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Franchise Frenzy: The Meatballs Series
It’s a meaty episode of Franchise Frenzy as Dan and Carlo dig deep down into a hearty plate of the Meatballs movies–the Canadian teen-sex comedy series that launched Bill Murray to stardom.
A Conversation with Director Amy Goldstein of Underestimate The Girl
Veronica talks with director Amy Goldstein on her new intimate documentary about musician Kate Nash. They discuss shooting the film, as well as Amy’s experiences, both fun and frustrating, working as a woman in the film industry.
Victor and Victoria in 1933 and 1982
Jenna and professional drag king Veronica talk about Victor and Victoria, both the charming 1933 musical and the equally charming 1982 remake starring Julie Andrews. Do they also do some sining? Maybe…
Post-Anime Club: The Legend of the Stardust Brothers & Hausu
Instead of trying to tackle an entire oeuvre, this time Carlo & Jenna focus on two wild and wacky films that have nothing in common except for their supremely cartoonish appearances.
Free Comedies on YouTube to Get Through [gestures] All of This
One might imagine the caliber of free movies on YouTube to be dismal to painful, but it turns out that a large portion of what is available without payment is surprisingly… good. Veronica talks vampire ladies, stoner humor and psychic dogs, all free on YouTube right now.
The Queer Pioneers of the Weimar Republic: Victor and Victoria, Michael, and Mädchen in Uniform
Kino Lorber has just released three beautifully restored queer films from the Weimar era on VOD: Michael (1924), Mädchen in Uniform (1931) and Victor and Victoria (1933)
Franchise Frenzy: Project Shadowchaser I - IV
Carlo & Dan discuss all four films in the Project Shadowchaser series starring Frank Zagarino as a villainous android / sometimes villainous alien. How do these movies fit together? What exactly is a Shadowchaser? And finally, are any of these movies any good? Find out!
Hoser Horror: Eternal Evil & Deadline
This time on the latest episode of Hoser Horror, Dan and Carlo watch a double-feature about men, their failing lives and relationships, and their inability to distinguish reality from non-reality.
Hoser Horror: Killer Party & Prom Night with Amanda Reyes
Carlo and Dan are joined by Made For TV Mayhem's Amanda Reyes to talk all things Killer Party and Prom Night!
Hoser Horror: The Peanut Butter Solution & To Catch A Yeti (Feat. Matt from Compañeros Radio Network)
Matt from the Compañeros Radio Network joins Dan and Carlo to talk about two nightmarish kids movies.
Hoser Horror: The Kiss & Graveyard Shift
This week, it's a duo of supernatural-ish shockers with Graveyard Shift (1987) & The Kiss (1988). One’s about a taxi drivin’ vampire who falls in love with an intended victim and the other is about…. something else entirely.
Longing For the City You're Locked In: Experiencing San Francisco Through Film
Watching movies filmed in a place you love when you are physically present in said place but unable to enjoy it has become a strange panacea for Veronica. Between Petulia, Foul Play and The Manitou she almost feels like she’s really in the Bay Area… which she is, but, y’know, it’s weird right now,
The World is Burning. Why Can't I Stop Watching Mission Impossible?
Jenna watched every Mission Impossible movie while under quarantine and she was shocked to find that, instead of the nationalistic action-schlock she had anticipated, the entire franchise is actually an unwitting call to true anarchistic revolution.
I Watched It Five Times in Theaters So You Don't Have To: Tom Hooper's Cats
The experience of seeing Cats, especially at a late-night or rowdy screenings, is like trying to solve a brain-teaser in a karaoke bar on a rollercoaster. Guest contributor PJ Kryfko lays out who, what, and how of Cats, as well as why he will be watching it for the rest of his life.
Hoser Horror: Interview with Jesse D'Angelo
This time on Hoser Horror, Dan is hosting without Carlo because he had a chance to sit down with Jesse D’Angelo, step-son of writer-director John Fasano and son of screenwriter/author Cindy Cirile (who wrote Rapid Fire and Black Roses as well as produced Fasono’s The Jitters.)
I Watched It So You Don't Have To: Irreversible
Gaspar Noé’s Irreversible is known for its unflinchingly brutal rape scene, but what Veronica found more unforgivable was how boring the whole movie was.
Hoser Horror: Humongous & Cross Country feat. Shea Mossefin
Carlo and Dan taking another look into the filmography of Paul Lynch as they watch his island-set slasher Humongous and the cross-country sleaze-o-rama... Cross Country.
Hoser Horror: Radioactive Rabids
This time on Hoser Horror Dan and Carlo talk about Revenge of the Radioactive Reporter and Rabid!
Noah Hawley's Lucy in the Sky Loses the Cosmos for the Stars
Picture yourself on a truck on a lawn, with a general unease and an outer space high. Lucy in the Sky indulges in tired tropes and gimmicks, but its most egregious mistake is focusing on space when the drama’s down here on earth.
Male Anxiety Movies That Fear the Future is Female
In this day of blurred lines between gender, sexual orientation, and what those words even mean, the axiom of the “every man” is fading away. Veronica looks at three movies that anticipated this inevitable sea change with varying degrees of male tears.

