14 Months Apart

Get those costumes ready boils and ghouls and trick up your treats, it’s Halloween!!!! It’s been a busy month here at the Steal My Name Podcast and what better way to finish it off than with the only Halloween movie in the franchise that actually deals with history of Halloween. That’s right, for episode 78 we’re putting on our Silver Shamrock masks and watching Halloween 3: Season of the Witch. I...

The season of the witch is in full effect at the Steal My Name Podcast! While most horror films can be considered body horror in one way or another, the subgenre of ‘Body Horror’ holds it’s own unique place in cinema. But what is it? What separates it from it’s contemporaries? And who does it the best? For episode 77, we’re diving in to the New Flesh with David Cronenberg’s The Fly and the power t...

Halloween horror continues at the Steal My Name Podcast with episode 76. This week we’re celebrating the early works of the great, Sir Peter Jackson. Before he gave the world the majesty that is The Lord of the Rings (the less said about the Hobbit movies the better) ole PJ was one of horrors favourite sons. His first three films, Bad Taste, Meet the Feebles, and Braindead, are some of the greates...

October has arrived and that means it’s all Halloween content all the time! Monsters, madness, and mayhem abounds! For episode 75 of the Steal My Name Podcast we’re kicking off the spooky season with a bang! When it comes to crossovers, more is equals better, so we’re going for three movies this week. Batman Vs The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Godzilla Vs Kong, and Predator Badlands. Join your gh...

Sometimes the Steal My Name podcast is a well oiled, laser focused machine. I know exactly what I want to say about a flick and how to go about it. Other times, the reaction I have to a film is so confusing, the show becomes more of a therapy session. For episode 74 of the Steal My Name podcast, it’s the latter. Steven Spielberg’s Hook has should have been an easy episode to knock out, but it sent...

Anyone else getting a little tired of tribute episodes? Whatever your answer may be, we’re doing another one. Fun, right? With the passing of the incomparable Tim Curry, there was no better time to revisit a film with one of his most impactful performances, 1985’s Legend. While episode 73 of the Steal My Name Podcast started out as a look at the theatrical cut that we all grew up with, the directo...

“All that was unknown will be known to you once more.” Horror has lost some heavy weights this year with the passing of Reggie Bannister and Chuck Russell. For episode 72 of the Steal My Name Podcast, we’re celebrating the middle age ex ice cream vendor himself with Phantasm 3: Lord of the Dead and the steady hand behind what is arguable the best outing for Freddy with A Nightmare on Elm Street 3:...

Don’t touch that dial!! It’s books and movies this week with another round of Good Movie, Bad Adaptation. On the chopping block for episode 71 of the Steal My Name Podcast is Richard Bachman’s (Stephen King, for those not in the know) 1982 dystopian gut-punch, The Running Man. It’s mean, gritty, delightfully downbeat and not even remotely fit to be an Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle. Join your host...

All right you primitive screwheads, listen up! When one is little, there are few things cooler than seeing something spooky or scary. It’s a thrill, a rush, a right of passage. But where does one start? It’s a delicate balance between hooking a young viewer and sending them screaming for the hills. For episode 70 of the Steal My Name podcast your eternal monster-kid of a host is taking a look at t...

Do you read Sutter Cane? With the loss of the great Sam Neil, we’re deviating from our regularly scheduled programming to celebrate the man with two of his greatest films, Jurassic Park and In the Mouth of Madness. Join your host as he buys a ticket and takes a ride into wonder and madness with two absolute classics that are anchored by exceptional performances by one of the greatest and quietly c...

When there’s no more room in hell, the dead will listen to the Steal My Name Podcast! Stop me if you’ve heard one of these one lately; horror is finally smart, these are elevated horror movies, thinking mans horror. Sound familiar? Sound really dumb? You bet! Horror as a genre has always produced smart, thoughtful films, while never losing it’s desire to entertain. Look no further than the mighty,...

After a year in silence, the buzz is back!!! The Steal My Name Podcast returns with episode 67 and it’s all about heroes taking a big ole’ kick in the teeth. This week on the show your fearless host is discussing two films in which, despite their best efforts, the main characters lose. How do they get there? What does that mean as an audience member? Is Terminator 3 a little better than you rememb...

May the Fourth be with you!!! To celebrate Star Wars day, we’re kicking off an entire month of content from a galaxy far far away!! For episode 66 of the Steal My Name podcast we’re taking a look at the two films that represent the best and the worst of the Disney era, Rogue One and Solo. These films serve as excellent examples of what we, as fans, want out of Star Wars on the big screen, and what...

After 80 plus years of storytelling, we all have a different idea of what a Batman movie should be. Are you a fan of the video games? Do you live and die for Frank Millers take on the character? Are you ride or die for the animated series? For episode 65 of the Steal My Name podcast, we’re diving into what may be the most comic accurate (The New 52 run of comics to be exact) Dark Knight we’ve had...

Once upon a time people weren’t mad at the MCU. Crazy right? What better way to celebrate a holiday about a person rising from the grave than to look back on of the great heroes to ever take a nap and then jump up ready to kick ass. That’s right, for episode 64 of the Steal My Name Podcast we’re picking up the shield and charging into battle with, what may be, the best MCU film, Captain America: T...

With the passing of Val Kilmer, we lost a true legend of the silver screen. Whether he was Batman, Iceman, Mad Martigan, or teaching us how to steal a scene in this weeks film, his presence on screen is one that will never be forgotten. To celebrate his legacy, we’re looking at one of the great westerns of the last 30 years, and a study in stealing a scene from some of the best in the business. Th...

As long as we’ve been making movies people have been writing about them. From the industry trades, to fan magazines, to entertainment television shows. Whether critically or callously, film reporting has been an important part of the cinema going experience. For episode 62 of the Steal My Name podcast, we’re taking a look at the media around the media we take in, and how that has changed in the ag...

For episode 61 of the Steal My Name Podcast, we’re getting down right academic and talking about mythology building. When it comes to horror sequels there is a desire (for both business and creative reasons) to try and world build as the series progresses. This can be risky business. Sometimes we get a mixed up mythology that contradicts itself from film to film. Sometimes we get Hellbound: Hellra...

For episode 60 of the Steal My Name Podcast I’m setting out to do two things. The first is to give George A. Romero’s two most contentious living dead flicks, Diary of the Dead & Survival of the Dead, a fair appraisal. And point the second, argue that while it was made before the previous two films, Land of the Dead should be considered as the third film in this new trilogy. Make sense? Great! It’...

For episode 59 of we take a look back at the glorious (for the most part) exploitation celebration that was Grindhouse!! Robert Rodriguez and Quinton Tarantino were at the height of their collective powers in the mid 2000’s and united for a singular goal; create the ultimate exploitation double-bill experience for a new generation of film fans. Together they unleashed Planet Terror and Death Proof...

When one finds themselves buried under a ludicrous amount of snow, there is only one sensible thing to do… watch John Carpenter’s The Thing!! That’s right, for episode 58 of The Steal My Name Podcast we’re digging our way through all of the reasons that The Thing is an absolute masterpiece. From the immense scale of the landscape, the bonkers effects, and the exploration of the collapse of trust i...

Valentines day may be the silliest holiday of the year but it is good for one thing; giving us an excuse to talk about holiday horror! Specifically the holiday themed slasher boom of the early 80s. Steal My Name Episode 57 is going for the heart with the Canuxsploitation classic, My Bloody Valentine. Slick kills? Check. Valentine imagery abound? Check. So Canadian it makes you want to eat a poutin...

For some reason, the universe seems to have a problem with your fearless host. Between broken bones, covid-19, norovirus, and a dead car, it’s been a little hard to get new episodes out. But we shall overcome! The Steal My Name podcast is back with episode 56!! This week, we’re looking at dystopian action movies. Demolition Man and Equilibrium present two very different versions of the future but...

It’s another new(ish) film on the Steal My Name Podcast! I know, crazy right? This is a film that your fear(ful?) host had passed over upon release. And can they be blamed after the debacles that were Prometheus and Alien Covenant? Turns out, yeah, they could. Join me as I discuss the dangers of legacy sequels Vs franchise entries, the value of treating sequels (good and bad) with respect, and wha...

It may be January but it’s still Christmas at the Steal My Name Podcast. Mainly because your host decided that unwrapping a case of covid would be the best way to spend the holidays. This week we wrap up our Christmas content with the sadly overlooked 2022 flick, Violent Night. And Dawson McManus is back to help dig into all of the holiday goodness and gore that this film serves up! It’s action pa...