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This is a podcast looking at the impact and legacy of cult films. It’s hosted by Mark Palermo (former critic, screenwriter of Detention) and Serena Whitney (former critic, programmer of The Revue Cinema in Toronto). Why do these movies endure? Is some stuff too much for modern audiences? Theme music: "Hypernormalization" by Rich Aucoin, Artwork: Ryan Wilson
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Send a text It's Oscar Time! And instead of the usual "here's our predictions" nonsense, we're joined by the How'd You Like That Movie? podcast (Kris Langford and Scott Veiga) to vote on the best and worst Best Picture nominee of the 21st Century. All determinations are final.
Send a text We look at the new documentary SHE WAS HERE about Heather O'Rourke, the child star of the POLTERGEIST movies, Serena catches up with the 28 YEARS LATER films, untangling the madness that happened at the BAFTAs, and is NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE an ultimate Toronto movie?
Send a text America eats its young. With the world on edge, we turn to movies, taking a look at Luc Besson's Dracula, revisiting Tarsem's The Cell, uncovering new Scream 7 controversies, and the hassle of having to take bathroom breaks at IMAX movies. Plus, we reflect on James Van Der Beek and Serena has new advice for cinema programmers.
Send a text With the world in chaos, we try to make sense of movies. We catch up on some of the Oscar nominees (HAMNET, THE UGLY STEPSISTER, THE VOICE OF RIND HAJAB), discuss the new ANACONDA, and consider celebrity beauty standards and how they affect a 60-year-old Brad Pitt in F1. Plus, when are your content-grievances just power trips and why is Hollywood so slow to embrace a changing youth landscape?
Send a text New year. New Season. We're back, talking about our favourite movies of 2025, whether people are overreacting to the Stranger Things finale, writing well in the age of AI, and studios being too selective with their advertising money.
Send a text With the TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES TRILOGY (1990-'93) new on Arrow Video 4K and Blu-ray, we're joined by two people who participated in this mammoth collection, special features producer and filmmaker Gillian Wallace Horvat and comic book expert Dave Baxter. We discuss the legacy of these films and the impact they had on a generation, the history of TMNT, and how you deliver for a fanbase on physical media.
Send a text Above our heads, deals are negotiated for the future of entertainment culture. We look at the possible implications of either Netflix or Paramount buying Warner Brothers - how it could impact cinemas, physical media and what you see. Are all movies political? Tarantino vs. Dano. Everyone vs. everyone else.
Send a text We look at how the 2020 pandemic caused a disruption in film culture, and reflect on the movies lost between the cracks of the COVID era. Also, why do movies look like that now? - examining claims of a popular YouTube film essay. And programming for a younger audience: What movies make GenZ nostalgic?
Send a text In this lively discussion we talk what types of movies can end relationships and what ones have coloured our ideals of them. Plus, reviews of GOOD FORTUNE, Del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN, BLACK PHONE 2 and BUGONIA, all the movie sequel news, and Mark's epic discussion of monoculture he promised last time.
Send a text You sent us more of your Horror Hot Takes, so we argue about them. The Exorcist, The Shining, Art the Clown, Near Dark, New Nightmare... it's all here. Plus, class and moral struggle in the movie industry.
Send a text We asked for your horror movie hot takes, and now we debate 'em! Michael Myers, Jason, Freddy, m'f'in Caspar, Argento vs. Fulci, it's all here.
Send a text With America on edge, Mark and Serena discuss cancellations, censorship (and how it could affect future movies), and whether it's ok to express political views as a film programmer. Also, the weekly rereleases of old movies and the threat of Netflix buying Warner Bros.
Send a text New Canadian stats reveal who's going to see movies theatrically in 2025, just as various distributors make known their hopes and fears for the AI future. Serena discusses Spike Lee's HIGHEST 2 LOWEST. Mark talks CAUGHT STEALING. And Halloween is around the corner, so how do you move beyond just the season's traditional films.
Send a text With the reboot of THE NAKED GUN released this Summer and sequels to SPACEBALLS and SCARY MOVIE on the way, will we finally enter a new era of film comedies? Serena and Mark have some ideas on why the genre has been away so long, and how well Liam Neeson plays Frank Drebin Jr. (born: 1994).
Send a text Eddington and South Park give their last rites to the social justice era, but to what end? A mockingly nude Trump may be the only way to can get through to power. Meanwhile, American Eagle and Sydney Sweeney try (and succeed) at stoking the culture war flames. Plus, Weapons and some more thoughts on I Know What You Did Last Summer and why you should chill about it.
Send a text It's Big Swing Summer at the movies, or so reviewers keep telling us. We look at the risk vs. success ratio of James Gunn's nation-dividing (of course!) SUPERMAN, the revamping of Millennial totem I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, and the animated Netflix phenomenon KPOP DEMON HUNTERS. Stay cool. Stay hydrated. Stay weird within your IP.
Send a text This is a fantastic discussion with filmmaker Joseph Kahn (DETENTION, BODIED, TORQUE, your fave music videos) about his very cool and funny new movie ICK. He also reflects on writing DETENTION with Mark, the realities of making indie films, and why being told you have "MTV style" doesn't land when you helped create MTV style.
Send a text We dive into Celine Song's sophomore effort MATERIALISTS (the movie and its relationship politics), and then discuss other movies that had misleading trailers. Plus, Ana De Armas kills a bunch of men, and the latest going-ons in Weird Hollywood.
Send a text We talk the state of professional film criticism in the Letterboxd era and the growing influence of user reviews. Plus, the overstep of the BALLERINA review embargo, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: THE FINAL RECKONING, DESTINATION: THE FINAL BLOODLINE (err?), Fear Streets, Friendships, and more.
Send a text Join us as we discuss what makes good franchise movies while revisiting the Final Destination series. Plus, we take a look at the new '80s-set anthology film Freaky Tales, Mark reviews Sharp Corner, Serena reviews Screamboat, Trump gets weird about movie tariffs, and the longhaired ghosts of J-horror haunt us still.
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