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DuoVision #5 - Back to School (1986) + Old School (2003)

We'd be great teachers...of what we have no idea. Two old guys go back to college to kick off a DuoVision mini-series with a couple of movies...about old guys going back

Spine #90 - Brothers Till We Die

Ciao boys! Marten's Eurocinema education continues, as fellas dive into the Italian underworld once again, exploring the trashy crime team ups between Umberto Lenzi and T

Bonus Episode - Disclosure Day

Keep your eyes to the skies. The boys dive into the sci-fi driven portion of a young, up-and-coming filmmaker by the name of Steven Spielberg. Ever heard of him? In celeb

DuoVision #4 - The Brave One (2007) + Panic Room (2002)

Someone (or something) has gotta keep us safe at night. Wrapping up this first round of DuoVision double features is a pair of aughts Jodie Foster thrillers from major au

DuoVision #3 - Pacific Heights (1990) + Desperate Measures (1998)

We're back boys! Even when he's not donning cape + cowl as Batman, Michael Keaton is one of the weirdest and most interesting movie stars to emerge from the '80s, For the

DuoVision #2 - Breathless (1983) + Internal Affairs (1990)

Hellooooo baby! DuoVision returns with two Richard Gere thrillers (well, one's definitely a thriller and the other is...something else entirely. It's BREATHLESS and INTER

DuoVision #1 - Breakdown (1997) + Unlawful Entry (1992)

Welcome to DuoVision - a new, regular feature here at Secret Handshake where the boys pick a themed double feature and vibe out for an hour or so. Kicking the series off

Spine #89 - All the Colors of the Dark

Ciao Secret Handshake listeners! Marten's Italian genre cinema education continues with a crash course in gialli, courtesy of the undersung maestro of the genre, Sergio M

Spine #88 - Excalibur

"Look into the eyes of the Dragon...and DESPAIR!" An episode long in the making, the boys dive into the wild filmography of John Boorman, as they watch the new document

Bonus Episode - The Strangers Rebootquel Trilogy

Nobody knows anything about The Strangers, and that's what makes them scary. Nor does anyone know why you would reboot The Strangers into a min-requel trilogy of films th

Spine #87 - God Told Me To

Mass shooters! Religious cabals! Alien invaders! Despite their promises otherwise, the boys dive down another rabbit hole, exploring the wild, cerebral, and insanely irre

Spine #86 - Keoma

"A MAN WHO IS FREE NEVER DIES!" Marten begins his journey through the annals of Italian exploitation cinema, with Jacob giggling along for the ride. His first stop: the

Bonus Episode - Primate

Happy New Year! We took a quick break to settle in, but now we're back with all the killer monkey movies in celebration of Johannes Roberts' badass creature feature PRIMA

Bonus Episode - Our Favorite Films of 2025

Another one in the books! To celebrate a truly special year in cinema, the boys count down their favorite films of 2025. Did your personal picks make the cut? Find out!

Spine #85 - Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair [Feat. James Emanuel Shapiro]

Silly Caucasian boys like to play with samurai swords. With the unedited edition of KILL BILL finally hitting theaters, the fellas sit down with their buddy James Emanuel

Spine #84 - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Ho ho ho motherfuckers, It's Christmas Time at Secret Handshake, so we fired up some of our favorite holiday set neo noir shoot 'em ups for old time's sake. Shane Black h

Spine #83 - The Devil's Backbone

It's not a podcast about Guillermo del Toro...it's a podcast with Guillermo del Toro in it. To commemorate the release of FRANKENSTEIN, the boys look back at El Gordo's a

Spine #82 - Night of the Demons

Let's party! They boys head to their local mortuary (not to mention the Exhumed Films Horror Thon) to throw a Halloween party and end up getting menaced by some dirty, ho

Spine #81 - Robocop

BITCHES LEAVE! The boys break down the filmography of one of Jacob's heroes: the Mad Dutchman himself, Paul Verhoeven. How many Facemelters does one man have in his body

Spine #80 - Darkman

I am everyone. No one. Everywhere. Nowhere. Call me...Darkman. The boys talk about their favorite comic movie that's not actually adapted from a real comic: Sam Raimi's D