Anniversary Month #2: ORPHAN (2009)

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For the second week of Anniversary Month, we’re reviewing a film we missed during our Dark Castle month: 2009’s ORPHAN!

Join us as we review the film and rant about Ryan Reynolds’ immoral behavior in DEFINITELY MAYBE, the Orphan’s terrible grandma, and basically anything that comes to mind. This is a very rant-heavy episode, to be honest.

Ten Word Reviews: Baby Driver, Playing It Cool, Definitely Maybe

Our theme music is “A Beat for You” by Pseudo Echo. You can find more episodes of this show and others at podpeople.me 

Anniversary Month #1: LET ME IN (2010)

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For the first week of Anniversary Month, we’re checking back in on one of the very first films we reviewed this year: LET THE RIGHT ONE IN’s American remake, LET ME IN!

Join us as we review the film and discuss transplanting the story to New Mexico in the 80’s, Charlie Brown parents, and 13-ish reasons why Sergio loved 13 Reasons Why!

Ten Word Reviews: The Amityville Horror, Rough Night, The Book of Henry

Our theme music is “A Beat for You” by Pseudo Echo. You can find more episodes of this show and others at podpeople.me 

Aquatic Horror Month #4: ORCA: THE KILLER WHALE (1977)

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Aquatic Horror Month is winding down, and as we remove our flippers let’s review the final film of the month: 1977’s ORCA: THE KILLER WHALE!

Join us as we discuss the movie, Liam Neeson whales, and stick around at the end for a little intro to Pod People’s newest show!

Ten Word Reviews: The Great Wall, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, It Comes At Night

Our theme music is “A Beat for You” by Pseudo Echo. You can find more episodes of this show and others at podpeople.me 

Aquatic Horror Month #3: DEAD CALM (1989)

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For the third week of Aquatic Horror month, we take to the open water with the 1989 Aussie thriller DEAD CALM!

Join us as we review the film, discuss Billy Zane’s extremely comforting and friendly filmography, and debut our new theme song!

Our theme music is “A Beat for You” by Pseudo Echo. You can find more episodes of this show and others at podpeople.me

Aquatic Horror Month #1: JAWS (1975)

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It’s summertime and the dyin’ is easy! Put on your swim fins and prepare for a dip in Amity Bay with JAWS!

Join us as we review the 1975 Spielberg flick, dissect the man, the myth, the cartoon that is Quint, and make comments that are more than a little bit controversial about a minted classic. Even Brennan himself gets upset at some of the things he says.

Giallo Month #4: YOUR VICE IS A LOCKED ROOM, AND ONLY I HAVE THE KEY (1972)

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For the final week of the increasingly interestingly-titled giallo month, we visit the 1972 flick YOUR VICE IS A LOCKED ROOM, AND ONLY I HAVE THE KEY!

Join us as we review the film, which was directed by co-host namesake Sergio Martino. We also try to wrap our heads around the serpentine plot, compare it to the source material (Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Black Cat”), and discuss everyone’s new favorite character: the Jim Henson Trash Lady!

Giallo Month #3: DELIRIUM: PHOTOS OF GLORIA (1987)

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For the third week of giallo month, we visit Lamberto Bava’s 1987 flick DELIRIUM: PHOTOS OF GLORIA, one of the very last entries in the giallo cycle!

Join us as we review the film, discuss boobs for a solid fifteen minutes, and learn if the 80’s will treat Sergio any better than the 70’s!

Dark Castle Month #3: GOTHIKA (2003)

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For the third week of Dark Castle Month, we explore the company’s first legitimate success, even if it was panned by the critics: GOTHIKA!

Join us as we review the film, marvel at how lucid Sergio is even though he napped during the movie, and discuss the deep societal issues being unearthed by this incredibly important film.

Dark Castle Month #2: HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1999)

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For the second week of Dark Castle Month, we dare you to spend the night in THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1999)!

Join us as we review the film, discuss the world’s most devastatingly beautiful Krispy Kreme, and hear Brennan rant about the first theme month that wasn’t explicitly tailored toward his interests.

Dark Castle Month #1: THIR13EN GHOSTS (2001)

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It’s time to open the cobwebby door of Dark Castle and discover THIR13EN GHOSTS!

Join us as we review the 2001 William Castle remake, discuss Sergio’s childhood love of the film, and experience a peculiar reversal as he actually has to defend a flick from BRENNAN’s ill will. Usually it’s the other way around!

Donation Drive #4: GALAXY OF TERROR (1981)

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It’s our final Donation Drive episode! In honor of his donation to the ACLU, Patrick Hamilton got to make us watch GALAXY OF TERROR!

Join us as we review the film, get sidetracked discussing PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN ephemera, and explore exactly how this film fits into Brennan’s ALIEN marathon.

Gay Directors Month #4: SORORITY BABES IN THE SLIMEBALL BOWL-O-RAMA (1988)

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For the final week of Gay Directors Month, we explore the David Decoteau’s 1988 sexploitation masterpiece SORORITY BABES IN THE SLIMEBALL BOWL-O-RAMA!

The title’s the best part about it. Join us as we review the film, if you can call it that, argue over a long-lost VHS slasher, and discuss the relative merits of Linnea Quigley’s filmography!

If you donate $5 or more to one of the following organizations, you will be able to choose a movie we review on the show!

ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) aclu.org

Human Rights Campaign hrc.org

The Trevor Project thetrevorproject.org

Gay Directors Month #3: THE SKIN I LIVE IN (2011)

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It’s week 3 of gay directors month and we head to the arthouse for Pedro Almodóvar’s harrowing thriller THE SKIN I LIVE IN!

Join us as we review the film, babble about Almodóvar’s extended filmography, and… no, that’s pretty much all we do.

If you donate $5 or more to one of the following organizations, you will be able to choose a movie we review on the show!

ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) aclu.org

Human Rights Campaign hrc.org

The Trevor Project thetrevorproject.org

Gay Directors Month #2: SEED OF CHUCKY (2004)

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It’s the second week of Gay Directors Month, and we settle into a much better film, though not every listener will agree with us: 2004’s SEED OF CHUCKY!

Join us as we review Don Mancini’s masterpiece, compare our current watch to how it felt to watch it as a kid, and dig into the queer subtext coursing through the entire thing.

If you donate $5 or more to one of the following organizations, you will be able to choose a movie we review on the show!

ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) aclu.org

Human Rights Campaign hrc.org

The Trevor Project thetrevorproject.org

Donation Drive #3: TALES FROM THE CRYPT

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It’s a short episode this time, but it’s certainly re-gore-ding! We mean rewarding! We pay another visit to the Cryptkeeper to watch two episodes of TALES FROM THE CRYPT, as suggested to us by Ryan Healey, who donated to the ACLU!

If you donate $5 or more to one of the following organizations, you will be able to choose a movie we review on the show!

ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) aclu.org

Human Rights Campaign hrc.org

The Trevor Project thetrevorproject.org

Gay Directors Month #1: FLATLINERS (1990)

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For the first week of Gay Directors Month, we explore Joel Schumacher’s (ostensibly) fun 1990 (ostensibly) horror project FLATLINERS!

We crossed over to the other side and brought back with us some questionable audio quality, so we apologize for that. Please join us as we review the film in spite of the fact that Sergio only saw maybe 25 minutes of it. It’s a surprisingly rewarding conversation, to be honest.

If you donate $5 or more to one of the following organizations, you will be able to choose a movie we review on the show!

ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) aclu.org

Human Rights Campaign hrc.org

The Trevor Project thetrevorproject.org