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We're pitting two modern horror classics against one another with Mike Vanderbilt in the corner for A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET and Katie schilling for John Carpenter's Halloween. Who will emerge victorious: Michael or Freddy. Have a listen and then cast your vote in our Twitter poll!

Direct download: Halloween_Vs._A_Nightmare_On_Elm_Street.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 1:10am CDT

Mike & Katie are back and ranking their favorite bars, honky tonks, and hangouts in genre cinema. They are also joined by Andy Heidel, the owner of Brooklyn's Way Station (with a Doctor Who themed bathroom) and author of THE COCKTAIL GUIDE to the galaxy. THE COCKTAIL GUIDE TO THE GALAXY is a collection of top notch drinks for geeky drinkers and is now available.

 

Pour one up and enjoy!

Direct download: Top_10-_We_Love_These_Genre_Bars.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 9:18am CDT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVhE1j6vvSsMike & Katie discuss the ten films that influence George Lucas and his team on the original STAR WARS.

Direct download: Proto-Lucasploitation.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 10:00am CDT

This week Mike & Katie argue which of the new wave of STAR WARS films is destined to become a classic on par with the original trilogy.

Direct download: Star_Wars_The_Force_Awakens_vs._Rogue_One_A_Star_Wars_Story.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 11:00am CDT

This week, Mike and Katie discuss some of their favorite, homages, rip-offs, and callbacks from Quentin Tarantino's 9 film oeuvre. Featured on the list are THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123, LADY SNOWBLOOD, VANISHING POINT, THE BODYGUARD, and IRONSIDE amongst others.

Direct download: The_Nine_Deadly_Venoms_Of_Quentin_Tarantino.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 11:00am CDT

This week, Mike Vanderbilt of Daily Grindhouse and Katie Rife of The A.V. Club choose sides when it comes to Richard O'Brien penned musicals. Katie fights the good fight for the planet Transexsual in the galaxy of Transylvania while Mike (with a suburban garage sound) thinks everyone just needs bit of oooh, shock treatment. Who will emerge victorious? That's for you the listener to decide by visiting our Twitter poll. The winner will be announced on the next episode.

Direct download: Rocky_Horror_Vs._Shock_Treatment.m4a
Category:movies -- posted at: 10:00am CDT

Why do we care about the Oscars, anyway? Very few people who are into music think the Grammys are worth a damn. But movie lovers, even cynical ones like the Pod People, still think that an Oscar means something. And sometimes they do get it right. Sometimes a performance is so powerful, or a movie so undeniably great, that it can’t help but win. But more often than not, they don’t. There are politics at play, from which movies get nominated for best foreign film to brilliant directors getting makeup Oscars decades too late. 

 

So, because this is our podcast and we make the rules, today we’re giving our our own Oscars to movies that should have won Best Picture, but were iced out by different, more—let’s say—Academy-friendly choices. You could say that you can’t predict what’s going to become a classic and what isn’t, but that’s bullshit. The voters knew what they were doing when they voted for forgettable prestige pictures over future classics. And today, the Pod People are going to make it right, with our Monday Morning Oscar picks.

 

Direct download: Top_10-Monday_Morning_Oscar_Picks.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 9:00am CDT

Katie Rife of The A.V. Club and Mike Vanderbilt of Daily Grindhouse discuss some of their favorite films that are currently unavailable on Blu-ray including ODDBALLS, PENITENTIARY III, and DR. CALIGARI.

Direct download: The_Last_Of_The_Analog-Revenge_Of_The_Pod_People.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 9:00am CDT

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