Or Whatever Movies

SHAUN OF THE DEAD: HALLOWEEN RE-RELEASE

Some movies deserve to come back from the dead. Resurrect OWM’s discussion of SHAUN OF THE DEAD, featuring horrible stinks, the Bilbo cameo, and the surprisingly happy fa

SCREAM (1996) | Or Whatever Movies | 359

Pick up the phone for Wes Craven’s SCREAM! Thirty years later, Iris and Wes revisit the suspects, the clues, and Matthew Lillard’s tongue. Plus, does knowing whodunit tak

AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON: HALLOWEEN RE-RELEASE

Another Halloween, another full moon. Howl along with OWM’s discussion of AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON to determine whether it’s hysterical or awkward, whether Mom and

EVIL DEAD RISE: HALLOWEEN RE-RELEASE

You can put evil down, but apparently it’s going to rise again. Unearth OWM’s discussion of EVIL DEAD RISE, featuring rat kings, Wesley’s horror movie requirements, and t

THE EXORCIST: HALLOWEEN RE-RELEASE

Pazuzu has been waiting patiently for another invitation upstairs. Get possessed by OWM’s discussion of THE EXORCIST and the freaky stuff filmmakers somehow pulled off 50

THE SHINING: HALLOWEEN RE-RELEASE

The Overlook has a room waiting for you this Halloween. Check back in with OWM’s discussion of THE SHINING, Wes’s favorite horror movie, including cinephilic mental illne

MISERY | Or Whatever Movies | 358

HALLOWEEN 2026 gets hobbled with Rob Reiner’s MISERY, the 1990 Stephen King adaptation about the terrifying consequences of having a stan. In this special Change My Mind

THE VVITCH: HALLOWEEN RE-RELEASE

Wouldst thou like to revisit deliciously? Live deliciously with OWM’s discussion of Robert Eggers’ THE VVITCH, featuring stylish Puritans, Anya Taylor-Joy, and the pressi

THE SKELETON KEY: HALLOWEEN RE-RELEASE

Some doors are better left locked. Naturally, OWM is opening this one again. Turn THE SKELETON KEY for a discussion featuring Kate Hudson, witch lore, and the curious sto

EVENT HORIZON: HALLOWEEN RE-RELEASE

Against all better judgment, OWM is reopening the airlock to hell. Board EVENT HORIZON again for Sam Neill’s Dr. Weir, the disaster movies and movie disasters of 1997, an

PSYCHO: HALLOWEEN RE-RELEASE

There’s still a vacancy at the Bates Motel. Check back in for OWM’s discussion of Alfred Hitchcock’s PSYCHO, featuring extreme embalming, movies as artifice, and Wesley’s

HOUSE (1985) | Or Whatever Movies | 357

HALLOWEEN 2026 moves into HOUSE, the horror-comedy where haunted memories, missing children, and Vietnam all inhabit the property. Grab a midnight snack, put on your lave

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: HALLOWEEN RE-RELEASE

The dead are getting up again, so OWM might as well join them. Rise again with NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD for zombie acid trips, multi-hyphenate producer Karl Hardman, and

THE BABADOOK: HALLOWEEN RE-RELEASE

If it’s in a word or it’s in a look, you can’t get rid of this re-release. Let THE BABADOOK back in for Babadook in the badonkadonk, Jennifer Kent’s Babydook, and what th

IT FOLLOWS: HALLOWEEN RE-RELEASE

Some things simply refuse to stop following you. Let IT FOLLOWS catch up with OWM for the slow zombie genre, boobs, and whether David Robert Mitchell’s horror film delive

HALLOWEEN RE-RELEASE: TRAIN TO BUSAN

Seven years of Halloween means some movies deserve to come back from the dead. Revisit OWM’s discussion of TRAIN TO BUSAN, featuring fast zombies, deep symbolism, and a v

CARRIE (1976) | Or Whatever Movies | 356

OWM kicks off HALLOWEEN 2026 with CARRIE, Brian De Palma’s 1976 horror classic. Celebrate 50 years of alienation, fanaticism, high school cruelty, and the worst prom nigh

Int Style | New Light on Sunshine | 186

OWM sheds new light on Sunshine. Wes and Iris dig into Reese Witherspoon’s production company, from its Blackstone deal and film catalogue to the potentially complicated

Int Style | Inside Baseball | 185

Is Or Whatever Movies too inside baseball? Wes and Iris debate whether the show’s personal references, spoilers, and producer-level movie talk make it harder for casual l

Int Style | 2 Number or Not 2 Number | 184

Iris quizzes Wes on one of cinema’s most quietly chaotic questions: when a movie title has a number, is it spelled out or written as a numeral? Wes puts his movie-title i