Slop Watch

Old wounds are reopened and new ones are formed as Aidan and Lily trade blows in heated debates over Backrooms (2026) and Annette (2021). Max contributes a bit in this episode, too — whoopee! INTRO/ETHAN SLATERRR: 00:00 BACKROOMS: 15:15  ANNETTE: 55:26 Hosts: Aidan Barrett & Lily Ritterman-Pena Producer/Editor: Max Van Hosen

Things kick off with a recap of the glorious box office triumph of Backrooms (2026) over the Great Satan a.k.a. Walt Disney Studios. After that, Aidan & Lily cater to both sides of the aisle with a back-to-back discussion of Boots Riley’s wacky leftist romp I Love Boosters (2026) and conservative “movie” Sound of Freedom (2023). INTRO: 00:00 I LOVE BOOSTERS: 19:07 ….SOUND OF FREEDOM :( : 49:26...

Lily and Aidan unpack their thoughts on actor Timothée Chalamet: his career, his public image, and the Mulholland Drive-esque psychosis he has unknowingly inflicted on one of the hosts. (You’ll never guess which one.) Then, they chat about cult classic Frankenhooker (1990) and recent hit Obsession (2026), two horror movies that both dare to ask: “What if men controlling women’s bodies is… wait for...

For their inaugural episode, Aidan and Lily briefly introduce themselves before discussing two equally harrowing films that explore communal trauma and mankind’s capacity for cruelty: Come and See (1985) and The Sheep Detectives (2026). INTRO: 00:00 COME AND SEE: 16:56 THE SHEEP DETECTIVES: 46:26 Hosts: Aidan Barrett & Lily Ritterman-Peña Producer/Editor: Max Van Hosen