Best Film Fragments Podcasts (2024)

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Prey - "You Think I'm Not a Threat" 29:38

38m ago29:38

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Prey - "You Think I'm Not a Threat" A Predator story set back in time, focused on an Indigenous tribe as the fight for land and safety intensifies a warrior comes into their own in PREY (2022). A fresh perspective on the classic Predator series this weekend installment packs a great punch. A stellar performance from Amber Midthunder leads the charg…

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Gremlins & Gremlins, Too 29:09

2h ago29:09

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EPISODE 020: WEIRD @ WR&P Featuring: Gremlins (1984), Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) Joe Dante’s “Gremlins” takes over the studio and threatens the hosts with a good time. Combining classic Spielbergian filmic language with Dante’s knack for meta-mindset, both the original and the sequel deliver on its perceived promise of weirdness.…

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All Hallows' Eve - "That Was Sick" 30:12

8d ago30:12

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All Hallows' Eve - "That was Sick" This week we tackle the film that launched a true work of ART - ALL HALLOWS' EVE (2013). A fun anthology where Art, the Clown is intertwined throughout some frightful Halloween tales! You can see the genesis of Damien Leone's craft and the seeds that were planted to bring us the ultimate TERRIFIER series later! We…

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Princess Mononoke (1997) 27:59

5d ago27:59

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EPISODE 019: THEATER ADVENTURES After watching Hayao Miyazaki's iconic action drama “Princess Mononoke” in theaters, Ryan and Kevin take a moment to discuss the film's story, characters, themes, and social commentary. The WR&P hosts also highlight the difference between a subbed and dubbed version.By Salad Brain Productions

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Top 4 Redux 29:27

8d ago29:27

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EPISODE 018: Revisiting “Our Top 4 Favorite Films” Ryan and Kevin summarize recent changes to their respective Letterboxd Top 4 films by explaining what qualifies for the list and what they consider when making swap-outs. Kevin leaves off Richard Linklater’s “Before Midnight” for a Thai coming-of-age picture, while Ryan reaffirms his love for "Come…

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Final Destination - "Death's Sadistic Design" 32:06

11d ago32:06

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Final Destination - "Death's Sadistic Design" The turn of the century was full of worry about Y2K computer viruses and Death's Sadistic Design in FINAL DESTINATION (2000). A disaster horror flick that launched a robust franchise and so many wonderfully scary ways to end up unalived! Devon Sawa & Ali Larter lead the charge along with some fun appear…

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"Cinema as a Spiritual Experience" 1:03:00

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EPISODE 017: LETTERBOXD TOP 250 SHUFFLE Featuring: Nobody Knows (2004), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), A Man Escaped (1956), Aftersun (2022) This latest episode of the anticipated Letterboxd Top 250 Shuffle features a quartet of films that scratch at an existential itch by affirming life as a resounding act of faith. Here at Wind, Reel, & Print, we …

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When Evil Lurks - "It's Everywhere" 37:12

16d ago37:12

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When Evil Lurks - "It's Everywhere" To celebrate spooky season we have been tackling some of our most requested and highly recommended films! WHEN EVIL LURKS (2023) came highly recommended to us from friend of the podcast, photographer extraordinaire, Patrick McPheron. Patrick is responsible for some of our favorite photos used for our show, HORROR…

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Hit Man (2024) 22:02

19d ago22:02

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EPISODE 016: NEW ADDITIONS In the podcast’s formal introduction to director Richard Linklater, the WR&P hosts dissect the genre-bending “Hit Man” starring Hollywood’s newest movie star Glen Powell. In discussing Linklater’s prolific filmography, Ryan and Kevin touch on how the filmmaker chooses to extend his creative range while remaining loyal to …

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HMSG Interview Anastasia & Richard Elfman! "Bloody Bridget 1:00:08

23d ago1:00:08

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HMSG Interview Anastasia & Richard Elfman! "Bloody Bridget So excited to interview the ICONIC, Bon VIVANT, Horror COUPLE - ANASTASIA & RICHARD ELFMAN about their careers & their new film BLOODY BRIDGET (2023). Anastasia is a stage and screen actress, director, dancer,choreographer and burlesque artist. Richard is a director, writer, producer, percu…

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Harold and Maude (1971) 30:24

26d ago30:24

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EPISODE 015: BAY AREA FLICKS Steeped in classic Bay Area imagery and counterculture ideology, Hal Ashby’s definitive “Harold and Maude” is a seemingly perfect example of Bay Area Cinema. But the podcast conversation deviates from local geography and cultural history, as Ryan highlights the film’s proto-Wes Anderson-isms and Kevin traces the film’s …

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IT - "I am Eater of Worlds" 59:22

1M ago59:22

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IT - "I am Eater of Worlds" Well - this is IT (1990). We finish our Stephen King Birthday Party with a big one - the 1990 TV - Mini- Series version of IT starring the legendary Tim Curry as Pennywise. Of course you can count on Julia for all the nitty gritty details from her favorite book vs this adaptation! We hope you enjoy digging into this fres…

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From Cassavetes to Today 58:33

1M ago58:33

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EPISODE 014: INDIE CINEMA Featuring Shadows (1959), The Little Shop of Horrors (1960), She’s Gotta Have It (1986), Shakespeare in Love (1998) In an effort to track recent film history, podcast hosts Ryan and Kevin examine the trajectory of independent cinema through a collection of films by John Cassavetes, Roger Corman, Spike Lee, and Miramax. The…

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Mr. Harrigan's Phone - "Call Me if You Need Anything" 40:46

1M ago40:46

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Mr. Harrigan's Phone - "Call Me if you Need Anything" We continue our Stephen King Birthday party month with MR. HARRIGAN'S PHONE (2022). A story about the technology and power grounded in an unlikely friendship between a boy and billionaire. A cautionary tale about the "smartphone" era and what the costs might really be for wielding such power. We…

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Funny Games (1997) 22:54

1M ago22:54

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EPISODE 013: WEIRD @ WR&P Using Michael Haneke's 1997 film “Funny Games” as a conversation focal point, Ryan and Kevin discuss the critical separation of content and form. Can you like a movie's cinematic style while absolutely despising the film's storyline? Haneke aims to challenge what it means to enjoy a movie.…

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F for Fake (1973) 27:20

1M ago27:20

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EPISODE 012: META MOVIES When it comes to combining the magic of cinema with the boundaries of reality, few blur the lines more than the legendary Orson Welles. Ryan and Kevin examine 1973's “F for Fake” as Welles' strongest example of cinematic mastery, noting how the filmmaker bends and breaks the filmic form to fit his hypothesis on the truth of…

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1408 - "A Fragmented Loop of Unease & Despair" 47:04

1M ago47:04

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1408 - "A Fragmented Loop of Unease & Despair" We continue our Stephen King Birthday Party with one of his most iconic Short Stories - 1408 (2007). A story that started off as a writing exercise that has gone on to be so much more! A cynical writer (John Cusack) is lured into the clutches of one very evil hotel room. We love seeing Cusack and Samue…

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The Implications of Film Grain & Fragmentation 1:05:56

2M ago1:05:56

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EPISODE 011: GUEST STARRING JOSH PARK Featuring: Hulk (2003); Unfriended: Dark Web (2018); May December (2023) WIND, REEL, & PRINT formally welcomes local Bay Area filmmaker/educator/critic Josh Park as the podcast’s first official guest. While examining the ways Netflix manipulates film grain, Josh highlights how the principles of fragmentation ar…

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Graveyard Shift - "The Place is Infested" 45:18

2M ago45:18

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Graveyard Shift - "The Place is Infested" Our Stephen King birthday celebration continues with GRAVEYARD SHIFT. Dealing with a toxic work environment is for the RATS! A cotton mill is infested ...with something sinister. Can the new "college boy" in town make a difference in the battle against infestation? We hope you enjoy our freshly dropped epis…

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"Beyond a Miracle" 1:14:02

2M ago1:14:02

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EPISODE 010: LETTERBOXD TOP 250 SHUFFLE Featuring: City Lights (1931); The Red Shoes (1948); Landscape in the Mist (1988); Red Beard (1965). Ryan posits, “What is beyond a miracle?” There are few words that can describe the insurmountable cosmic intervention required to produce a movie of quality, and each film on the Letterboxd Top 250 stands as a…

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1922 - "Life is Rarely Fair" 41:28

2M ago41:28

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1922 - "Life is Rarely Fair" We are tackling Stephen King content all month in honor of the King's birthday! We kick off our Stephen King Birthday Party in the middle of a cornfield with 1922 (2017). A farmer who is more in love with his land than his wife. A cautionary tale about pride and consequences for our actions. The ghosts of our pasts will…

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Didi (2024) 33:13

2M ago33:13

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EPISODE 009: BAY AREA FLICKS In their first foray into Bay Area Cinema, Ryan and Kevin take a look at recent Sundance indie darling Didi (2024) from writer/director Sean Wang. The co-hosts chat about the film’s writing choices and how it stacks up against other coming-of-age movies.By Salad Brain Productions

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Stopmotion - "Morticians Wax" 35:02

2M ago35:02

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Stopmotion - "Morticians Wax" This week we travel down the uncanny valley of puppetry with STOPMOTION (2023). We follow a young aspiring animator who is trying tooth and nail to make her own way beyond her legendary mother's shadow. How far is too far to go for one's artistic vision? A literal feast for the eyes - we hope you enjoy digging into thi…

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Videodrome (1983) 31:03

2M ago31:03

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EPISODE 008: WEIRD @ WR&P The WR&P Pod gets weird with David Cronenberg’s Videodrome (1983), a sci-fi body horror flick that delves into the depths of underground television. While praising the filmmakers’ practical effects and neon-noir story aesthetics, Ryan and Kevin fall down the rabbit hole of deciphering Videodrome’s meaning.…

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Witchboard - "Progressive Entrapment" 30:42

2M ago30:42

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Witchboard - "Progressive Entrapment" We conclude our trip back in time to 1986 with a film starring one of Teri's favorite video vixen's Tawny Kitaen - WITCHBOARD (1986). A group of frenemies get together and summon what they think is the ghost of a child...but it could be something much more sinister! We hope you enjoy summoning up spirits with u…

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Scenes From A Marriage Story 24:22

3M ago24:22

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EPISODE 007: META - MARRIAGE STORY (2019) & SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE (1974) For Wind, Reel, & Print’s first double feature, Ryan and Kevin cross-examine Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story (2019) and Ingmar Bergman’s Scenes from a Marriage (1974). They explore how both films depict marriage through divorce, reflect the director’s married life, and subtly …

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The Hitcher - "I Want You to Stop Me" 40:22

3M ago40:22

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The Hitcher - "I Want You to Stop Me" This week we continue down the 1986 horror highway with THE HITCHER (1986). A chase film driven by Rutger Hauer pouring on all the gas with an explosive performance! A young - post OUTSIDERS - performance from C. Thomas Howell as the kid about to see too much, too fast & about to get furious! We hope you enjoy …

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Challengers (2024) 16:43

3M ago16:43

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EPISODE 006: NEWLY ACQUIRED Ryan and Kevin offer their initial reactions to Luca Guadagnino’s sports romance smash hit Challengers (2024), praising the film’s cinematography, screenwriting, sound mix, and bumping score. In a contemporary rendition of the cinematic triad, this hypersexual tennis match leaves the WR&P co-hosts sweating for more.…

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Vivre sa vie (1962) 21:09

3M ago21:09

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EPISODE 005: WEIRD @ WR&P After briefly discussing Jean-Luc Godard’s Vivre sa vie (1962) in Ep 000, Ryan watches it for the first time and quizzes Kevin on this French New Wave classic. Kevin elaborates on theatrical realism, Brechtian cinema, and Russell Campbell’s book Marked Women: Prostitutes and Prostitution in the Cinema, and Ryan ponders on …

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HMSG Interview Heidi Honeycutt - "I Spit on Your Celluloid" NEW BOOK! 58:50

3M ago58:50

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HMSG Interview Heidi Honeycutt - "I Spit on Your Celluloid" NEW BOOK! This week dive deep into the history of women in horror with Heidi Honeycutt as she launches her new book I SPIT ON YOUR CELLULOID! Heidi Honeycutt is an American journalist, author, actress, filmmaker, film programmer, and co-founder of the Los Angeles-based Etheria Film Night, …

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Letterboxd Top 4 1:06:13

3M ago1:06:13

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To introduce the Top 250 Shuffle, Ryan and Kevin begin with the cream of the crop, the top 4 narrative feature films as voted by Letterboxd members. Harakiri (1962), Come and See (1985), 12 Angry Men (1957), and Seven Samurai (1954) all offer insight into the type of movies which warrant the status of “best movie of all time”. From compelling depic…

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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer - "I Guess I Got Carried Away." 46:24

3M ago46:24

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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer - "I Guess I Got Carried Away." 1986 was quite a year for some intense thrillers - this week we discuss one of the most iconic ripped from the headlines stories with HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (1986). Haunting performances by everyone in this film - especially Michael Rooker who gives us all the chills as …

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Civil War (2024) 21:22

3M ago21:22

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Ryan and Kevin sit down to discuss the most recent Alex Garland flick, Civil War.By Salad Brain Productions

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Manhunter - "It’s just you & me now, sport!" 39:42

3M ago39:42

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Manhunter - "It’s just you & me now, sport!" This week we tackle another film from 1986 that is our cinematic introduction to Hannibal Lecter - MANHUNTER (1986). A film that plays with light and color to highlight the push and pull of a man that takes one more job when he's already called it quits. What could go wrong...? Michael Mann directs his m…

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Bowfinger (1999) 18:21

4M ago18:21

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Ryan invites Kevin to watch one of his favorite films, Bowfinger (1999). Directed by the great Frank Oz and written by the ever-funny Steve Martin, this film has always felt especially underrated. Give the pod a listen and go watch the movie!By Salad Brain Productions

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Basket Case - "What's in the Basket?" 41:38

4M ago41:38

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Basket Case - "What's in the Basket?" Just a sweet little story about a kid from upstate New York who finally heads to the big city for a little sight seeing - or REVENGE - with a really big totally unsuspicious basket. We learn how family secrets can literally tear people apart in BASKET CASE (1982). From the mind of cult cinema auteur, Frank Hene…

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Best Picture Winners of the 2000s 2:28:23

4M ago2:28:23

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For our true inaugural episode, we embarked on an ambitious quest: watching every single Best Picture winner from the 2000s and meticulously ranking them. The result? A cinematic marathon that left us both exhilarated and exhausted. Did we attain nirvana by the end? Not quite. But what we did achieve was a captivating glimpse into the film industry…

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Our Top 4 Favorite Films 1:03:01

4M ago1:03:01

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The beginning! Get to know Ryan and Kevin's top 4 favorite films!By windreelandprintpod

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The Blood on Satan's Claw - "These Old Superstitions Die Hard" 31:08

4M ago31:08

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The Blood on Satan's Claw - "These Old Superstitions Die Hard" It's the middle of summer - the perfect time to dive into some folk horror with THE BLOOD ON SATAN'S CLAW (1971). A small village succumbs to the power of the Devil through a serious of unfortunate events. This movie predates "The Wicker Man" but covers some very similar territory and l…

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No One Will Save You - "I'm sorry, Maude" 43:24

4M ago43:24

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No One Will Save You - "I'm sorry, Maude" We celebrate 7 Years of Horror Movie Survival Guide this week with a wonderful invasion by some body snatchers with NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU (2023). Director Brian Duffield asks "What if we are invaded by benevolent creatures who only want to "save us"? Would you like to go on a soma holiday...? We want to than…

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Satanic Hispanics - "You've Found a Key" 38:58

4M ago38:58

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Satanic Hispanics - "You've Found a Key" What a treat to go on a journey with The Traveler (Efren Ramirez) as he evades Death in SATANIC HISPANICS (2022). This rip-roaring anthology has one of the best wrap-around stories we have ever seen! Featuring work from 'five Latin AF directors' that each bring wonderful takes of divine, fantastical, and sin…

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The Jessica Cabin - "Someone's Always Watching" 30:18

5M ago30:18

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The Jessica Cabin - "Someone's Always Watching" Continuing our Pride Month celebration with a delightful ghost rom-com THE JESSICA CABIN (2022). What happens when you're a lonely ghost presented with the perfect match...will love cross over to the other side? Can love last for an eternity? We hope you enjoy this week's fresh haunt! Support the show…

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Tales of Poe - "Mad People Know Nothing" 35:42

5M ago35:42

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Tales of Poe - "Mad People Know Nothing" Our Pride Month celebration continues with TALES OF POE (2014). Poe's classic stories reimagined and starring some of our favorite scream queens and queer icons! A solid anthology using many of Poe's sweet twists and turns of phrases. We hope you enjoy delving into this fresh episode! Support the show…

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Super Hot - "Do you have any Cactus Coolers?" 35:00

5M ago35:00

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Super Hot - "Do you have any Cactus Coolers?" Happy PRIDE MONTH! 🏳️‍🌈 We have some fun selections for you this month starting with SUPER HOT (2021). Pizza Girl Jackie and her film nerd besties are savoring their last two weeks before the group splits up for their post high school plans. Jackie's friends convince her to finally go after her crush, t…

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The Cell - "He Ain't Gonna Stop Himself" 40:28

5M ago40:28

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The Cell - "He Ain't Gonna Stop Himself" This week we take a journey into the nightmarish dreamscape that is THE CELL (2000). A psychologist testing cutting edge technology to infiltrate the space between waking life tries to use her skills to help save a little boy who suffers from the same condition as a serial killer. How far will she go without…

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The House of the Devil - "Get a Grip" 35:52

5M ago35:52

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The House of the Devil - "Get a Grip" This week we go on a real adventure in babysitting that turns out to be a literal job from hell - THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL (2009). A cautionary tale about vetting your job prospects as much as they vet you from director Ti West. A love letter to 80's horror complete with a cameo from one of our favorite horror mo…

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The Strangers - "Why Are They Doing This?" 29:02

6M ago29:02

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The Strangers - "Why Are They Doing This?" Home invasions are always scary, but these villains take it to a whole new level with seemingly senseless torture added in THE STRANGERS (2008). Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman play a couple that are on the rocks after a wedding engagement does not go as planned. In the midst of this already emotional night t…

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Bones and All - "Lick it Up" 40:02

6M ago40:02

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Bones and All - "Lick it Up" This week we devour a fresh film from Luca Guadagnino - BONES AND ALL (2022). A coming of age story about a young "eater" discovering she is not alone. A sprawling road trip and powerhouse performances from cinema veterans like Jessica Harper, Mark Rylance, Chloë Sevigny and Michael Stuhlbarg paired with the new class o…

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Sam Hyde Film Festival 15:06

6M ago15:06

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Sam Hyde Film Festival by Meat Bone Express - Filmmaking PodcastBy Meat Bone Express - Filmmaking Podcast

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All About Evil - "Star Quality" 45:34

6M ago45:34

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All About Evil - "Star Quality" ALL ABOUT EVIL (2010) is a love letter to independent revival house cinema that hits in all the right places! Written and directed by friend of the podcast and co-host of the Midnight Mass Podcast, Joshua Grannell aka Peaches Christ, this film would be the perfect double feature with Julia's documentary OUT OF PRINT …

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