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Josh and Drusilla discuss the middle-aged Elizabeth Taylor melodrama thriller, Indentikit aka The Driver's Seat (1974). From wiki: " The Driver's Seat (also known as Identikit ) is a 1974 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi . [1] Based on the 1970 novella The Driver's Seat by Muriel Spark , it is a psychological drama starring Elizabeth Taylor and Ian Bannen...

This week, Josh and Drusilla discuss Bertrand Mandico’s trans fantasia, The Wild Boys (2017). From wiki: “ The Wild Boys ( French : Les garçons sauvages ) is a 2017 French fantasy drama - surrealist film written and directed by Bertrand Mandico in his feature directorial debut . It stars Vimala Pons , Diane Rouxel , Anaël Snoek, Mathilde Warnier, Pauline Lorillard, Sam Louwyck and Elina Löwensohn...

Happy Pride! Drusilla and Josh discuss the 1994 hit film Interview with the Vampire. From wiki: “ Interview with the Vampire is a 1994 American horror film directed by Neil Jordan and written by Anne Rice , based on her 1976 novel of the same name , and starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt . It focuses on Lestat (Cruise) and Louis (Pitt), beginning with Louis' transformation into a vampire by Le...

Happy Pride! Drusilla and Josh watch Stranger by the Lake by Alain Guiraudie. From wiki: “ Stranger by the Lake ( French : L'Inconnu du lac ) is a 2013 French erotic thriller drama film written and directed by Alain Guiraudie . The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival [4] where Guiraudie won the award for Best Director. [5] The film also won the Que...

Josh and Dru kick off Pride with the L in LGBT with 1936’s Dracula’s Daughter. From wiki: “ Dracula's Daughter is a 1936 American vampire film produced by Universal Pictures as a sequel to the 1931 film Dracula . Directed by Lambert Hillyer from a screenplay by Garrett Fort , the film stars Otto Kruger , Gloria Holden in the title role, and Marguerite Churchill , and features, as the only cas...

This week, Josh and Drusilla watched the very cozy Burnt Offerings. From wiki: “ Burnt Offerings ( Italian : Ballata macabra , lit.  'Macabre ballad') is a 1976 supernatural horror film co-written and directed by Dan Curtis and starring Karen Black , Oliver Reed , Bette Davis , and Lee H. Montgomery , with Eileen Heckart , Burgess Meredith and Anthony James in supporting roles. It is bas...

For Memorial Day, Josh and Drusilla discuss David Lynch’s 2001 masterpiece, Mulholland Drive . From wiki: “ Mulholland Drive [b] is a 2001 mystery film written and directed by David Lynch . Its narrative is characterized by surrealist and neo-noir elements, and follows an aspiring actress ( Naomi Watts ) newly arrived in Los Angeles , where she befriends a car crash victim ( Laura Harring ) who is...

Drusilla and Josh discuss Osgood Perkins’ new cult classic, Longlegs. From wiki: “ Longlegs is a 2024 American mystery horror film written and directed by Osgood Perkins . The film stars Maika Monroe , Blair Underwood , Alicia Witt , and Nicolas Cage . Set in the 1990s, the story follows a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent assigned to hunt down an occult-obsessed serial killer responsibl...

This week, Drusilla and Josh discuss the modern cult classic, Donnie Darko. From wiki: “ Donnie Darko is a 2001 American science fiction psychological thriller film written and directed by Richard Kelly in his directorial debut , and produced by Flower Films . It stars Jake Gyllenhaal , Jena Malone , Drew Barrymore , Mary McDonnell , Katharine Ross , Patrick Swayze and Noah Wyle , with Seth Rogen...

Josh and Drusilla discuss anime cult fave, Angel’s Egg (1985). From wiki: “ Angel's Egg ( Japanese : 天使のたまご, Hepburn : Tenshi no Tamago ) is a Japanese animated experimental post-apocalyptic science fantasy OVA film written and directed by Mamoru Oshii . [2] Released by Tokuma Shoten on 15 December 1985, [3] the film was a collaboration between artist Yoshitaka Amano and Oshii. The film...

Drusilla and Josh watch a strange Hammer film from 1960, Cyril Frankel’s Never Take Sweets from a Stranger , or as it is known in the United States, Never Take Candy from a Stranger . From wiki: “ Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (U.S. title: Never Take Candy from a Stranger ) is a 1960 British thriller drama film directed by Cyril Frankel and starring Patrick Allen , Gwen Watford , Janina Faye a...

Josh and Drusilla finally watch Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom. From wiki: “ Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom ( Italian : Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma ), billed on-screen as Pasolini's 120 Days of Sodom on English-language prints [5] and commonly referred to as simply Salò (Italian: [saˈlɔ] ), is a 1975 political art horror film directed and co-written by Pier Paolo Pa...

This week, Josh and Drusilla are excited to be joined by film critic and documentarian, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas. Alexandra has written the book on film footage (literally) and thus brings the show the big mama jama of the sub genre: The Blair Witch Project . From wiki: “ The Blair Witch Project is a 1999 American found footage psychological folk horror film written, directed, and edited by Danie...

Josh and Drusilla discuss 1943’s Val Lewton banger, The Leopard Man . From wiki: “ The Leopard Man is a 1943 American horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur , and starring Dennis O'Keefe , Jean Brooks , and Margo . Based on the book Black Alibi by Cornell Woolrich , it follows a series of violent murders in a town in New Mexico , which coincide with the escape of a leopard from a nightclub....

This week Josh and Dru discuss Peter Strickland’s breakthrough film, Berberian Sound Studio (2012). From wiki: “ Berberian Sound Studio is a 2012 British psychological horror film. It is the second feature film by British director and screenwriter Peter Strickland . The film, which stars Toby Jones , is set in a 1970s Italian horror film studio. [2] ” Also discussed:The Comeback, Dead Lovers (2026...

From wiki: “ The House with Laughing Windows ( Italian : La casa dalle finestre che ridono ) is a 1976 Italian giallo thriller horror film co-written and directed by Pupi Avati . The film was shot in Lido degli Scacchi in the Ferrara province of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy.” Also discussed: the new Faces of Death and its controversial posters, Frank & Eva , Dutch New Wave inclu...

Josh and Drusilla discuss the uber chic 90’s vampire flick, Nadja. From wiki: “ Nadja is a 1994 American horror film written and directed by Michael Almereyda , starring Elina Löwensohn in the title role and Peter Fonda as Abraham Van Helsing .” Also discussed: the 2026 Oscars, Demons (1985), Timothee Chalamet, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You , Blue Moon (2025), Destroy All Movies, Return of the Living...

This week, Drusilla and Josh discuss one of Raimi’s underseen films, The Gift. From wiki: “ The Gift is a 2000 American Southern Gothic supernatural thriller film directed by Sam Raimi and written by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson . [4] Thornton and Epperson had written the screenplay for the film prior to the former's 1996 breakout success Sling Blade , with Thornton taking inspiration...

This week the ghouls discuss a perfect movie, 2000’s Japanese cult classic, Battle Royale. From wiki: “ Battle Royale ( Japanese : バトル・ロワイアル, Hepburn : Batoru Rowaiaru ) is a 2000 Japanese dystopian action film [4] directed by Kinji Fukasaku from a screenplay by Kenta Fukasaku , based on the 1999 novel of the same name by Koushun Takami . The film stars Tatsuya Fujiwara , Aki Maeda , Tarō...

Not Psycho or The Texas Chain Saw Massacre but a secret third thing. From wiki: " Deranged (also known as Deranged: Confessions of a Necrophile ) [2] is a 1974 Canadian psychological horror film directed by Alan Ormsby and Jeff Gillen, and starring Roberts Blossom . Its plot, loosely based on the crimes of Ed Gein , [3] follows Ezra Cobb, a middle-aged man in a rural Midwestern community who...

Josh and Drusilla finally discuss one of their favorite films, Bram Stoker’s Dracula. From wiki: “ Bram Stoker's Dracula is a 1992 American Gothic horror film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and written by James V. Hart , based on the eponymous 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker . [4] [5] [6] The film features an ensemble cast led by Gary Oldman , Winona Ryder , Anthony Hopkins ,...

This week, Dru and Josh discuss the arthouse classic, Valerie and her Week of Wonders. From wiki: “ Valerie and Her Week of Wonders ( Czech : Valerie a týden divů ) is a 1970 Czechoslovak gothic coming-of-age surrealist dark fantasy film [1] [2] [3] co-written and directed by Jaromil Jireš , based on the 1935 novel by Vítězslav Nezval . It is considered part of the Czechoslovak New Wave movement....

Josh and Drusilla discuss the grossout dark comedy, How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989.) From wiki: “ How to Get Ahead in Advertising is a 1989 British black comedy fantasy film written and directed by Bruce Robinson , and starring Richard E. Grant and Rachel Ward . In the film, an advertising executive has a nervous breakdown and finds himself concerned with the ethics of his profession. As a...

This week, Drusilla and Josh talk about the very rough Angst (1983.) From wiki: “ Angst (English: "Fear") is a 1983 Austrian psychological horror thriller film directed by Gerald Kargl , who co-wrote the screenplay with cinematographer and editor Zbigniew Rybczyński . It follows a psychopath recently released from prison and is loosely based on real-life mass murderer Werner Kniesek . It...

This week, Josh and Drusilla discuss Park Chan-wook's offbeat vampire flick, Thirst. From wiki: " Thirst ( Korean : 박쥐; RR : Bakjwi ; lit. 'Bat') is a 2009 horror film written, produced and directed by Park Chan-wook . Based on the 1867 novel Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola , [7] the film stars Song Kang-ho as Sang-hyun, a Catholic priest who turns into a vampire as a result of...