Patrick and Dan walk through the RT25 Critics' Top Movies, discussing their predictions, reactions to each entry, and the glaring omissions as they prepare to put their own list together in a few episodes.

Rotten Tomatoes Full List: editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/rt25-critics-top-movies-of-the-last-25-years

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Patrick and Dan recap their 31 Days of Halloween, do a non-spoiler review of Heretic, and a spoilery deep dive of Smile 2.

Patrick and Dan to a deep dive into the Alien franchise with a focus on the latest offering, Alien: Romulus. They review the good, the bad, and the ugly of the movie such as the characters, score, visual style, and references to previous entries in the franchise.

They also discuss the previous movies, video games, board games, toys, and more.

Patrick, Dan, and Paul do an in-depth review of Marvel's latest hit, Deadpool & Wolverine, now the highest grossing R-rated film of all time.

With the film being a love letter to the Fox Marvel Universe, they also talk about what these movies mean to them.

Patrick and Dan catch up on reviews of everything they've seen lately including A Quiet Place: Day One, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, In a Violent Nature, and The First Omen.

They then discuss some other recent watches from streaming, showcase their latest physical media purchases, and discuss the latest news and announcements.

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For this episode, I sat down with Amber Toro to discuss the release of her upcoming science fiction novel, Umbra. Umbra is the first book in the Sentient Stars Trilogy, an intergalactic, space opera, adventure story, with a slow burn, enemies to lovers romance, told from 3 POV’s, with fully sentient starships, a militaristic society, alien worlds, and a signal in the darkness that threatens to destroy humanity.

I was able to learn a little bit about how the passing of Amber’s father helped to motivate her to finally pursue her dream. Amber also goes into great detail on stories have influenced her writing as well as the detail she has considered when creating her universe.

Amber’s Kickstarter is live until April 3rd so I encourage you to have a look to see the stunning artwork on display along with the creative story she has crafted.

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Winter can provide feelings of isolation that can manifest in fear, paranoia, and dread so what better way to celebrate the season by leaning into the genre that represents these feelings best?

Previously, we discussed how few horror movies there are set in a wintery landscape. Keeping this theme in mind, we set out to watch a series of movies (and one show) all set against the backdrop of winter and snow.

Chapters

• 00:00:00 Introduction

• 00:01:37 John Carpenter’s The Thing

• 00:13:35 Stephen King’s The Shining

• 00:18:05 Harbinger Down

• 00:23:14 Stephen King’s Misery

• 00:28:06 Wind Chill

• 00:33:10 Dead Snow

• 00:39:22 Werewolves Within

• 00:44:00 The Wolf of Snow Hollow

• 00:47:25 Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin

• 00:56:00 Pontypool

• 01:03:40 Krampus

• 01: 07:54 Gremlins

• 01:12:32 True Detective: Night Country

• 01:16:21 30 Days of Night

• 01:22:29 Honorable Mentions

  • 01:22:44 The Hateful Eight

  • 01:23:33 Eye See You & Whiteout

  • 01:25:17 Frozen

  • 01:25:40 The Grey, The Edge, Alive, and Ravenous

  • 01:26:20 The Brood

  • 01:27:28 A Cold Night’s Death

  • 01:27:50 Dreamcatcher