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BONUS #295 Heart of the Beast (2026)

David Ayer's 2026 man-and-his-dog survival thriller, HEART OF THE BEAST, is our feature presentation this week! We talk filmmakers using dog death's for cheap sympathy, B

#294 The House by the Cemetery (1981)

Lucio Fulci's supernatural nightmare logic splatter flick, THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY, is our feature presentation this week! We talk the HP Lovecraft inspiration, the wor

BONUS #293 Primetime (2026)

Lance Oppenheim's 2026 psychological To Catch A Predator character study, PRIMETIME, is our feature presentation this week! We talk Robert Pattinson's performance, Skyler

#292 Firestarter (1984)

Mark L. Lester's 1984 pyrokinetic sci-fi horror film, FIRESTARTER, is our feature presentation this week! We talk Stephen King's career and disdain for this film, John Ca

BONUS #291 The Weight (2026)

Padriac McKinley's 2026 gritty old school historical survival thriller, THE WEIGHT, is our bonus feature presentation this week! We talk shooting in Germany vs Oregon, Et

#290 The Guest (2014)

Adam Wingard's 2014 synth-driven dark comedy action thriller, THE GUEST, is our feature presentation this week! We talk about lead actor Dan Stevens, the inspiration of H

BONUS #289 Resident Evil (2026)

Zach Cregger's 2026 relentless video game horror gauntlet, RESIDENT EVIL, is our feature presentation this week! We talk the dark comedy aspect, melding CGI and practical

#288 The Terminator (1984)

James Cameron's 1984 tech noir action thriller, THE TERMINATOR, is our feature presentation this week! We discuss Cameron's dream that inspired the film, Composer Brad Fi

#287 Sorcerer (1977)

William Friedkin's 1977 gritty, high-tension survival thriller, SORCERER, is our feature presentation this week! We talk about Tangerine Dream, Steve McQueen's demands, g

BONUS #286 Onslaught (2026)

Adam Wingard's 2026 supersoldier action horror flick, ONSLAUGHT, is our bonus feature presentation this week! We talk Reginald VelJohnson, Operation Paperclip, Wingard's

#285 Drive (2011)

Nicolas Winding Refn's 2011 Los Angeles synthwave car chase gangster flick, DRIVE, is our feature presentation this week! We chat about REO Speedwagon greenlighting the p

BONUS #284 The Dog Stars (2026)

Ridley Scott's 2026 post-apocalyptic melancholy drama, THE DOG STARS, is our bonus feature presentation this week! We talk about Ridley's storyboard process and camera co

#283 Escape From New York (1981)

John Carpenter's 1981 dystopian sci-fi action thriller, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, is our feature presentation this week! We discuss Kurt Russell's iconic "Snake Plissken", th

BONUS #282 The Rivals of Amziah King (2026)

Andrew Patterson's offbeat Americana crime fable, THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING, is our bonus feature presentation this week! We discuss the folk bluegrass music in the film,

#281 Election (1999)

Alexander Payne's 1999 satirical dark comedy, ELECTION, is our feature presentation this week! We discuss Payne's stylish editing and incredible pacing, Reese Witherspoon

BONUS #280 The End of Oak Street (2026)

David Robert Mitchell's 2026 sci-fi dinosaur wormhole family adventure, THE END OF OAK STREET, is our bonus feature presentation this week! We talk about the dumb fun at

#279 Happiness (1998)

Todd Solodnz's 1998 darkly provocative psychological dramedy, HAPPINESS, is our feature presentation this week! We discuss the dark taboos explored, if Todd Solodnz is an

BONUS #278 Ice Cream Man (2026)

Eli Roth's 2026 campy summertime gore gauntlet, ICE CREAM MAN, is our bonus feature presentation this week! We discuss Roth's decision to launch his production company "T

#277 Boogie Nights (1997)

Paul Thomas Anderson's 1997 Los Angeles porno epic, BOOGIE NIGHTS, is our feature presentation this week! We talk about Mark Whalberg's acting, Burt Reynolds being a pain

#276 Lone Star (1996)

John Sayles' 1996 Texas border town murder mystery, LONE STAR, is our feature presentation this week! We discuss Sayles' fascination with regional storytelling, if Kris K