He's a superhero. In his spare time, he's also an emo puppet. Brently Heilbron is a man of many faces and we are so pleased to be sitting down with him to discuss depression, his role in We Can Be Heroes, his band Fragile Rock and more. This episode is a companion episode to episode 335, "Shark Boy and Lava Girl" & it can be found here: https://bit.ly/vicep355 If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - please reach ...
Jan 29, 2021•34 min
Joe casts Nicolas Cage in one of his most human performances. Even in the midst of his finacial crisis, Cage chose this movie over blockbusters. The movie pairs him with Tye Sheridan to tell a vulnerable story about surviving alcoholic environments. How addiction can impact more than just you but those close to you. We’re commentate on our own personal connections to the film’s themetic elements of addiction, mental health and child abuse. We recommend also checking out our episode “Broken Pharm...
Jan 29, 2021•1 hr 2 min
What if you could travel through time by the simple slip of a pill? The only catch is you don't get to pick and if you don't listen to the rules of time travel - you could be forever gone to the stream of time. Anthony Mackie steps through time in Synchronic, the latest film from Moorehead and Benson. In this episode, we discuss the mental health impact of loneliness, pets, the creative process and more. Pick up your copy of Synchronic today: http://bit.ly/358buy . Check out Josh's interview wit...
Jan 26, 2021•1 hr 5 min
I really can’t say but it’s cold outside. It’s cold because of the frozen ground and Mister Freeze is nowhere in sight. Fortunately for us Nicolas Cage is because we have a double feature on this episode of The Cage Corner Podcast. First up, we’re discussing Cage’s bizarre and brief cameo in the 1988 movie, Never on Tuesday. That’s just a snack. For the main course, we are talking about some true crime when Cage suits up and places on the badge to hunt down a murdering John Cusack in 2013’s The ...
Jan 22, 2021•1 hr 20 min
In this short podcast, Capt Nostalgia sat down with writer-director Steve Kostanski to discuss his brand new movie, Psycho Goreman. Psycho Goreman opens up in select theaters and will be available on digital and VOD beginning January 22nd, 2021. Check out our spoiler-free review now: https://bit.ly/vicpgrev If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - please reach out. Comment, message, or tweet at us. Go to victimsandvil...
Jan 21, 2021•18 min
Long before he was ever “The Sexiest Man Alive” or Batman, George Clooney was a bank robber fighting off vampires in, the now cult classic, From Dusk Till Dawn. Cosplayer, Dani Arii ( https://bit.ly/315guest) , joins us to talk about this 1996 thriller and it applies to mental health. We’ll be addressing the redemption of its characters, the relationship between exclusivity and isolation, healthy practices of mental health and the importance of being vulnerable. We’re still film fans at heart. T...
Jan 19, 2021•1 hr 26 min
A love story for the ages. They say that love makes you do crazy things. Like even steal a baby from a wealthy businessman. What's the worst that could happen? On this episode of the The Cage Corner Podcast, we discuss the 1987 comedy, Raising Arizona. This late 80s film stars not only Nicolas Cage but Holly Hunter, John Goodman, Randal "Tex" Cobb & Frances McDormand. Click play to hear our full thoughts on the movie. This podcast is made possible by our patrons at our $5 tier. If you would ...
Jan 15, 2021•57 min
We're on a trajectory to get "The Child" into the hands of a proper Jedi who can train and harass his gift. All while trying to navigate our way through the traps set by Moff Gideon in our discussion for the second season of The Mandalorian. This season redefines legacy for a series as we get Boba Fett, Bo-Katan, and Ahsoka Tabo all within this season. Plus, we'll see some old friends from season one join us as well. There is a loud to fanboy or fangirl about in this season, this Disney+ Origina...
Jan 13, 2021•1 hr 34 min
Oh fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuudge. Have you ever stopped to think about where the vulgarity we use every day comes from? In the new Netflix series, History of Swear Words, breaks down your favorite words to discuss their history, cultural impact and more. All with Nicolas Cage at the beautiful center of these six episodes. In this mini-episode, we recount our favorite moments from the season, favorite Nic Cage and what we found most fascinating. All this and effing more on this damn episode! If you o...
Jan 12, 2021•29 min
We’re diving deep into the fever dream of Shark Boy & Lava Girl and its’ pseudo-sequel, We Can Be Heroes. We’re joined by Bill Stanford, a therapy major with a background in family and adolescence, to discuss parents can effectively discuss mental health with their kids. Our protagonist in the first film uses his imagination; we discuss how that strategy helps children develop and impact their mental health. Plus we discuss how escapism helps, a sense of identity, the need for identity and m...
Jan 08, 2021•1 hr 19 min
Environments have a greater impact on us than we realize. Sometimes brokenness creates more brokenness. Though, it's what we do with our brokenness that can define our story. In this episode, we sit down with a young lady to discuss her battles with drug addiction and the battle which consumed the majority of her adult life. How the environments of her youth shaped the ever-increasing need for more drugs. Drug addiction is a very serious issue and if you or someone you know is struggling, please...
Jan 05, 2021•1 hr 35 min
2020 has been something else entirely. It has been a year of quarantining, working from home, killing off social lives and more. How did this year affect your mental health? What movies helped you get through this year and impact your mental health. Braden Dummeler, writer/director behind What Lies Below, joins us to discuss what movies helped us get through this year of uncertainty. Captain Nostalgia recounts his own journey, along with Dan the Movie Man, into the Hellraiser franchise and how i...
Dec 31, 2020•1 hr 48 min
Chadwick Boseman left us way too early. He's a talent that will truly be missed. With his final live-action performance in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Boseman channels one of his best performances to date along side an equally impressive Viola Davis. Davis plays "the mother of blues", Ma Rainey, as she creates her single "Black Bottom". Black Bottom welcomes the conversation of exploitation, history of race records, what it means to sacrifice for your art and much more. How does this final perform...
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 14 min
He knows when you've been naughty and he knows when you've been nice. Perhaps you didn't know it before this episode but Mel Gibson is the Santa Clause you didn't know you needed until Fatman. In the first, of many, Christmas crossover(s) with our friends in Collateral Cinema ( http://bit.ly/352guest) we're discussing the gritty approach to the jolly icon of Christmas. Side note, be sure to check out the other half of the crossover where we are discussing the cult classic Silent Night, Deadly Ni...
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Abigail Bardwell was an accomplished chef who hung up her tongs for the world of mental health. Abigail's path to the world of culinary arts is lined with her own depression, search for self-worth and self-infliction. Though, she wasn't alone. On December 12th, 2016, her older sister, Erin took her own life. Erin was diagnosed, a few years before, with Borderline Personality Disorder. Abigail recounts her own journey and struggles with mental health and self-infliction and how her own journey mi...
Dec 18, 2020•1 hr 33 min
The ice man cometh to this episode as we boldly defend and attempt to make sense of the 1997 film, Batman and Robin. The multilayered enigma that is the fourth film in the Batman 90s franchise is strange to say the. Whether it comes from its neon coated surface, its icy middle bursting with puns or its bizarre departure from the source material; this Batman flick gives you tons to discuss. As we continue our 350th celebration, we're discussing everything from nostalgia to the weirdness of this J...
Dec 18, 2020•1 hr 26 min
Brandon Cronenber, writer-director behind Possessor Uncut, sits down with us to talk in-depth about the movie. We'll be talking about his struggle of getting the movie made after his 2012 movie, Antiviral. As well as discuss the practical side of the movie from both an effects and visual standpoint. Possessor Uncut is one of the weirdest movies you'll see in 2020. Don't let that scare you, it's equally one of the best. It's a movie that strongly possess themes of identity as well and how that jo...
Dec 15, 2020•28 min
Riddle me this, riddle me that, who is celebrating 350 with the big bad bat? Well, Riddler, we here at Victims and Villains are. We celebrating 25 years of Batman Forever; the neon &somehow gothic reinvention of Batman. Strap into the Batmobile as we drive down memory lane, defend the movie and equally educate on the behind the scenes drama that produced the film we know today. Is Val Kilmer an underappreciated Batman? Is Jim Carrey the best live action Riddler we've ever seen? Is Batman For...
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr 6 min
We're celebrating Latin culture. We welcome back L.J. Lowery from Geeks Under Grace and Rosa Parra of the Latinx Lens podcast to discuss the 1954 movie, Salt of the Earth. The movie depicts the story of Mexican-Americans fighting for equality. The movie's powerful depiction can sometimes mirror the struggles within our own country, even over 60 years since the film's release. You can now stream it for free on Tubi & YouTube. We continue the celebration by breaking down the Netflix series, Se...
Dec 11, 2020•1 hr 14 min
David Fincher returns behind the camera for the much anticipated, Mank. Mank is a passion project of Fincher's for nearly twenty years and tells the rise and fall of ghost writer turned Citizen Kane co-author,, Herman J. Mankiewicz. Gary Oldman brings the screenwriter to life through his much of his genius, alcoholic tendenacies and gambling addictions. In this episode, Gary Scott (of the Say Eff It Podcast, https://bit.ly/348guest) joins to share our thoughts on the film. While harrowing its te...
Dec 08, 2020•1 hr 29 min
What Lies Below is now playing in select theaters, is available on VOD and all major digital platforms. Captain Nostalgia sat down with co-writer/director, Braden Duemmler, to discuss the creative process, the research process, the visual process and more behind the movie. Check out our review now: https://bit.ly/vwlbelow If you or someone you know is reading this right now and you are struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - please reach out. Comment, message or tweet to u...
Dec 06, 2020•22 min
There is nothing super about these heroes, or this world. In this super crossover with our friends, You Have to Watch This Podcast ( https://bit.ly/347guest) , we’re talking about the first two seasons of The Boys. Whether you want more Homelander, Spice Girls prep talks, or to create villains; we’re covering the entirety of the craziness. The Boys has more to offer than just superheroes. It offers a deeper look into the toxicity of fandom, the internal struggle of self-worth, the demons that co...
Dec 04, 2020•1 hr 6 min
In Part Two of our Demons and Mental Health episode we are sitting down once again with Pastor Ronnie Webster to answer your questions. The argument of the demonic and religious is often a debate of whether or not it's real. We're answering your questions on best resources to find those answers, what role the church should play into the grand scheme of things and much more. Before The Exorcist was a movie, it was a book and before that a true story. Do demons walk among us? Judge for yourself. I...
Dec 01, 2020•1 hr 7 min
Demons aren't just something filmmakers bring to the big screen or authors to the page. Our recent coverage of The Exorcist, inspired this pair of episodes where we sit down with a real pastor to talk about the real activity & intent of demons. In this first part, we are defining our own personal experience with the demonic, what it means exactly to be possessed and more. Before The Exorcist was a movie, it was a book and before that a true story. Do demons walk among us? Judge for yourself....
Dec 01, 2020•57 min
What an excellent day for an exorcism…and equally a nice day for a podcast as we sit down to talk with Dana and Blair Webb, the creators behind Fright Night Sketches, to talk about The Exorcist. Continuously hailed as one of the scariest movies of all time; this Linda Blair led movie offers so much more than a few scares. In this episode, we discuss our own history with the movie, what this movie is like through the eyes of parents and what it means to struggle in faith. How that journey of stru...
Nov 28, 2020•1 hr 15 min
When we finised our episode on The Exorcist, we weren’t quite done talking about the supernatural - just yet. Thanks to our friends over at Shudder, we’re talking about all the behind the scenes insanity of The Exoricst. William Friedkin sat down for a candid, in-depth documentary on the process of page to screen for his magnum opus in Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist. We’re talking all about the documentary in some of the craziest stuff we learned from this Shudder documentary. I...
Nov 28, 2020•38 min
Rev up your hell cycle and grab your chains because we're talking about both the Nicolas Cage Ghost Riders movies on this supersized episode of The Cage Corner Podcast. Whether you are a fan of the first, the second or hate them both; there is a lot of discussion that these movies bring to the table. The handling of the mythology is sometimes questioned and we're talking about it all. Warning our thoughts could be a little controversial. This episode is brought to you by our wonderful Patrons. Y...
Nov 26, 2020•2 hr 4 min
What happens when the moon hits your eyes? They say that's amore. Well, it changed things forever when Cher met Nicolas Cage in the 1987 movie, Moonstruck. This romantic comedy was the breakout role for Cage and turned Cher into an Academy Award Winning actress. In this episode of our spin off, The Cage Corner Podcast, we are professing our love for the rom-com genre, Nic Cage and the delightful sensation you get after watching this movie. That's just starting the conversation. Let us know what ...
Nov 26, 2020•56 min
Norman Bates once said that we all go a little mad and we’re stepping deep into the world of madness for this episode. The year is 1994 and the world is anxiously awaiting a new brand new novel from Sutter Cane. Imagine the same hysteria around a new MCU movie. One of John Carpenter’s hidden gems comes in the guise of In the Mouth of Madness; in which that hysteria takes the spotlight. We’re not so different though. The Ghouls Next Door ( https://bit.ly/313guest) join us to talk about the film’s...
Nov 20, 2020•1 hr 9 min
Heat the stove and grab your aprons because we’re talking about Chef on this episode of Victims and Villains! 2014’s Chef proves that a toxic workplace can affect relationships, marriages, mental health and more. On this podcast we have more than enough experience. We’re joined by former chef Abigail Bardwell to chronicle the best Thanksgiving dish, life within a kitchen, workplace toxicity and more! As an added bonus, Captain Nostalgia is sitting down with stuntman turned actor Alain Moussi to ...
Nov 17, 2020•1 hr 44 min
