In this episode, what do WWI, segregation, prohibition, R&B, and vampires have in common? Mike and Allison discuss the 2025 film, Sinners, commenting on its historicity, music, and of course, vampirism.
In this episode, Mike and Allison discuss the 2021 film, The Black Phone, commenting on its historicity, as well as its level of graphic intensity. Mike also says a few things about Generation X. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s1e1-the-official-story/id1534934131?i=1000495548526
In this episode, Mike and Allison discuss the "B-17 bomber" scene from the 1981 animated film Heavy Metal and how it compares to the (2025) homage episode of Love, Death & Robots called "How Zeke Got Religion".
In this episode, Mike and Allison discuss the 2024 film, Longlegs and comment on its marketing, as well as whether it resonates as either entertainment or art.
In this episode, Mike and Allison compare the 2024 remake of Nosferatu with F.W. Murnau's 1922 original and Werner Herzog's 1979 masterpiece.
In this episode, Mike and Allison return with their "10 Days Of Halloween" series. The subject of day 01 is the 2024 feature film, Late Night With The Devil.
In this episode, Mike and Allison continue their series on deranged families with their second part of the Rob Zombie trilogy, discussing the semiotics of The Devil's Rejects.
In this episode, Mike and Allison talk about Rob Zombie's filmmaking style and his nod to 1970s horror.
In this special Halloween episode, Mike and Allison talk about one of their favorite DVDs, Monsters Crash The Pajama Party Spook Show Spectacular. Then they play a movie guessing game, all in the spirit of Halloween!
Minisode #24 The Tenant (1976) posted on 10-30-23 Question #24 How does Polanski use the previous two films in his trilogy to convince the audience that the character of Trelkovski, played by Polanski himself, is experiencing some sort of dimensional shift or time loop?
Minisode #23 Rosemary's Baby (1968) posted on 10-29-23 Question #23 How does Polanski convince the audience that Mia Farrow's character, Rosemary, is NOT going insane, despite what the people around her are saying?
Minisode #22 Repulsion (1965) posted on 10-28-23 Question #22 How does Polanski convince the audience that Cathrine Deneuve's character, Carol, is going insane?
Minisode #21 The Fall Of The House Of Usher (2023) posted on 10-27-23 Question #21 In what was does this new miniseries qualify as an anthology?
Minisode #20 Creepshow (1982) posted on 10-26-23 Question #20 What awards would you give each of the 5 stories in this film?
Minisode #19 Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark (2019) posted on 10-25-23 Question #19 Did this film need to be set in 1968?
Minisode #18 Day Of The Dead (1985) posted on 10-24-23 Question #18 With so few people still alive, how does Romero continue with his social commentary in this film?
Minisode #17 Dawn Of The Dead (1978) posted on 10-23-23 Question #17 How does the zombie apocalypse affect different social groups in this film?
Minisode #16 Night Of The Living Dead (1968) posted on 10-22-23 Question #16 How does George Romero use race and social class in this film?
Minisode #15 Black Christmas (1974) posted on 10-21-23 Question #15 Do you consider Black Christmas to be a feminist film?
Minisode #14 A Bay Of Blood/Ecologia del delitto (1971) posted on 10-20-23 Question #14 In what ways were Italian horror films more advanced than their American counterparts?