Episodes
November 2022 In which your hosts make a pact with the devil by watching The Omen trilogy. We also review the recent horror film ‘Smile’, 1980’s ‘The Awakening’ and discuss one of the worst films we’ve seen this year.
Published 11/15/22
September 2022: In which your hosts report on dual alien invasion films… the Predator movie ‘Prey’ and Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’. They also jump on board ‘Bullet Train’ with Brad Pitt and discuss Robert Eggers’ ‘The Northman’.
Published 09/13/22
June 2022 In which your hosts celebrate their one hundredth episode with an epic two-part episode. In this second part we discuss trends and changes we’ve witness in cinema during the last decade – from pop culture to streaming to social media.
Published 06/30/22
June 2022 In which your hosts celebrate their one hundredth episode with an epic two-part episode. In the first part we look back at the ten most significant films of the last decade and discuss their continued influence on cinema.
Published 06/30/22
March 2022 In which your hosts walk the red carpet with this year’s Oscars picks. We look back at two of the greatest years for the Academy Awards and review ‘Censor’ and ‘Scream 2022’.
Published 03/25/22
February 2022 In which your hosts bond over Bond. They shake and stir their opinions on the latest 007 adventure ‘No Time To Die’, discuss their favourite top 5 moments from the Bond series and also review new releases ‘The Matrix Resurrections’ and ‘Last Night In Soho’.
Published 02/04/22
December 2021 In which your hosts walk the shadowy streets of film noir. From reviewing 1947’s ‘Ride the Pink Horse’ to revealing their Top 5 forgotten noir films – this episode is the stuff dreams are made of.
Published 12/17/21
October 2021 In which your hosts review a disturbing Argento film ‘The Stendhal Syndrome’, the new Sopranos prequel movie ‘The Many Saints of Newark’ and celebrate Halloween by doing a deep dive into the legendary Hammer Horror films – looking back at their origins, their greatest films and their enduring legacy.
Published 10/29/21
THE BEST OF SPOILER ALERT…PART 2 September 2021 In which your hosts conclude their rewind down memory lane and give you their greatest hits from the last 45 episodes of the podcast. We also review recent Polish mermaid horror musical…’Lure’ and forgotten 60s war film ‘The Night of the Generals’.
Published 09/19/21
The Best Of Spoiler Alert…Part 1 August 2021 In which your hosts long for ‘Yesterday’…the recent Danny Boyle film and their own history as they compile the best moments from their first 45 episodes. They also sink their teeth into ‘Blood Red Sky’.
Published 08/06/21
May 2021 In which your hosts wander into the wasteland to review ‘Army of the Dead’, open up the Book of Saw to take a gander at ‘Spiral’, have a peak at the ‘Woman in the Window’ before one of the hosts gets slammed for his old fashioned, misogynistic views on the right way to dress for the zombie apocalypse…
Published 06/12/21
April 2021 In which your hosts celebrate the Oscars with a look back at some largely forgotten Academy Award winners, pay a monster sized visit to the movies and reflect on this years Oscar winners!
Published 06/12/21
January 2021 In which your hosts review Chadwick Boseman’s last film ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’, discuss Danzig’s debut horror ‘Verotika’ and see in the new year by counting down their ten favourite films of the last decade!
Published 01/17/21
November 2020 In which your hosts find gods and demons with a pair of psychological thrillers ‘Saint Maud’ and ‘The Blackcoat’s Daughter’. They review ‘Bill and Ted Face The Music’ and discuss how gullible they’d be if they found themselves in a film noir plot.
Published 11/15/20
September 2020 In which your hosts visit their happy places and review two films dear to their hearts – 1943’s unique ‘I Walked With A Zombie’ and James Bond’s second adventure, 1963’s ‘From Russia With Love’. We also take a look at the NZ Film Festival’s online offering ‘Jesus Shows You The Way To The Highway’.
Published 09/03/20
June 2020: Part 3 In which your hosts look back at the final episode of the prequel trilogy. This is the Spoiler Alert review of Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith. Ranking Most Notorious scenes and Best Lightsaber battles. Where we discuss one of our favourite moments of the series and bask in the Sheevil.
Published 06/28/20
June 2020: Part 2 In which your hosts review Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones. Including rankings for Cheesiest Dialogue, Best Design and Favourite Sheev Palpatine moments. So get ready for a coarse, rough review that gets everywhere on the middle installment of the Prequel Trilogy.
Published 06/20/20
June 2020: In which your hosts review ‘Thunder Road’ and ‘Midsommar’. And then they search their feelings and start on an epic saga – reviewing the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy – starting with ‘Episode 1: The Phantom Menace’. Fire up your podracer, check your midi-chlorian count and dive into the galaxy far, far away.
Published 06/19/20
April 2020: In which your hosts review the recent Kiwi film starring Daniel Radcliffe, ‘Guns Akimbo’, look back at the 50s Western ‘Seven Men From Now’, take aim at the doco ‘Milius’ and lock in five FREE films you can watch online during lockdown.
Published 04/26/20
March 2020: In which your hosts cast an eye across ‘The Lighthouse’, review ‘Birds of Prey’ and ‘Uncut Gems’, reflect on their woeful Oscar picks and discuss the five definitive Willem Dafoe performances.
Published 03/02/20
January 2020 In which your hosts review ‘The Rise of Skywalker’. We discuss Star Wars Episode 9 in detail, reflect on the trilogy and the series as a whole. It’s an extravaganza of galactic proportions! Yub Nub!
Published 01/30/20
January 2020: The first episode of the new decade in which your hosts review ‘Bad Boys For Life’ & ‘Destroyer’. We talk Oscars and predict the winners (and what we want to win!) and we hand out the far more prestigious ‘Spoiler Alert Awards’ for the last cinematic year including ‘Best Trailer’, ‘Dullest Film’ and ‘Best Movie for a Long Haul Flight’.
Published 01/30/20
November 2019: Part 2 In which your hosts review every single one of the A Nightmare Elm Street films. In part 2 we look at episodes 5 to 8 – from most inventive kills to most annoying adult characters, find out which movie is the worst of the series, which is the most under-rated and which possesses the most awkwardly placed rap song.
Published 11/17/19
November 2019: Part 1 In which your hosts share a laugh with ‘Joker’, have a love-in the H.P Lovecraft inspired ‘Colour Out of Space’ and review every single one of the A Nightmare Elm Street films. So put on your PJs, pull up the covers and drift off to sweet dreams by listening to a dissection of Freddy Krueger’s films from best to worst.
Published 11/17/19