The Conner & Smith Show

Join us for the annual series -“The Conner & Smith Show’s 31 Days of Halloween”, where we will be exploring all sorts of spooky movies for all taste levels. Today’s episode covers 2007’s “Sweeney Todd”, the Tim Burton envisioned movie musical of the Sondheim Masterpiece. This podcast series is in support of Stillpointe Theatre and their World Premiere of our show, “Whitechapel”, running at The Clu...

Join Matt and myself for a new series of episodes called “Tales of Mystery”, where we will be exploring all sorts of mysteries throughout history. Today’s episode concerns the “From Hell” letter, sent to the President of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee, George Lusk on this day, October 16th in 1888. This podcast series is in support of Stillpointe Theatre and their World Premiere of our show,...

Join us for the annual series -“The Conner & Smith Show’s 31 Days of Halloween”, where we will be exploring all sorts of spooky movies for all taste levels. Today’s episode covers 1991’s “Cape Fear”, the remake of the 1962 film - and this is the very rare instance in which I prefer the remake. Deniro, Scorsese, Nolte, Lange, Lewis - an embarrassment of riches. This podcast series is in support of...

Join us for the annual series -“The Conner & Smith Show’s 31 Days of Halloween”, where we will be exploring all sorts of spooky movies for all taste levels. Today’s episode covers 1973’s “The Wicker Man”, which is a full on musical! Follow a policeman investigating a missing person, only too late does he realize that he is about to become missing himself… This podcast series is in support of Still...

Join us for the annual series -“The Conner & Smith Show’s 31 Days of Halloween”, where we will be exploring all sorts of spooky movies for all taste levels. Today’s episode covers 2024’s “Longlegs”. When a film’s marketing team does such a fantastic job putting out liminal space marketing with sharp red font to stick in your imagination, but finally missteps by saying, “it’s the new “Silence of th...

Join us for the annual series -“The Conner & Smith Show’s 31 Days of Halloween”, where we will be exploring all sorts of spooky movies for all taste levels. Today’s episode covers 2019’s “Annabelle Comes Home”. This is a true guilty pleasure of mine. Another “Cabin in the Woods”, “Waxwork”, “Destroy All Monsters” kind of movie, we see all of the Warren’s supernatural foes escape their safe room an...

Join us for the annual series -“The Conner & Smith Show’s 31 Days of Halloween”, where we will be exploring all sorts of spooky movies for all taste levels. Today’s episode covers 2000’s “What Lies Beneath”. Pffeifer and Ford together in a supernatural thriller directed by Zemeckis. Throw in a Diana Scarwid cameo, and I’m all in! AND THAT BATHTUB SCENE STILL KILLS! This podcast series is in suppor...

Join us for the annual series -“The Conner & Smith Show’s 31 Days of Halloween”, where we will be exploring all sorts of spooky movies for all taste levels. Today’s episode covers 1962’s “Carnival of Souls”, another all time favorite of mine. This film had HUGE influence on George Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead”, so it is VERY high up on my favorite list! This podcast series is in support of S...

An impromptu podcast with Matthew and I previewing some of the songs that you will hear if you come to see “Witch” this coming Monday & Tuesday, October 14th & 15th at The Lyceum in Alexandria, VA. For tickets, visit www. Metrostage.org

Join us for the annual series -“The Conner & Smith Show’s 31 Days of Halloween”, where we will be exploring all sorts of spooky movies for all taste levels. Today’s episode covers 1988’s “Waxwork”, a fun romp that feels like the distant older cousin to “Cabin in the Woods”. A guilty pleasure of mine, I forget how silly this movie is every time I start to watch it, but am reminded quite quickly how...

Join us for the annual series -“The Conner & Smith Show’s 31 Days of Halloween”, where we will be exploring all sorts of spooky movies for all taste levels. Today’s episode covers 1968’s “Rosemary’s Baby”, the Roman Polanski classic film adaptation of Ira Levin’s novel. An alternate title could have been, “What Not to Expect When You’re Expecting”. Pregnancy is terrifying enough without neighbors...

Join us for the annual series -“The Conner & Smith Show’s 31 Days of Halloween”, where we will be exploring all sorts of spooky movies for all taste levels. Today’s episode covers 1979’s “Alien”, the Ridley Scott masterpiece. This classic space haunted house film doesn’t show you too much of the titular “alien” in question along the way. It holds it’s cards back till that breathless last twenty mi...

Join us for the annual series -“The Conner & Smith Show’s 31 Days of Halloween”, where we will be exploring all sorts of spooky movies for all taste levels. Today’s episode covers 1981’s “The Evil Dead”, the Sam Raimi classic. I can’t believe this movie has taken this long to get on our show! I have a very big place for this one in my heart, much like “Night of the Living Dead”, just because of th...

Join us for the annual series -“The Conner & Smith Show’s 31 Days of Halloween”, where we will be exploring all sorts of spooky movies for all taste levels. Today’s episode covers 2008’s “Pontypool”, a favorite movie of mine that tackles the “zombie” genre as an infection of the English language. All of my favorite things in one film - zombies, radio, a horrific winter storm. This is in the top 25...

Join us for the annual series -“The Conner & Smith Show’s 31 Days of Halloween”, where we will be exploring all sorts of spooky movies for all taste levels. Today’s episode covers 2024’s “Abigail”, a very fun ride with a child ballerina vampire. The movie takes place in a locked up house where her kidnappers don’t realize until it is too late that they are actually the prey. This podcast series is...

Join us for the annual series -“The Conner & Smith Show’s 31 Days of Halloween”, where we will be exploring all sorts of spooky movies for all taste levels. Today’s episode covers 1979’s “Tourist Trap”, a truly bizarre and baffling supernatural mannequin and doll slasher film, where if you aren’t too careful, your own neckerchief may murder you. Talk about a fashion “don’t”! This podcast series is...

Join us for the annual series -“The Conner & Smith Show’s 31 Days of Halloween”, where we will be exploring all sorts of spooky movies for all taste levels. Today’s episode covers 2024’s “Maxxxine”, the third film in a trilogy by Ti West, the other two films, “X” and “Pearl”, have been covered on past episodes of this podcast. This totally 80’s slasher film was a gory delight! This podcast series...

Join us for the annual series -“The Conner & Smith Show’s 31 Days of Halloween”, where we will be exploring all sorts of spooky movies for all taste levels. Today’s episode covers 2017’s “The Ritual”, a story about a group of men who lost one of their own due to a random crime, and take an annual hiking trip to remember him as a ritual. On this particular trip, something strange begins to hunt the...

Join us for the annual series -“The Conner & Smith Show’s 31 Days of Halloween”, where we will be exploring all sorts of spooky movies for all taste levels. Today’s episode covers 2008’s “Lake Mungo”, a ghost story about a young girl, who’s life is taken very young, and who’s ghost seems to be hanging around her family, giving them clues to solve what happened to her. This podcast series is in sup...

Join Matt and myself for a new series of episodes called “Tales of Mystery”, where we will be exploring all sorts of mysteries throughout history. Today’s episode concerns the “Double Event”, the term applied to the murders of Elisabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes on the same night on this day, September 30th in 1888. This podcast series is in support of Stillpointe Theatre and their World Premie...

Join Matt and myself for a new series of episodes called “Tales of Mystery”, where we will be exploring all sorts of mysteries throughout history. Today’s episode concerns the “Dear Boss Letter”, allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper to the Central News Agency of London on this day, September 27th in 1888. This podcast series is in support of Stillpointe Theatre and their World Premiere of our show, “...

Join Matt and myself for a new series of episodes called “Tales of Mystery”, where we will be exploring all sorts of mysteries throughout history. Today’s episode concerns The Menendez Brothers Murders, currently depicted on the Netflix show, “Monster”.. This podcast series is in support of Stillpointe Theatre and their World Premiere of our show, “Whitechapel”, running at The Club Car from Januar...

Join Matt and myself for a new series of episodes called “Tales of Mystery”, where we will be exploring all sorts of mysteries throughout history. Today’s episode concerns The Wayside Theatre, Abram’s Delight, and Cork Street Tavern in the Shenandoah Valley’s supernatural stories. This podcast series is in support of Stillpointe Theatre and their World Premiere of our show, “Whitechapel”, running...

Join Matt and myself for a new series of episodes called “Tales of Mystery”, where we will be exploring all sorts of mysteries throughout history. Today’s episode concerns Annie Chapman, who on this date of September 8th in 1888, became the second victim of Jack the Ripper in Whitechapel. This podcast series is in support of Stillpointe Theatre and their World Premiere of our show, “Whitechapel”,...

Join Matt and myself for a new series of episodes called “Tales of Mystery”, where we will be exploring all sorts of mysteries throughout history. Today’s episode concerns Polly Nichols, who on this date of August 31st in 1888, became the first victim of Jack the Ripper in Whitechapel. This podcast series is in support of Stillpointe Theatre and their World Premiere of our show, “Whitechapel”, run...