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Join Stephen as he is once again joined by Joe to dive deep into the latest buzz in the gaming world! This week, the duo dissects the explosive reveal of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 —is it a game-changer or more of the same? They also explore the mysterious upcoming DLC for Alan Wake 2 and what it might mean for Remedy’s haunting narrative universe. In a nostalgic twist, Stephen and Joe unpack the e...

Video version available here! On this episode of The STACKS, The STACKS (Stephen & Jack) talk through every single Francis Ford Coppola movie, and put them into one of five very well thought out categories: God(father) Tier Ones from The Heart Worthy Of Conversation Outsiders Megaslopolis We hope you enjoy! The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠STACKS website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Throw Down - An Action Cinema P...

Hello again gentle listeners! Stephen and Jack are back to talk about things they've watched, read, played, listened to, and generally done with their time on Earth the past few weeks/months. Stephen talks games and orcs, Jack talks space marines and heresy, everyone talks movies, and everyone has a good time doing it too! The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠STACKS website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Throw Down - An Action...

Stephen is joined by special guest Tannner to talk about 2024 in horror, and a wider discussion about horror cinema from the past few years! The dizzying highs, the lowest lows, the middling middles! We've got it all covered here. You can and SHOULD follow Tanner on Letterboxd , Twitter , and on YouTube ! The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠STACKS website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Throw Down - An Action Cinema Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Here it is, our final celebration of Giallo cinema. Stephen, the madman that he is, sat down and watched a smorgasbord of Italian murder mysteries and scuzzy horror tales, and boy are we going to talk about them! We grade dozens of movies against our own Giallo scale, forget our own metrics, dogs try and get on the microphones, and we generally have a wonderful time talking about murder and violen...

Stephen is joined by video games journalist Joe Richards to talk about a whole parade of cool and exciting video games. Be sure to follow Joe everywhere you can to engage with his excellent writing on games Joe Richards Games - Portfolio Joe Richards (@ScruffTail) on X (Twitter) Joe Richards - PlayStation Universe Author Page Joe Richards - SUPERJUMP Magazine Author Page Joe Richards - Too Long Di...

On this fancy UNLOCKED Patreon episode, we check in with our main man M Night Shyamalan and talk about his new concert film Trap. Listen through to the end to hear the announcement of our next series! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out the brand new STACKS website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to The STACKS on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Everything Stephen does⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, Stephen and Jack dive deep into MaXXXine, the latest entry in Ti West's horror trilogy. As we close out our Giallo season, we break down the film's ... interesting exploration of '80s culture, the evolution of its leading character, and how it stacks up against its predecessors, X and Pearl . ⁠⁠⁠Check out the brand new STACKS website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our discord server...

On this episode, Stephen and Jack talk about a range of films that take the trappings and conventions of giallo cinema, invert and augment them, and create something new. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to The STACKS on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Everything Stephen does⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Everything Jack does ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ thestacksonfilm@gmail.com Stay Stacking!

Stephen gives us a detailed rundown of everything he saw at this year's Fantasia Festiva l - a great celebration of genre cinema! You can find all of Stephen's reviews mentioned in this episode on the STACKS website or his Letterboxd account. Next week, our giallo cinema series continues with a conversation about neo-giallo! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe t...

In this episode, Stephen and Jack talk through four cinematic cornerstones of the giallo genre and work out the defining characteristics of the great Italian murder mystery. Join us next episode for some contemporary spins! ⁠⁠⁠Check out the brand new STACKS website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to The STACKS on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Everything Stephen does⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

We kick off our new Giallo miniseries with a film named after the genre! Join us as Stephen and Jack talk through Dario Argento's bewildering 2009 film Giallo. We have a wider discussion about Giallo cinema, what makes a good one, the works of Dario Argento, and what on earth is happening in Giallo (2009). Join us next episode for some foundational giallo classics, listed at the end of this ep...

We're back in the office to talk about the things we've seen, heard and played over the past few weeks! We talk about our favourite 5 films of 2024 so far, Jack's current manga obsession, Doctor Who, and more! Stay tuned for our next miniseries, on GIALLO movies! ⁠⁠Check out the brand new STACKS website⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Join our discord server⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to The STACKS on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

On this episode of The STACKS, we're darting into the shadows and talking about two notable Fuller noirs, The Naked Kiss (1964) and Pickup on South Street (1953)! We also break down this subseries in general and give thoughts on our Samuel Fuller journey. Listen to Stephen guest on the Daydreamcast to talk about Fallout 1 and Fallout 2 The ⁠⁠⁠⁠STACKS website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Throw Down - A...

You sneaky listener you, you've got access to a one-off sneak preview of our world famous YEAR subseries on the STACKS Patreon feed! We get a random year from a number generator, and we have to draft a quick top 10 list of the BEST films of that year! On this episode we span the wheel, and the wheel gifted us with the year 1950 . Please consider supporting The STACKS on Patreon! If you like ou...

On this episode of The STACKS, we're joined by a Samuel Fuller expert Philip Marinello to talk about Fuller's WAR pictures! The focal points of this discussion are The Steel Helmet (1951) and The Big Red One (1980), and some great contextual conversations about Fixed Bayonets (1951), China Gate (1957), and Verboten (1959)! Please listen to and support Philip's main podcast The Substanc...

On this episode of our Samuel Fuller miniseries, Stephen and Jack tackle two of Fuller's most controversial films, White Dog (1982) and Shock Corridor (1963). The ⁠⁠STACKS website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to ⁠⁠Throw Down - An Action Cinema Podcast⁠⁠ Listen to ⁠⁠I'm Thinking Of Spoiling Things ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to The STACKS on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Everyth...

Stephen has played some video games and needs to tell you about them! Thanks to our man Cormac⁠ for sitting in on the recording session. The ⁠⁠STACKS website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to ⁠⁠Throw Down - An Action Cinema Podcast⁠⁠ Listen to ⁠⁠I'm Thinking Of Spoiling Things ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to The STACKS on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Everything Stephen does⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠...

Stephen and Jack are joined by friend, Fuller fan, and Western Film enthusiast Cormac to talk about Samuel Fuller and his approach to the Western genre. We talk about I Shot Jesse James (1949), Run of the Arrow (1957), and Forty Guns (1957), with Stephen filling in some gaps along the way. Cormac talks about Little Simz The ⁠STACKS website⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to ⁠Throw Down - An Action Cinema Podcast⁠ List...

We're embarking on a new director deep-dive series, so say hello to episode 1 of 6 on the filmography of American auteur Samuel Fuller! On this first episode, we talk about his 1969 film Shark! Stephen provides vital context about Samuel Fuller, the production of Shark! and the surrounding industry, and we talk about OTHER Samuel Fuller films that were taken away from him. The STACKS website⁠⁠...

We're back in the office to talk about the things we've seen, heard and played over the past few weeks! We go through a bunch of early 2024 film releases, Jack talks about Hitman, and Stephen talks about Balatro! We also layout the plan for our upcoming SAMUEL FULLER season! Be sure to watch along. ⁠Check out the brand new STACKS website⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Join our discord server⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Subscribe to Th...

It's time. The biggest awards show of the year. Stephen and Jack (you know, the STACKS) talk through the HIGHS and LOWS of cinematic culture over the past year. Best director, best picture, best performance, most acting, worst movie, best cinematography, best music, the categories you know and love, with some fun ones along the way! Thank you for sticking with us for the last few years, we&#39...

We predict the winners of the second most important award show in cinema history. Stephen and Jack are joined by Emma and a baby to talk hot Oscar insider picks in a fun gamelike way, and we also talk about Maestro for a bit. Subscribe for more good podcasts and some laughs. ⁠⁠Jack on Letterboxd⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Stephen on Letterboxd⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠The new STACKS website⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Support us on Patreon⁠⁠

Stephen counts down his top 10 video games of 2023 (with some honourable mentions thrown in for good measure). Subscribe for more good podcasts and some laughs. ⁠Jack on Letterboxd⁠ ⁠Stephen on Letterboxd⁠ ⁠ The new STACKS website⁠ ⁠Support us on Patreon⁠

A Q&A session with Caden Stockwell and Piper Mohring about their debut feature-length film Phases of a Daydream . We talk about their process and influences, the themes of the film, future projects, and more! You can watch Phases Of A Daydream for free on YouTube . You can follow both Caden and Piper on Letterboxd. Subscribe for more good movie podcasts and some laughs. Jack on Letterboxd Step...