Welcome to Beat Motel Zine, the comedy-infused alt-music podcast! Born from a zine from the DIY scene, we blend laughs with punk, metal, and everything offbeat. Discover the weirder side of bands, from unintentionally funny stage antics to musical mishaps. Tune in for a profane, comedic journey through alternative tunes, where every episode is a laugh. Join us as we explore music's funniest fringes with a punk rock spirit! Can the alternative music scene and comedy mix? Of course they can; w ...
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Charlie Newman uses a sapient hand to trade high dollar hangdog green screens for sonic space and alliterative waterboarding. Charlie the elder makes sweet chat of sinister marketing materials and the medium of ex wives tales, plunking drunkenly down red carpet steps into overgrown avenue alleyways. A man once known as a beatnik in a zoot suit, Charlie hails from the ever-forming city of Newark, New Jersey. The righteous sin bin of Las Vegas is now home to his dark-eyed living corpse and tha ...
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The podcast from the Media Motel. Terence Dackombe and Juliet Harris present a weekly view of music, media and the arts.
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Talking about historic architecture and signage. Merch Motel is a brand focused on documenting these places and creating retro products inspired by these sites.
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Maybe you’ve laid awake and imagined how it could have been, how it might yet be, but the moment to act was never right. Well, the moment is here and the podcast making it happen is Heavyweight. Join Jonathan Goldstein for road trips, thorny reunions, and difficult conversations as he backpedals his way into the past like a therapist with a time machine.
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Welcome to Motel Hell where we discuss obscure movies, weird music, sexual fetishes, video games and manga. Join us each episode for a new topic of interest, long digressions and sexual tension.
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Step into the shadows with Horror Stories, where spine-chilling tales and eerie mysteries come to life. From ghostly encounters to terrifying legends, each episode immerses you in fear and suspense. Perfect for fans of the supernatural and the unexplained. Subscribe now for weekly thrills that will haunt your nights! Horror podcast, scary stories, paranormal, ghost tales, creepy legends, spooky, suspenseful, supernatural, haunted, thrilling audio. ☕ Support the show, send your own horror sto ...
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Have you ever wondered what goes through the mind of two dudes with a lot of free time on their hands? Welcome to Motel A&M podcast. Joined by your hosts, Alex & Michael. We want to share some of our conversations with you! Yes you! So grab a room, get your snacks and come join us in our weekly episodes!
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Talkin' Cosmic American Music straight from the horse's mouth. Visit PetalMotel.com to read news and reviews about California folk, country-rock, psychedelia, and basically anything that sounds good on an acoustic guitar.
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James Hawkins helps his mom run a motel in modern day Montauk, Long Island. But when a mysterious man washes up on the beach with a treasure map tattooed on his chest, James discovers that Billy Bones is, in fact, a time traveling pirate from the 18th century. James and his new friends, Morgan and Max, follow the map right into a magical portal that leads them back nearly three hundred years and back into a swashbuckling adventure. For more great shows and to listen early and ad-free, visit ...
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Podcast for the A&E show Bates Motel hosted by The Horror Heart Omega Maverick and Lady Lecter
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Check into this motel and you may think the walls are talking to you, telling stories and waxing rhapsodic about music past and present. But that's just me. Lane Hewitt. Pets welcome. Pool is closed for the season. There's coffee in the lobby, but you're not really here. That's not how podcasts work. Let's just go with it.
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Hosts Mike Ferguson and Mike Gibson guide you through the most interesting true crime stories. This is a true crime podcast that spares none of the details and delves into what makes these killers tick. Join us for a good mix of lesser known cases as well as our take on what we call the "Big Timers". We don't take ourselves too seriously but we take true crime very seriously.
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In this podiobook: Are UFOs graduate students from the future, researching their past?Students from the University of the Rings are doing field research in sexual anthropology-at the Lamp Post Motel.Elmo Skinner prefers logical circuits to unpredictable people. He owns the motel and watches his customers on hidden cameras-until the time travelers drop Elmo's mind into the people he's watching.
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Conveniently situated off Interstate 20, Ari Motel offers a 2-story haven just a 10-minute drive from the enchanting Dallas Zoo, 16 minutes from The Dallas World Aquarium, and a quick 20-minute trip to the exciting Six Flags Hurricane Harbor waterpark. The straightforward rooms boast complimentary WiFi, along with TVs that showcase premium satellite channels. Guests relish a complimentary continental breakfast and the convenience of amenities like a guest laundry, ensuring a hassle-free and ...
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Bold Unedited Discussions on Psychology, Philosophy, Therapy, and Change. Entertaining and informative talks explore psychology and philosophy with a variety of guests including authors, doctors, healers, professors, therapists, scientists and more. We delve into everything from modern therapeutic techniques to ancient wisdom practices, offering practical and unique approaches to living a vibrant life. Host Paul Krauss, MA LPC, draws on his unique background – from a rural motel childhood to ...
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A place where I Opine on various interesting topics, then throw it over to you my good audience, for feedback and your own opinions to create follow-up & subsequent episodes. I want "you" to become the voice of the show! "Here's My Opinion, What's Yours!"
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Replace The Job You Hate With A Life You Love. This is the podcast for high performers who feel stuck in jobs they’ve outgrown. If you’re asking, “How do I actually replace $10K–$20K/month so I can quit and never look back?” — welcome home. At Action Academy, we teach you how to buy small businesses and commercial real estate to create cash flow that actually replaces your job. Monday through Friday, you’ll learn from 7–9 figure entrepreneurs, real estate moguls, and acquisition pros who’ve ...
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Just a couple of babes checking in to the Bates Motel week after week, trying not to die and steering clear of Room 1. // Currently working on making all episodes available. //
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Calvin Hubbard's recording sessions live from the Little Rock Motel.
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Welcome to RB Radio – your ultimate destination for expert insights into the world of resort ownership, property management, and commercial real estate. Hosted by industry leaders Trudy Crooks and Frank Matus, this podcast is your go-to source for everything related to hotel development, motel brokerage, caravan park sales, and property investment. Dive deep into the intricacies of the accommodation sector with us as we explore market trends, investment strategies, and success stories from t ...
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A look behind the curtain of the shnit International Shortfilmfestival in Cape Town. In 4 parts, host Sean Drummond chats to festival managers and filmmakers about their films and what the festival has in store for Cape Town in 2016. shnit International Shortfilmfestival takes place 5-9 October 2016 in Cape Town, Bangkok, Bern, Buenos Aires, Cairo, Hong Kong and San Jose, Costa Rica. Visit www.shnit.org for more information.
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Mark R. Healy (The Strata, The Road of Shadows) returns with an exciting new audio drama. Bloodrock Springs is an engrossing thrill-ride for the listener, full of mystery, horror, suspense and a good dash of Aussie humour as well. After an ominous cloud of dust surrounds a small outback town, the group of residents who are trapped within soon realise that they are not alone. Together they must find a way to solve the mystery before they too become victims of the strange forces that surround ...
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The Killers’ seventh studio album Pressure Machine is based on Brandon’s growing up years in Nephi, Utah. Derek and Jimmy grew up in Nephi at the same time and created the Lonely Town podcast to share their thoughts and opinions on the lyrical and thematic influences from Hot Fuss through Pressure Machine. Before the Strip there was Main Street, before the Mirage the was the Starlite Motel, and before Sam’s Town there was Lonely Town. Join us for insights, interviews, And Q&A’s on the street ...
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The Beard Speaks takes on subjects and currents events from a comedic and underground perspective. I'm like Phil Donahue & Morton Downey Jr barricaded themselves in a Motel 6 single room with a bag of crack and a gun. #BeastHost
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Comedian Doug Stanhope hosts discussions with individuals he meets on the road and at home in Bisbee, AZ.
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A truck driver searches across America for the wife she had long assumed was dead. In the course of her search, she will encounter not-quite-human serial murderers, towns literally lost in time, and a conspiracy that goes way beyond one missing woman.
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Nancy Grace dives deep into the day’s most shocking crimes and asks the tough questions in her new daily podcast – Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. Nancy Grace had a perfect conviction record during her decade as a prosecutor and used her TV show to find missing people, fugitives on the run and unseen clues. Now, she will use the power of her huge social media following and the immediacy of the internet to deliver daily bombshells! Theme Music: Audio Network
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Everyone else has a podcast... Why not us. Our podcast features a rotating cast of characters that get together to talk about whatever comes to mind. Are we politically correct? Probably not but that's the point. We're just some guys talking about anything that comes to mind.
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A Pathfinder 1st edition live-play podcast featuring the Tyrant’s Grasp Adventure Path.
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According to the official story, on April 4th, 1968, a lone gunman assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. That man, James Earl Ray, pled guilty and for most people the case was closed. The MLK Tapes, a new true crime podcast from the creators of Atlanta Monster and Monster: DC Sniper, explores rare recordings of eye-witness testimony and new interviews with people who were there to reveal the true story of the plot to kill Dr. King.
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Uncover what true crime documentaries don't show you: real cases and real people, but with a new twist. This is Unseen.
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Comparing Life Through Different Perspectives
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A podcast talking about how accessible restaurants and cafés and other locations are to wheelchair users and other aides
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I'm Daniel Berrios. This is my journey to learn about the movies - the art form I adore - one review, interview, editorial at a time. Take care of yourselves. Take care of each other. Take care of the movies.
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A true crime podcast where two friends exploit their worst fears for your entertainment. You're welcome! www.switchbladesisterssocialclub.com
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Stories and legends that keep us up at night. From firsthand accounts to cultural folklore, we will dive into everything ESPOOKYS!
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Steve Lehto: author, attorney. Over 30 years of practicing Michigan Lemon Law and more than a dozen books written. To support my audio podcast: www.patreon.com/stevelehto http://www.lehtoslaw.com
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Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.
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April 4th, 2018 marks 50 years since Martin Luther King Jr. was shot to death at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn. A deep look at the last year of King’s life, reveals the forces working against him, the stresses of leadership, and the work that was left undone. At a time when protests, police response and government accountability have surged back into the news, King’s life and work have never been more relevant.
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Come, stay a night with us at the motel that goes by many names, here in weird and magical Niagara Falls, NY. Let us be your guide through the suicide and honeymoon capital of the world, city of light and dark wonder, with stories of the bizarre and soundscapes of creepy delectation. Enter with your eyes closed and your mind open, as we send logic over the brink. Featured weekly on Wave Farm Radio, WGXC-90.7 FM. www.wavefarm.org Support us on Patreon for secret episodes and more: https://www ...
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Just three BFFs who are also paranormal investigators and true crime and cryptid enthusiasts. We stay at spooky, haunted locations, hunt the ghosts, then crack open the wine to share our findings every Sunday!
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Join husband and wife Alex and Kim as they work their way through a reading challenge! Hear about books you might never come in contact with otherwise. Maybe the book will even be so good, you'll say "I couldn't put it down!"
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See Hear is a monthly podcast dedicated to the discussion of musically themed films - narratives or documentaries. Join hosts Tim, Kerry and Maurice as they tenuously connect .Hated: The GG Allin Story and Yellow Submarine. Proud part of Pantheon - the podcast network for music lovers.
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Join us for some unplugged videogames! A podcast where we play TTRPG systems we believe are underserved in actual play content. We play campaigns as well as one shot adventures in a range of systems and settings in an effort to broaden our gaming horizons and maybe yours too. Starting in 2007 with Call of Cthulhu 6th edition, we've been playing TTRPGs and board games together for almost 20 years.
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My trial and tribulations as a mom of 3. I have mental health issues. My name is Linette. I am 42 years old. I have my 20-year-old who is a high functioning autistic/mental health, my 13-year-old son is autistic/mental health, and last but not least, my 4-year-old princess. I want to create a support group where we can help each other since not everyone can relate or provide advice. It would be amazing to reach others in need while steel fighting for me and mine. Please take a second and sup ...
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Bay Curious is a show about your questions – and the adventures you find when you go looking for the answers. Join host Olivia Allen-Price to explore all aspects of the San Francisco Bay Area – from the debate over "Frisco", to the dinosaurs that once roamed California, to the causes of homelessness. Whether you lived here your whole life, or just arrived, Bay Curious will deepen your understanding of this place you call home.
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220. 31 Days of Halloween '25: MOTEL HELL (1980) dir. Kevin Connor
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Tom Bodett and Motel 6 Settle Their Lawsuit
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I had previously covered the lawsuit Bodett filed against Motel 6. Here is the video: https://youtu.be/0onBE9w901MBy Lehto's Law
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On November 13th, 2022, four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death in their off-campus house at 1122 King Road in Moscow. The victims were 21-year-old Kaylee Goncalves, 21-year-old Madison Mogen, 20-year-old Xana Kernodle, and 20-year-old Ethan Chapin. Two other roommates in the home survived that night. Join Mike and Gibby as they dis…
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Recorded in their hotel suite before the final show of the tour, Doug and Andy take us back to the night before, at the abominable Anchorage institution that is Chilkoot Charlie’s— where they're flooded with memories of mother/son sideshow acts, an infamous little-person bar, and when a Santa hat briefly became Stanhope’s most valuable piece of mer…
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IT'S WAR: War, Hollywood Brat Dismembers Wife And In-laws, New Money Fight
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A new investigation into the case of Samuel Haskell IV, the son of former Hollywood agent Samuel Haskell Sr. He was accused of murdering his wife and in-laws in November 2023. Now, new entities claim they are owed hundreds of thousands of dollars from the estate. The "money claims" in news reports relate to the financial situation of the household,…
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Court Orders Wrongfully Convicted Man To Return $1M To the State
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The man was wrongfully convicted and got released after 25 years; he was compensated by the state ($1.25M) and then sued the City of Detroit and received $7M; the court of appeals has ruled that the statute giving the man the $1.25 requires the money to be repaid when he was compensated by someone else.https://www.lehtoslaw.com…
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BODY BAGS WITH JOSEPH SCOTT MORGAN " From The Black Dahlia to Ed Gein, The Five of Dismemberment!
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Part one of a two part episode covering dismemberment. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack talk about the Black Dahlia case that is back in the headlines again, as well as Ed Gein, and other dismemberment killers we have covered. Imagine opening your garbage can to bring it back up the driveway empty, but it is too heavy, open the door and see a foot…
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The best way to start a new year is by celebrating the old! 2025 saw me watch less new films than usual but as per usual, I stuck up for the weirdos. In alphabetical order, these are the movies that stuck with me, kept me thinking and guessing and analyzing for months: BIRDEATER dir. Jack Clark & Jim Weir BUGONIA dir. Yorgos Lanthimos THE LUCKIEST …
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3 Creepy TRUE Home Alone at Night Horror Stories From Real Life
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☕ Support the show, send your own horror stories, and help shape future episodes. 🎧 Join the darkness here: https://buymeacoffee.com/horrorstoriesnetwork You’re Alone… Or So You Think — 3 Creepy TRUE Home Alone at Night Horror Stories shares chilling real-life accounts from people who believed they were completely alone—until something proved the…
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The episode where we share our recent return to Pythian Castle in Springfield, MO. It’s been five years, but we’re back. The place where Lindsey notoriously fell, we encounter another fall (not Lindsey), the Sarahs are heroes, and Boydston makes a new friend (who is bear-y cute). We think the spirits remember us, or maybe our accents just really im…
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Today marks the last episode of Year 4 of The Movies. As such and as part of a yearly tradition, I take the last episode of each year to reflect on the good, bad and generally insane aspects of the show. I thank everybody who came on the show and anyone who helped me keep this thing rolling. Finally, I lay out some goals for 2026 to help grow and s…
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226. 31 Days of Halloween '25: ONIBABA (1964) dir. Kaneto Shindo
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ONIBABA is one of Willem Dafoe's favorite movies, as his visit to the Criterion Closet confirms. In finally watching Kaneto Shindo's moody 1964 drama, I found it to have a spiritual cousin in one of Dafoe's films, THE LIGHTHOUSE. Both movies center on a couple isolated from most of the world, whose work provides the sole respite for their otherwise…
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225. 31 Days of Halloween '25: CRONOS (1992) dir. Guillermo del Toro
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Guillermo del Toro has yet to find any boundaries when it comes to intimacy within a story or the scope of its telling. He uses genre like a stained palette, leaving residue of fusions and clear-cut influences. So it makes sense that his debut, CRONOS, is no different. Del Toro reinvents the vampire using alchemy, entomology, Gothic principles, the…
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224. 31 Days of Halloween '25: HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH (1982) dir. Tommy Lee Wallace
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It's time to talk about the black sheep of the HALLOWEEN franchise: SEASON OF THE WITCH. This 1982 paranoid sci-fi thriller infamously did not center around Michael Myers but instead on Silver Shamrock, a company whose trendy Halloween masks become the subject of scrutiny after an elderly shop owner is murdered by a mysterious assailant in the hosp…
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223. 31 Days of Halloween '25: Mary Beth McAndrews Discusses the Female Gaze of Rape-Revenge Cinema in BYSTANDERS and REVENGE
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When writing the watchlist for this year's 31 Days of Halloween, I put on Coralie Fargeat's REVENGE because I adore THE SUBSTANCE and wanted to see more of her work. I listed BYSTANDERS because I'd been following director Mary Beth McAndrews, then editor of Dread Central, for years and wanted to see what her debut would have to offer. But it wasn't…
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222. 31 Days of Halloween '25: BYSTANDERS (2025) dir. Mary Beth McAndrews
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221. 31 Days of Halloween '25: REVENGE (2017) dir. Coralie Fargeat
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REVENGE is the feature directorial debut of Coralie Fargeat, Oscar-nominated for directing last year's total fucking banger THE SUBSTANCE. THE SUBSTANCE had a budget of $17 million. REVENGE had $3 million. And in comparing both movies, it gives me great joy to see that Fargeat's penchant for the surreal and gnarly diminishes not with a lowered budg…
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219. 31 Days of Halloween '25: POSSESSION (1981) dir. Andrzej Zulawski
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218. 31 Days of Halloween '25: THE MONSTER SQUAD (1987) dir. Fred Dekker
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THE MONSTER SQUAD brings the Universal Monsters of yore into the '80s with a healthy dose of sugar-blasted cereal and unmedicated ADHD. Directed by Fred Dekker (NIGHT OF THE CREEPS) & written by both Dekker and Shane Black (THE NICE GUYS, LETHAL WEAPON, KISS KISS BANG BANG, most of your favorite movies ever), this combined family drama, top-notch m…
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217. 31 Days of Halloween '25: SCARY MOVIE (2000) dir. Keenen Ivory Wayans
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SCARY MOVIE is a staple of my childhood, an entryway into horror movies during a time where I wasn't allowed to watch most of them. It's a time capsule, for better and worse, of the late '90s/early '00s sense of humor & general fatigue regarding the slew of teen slashers riding SCREAM's coattails. This was my intro to the Wayans Bros, Regina Hall, …
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216. 31 Days of Halloween '25: WE ARE STILL HERE (2015) dir. Ted Geoghegan
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WE ARE STILL HERE occupies a crossroads in the horror genre: that of the '70s & '80s-inspired supernatural chillers, the gorefests from guys like Lucio Fulci and the patient character studies of grief popularized in the '10s (anything A24 would touch). These elements shouldn't work so well together but I guess when you got a horror nerd like Ted Ge…
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215. 31 Days of Halloween '25: IT'S THE GREAT PUMPKIN, CHARLIE BROWN (1966) dir. Bill Melendez
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We're 10 days into the 31 Days of Halloween and I feel like we need a palate cleanser. Recently, we've been talking about reanimating dead bodies, torturous twins, eating warm pizza off of cold corpses. I think it's time we take the holiday back to a more innocent, nostalgic time, where we only concern ourselves with what costume we're gonna wear a…
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214. 31 Days of Halloween '25: GOODNIGHT MOMMY (2014) dir. Veronica Franz & Severin Fiala
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GOODNIGHT MOMMY is the feature debut of aunt-nephew duo Veronika Franz & Severin Fiala (THE LODGE, THE DEVIL'S BATH). Patient, tense and psychologically disturbed, this movie drew me in and kept me guessing all the way to the end. Twin brothers Lukas and Elias (Lukas & Elias Schwarz) live in pastoral Germany, spending their summer days exploring pi…
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213. 31 Days of Halloween '25: THE INVITATION (2015) dir. Karyn Kusama
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In Karyn Kusama's THE INVITATION, Will (Logan Marshall-Green) is invited to his ex-wife Eden's (Tammy Blanchard) dinner party in the Hollywood Hills after two years of radio silence following the accidental death of their 5-year-old son. Returning to his old home and stepping back into his son's room conjures the guilt and pain Will's tried to bury…
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212. 31 Days of Halloween '25: THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE (1982) dir. Amy Holden Jones
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After a long week of watching Halloween movies, it's good to grab some friends, get cozy in your pajamas, munch on a pizza, sip some beer, smoke some weed and settle into a slumber party. If you're lucky, it might even be a slumber party MASSACRE! 1982's THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE, directed by Amy Holden Jones, is one of my all-time favorites: a cl…
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211. 31 Days of Halloween '25: FRANKENHOOKER (1990) dir. Frank Henenlotter
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Donate to the Go-Fund-Me for Gabe Bartalos here. --- Just cause I've wrapped up the Universal Monsters series doesn't mean I'm quite yet done with the classics! Frank Henenlotter takes his goofy and gaudy turn with the FRANKENSTEIN story in his 1990 opus FRANKENHOOKER. This movie sees Jeffrey Franken (James Lorinz) as certifiably cuckoo-for-Cocoa-P…
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210. 31 Days of Halloween '25: CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954) dir. Jack Arnold
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Today, we're wrapping up the Universal Monsters with CREATURE OF THE BLACK LAGOON! The Monsterverse jumps into the Atomic Age of the '50s as a group of scientists/archeologists venture on a fossil-finding expedition in the Amazon. What are they looking for? An evolutionary missing link between animals of the sea and land, teased by a webbed long-fi…
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209. 31 Days of Halloween '25: THE WOLF MAN (1941) dir. George Waggner
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My favorite Universal Monster movie is 1941's THE WOLF MAN, starring Lon Chaney Jr. as Larry Talbot. Larry returns home after 18 years to bury his brother and reconnect with his father, Sir John Talbot (Claude Rains, who also played the Invisible Man). He hits on the - engaged - neighbor (Evelyn Ankers), goes out with her and her chapero-I mean, fr…
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208. 31 Days of Halloween '25: THE MUMMY (1932) dir. Karl Freund
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207. 31 Days of Halloween '25: FRANKENSTEIN (1931) dir. James Whale
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*God, if I can somehow get Clancy Brown to introduce this show, it'd be beautiful but now, you'll just have to imagine his deep, rich voice* DAY 2! GIVE IT UP FOR DAY 2, EVERYONE! 31 Days of Halloween continues down the Universal Monsters track. Not even a year after DRACULA's release, wunderkind producer Carl Laemmle Jr. comes back swinging with F…
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206. 31 Days of Halloween '25: DRACULA (1931) dir. Tod Browning
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205. Best Picture Showcase: NICKEL BOYS dir. RaMell Ross
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204. DROP Blu-ray Review (2025) dir. Christopher Landon
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DROP follows Violet (Meghann Fahy), a widow/single mom going on her first date after the violent death of her abusive husband. All looks promising across the dinner table: Henry (Brendon Sklenar) is a charming, attractive, thoughtful guy. He's a photographer for the mayor. He bought a trinket for her 5-year-old. He's got a good wit. Perfect first o…
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Film critic Megan Loucks, better known as Wonder Meg, comes on THE MOVIES to share who she is using only four films. The Lansing, Michigan native and I chat about an encyclopedia of topics: motherhood, growing up in a tight-knit family, the Snyder Cut fandom (Meg co-founded Justice Con, an virtual charity convention that brought together Snyder Cut…
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202. Interview | TORNADO Director John Maclean
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I interviewed John Maclean, the director of the coming-of-age samurai revenge movie TORNADO. The titular character is a teenage girl (Koki) avenging her father's murder at the hands of a band of thieves led by Sugarman (Tim Roth) and his son Little Sugar (Jack Lowden). I swear I didn't mean for this episode to drop on Father's Day but it feels appr…
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The titular character of TORNADO is a teenage girl played by Kôki, living with her Japanese father (Takehiro Hira) as a marionette/samurai performer in 1790s Britain. When Tornado swipes a bag of stolen gold from a gang led by the villainous Sugar (Tim Roth), the gang murders her father and thus begins the revenge of this tale.MacLean borrows from …
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200. Interview | THE KISS Director Bille August
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First things first: Thank you for 200 episodes! It's been continuously joyful to keep showing up for y'all, to chat about the art form that fuels my love and obsession. I gave myself a goal to get here by December, so the fact that it's May tells me I've put a decent-sized proverbial fire under my ass. Today, I interview Bille August, the director …
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THE KISS is based on Stefan Zweig's novel BEWARE OF PITY. Pity is the word. It's the emotion that keeps Anton (Esben Smed) at an arm's length from Edith (Clara Rosager). Anton is a poor kid trying to raise his social status by rising through military ranks. Edith is the wheelchair-bound daughter of the wealthy Baron Løvenskjold (Lars Mikkelsen). He…
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198. THE WOMAN IN THE YARD Blu-ray Review (2025) dir. Jaume Collet-Serra
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Thanks once again to Universal Pictures Home Entertainment for shipping me a review Blu-ray copy of THE WOMAN IN THE YARD! This has been a good way to catch up on movies I missed in the theaters. The teaser for this movie sucked me in right away because it's simple: a family living at a farm house, with no neighbors as far as the eye can see and al…
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197. ADA: MY MOTHER THE ARCHITECT (2025) dir. Yael Melamede
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ADA: MY MOTHER THE ARCHITECT is a documentary directed by Yael Melamede, the daughter of the titular mother, Ada Karim-Melamede. Karim-Melamede is one of Israel's finest architects, receiving the Israel Prize for architecture in 2007, an honor she shares with both her father and brother. She co-designed Israel's Supreme Court with her brother from …
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196. Cannes 2025 Lineup Part Deux | Oscar Voters - Now? - Required to Watch All Nominees Before Voting
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This week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced some new rule changes regarding eligibility and voting for the Oscars. The main change? Oscar voters are, as of this season, REQUIRED to watch all nominees in each category they vote in. Why this wasn't a rule beforehand is beyond me, but y'know, if the best time to throw water at…
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195. Listener Request | I SAW THE TV GLOW (2024) dir. Jane Schoenbrun
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194. Best Picture Showcase - A COMPLETE UNKNOWN dir. James Mangold
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193. Cannes Film Festival Announces 2025 Lineup
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This week, the Cannes Film Festival announced its lineup for their 78th edition. Taking place in the beachside town of Cannes, France from May 13-24, the festival opens up the movie lover's summer to the widest swath of exceptional global cinema, blockbuster premieres and the first glimpses of next year's Oscars contenders. This episode sees me fum…
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192. Best Picture Showcase - WICKED dir. Jon M. Chu
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Just because ANORA wears the Oscars' Best Picture crown doesn't mean the movies nominated turn to dust. In fact, as the Best Picture nominees slowly trickle out to home video, discussing them feels more pertinent. A movie's lifespan isn't limited to the awards calendar, especially when it comes to WICKED. Jon M. Chu's fantasy musical, based on the …
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191. THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA (2025) dir. Samir Oliveros
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THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA stars Paul Walter Hauser as Michael Larson, an ice cream truck driver who travels from Ohio to California with hopes of contesting for the Big Bucks on PRESS YOUR LUCK. What follows is a lucky streak that'll put Larson in the history books...that is, if the game show execs don't discover his secret and pull the plug. Dir…
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190. Interview | THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA Director Samir Oliveros
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Samir Oliveros directs THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA, a comedy starring Paul Walter Hauser as a man who, in 1984, takes game show execs and a studio audience for the thrill of a lifetime as he aims to pocket the most money ever won on PRESS YOUR LUCK. The execs say he must be cheating. The audience cheers him on, a bumbling working-class zero given t…
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189. WOLF MAN Blu-ray Review (2025) dir. Leigh Whannell
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I missed Leigh Whannell's newest film, WOLF MAN, in theaters. Bit of a bummer since he's a director who's earned my highest personal honor of earning my view purely off of goodwill - no trailer, no social media post needed. So what was I to do? Nothing, but that's where Universal Pictures stepped in and (thankfully) sent me a review copy of the WOL…
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188. In Four Films: Tara Giancaspro
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Today on IN FOUR FILMS, we ask Tara Giancaspro: "Using only four films, who ARE you?" She's a New Jersey-based writer, poet, songsmith, pop culture muser, frequent podcaster, actress, production assistant, music video extra and doting mother to two cats, Simone & Lugosi. To call her a multi-hyphenate just feels like I'm underselling it. Tara's four…
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