Marvelous! or The Death of Cinema

A brief snipped from our discussion of the cult-classic sci-fi adventure sex comedy.  To hear the rest, and all our other exclusive episodes, just click here and support us on Patreon!

WHEN THERE'S NO MORE ROOM IN HELL, THE DEAD WILL WALK THE EARTH It's our first ever listener-selected Halloween Special! And you where all kind enough to gift us a classic: George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead. The cult hit and canonical classic that launched an entire sub-genre of horror, spawned every "what would you do in the zombie apocalypse" conversation, pioneered shocking new gore and make-up effects, and conveys a satirical, apocalyptic vision of social collapse that feels as salient now as it did in 1978.  Join us as we discuss the film's production, themes, legacy, Romero's amiable and improvisational directorial style, ponder the rise and fall of the Shopping Mall in culture, and weigh our own options for when the dead inevitably rise to consume the living. Check out this circa-2001 Making-Of on Youtube. Please consider donating to these organizations: Gaza Funds Palestinian Children's Relief Fund and Medical Aid for Palestinians Nikkei Progressives National Networks of Abortion Funds If you enjoy the show please consider: Supporting us on Patreon, where you can enjoy exclusive episodes, commentary tracks, and more. Like, comment, rate, and review as the algorithm demands.

A snippet from Stu and Nicole's wide-ranging conversation about Bram Stoker's Dracula, the horny, weird, baroque and lavishly over the top 1992 Francis Ford Coppola film with Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves.  To hear the rest, and all our other exclusive episodes, simply click here and support us on Patreon!

In 2014 a weird Christian guy made a videogame about spending the night with scary haunted animatronics. What followed was a cultural sensation, with a boatload of sequels and an increasingly weird and esoteric lore. Did you know that the animatronics are concealing the corpses of murdered children? Do you know about Golden Freddy? Did they somehow succeed at fitting this all into a Blumhouse movie? Follow along as Cole, with the help of our Discord community, leads us on a journey into lore, madness, and child murder. Also we talk about the movie. An extra special thanks to our $10-tier Executive Producers: Terri Edwards-Nixon, Luke P, JetChiclete, GalaxyPeaBrain, squishward, JayJeffrey, Walt Lewellyn of The Black Casebook, Tropical Doves, jprestonpoole, Lohik, bernventers, Ronny Gardocki and Owen2. Please consider donating to these organizations: Gaza Funds Palestinian Children's Relief Fund and Medical Aid for Palestinians Nikkei Progressives National Networks of Abortion Funds If you enjoy the show please consider: Subscribing to our Patreon, where you can enjoy exclusive episodes, commentary tracks, and more. Like, comment, rate, and review as the algorithm demands.

A sample from our discussion of Gore Verbinski's The Ring, the American remake of the 1998 Japanese film 'Ring', the first of a wave of such remakes and the only one that's any good.  Click here to support us on Patreon and listen to the full episode!