Sinopsis
We look at cult/genre films with academic theory. It's not a review show, it's an analysis show.
Episodios
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Cutthroat Island (1995)
04/09/2025 Duración: 58minAhoy mateys! We're back into non-themed international waters this week with a Patreon-awarded selection from Clayton! Clayton gave us a little plank to walk, and we picked our poison with the 1995 stinker Cutthroat Island... This week, we discuss whether or not those critiques were warranted. Maybe this film is a diamond in the rough. You will have to tune in and find out. So join us as we sail the high seas and analyze Cutthroat Island.
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Solaris (2002)
28/08/2025 Duración: 01h07minHello fiends and familiars! We have come to the conclusion of our Once More with Feeling marathon. This month, we've seen trash, after trash, after trash. Can Steven Soderbergh's Solaris get us out of a rut? Or are we just witnessing fleeting memories of shelvable films? We talk film tones, Soderbergh's proclivities as director, and much, much more. Join us as we take Solaris to the analysis table again!
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Ghost in the Shell (2017)
21/08/2025 Duración: 52minHello dear friends and trashers, our Once More with Feeling marathon chugs along at bullet train speeds this week. We revisit an anime classic in the form of the Live Action remake of Ghost in the Shell. Shrouded in questionable casting and controversy, the remake bombed upon release. But, does it warrant another look? Join us as we bring Ghost in the Shell to the analysis table.
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Aladdin (2019)
14/08/2025 Duración: 01h06minWelcome back trash-heads! Our remake marathon, Once More with Feeling, continues with a look at Guy Ritchie's take on the Disney classic Aladdin. With Will Smith stepping into the big blue boots of Robin Williams, we determine how it meshes with the 90s animated classic. We talk all things adaptation, Will Smith, transnational cinema, and more. Join us now as we dance around and analyze Aladdin.
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Mean Girls (2024)
07/08/2025 Duración: 01h02minFiends and familiars, quite trying to make fetch happen. It didn't take in 2004, and it definitely did not take in 2024. That's right, Once More with Feeling continues as we tackle the 2024 adaptation of Mean Girls: The Musical. With Tina Fey still in the mix, we question how far this property has come, or if it should have closed off broadway years ago. Tune in now to hear our reviews and analysis of Mean Girls: The Musical.
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Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
31/07/2025 Duración: 58minThe summer of the list is over friends! We're back to our regularly scheduled nonsense. And to get back into the groove, we're cooking up a new marathon: Once More with Feeling. The hook? Movies we have seen before, but via their remakes! And we go all the way back to episode one when we covered a John Carpenter classic. We are talking the 2005 remake of Assault on Precinct 13. Arthur finally gets to hop on the mic to talk about the siege story, but how does it hold up to the original? We talk violence, psychoanalysis, Laurence Fishburne, and much, much more. Tune in to hear our thoughts!
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Together (2025): Garbage Chute Review
31/07/2025 Duración: 25minHello dear listeners! Arthur is back down the cute with the new Michael Shanks film Together starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie. When a couple move to the country, their world is turned upside down by a force that begins to bring them together in a way never before imagined. This new Neon film has been marketed hard, but is it worth your time? Arthur checks in with his thoughts.
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The Home (2025): Garbage Chute Review
25/07/2025 Duración: 20minHello friends and familiars, Arthur is back with another edition of the Garbage Chute. This week, he check in on a new film from James Demonaco (The Purge) entitled The Home. The horror mystery stars Pete Davidson as Max – a degenerate who gets one more chance at rehabilitation by doing community service at a local nursing home. After he begins to connect with some of the residents, he takes it upon himself to try and protect them when sinister forces begin rising up. Arthur gives you his quick, spoiler-free thoughts on the new film. Tune in now to find out if it is worth your time!
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Our Top 10 Updates to the AFI Top 100
24/07/2025 Duración: 01h25minFriends and familiars, we bring the Summer of the List to an end this week. Last year, we got a bit more familiar with the Sight and Sound Top 100. This year though, we asked, why has nobody updated the AFI Top 100 in nearly 20 years? So, we are doing just that. We are counting down our top 10 removals and additions to the AFI Top 100 Movies list. Tune in to find out what made the list!
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Eddington (2025): Garbage Chute Review
21/07/2025 Duración: 01h03minHello fiends and familiars—and Beau-heads! Dalton and Arthur are in the studio this week to discuss the brand new release from Ari Aster, Eddington. There will be spoilers! The divisive new movie releasing from A24 has sparked fascinating takes from critics. So, we sit down to try and make sense of this flame-fueled western thriller. Our takes might be wrong, but the conversation might be the key piece of the puzzle. At around the 20-25 minute mark we do move into spoilers, so be prepared. Tune in now to hear our lengthy conversation and review of Ari Aster's Eddington.
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I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025): Garbage Chute Review
18/07/2025 Duración: 20minHello! Arthur is here fresh out of the cinema to talk about the new legacy-sequel I Know What You Did Last Summer. He attempts to keep it spoiler-free and quick to give you an idea of whether to catch this one or not! Tune in now!
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Our Top 10 Show Stealing Scenes
17/07/2025 Duración: 01h24minHello fiends and familiars! The Summer of the List continues with our most high-concept topic this week. We are counting down our top 10 show-stealing scenes from movies—whether the movie was great or not. Inspired by Ryan Cooglers hit Sinners, Dustin pitched this idea. What are the scenes or sequences that make you point at the screen in awe saying, "That's Cinema, baby"? Tune in to find out what made the cut, and let us know what would make your list!
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Our Top 10 Scores and Soundtracks
10/07/2025 Duración: 01h13minHello friends and familiars! We continue our Summer of the List this week with a look back at some of our favorite sounds of the cinema. That's right, we're counting down our favorite scores and/or soundtracks! A daunting challenge? Maybe. Find out which bops stuck with us long after the movie ended!
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Our Top 10 Films of the 21st Century
03/07/2025 Duración: 01h56minIt is the season of the list! That's right fiends and familiars, this week we're kicking off our annual summer of top 10 lists. And what better way to start in the year of our Lord 2025, with a look back at the 21st century to this point. NOTE: We planned and recorded this before the Times did their poll and published their list. So... WE got there first. Did your favorites make the cut? Find out now!
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Interview with director Julia Hebner: "Jeff"
03/07/2025 Duración: 01h07minHello, you absolute freaks. We got y'all a bonus episode in case you have a long weekend lined up. A few weeks ago, Dalton moderated the Q&A for the Midnight Shorts block at deadCenter and got his wig flipped all the way around by a surreal and challenging short film, Jeff. Fortunately, the film's writer and director, Julia Hebner, was at the fest with some answers, but that, of course, only led to more questions. When it turned out our beloved David Lynch was one of Julia's guys, it was all the more reason to sit down for a proper interview. Be warned, Jeff is not for the faint of heart—proper subject matter warning in the intro.
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The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
26/06/2025 Duración: 01h14minHello friends and fellow travelers! We bring June to a close in the Italian seaside villas that we all can so easily afford with The Talented Mr. Ripley. The 1999 thriller features a stacked ensemble including Matt Damon, Jude Law, and Gwyneth Paltrow. We dive deep into our syllabi this week before discussing homoeroticism, misogyny, Patricia Highsmith, complex characters and narrative, and much, much more! Join us now as we invite The Talented Mr. Ripley to the analysis table!
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deadCenter Film Festival 2025 Recap Day 4 & 5
23/06/2025 Duración: 58minDalton and Dustin are once again joined by OKC's one and only Frightful Femme, Kirsten Therkelson, to cover the final two days of deadCenter 2025. Topics include Okie documentary Drowned Land, as well as the much talked about short film, Jeff.
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28 Weeks Later (2007)
19/06/2025 Duración: 01h07minHello rage-heads! We are back this week with a Patreon-award pick from our dear friend Bekah. In honor of the newest Danny Boyle release, we are refreshing ourselves with the 2007 zombie sequel 28 Weeks Later. We return to merry ol' England to catch up with the citizens following the outbreaks in 28 Days Later. We discuss post-9/11 cinema, biopolitics, ethical quandaries, and much, much more. Thanks Bekah! Tune in now to hear us strap 28 Weeks Later to the analysis table!
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deadCenter Film Festival 2025 Recap Day 1-3
18/06/2025 Duración: 39minDalton and Dustin sit down with OKC's one and only Frightful Femme, Kirsten Therkelson, to discuss the first three days of screenings, panels, and parties at deadCenter 2025. Come for the fashion report, stay for a discussion of the Okie Shorts block, Tina Romero's Queens of the Dead, and much more.
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deadCenter Film Festival 2025 INTERVIEW: WTO/99 with Alex Megaro
18/06/2025 Duración: 31minDuring deadCenter '25, Dustin and Dalton sat down with filmmaker Alex Megaro to discuss the official festival selection WTO/99 and his role as co-editor and co-producer on the project. WTO/99 was awarded a Special Jury Recognition Prize for editing at the deadCenter awards ceremony on 06/14/2025. WTO/99: An immersive archival documentary that reanimates the clash between the then-emerging World Trade Organization (WTO) and the more than 40,000 people who took to the streets of Seattle to protest the WTO’s impacts on human rights, labor, and the environment. Director: Ian Bell Producers: Laura Tatham, Alex Megaro, Ian Bell Editors: Alex Megaro, Ian Bell Archival Producer: Debra McClutchy Sound: Barbaros Ali Kaynak