A look back at some of our favorite films of 2023!

Guest: Dave Demarest of the Dollar Theater Podcast (@wasitthatbadpod)

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Special Guest Krista Roman (@kristaaaak on Instagram) and I discuss some of our favorite and recent Movie Musicals, and the weird trend of hiding the fact that movies are Musicals.

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Wrong Answers Only, where we guess the plot of Manborg (2011) by looking only at its poster (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2060525/mediaviewer/rm3940851968/?ref_=tt_ov_i)

Joined by guest Johnny Rome (@ItsJohnnyRome on all Socials), we make a case in favor of 2004's Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed and why it deserves a new appraisal from today's lens.

Rotating Segment: Double Feature, and since it's been a while, we have a Five-Double-Feature Special!

Joined once again by Edmundo Sanchez Jr. (@edworld15 on Instagram, @ed_world15 on Twitter), we discuss some of our favorite Holiday movies: Home Alone 1&2, Klaus, Love Actually, The Holiday, Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey, and The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Joined once again by friend of the show, filmmaker and host of the incredible new podcast "One Season Wonders" (@oneseasonpod on all the Socials) Shane Anderson, we take a deep dive into Film Noir, its influence, versatility and staying power.

Recurring Segment: Reappraisals! Shane and I discuss the 2013 Comedy The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and why it deserves a second chance.

Show Notes:

Shane quoted this incredible article, give it a read: https://fugitives.com/introduction-of-film-noir-explained-martin-scorsese-2022-filmmaking/

In today's episode, I asked Izzy Ruiz (Instagram: @izerial) what his favorite scary movie was, and from that we discussed Ridley Scott's Alien (1979)!

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Show Notes:

Francis Bacon's "Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion (https://artuk.org/discover/stories/capturing-bestial-humanity-francis-bacons-three-studies-for-figures-at-the-base-of-a-crucifixion)

"Your Lonely Nights Are Over" by Adam Sass now available wherever books are sold!"The

Three-Body Problem" by Cixin Liu also available wherever books are sold!"

Sonos", the brand new Horror short by Friend of the Show Shane Anderson will be playing as part of the Shorts Block at Screamfest LA! Playing on Sunday, 10/15/2023 at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres at 4:15pm (6801 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028). Tickets on sale now!

I go through my list for the first half of 2023, and briefly touch upon the future of the podcast.

Note: in solidarity with SAG and WGA, this podcast recognizes that none of the films mentioned would be possible without the work and dedication of the writers, actors, and various crew who came together to make these films as good as they are. These films are a success because of their creative ingenuity and hard work.