Fiasco Family Movie Night: Recent Episodes
Sean and Tim @ Megaphonic.fm
The Fiasco Family ponders the Devil’s Yearbook as they discuss the 1975 horror flop The Devil’s Rain.
SHOW NOTES.
The Devil's Rain
Host Recommendations
Demon Knight (1995)
Doctor Strange (2016)
Evilspeak (1981)
The Haunted Palace (1963)
Trick or Treat (1986)
The Wicker Man (1973)
Listener Recommendations
Art of the Devil (2004)
Clash of the Titans (1981)
Crash! (1976)
Cronos (1993)
Dagon (2001)
Death Becomes Her (1992)
Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)
The Evil Dead (1981)
Evil Dead II (1987)
The Evil Down the Street (2019)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
The Gorgon (1964)
Hellraiser (1987)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
The Mask (1961)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Night of the Demon/Curse of the Demon (1957)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Star Wars (1977)
Also Mentioned
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
The Making of ‘...And God Spoke’ (1993)
Blow Out (1981)
Body Melt (1993)
Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things (1972)
The Exorcist (1973)
The Food of the Gods (1976)
Grease (1978)
The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
Incubus (1966)
Roar (1981)
Truth or Dare?: A Critical Madness (1986)
Our episodes on Demon Knight, The Making of ‘...And God Spoke’, The Hitch-Hiker, Roar, and Truth or Dare?: A Critical Madness.
A Part of Our Scare-itage’s episode on The Mask.
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Mike Bockoven returns to help the Fiascos determine how improbable it is that Starship Troopers turned out to be brilliant satire.
The Fiascos sign up to earn their citizenship and tour the healing tank facilities as they contemplate Paul Verhoeven’s upside-down adaptation Starship Troopers (1997).
SHOW NOTES.
Starship Troopers
Host Recommendations:
Infra-Man (1975)
Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare, aka The Great Yokai War (1968)
Listener Recommendations:
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Alien vs. Predator (2004)
Alien vs. Predator (2007)
The Black Scorpion (1957)
Clash of the Titans (1981)
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
Ghoulies II (1987)
In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
King Kong Escapes (1967)
Night of the Creeps (1986)
Night of the Lepus (1972)
Pacific Rim (2013)
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The Fiascos bring back Melissa Kaercher to talk more about the making of a flop. Buckle up for more discussion of Hudson Hawk!
The Fiascos understand hubris, and sometimes they even admire it. This time they chase the hawk--Hudson Hawk (1991)--and try to uncover what went wrong… and what went weirdly right!
The Fiascos watch the proceedings in a sensational courtroom drama, in Billy Wilder's Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution (1957).
The Fiascos detect radioactivity from the breakdown of the American family in Ray Milland’s 1962 apocalyptic film Panic in Year Zero. It’s the perfect cheery note to start off our 3rd season!
The Fiascos have some announcements about changes for their 3rd season! They also spend considerable time answering a few questions from listeners.
The Fiascos are joined by Melissa Kaercher to end their second season by discussing Larry Cohen’s 1976 alien messiah movie God Told Me To. It’s going to get a little grind-housey.
The Fiascos try to unravel the place of the evil Dr. Mabuse in the history of masterminds, as they cover the banned 1933 film The Testament of Dr. Mabuse.
The Fiascos enjoy a nice period piece as much as anybody. The splendid manors, the elaborate dresses, the fetters of mannered company. But that’s the sort of movie we watched this time. Instead, it’s that sordid and barbaric look at a time of very uncivil acts, Michael Reeves’ Witchfinder General (1968). It’s not the Vincent Price performance you want; it’s the one you didn't know you needed.
The Fiascos come to grips with the fact that their quarters stacked on the arcade cabinet aren't going to be used any time soon, as they watch two player vie for the lowest stakes imaginable in the 2007 documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters.
The Fiascos take afternoon tea to chat about Anna Biller’s magical 2016 film, The Love Witch. If you find the movie challenging, think about poor Elaine, who just wants love on her own terms.
Hilary Braley joins the Fiascos to talk about voodoo and vengeance in the high octane zombie film Sugar Hill.
Tim Gerolami guests as the Fiascos discuss Guy Maddin’s 2006 film Brand Upon the Brain! It’s 97% true! Emotionally.
The Atomic Weight of Cheese crew joins the Fiascos to try to make sense of the cinematic debacle Roar, a film that proved that maybe you should not film with untrained animals or filmmakers.
Fact is fiction and fiction may as well be truth in this documentary about deception by Orson Welles. F for Fake uses the stories of two notorious frauds, told by a master hoaxer, to expose the lies that all stories are built upon—even documentaries.
The Fiasco Brothers pile into their bus and head to the Appalachians to stomp around the back woods and talk about folklore, low budgets, and Silver John. Get ready for the anthology film about the cult fiction hero, The Legend of Hillbilly John!
The Fiasco Brothers cross the Iron Curtain to learn about the bittersweet reunification comedy Good Bye, Lenin! What do Coca Cola, Stanley Kubrick, and pickles have to do with life and death in East Berlin after the wall came down? All will be revealed in this episode of The Fiasco Brothers Watch A Movie.
The Fiasco Brothers cover a movie that proves that you can't make this stuff up! Or, at least, that if you do you need to be prepared for consequences. A long overdue Hollywood break, an Oscar nod for Cannon films, and a super-Faustian bargain are discussed when The Fiasco Brothers Watch Street Smart.
In 1984, history was made. A Walter Hill film flopped. With the assistance of Chad Plambeck of The Atomic Weight of Cheese, we take a tour of the Streets of Fire and discuss what went wrong, what went right, and why we love it.
The Fiasco Brothers pack up their fishing gear and pick up a stranger for a tense ride through the desert as they discuss Ida Lupino’s 1953 noir classic The Hitch-Hiker. It’s ripped from the headlines and delivered to you, the viewing (and presumably driving) audience as a warning to always follow your itinerary.
With a superhero blockbuster around every corner, The Fiasco Brothers take a look back at a more innocent time, the 1990s—when a handsome man in a purple suit tried to make a difference, armed only with a dog, a horse, 2 pistols, a loyal taxi driver, and a winning smile. It's the box-office disaster that you'll welcome onto your screen, The Phantom.
The Fiasco Brothers are always up for some ill-advised plans, and there are plenty to be had in Tod Browning’s silent classic The Unknown, starring Lon Chaney. Come for the side-show attractions; stay for the mind-bending!
Pay attention to the sounds around you, and don’t bend any rules. Everything’s vulnerable when the Sneakers are around! The Fiasco Brothers discuss the 1992 film’s ensemble cast and the joys of a non-action thriller.
Trim your toenails and bring out your broken appliances! This time The Fiasco Brothers watch John Sayles’ 1984 low-budget science fiction exploration of humanity The Brother from Another Planet. It's a look at several outsiders visiting Harlem, as well as a cautionary tale about how much cookies cost.
The Fiasco Brothers watch the docu-comedy The Making of “...And God Spoke”, which portrays sleazy filmmakers attempting to make a Bible picture. It’s a revelatory look at film creation that stands as a testament to... Look, just give it a listen and then maybe seek out the film.
Get ready to hit the buzzer! This time The Fiasco Brothers take a look at TV as reality in Shock Treatment, the 1983 sequel to The Rocky Horror Picture Show. It's a flop sequel to a flop movie, and it makes us want to sing!
The Fiasco Brothers dust off their wayback machine and watch Time After Time, in which H.G. Wells pursues Jack the Ripper, who stole his time machine. No, really. Strap in, and don’t touch any of the controls. Especially not the magic rod of plot resolution.
The Fiasco Brothers plan the perfect podcast episode, but everything begins to unravel when they start discussing 1954’s Dial M for Murder and get stabbed by Grace Kelly with a pair of scissors.
The Fiasco Brothers dive back into independent film to watch Robert Townsend’s 1987 debut directorial film Hollywood Shuffle. It’s all about trying to find work you can live with as a person of color in an industry that’s bought into its own image of you.
The Fiasco Brothers raise the curtain on Ken Russell's 1971 musical The Boy Friend. It's not what you expect from a Ken Russell film, although one nun does throw off her habit.
The Fiasco Brothers discuss Kevin Willmott’s 2004 alternate-history documentary C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America. It’s an examination of American popular culture through a lens that’s horrifyingly familiar. Heavy content warnings on this one! It deals with cultural racism in a blunt manner.
The Fiasco Brothers return for a second season, discussing the career-ending Freudian thriller Peeping Tom (1960). Lie back, relax, and prepare to ruminate on your relationship with your parents.
For our 1st season finale, we called in film writer Jessica Ritchey to talk about the politics of doomsday religions and Cannon Film’s disco freakout musical about the endtimes The Apple. Please put on your BIM mark and join us. Don’t worry, they stick anywhere!
The Fiasco Brothers put on their best wool suits and leave their umbrellas behind to jump into Singin’ in the Rain and splash around. It's a bit of a long episode, because we just can’t stop talking about the movie and how it turned Hollywood myths into fact for so many viewers.
The Fiasco Brothers strap themselves into their gravity couches and take off for science and... well, some technical difficulties that require a lot of creative thinking to resolve. It’s the Oscar-winning 1950 space extravaganza Destination Moon!
The world may be about to end, so you should probably relieve some of that end-times tension with a good old-fashioned monster flick like Mant! With the learned assistance of Melissa Kaercher (of A Reel Education and Xanadu Cinema Pleasuredome), the Fiasco Brothers discuss Joe Dante’s homage to fright flicks and hoopla Matinee. Your parents would most certainly not approve, so be sure to bring your friends and younger siblings!
The Fiasco Brothers implement a complex smuggling operation to disclose information about the silent 1952 noir film The Thief, starring Ray Milland and his sweaty brow.
The Fiasco Brothers pony up to the bar to discuss the black and white space musical about gender roles The American Astronaut. Audience members share their favorite post-1970 black and white films, and it turns out that the Brothers really like Guy Maddin.
Bryan Clark of Attack of the Killer Podcast joins the Fiasco Brothers to praise and rebury The Return of the Living Dead. Will anyone get out alive? Did anybody come that way? Board your windows and hide your tasty tasty brains!
The Fiasco Brothers buckle their seatbelts and put on their rain ponchos for the splatter-comedy The Abominable Dr. Phibes, starring everyone’s favorite ghoul—Vincent Price!
The Fiasco Brothers discuss the 2007 movie Honeydripper, a character driven movie by John Sayles that deserved to have had a much bigger audience. Get ready to plug in, as the blues goes electric... for as long as the power holds out.
The Fiasco Brothers put on their bird masks and capes to skulk about Brian De Palma's deliciously weird horror musical Phantom of the Paradise.
The Fiasco Brothers dive headlong into explosions and mood lighting with Hal Needham's 1982 flop Megaforce. Will they find words to express the experience, or will they have to resort to deeds?
The Fiasco Brothers examine Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight, the movie that should have launched an incredible film franchise.
The Fiasco Brothers enlist Dave Thomas help to discuss Cash on Demand, the 1961 Hammer crime thriller that plays out like A Christmas Carol. If you're looking for a holiday film about the destruction of a petty bureaucrat, this may just be your new favorite!
The Fiasco Brothers learn to stop worrying and love their mechanical master’s voice as they discuss 1970’s Colossus: The Forbin Project. It’s nuclear threats, icky sexual politics, and TV stars as far as the eye can see!
The Fiasco Brothers welcome back Adam Clarke of It’s Just A Show to talk about Donald Pleasence, The Twilight Zone, and cannibalism as we examine the 1972 film Raw Meat! Packed with 9 extra minutes to overfill you for American Thanksgiving!
Pack your hiking boots and machetes, we're going into the jungle for the film adaptation of Michael Crichton's Congo! Join us as we discuss the joys of expensive flops and Sean tries to talk about spiders instead of apes.
The Fiasco Brothers take a look at a film that has been amusing Tim for over 30 years. It's a straight-to-video murder-thon written and directed by an ambitious teenager. Strap yourself in for Truth or Dare?: A Critical Madness!
The Fiasco Brothers explore inappropriate comedy, with the 2010 terrorist comedy Four Lions. We offer some spoilers so that nobody pops this one in and gets a nasty surprise.
The Fiasco Brothers are joined by Adam Clarke and T.A. Gerolami in this very special episode about cult favorite Death Wish 3. It's violence, chicken, and more violence as we look at into the abyss and it goes off to sit in its car until the next scene. Please check out the following links, and tell ’em Paul Kersey sent ya!
The Fiasco Brothers examine the 1995 anthology Tales from the Hood and discuss political filmmaking, the anthology format, and the pitter-patter of murderous little feet.
Tim and Sean dig into the classic Hammer film Quatermass and the Pit. It’s space crickets, telekinetics, and brain scanning when something nasty is dug up at Hobb’s End.
The Fiasco Brothers watch the 1932 film Vampyr and discuss dream logic, practical effects, and silent movie techniques. Special consideration is given to how filmmakers can use the language of cinema to disrupt the viewers' experience.
Tim and Sean watch the 1973 film The Spook Who Sat by the Door, a movie so incendiary that the distributing studio ordered all copies returned for destruction! Surviving through remarkable good fortune, it's an engaging and thought-provoking story that still resonates today.
The Fiasco Brothers discuss Telstar: The Joe Meek Story and how it differs from the standard biopic narrative.
The Fiasco Brothers watch Truck Turner and discuss the importance of loud jackets, revolvers, and cursing like a sailor.
The Fiasco Brothers discuss A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night and its emphasis on imagery over dialog.
The Fiasco Brothers discuss their trip to see 8 horror movies at a Pennsylvania drive-in. Advice is offered on how to stay comfortable in the inevitable April downpours.
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Season 1
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Jun 2, 2017
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Surrounded by Isopods: April Ghouls Monster-Rama 2017.
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Jun 18, 2017
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The Quiet Intimacy of Death: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.
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Jul 2, 2017
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People in Glass Houses: Truck Turner.
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Jul 16, 2017
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I’ll Be There in a Minute!: Telstar.
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Jul 31, 2017
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Stealing Pipes from Offices: The Spook Who Sat by the Door.
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Aug 13, 2017
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What the Heck Is My Brain Even Doing?: Vampyr.
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Aug 30, 2017
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We Have Top Men Working on It: Quatermass and the Pit.
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Sep 11, 2017
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Previous Revenant Experience a Plus: Tales from the Hood.
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Sep 24, 2017
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My Roscoe Goes Ka-Chee!: Death Wish 3.
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Oct 10, 2017
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A Comedy of Terrorists: Four Lions.
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Oct 24, 2017
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I Can Cope in Today’s World: Truth or Dare?: A Critical Madness.
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Nov 7, 2017
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The Sound Stage Jungle: Congo.
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Nov 21, 2017
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The Presence of Pleasence: Raw Meat.
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Dec 5, 2017
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Follow the Leader: Colossus: The Forbin Project.
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Dec 19, 2017
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But the Pen Nibs Are So Shiny: Cash on Demand.
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Jan 2, 2018
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There Are So Many Rules: Demon Knight.
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Jan 16, 2018
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The Full Bostwick: Megaforce.
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Jan 30, 2018
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That’s How You Get Beef: Phantom of the Paradise.
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Feb 13, 2018
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A Lot of Shawshank Before the Redemption: Honeydripper.
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Feb 28, 2018
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The Rube Goldberg of Murder: The Abominable Dr. Phibes.
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Mar 13, 2018
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Tragic Relief: The Return of the Living Dead.
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Mar 27, 2018
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Schoolyard Gender Dynamics: The American Astronaut.
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Apr 10, 2018
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It’s the Russians: The Thief.
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Apr 24, 2018
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It’s All Still Here!: Matinee.
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May 8, 2018
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If Only the Brooklyn Guy Weighed Enough: Destination Moon.
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May 22, 2018
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Always Dignity: Singin’ in the Rain.
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Jun 5, 2018
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Not a Ken Russell Budget: The Apple.
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Season 2
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Aug 14, 2018
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The Freudian Fallacy: Peeping Tom.
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Aug 28, 2018
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Hurting All the Feelings: C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America.
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Sep 11, 2018
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The Old Matinee Soft-Sell: The Boy Friend.
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Sep 25, 2018
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Working for Gas Cards: Hollywood Shuffle.
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Oct 9, 2018
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Drinking to Defeat: Dial M for Murder.
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Nov 6, 2018
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Here I’m an Amateur: Time After Time.
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Nov 20, 2018
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Cashing in on a Cult: Shock Treatment.
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Dec 4, 2018
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Post-Production Magic: The Making of “...And God Spoke”.
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Jan 15, 2019
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The Pursuit of Humanity: The Brother from Another Planet.
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Jan 29, 2019
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Working Together: Sneakers.
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Feb 26, 2019
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Mostly Armless: The Unknown.
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Mar 19, 2019
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Purple Punisher: The Phantom.
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May 12, 2019
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Emmett Myers Eyes: The Hitch-Hiker.
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Jun 20, 2019
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Reasonable Facsimile: Streets of Fire.
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Jul 9, 2019
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That Ain’t Me: Street Smart.
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Jul 25, 2019
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The Cake Is the Spaceship: Good Bye, Lenin!
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Aug 13, 2019
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Well-Intentioned: The Legend of Hillbilly John.
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Sep 2, 2019
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For the Next Hour: F for Fake.
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Nov 10, 2019
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When Pods Collide: Roar.
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Jan 27, 2020
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Rube Goldberg Machine of Despair: Brand Upon the Brain!
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Mar 28, 2020
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Looking Fabulous and Killing Fabulous: Sugar Hill (w/ Hilary Braley).
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Apr 17, 2020
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Like Criterion But Weird: The Love Witch.
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May 7, 2020
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Twilight of the Gods: The King of Kong.
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May 30, 2020
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Hold Your Horses, Warts and All: Witchfinder General.
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Jun 12, 2020
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Sean Has a Yarn Board: The Testament of Dr. Mabuse.
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Jun 30, 2020
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I Can’t Bleep All This Cussing: God Told Me To.
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