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Scanners (1981): A Cult Classic of Psychic Powers and Conspiracy
Episode 52
How did Scanners Hack Into the Criterion Collection?
David Cronenberg's Scanners is infamous for a scene where a psychic's head explodes.
But it's not …
5 months, 1 week ago
Dragged Across Concrete (2018): S. Craig Zahler Oh-So-Slowly Strikes Again
Episode 51
How Does S. Craig Zahler's filmmaking stand apart?
S. Craig Zahler's (Bone Tomahawk) Dragged Across Concrete is aptly named. This 159-minute neo-noir …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
An Intermission
Hi Listeners,
This episode is a quick update to let you know the show is taking a break for the holidays but coming back in December, as well as what …
6 months ago
Vampires (1998): John Carpenter's Sun-Burned, Bloodsucking Western
Episode 50
Why is John Carpenter's Vampires Such a Mixed Bag?
John Carpenter's Vampires ditches all the goth and drama of the genre for a pulpy, no-nonsense, sla…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Bullet in the Head (1990): Is this John Woo's Melancholic Masterpiece?
Episode 49
How is Bullet in the Head like John Woo's Apocalypse Now?
John Woo's Bullet in the Head didn't do well in Hong Kong theaters and flies under the radar…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Prince of Darkness (1987): John Carpenter Pits God vs. Anti-God
Episode 48
Why do horror fans keep coming back to Prince of Darkness?
Prince of Darkness sounds like the biopic of Ozzy Osbourne that wasn't.
It's actually a Joh…
7 months ago
In the Mouth of Madness (1994): John Carpenter Does H.P. Lovecraft
Episode 47
Why do John Carpenter and H.P. Lovecraft fans love In the Mouth of Madness?
John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness didn't win acclaim or box office …
7 months, 1 week ago
Christine (1983): John Carpenter Adapts Stephen King
Episode 46
Does John Carpenter's Christine live up to the horror fan hype?
From the novel by Stephen King, Christine is the story of a nerdy teen who decides to …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Flesh and Blood (1985): Paul Verhoeven's Erotic, Disgusting, Historical Adventure
Episode 45
Why did Flesh and Blood fail at the box office but find fans with time?
Paul Verhoeven's (RoboCop) first English-language film, Flesh and Blood is an…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Assault On Precinct 13 (1976): John Carpenter's High Energy, Low-Budget Thriller
Episode 44
Why does Assault on Precinct 13 still hold up today?
John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13 was made for $100,000, written in eight days, scored by C…
7 months, 4 weeks ago