While The Fly is implicitly and explicitly about abortion, Dead Ringers takes on the entire sphere of gynecological healthcare – how the patriarchy poisons even a sphere where pregnant people should feel safe and listened to.

Society supports and also confines us, so naturally this is very fertile ground for all variety of art; be it satirical, comedic, or body horror.

Dan’s back with 30 movies they saw for the first time in 2022! Whether it’s obscure horror gems or classics that have been a blindspot until now, there’s something for everyone in their list!

The platforms and buzzwords available to Gen Z can be welded as weapons or tools, depending on whose hand they’re in. The kids in Bodies Bodies Bodies, Pleasure and Medusa, approach life and adulthood as something they can opt-out of.

223 Wick is a film that will be appreciated by aficionados of the experimental, underground works of the ‘60s and ‘70s where sometimes you’re only along for the ride because of the psychedelic visuals and totally out there concepts.

Dan & Jenna have spun the wheel again and landed on horror. Join them as they discuss Dementia (1955) vs The Office Killer (1997), two surreal, female-driven slashers.

Jenna and Veronica both enjoyed Barbarian, which is why they recorded a podcast ripping it apart. It’s one part film critique, one part conversation, and a whole lot of lusting after Lil’ Billy Skarsgård.

In The Card Counter, the schism between processing trauma and self-forgiveness comes to a head. To Bill, this living prison he has set up for himself is akin to a religion. But salvation cannot be achieved without true consciousness – simply having suffered great punishment is not enough.

Join Carlo as he “takes a bite outta” all of the movies that didn’t come out in 2021 he’s watched!

The beautiful and unflinchingly brutal I Saw The Devil invites the the audience to meditate on the idea of the purpose of revenge and justice – how either is served and where to draw the lines between righteous vigilante and depraved psycho.

As always, Dan is back this year with another batch of Falloween movie picks for your viewing pleasure! Get reading!

Mickey Reece’s Agnes is a religious horror film that spends more time ruminating on trauma than it does on jump scares. Which isn’t to say it doesn’t lean hard into the horror aesthetic – expect some fright wigs and flesh tearing.

Finally, a movie that acknowledges how Jewish mysticism can freak people out just as well as any ol’ Christian folk horror. L’chaim!

There’s no number attached to Veronica’s “best of” list for 2020. This year, she’ll mention as many movies as she can remember seeing and liking well enough because, well, with theaters closed it was kind of hard for her to see much of anything. Dreaming of you movie theaters, xoxo come back soon.

Horror sci-fi Synchronic focuses on drug addiction, sudden death, the harsh realities of the past, and unintentional time travel. While you wish it scratched past the surface a bit more than it does, it’s still one of the better sci-fi offerings we’ve had in the last few years.

Today is the first Franchise Frenzy episode (of potentially many?!) where Dan and Carlo discuss all of the Stephen King's Children of the Corn adaptations and sequels.