Episodes
Week three of our October Fright Fest Spooktacular sees Mike and Dustin discussing the 1995 dark fantasy teen thriller, Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness. Music: "Monster Mash" (Bobby Pickett) "Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness [Soundtrack Suite]" (Mikiya Katakura) Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Join our Patreon Subscribe for free: itunes Stitcher
Published 10/25/20
In the second installment of the podcast's October Fright Fest Spooktacular, Dustin and Mike take a seasonal, and critical, look at the 1998 J-Horror franchise starter, Tomie. Music: "Monster Mash" (Bobby Pickett) Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Join our Patreon Subscribe for free: itunes Stitcher
Published 10/20/20
FYC returns for its annual October Fright Fest Spooktacular featuring hosts, Dustin Friesenhan and Mike Jozic, discussing the 2000 straight-to-video Takashi Shimizu film that launched the popular horror franchise, Ju-On: The Curse. Music: "Monster Mash" (Bobby Pickett), "Ju-On Theme" (Gary Ashiya) Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Join our Patreon Subscribe for free: itunes Stitcher
Published 10/10/20
FYC goes In Conversation once again with filmmaker, artist, musician, and friend of the podcast, Peter Ricq! Peter joins Mike and Dustin on the podcast to discuss his 2017 indie zombie film, Dead Shack, as well as his graphic novel projects, Once Our Land and King's Vengeance, and shares some of his favourite quarantine movie picks. Music: "Dead Shack", "Lisa Undead", "Got Dumped Don't Care" (Humans) Peter Ricq Official Website Humans Official Website Scout Comics Official Website Like...
Published 08/18/20
On the latest installment of the podcast, Mike and Dustin take a look at the Roger Ebert penned, Russ Meyer directed, 1970 gonzo exploitation satire, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. Music: "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" (Stu Phillips), "The Long Run" (Stu Phillips, Lynn Carey, Barbara Robinson) Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Join our Patreon Subscribe for free: itunes Stitcher
Published 07/31/20
For the 100th episode of the podcast proper, Dustin and Mike sit down at the roundtable and discuss the Citizen Kane of American cinema, Orson Welles' quasi-biographical 1941 classic , Citizen Kane! Music: "Citizen Kane" (Bernard Hermann) Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Join our Patreon Subscribe for free: itunes Stitcher
Published 07/19/20
On this installment of the podcast Dustin and Mike discuss, Dead Shack, a small indie horror movie from Canadian writer/director, Peter Ricq, that definitely deserves more attention than it has gotten since being released into the world back in 2017.  Music: "Do for Me (feat. Dear Rouge)" (Humans) and "Dead Shack - Album Mix" (Humans) Dead Shack Official Raven Banner Releasing Site Dead Shack Proof of Concept Trailer Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Join our Patreon Subscribe...
Published 06/24/20
On the latest episode of the show, Mike and Dustin spotlight the 1924 Buster Keaton silent comedy classic, Sherlock, Jr. Join us at the roundtable to hear what we think of the movie and whether we think it ranks as one of the greatest films of all time. Music: Vintage Score Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Join our Patreon Subscribe for free: itunes Stitcher
Published 05/10/20
Check out the latest episode of the podcast as Mike and Dustin return for a new discussion on the 2001 Ben Stiller fashion comedy, Zoolander. and welcome guest, Billy Seguire, to the roundtable. Hear our really really really really good sounding conversation around whether or not we feel Zoolander is a masterpiece or a museum piece. Music: "Relax" (Powerman 5000)and "I Started a Joke" (The Wallflowers) Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Join our Patreon Subscribe for free: itunes ...
Published 04/13/20
In the spotlight on the latest edition of the podcast is George A. Romero's 1978 zombie classic, Dawn of the Dead. Will Dustin and Mike find the movie to be worthy of masterpiece or museum piece status? Check out the roundtable discussion to find out. Music: "Intro & Studio Breakdown" and "La caccia" (Goblin) Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Join our Patreon Subscribe for free: itunes Stitcher
Published 04/07/20
On this episode of In Case You Were Considering... Dustin takes aim at The Twilight Saga, it's problematic depictions of abusive relationships as ideal, and Japanese harem porn. Music: "Wrong Turn" (www.purple-planet.com) Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Join our Patreon Subscribe for free: itunes Stitcher
Published 03/29/20
A quick Considerations minisode featuring regular show hosts, Mike Jozic and Dustin Friesenhan, reviewing the brand-new science fiction cosmic horror film from director Richard Stanley, Color Out of Space. Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Join our Patreon Subscribe for free: itunes Stitcher
Published 02/04/20
On the latest episode of the podcast, hosts Mike and Dustin discuss Park Chan-Wook's 2003 Korean action/revenge classic, Oldboy. Will it rate as a masterpiece or a museum piece? Check out the roundtable conversation to find out. Music: "Breathless" and "Last Waltz" (Cho Young Wook) Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Join our Patreon Subscribe for free: itunes Stitcher
Published 01/29/20
A quick Considerations minisode featuring regular host, Mike Jozic, and guest commentator, Sulya Fenichel, reviewing the brand-new Warner Bros. release, Just Mercy. Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Join our Patreon Subscribe for free: itunes Stitcher
Published 01/14/20
The podcast kicks off the new year with Wong Kar Wai's undeniably sumptuous romantic drama, In the Mood for Love. Join Dustin and Mike as they discuss one of the director's finest films at the roundtable and determine whether or not they think it qualifies to be a true masterpiece of cinema or simply a classic romance story. Music: "Yumeji's Theme" (Shigeru Umebayashi) "Angkor Wat Theme I" (Michael Galasso) "Quizas, Quizas, Quizas (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps)" (Nat King Cole) Like us on...
Published 01/08/20
Halloween may be over but we have one more Spooktacular episode left to complete our celebration for 2019. This time at the roundtable, Mike and Dustin talk about the 1932 Universal Monsters classic, The Mummy, and try to convince you of the greatness of its 2017 Alex Kurtzman reimagining, The Mummy. Music: "Monster Mash" (Bobby "Boris" Pickett & the Crypt Kickers) "The Mummy" (Brian Tyler) Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Join our Patreon Subscribe for free: itunes Stitcher
Published 11/09/19
It's week three of our October Halloween Fright Fest Spooktacular and Dustin and Mike take to the roundtable to discuss James Whale's 1931 Universal Monster classic, Frankenstein, and Paul McGuigan and Max Landis' 2015 riff on Shelley's characters, Victor Frankenstein. Music: "Monster Mash" (Bobby "Boris" Pickett & the Crypt Kickers) "Prometheus Ascending" (Craig Armstrong) Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Join our Patreon Subscribe for free: itunes Stitcher
Published 10/24/19
In the second installment of our 2019 October Fright Fest Spooktacular, Mike and Dustin continue their roundtable look at the Universal Monsters franchise of films with a discussion of 1941's The Wolf Man and its 2010 remake, The Wolfman. Music: "Monster Mash" (Bobby "Boris" Pickett & the Crypt Kickers) "Wolf Suite Pt 1" (Danny Elfman) Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Join our Patreon Subscribe for free: itunes Stitcher
Published 10/18/19
October means it's time for another Fright Fest Spooktacular on the podcast and the 2019 edition brings you Mike and Dustin discussing some of Universal's original monster films and what they have done with those properties since. Kicking off the season is 1931's Dracula and its most recent update, 2014's Dracula Untold. Music: "Monster Mash" (Bobby "Boris" Pickett & the Crypt Kickers) "Prologue" (Ramin Djawadi) Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Join our Patreon Subscribe for...
Published 10/12/19
Mike and Dustin tackle the mystery of The Blair Witch Project on this week's roundtable discussion. Tune in to the podcast to find out if the found footage film that popularized a whole sub-genre of horror is determined to be a masterpiece or a museum piece of cinema. Music: "Blair Witch Theme" and "The Cellar" (Antonio Cora) Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Join our Patreon Subscribe for free: itunes Stitcher
Published 10/01/19
A quick Considerations minisode featuring regular host, Mike Jozic, and guest commentator, Sulya Fenichel, reviewing the brand-new 20th Century Fox release, Ad Astra. Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Join our Patreon Subscribe for free: itunes Stitcher
Published 09/21/19
On this week's episode of the podcast your hosts, Mike Jozic and Dustin Friesenhan, take to the roundtable to discuss Mathieu Kassovitz' highly stylized black and white drama, La Haine. Music: "Burning and Looting" (Bob Marley and the Wailers) "Nique La Police" (Cut Killer) Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Join our Patreon Subscribe for free: itunes Stitcher
Published 09/17/19
We're back! The long silence has been broken as Dustin and Mike return to the podcast and the roundtable to discuss a classic of the silent era (no, the irony is not lost on us), Paul Leni's 1928 film, The Man Who Laughs. Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Join our Patreon Subscribe for free: itunes Stitcher
Published 09/08/19
On this installment of the podcast we finally bring the Lord of the Rings trilogy analysis to a close as we discuss Peter Jackson's concluding chapter of the saga, The Return of the King. Helping out with this monumental task, we also welcome back guest commentator, Cat McDonald, to the roundtable. Cat was right there with us breaking things down for the previous two films and was more than happy to come back and get some closure on the series. How will our panel fall on their assessment of...
Published 07/15/19
Our Summer of '89 series comes to an end with a podcast about the biggest success of that year, Tim Burton's landmark gothic super-hero adventure, Batman! Check out the episode to hear Mike and Dustin relate their first encounters with the movie and how they feel about it 30 years on. Music: "Main Title" and "Waltz to the Death" (Danny Elfman) Batdance (Prince) Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Join our Patreon Subscribe for free: itunes Stitcher
Published 06/25/19