Caliber 9 From Outer Space

Bonus Episode: Nemesis 2: Nebula

Mon, 04 May 2026 04:00:36 +0000

In the future, it's 2100. But it used to be 2027. But then, 70 years later, some people time travelled back to 1980. And after 20 years passed, our story begins. Don't worry, it doesn't matter what year it is. Just know that a very muscly lady needs to run around in the African desert while Chad Stahelski struggles not to die of heat exhaustion in a very top-heavy robot suit.

In this bonus episode, we continue Project Nemeses with the first of many sequels, Nemesis 2: Nebula (1995), directed again by Albert Pyun. Ted is with Rob and Joe again, and they all struggle valiantly (or not so valiantly, as the case may be) to make sense of what should be pretty straightforward but somehow isn't. Luckily, no one really watches one of these movies for its plot.

Given all that, we don't bother with Spoiler Territory this week. We don't even know what year it is, so don't worry about being too well informed by this episode.

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"Search and Destroy" by Peaches

Episode 124: Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood + Friday the 13th (2009)

Fri, 01 May 2026 04:00:29 +0000

Friday night's a good night for slashing, so here comes Part 4 of our meandering trip through the Friday the 13th franchise. Al is in the house again as we check out Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988), directed by John Carl Buechler, and then we delve into the inevitable Platinum Dunes remake effort, Friday the 13th (2009), directed by Marcus Nispel. Is it a misunderstood gem? And how could Part VII ever recover from its (ironic) evisceration at the rapacious hands of the MPAA?

Let's just say, plot is not really the reason to watch either of these films. so we won't be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for either of them.

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"Night Train" by The Kills

Episode 123: The Grifters + The Hit

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:00:27 +0000

Stephen Frears is not an habitual purveyor of the sort of cult cinema we usually cover on this show. But we do love our noir, and Frears does have two outstanding neo-noirs in his filmography, so why not knock them both off the list in one episode? Bryce joins us to discuss The Grifters (1990), along with Frears' earlier effort, The Hit (1984). This is noir with an emphasis on existential. And his Oscar-nominated Grifters may have been an establishment darling, but adapted by Donald Westlake from a Jim Thompson novel, it has a hell of a crime fiction pedigree, and goes to some incredibly dark places.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for The Grifters by skipping ahead to the 1:30:59 mark, and for The Hit by skipping ahead to 2:29:02.

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"Magdalena 318" by the Pixies

Episode 122: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three + The Night of the Juggler

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:00:30 +0000

We're all about grimy 1970's New York crime movies this week, as Nick Langdon drops in to discuss The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (2011), directed by Joseph Sargent and The Night of the Juggler (1980), directed by Robert Butler. No two films more perfectly encapsulate the unique cinematic vibe of the crumbling, chaotic metropolis in this era like these do.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for The Taking of Pelham One Two Three by skipping ahead to the 1:25:06 mark, and for The Night of the Juggler by skipping ahead to 2:22:14.

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"New York City Cops" by The Strokes

Episode 121: Excalibur + Holocaust 2000

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:00:23 +0000

Primordial legends from the mists of time and fever dreams of imminent apocalypse. Our good friend Dallas Norvell drops by Casa Calibro to discuss Excalibur (1981), directed by John Boorman and Holocaust 2000 (1977), directed by Alberto de Martino (this film is sometimes also known as The Chosen or Rain of Fire). Boorman's passion project based on Mallory's La Morte d'Artur is a heady mix of magic, myth and just a hint of disco. Meanwhile, Kirk Douglas goes completely out of his mind in an attempt to ward off the end of the world. It's a bit of a trip this week, is what I'm trying to say.

We don't think it's really possible to spoil a movie based on a 500 year old text concerning a legend more than a thousand years old, so no Spoiler Territory for Excalibur. We do, however, call out Spoiler Territory for Holocaust 2000 (although honestly, it probably doesn't matter). If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 2:29:14 mark to avoid spoilers.

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"Albion" by Pearls

Episode 120: The Squeeze + The Muthers

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 04:00:23 +0000

Loyal listener and true gent, Bryan joins us this week armed with a couple of underseen gems. We start off with gritty British crime thriller The Squeeze (1977), directed by Michael Apted and follow that up with some choice Philippine exploitation: Cirio H. Santiago's pirate / blaxploitation / women-in-prison mash-up The Muthers (1969). Stacy Keach as a drunk private eye having a really bad week in grim 1970's London, followed by a quartet of plucky African-American beauties pitted against some egregious Filipino thugs in the jungle and on the sea. It's a heady combination!

We don't include a Spoiler Territory for The Squeeze because, well, we kinda forgot (there aren't any huge twists anyway, but if you want to skip ahead at any point, go to 1:36:49 to get to the next movie), but we do manage to remember to call out Spoiler Territory for The Muthers. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 2:40:20 mark to avoid spoilers.

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"We Share Our Mother's Health" by The Knife

Episode 119: Eye of the Tiger + Bulletproof

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 04:00:29 +0000

Bird season is OVER, butthorns!!! This week, we have lined up two films which tried to establish Gary Busey as the action movie hero du jour. Unfortunately, they kinda flopped, but we think they're more fun than leaping onto Danny Trejo from the top of a building. First up: Eye of the Tiger (1986), directed by Richard C. Sarafian, and then the wonder of Bulletproof (1988), directed by Steve Carver.

We have a full house to discuss these movies, with not one, not two, but three guests: Bryce, Dr Ethan and Sammy all drop in to take part in the fun.

Let's just say, plot is not really the reason to watch either of these films. so we won't be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for either of them.

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"Edge of Seventeen" by Stevie Nicks

Pouring One Out For Chuck: The Hitman

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:07:07 +0000

And the final Chuck Norris Fact is: Death has now been sentenced to life with Chuck Norris.

In this bonus episode, Rob and Joe pay tribute to one of action hero cinema’s true icons, Carlos Ray “Chuck” Norris. Along with a brief discussion of his life and career, they also dive deep into one of his less celebrated films (even by Chuck Norris fans), the late-cycle Cannon Group production, The Hitman (1991), directed by Chuck’s brother, Aaron Norris.

There’s no Spoiler Territory for this one. Why? Because it’s a Chuck Norris film. Deal with it, or he's gonna hit you with so many rights, you're gonna beg for a left.

RIP Chuck.

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"Tomorrow Wendy" by Andy Prieboy

Episode 118: Big Trouble in Little China + Showdown in Little Tokyo

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:00:24 +0000

Have ya paid your dues, Jack? Yessir, the check is in the mail. It must be Conflict-in-Asian-Enclave Week this week, as Andy joins us in checking out a couple of well paired and much loved cult classics: Big Trouble in Little China (1986), directed by the great John Carpenter, and Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991), directed by Mark L. Lester. More bromance than romance but more than enough ass-kicking to satisfy anyone. Get ready to rumble!

Fair warning: we go into the plots of both films in some detail, including the endings, but we feel like these movies are somewhat unspoilable, so we won't be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for either of them.

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"China Girl" by Iggy Pop

Episode 117: The Beastmaster + Ironmaster

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:00:27 +0000

Swords. Magic. Monsters. Muscles. Boobs. Prepare to go full nerd this week (if you haven't already) as we dive headlong into a couple of sword-and-sandal epics - or is that club-and-ugg-boot? Ted Bennett drops in to check out 80's cable TV mainstay, The Beastmaster (1982), directed by Don Coscarelli. Following that, the pecs get even bigger in Ironmaster (1983), directed by Umberto Lenzi.

We really don't think these films can be spoiled, so we won't be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for either of them, even though we go into detail on the plots of both. If you can call them plots.

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"It's A Mystery" by Toyah

Episode 116: Unloved Bond: Diamonds Are Forever + The World is Not Enough

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 04:00:25 +0000

Another bumper episode, another double feature of lesser-loved James Bond movies. This week we check out a Connery and a Brosnan: Diamonds Are Forever (1971), directed by Guy Hamilton, and The World is Not Enough (1999), directed by Michael Apted. Sean Connery was getting a little tired of Bond at this point (to say the least), and Pierce Brosnan's Bond films seemed tired almost before they got started... but are these films as bad as their reputations suggest?

Stick around for our Bond Tropewatch segment, where we rate each of these films against the checklist of standard Bond tropes to see which fares best!

Fair warning: we go into the plots of both films in some detail, including the endings, but we feel like James Bond is somewhat unspoilable in general, so we won't be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for either of these films.

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"The World is Not Enough" by Straw

Episode 115: The Lost Continent + Die, Monster, Die!

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 04:00:24 +0000

We love original horror poster art here at Caliber 9 From Outer Space, and this week we are honoured to host one of the true great artists of that idiom. Graham Humphreys is our guest this week, and we delve into a couple of 1960's horror gems. First up, under-seen Hammer horror-adventure-fantasy The Lost Continent (1968), directed by Michael Carreras and then we go full Lovecraft with Die, Monster, Die! (1965), directed by Daniel Haller.

We really don't think these films can be spoiled, so we won't be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for either of them, even though we go into detail on the plots of both.

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"Lost Coastlines" by Okkervil River

Bonus Episode: Joefest '26

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 04:00:26 +0000

Forgive us for posting a slightly ramshackle bonus episode, but we thought some of you might like to hear how this year's Joefest was going!

Joefest is a private film festival we run every year in the depths of the British wintertime, when there's nothing better to do than sit inside and watch weird movies from the wilder side of cinema. In this episode, Al and Ali join us to quickly run over the films we've watched and what we thought of them.

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Here's the full list of this year's feature films:

Twisted Pair (2018), dir. Neil Breen

The Outwaters (2022), dir. Robbie Banfitch

Alucarda (1977), dir. Juan Lopez Moctezuma

Champagne and Bullets (1993), dir. John De Hart

Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), dir. John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, George Miller

The Cassandra Crossing (1976), dir. George P. Cosmatos

Flesh Feast (1970), dir. Brad F. Grinter

Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself With Tea (1977), dir. Jindrich Polak

Death Run (1987), dir. Michael J. Murphy

Junk Head (2017) dir. Takahide Hori

The Kindred (1987), dir. Stephen Carpenter & Jeffrey Obrow

Angel Dust (1994), dir. Gakuryu Ishii

Night of Death (1980), dir. Raphael Delpard

Night Angel (1990), dir. Dominique Othenin-Girard

Angel in the Night (1988), dir. Hernando Name

Take a Hard Ride (1975). dir. Antonio Margheriti

The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973), dir. Wojcech Has

The Demon's Baby (1998), dir. Kant Leung

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"Nightcall" by Kavinsky

Episode 114: Creature From The Black Lagoon + The Creature Walks Among Us

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 04:00:18 +0000

As we bemoan the state of the world today and endure the anxiety of this cryptofascist, post-truth reality, we risk losing sight of the real danger to us all: savage fish men! Today we go right back where it all started, Universal's seminal entry in this monster subgenre, Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), directed by Jack Arnold. We then skip lightly over its first sequel and focus on its under-rated third entry, The Creature Walks Among Us (1956).

Fair warning: we go into the plots of both films in some detail, including the endings, but these films are over 70 years old and the storylines don't have much in the way of twists in any case, so we won't be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for either of them.

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"Walk Into The Sea" by Johnny Marr

Bonus Episode: Nemesis

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 04:00:19 +0000

In the future... it pays to be more than human. And it also pays quite well to be more than machine. What can I tell you, the future is highly discriminatory. In this bonus episode, Ted joins Rob and Joe to make a bit of a mess of explaining the plot of Nemesis (1992), directed by Albert Pyun. Cyborgs, bullets, bottoms, and dusters with shades - it's the quintessence of dystopian trashy sci-fi action.

Given how challenged we were by the impenetrable plot, which is of secondary importance at best, anyway, we simply don't bother with Spoiler Territory this week. Meaning, we do talk about the whole plot, but honestly it doesn't really matter.

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"Killer" by CHVRCHES

Episode 113: Smashing Time + Haunted House of Horror

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 04:00:28 +0000

We're going back to the 1960's, this time to Swinging London and the Carnaby Street scene. It's not so much groovy, man, as smashing, luv! Justin Kerswell joins us to discuss a couple of near forgotten emanations of this peculiarly British reaction to the spirit of the age. We start off with Smashing Time (1967), directed by Desmond Davis and follow that up with Haunted House of Horror (1969), directed by Michael Armstrong.

We don't think you can really spoil Smashing Time, whose plot is somewhat surplus to requirements, but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Haunted House of Horror. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 2:17:53 mark to avoid spoilers.

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"Smash It Up" by The Damned

Episode 112: Hard Core Logo + Rock 'n' Roll High School

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 04:00:20 +0000

We're chock full of punk energy this week! RP Fox joins us as we check out Hard Core Logo (1996) directed by Bruce McDonald, and Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) directed by Allan Arkush. A tragicomic road trip across western Canada with thrashing guitars, personal demons, toxic masculinity and lots of gobbing, followed by an absurdist slice of Greaseploitation from the house of Corman, but with added Ramones - which doesn't make much sense but is of course a wonderful thing regardless.

It's not really possible to spoil Rock 'n' Roll High School, but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Hard Core Logo. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:34:07 mark to avoid spoilers.

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"I Just Want to Have Something to Do" by The Ramones

Episode 111: Beaver Trilogy + Troll 2

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 04:00:21 +0000

We take a sharp U-turn into Utah for a very unique cult double feature this week. Jose and Mike from the Watch Skip + podcast drop in to check out Beaver Trilogy (2001), directed by Trent Harris and infamous "bad movie", Troll 2 (1990), directed by Claudio Fragasso. From a moving work of post-modern film art to a bizarre exercise in weird acting and incomprehensible plot, we have plenty to talk about this week. And we do! Because it's a podcast.

We don't think you can really spoil Troll 2 (surely any light we can shed on the plot is as welcome before or after you watch it), but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Beaver Trilogy - or at least, we will give away details revealed in the documentary about the film, Beaver Trilogy: Part IV (2015). If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:31:12 mark to avoid learning things about the film's subject Groovin' Gary that you might prefer to learn after seeing the film.

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Episode 110: Easy Rider + The Trip

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 04:00:17 +0000

We revisit the dream of the freakadelic 60's this week with a couple of films which both celebrate and mourn the spirit of the age. Mark Evans of Sonic Coins + Icons joins us to discuss Easy Rider (1969), directed by Dennis Hopper and The Trip (1967), directed by Roger Corman. Bikes, weed, LSD, hippies and rednecks abound. Tune in, turn on, and drop out.

We don't think you can really spoil The Trip, which is literally too tripped out to bother with a storyline, but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Easy Rider. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:21:16 mark to avoid spoilers.

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Our closing music this week comes courtesy of Sonic Coins + Icons and their track "Beneath the Veil" (M. Evans) © 2025. Their new album Sohar is available at all the usual places: iTunes, Spotify, etc

Mark's great music can also be explored via the following links:

https://scicons.co.uk/

https://soniccoinsicons.bandcamp.com

Episode 109: Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives + Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 04:00:22 +0000

It's time for us to go back to Friday the 13th for another mismatched double feature program from the franchise. Al joins us once again, this time on a trip from the sublime to the ridiculous as we start with Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986), directed by Tom McLaughlin. This was generally considered a return to form for the franchise and has since been lauded as an exercise in metahorror quite ahead of its time.

The flip side, of course, is our B movie, Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989), directed by Rob Hedden - a film which often vies for the title of worst in the series. We may have something to say about that. Or maybe not. But you'd hope so, as this is supposed to be a podcast about movies.

Let's just say, plot is not really the reason to watch either of these films. so we won't be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for either of them.

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"The Crystal Lake" by Grandaddy

Episode 108: Strange Days + Johnny Mnemonic

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 04:00:20 +0000

Days of future past - in the total utopia of 2026, we can now look back and laugh fondly at the dystopic cyberpunk visions of the 1990's... OR CAN WE??? Nick Langdon drops in this week to check out a pair of high-tech / low life visions from the mid-90s, when William Gibson's words weighed heavy on the sci-fi genre. We start with Strange Days (1995) directed by Kathryn Bigelow, and follow it up with Johnny Mnemonic (1995) directed by Robert Longo. Download, plug your SQUID in, and tune out...

It's not really possible to spoil Johnny Mnemonic, but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Strange Days (although it's possible Rob does heavily hint who the killer is early on). If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:31:37 mark to avoid spoilers.

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"Wires" by Athlete

Episode 107: The Glass Key + Strip Nude For Your Killer

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 04:00:20 +0000

Classic film noir meets sleazy Italian exploitation this week as Sakana and Dr Ethan drop by to check out The Glass Key (1942), directed by Stuart Heisler, and the magnificently named Strip Nude For Your Killer (1975), directed by Andrea Bianchi. We dive deep into the lives and travails of The Glass Key's wonderful cast (including Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake and Brian Donlevy) and the its striking similarities with Coen brothers' later masterpiece, Miller's Crossing. Then, stay tuned for Ethan, Joe and especially Rob trying hard not to embarrass themselves expressing their... appreciation for Edwige Fenech in Bianchi's lurid giallo.

This time, we manage to have a deep discussion without spoiling the plots of either film, so we won't be calling out Spoiler Territory this week.

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"Stripped" by Depeche Mode

Top 5 First Time Watches, 2025

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 04:00:21 +0000

Happy New Year, folks! The party's heating up at our place: Luigi Pistilli is still looking a little moody, but Steve James is benchpressing Geoffrey Keen (much to his chagrin), Henry Silva and Lance Henriksen are grinning evilly at each other, and Andrea Bianchi is getting a bit gropey (I think Charles Bronson has noticed and he's about to do something violent). So we figured we'd duck out of the festivities long enough to count down our Top 5 first-time watches of 2025 for you. Just a quick episode before we head back and launch into Auld Lang Syne.

See you later this week for the first episode of Season 3!!!

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Episode 106: Crisismas 2025: Wake in Fright + Lady in the Lake + City On Fire

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 04:00:13 +0000

Peace on Earth. Can it be??? No, apparently not. Angst and dread continue to reign supreme as we enter the death throes of 2025, so let's just embrace it and have a very happy Crisis-mas!

We've stuffed the stocking fit to bursting in this year's special Christmas episode. We welcome back Sammy from the Gentlemen's Guide to Midnite Cinema, and habitual Caliber 9'er, Bryce Hamilton (who never says no to a good bit of stuffing). Together, we'll be delving into a triple feature of sort-of-Christmas movies, starting with Wake in Fright (1971) directed by Ted Kotcheff, taking a detour into classic film noir with Lady in the Lake (1946), directed by Robert Montgomery and accelerating finally up into a Hong Kong action cinema frenzy with City On Fire (1987), directed by Ringo Lam.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for all these films. So if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Wake in Fright by skipping ahead to the 1:34:50 mark, for Lady in the Lake by skipping ahead to the 2:27:48 mark and for City On Fire by skipping ahead to 3:30:16.

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"The Slow Descent into Alcoholism" by The New P*rn*graphers

Episode 105: Tapeheads + Night Patrol

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 04:00:21 +0000

It's absolute chaos here this week, as Ted Bennett stands in for Joe and we welcome Heather Drain back to talk about some truly insane 1980's cult comedies. First up, little-known John Cusack and Tim Robbins vehicle, Tapeheads (1988), directed by Bill Fishman and then, hold on to your coffee cups and look out for holes in the wall, because we collectively lose our shit while discussing Jackie Kong's Night Patrol (1984).... and that may or may not be because the film is any good.

Let's just say, plot is not really the reason to watch either of these films, so we won't be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for either of them.

Obviously, you can always expect a little blue language on our show, but fair warning: we get a little... how you say?... ribald, on this one.

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"Baby Doll" by Devo

Episode 104: Unloved Bond: For Your Eyes Only + The Living Daylights

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 04:00:24 +0000

Although James Bond is one of the most beloved film franchises in cinema history, quite a lot of the films remain rather unloved. So we're going to give those ones a closer look, starting this week with the two films that, according to Letterboxd, are the least watched entries in the official EON canon. Nick Langdon pops in and checks out For Your Eyes Only (1981), directed by John Glen, and also Glen's fourth directorial effort in the franchise, The Living Daylights (1987).

We don't think it's really possible to spoil any of the James Bond films - surely, they've all seeped fully into the pop culture consciousness by now - so we won't be calling out Spoiler Territory for either film this week.

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"For Your Eyes Only" by Blondie

Episode 103: Taxi Hunter + Robotrix

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 04:00:25 +0000

Bloody vengeance and boobs galore on the show this week. I know that could describe most weeks round here, but this time we really mean vengeance, and we've never had more boobs. Ted Bennett has come over to Casa Calibro with two fun Hong Kong genre films to watch and discuss: Taxi Hunter (1993), directed by Herman Yau and Robotrix (1991), directed by Jamie Luk. Strap in and make sure your dress isn't caught in the door, because things are going to get racey!

We don't think you can really spoil Robotrix, a movie where the actual plot doesn't really matter, but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Taxi Hunter. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:17:11 mark to avoid spoilers.

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"Tricks of the Trade" by Mew

Episode 102: Evil Dead 2 + Braindead

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 04:00:15 +0000

A gore-spattered double feature for the ages! We've just decided to let loose this week and tick off surely two of the greatest cult horror films in history. Andy Hunt drops by to check out Evil Dead 2 (1987), directed by Sam Raimi, and follow it up with one of the ultimate hold-my-beer moments, Peter Jackson's Braindead (a.k.a. Dead Alive) (1992).

It's not really possible to spoil these films and one would hope the average Caliber 9 From Outer Space listener will have seen both of these films multiple times by now, so we won't be calling out Spoiler Territory for either film this week.

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Our closing music this week comes courtesy of Sonic Coins + Icons and their track "No Need to Hide" (M. Evans) © 2025. Their new album Sohar is available at all the usual places: iTunes, Spotify, etc

Episode 101: Kill List + Hit List

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 04:00:20 +0000

The past is gone. The future is not yet here. There is only ever this moment. We're all about lists this week, as James T Williams drops in to discuss Kill List (2011), directed by Ben Wheatley and Hit List (1989), directed by William Lustig. We dive deep into the exciting statement on horrific cinema psychedelia that was Wheatley's debut feature, and contrast it with Lustig's far more conventional crime procedural - which was not without existential problems of its own.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Kill List by skipping ahead to the 1:18:37 mark, and for Hit List by skipping ahead to 2:12:07.

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"Day of the Lords" by Joy Division

Episode 100: Sisters + Brother From Another Planet + Twins of Evil

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 04:00:24 +0000

It's our 100th episode! We have a bumper edition this week to celebrate with a somewhat eclectic triple feature (as is our wont). Mike White and Sammy join us to discuss Sisters (1972), directed by Brian De Palma, The Brother from Another Planet (1984), directed by John Sayles, and Twins of Evil (1971), directed by John Hough. A sadly still very relevant critique of intolerance and division in the USA wedged between two lurid but very different tales riffing on the horror of psychological duality - there's so much to discuss and we duly do just that in our longest episode to date. Never fear though - it's all killer, no filler!

We manage to get deep into The Brother From Another Planet without really spoiling it, and although we do discuss the ending of Twins of Evil, plot is not really the point of most Hammer horror and this is no exception. We do, however, call out Spoiler Territory for Sisters. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:35:59 mark to avoid spoilers.

Thanks for being withus over this first hundred episodes - we aim to keep going for many hundreds more!

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"Big Calm" by Morcheeba

Episode 99: The Cremator + Visitors From The Galaxy

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 04:00:26 +0000

Time for another jaunt over to Eastern Europe and the unique and wonderful cinema that only those guys seem capable of making. Once again, we have the privilege of welcoming Jonathan Owen onto the show to discuss Juraj Herz's Czech New Wave masterpiece, The Cremator (1969), and the truly bizarre slice of Yugoslav comic lunacy Visitors From The Galaxy (1981), directed by Dušan Vukotić. A tour through the disturbing mind of a proto-Nazi psychopath followed by a bizarre adventure with androids, laser-eyed kids, nude Croatians and the weirdest monster ever devised laying waste to a wedding feast. It's going to be a hell of a trip east, this week!

We don't think you can really spoil Visitors From The Galaxy, which is less interested in following a clear plot than it is in just spiralling through ever-increasing layers of insanity, but we will call out Spoiler Territory for The Cremator. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:32:06 mark to avoid spoilers.

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"Into the Galaxy" by Midnight Juggernauts

Bonus Episode: The Horror of Party Beach

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 08:19:19 +0000

West Beach, Connecticut is terrorised by a relentless onslaught of jangly doo wop and strangely choreographed gang fights. And THEN the fishmen turn up and things get even worse! Film-makers Diq Diamond and Amy Jennings stop by to discuss The Horror of Party Beach (1964) directed by Del Tenney. They also tell us all about their new film, Plankenstein: A Killer Surf Movie which releases globally this week!

It's not really possible to spoil The Horror of Party Beach, so no Spoiler Territory is called out this week. Seriously, I wouldn't be too concerned about it.

Plankenstein: A Killer Surf Movie opens on Prime, Fandango, Tubi, Pluto TV, Vimeo and Bloodstream this week! Check it out! It's Caliber 9 approved!

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"The Horror of Party Beach" by Sloppy Seconds

Episode 98: Bride of Frankenstein + The Brides of Dracula

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 04:00:27 +0000

Creepy Spooky Month culminates in the best day of the year - Happy Halloween, everyone! Loaded up with an inadvisable quantity of coke bottle gummis from a gruelling bout of trick or treating, Dr Ethan Lyon swings by to discuss a classic and entirely Halloween-appropriate double feature: Bride of Frankenstein (1935), directed by James Whale, and The Brides of Dracula (1960), directed by Terence Fisher.

At this point it's not really possible to spoil either of these films, so we won't be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for either of them. But before you listen, if you object to either of these marriages, speak now or forever hold your peace.

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Episode 97: Demons + Demons

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 04:00:22 +0000

We all have our demons. Some of us more than others. This week we delve into two very different kinds of horror as Samm Deighan drops in to check out Demons (aka Shura) (1971) directed by Toshio Matsumoto, followed by Demons (1985) directed by Lamberto Bava. Samurai on the verge of psychotic breakdown and a West Berlin cinema full of badly dubbed weirdos take turns being overrun with demons both psychological and literal. Whichever way you look at it, this world is a sea of blood.

It's not really possible to spoil Demons '85, but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Demons '71. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:21:31 mark to avoid spoilers.

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"Demons" by Spring King

Episode 96: Bloodbath + Blood Delirium

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 04:00:20 +0000

The blood runs free as Justin Kerswell joins Joe, Rob and Bryce for our latest instalment of Creepy Spooky Month! Obnoxious expats, killer hippies (or are they angels?), and Dennis Hopper being a scumbag all feature in obscure genre art-piece, Bloodbath (a.k.a. The Sky is Falling) (1975), directed by Silvio Narizzano. And then we buckle in for a truly demented bit of late-cycle Italian horror, Sergio Bergonzelli's Blood Delirium (1988), in which John Phillip Law kills women so he can use their blood as paint in his horrible artworks, and Gordon Mitchell plays a butler with a penchant for rape, cannibalism and necrophilia - but apart from that, he's a model servant.

It's not really possible to spoil Blood Delirium, but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Bloodbath. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:07:03 mark to avoid spoilers.

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Episode 95: Silent Hill + Sweet Home

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 04:00:24 +0000

We're doing a crossover episode with Grandad and Mr Tech for this instalment in Creepy Spooky Month! Horror is very much the name of the game(-to-film-adaptation) this week. Together, we dive deep into Silent Hill (2006), directed by Christophe Gans, followed by Sweet Home (1989), directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Be ready for some computer game talk too, as we discuss the relative merits of the games that these films are based on.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Silent Hill by skipping ahead to the 1:57:15 mark, and for Sweet Home by skipping ahead to 2:39:04.

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Episode 94: Night of the Demon + Night of the Demon

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 04:00:25 +0000

Creepy Spooky Month continues with a double shot of two very different demons. Sammy stops by to discuss Jacques Tourneur's classic MR James adaptation, Night of the Demon (1957), and also its namesake, the infamous video nasty Night of the Demon (1980), directed by Jim West. A cerebral meditation upon the English Eerie with a big-ass honest-to-God demon paired with a psychotronic gorefest about Bigfoot - the names may be the same, but the films couldn't be more different! But to us, they're both classics.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Night of the Demon '57 by skipping ahead to the 1:38:21 mark, and for Night of the Demon '80 by skipping ahead to 2:35:28.

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Robert Macfarlane's fascinating article on the "English Eerie"

Episode 93: Friday the 13th Part 2 + Friday the 13th Part III

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 04:00:23 +0000

The days are cooling down, the leaves are changing colour, and the nights are drawing in. It must be Creepy Spooky Month! Al joins us for the first of a series of episodes all devoted to horror this October - and what better way to kick it all off than by presenting the second instalment of our deep dive into the beloved Friday the 13th movie franchise? This time, we discuss Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981), and then carry right on into Friday the 13th Part III (1982), both directed by Steve Miner. Jason has entered the building!

Let's just say, plot is not really the reason to watch either of these films. so we won't be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for either of them.

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"Friday the 13th" by White Reaper

Episode 92: Roadgames + I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 04:00:30 +0000

Fear and loathing on the sun-baked tarmac of the Australian Outback and the... not so sun-baked tarmac of downtown Birmingham. Ted Bennett pops in and he and Rob dive full throttle into Richard Franklin's Hitchcockian Ozploitation classic, Roadgames (1981), before going on to scratch their heads over British horror-comedy curio I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990), directed by Dirk Campbell. There is much hilarity and not a little dandruff.

It's not really possible to spoil I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle, but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Roadgames. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:18:19 mark to avoid spoilers.

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"Nude Sheilas on Motorbikes Drinking Beer" by Cosmic Psychos

Episode 91: Belle De Jour + White Fire

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 04:00:23 +0000

To mark International Forbidden Desires Week (inaugural, and declared by us), Bryce drops in to discuss two films that feel worlds apart, even if they're both obsessed with love taboos. We check out Luis Buñuel's classically kinky Belle De Jour (1967), and Jean-Marie Pallardy's rather less celebrated Franco-Turksploitation riot, White Fire (1984). Sadomasochism and.. siblings. It's quite a heady mix.

We don't think you can really spoil White Fire, which has a storyline although comprehending it is probably optional, but we will call out a Spoiler Territory of sorts for Belle De Jour. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:04:36 mark to avoid spoilers.

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"Chance On A Feeling" by Jon Lord

Episode 90: Cry of a Prostitute + To Be Twenty

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 04:00:23 +0000

Crime and transgression from the golden age of Italian exploitation cinema this week, as Sammy from the Gentlemen's Guide to Midnite Cinema pops in to discuss Cry of a Prostitute (1974), directed by Andrea Bianchi, followed by To Be Twenty (1978), directed by Fernando Di Leo. We discuss the amazing second act of Henry Silva's career as a genuine star of Italian cinema, and delve into the deeper themes of gender politics in Di Leo's surprisingly heavy swing at the genre conventions of the day.

It's not really possible to spoil Cry of a Prostitute, but we will call out Spoiler Territory for To Be Twenty. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 2:41:48 mark to avoid spoilers.

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"I Became a Prostitute" by The Twilight Sad

Episode 89: Grand Prix + Hairpin Circus

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 04:00:20 +0000

It's time to watch some fast cars on film, driving dangerously around narrow streets by square-jawed men (and women) tortured by the existential horror of modern life. Sakana joins us to discuss John Frankenheimer's high octane epic, Grand Prix (1966), followed by Hairpin Circus (1972), directed by Kiyoshi Nishimura.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Grand Prix by skipping ahead to the 1:24:59 mark, and for Hairpin Circus by skipping ahead to 1:58:45.

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"Lights On The Chrome" by Cloud Control

Episode 88: Mandala + Things To Come

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 04:00:26 +0000

From the sublime to the ridiculous, we're getting esoteric this week. Not to mention erotic. And not a little neurotic to boot. Jerry drops in to discuss Mandala (1971), directed by Akio Jissoji and Things To Come (1976), directed by Derek Todd. Buddhism! Politics! Pleasurebots! Pissville! It's all happening this week!

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Mandala by skipping ahead to the 1:28:56 mark, and for Things To Come by skipping ahead to 2:16:42.

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Bonus Episode: Psycho From Texas

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 09:04:00 +0000

He was a stranger... and a killer! In this impromptu and somewhat shambolic bonus episode, Ted and Sammy catch up with Rob and Joe to try and remember as much as possible from the previous night's drunken watchalong of Psycho From Texas (1975), directed by Jim Feazell - an obscure piece of cinema trash which Ted found on an old VHS but which is also available on YouTube. Smalltown oil tycoons, underwhelming hitmen, confused children, gratuitous floral print clothing, the longest foot chase in cinema history, earnest country and western odes to hatred, killing and rape, and an early career appearance from Linnea Quigley which she (understandably) would rather forget. Psycho from Texas is a strange little film and we have great fun talking about it.

This movie seems impossible to spoil, as far as we're concerned, so consider the entire episode to be Spoiler Territory – honestly, I wouldn't worry. But if you want to watch before listening, it's easily available on YouTube and, loathe as we are to recommend the film, those with the right mindset might find it pretty good fun.

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Check out Ted Bennett's award-winning horror short Reel Terror!

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"Psycho" by Eddie Noack

Episode 87: The Offence + The Laughing Policeman

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:24 +0000

Yes, we had a hankering to delve back into gritty, seedy, 1970's police thrillers! Our partner in crime, Nick Langdon, stops by to discuss The Offence (1973), directed by Sidney Lumet and The Laughing Policeman (1973), directed by Stuart Rosenberg. From the sleazy underbelly of San Francisco to the mean streets of, er, Bracknell, the fear and loathing is everywhere and we wouldn't have it any other way. Apart from that, it's a pretty good time!

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for The Offence by skipping ahead to the 1:32:17 mark, and for The Laughing Policeman by skipping ahead to 2:15:49.

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Episode 86: Friday the 13th + Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 04:00:18 +0000

What would summer be without cheesy 80's rock, swimming in the lake, lounging on the pontoon, non-marital sex in a rickety cabin and brutal, bloody death? Al drops by to discuss seminal slasher, Friday the 13th (1980), directed by Sean S. Cunningham and Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985), directed by Danny Steinmann. We discuss the phenomenon of how the original film became arguably the single most influential movie for the subsequent 80's horror boom, despite being widely regarded as inferior even within its own franchise. Meanwhile, we take a closer look at one of the most derided films in the series. Is it underappreciated? Or is it really a pile of sleazy junk with nothing to recommend it?

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Friday the 13th by skipping ahead to the 1:20:10 mark, and for Friday the 13th: A New Beginning by skipping ahead to 2:21:32.

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"A New Beginning" by Wolfie's Just Fine

Episode 85: Blood Feast + Blood Diner

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 04:00:21 +0000

An episode 5000 years in the making! Heather Drain joins us at the bloodsoaked shrine of Ishtar (or is that Sheetar?) to discuss Herschell Gordon Lewis' seminal splatterfest, Blood Feast (1963), and its bonkers cult favourite homage, Blood Diner (1987), directed by Jackie Kong. Tune in for this audio feast, or you'll have to eat hamburgers for dinner tonight.

Let's just say, plot is not really the reason to watch either of these films. so we won't be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for either of them. And remember: All of the mutilations, bodily dismemberments and cannibal rituals were performed by seasoned professionals. Please do not attempt any of these stunts at home.

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"Stud Pony" by Dino Lee

Episode 84: Space Truckers + The Convent

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 04:00:25 +0000

In this brief revival of the Sundance Film Festival's Midnight program, Mike Willden from Watch Skip Plus swings by to discuss Space Truckers (1996), directed by Stuart Gordon, and The Convent (2000), directed by Mike Mendez. Join us as we regale you with tales of Charles Dance and his low energy wang, George Wendt getting his butt sucked into space, Dennis Hopper trapping women into marriage and Adrienne Barbeau killing demonic nuns with gay abandon.

We don't think you can really spoil The Convent, which is more interested in horror homage than any kind of actual storyline, but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Space Truckers. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:08:21 mark to avoid spoilers.

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Pouring One Out for Ozzy: Black Sabbath

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 11:58:21 +0000

And the truth is, he didn’t die an ordinary man. In this bonus episode, Rob and Joe welcome Sammy from The Gentlemen’s Guide to Midnite Cinema back on the show to pay tribute to the troubled genius of Ozzy Osbourne, a man whose life encompassed precipitous highs and very dark lows, but whose impact on the worlds of music and, indirectly, film - not to mention pop culture at large - was immeasurable. Along with a discussion of his life and music, they also dive deep into Mario Bava’s seminal 1963 horror masterpiece, Black Sabbath, the film from which the band took its name.

After much dithering, the guys do eventually go into Spoiler Territory for the film – if you want to avoid those, the place to duck out and return later is 1:16:50.

RIP Ozzy.

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"Fire in the Sky" by Ozzy Osbourne

Episode 83: Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701 + Goké, Body Snatcher from Hell

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 04:00:23 +0000

Red sky in morning, brutal prison guards' warning. Red sky at night, there'll be trouble in flight! Mike White from The Projection Booth podcast joins us to discuss a couple of Japanese exploitation classics: Prisoner Female Scorpion: #701 (1972), directed by Shunya Ito, and Goké, Body Snatcher From Hell (1968), directed by Hajime Sato. Gorgeous visuals and heinous humanity will be the twin themes today.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Prisoner Female Scorpion: #701 by skipping ahead to the 1:21:24 mark, and for Goké, Body Snatcher From Hell by skipping ahead to 2:05:43.

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"Dark Lady" by The Scorpions

Episode 82: City Hunter + Stone Cold

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 04:00:27 +0000

It's business up front and party at the back this week - as long as the business up front is Silly-Beggars and the party involves hogs, testosterone and a psychotic Lance Henrickson making alarming threats. We're joined this week by film-maker Ted Bennett (Reel Terror) to conduct a frequently irreverent discussion on bizarre Jackie Chan vehicle City Hunter (1993), directed by Wong Jing, followed by explosive two-wheeler vehicle Stone Cold (1991), directed by Craig R. Baxley.

These films are nonsensical and all about the ride, so we don't bother calling out a Spoiler Territory section for either of them. If you are on tenterhooks about the dramatic resolution of either of these films, please watch them before listening (our advice: don't worry too much about that).

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Episode 81: Patrick + Patrick Still Lives

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 04:00:27 +0000

Justin Kerswell from The Hysteria Lives and The Hysteria Continues pops in to discuss Patrick (1978), directed by Richard Franklin, followed by its notorious and wholly unexpected Italian rip-off, Patrick Still Lives (1980), directed by Mario Landi. Toxic masculinity, screaming cat-fights, Holly Hockeysticks cheer in the face of psychic assault and full body impalement: these movies have similar titles but they're worlds apart. In fact we're still not sure what world Patrick Still Lives is on.

It's not really possible to spoil Patrick Still Lives whose mystery plot makes little sense and takes a back seat to sleaze in any case, but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Patrick. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:19:47 mark to avoid spoilers.

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"Patrick" by Goblin

Episode 80: A Chinese Ghost Story + Kadaicha

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 04:00:27 +0000

What the bloody hell is going on?!?! Curses flying thick and fast all over the place. Adam drops by to talk A Chinese Ghost Story (1987), directed by Tony Ching, and Kadaicha (1988), directed by James Bogle. Dark magic and people getting engulfed by giant tongues (or is that just the biggest eel I've ever seen in my life?) Also, Tom Cruise's messiah complex, Sonny Chiba's cowboy yakuza, Australia's difficult racial history and gratuitous Neighbours references. It's an eclectic mix!

No Spoiler Territory section for either film this week. We do discuss the endings but these aren't films that can really be spoiled, so our advice is not to worry too much!

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Episode 79: Suspiria + Thunderbirds Are GO

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 04:00:22 +0000

We love a mismatched double feature, and this is a doozy. Charlie Adlard is back to discuss a couple of films that couldn't be more different. We reflect on Dario Argento's masterpiece of phantasmagoric horror, Suspiria (1977), followed by Gerry Anderson's own childlike dream of mecha joy: Thunderbirds Are GO (1966), directed by David Lane.

One thing these films have in common? Plot is entirely secondary in importance, and as such, we don't bother calling out a Spoiler Territory section for either of them.

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For the best overview of Charlie Adlard's amazing career as one of the world's foremost comic book artists, go to charlieadlard.com His latest book, Heretic is available on Amazon and via all good booksellers. Look out for his upcoming book, Altamont, which is slated for an English language release later in 2025.

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Episode 78: Street Fighter + Mortal Kombat

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 04:00:28 +0000

Computer game adaptations: perhaps the least respected form of film-making around. And let's face it, the ratio of good films to bad films is pretty darn low. This week, we team up with the guys from the Grandad and Mr Tech gaming podcast to have a close look at two much maligned entries in this subgenre: Street Fighter (1994), directed by Steven E. de Souza, and Mortal Kombat (1995), directed by Paul W.S Anderson. Tune in, sit back, and FINISH IT!!!

Let's just say, plot is somewhat secondary in importance to the conception of both of these films. so we won't be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for either of them. If you are on tenterhooks about the dramatic resolution of either of these films, please watch them before listening (our advice: don't worry too much about that).

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Episode 77: Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects + Mafia Junction

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 04:00:25 +0000

Just which cop is the biggest bastard? Lieutenant Crow or Inspector Cliff? Bryce joins us to discuss a couple of tales of cops gone off the rails. First up: Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989), directed by J. Lee Thompson, and Mafia Junction a.k.a. Super Bitch (1973), directed by Massimo Dallamano.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects by skipping ahead to the 1:14:20 mark, and for Mafia Junction by skipping ahead to 1:46:31.

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Episode 76: Pontypool + Things

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 04:00:24 +0000

This week, we are trapped inside and beset by unnameable horrors in a dark corner of the Great White North. Sammy from the Gentlemen's Guide to Midnite Cinema pops in to discuss Pontypool (2008), directed by Bruce McDonald, followed by the notorious SOV act of lunacy, Things (1989), directed (if that's what you can call it?) by Andrew Jordan. As well as pondering the profound cultural influence of language as a thing in and of itself, we also tackle some other philosophical questions such as: The possibly Saxon origins of the word, "fart". Kettle or urn, which is better? And just what the hell does "no cap" mean?

It's not really possible to spoil Things (because it's not really possible to understand the plot, assuming there is one), but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Pontypool. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:33:23 mark to avoid spoilers.

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Episode 75: The Iguana With the Tongue of Fire + Tragic Ceremony

Fri, 30 May 2025 04:00:20 +0000

It's another director spotlight this week, as Al stops by to discuss a couple of Riccardo Freda joints. Freda was a diverse journeyman of the Italian film industry who produced most of his output before the heyday of Italsploitation, but his late career tilts at giallo and horror were... unusual, to put it mildly. We dive deep into his Dublin-set giallo, The Iguana With the Tongue of Fire (1971), and his bizarre hippiesploitation / gothic horror / Satanic gore fest, Tragic Ceremony (1972).

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for The Iguana With the Tongue of Fire by skipping ahead to the 1:25:47 mark, and for Tragic Ceremony by skipping ahead to 2:18:24.

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Episode 74: The Great Waldo Pepper + Slap Shot

Fri, 23 May 2025 04:00:23 +0000

This week we are talking about one of the great directors of the New Hollywood era, George Roy Hill. Sakana joins us once again to celebrate the work of this master storyteller: we will check out his divisive box office failure, The Great Waldo Pepper (1975), and his raucous, subversive sports comedy Slap Shot (1977). Death defying air stunts, stunted pretty boys, and ultraviolence on the ice rink - there's a lot to chew on here.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for The Great Waldo Pepper by skipping ahead to the 1:28:56 mark, and for Slap Shot by skipping ahead to 2:16:09.

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Episode 73: The Battle of Algiers + Battle of the Commandos

Fri, 16 May 2025 04:00:21 +0000

War is hell. Vive le revolution! Conflict is on the menu this week as Nick Langdon drops by to discuss The Battle of Algiers (1966), directed by Gillo Pontecorvo, and Battle of the Commandos (1969), directed by Umberto Lenzi. A legendary treatise on how to both wage a guerilla resistance and combat one, plus an object lesson in how NOT to conduct a commando mission - even if you are Jack Palance with a shonky Scottish accent!

The Battle of Algiers has an unusual narrative structure which is not really spoilable and it's hard to imagine how we could spoil Battle of the Commandos more than it already is. So, we won't be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for either film this week.

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Episode 72: 10 to Midnight + Rome, Armed to the Teeth

Fri, 09 May 2025 04:00:24 +0000

It's a week for tough cops who chafe under the soft libertarian justice system of modern democracy, dammit! And no cop is tougher than Maurizio Merli. Unless it's Charles Bronson, obviously. Bryce swings by to shoot the breeze and a whole heap of scumbag criminals, as we discuss 10 to Midnight (1983), directed by J. Lee Thompson, followed by Rome, Armed to the Teeth (1976), directed by Umberto Lenzi.

We don't think you can really spoil Rome, Armed to the Teeth, which only has a passing acquaintance with its own plot, but we will call out Spoiler Territory for 10 to Midnight. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:07:38 mark to avoid spoilers.

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Pouring One Out for Gene and Wings: Uncommon Valor

Mon, 05 May 2025 04:00:21 +0000

We are very late to the wake, but better late than never. Earlier this year, in close succession, we lost a couple of legends of film: Gene Hackman and Wings Hauser. In this bonus episode, Rob and Joe talk about the contrasting careers of these two great talents: one of them widely celebrated, the other probably underappreciated. Then we have a close look at the only film collaboration between them: Ted Kotcheff's Uncommon Valor (1983), which starred Hackman and was written and produced by Hauser.

We do have a Spoiler Territory section for Uncommon Valor, so you can skip ahead to the 1:07:30 mark to avoid spoilers if you haven't seen the film.

RIP Gene. RIP Wings.

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Episode 71: Raw Deal + Raw Deal

Fri, 02 May 2025 04:00:27 +0000

I dunno, man - I think this mutually-agreed arrangement is a little undercooked. Mike White drops by again to discuss Raw Deal (1948), directed by Anthony Mann, and then, you guessed it, Raw Deal (1986), directed by John Irvin. Listen as we gasp in wonder at Mann's sumptuous shadowy cinematography and Arnie's enormous pectorals. What do these films have in common other than their names? Probably not a lot, but we sure have a lot of fun discussing them.

It's not really possible to spoil Raw Deal '86 because that would require you to be able to make some sense out of its plot, but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Raw Deal '48. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:06:02 mark to avoid spoilers.

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Episode 70: Ginger Snaps + The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Miss Osbourne

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 04:00:28 +0000

The horror genre exists to probe our latent fears, and the so-called "Duality of Man" has been a huge theme across so much film and literature. This week, writer and video artist Graham Williamson joins us to discuss a couple of interesting meditations on transformation and duality: Ginger Snaps (2000) directed by John Fawcett and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Miss Osbourne (1981), directed by Walerian Borowczyk. Forget Duality of Man: what about the Duality of Woman? Or the Duality of Man and Woman and anything else we can be?

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Ginger Snaps by skipping ahead to the 1:00:09 mark, and for The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Miss Osbourne by skipping ahead to 1:52:51.

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Episode 69: Steel and Lace + American Cyborg: Steel Warrior

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 04:00:20 +0000

Forget the threat of AI to our livelihoods... what about the murderous CYBORGS that countless B-movies have taught us are coming to get us any moment now?! This week, Al (the person, not the AI) joins us to check out Steel and Lace (1991), directed by Ernest D. Farino, and American Cyborg: Steel Warrior (1994), directed by Boaz Davidson.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Steel and Lace by skipping ahead to the 1:09:03 mark, and for American Cyborg: Steel Warrior by skipping ahead to 2:06:41.

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Episode 68: Don't Let the Riverbeast Get You! + Magic Spot

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 04:00:28 +0000

Half ape. Half reptile. Half we don't know what. Dr Ethan Lyon is not a horror from the murkey deeps but he is a huge fan of the films of Matt Farley and the folks from Motern Media, and he joins us this week to discuss two microbudget gems: Don't Let the Riverbeast Get You! (2012) and Magic Spot (2022), both directed by Charles Roxburgh.

We don't think we spoil either of these films in the dissussion, so there's no Spoiler Territory section this week.

If you're in the UK, join us at Dr E's Motern Media Madness event over the Easter weekend!

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Bonus Episode: Winchester '73

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 13:34:16 +0000

By gar, it's a good old fashioned Letterboxd Collab! Dr Ethan Lyon and Sakana join forces to help us deliver a little shot of bonus episode classic western joy, as we share our thoughts on Anthony Mann's Winchester '73 (1950). Jimmy Stewart in dark and vengeful mode, Shelley Winters as comely young blonde, Stephen McNally being dastardly, Dan Duryea sliming up the screen (bless his cotton socks) and Rock Hudson as a politically incorrect Indian Chief. All saddled up and ridden like the clappers by the great Anthony Mann. Yee har!!!

We do have a Spoiler Territory section for Winchester '73, so you can skip ahead to the 1:02:57 mark to avoid spoilers if you haven't seen the film.

If you're in the UK, join us at Dr E's Motern Media Madness event over the Easter weekend!

Buy tickets here for Local Legends.

Buy tickets here for Magic Spot.

Buy tickets here for Don't Let the Riverbeast Get You!

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Pouring One Out for Val: Spartan

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 04:00:26 +0000

This one hurt. This week we lost one of Hollywood's great mercurial talents, Val Kilmer. In this bonus episode, Rob and Joe talk about the man, the enigma, sometimes the spanner in the works that was Val Kilmer. Then they deep dive into one of his lesser celebrated later films, David Mamet's Spartan (2004).

We do have a Spoiler Territory section for Spartan, so you can skip ahead to the 55:10 mark to avoid spoilers if you haven't seen the film.

RIP Val.

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Episode 67: Charley Varrick + Hudson Hawk

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 04:00:21 +0000

We're still fixated on HEISTS, people!!! Nick Langdon pops in to discuss Charley Varrick (1973), directed by Don Siegel, and then Hudson Hawk (1991), directed by Michael Lehmann. Walter Matthau gets dark and grisly under Siegel's immaculate directorial hand (even if he didn't get the movie at all, apparently) and Joel Silver lets Bruce Willis' ego off the leash completely (with the result that very few people got the movie at all). Underappreciated gems or not? You be the judge! And then see if you agree with us!

It's not really possible to spoil Hudson Hawk (plot is kind of secondary), but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Charley Varrick. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:23:51 mark to avoid spoilers.

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Episode 66: Rififi + The Cat O' Nine Tails

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 04:00:21 +0000

Marek Turner stops by to tell tales of Gigi the Loser, as we pair another classic Italian giallo with one of the great classics of film noir. We check out Rififi (1955), directed by Jules Dassin, and The Cat O' Nine Tails (1971), directed by Dario Argento.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Rififi by skipping ahead to the 1:01:24 mark, and for The Cat O' Nine Tails by skipping ahead to 1:52:20.

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Marek's new book, Born to Lose: Tales of Gigi is available in paperback and ebook on Amazon

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Episode 65: Marketa Lazarova + I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 04:00:25 +0000

Jonathan Owen joins us this week as we venture into Eastern Europe to lift the lid on the greatest cinema you've probably never heard of. Together we Czech out (see what I did there? And sorry about that) Marketa Lazarova (1967), directed by František Vláčil, and I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen (1970), directed by Oldřich Lipský. Sublime dark-age psychedelic freak-out paired with ridiculous comedy of errors with a sci-fi Surrealist twist.

It's not really possible to spoil I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Marketa Lazarova. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:21:27 mark to avoid spoilers.

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Episode 64: Demolition Man + The Iceman Cometh

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 04:00:27 +0000

Samm Deighan is back to chat with us about one of our favourite niche subgenres: the Two-Mortal-Enemies-From-The-Past-Get-Frozen-In-Ice-And-Reanimated-In-The-Future-So-They-Can-Chase-Each-Other-Around-And-Smash-Stuff-to-Bits movie. We check out Demolition Man (1993), directed by Marco Brambilla, and The Iceman Cometh (1989), directed by Clarence Fok.

We won't be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for either film this week, because we just don't think they can be spoiled!

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Check out Samm's podcast Eros + Massacre and look out for the Criterion Release of Godzilla vs Biollante, which includes her latest audiocommentary

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Episode 63: Fortress + Fortress

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 04:00:20 +0000

It's 8 o'clock in the F#%KING MORNING and we are joined by full grown sandgroper, Adam Trainer to dig up a couple of unsung antipodean gems. We discuss Fortress (1985), directed by Arch Nicholson, and then Fortress (1992 - no relation), directed by Stuart Gordon. Deep kindertrauma in the bush and dystopian prisonbreak glory - this week's episode is a psychedelic trip down some very obscure Australian rabbitholes so put on your stubbies and blue singlet, crack open a VB longneck and settle back for a couple of hours of Ozploitation fun.

It's not really possible to spoil Fortress '92, but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Fortress '85. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:18:47 mark to avoid spoilers.

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Our outro music today is "Son of Neck" by Adam's band Original Past Life (M. Caratti, W. Hall, A. Trainer)

Episode 62: Blame It On Rio + On Deadly Ground

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 04:00:20 +0000

Sammy joins us this week to check out a couple of films which (a) feature Michael Caine in less-than-flattering roles and (b) may have been regretted by their directors in later years. We discuss Blame It On Rio (1984), directed by Stanley Donen, and then On Deadly Ground (1994), directed by Steven Seagal. This week's episode is brought to you by the letter P - for Problematic. Yikes!!!

It's not really possible to spoil On Deadly Ground (Seagal prevails, guys - he always does), but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Blame It On Rio. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:09:46 mark to avoid spoilers.

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Episode 61: Phase IV + Destroy All Monsters

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 04:00:23 +0000

The Walking Dead's Charlie Adlard joins us this week to talk comic books, kaiju and the iconic art of Saul Bass. Together we check out Bass' sole feature as a director, Phase IV (1974), followed by Destroy All Monsters (1968), directed by Ishiro Honda.

It's not really possible to spoil Destroy All Monsters but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Phase IV. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:14:28 mark to avoid spoilers.

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For the best overview of Charlie Adlard's amazing career as one of the world's foremost comic book artists, go to charlieadlard.com His latest book, Heretic is available on Amazon and via all good booksellers. Look out for his upcoming book, Altamont, which is slated for an English language release later in 2025.

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Episode 60: Identikit + Boom!

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 04:00:26 +0000

This week we are celebrating the diva that was Elizabeth Taylor! Sakana joins us once again to celebrate the work of this prodigious star - with a close look at two of her most bizarre and off-kilter projects: the Italian psychosexual thriller, Identikit (1974), directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, and Tennessee Williams' Boom! (1968), directed by Joseph Losey. Macrobiotic orgasms, bomb attacks on the streets of Rome, Richard Burton getting attacked by dogs and then sulking about not being fed enough, plus cameo appearances by Andy Warhol and Noël Coward. It's a wild ride, folks.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Identikit by skipping ahead to the 1:25:00 mark, and for Boom! by skipping ahead to 2:08:02.

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Episode 59: Madhouse + Watch Out, We're Mad

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 04:00:22 +0000

There's mad, and then there's MAD. John Horgan joins us this week to check out Madhouse (1981), directed by Ovidio Assonitis, and then Watch Out, We're Mad (1974), directed by Marcello Fondato. Sheer slasher insanity from the deep south, followed by chases and fights a-plenty with Bud Spencer and Terence Hill.

It's not really possible to spoil Watch Out, We're Mad as the plot doesn't matter (it's all about the crashes and bashes, basically), but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Madhouse. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:12:33 mark to avoid spoilers.

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Episode 58: Border + The Rift

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 04:00:26 +0000

Mike White from The Projection Booth podcast stops by to venture across the boundaries of normality, into the weird, the disturbing, the monstrous and the sometimes hilarious. We check out Border (2018), directed by Ali Abbasi, and The Rift (1990), directed by Juan Piquer Simon. A portrait of personal loneliness and dispossession both sensitive and shocking, followed by a ramshackle underwater adventure by our favourite Spanish lunatic.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Border by skipping ahead to the 1:13:27 mark, and for The Rift by skipping ahead to 2:12:15.

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Episode 57: Bad Lieutenant + Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 04:00:29 +0000

Jerry joins us once again to discuss Bad Lieutenant (1992) directed by Abel Ferrara and Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (2009), directed by Werner Herzog.

Two very different takes on utter corruption and the possibility (or not) of redemption, from two very different, but both visionary film-makers. A double feature for the ages with two towering central performances triggers one of our most enjoyable discussions so far - from the sublime to the ridiculous and back again.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Bad Lieutenant by skipping ahead to the 1:09:48 mark, and for Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans by skipping ahead to 1:52:38.

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Episode 56: The Last Boy Scout + The Last Match

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 04:00:22 +0000

Which one of you two looks most like a football movie? This week, we welcome Ali back to the show to discuss a couple of sports-related flicks: The Last Boy Scout (1991) directed by Tony Scott and The Last Match (1990), directed by Fabrizio de Angelis. Get ready for some pop psychoanalysis of Shane Black, a close examination of the early 90's Bruce Willis screen persona, and just how weird it got for aging Hollywood stars in the dregs of Italian exploitation fare around the same time.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for The Last Boy Scout by skipping ahead to the 1:09:36 mark, and for The Last Match by skipping ahead to 1:51:59.

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Episode 55: The Conspiracy of Torture + Torture Dungeon

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 04:00:26 +0000

The Middle Ages were a terrible time to be alive. Dr Ethan Lyon joins us in the torture chamber as we dress up in couch upholstery and torment some sinners while discussing The Conspiracy of Torture (1969), directed by Lucio Fulci, and then Torture Dungeon (1970), directed by Andy Milligan. Yep, time to get medieval on your ass!!!

It's not really possible to spoil Torture Dungeon as it barely has a plot at all, but we will call out Spoiler Territory for The Conspiracy of Torture. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:06:27 mark to avoid spoilers.

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Episode 54: Back to the Wall + In the Cold of the Night

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 04:00:28 +0000

From the sublime to the ridiculous, noir comes in many forms. Nick Langdon joins us this week to discuss Back to the Wall (1958), directed by Édouard Molinaro and In the Cold of the Night (1990), directed by Nico Mastorakis.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Back to the Wall by skipping ahead to the 1:03:36 mark, and for In the Cold of the Night by skipping ahead to 1:46:08.

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Top 5 First Time Watches, 2024

Tue, 31 Dec 2024 04:00:27 +0000

Happy New Year, folks! The party's heating up at our place: Lucio Fulci has been hitting the rum punch, Eric Roberts is singing and dancing, and Klaus Kinski is tripping balls (at least we think that's what's happening - it's getting a little scary, tbh). So we figured we'd duck out of the festivities long enough to count down our Top 5 first-time watches of 2024 for you. Just a quick episode before we head back and launch into Auld Lang Syne.

See you later this week for the first episode of Season 2!!!

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Episode 53: New Rose Hotel + The Hidden

Fri, 27 Dec 2024 04:00:31 +0000

Tales of greed in a near-dystopian world. Sounds kinda familiar? This week, we welcome Max back to the show to discuss a couple of low-key gems: New Rose Hotel (1998) directed by Abel Ferrara and The Hidden (1987), directed by Jack Sholder.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for New Rose Hotel by skipping ahead to the 1:15:17 mark, and for The Hidden by skipping ahead to 1:54:51.

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Episode 52: Trancers + Orgasmo + Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 04:00:24 +0000

'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, Carroll Baker was drinking, Tim Thomerson was singeing, and Jesse Ventura was sitting up in bed being creepy. It's a heck of a Christmas, people, it really is.

Seasons greetings, folks! Join us for this special Christmas episode, along with very special guests, Sammy from the Gentlemen's Guide to Midnite Cinema, and habitual Caliber 9'er, Bryce Hamilton (who never says no to an eggnog). We'll be reviewing a triple feature of sort-of-Christmas movies (mostly), with Trancers (1984) directed by Charles Band, Orgasmo (1969), directed by Umberto Lenzi and Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe (1990), directed by Damian Lee.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for all these films. So if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Trancers by skipping ahead to the 1:21:26 mark, for Orgasmo by skipping ahead to the 2:03:34 mark and for Abraxas by skipping ahead to 2:38:38.

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Episode 51: The Visitor + Ship of Monsters

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 04:00:23 +0000

Sakana drops in this week to discuss The Visitor (1979) directed by Giulio Paradisi and Ship of Monsters (1960) directed by Rogelio A. Gonzalez. These are very different styles of psychotronic cult sci-fi movie - one a fever dream of Italian excess in an imagined America stuffed with big stars and psychedelic weirdness; the other a slightly risque but heartwarming love story involving singing cowboys and terrifying space monsters.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for The Visitor by skipping ahead to the 1:18:28 mark, and for Ship of Monsters by skipping ahead to 1:49:35.

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Episode 50: Truck Turner + Special Silencers + Fateful Findings

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 04:00:16 +0000

It's our 50th episode! To celebrate, we have lined up a TRIPLE TREAT with Doctor Ethan Lyon along for the ride. We shoot up the streets with Isaac Hayes in Truck Turner (1974) directed by Jonathan Kaplan. Then we indulge in some Indonesian black magic insanity with Special Silencers (1982), directed by Arizal. And finally, we go for maximum bamboozlement with famed egosploitation miracle worker Neil Breen's Fateful Findings (2013). Vengeful pimps, rhizomial gut explosions and completely incoherent messianic ramblings - just what every 50th celebration needs.

We didn't think it was possible to spoil Special Silencers, but will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for the other two films. So if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Truck Turner by skipping ahead to the 1:01:33 mark, and for Fateful Findings by skipping ahead to 2:25:36.

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Episode 49: Typhoon Club + Navajeros

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 04:00:26 +0000

From the outskirts of Tokyo to the slums of early 80's Madrid, there is no existential horror like just being TEEN. Bob McCully drops in to discuss Typhoon Club (1985) directed by Shinji Sōmai and Navajeros (1980) directed by Eloy de la Iglesia. From an arthouse take on messed-up coming-of age narratives, to the gritty world of Spanish quinque films, get ready for crime, sex, drugs, suicide, murder and a whole classroom full of ennui.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Typhoon Club by skipping ahead to the 1:10:17 mark, and for Navajeros by skipping ahead to 1:50:21.

Check out Bob's great podcast, Split Your Head

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Episode 48: Krull + Planet of Dinosaurs

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 04:00:24 +0000

Dust off your leather armour and polish your glaives, it's time for high fantasy this week. Plus, erm, dinosaurs. Film-maker James T Williams returns to discuss a couple of childhood faves. We check out Krull (1983), directed by Peter Yates, and Planet of Dinosaurs (1977), directed by James K. Shea. Wizards, alien slugs, giant spiders, baby-faced Liam Neesons, stop-motion dinosaurs, possibly stop-motion actors... there's no end to the sense of wonder in this week's episode!

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Krull by skipping ahead to the 1:08:50 mark, and for Planet of Dinosaurs by skipping ahead to 1:33:57.

Watch James T Williams' excellent short film, Irrefutable Evidence here. James' other films can be found on YouTube at Joefest and Mr Glass Productions, and his 2007 feature, Waiting for Dawn is freely available here.

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Episode 47: Enter the Dragon + Enter the Ninja

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 04:00:21 +0000

Enter... if you dare. It's squealing martial arts and ninja death mayhem as Ali joins us to discuss Enter the Dragon (1973), directed by Robert Clouse and Enter the Ninja (1981), directed by Menahem Golan.

Each of these films were seminal in their own way, the first as a tragically premature end-point for Bruce Lee's career, and the second as a statement of intent for the then-new Cannon Films Group. But we also address such existential questions as: IS "wait... what?" the new buzz-phrase of the decade? IS there any greater joy than watching a very small man beat up a very tall man? And of course, the age old conundrum: NINJA or NO NINJA?

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Enter the Dragon by skipping ahead to the 1:01:41 mark, and for Enter the Ninja by skipping ahead to 1:45:14.

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Episode 46: Deliverance + Whiskey Mountain

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 04:00:21 +0000

The perils of leaving civilisation behind. This week, we strike out into the wilderness to explore a couple of backwoods thrillers: the big daddy of them all, Deliverance (1972) directed by John Boorman and one of the many imitators that came in its wake, William Grefe's Whiskey Mountain (1977).

We discuss the world of hillbilly and hickspoloitation film in general, as well as addressing the vital issues of how to deal with drunken psychopaths on set, the unique challenge of acting convincingly dead and the disturbing American trend of camping without tents in movies.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Deliverance by skipping ahead to the 1:07:38 mark, and for Whiskey Mountain by skipping ahead to 1:44:02.

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Episode 45: The Great Silence + Keoma

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 04:00:12 +0000

Sammy from the Gentlemen's Guide to Midnite Cinema is back to sing a love song to the Spaghetti Western with us. Well, not sing, exactly, but we sure do talk a lot about them. It's a bumper-length episode to cover this beloved genre for us, and we focus on a double feature of The Great Silence (1968), directed by Sergio Corbucci and Keoma (1976), directed by Enzo G. Castellari.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for The Great Silence by skipping ahead to the 1:22:41 mark, and for Keoma by skipping ahead to 2:26:05.

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Episode 44: Pierrot le Fou + The Awakening of the Beast

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 04:00:13 +0000

Samm Deighan joins us today to talk about the cinema of resistance, as profiled in her fantastic new book, Revolution in 35mm: Political Violence and Resistance in Cinema from the Arthouse to the Grindhouse, 1969-1990. In addition, we discuss a double feature plucked from the pages of this fantastic book: Pierrot le Fou (1965), directed by Jean-Luc Godard, and The Awakening of the Beast (1970), directed by José Mojica Marins.

Samm is one of the finest film historians working today in the cult and exploitation cinema space (and beyond), and we were super excited to have her on the show. Our discussion takes in the diverse and fascinating world of cinematic political violence but we also take the time to marvel at Coffin Joe's plucky provocation, recognise Godard as one of film's most important innovators and bemoan the ridiculously long runtime of modern superhero movies.

It's not really possible to spoil The Awakening of the Beast, but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Pierrot le Fou. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:12:20 mark to avoid spoilers.

Buy Revolution in 35mm here.

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Listen to Samm's great podcast, Eros + Massacre here.

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Episode 43: Haxan + Beyond the Door

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 04:00:15 +0000

Happy Halloween! We're dropping this week's episode two days early to chime in on the spooky holiday fun. Dr Ethan Lyon gets all devilish with us as we check out Haxan (1922), directed by Benjamin Christensen, and then Beyond the Door (1974), directed by Ovidio Assonitis. In our usual roundabout way, our discussion of these films leads us to some unexpected questions such as: Is Halloween America's greatest ever export? Is the hyrax nature's sleaziest rodent? Are Beatrix Potter's idyllic stories actually a horrifying animal dystopia in disguise? And last but not least, how advisable is it to play wind instruments through your nose?

It's not really possible to spoil Haxan as it doesn't have a conventional plot, but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Beyond the Door. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:51:18 mark to avoid spoilers.

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Rob's alternate sountrack for Haxan can be found on Spotify here

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Episode 42: To Live and Die in LA + Bug

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 04:00:14 +0000

Life is too short not to binge William Friedkin movies so this week we're bringing you a deep Friedkin double feature. Jerry and Bryce Hamilton are in the house to discuss To Live and Die in LA (1985) and Bug (2006). Strap in and prepare to hear the best Chicago accent this side of Glasgow (Chiglasgo?), the Oxford English Dictionary's most proper usage of pornographic terms, and a thorough rundown of the frankly alarming proliferation of police forces operating inside the USA. Paranoia is in the air. The check is in the mail, and we love you, and we promise not to... well, let's leave the blue language for the podcast.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for To Live and Die in LA by skipping ahead to the 1:04:54 mark, and for Bug by skipping ahead to 1:35:38.

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Episode 41: Starcrash + Turkish Star Wars (The Man Who Saved the World)

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 04:00:17 +0000

The exploitation world of Star Wars rip-offs: you will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. This week, we're joined by part-time Dark Lord of the Sith, Walter Kafka, to check out Starcrash (1978), directed by Luigi Cozzi, and The Man Who Saved the World - better known these days as Turkish Star Wars (1982), directed by Çetin İnanç.

In all honesty, we don't think it's possible to spoil these two slices of psychedelic sci-fi wonderment, so there will be no Spoiler Territory this week.

Buckle in for intergalactic David Hasselhoff hair, Caroline Munro in a vinyl bikini, diabolical Joe Spinell in a giant clawship and some absolutely mindbending insanity from the otherworldly desertscape of Cappadocia, Turkey.

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Episode 40: Miami Connection + Ninja Terminator

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 04:00:16 +0000

Ninjas ruled in the 1980's! James Eldred from the Cinema Oblivia podcast joins us this week to discuss two underground ninjasploitation classics: Miami Connection (1987), directed by YK Kim and Richard Park, and Ninja Terminator (1985), directed by Godfrey Ho. As well as marvelling in the bizarre delights of these insane films, we discuss the place of ninjas in the popular imaginations of Eastern and Western audiences, and also get an impromptu tour through the recesses of James' arcane knowledge of obscure prog rock and Japanese techno. Oh my God!!!

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Miami Connection by skipping ahead to the 1:06:52 mark, and for Ninja Terminator by skipping ahead to 1:50:38.

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Episode 39: Eyes Without a Face + The Awful Dr Orlof

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 05:00:13 +0000

About face! Sakana joins us this week to check out some seminal body-horror films: Eyes Without a Face (1960), directed by Georges Franju, and The Awful Dr Orlof (1962), directed by Jess Franco. Doctoral God complexes, the French scars of Nazi occupation, and the proliferation of blind killers in European films of the 1960's - we discuss all this and more.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Eyes Without a Face by skipping ahead to the 1:15:10 mark, and for The Awful Dr Orlof by skipping ahead to 1:52:29.

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Episode 38: Funeral in Berlin + The Soldier

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 05:00:19 +0000

Nick Langdon joins us this week to tinker and tailor another intriguing double feature discussion. We check out Funeral in Berlin (1966), directed by Guy Hamilton, and The Soldier (1982), directed by James Glickenhaus. We'll dive deep into Cold War lore and the joy of "shabby" spy stories, while exploring the usual array of oblique asides such as gratuitous blood squibs, phallic bollards, Uzi pirouettes and Klaus Kinski's manic desire to steal the tightest ski pants in the Alps.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Funeral in Berlin by skipping ahead to the 1:08:13 mark, and for The Soldier by skipping ahead to 1:41:26.

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Episode 37: Five Dolls For an August Moon + My Sister in Law

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 05:00:19 +0000

Al joins us once again to discuss Five Dolls For An August Moon (1970), directed by Mario Bava, and My Sister in Law (1976), directed by Lucio Fulci. Our conversation ranges across such topics as aristocratic Italian actors, the advisability of wearing budgie-smugglers at a weekend house party, the many riffs of Agatha Christie's seminal slasher-whodunit, Muppets songs lifted from Mondo films, and of course a deep appreciation of the work of the great Edwige Fenech (including how to say her name properly).

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Five Dolls For An August Moon by skipping ahead to the 59:59 mark, and for My Sister in Law by skipping ahead to 1:52:13.

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Episode 36: Contraband + The Astrologer

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 05:00:22 +0000

This week, special guest Jerry joins Joe and Rob to check out Contraband (1980), directed by Lucio Fulci, and then The Astrologer (1976), directed by Craig Denney. Explicit gory gang violence followed by gratuitous sidereal astrology and the awesome delusional ego of Craig Denney. It's a hell of a combo.

It's not really possible to spoil The Astrologer, but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Contraband. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:11:31 mark to avoid spoilers.

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Episode 35: Mother's Day + Father's Day

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 05:00:08 +0000

We got Post Tromatic Stress Disorder this week on Caliber 9 From Outer Space. Special guest John Horgan joins us to discuss two schlocktastic flicks from Troma Entertainment: Mother's Day (1980), directed by Charles Kaufman, and Father's Day (2011), directed by the "Astron 6" guys. Leave all good taste at the door, you can pick it up again on the way out.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Mother's Day by skipping ahead to the 1:08:37 mark, and for Father's Day by skipping ahead to 1:43:29.

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Check out John's show, And Now For Something a Little Bit Different, on YouTube!

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Episode 34: Razorback + Cruel Jaws

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 05:00:16 +0000

Eleven hundred men went in the water, only Joe and Rob come out, and the sharks took the rest. Also the pigs. It's Jawsploitation week and we check out Razorback (1984), directed by Russell Mulcahy, and Cruel Jaws (1995), directed by Bruno Mattei.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Razorback by skipping ahead to the 57:55 mark, and for Cruel Jaws by skipping ahead to 1:45:09.

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Episode 33: Night Moves + Knight Moves

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 05:00:12 +0000

Can a riveting thriller be based on the game of chess? This question has plagued cinema philosophers for time immemorial but Joe, Rob and Bryce deliver the definitive resolution! We check out Night Moves (1975), directed by Arthur Penn, and Knight Moves (1992), directed by Carl Schenkel.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Night Moves by skipping ahead to the 1:15:47 mark, and for Knight Moves by skipping ahead to 2:03:49.

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Episode 32: No. 1 of the Secret Service + For Y'ur Height Only

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 05:00:16 +0000

Do you expect us to talk? Bondsploitation week here at Caliber 9 HQ. Dr Ethan "No" Lyon joins us again to discuss a couple of hits from this very deep exploitation well: No. 1 of the Secret Service (1977), directed by Lindsay Shonteff, and For Y'ur Height Only (1981), directed by Eddie Nicart. Far too many boob jokes, possibly, but the perfect portion of big blokes getting kicked in the balls by a little bloke. It's a mixed bag.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for No. 1 of the Secret Service by skipping ahead to the 1:25:45 mark, and for For Y'ur Height Only by skipping ahead to 1:55:44.

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Details for Ethan's latest event can be found here!

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Episode 31: Firefox + Foxbat

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 05:00:08 +0000

Film-maker James T Williams joins Joe, Rob and Bryce to discuss a couple of foxy spy thrillers with an aeronautical twist! We check out Firefox (1982), directed by Clint Eastwood, and Foxbat (1977), directed by Po-Chih Leong. Clint having existential nightmares in bathrooms, Warren Clarke bashing people without warning, Henry Silva hiding cameras in his eye and microfilms in lollies... this week's double feature has it all!

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for Firefox, so you can then skip ahead to the 1:05:03 mark to avoid spoilers. We didn't think you can really spoil Foxbat.

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Episode 30: The Devil Rides Out + Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 05:00:12 +0000

It's Hammer Horror time! Dr Ethan joins us to review a couple of perhaps lesser-celebrated classics from the famous British production house: The Devil Rides Out (1968), directed by Terence Fisher, and Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974), directed by Brian Clemens.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for The Devil Rides Out by skipping ahead to the 1:27:32 mark, and for Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter by skipping ahead to 2:00:05.

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Episode 29: Slap The Monster On Page One + No, The Case Is Happily Resolved

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 05:00:13 +0000

This week we welcome novelist and Italian cinema enthusiast Marek Turner! Marek programs a couple of intriguing poliziotteschi-adjacent films for Rob and Joe to watch and discuss with him: Slap the Monster on Page One (1972), directed by Marco Bellocchio, and No, The Case is Happily Resolved (1973), directed by Vittorio Salerno.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Slap the Monster on Page One by skipping ahead to the 1:09:14 mark, and for No, The Case is Happily Resolved by skipping ahead to 1:49:08.

Check out Marek's novels, The Eighth Hill and Killerpede!!! Easily available as ebooks on Amazon and Apple, among other online stores.

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Episode 28: The Honeymoon Killers + Santet

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 05:00:12 +0000

A truly chilling true crime tale followed by a trip into Indonesian Black Magic insanity with zero grip on reality. This week Rob and Joe check out The Honeymoon Killers (1970), directed by Leonard Kastle, and Santet (1988), directed by Sisworo Gautama Putra.

We don't think Santet can really be spoiled, but we will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for The Honeymoon Killers. If you haven't seen it before you listen, you can avoid spoilers by skipping ahead to the 1:01:42 mark.

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Episode 27: Angst + Bad Boy Bubby

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 05:00:22 +0000

This week we welcome a very special guest onto the show: Sammy from The Gentlemen's Guide to Midnite Cinema podcast! We have two infamous cult films this week that make for a pretty intense double feature, so Rob and Sammy go in-depth and a bit of a longer discussion than usual. There's a lot to chew on with these ones! First up we have Angst (1983), directed by Gerald Kargl, and we follow that up with Bad Boy Bubby (1993), directed by Rolf De Heer.

It's debatable whether either of these films can really be spoiled, but we do call out a Spoiler Territory section before we discuss the ending of each film. For Angst, potential spoilers end at 1:35:03, and Spoiler Territory ends for Bad Boy Bubby on 2:27:34.

Thanks again to Sammy for coming on the show! Check him out on The Gentlemen's Guide to Midnite Cinema!

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Episode 26: Born to Kill + The Pit

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 05:00:16 +0000

This week Rob and Joe check out Born to Kill (1947), directed by Robert Wise, and The Pit (1981), directed by Lew Lehman. You'll be amazed that one of these films was allowed to be made back in the censorious 1940's, and you'll be amazed that the other one was allowed to happen in any way, shape or form. At any time in history.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Born to Kill by skipping ahead to the 1:05:05 mark, and for The Pit by skipping ahead to 1:42:54.

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Episode 25: The Haunted Palace + Galaxy of Terror

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 06:00:06 +0000

Roger Corman - 1926-2024. This week Rob and Joe pay tribute to one of exploitation cinema's greatest legends. We check out The Haunted Palace (1963), directed by Roger Corman himself, and space horror romp, Galaxy of Terror (1981), directed by Bruce D. Clark, one of the many wonderful films that Corman produced at New World Pictures.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for The Haunted Palace by skipping ahead to the 1:02:58 mark, and for Galaxy of Terror by skipping ahead to 1:53:01.

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Episode 24: Carnival of Souls + The Nest of the Cuckoo Birds

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 06:00:18 +0000

Special guest Sakana joins us to discuss a psychotronic 60's double feature! We check out Herk Harvey's cult classic, Carnival of Souls (1962), and The Nest of the Cuckoo Birds (1965), directed by Bert Williams. From the sublime to the... totally whacked out... Both films are easily available online, so a pre-watch is highly recommended for both of these little beauties!

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films this week. For Carnival of Souls, you can then skip ahead to the 1:11:14 mark to avoid spoilers, and spoiler territory ends around 1:49:00 for The Nest of the Cuckoo Birds.

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Episode 23: Legend of the Mountain + The Legend of Wisely

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 06:00:10 +0000

Special guest Ali joins us to discuss a couple of Hong Kong tales of legendary proportions. We check out Legend of the Mountain (1979), directed by King Hu, and The Legend of Wisely (1987), directed by Teddy Robin. A period supernatural epic and a rollicking Indiana Jones-esque adventure story. This is some trip to the East.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films this week. For Legend of the Mountain, you can then skip ahead to the 1:17:42 mark to avoid spoilers, and spoiler territory ends around 1:50:34 for The Legend of Wisely.

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Episode 22: Black Sunday + Tombs of the Blind Dead

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 06:00:14 +0000

A couple of tales from the crypt, this week, as Joe and Rob check out seminal gothic horror, Black Sunday (1960), directed by Mario Bava, and Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972), directed by Amando de Ossorio. Barbara Steele delivers her grinning death stare and horrid, nibbling Knight Templar wights wreak slow motion carnage. Take a breath of dead air with us.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for each film. For Black Sunday you can then skip ahead to the 1:11:18 mark, and for Tombs of the Blind Dead, potential spoilers end at 1:51:11.

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Episode 21: Don't Look Now + Thundercrack!

Fri, 31 May 2024 06:17:03 +0000

WARNING: Language gets a little more explicit than usual this week because we have a hardcore film in the mix! Dr Ethan joins us again to discuss British classic, Don't Look Now (1973), directed by Nicolas Roeg, and naughty epic, Thundercrack! (1975), directed by Curt McDowell. From the sublime to the ridiculous - you'll cry, you'll laugh, you'll scream, you'll vomit. You're welcome.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for Don't Look Now, so you can skip ahead to the 1:23:41 mark to avoid those. It's not really possible to spoil Thundercrack! so we don't call out any spoilers for that one (although it contains many happy endings).

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Episode 20: Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man + Burial Ground

Fri, 24 May 2024 07:00:09 +0000

More nihilistic Italian cops, more ancient Etruscan evil, more Oedipal ickiness. This week, Joe and Rob are drawn irresistibly back to Italy to sample Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man (1976), directed by Ruggero Deodato, and Burial Ground (1981), directed by Andrea Bianchi. Cuddle up on the pillion seat - you're in for a very... very slow shamble on the wild side.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for each. For Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man you can then skip ahead to the 54:35 mark, and for Burial Ground, potential spoilers end at 1:43:27.

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Episode 19: Deep Red + At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul

Fri, 17 May 2024 06:27:56 +0000

We're going to the crossroads by the graveyard. This week, Joe and Rob check out the big daddy of gialli, Dario Argento's Deep Red (1975), and follow it up with At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul (1964), directed by Jose Mojica Marins (a.k.a. Coffin Joe). Italy's maestro of horror and Brazil's most famous horror icon together in one double feature! This is essential cult cinema, folks.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for each. For Deep Red you can then skip ahead to the 1:13:37 mark, and for At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul, potential spoilers end at 1:45:21.

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Episode 18: Vanishing Point + Highway Racer

Fri, 10 May 2024 06:25:41 +0000

Tune in, rev up and drop out. It's all about vehicular mayhem this week, as Joe and Rob fire up Vanishing Point (1971), directed by Richard C. Sarafian. and Highway Racer (1977), directed by Stelvio Massi. Honda blondes, Ferrari wheelies and Dodges not dodging enough for their own good - this episode has more car-based existentialism than you can throw a Renault down the Spanish Steps at!

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for each. For Vanishing Point you can then skip ahead to the 1:00:59 mark, and for Highway Racer, potential spoilers end at 1:34:13.

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Episode 17: Unloved Aliens Triple Feature

Fri, 03 May 2024 06:23:04 +0000

Max is back to chat with Rob and Joe about some of the less universally loved instalments in the ever popular Alien franchise! We'll dive deep into Alien 3 (1992), directed by David Fincher, Alien Resurrection (1997), directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and, with much trepidation, Aliens vs Predator: Requiem (2007), directed by the Brothers Strause.

You must have been on another planet if you haven't seen at least one or two of these films, nevertheless we will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for each. For Alien 3 you can then skip ahead to the 1:11:03 mark, for Alien Resurrection, potential spoilers end at 1:52:12 and if you're really worried about spoiling AVP: Requiem's astounding conclusion (...), you can skip ahead to 2:15:04.

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Episode 16: Possession + Dead Eyes of London

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:00:15 +0000

Achtung! This week Rob and Joe venture into 80's West Berlin and then a very Germanic 60's London as we check out Possession (1981), directed by Andrzej Żuławski, and classic krimi film, Dead Eyes of London (1961), directed by Alfred Vohrer.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen (and you definitely should), you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Possession by skipping ahead to the 1:15:02 mark, and for Dead Eyes of London by skipping ahead to 1:52:29.

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Episode 15: Torso + The Dead Are Alive

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:46:58 +0000

Break out the J&B whisky, it's GIALLO week! Al drops in again to talk about his great love of the Italian giallo. We'll chat a bit about this wonderful subgenre of thriller/horror/mysteries and dive deep into two selections from Al: Torso (1973), directed by Sergio Martino, and deeper cut, The Dead Are Alive (1972), directed by Armando Crispino.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen (and you definitely should), you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Torso by skipping ahead to the 1:02:54 mark, and for The Dead Are Alive by skipping ahead to 1:42:29.

Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM.

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Episode 14: Who Can Kill a Child? + Pieces

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 09:36:42 +0000

Horror Iberico! We delve into a Spanish double feature this week with Who Can Kill a Child? (1976) directed by Narciso Ibáñez Serrador, and Pieces (1982) directed by Juan Piquer Simon. .

We let you know when Spoiler Territory kicks in, so if you want to skip ahead from that point in Who Can Kill a Child?, you can rejoin the conversation at the 57:04 mark to avoid spoilers, and Spoiler Territory ends for Pieces at the 1:39:25 mark.

Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM.

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Episode 13: Tokyo Drifter + Seeds

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 09:07:49 +0000

Could this be the worst family reunion ever? This week, Joe and Rob are joined by Dr Ethan Lyon to discuss Tokyo Drifter (1966), directed by Seijun Suzuki, and then Seeds (1968), directed by Andy Milligan.

We will call out Spoiler Territory so if you want to skip ahead from that point in Tokyo Drifter, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:15:44 mark to avoid spoilers, and for Seeds, Spoiler Territory ends at 1:55;46.

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Episode 12: The Omen + The Boxer's Omen

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 10:00:16 +0000

It's all for you, listener! This week, Joe and Rob check out The Omen (1976), directed by Richard Donner, and then The Boxer's Omen (1983), directed by Kueh Chi-Hung.

It's not really possible to spoil The Boxer's Omen, but we will call out Spoiler Territory for The Omen. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:08:54 mark to avoid spoilers.

Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM.

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Episode 11: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly + The Rare Blue Apes of Cannibal Isle

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 10:15:09 +0000

When these guys start talking, you can feel the devil bite your ass! (Sorry about that.) This week, Joe and Rob check out The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), directed by Sergio Leone, and then The Rare Blue Apes of Cannibal Isle (1972), directed by Donn Greer.

We will call out Spoiler Territory for the first film (it's not worth worrying about for the second - honestly), so if you want to skip ahead from that point in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:15:28 mark to avoid spoilers.

Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM.

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Episode 10: Aguirre, the Wrath of God + Mad Foxes

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 11:30:06 +0000

This week, Joe and Rob are joined by Al! Together we cast an eye over the Joefest 2024 line up and dive deep into Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), directed by Werner Herzog, and then Mad Foxes (1981), directed by Paul Grau.

We're not bothering with Spoiler Territory this week - these movies aren't really spoilable, in our opinions - but we will be discussing the endings.

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Episode 9: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls + Shaolin Invincibles

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 11:30:07 +0000

When does ANY party start? When you get there! This week, Joe and Rob check out Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970), directed by Russ Meyer, and then Shaolin Invincibles (1978), directed by Hou Cheng.

We will call out Spoiler Territory for the first film (it's not worth worrying about for the second - honestly), so if you want to skip ahead from that point in Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:11:35 mark to avoid spoilers.

Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM.

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Episode 8: Le Cercle Rouge + Zombie Flesh Eaters

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 11:30:11 +0000

An unlikely pairing made in cinema heaven! We indulge ourselves with some fine genre fare this week. First up, Le Cercle Rouge (1970), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, and then Zombie Flesh Eaters aka Zombie (1979), directed by Lucio Fulci.

We will call out Spoiler Territory for both films, so if you want to skip ahead from that point in Le Cercle Rouge, you can rejoin the conversation at the 52:40 mark to avoid spoilers. And Spoiler Territory ends at the 1:39:22 mark for Zombie Flesh Eaters. Savour the CINEMA!

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Episode 7: Stalked By My Doctor Triple Feature

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 11:30:12 +0000

This week Rob and Joe take a franchise deep dive! We review Stalked By My Doctor (2015), Stalked By My Doctor: The Return (2016) and Stalked By My Doctor: Patient's Revenge (2018), all directed by Doug Campbell. This is modern exploitation trash as purveyed by the Lifetime channel - bizarre in perhaps new kinds of ways for the average trash cinema enthusiast.

We don't bother calling out spoilers for the first two films (you can't really spoil them) but we do let you know when Spoiler Territory kicks in for Patient's Revenge, so if you want to skip ahead from that point you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:41:00 mark to avoid spoilers. Even so, I was more impressed by the twist than Joe was.

Supercut of all Dr Beck's finest moments from Stalked By My Doctor 2015

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Episode 6: Family Plot + The Eternal Evil of Asia

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 11:30:08 +0000

This week Rob and Joe check out Family Plot (1976) directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and The Eternal Evil of Asia (1995) directed by Chin Man-Kei. Hitchcock thrills and Hong Kong spills - together at last!

We let you know when Spoiler Territory kicks in, so if you want to skip ahead from that point in Family Plot you can rejoin the conversation at the 58 minute mark to avoid spoilers. We didn't think it's really possible to spoil The Eternal Evil of Asia - we do discuss the ending but, honestly, I wouldn't worry about spoilers!

Robert Firsching's synopsis for The Eternal Evil of Asia

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Episode 5: Event Horizon + Zardoz

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 11:30:09 +0000

It's SCI-FI WEEK here, and Joe and Rob are joined by our very first GUEST! Max pops in to discuss Event Horizon (1997) directed by Paul WS Anderson, and Zardoz (1974) directed by John Boorman.

We let you know when Spoiler Territory kicks in, so if you want to skip ahead from that point in Event Horizon you can rejoin the conversation at the 1 hour mark to avoid spoilers, and Spoiler Territory ends for Zardoz at the 1:38:20 mark.

Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM.

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Episode 4: The Warriors + Blood Freak

Fri, 02 Feb 2024 11:30:10 +0000

CAN YOU DIG IT??? This week Rob and Joe revisit The Warriors (1979) directed by Walter Hill, and brave the psychotronic perils of Blood Freak (1972) directed by Brad F. Grinter and Steve Hawkes. Gangs and poultry: an unbeatable double feature!

We let you know when Spoiler Territory kicks in, so if you want to skip ahead from that point in The Warriors you can rejoin the conversation at the 58:21 mark to avoid spoilers, and Spoiler Territory ends for Blood Freak at the 1:33:31 mark.

Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM.

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Episode 3: White Dog + Act of Vengeance

Fri, 26 Jan 2024 11:30:09 +0000

This week Rob and Joe have a look at White Dog (1982) directed by Sam Fuller, and Act of Vengeance (1974) directed by Bob Kelljan. This week is brought to you by the letter "R".

We let you know when Spoiler Territory kicks in, so if you want to skip ahead from that point in White Dog you can rejoin the conversation at the 50:14 mark to avoid spoilers, and Spoiler Territory ends for Act of Vengeance at the 1:27:38 mark.

Tyler Parry's article on attack dogs and racism in the US

Carol J. Clover, Men, Women and Chainsaws

BJ Colangelo on the Shock Waves podcast, 2017

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Episode 2: Violent Cop + Murder Rock

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 11:30:09 +0000

This week Rob and Joe check out Violent Cop (1989) directed by Takeshi Kitano, and Murder Rock (1984) directed by Lucio Fulci. Violence, legwarmers and lots and lots of sweat - and that's just during our recording!!!

We let you know when Spoiler Territory kicks in, so if you want to skip ahead from that point in Violent Cop you can rejoin the conversation at the 41:25 mark to avoid spoilers, and Spoiler Territory ends for Murder Rock at the 1:11:52 mark.

Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM.

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Episode 1: Caliber 9 + Plan 9 From Outer Space

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 11:30:41 +0000

This week Rob and Joe check out Caliber 9 (1972) directed by Fernando Di Leo, and Plan 9 From Outer Space (1957) directed by Edward D. Wood, Jr. These are the two films which inspired our own show name, and they represent our raison d'être perfectly.

We let you know when Spoiler Territory kicks in, so if you want to skip ahead from that point in Caliber 9 you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:03:30 mark.

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