The Stacks

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:50:44), we talk about John Musker and Ron Clements' 1992 Disney renaissance classic Aladdin, in addition to the first episode of Freaks and Geeks. In part two (1:50:45-3:05:48) we talk in shorter form about 9ish additional features: Pierre Coffin & Kyle Balda's 2015 animated smash hit Minions, the 1989 Mike Diana tween SOV gore brainmelter Blood Bro...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:09:18), we talk about Lam Nai-Choi's 1990 sexy wuxia film Erotic Ghost Story, in addition to the first episode of the 1984 Lee Van Cleef van-based ninja TV series The Master (directed by Robert Clouse!). In an extended part two (1:09:19-2:10:10) we talk in shorter form about 8 additional features: the 2019 J.J. Abrams franchise killer Star Wars: The Ris...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:30:41), we talk about Guillermo del Toro's 1992 debut film Cronos, in addition to the final two episodes of season 1 of Gravity Falls. In an extended part two (1:30:42-2:51:21) we talk in shorter form about 12ish additional features: the 1977 Stelvio Massi comedic poliziotteschi La banda del trucido (aka Rascal's Gang, Dirty Gang, Destruction Force, etc...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:08:36), we talk about Yasuzo Masumura's noir procedural The Black Report, in addition to the eighteenth episode of Gravity Falls. In an extended part two (1:08:37-2:40:15) we talk in shorter form about 12(ish) additional features: Matt Johnson's great 2025 time travel comedy Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, the 2001 Pamela Sutch WAVE-style fetish v...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:35:47), we conclude the Daiei Gamera series with Noriaki Yuasa's Gamera vs Zigra, in addition to the sixteenth and seventeenth episodes of Gravity Falls. In part two (1:35:48-2:53:30) we talk in shorter form about  additional features: Uli Edel's crummy 2015 Nic Cage Insidious mockbuster Pay the Ghost, Steven Quale's excellent 2011 horror franchise entr...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:51:48), we go super deep on Rob Hedden's wacky slasher sequel Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, in addition to the fourteenth and fifteenth episodes of Gravity Falls. In part two (1:51:49-2:58:00) we talk in shorter form about 7 additional features: the 2023 Louis Leterrier blockbuster franchise entry Fast-X (with our rankings for the se...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:25:51), we talk about Jose Mojica Marin's 1968 horror anthology The Strange World of Coffin Joe, in addition to the twelfth and thirteenth episodes of Gravity Falls. In part two (1:25:52-2:47:47) we talk in shorter form about 9-ish additional features: Justin Lin's 2021 Fast Saga entry F9, the widely-disliked 2014 Marc Webb superhero rebootquel The Amaz...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:29:49), we talk about Richard Fleischer's big comic-book-y sequel Conan the Destroyer, in addition to the tenth and eleventh episodes of Gravity Falls. In part two (1:29:50-2:57:22) we talk in shorter form about 8-ish additional features: Marc Webb's 2012 Marvel reboot The Amazing Spider-Man, the Star Trek animated series episode "The Pirates of Orion"...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:33:02), we talk about the fourth film in the Sartana series, Giuliano Carnimeo (under the name Anthony Ascott)'s 1970 film, Have a Good Funeral My Friend, Sartana Will Pay, in addition to the eighth and ninth episodes of Gravity Falls. In part two (1:33:03-2:43:09) we talk in shorter form about eight-ish additional features: David Leitch's 2019 Fast &am...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:27:33), we talk about the influential 2002 heroic bloodshed Hong Kong crime film Infernal Affairs, directed by Alan Mak and Andrew Lau, in addition to the sixth and seventh episodes of Gravity Falls. In part two (1:27:33-2:33:26) we talk in shorter form about 7ish additional features: John Glen's 1983 Roger Moore James Bond entry Octopussy, Pierfrancesc...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:41:39), we talk about the big Disney renaissance hit The Little Mermaid, directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, in addition to the fourth and fifth episodes of Gravity Falls. In part two (1:41:40-2:40:56) we talk in shorter form about eight(ish) additional features: Radu Jude's fascinating 2021 film about sex tapes and pandemic brainrot Bad Luck Bang...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:38:02), we talk about Michael Winner's highly influential 1974 vigilante drama Death Wish, in addition to the second and third episodes of Gravity Falls. In part two (1:38:03-2:27:13) we talk in shorter form about 8 additional features: Peter Weir's 1971 Australian debut Homesdale, the first Broken Lizard picture, 2001's Super Troopers (directed by Jay...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:03:06), we talk about the final Stray Cat Rock film, Toshiya Fujita's Beat '71, in addition to the first episode of Gravity Falls. In part two (1:03:07-2:10:41) we talk in shorter form about a dozen additional features: Pamela Sutch's 2000 homemade cat movie Catastrophy, James Wan's 2015 franchise entry Furious 7, the 1991 Dana van Rouveroy slasher-come...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:25:09), we talk about the landmark Sergio Corbucci revisionist western The Great Silence, in addition to the final episode of Breaking Bad's first season. In part two (1:25:10-2:28:59) we talk in shorter form about 9 additional features: Brett Ratner's widely hated 2006 franchise-wrecker X-Men: The Last Stand, the goofy 1979 Lewis Gilbert James Bond pic...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:30:21), we talk about the 1990 Andy Sidaris boobs and bullets picture GUNS, in addition to the sixth episode of Breaking Bad's first season. In part two (1:30:22-2:25:51) we talk in shorter form about 8 additional features: Akiva Schaffer's excellent 2025 reboot of The Naked Gun, the 1977 Lewis Gilbert James Bond greatest hits entry The Spy Who Loved Me...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:26:32), we talk about the Nobuhiko Obayashi's surrealist 1981 idol film School in the Crosshairs, in addition to the fifth episode of Breaking Bad's first season. In part two (1:26:33-2:27:04) we talk in shorter form about 8 additional features: the 1989 Kazuki Omori kaiju classic Godzilla vs Biollante, Kevin Smith's 1994 indie film debut Clerks, Yukio...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:30:17), we talk about the 1996 Cameron Crowe romcom blockbuster Jerry Maguire, in addition to the fourth episode of Breaking Bad's first season and a furry-casting for Batman Forever. In part two (1:30:18-2:13:43) we talk in shorter form about 8ish additional features: the 2002 Peter Hastings Disney theme park attraction adaptation flop The Country Bear...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:35:19), we talk about the John Carl Buechler Elseworlds Jason entry Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, in addition to the third episode of Breaking Bad and a furry-casting for Fast Five. In part two (1:35:20-2:27:19) we talk in shorter form about 8 additional features: the 1993 Bruce Timm / Eric Radomski animated picture Batman: Mask of the Phanta...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:16:48), we talk about the bloody Lucio Fulci western Massacre Time, in addition to the second episode of Breaking Bad. In part two (1:16:49-2:24:56) we talk in shorter form about 8 additional features: the 2011 Lynne Ramsay 'coping with an evil child' film We Need to Talk About Kevin, the 1973 Guy Hamilton James Bond entry Live and Let Die, the 1981 Geo...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:48:30), we talk about Robert Clouse's notorious official 1978 Brucesploitation picture Game of Death, in addition to the pilot episode of Breaking Bad. In part two (1:48:31-3:08:20) we talk in shorter form about 13ish additional features: Todd Holland's 1989 proto-kid power classic The Wizard, Paul W.S. Anderson's 2002 video game adaptation Resident Evi...

Due to illness, this week's episode is postponed for one week but we will be back next week with a much extended parts two and three <3

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:23:15), we talk about the 1991 Toshiharu Ikeda franchise legacy v-cinema revival Female Prisoner Scorpion: Death Threat, in addition to the conclusion of American Horror Story season 1 ("Afterbirth"). In part two (1:23:15-2:23:32) we talk in shorter form about 8ish additional features: the 2015 Wachowskis sci-fi epic flop Jupiter Ascending, a pile of cl...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:18:14), we talk about the 1986 Disney animated feature The Great Mouse Detective (directed by John Musker, Ron Clements, Burny Mattinson and David Michener), in addition to the penultimate episode of American Horror Story season 1 ("Birth"). In part two (1:18:15-2:04:29) we talk in shorter form about 7 additional features: the 2009 Justin Lin franchise...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:31:12), we talk about Thomas Vinterberg's blackly comic and emotionally intense 1998 Dogma 95 feature Festen (aka The Celebration), in addition to the tenth episode of American Horror Story season 1 ("Smoldering Children"). In part two (1:31:13-2:39:59) we talk in shorter form about 8 additional features: Steven Spielberg's 2002 sci-fi action dystopia M...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:33:33), we talk about Michelangelo Antonioni's 1961 classic of arthouse alienation, La Notte, in addition to the ninth episode of American Horror Story season 1 ("Spooky Little Girl"). In part two (1:33:34-2:39:44) we talk in shorter form about 8 additional features: Tim Burton's 1989 comic book adaptation blockbuster Batman, the 1984 Dennis Chiu Jan-Ke...