Underrated

Edited, scored, starring, and directed by Shane Carruth, this time travel film was one of the cheapest and most truly independent films to ever receive a theatrical distribution. It's complex plot, scientific accuracy, and refusal to overexplain it's more indicate moments helped it take home the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. Follow Undercast Company , email us at  undercastcompany@gmail.com , join...

Billy Ray Brewton, host of The Incinerator Podcast brings Derick and Ariel this heartfelt queer coming of age story, adapted from Michael Cunningham's book. Frank discussions are had about; personal identity, queer cinema, and of course MTV's Teen Wolf. Follow Undercast Company , email us at  undercastcompany@gmail.com , join our Discord , or support us on Patreon ! And check out our brand new sho...

We take a look at Richard Williams' unfinished masterpiece of animation, pieced together by devoted fans to create "The Thief and the Cobbler: The Recobbled Cut." We also discuss the nearly three decade long process of creating the film and the version released to theaters by Miramax as "Arabian Knight." Follow Undercast Company , email us at undercastcompany@gmail.com, join our Discord , or suppo...

For our first episode of the new year we’re joined by Matt from The Matt and Mark Movie Show ! Matt brings us this 2002 horror comedy about Elvis battling a redneck mummy, one of the most cult of all cult classics. Follow Undercast Company , email us at undercastcompany@gmail.com, join our Discord , or support us on Patreon !

It's our 100th episode! Celebrate with us as we watch a film that helped inspire our show, Stardust. Follow Undercast Company , email us at undercastcompany@gmail.com, join our Discord , or support us on Patreon !

Every year at Christmastime people ask if certain films are "Christmas movies" and we continue the tradition by looking at David Lowery's The Green Knight! Is it a new addition to the alternative Christmas cannon, and are Christmas films their own genre? Follow Undercast Company , email us at undercastcompany@gmail.com, join our Discord , or support us on Patreon !

The son of an iconic film director, Brandon Cronenburg delivered his own vision with 2020's Possessor. The film has been a cult hit among die hard horror fans, but should others give it a chance? Follow Undercast Company , email us at undercastcompany@gmail.com, join our Discord , or support us on Patreon !

This week the Undercast crew takes a look at a film that was a much maligned box office bomb and critical failure, Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch. But has everyone been getting this film wrong for years and is it a secret masterpiece? Follow Undercast Company , email us at undercastcompany@gmail.com, join our Discord , or support us on Patreon !

Happy Halloween! To celebrate the spookiest holiday we take a look at a film from the film series named after the day. Bashed by critics when it came out is the return of this horror icon a slasher worth revisiting? Email us at undercastcompany@gmail.com, join our Discord , or support us on Patreon !

Alex Calleros of Beyond the Screenplay joins the crew to discuss his favorite Terrence Malick film, The New World! We specifically take a look at the 135 minute theatrical cut and discuss how studio interference may actually have improved the film. Email us at undercastcompany@gmail.com, join our Discord , or support us on Patreon . And don't forget to listen to Beyond the Screenplay !

Our Vintage Collection miniseries wraps up with the epic war film Zulu! The crew discusses the film and asks if epics still exist on the big screen. Follow us! Instagram: @undercastcompany , Twitter:  @undercastco , Facebook: Undercast Company . Email us at undercastcompany@gmail.com, join our Discord , or support us on Patreon .

Our Vintage Collection mini-series continues with this 1960 precursor to slasher films. Lambasted by audiences and critics of the time and overshadowed by Psycho, the film may be going through a modern reappraisal. Follow us! Instagram: @undercastcompany , Twitter:  @undercastco , Facebook: Undercast Company . Email us at undercastcompany@gmail.com, join our Discord , or support us on Patreon and...

We're kicking off our Vintage Collection mini-series with this black and white gothic horror film! Based on the novel Uneasy Freehold this film is the first we are going to examine in a list of pre-1970 films that need to be brought back into the limelight. Follow us! Instagram: @undercastcompany , Twitter:  @undercastco , Facebook: Undercast Company . Email us at undercastcompany@gmail.com, join...

The second film in John Carpenter's spiritual "Apocalypse Trilogy" is often lost in the shuffle when discussing the director's films. We take a look at it to decide if it's a quintessential cult classic or 80s schlock. Follow us! Instagram: @undercastcompany , Twitter:  @undercastco , Facebook: Undercast Company . Email us at undercastcompany@gmail.com, join our Discord , or support us on Patreon...

The epochal picture book by Maurice Sendak Where the Wild Things Are was brought to life by writer/director Spike Jonze in 2009. A failure at the box office, the film was initially criticized form many of the same reasons the book was in 1963. Follow us! Instagram: @undercastcompany , Twitter:  @undercastco , Facebook: Undercast Company . Email us at undercastcompany@gmail.com, join our Discord ,...

This week we take a look at Jason Reitman's writer and directorial debut Thank You for Smoking with special guest Larry Fried. The indie comedy had a very limited theatrical run, and slipped most people by, but does it deserve a second look? Follow us! Instagram: @undercastcompany , Twitter:  @undercastco , Facebook: Undercast Company . Email us at undercastcompany@gmail.com, join our Discord , or...

This week the Undercast crew is joined by Austin Olivia Kendrick to discuss one of the lesser known Coen Brothers films, Inside Llewyn Davis. Austin is the sound designer as well as the voice actor for Atarah on the Legacy Saga podcast from Welcome Mat Radio , as well as being a star on TikTok to boot! Follow us! Instagram: @undercastcompany , Twitter:  @undercastco , Facebook: Undercast Company ....

The 2016 adaptation of Shūsaku Endō's novel was a passion project for director Martin Scorsese decades in the making. However the heartfelt historical religious drama was a box office bomb, largely prompting Scorsese to move to streaming releases. Follow us! Instagram: @undercastcompany , Twitter:  @undercastco , Facebook: Undercast Company . Email us at undercastcompany@gmail.com, join our Discor...

This week we're honored to be joined by Phil Iscove , creator of FOX's Sleepy Hollow and host of Podcast Like it's 1999 ! We break down Peter Jackson's The Frighteners and take a wider look at his interesting and impactful career.  Follow us! Instagram: @undercastcompany , Twitter:  @undercastco , Facebook: Undercast Company . Email us at undercastcompany@gmail.com, join our Discord , or support u...

We conclude 8 Bit Cinema with the granddaddy of video game films, Super Mario Bros. The first ever theatrically released video game film Mario broke new ground but disappointed fans and critics. But has it now become a cult classic? Follow us! Instagram: @undercastcompany , Twitter:  @undercastco , Facebook: Undercast Company . Email us at undercastcompany@gmail.com, join our Discord , or support...

Continuing our 8 Bit Cinema mini-series we look at Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City. Restarting the franchise, the film was a more faithful adaptation of the video games, directly adapting Resident Evil 1 and 2. Follow us! Instagram: @undercastcompany , Twitter:  @undercastco , Facebook: Undercast Company . Email us at undercastcompany@gmail.com, join our Discord , or support us on Patreon !...

Welcome to 8 Bit Cinema ! All month long we are covering films based on video games and first up is 2016's Assassin's Creed. Don't forget to check out Derick's companion piece on the history of video game adaptations while you're here!  Follow us! Instagram: @undercastcompany , Twitter:  @undercastco , Facebook: Undercast Company . Email us at undercastcompany@gmail.com, join our Discord , or supp...

Mikey Neumann joins the crew to talk about 1999's best (of two) Joan of Arc movies! A flop both critically and financially, this managed to be one of the most bizarre and fascinating blockbusters in one of the best years in cinema history. Follow us! Instagram: @undercastcompany , Twitter:  @undercastco , Facebook: Undercast Company . Email us at undercastcompany@gmail.com, join our Discord , or s...

It's time for our April Fool's special again and we are diving into another "So-bad-it's-good" movie! This time it's 1996 straight to video mostly forgotten action film Mercenary! Follow us! Instagram: @undercastcompany , Twitter:  @undercastco , Facebook: Undercast Company . Email us at undercastcompany@gmail.com, join our Discord , or support us on Patreon !

Steven Soderbergh came out of retirement to direct this charming heist film but it failed to leave an impression at the box office. Follow us! Instagram: @undercastcompany , Twitter:  @undercastco , Facebook: Undercast Company . Email us at undercastcompany@gmail.com, join our Discord , or support us on Patreon !