Episodes
Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
49 - Prey Terror in Amityville Park (09/01/1978)
Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
When looking under every rock for these movies, we somehow forgot to look to the 70's European market, where things like copyrights and titles were to be shared like they were sharing their wine, their drugs, their bodies. It was a Bertolucci-esque bacchanalia of "sequels" and imposters dancing across screens for cheap coin. Per Professor Nigel Crump, "They made a lot of knockoff crap."
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
C06 - Scream VI (03/26/2023)
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
We close out the Scream franchise. It goes as expected. A correction for the end of the episode, we will be going back to Amityville before out next franchise, which is announced at the end of the show. How many more Amityvilles are there now? Find out next episode, and then again once we actually get to the end again.
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
C05 - Scream V (01/14/2022)
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
The first of the post-Craven installments, and the relaunch of the franchise in the era of terms like "elevated horror" and "requel". A new cast takes the lead, while the old cast still tries to be front and center at least a little. People are stabbed. Phone calls are made.
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
C04 - Scream 4 (4/15/2011)
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Wes Craven's final film, plus a return to the franchise in general after over a decade past that third one. I wonder if we'll have anything to talk about? Oh, the original file came in at almost three hours, so it seems so. We trimmed stuff like pauses for passing sirens, coughing fits, and some long silent stares that don't make for good radio and got it down to still our longest episode. Enjoy!
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
C03 - Scream 3 (2/4/2000)
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Tom and Pat get back into alignment on this entry, that either closed out the trilogy or ground the series to a halt for years. But we still find things to disagree about, like the professional podcasters we are.
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
C02 - Scream 2 (12/12/1997)
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Someone has taken their love of sequels too far. Or not far enough. Either way, we debate this follow up to the genre pivot point from the previous year. And speaking of rehashes, we had to re-record the main discussion, but mostly captured the magic of the first try hopefully. Does the movie? Results may vary.
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
C01 - Scream (12/20/1996)
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Kicking off another sidequest while the Amityville series recharges (and boy howdy did it!), we take on a series loved by one of us, not so much by the other. While we both agree this first one is a masterpiece, we still manage to fight about something. Still haven't hit that dealbreaker yet, though.
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
48 - Amityville Death Toilet (3/17/2023)
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Sometimes a long running but all over the place franchise will have a small budget entry sneak out and be one of the best the series has ever had, concentrating on character and theme and not just cheap gags or fan service. But for every Godzilla Minus One, there are dozens of death toilets. We close out this batch of Amityville movies with one that sets the bar at a new low. Sigh.
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
47 - Amityville Curse (5/28/2023)
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
An in-franchise semi-remake about house flippers. We keep track of these things, I suppose. This one has a bigger budget than the usual stuff, but does that mean a bump in quality? Yes, but a hill in Delaware is nothing in Appalachia.
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
46 - Amityville Emanuelle (5/8/2023)
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Two overlong franchises full of knock offs and spin offs finally hook up. Is it super hot and steamy, like a good coffee, or is it exhausting and tepid, like a bad coffee? Does it spend much time on either franchise? Both? The answers will very likely not surprise you!