Where the Long Tail Ends

Cody, Robert, and Nat are witnesses to Julie Christie being assaulted by a house in 1977's DEMON SEED. Time tracks: DEMON SEED Discussion: 0:00 to 57:29 Next Film and Outro: 57:29 to End

Robert, Nat, and Cody join for a triple feature of Vincent Price including THE INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS, THE TINGLER, and THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH. Will they conclude that the Price is right or is there something more nefarious brewing? Time tracks: THE INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS Discussion: 0:00 to 21:44 THE TINGLER Discussion 21:44 to 59:45 THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH Discussion 59:45 to End

Nat, Cody, and Robert are joined by Kyle Fahrner to see Val Kilmer's star on the ascent in Martha Coolidge's REAL GENIUS from 1985. Time tracks: REAL GENIUS Discussion: 0:00 to 1:08:45 Next Film and Outro: 1:08:45 to End

Robert, Nat, and Cody are joined by Jim Laczkowski for a double dose of childhood nightmare fuel with 1953's INVADERS FROM MARS and 1986's INVADERS FROM MARS. Time tracks: INVADERS FROM MARS (1953) Discussion: 0:00 to 27:25 INVADERS FROM MARS (1986) Discussion 27:25 to 1:11:37 Next Film and Outro: 1:11:37to End

Cody, Robert, and Nat go on a shorter space odyssey with Brian DePalma's MISSION TO MARS. Time Tracks: MISSION TO MARS Discussion: 0:00 Next Film and Outro: 1:00:16

Nat, Cody, and Robert take time off from our beach reading to bring you a special bonus episode focusing on three films directed by Michael Crichton from the 1970s; Pursuit, Coma, and The Great Train Robbery. Crichton wrote the source material for two of the films and adapted the screenplay for another, so they clearly bear his mark. PURSUIT Discussion: 0:00 to 41:23 COMA Discussion 41:23 to 1:07:...

Nat, Cody, and Robert confront evolutionary superiority in Saul Bass's PHASE IV. Time tracks: PHASE IV Discussion: 0:00 to 44:18 Next Film and Outro: 44:18 to End

Robert, Nat, & Cody experience a pair of "cozy catastrophes" this episode with THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS (1962) and THE EARTH DIES SCREAMING (1964). Both films are a very English look at the apocalypse at the height of the Cold War and forerunners of the zombie apocalypse genre which would be created just a few years later with THE NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. Time tracks: THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS Discu...

Cody, Robert, and Nat take in and discuss the Wachowski's Jupiter Ascending, a strange mix of Flash Gordon, Barbarella, and fairy tales, among other things. Time Tracks: Jupiter Ascending 0:00 to 46:56 Next Month's Film & Outro 46:56 to End

LES SAIGNANTES brings Nat, Cody, and Robert back to the world of Afrofuturism and our first trip to African movies. Plus, we conclude our countdown of our 50 favorite films of all time. Time Tracks: LES SAIGNANTES: 0:00 to 34:34 TOP 50 LISTS, 10 to 1: 34:34 to 2:35:29 NEXT FILM : 2:35:29 to End

DUNE (1984) brings Robert, Nat, and Cody to David Lynch's one attempt at blockbuster filmmaking. Plus, we continue on to part 4 of the countdown of our 50 favorite films of all time. Time Tracks: DUNE (1984): 0:00 to 50:20 TOP 50 LISTS, 20 to 11: 50:20 to 2:05:21 NEXT FILM : 2:05:21 to End

ROLLERBALL (1975) brings Cody, Robert, and Nat back to the 1970s before STAR WARS changed everything. Plus, we continue on to part 3 of the countdown of our 50 favorite films of all time. Time Tracks: ROLLERBALL (1975): 0:00 to 41:28 TOP 50 LISTS, 30 to 21: 41:28 to 1:55:39 NEXT FILM : 1:55:39 to End

WELCOME II THE TERRORDOME marks the return of Nat, Cody, and Robert to the world of Afrofuturism. If that's not enough, we start a countdown of our 50 favorite films of all time. Time Tracks: WELCOME II THE TERRORDOME: 0:00 to 42:35 TOP 50 LISTS, 40 to 31: 45:13 to 2:14:48 NEXT FILM : 2:14:48 to End

Robert, Nat, and Cody are joined by returning guests Angela Fabbrini and Jim Laczkowski of Voices & Visions as we throw our sixth annual Secret Santa party. Who gave what to whom is the mystery of the episode as we take turns discussing five movies especially chosen for their recipients by their Secret Santa. This year's films include THE BLACK CAT (1934), THE HOT ROCK (1972), THE LAST OF SHEILA (...

OUTLAND is Robert, Nat, and Cody's opportunity to discuss the career and legacy of Sean Connery and discuss one of his few films clearly in the science fiction genre. If that's not enough, we start a countdown of our 50 favorite films of all time. Time Tracks: OUTLAND: 0:00 to 45:13 TOP 50 LISTS, 50 to 41: 45:13 to 1:54:35 NEXT FILM : 1:54:35 to End

SOUTHLAND TALES arrives to confound and intrigue Cody, Robert, Nat, and special guest Patrick Ripoll from Tracks of the Damned. So, buckle yourself in as we tackle Richard Kelly's followup to DONNIE DARKO. Time Tracks: SOUTHLAND TALES: 0:00 to 1:28:21 NEXT FILM : 1:28:21 to End

Robert, Nat, and Cody are joined by Angela Fabbrini of Cabin in the Woods to discuss three films, separated by less than a decade, on the subject of witchcraft with"The Witches of Eastwick, The Witches (1990), and The Craft". The power of females takes many forms and we look both at how witchcraft movies empower and horrify us. Time Tracks: THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK Discussion: 0:00 to 32:48 THE WIT...

Nat, Cody, and Robert take a wild ride to Pre-Code Hollywood with Michael Curtiz's DOCTOR X. It's a tale filled with cannibalism, a serial killer, mad scientists, a fast talking reporter, lie detectors, and synthetic flesh. And more wild tangents. Time Tracks: DOCTOR X: 0:00 to 51:01 NEXT FILM AND ASSORTED MUSINGS: 51:01 to End

Robert, Nat, and Cody are joined by Jim Laczkowski of the Now Playing Network for a trip down Neil Young's HUMAN HIGHWAY. As a bonus, we discuss TENET. Time Tracks: HUMAN HIGHWAY Discussion: 0:00 to 41:51 TENET Discussion: 41:51to 52:25 Next Film and Outro:52:25 to End

Cody, Robert, and Nat are joined by Matt Gamble as we visit the blasted heath and the dark woods west of Arkham for Richard Stanley's Lovecraft adaptation COLOR OUT OF SPACE. Time Tracks: Intro and the State of Theaters Discussion: 0:00 to 13:41 COLOR OUT OF SPACE Discussion: 13:41 to 1:12:33 Next Film and Outro: 1:12:33 to End

Nat, Cody, and Robert take a trip to the rings of Saturn and the ecologically minded 1970s with Douglas Trumbull's SILENT RUNNING. It's a trip filled with good intentions, loneliness, and both hope and regret. Plus a surprise guest. Time Tracks: SILENT RUNNING Discussion: 0:00 to 50:48 Next Film and Outro: 50:48 to End

Robert, Nat, and Cody revisit James Whale's iconic films for Universal, FRANKENSTEIN and BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN. Here's to a new world of gods and monsters! Time Tracks: FRANKENSTEIN Discussion: 0:00 to 46:27 BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN Discussion: 46:27 to 1:33:17 Next Film and Outro: 1:33:17 to End

Robert, Nat, and Cody are joined by returning guest Sean Gerber of Marvel Studios News as we take a trip back to the 1990s and three films that almost duplicated the success of Tim Burton's BATMAN in DICK TRACY, DARKMAN, and THE MASK OF ZORRO. Time Tracks: 0:00 to 45:24 Intro & DICK TRACY 45:24 to 1:15:53 DARKMAN 1:15:53 to End, THE MASK OF ZORRO and various thoughts.

Cody, Robert, and Nat take a romp through time and space, history and fantasy, and witness ultimate evil vs. the supreme being courtesy of Terry Gilliam's TIME BANDITS. Time tracks: TIME BANDITS Discussion: 0:00 to 46:16 Next Film and Outro: 46:16 to End

Nat, Cody, and Robert sit down to discuss THE TROLLENBERG TERROR aka THE CRAWLING EYE. A tale full of decapitations, telepathy, fog shrouded killings, aliens, and a fiery siege. As a bonus, we open the mail bag and read some more lists of favorite films of the decade. Time Tracks: THE TROLLENBERG TERROR Discussion: 0:00 to 49:28 Mail Bag (More Top Ten Lists): 49:28 to 58:48 Next Film and Outro: 58...