Best Sci Fi Film Analysis Podcasts (2025)

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TAKE TWO: Superior SciFi Sequels A Boston Sci-Fi Podcast 53:35

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They say imitation is a form of flattery. In Hollywood, it's a way to milk every last dollar out of an IP (Intellectual Property), Hollywood's most precious commodity. These imitations are called sequels and for the most part, they are inferior to the originals. Yet sometimes they surpass the originals. They are superior. That's what we talking abo…

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EXTREME CINEMA Horror's Last Frontier, a Boston SciFi Podcast 57:39

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Extreme Cinema is designed to be disruptive. It is uncomfortable to watch, and yes, it can be exploitive. It can be gratuitous, mysogonistic, and for many just plain disgusting. Boston SciFI Podcast host Garen Daly has found two articulate guests to explore horror’s last frontier - Extreme Cinema. KILLER PICTURES author/influencer Hope Madden teams…

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GETTING SCHOOLED: A Boston SciFi Podcast 50:27

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Fun and engaging. On this show, we have aliens masquerading as teachers, an imaginary woman , a time traveling teen, a Mensa candidate messing with lasers and some Community College professors facing an alien invasion. These are the films in GETTING SCHOOLED, the latest Boston SciFi Podcast. It’s all about looking at films where the action takes pl…

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Anime 101: Boston SciFi Podcast 52:22

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#japanese animation, or #anime, is unique for its complex storytelling, vibrant style and dynamic characters. It holds a unique place in #filmdom. #BostonSciFi looks at five anime films -#akira, #Miyasaki, #PrincessMonoke, #Vamire Hunter D, #howlsmovingcastle, #myneighbortotoro - seeking what makes them trick. In this episode we delve through iconi…

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Essential 60s SciFi Films: A Boston SciFi Podcast 1:09:51

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The studios were crumbling. There was unrest in the country and Hollywood would never be the same. Check out film director David Giancola and critic Alexis den Boggende as they unwrap essential 60s science fiction films. From Planet of the Apes to 2001, with stops at When the Earth Caught Fire and Quatermass and the Pit, a look at a defining decade…

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Essential 70s Sci-Fi Films: A Boston SciFi Podcast 1:08:10

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It was a decade of scandal, war, and unrest. People fought for their rights. And the push back is still being felt in 2025. It was a time when the decaying Studio System looked like 35mm film burning up on the screen. But along came a generation raised visual images, who then imagined new stories, authentic stories, Add in technological advances an…

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Hollywood's 2025 Summer Movie Preview: A Boston SciFi Podcast 51:05

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For Hollywood, summer is THE time for movies. tent poles, popcorn movies, family films all drive the business like no other period in the year. With increasing challenges facing it, a lot is riding on the summer 2025 crop of films. Hollywood needs this summer to be winner. Listen in as Boston Hassle's Oscar Goff and Charlie Pettiffy along with host…

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Boston SciFi Podcast - Must See Scifi Films: '80s Edition 1:01:57

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What do ALIENS, John Carpenter's THE THING, STAR WARS EPISODE V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE, and E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL have in common? They're all examples of great 1980s scifi movies and how the decade helped define the genre as we know it today. On this episode, Boston SciFi Director Garen Daly is joined by Ass…

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Gladiator 2 1:06:52

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Send us a text We're both big fans of the film Gladiator so we were really excited for Gladiator 2 when it was announced. Even more so when we found out Denzel was going to be in it. No one expected something on par with the first one, but was the 2nd one any good or was it a total dumpster fire? Did we love it, hate it, respect it? Tune in to find…

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80s Sci Fi Rankings 7:47

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Send us a text In this episode, Daddy tortures Hog with a brutal bracket of 80s Sci Fi films. Who wins? Does Terminator get far? How well do John Carpenter movies do? Stay tuned to find out. Mike's IG: www.instagram.com/miketerrible Will's IG: www.instagram.com/brentwood.buddha Will's Twitter: https://x.com/wwgish Mike's Twitter: https://x.com/Mike…

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Gene Hackman Tribute 8:18

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Send us a text With the sad passing of movie legend Gene Hackman, we decided to do a mini episode about his films and career. We took a look at some of his highly rated films on IMBD and then we both gave our top 5 Gene Hackman films. Join us for a quick discussion about the films of a Hollywood icon. Mike's IG: www.instagram.com/miketerrible Will'…

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PODCAST: Must See SciFi Films: 90s Edition 1:02:35

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The 90s was a time when things changed. Cultural shifts and the emergence of the digital world scratch the surface. It's impact is undeniable. The movies of the time reflected these changes. Join us as we look at 10 'must see' movies from the 1990s. On tap, The Matrix, Jurassic Park, Starship Troopers, Galaxy Quest, 12 Monkeys and more. Guests: Ale…

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John Carpenter, David Cronenberg, and Stephen King. Ranking and rating their films! 24:49

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Send us a text In this episode we take a look at some of the films of our favorite directors and try to guess top box office grossing movies, highest rated films, and best adaptations. Check out our discussion on what makes these directors so memorable, why their films didn't earn more money, and what our favorite Stephen King films are. Let's gooo…

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Terminator 1:15:50

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Send us a text This week, we had the privilege of seeing a 4k remaster version of Terminator on the big screen in Hollywood. We've both seen this film before, many times, but never on the big screen and never looking this good! Stop by and hear us chat about what makes Terminator such a good movie and what we thought of this new restored version. M…

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eXistenZ 1:01:38

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Send us a text Hog and Daddy were very lucky to be able to catch a special screening of eXistenZ at the Academy Theater in Los Angeles, but even more fortunate to catch David Cronenberg in person after the screening. To commemorate this event, we're discussing this 1999 mind bender of a film. Join us as we explore this weird little movie and give y…

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Duck, You Sucker 53:53

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Send us a text We're back with another Western. Ya'll know Hog loves him his nawty Westerns, especially Sergio Leone's spaghetti Westerns. This time, we're exploring Duck, You Sucker. It's also known by Once Upon a Time in the Revolution and A Fistful of Dynamite. It's an awesome film with a grand scale and epic set pieces. Check out our take on th…

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Action Hogs Tournament 13:03

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Send us a text In this special mini episode, Hog set up a bracket of 16 of the best action hogs from cinema history, and now Daddy has to rank them as they compete head-to-head. Who will win? Is it going to be Stallone, or maybe Jean Claude Van Damme? Or a dark horse like Keanu Reeves or Kurt Russell? Stay tuned to find out! Mike's IG: www.instagra…

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Mini Episode - Oscar Films and AI in the Industry 29:39

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Send us a text Today we have a very special episode, one of our mini episodes. We will be doing more of these so that we can cover more topics, play games, make lists, and have fun. In this special episode, we discuss some of the top Oscar winning movies of all time and how AI has impacted the Oscar conversation this year. Get our thoughts on the f…

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Evil Dead Rise 1:09:52

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Send us a text We're continuing the horror theme from the previous week with the latest movie in the Evil Dead franchise. Evil Dead Rise was a film that surprised both of us in that it was brutal and fun at the same time and was an actual good film. It's tough to find a franchise where every film is good to great. Tune in for our thoughts and what …

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Alice, Sweet Alice 54:46

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Send us a text Today we enter the world of slashers. Alice, Sweet Alice was a fun little slasher from the 70s and was a first watch for both of us. More brutal than the film, Hog absolutely destroys Daddy with some of the most rank burps you've ever heard (and he's smelled). Tune in for a good time. Mike's IG: www.instagram.com/miketerrible Will's …

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Getting Into Our Shorts: A Boston SciFi Podcast 45:16

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Two of our favorite team members, Suzzanne Cromwell and Melissa Starker, pull back the curtains on how Boston SciFi choses shorts and then creates programs. From the watching, to the selecting, to creating the flow, see what goes on inside a film festival #podcast #filmfestival #shortfilm You can find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon …

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Adagio 58:33

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Send us a text This week we're back in Rome, looking at the nawty side of politics, crime, and drugs. This is a film done by the director of Suburra, a great Italian thriller, and this follows closely in those footsteps. Expect to see the dark side of Rome that you normally wouldn't. Did we love it? Was it amazing? Was there some tibs? Stay tuned t…

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Hardware 52:14

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Send us a text On this week's episode of Movie of the Week, Daddy and Don Lope de Hog, review the cyberpunk cult classic, Hardware. This 1990 film stars Dylan McDermott and is a cross of several genres and films. In an America ravaged by atomic warfare, nomads spend their days scavenging for scrap in a blasted landscape. That's how ex-soldier Moses…

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No Retreat, No Surrender 1:06:13

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Send us a text *Sorry for the over-modulated audio. New setup, and didn't realize the gain was so much.* Don Hawg and Daddy Fatty are back with a brand new episode of Movie of the Week. This is an exciting episode as it's the first of a series of in-studio episodes. The video will be uploaded to YouTube, so stay tuned for that. In this episode, the…

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It Came from the Orson Welles: A Boston SciFi Podcast 57:48

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Fifty years is a long time. Much has happened. Much has changed. Fifty years ago the Boston Science Fiction Film Festival began at a legendary movie theatre. Later it overcame a fire, an historic blizzard, and a plague. It overcame changing demographics, and rapidly evolving technologies. We have gone from seeing movies only in movie theatre to bei…

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Return of the Modern Character Actors 52:37

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Good movies have good actors. Better movies have better actors. They're called character actors. No longer typed as gangster or slapstick comedian, modern character actors show, range, understand psychology and film history. Listen in as film commentators Alexis den Boggende & Oscar Goff join MC Garen Daly in zoom through JK Simmons, Angela Bassett…

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We Approved this Message: Presidents on Film 49:43

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Melissa Starker David Giancola You can find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, I Heart Radio, Google Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts from. You can also find us on our YouTube Channel, BostonSciFi. Thank you. Please comment, like and share. And if you have an idea for a podcast, please share it with us. Many of our po…

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Top Films of the 1990s 1:04:51

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Send us a text What up party people?! We're back with a brand new episode of everyone's favorite podcast. This week it's a bit different as Mike, Don Lope de Hog himself, came across a list of the top films from the 90s and couldn't resist reviewing it with Fat Boy. Join us as we dissect this list and find out if we agree or don't. Mike's IG: www.i…

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Podcast: UIVERSAL MEMORIES: The Films of Philip K Dick 49:27

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Memory implants, replicants, alternative realities, and fake reality - these are some of the elements that make stories by Philip K Dick resonant decades after his death, and what makes them fodder for 'high concept' Hollywood films. Join author/crtic Hope Madden & film programmer Melissa Starker as Boston SciFi Presents UNIVERSAL MEMORIES: The Fil…

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The Beekeeper 1:07:42

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Send us a text It's time for some badass action! This week, Mike picked the recent Jason Statham action flick, The Beekeeper. We'd heard good things about the fight scenes in this so we wanted to check it out. Tune in to see what we thought of it! Mike's IG: www.instagram.com/miketerrible Will's IG: www.instagram.com/brentwood.buddha Will's Twitter…

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Alien Probes & Other Visitations, A Boston Sci-Fi Presents Podcast 47:43

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Visitors from another world are a relatively recent theme in movies that started in the 50s. Since then we have all sorts of illegal immigrants from genial neighbors to human eating nasties. Please join us as Simon Foster, Festival Director of the Sydney SciFi Film Fest and author Dan Kimmel probe #killerklownsfromouterspace, #attacktheblock, #paul…

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The Animatrix 1:04:11

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Send us a text Today we dive into the world of the Matrix... well, the anime world of it. Released back in 2003, this was a companion piece to the film and featured short stories set in the Matrix universe. These were animated and varied in terms of the style, stories, characters, and everything else. Some were great, others not so much. Tune in to…

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Under Paris 1:23:03

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Send us a text Another week, another episode! This time we watch the recent French Netflix shark movie, Under Paris. It's a bit silly, but overall turned out to be quite a good film. So sit back and sink your teeth into another episode of your favorite podcast. Mike's IG: www.instagram.com/miketerrible Will's IG: www.instagram.com/brentwood.buddha …

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MODERN CHARACTER ACTORS, Part 1, A Boston SciFi Presents Podcast 45:05

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You see their faces in movies and on TV. You hear their voices in animation, but you never quite know who they are. Listen in as film directors Hope Madden and David Giancola join MC Garen Daly as they try and define what a character actor is in the 21st century. Featuring #dickmiller, Catherine O'Hara, #jameshong, Keith David Brion James & more. P…

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TO SERVE MAN: Good Robots in Movies, a Boston SciFI Presents Podcast 49:09

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Humans make them and use them. They can be safe, clunky contraptions or svelte streamline bodies, but they are designed to make our lives better. And in the process we imbue them with our emotions and sometimes are neurosis. TO SERVE MAN looks at how robots are depicted in movies. Weighing in with commentary and humor are Alexis den Boggende, Bosto…

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From Beyond 1:14:51

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Send us a text I hope you're ready for some gooey, nasty 80s fun. In today's episode we discuss the 1986 horror film From Beyond. This is from the same team that made Re-Animator and features the same director, producer, and actors. It's an amazingly fun, nasty, and slick movie with some great scares and sequences. Did we love it more than Re-Anima…

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The Body Horrific: A Boston SciFi Presents Podcast 49:15

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There's horror and then there is BODY HORROR Listen in as film critic Alexis den Boggende and Broke Horror Fan creator Alex DiVincenzo explains;ain the difference. featuring Cronenberg' The Fly, The Human Centipede, Re-Animator, John Carpenter's The Thing with appearances by Tusk, Frankenstein, Altered States & Tetsuo. Maybe there is a fate worse t…

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Road House 1:08:58

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Send us a text We get nawty this week with an action film reboot of a 1980s classic. Well, classic in the nostalgia sense. It's a silly and cheesy affair and the reboot is no different. I'm talking about Road House, starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Tune in to see how this compares with the Patrick Swayze original and if Hog and Daddy loved it! Mike's IG: …

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Danger Ahead: On Harlan Ellison with Nat Segaloff, A Boston SciFi Podcast 43:49

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May 27, 2024 would have been Harlan Ellison's 90th birthday. To appreciate this seminal writer, Boston SciFi talks with noted author Nat Segaloff on his book A LIT FUSE and his relationship with Harlan. We talk #StarTrek, #ScoobyDoo, #OuterLimits, #Terminator, lawsuits and more. Inside stories and funny moments all about one of speculative fiction'…

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Bird on a Wire 48:23

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Send us a text We're back with a brand new episode of your favorite podcast, Movie of the Week. This week, we revisit the 1990 film Bird on a Wire starring Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn. Will had remembered seeing this film when he was a kid and enjoyed it so it was a perfect time to revisit it since Mike had never seen it before. It's a fun little ro…

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Summer Movie Preview 2024: A Boston SciFi Presents Podcast 59:55

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The Hollywood pundits are holding their breath as studios release films this summer of 2024. We're in the post-Covid period. Hollywood is just coming out of production delays from the various strikes and a lot is riding on whether or not audiences will return to the cinemas. Listen in as film critic Erin Underwood and Boston Hassle lead film review…

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Bad Bots: A Boston SciFI Podcast 47:11

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As humans, sinister robots have been around since the days of Edison. We see them in the malfunctioning Yul Brenner of WESTWORLD, or the single-minded killing machine of THE TERMINATOR, or Alicia Vikander's AI powered humanoid in EX MACHINA or the nascent super intelligence of Ultron . They threaten us. Host Garen Daly dives into this world of emot…

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SciFi Messiahs: A Boston SciFi Podcast 46:16

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They challenge the powers that be. They lead revolutions. And the score big at the box office. Often these films come in blockbusters like #DUNE, #STARWARS and more. Sometimes they come in smaller, sharply focused films like #MIDNIGHTSPECIAL or #CHILDRENOFMEN. Join us, as we genuflect into the realms of science fiction through the complexities of b…

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Rolling Stone Top 150 Sci-Fi Films of All Time 2:55:18

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Send us a text This one is a doozy. Our longest, and by far, most drunkest podcast yet. In this episode, Daddy and Hawg down some drinks and go over a list of the top 150 Sci-Fi films of all time that was put out by Rolling Stone. Spoiler Alert, this list is highly questionable. As the night progresses and the drinks increase, the conversation boil…

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Will's Top 250 1:53:21

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Send us a text We're back for another countdown! Last episode, we looked at Mike's top 250 films of all time. This episode, it's Will's turn. What movies are on his list? How much overlap is there? Will Daddy ever shut up or will he just talk and talk and talk... Mike's IG: www.instagram.com/miketerrible Will's IG: www.instagram.com/brentwood.buddh…

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Mike's Top 250 Films 1:41:47

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Send us a text We're trying something a bit different this week. Instead of reviewing a movie, we thought it'd be fun to go through our top 250 films of all time lists. This week, we're doing Mike's list. We start way back for some classics and progress to more modern films. Come check out what Mike has on his list of top 250 films ever! Mike's IG:…

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No Escape 1:00:55

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Send us a text In this weeks episode we go to Mike's roots and explore the 1994 Action/Sci-Fi film No Escape starring Ray Liotta, Lance Henriksen, Ernie Hudson, among others. It's a fun action film that would be right at home in the 80s. Does Will appreciate this kind of film? Tune in to find out! Mike's IG: www.instagram.com/miketerrible Will's IG…

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Irreversible 1:04:15

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Send us a text Today we have a very controversial movie we're tackling. Will is a big fan of Gaspar Noe and so we decided to revisit this notorious film. For those who don't know, Irreversible stars Vincent Cassel and Monica Bellucci and features some very graphic scenes. It is also a film that happens in reverse time. Did we love it, could we look…

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The Void 1:24:52

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Send us a text Are you ready to get weird? This week we dive into The Void, a 2016 creature feature sci-fi film from Canada. This film is a throwback to John Carpenter and other practical effects masterpieces of the 1980s. It's weird, it's fun, it's bizarre... it's everything you want in a sci-fi horror. Join as as we discuss this film. Did we love…

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Meet the Film Directors of SF49 - Documentarians 45:36

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Lisa Downs & David Weiner are documentary filmmakers specializing in genre films and the 1980s. Lisa produces and directs the LIFE AFTER SERIES, specifically LIFE AFTER THE NAVIGATOR & LIFE AFTER THE NEVERENDING STORY. David's docs are IN SEARCH OF, specifically IN SEARCH OF TOMORROW & IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS. Joining them is Festival Director Garen …