Episode 63 - The Empty Man
Crossover with the lovely ladies of Fright Mic Podcast, as we try to figure out how a movie that starts so damn strong can so completely squander that good will in the rest of its runtime.
Each week, the magic button picks one completely random movie from EVERYTHING that’s streaming for us to watch, discuss, and probably make fun of.
Crossover with the lovely ladies of Fright Mic Podcast, as we try to figure out how a movie that starts so damn strong can so completely squander that good will in the rest of its runtime.
The Scarapist creator Jeanne Marie Spicuzza, her husband (an ACTUAL rock star), and a loud-ass baby join Kerry and I to talk the movie & the nature of art. Hearts and minds are changed.
Even though this true story thriller contains many things that are clearly not true, Kerry and I feel kind of bad making fun of it. Kind of.
Lindsay helps me sort out my feelings about this campy and odd (in ways both good and bad) video store mainstay. Plus: Norm from Cheers, cinema’s deepest v-neck, and an unfortunate but hilarious “next week on…”.
Screenwriter and Final Destination creator Jeffrey Reddick joins Chris and I to deep dive the film, discuss how changes from script to screen can get ugly, and why Tony Todd is the best.
Recording and sound mishaps won’t stop Bree and I from debating the merits and flaws of this sexy(?) tale of female empowering(?) revenge(?).
Time to venture into Lifetime movie land with Judith Light and Ricky Schroeder in a ripped-from-the-headlines (mostly) tale of…what’s the word for a reverse Oedipal complex? Anyway, Piper, Shannan, and I are very icked out.
What happens when a CCTV found footage horror movie and a stage play have a baby? An interesting little indie that Andrew and I don’t necessarily agree on.
Jerry Rothwell, director of the film, joins Emily, Bree and myself to discuss his beautiful documentary. I’ve never been so happy to shut up and let others speak.Listen to autistic voices, including those that don’t speak.
The MCU enters the podcast in Shakespearean style. Lisa G. keeps her streak alive as we talk Anthony Hopkins’ inability to phone it in, the difference a bit of sunshine makes, and a rant on the discourse around the Marvel movies sure to get us both cancelled.
Is it even fair for Amanda C. and I to pick on this dumb baby movie for babies? When it’s this insanely racist, you bet your ass!
Chris and I had questions after watching Be My Cat: A Film For Anne, and who better to ask than the writer, director, and star of the movie: Adrian Tofei. We talk the movie, the found footage format and his upcoming projects.
A wrestling fight over a pair of magic sunglasses? Surely Ryan Murphy and I watched They Live, right? Wrong. We’re talking about an unintentionally hilarious stinkbomb.
You’ll either really like this disturbing found footage oddity or really hate it. Where do Chris and I stand? And the most important question: has Anne Hathaway seen this thing?!
I subject guest Dylan B. to a Sci-Fi Channel original movie, Stephen “The Worst One?” Baldwin, and special effects the likes of which you haven’t seen since your uncle sent you that Jib Jab for your birthday.
50 episodes, 50 movies. What’s the best of the best and the worst of the worst? Only Chris L. can help me sort it out. Can we even agree on our own hot takes?
I celebrate 50 episodes with a cavalcade of past all-stars and record way too much silent, dead air as we get wrapped up in a movie that slaps hard.
Not even being in a moving vehicle will stop Emily from joining Chris and I to discuss this wonderfully charming little gem from New Zealand. And since the movie revolves around a moving vehicle, she has proven to be, if nothing else, thematically on point.
Jack E. and I try to digest a very cheap and very silly Australian horror movie. Freddie Mercury as a medium, the safest $20 bet you’ll ever make, and a guest cameo from the world’s most chillaxed baby.
This is a movie to watch with your grandma. But since both of mine are dead, I watched it with artist Joe Humphrey. Half-assed bullies, full-assed dog hoarders, and the importance of asking follow-up questions.
It’s Christmas-ish in not-quite-July as Lindsay and I enjoy a frightfully festive little late 80’s horror movie that is long on Satanic Panic & questions, short on snow & answers. Useless grandpas, sassy kids, & inept cops abound.
Wherein Shannan and I talk about a Nickelodeon original movie that is way more entertaining than it has any right to be and I commit way too hard to a really dumb bit.
If your movie is a cross between a documentary on trees and B-roll from a Slipknot video, does it count as a movie? Emily and I must decide.
Terry joins me to talk about a franchise-killing werewolf movie that is 98% line dancing and 2% werewolf. Plus: the shocking true tale of that time Terry LITERALLY died.
Amanda joins me to talk about this Italian schlock that so shamelessly rips off Aliens, it’s amazing that James Cameron didn’t fold them like laundry in a court of law.
It’s a family reunion as Chris and I are joined by our sister Shannan to shout about an especially laughable Christian movie. Lazy kidnappers, odd marriage proposals, and apple assassins await.
“You got your Bigfoot in my Christian movie!” “You got your Christian in my Bigfoot movie!” Two bland tastes that go bad together.
Emily and I regret to inform you that the spiders in this movie are, in fact, not made of ice. They occasionally walk on snow. The movie should be called “Cold Spiders (I Guess)”. But they’re pretty big, which seems like the more pressing issue.
Sebastian returns to cover a forgotten slasher gem. The Raimi boys, gory glory, and abusive boyfriends getting to play hero instead of getting murdered first, which seems unfair.
Dreamy guests Piper and Chris join me to ask the important questions: if you die in your dreams, do you die for real? If an entire movie is a dream, can you care about any of it? What is Dean’s deal?