicks) and written by one-time writer Sven Davison ( Ice Cream Man ), Entertainment Weekly called the film "entertaining trash," and All Horror said it was "a love it or hate it type of movie." When you have Clint Howar...
Jun 03, 2022•39 min•Season 2Ep. 20
A story about veterans, a ruthless drug lord, a girl in trouble, and kicking ass the American way. Listen in as me and returning guest Dan put on some ponchos and wade through this splatterfest of violence. Directed by Joe Begos ( Almost Human, The Mind's Eye, Bliss ) and written by first-time screenwriters Max Brallier and Matthew McArdle, the A.V. Club called the film "a visceral throwback to the gritty action fare that lined video store shelves in the early ’80s," and Slashfilm said "it's vil...
May 27, 2022•40 min•Season 2Ep. 19
A story about artificial intelligence, programmable DNA, awful facial hair, and a lot of voiceover. Listen in as me and returning guest and resident expert in Breenism, Richard, complete our season long look into the collective works of Neil Breen by breaking down his fifth work. Written and directed by wunderkind auteur Neil Breen ( Double Down, I Am Here....Now, Fateful Findings, Pass Thru ), it is the fifth and (as of this recording) most recent film by Breen. Indie Film Café called the film ...
May 20, 2022•52 min•Season 2Ep. 18
A story about a state-run prison, an insane warden, his creepy assistant, and Tom Six jumping the shark. Listen in as me and my resident Human Centipede specialist, Chris, try to figure out why this unnecessary sequel exists. Written and directed by Tom Six ( The Human Centipede 1 & 2, The Onania Club ), the Los Angeles Times called the finale to the trilogy "frightless and boring," while Entertainment Weekly said "the Human Centipede 3 is crap." Talk about blunt. It tells the story of unhin...
May 13, 2022•32 min•Season 2Ep. 16
A story about animals dying, people dying, meditations on dying, and really weird music choices. Listen in as me and my guest Devon discuss the film whose legend is nearly without equal. Written and directed by John Alan Schwartz ( Faces of Death 1-6 ), Screen Anarchy called the film "a curious bit of film history, but nothing more," while Mondo Bizarro said "this movie sucks." Well, seems like folks aren't as bowled over by this film as they were when it blew up in the 80s via the VHS market. I...
May 13, 2022•48 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Uh oh... Where's this week's episode? Listen to these 40 seconds and find out...
May 06, 2022•41 sec
A story about sadism, abuse, eating poop, and 120 days in the Italian countryside. ***LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED*** Listen in as me and returning guest Joe try to recover from seeing this controversial work. Written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini ( The Decameron, The Canterbury Tales, Arabian Nights ) New York Times said the film was "a perfect example of the kind of material that ... can be acceptable on paper but becomes so repugnant when visualized on the screen that it further dehum...
Apr 29, 2022•37 min•Season 2Ep. 15
A story about corruption, kidnapping, yelling, and walking through rocks. Listen in as me and returning guest Richard, our resident specialist in Breenism, dive into indie auteur wunderkind Neil Breen's fourth feature film. Written and directed by filmmaker Neil Breen ( Fateful Findings, I Am Here....Now, Double Down, Twisted Pair ), HorrorNews.net said the film "reaches hilarious levels of ineptitude that is hard to believe exists until you witness it for yourself," while WeAreCult.rocks call i...
Apr 22, 2022•48 min•Season 2Ep. 14
A story about exploitation, cannibals, not being very nice to animals, and the least sympathetic film crew ever. ***LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED*** Listen in as me and returning guest Jan carve into the controversial godfather of found footage cinema. Directed by Ruggero Deodato ( Body Count, Cut and Run, Concorde Affaire '79 ) and written by Gianfranco Clerici ( Zorro the Rebel, Jungle Holocaust, Nazi Love Camp 27 ), Time Out called the film "uniquely unpleasant," while the A.V. Club said "th...
Apr 15, 2022•41 min•Season 2Ep. 13
