Month 6: Female Directors

Like sands in the hourglass, the months of our lives keep ticking by. It’s already February, and time to start a brand new theme month! In celebration of Women in Horror Month we will be putting the spotlight on horror movies from female directors! Join us as we run through some titles we’ve already seen.

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

Planned Parenthood plannedparenthood.org

NOW (National Organization for Women) now.org

Donation Drive #1: DEAD AGAIN (1991)

Our donation drive is getting into full swing, so it’s time for our first listener selection! For donating to the ACLU, Andy and Typhanie Klein got to make us take a look at 1991’s Kenneth Branagh reincarnation thriller DEAD AGAIN!

Join us as we review the film, attempt to wrangle Sergio’s frayed attention span, and discover the magic of VHS preroll!

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

NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) naacp.org

NOW (National Organization for Women) now.org

CHIRLA  (Coalition for Human Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles) chirla.org

African-American Directors Month #3: TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT (1995)

For the third week African-American directors month, we return to 1995 with Ernest Dickerson’s TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT!

Join us as we review the film, make as many puns as humanly possible, and resurrect the Ten Word Review segment. Make sure to vote for the second annual Screamie Awards on our Facebook or Twitter!

If you donate 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

Black Lives Matter blacklivesmatter.com

Campaign Zero joincampaignzero.org

NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) 

African-American Directors Month #2: TALES FROM THE HOOD (1995)

We continue African-American directors month with the 1995 anthology flick TALES FROM THE HOOD!

Join us as we review the film, rank our favorite segments, and discover a side to Brennan we haven’t seen before. 

If you donate 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

Black Lives Matter blacklivesmatter.com

Campaign Zero joincampaignzero.org

NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) 

Extra Credit: THE BYE BYE MAN

In this episode, we hit the movie theaters aisles to review one of the first horror releases of 2017: THE BYE BYE MAN!

It’s probably exactly how you’d expect it to be. Join us as we review the film, shoot off on a million tangents, and discuss the funniest movie scene in a decade. Don’t think it and don’t say it, but do give it a listen!

African-American Directors Month #1: BLACULA (1972)

It’s the first week of our month highlighting African-American directors in horror, and boy do we have a treat for you: the 1972 blaxsploitation epic BLACULA!

Join us as we review the film, discuss the further reaches of the Leprechaun franchise, and find a vampire film that Brennan is truly a sucker for!

If you donate 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

Black Lives Matter blacklivesmatter.com

Campaign Zero joincampaignzero.org

NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) 

Month 5: African-American Directors

Happy New Year, everybody! We’re hitting 2017 with a fresh new month, putting the spotlight on African-American horror filmmakers! (Apologies for the first minute of the podcast, the audio went crazy and we have no idea why)

If you donate 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

Black Lives Matter blacklivesmatter.com

Campaign Zero joincampaignzero.org

NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) 

Mexican Horror Month: Exit Exam

Happy New Year, everybody! Join us as we wrap up Mexican horror month with a very special game and a celebration of our favorite horror movies of 2016!

If you donate 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
I Am Holding Your Hand zazzle.com/iamholdingyourhand
Border Angels borderangels.org
CHIRLA  (Coalition for Human Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles) chirla.org
Immigration Equality immigrationequality.org
National Immigration Forum immigrationforum.org
Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights theyoungcenter.org

Mexican Horror Month #4: HASTA EL VIENTO TIENE MIEDO (2007)

For the final week of Mexican horror month, we cover the 2007 remake of the film we watched last week: HASTA EL VIENTO TIENE MIEDO!

Join us as we review the film, discuss how much grittier it is than the original, and tell yet another tale of movie acquisition hardship! 

If you donate 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
I Am Holding Your Hand zazzle.com/iamholdingyourhand
Border Angels borderangels.org
CHIRLA  (Coalition for Human Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles) chirla.org
Immigration Equality immigrationequality.org
National Immigration Forum immigrationforum.org
Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights theyoungcenter.org

Christmas Bonus: INSIDE (2007)

It’s a Christmas miracle! Original co-host Shannon Cholakian has returned for one night only to help us review the 2007 French extremist flick INSIDE aka À L’INTÉRIEUR. Hey, it’s set on Christmas Eve…

Join us as we review the film, discuss how it’s not appropriate family viewing, having an oddly in depth conversation on feminist film, and try not to burn the bread we have in the oven. Merry Christmas everyone!

Mexican Horror Month #3: HASTA EL VIENTO TIENE MIEDO (1968)

This week we’re going back into the annals of Mexican cinema history for 1968’s HASTA EL VIENTO TIENE MIEDO (EVEN THE WIND IS AFRAID)!

Join us as we review the film, attempt to show off our terrible Spanish, and discuss the long, arduous journey it took to get here.

If you donate 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

I Am Holding Your Hand zazzle.com/iamholdingyourhand

Border Angels borderangels.org

CHIRLA  (Coalition for Human Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles) chirla.org

Immigration Equality immigrationequality.org

National Immigration Forum immigrationforum.org

Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights theyoungcenter.org

Mexican Horror Month #2: CRONOS (1993)

We’re back in action after a brief one week birthday break! It’s the second week of Mexican horror month and we’re exploring the feature debut of homegrown hero Guillermo del Toro, CRONOS! This 1993 vampire picture has every idea in the book and no idea how to wield them, but it’s awesome.

Join us as we discuss the film, sing excerpts from Grease, and shudder over how friggin’ gross this movie was!

If you donate 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

I Am Holding Your Hand zazzle.com/iamholdingyourhand

Border Angels borderangels.org

CHIRLA  (Coalition for Human Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles) chirla.org

Immigration Equality immigrationequality.org

National Immigration Forum immigrationforum.org

Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights theyoungcenter.org

Sergio's Birthday Bonus: SICARIO (2015)

For Sergio’s birthday, his present was actually being able to choose the movie! Of course, he chose the 2015 thriller SICARIO, because he has no idea what a horror film is.

Join us as we review the film, argue over Benicio del Toro’s morality, and discuss possible sequels. Also, stick around to listen to Sergio unwrap his SECOND birthday present!

Apologies in advance for not being able to access certain dialogue clips we reference in the episode. DMCA and all that.

Mexican Horror Month #1: SATÁNICO PANDEMONIUM (1975)

For the first week of Mexican Horror month, we check out the 1975 nunsploitation (which is apparently a genre) movie SATÁNICO PANDEMONIUM!

Join us as we review the film, dissect yet another wonderful DVD synopsis, and struggle to remember the names of ANYBODY in the movie.

Warning: The discussion gets a little blue. If you’re listening with children, well, why did you even decide to do that in the first place?

If you donate 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

I Am Holding Your Hand zazzle.com/iamholdingyourhand

Border Angels borderangels.org

CHIRLA  (Coalition for Human Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles) chirla.org

Immigration Equality immigrationequality.org

National Immigration Forum immigrationforum.org

Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights theyoungcenter.org

Month 4: Mexican Horror

From December to March (Brennan mistakenly said April, ignore him), we will be picking themes each month that put a spotlight on filmmakers who are part of marginalized or disenfranchised communities. This month we’re doing Mexican Horror, and it’s very exciting indeed.

If you donate 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

I Am Holding Your Hand zazzle.com/iamholdingyourhand

Border Angels borderangels.org

CHIRLA  (Coalition for Human Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles) chirla.org

Immigration Equality immigrationequality.org

National Immigration Forum immigrationforum.org

Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights theyoungcenter.org

Proto-Slasher Month: Exit Exam

Let’s wave a quick and much-needed goodbye to Proto-Slasher month by ranking the four films we watched and playing a quick round of Six Degrees of Brooke Shields!

Proto-Slasher Month #4: TOURIST TRAP (1979)

For the final week of proto-slasher month, we head back to 1979 for a little vacation in TOURIST TRAP!

Join us as we review the film, discuss what makes the perfect Thanksgiving movie, and discuss the mystical de-sexifying power of the bucket hat.

Proto-Slasher Month #3: ALICE, SWEET ALICE (1976)

We’re three-quarters through proto-slasher month and things are finally getting interesting with 1976’s ALICE, SWEET ALICE!

Join us as we review the film, figure out why Brooke Shields is famous, and plead for listener Tristian to actually explain what the hell is going on.

Proto-Slasher Month #2: THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN (1976)

For the second week of Proto-Slasher month, we fail to redeem ourselves very much with 1976’s THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN!

Join us as we review the film, fail at more American history, and learn the legend of Sparkplug!

Proto-Slasher Month #1: WHEN A STRANGER CALLS (1979)

For the first week of Proto-Slashers month, we explore the much ballyhooed WHEN A STRANGER CALLS, from 1979. Babysitters, beware!

Join us as we review the film, discuss ringtones and remakes, and realize that the part everybody remembers is only the first twenty minutes.