Episodes

  • Episode 152: 2025 a Year in Review
    Jan 28 2026

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    Mike and Zak do their usual end of the year round up, and talk about their top 5 movies of the year!

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    1 hr and 48 mins
  • Episode 151: Jakob the Liar
    Jan 11 2026

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    In the spirit of giving, Mike has gifted Zak the gift of Holocaust movie. Towards the end of WWII, Jakob, a Jew living in one of the Ghettos of Poland, overhears a radio broadcast that hints at Russian troops making considerable progress in reclaiming parts of Nazi occupied Europe. He shares this information with a couple of close friends with the intention of instilling a little hope. The seed takes root, but it spirals out of control, and before long Jakob has to answer for the good he's done.

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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • Episode 150: Beginners
    Dec 26 2025

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    In the Spirit of giving, Zak has gifted Mike with a viewing of Beginners, a modern love story that is, in part, biographical to Director Mike Mills. Following the passing of his mother Oliver's Father comes out to him as a gay man, and announces that he would like to pursue love in his old age. Things are going well until he is diagnosed with cancer and Oliver has a great deal of things to unpack as he says his farewell and things become even more complicated when he finds what might just be the love of his life.

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    1 hr and 46 mins
  • Episode 149: Murder Magician
    Dec 3 2025

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    We are joined by Kaleb Smith to talk about his new short film Murder Magician. We talk about the conceptualization of the script, the production process, and the complications of post production in this very fun interview!

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    58 mins
  • Episode 148: What are we Watching? (Monsters are Sexy)
    Nov 19 2025

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    This week on what are we watching, you get to hear about Zak's thoughts on the new Frankenstein movie, then Mike launches into a review of the new Predator Badlands flick. Afterwards Zak explains the finer details of the Chainsaw Man movie and then Mike brings us home with a gush about The Fist of the North Star. Tune in next time for a much better episode!

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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Episode 147: Possession
    Oct 31 2025

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    Join us for a romp into one of the most unsettling breakup movies of all time! Mark, an Englishman living in West Berlin before the felling of the infamous Berlin Wall, finishes a contract with some nebulously nefarious organization in the world of espionage and returns home to his wife and son. Things are NOT great at home however, and Anna, Mark's Wife, begins to exhibit a disturbing pattern of behavior. Behavior that is only exacerbated by Mark's oppressive need for control. A tale of true Lovecrftian horror perfect for the spooky season! Happy Halloween!

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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • Episode 146: What are we Watching? (a Different kind of Spoopy)
    Oct 29 2025

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    Today we are overjoyed to welcome back, recurring guest on the podcast, Max Minkowitz! Who joins us this week to talk spoopy and to get a little silly. First, we talk about The Python Hunt, a documentary Max saw as part of an LA Beyond Fest. Next Mike shares his feelings about the adaptation of The Long Walk, how it holds up against the book, and how it was successfully adapted to fit more modern themes. then Zak talks about The Toxic Avenger and how it pays homage to the original while still standing out as a very different kind of movie. Lastly we talk about Good Boy, and some of the truly incredible things that went into making a horror movie from the perspective of a dog.

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Episode 145: Is Film in LA Dead?
    Sep 29 2025

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    This week, Mike and Zak welcome their friend Corey Chaney to join in on a conversation that covers a lot of ground. The film industry has changed so much since these three got their start in Maryland, and after moving to Los Angeles with aspirations of furthering their careers, it seems that production has slowed to a crawl in the city that has long been touted as the cradle of the industry. From the Covid pandemic, the strikes, the implementation of AI, and now pressure from the highest political office in the nation, things have never been more bleak for young aspiring filmmakers.

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    1 hr and 49 mins