The Stacks

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...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:40:18), we re-review the legendary Dan Aykroyd horror-comedy flop Nothing but Trouble, in addition to the eighth episode of American Horror Story season 1 ("Rubber Man"). In part two (1:40:19-3:06:56) we talk in shorter form about 6 additional features and 5 TV episodes: The April 22nd, 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live (featuring Steve Martin and The...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:46:36), we talk about the John Landis action/comedy classic The Blues Brothers, in addition to the seventh episode of American Horror Story season 1 ("Open House") and furry-casting Speed Racer. In part two (1:46:38-3:18:10) we talk in shorter form about 8 features and 4 Christmas specials: the cursed and terrible Y2K Ron Howard remake of How the Grinch...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:30:41), we talk about Al Adamson's horror/sci-fi patchwork Horror of the Blood Monsters, in addition to the sixth episode of American Horror Story season 1 ("Piggy Piggy") and furry-casting Silent Night Deadly Night. In part two (1:30:43-2:24:34) we talk in shorter form about 7ish features, beginning with the horrendous 1998 Bret Michaels vanity project...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:58:51), we talk about P.T. Anderson's 1997 porn industry epic Boogie Nights, in addition to the fifth episode of American Horror Story season 1 (the conclusion of their "Halloween" two-parter) and furry/toon-casting Matrix Revolutions. In part two (1:58:52-3:15:04) we talk in shorter form about a great big pile of additional features, including 8 Christ...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:37:45), we talk about Martin Scorsese's 1976 character study of a spree killer, Taxi Driver, in addition to the fourth episode of American Horror Story season 1 (part one of their "Halloween" two-parter). In (our) part two (1:37:45-2:32:38) we talk in shorter form about 8 additional features: Peter Segal's 1994 franchise outlier Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Fi...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:39:57), we talk about Jack Sholder's 1985 gay slasher franchise entry A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge, in addition to the third episode of American Horror Story season 1 (the titular "Murder House"), and a chat about casting furry versions of The Matrix and The Matrix Reloaded. In part two (1:39:58-2:38:39) we talk in shorter form abo...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:33:47), we talk about Kenji Misumi's 1959 classic kaidan The Ghost of Yotsuya, in addition to the wacky second episode of American Horror Story season 1 ("Home Invasion"). In part two (1:33:48-2:44:46) we talk in shorter form about 8 additional features: Mike Judge's 1996 animated classic Beavis and Butthead Do America, the ZAZ kitchen-sink sequel The N...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:15:58), we talk about the classic 1961 British kaiju film Gorgo, directed by Eugène Lourié, in addition to the pilot episode of American Horror Story. In part two (1:15:59-2:31:14) we talk in rapid-fire format about 8 additional features: the latest M. Night Shyamalan feature Trap, Hisayasu Sato's notorious 1987 pink film Lustmord, the 1998 Wachowskis l...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:20:34), we talk about Tom McLoughlin's comedic 1986 Friday the 13th entry, Part VI - Jason Lives, as well as season 2 episode 3 of The Simpsons (the original Treehouse of Horror). In part two (1:30:35-2:31:32) we talk in rapid-fire format about 11 additional features: the 2025 Matt Shakman MCU franchise entry Fantastic Four: First Steps, the 2023 M. Nig...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:14:48), we discuss the V.V. Dachin Hsu DTV Wings Hauser vampire picture Pale Blood, in addition to the first episode of the 70s giallo miniseries, Door Into Darkness, "La vicina di casa" (an early work by Luigi Cozzi). In part two (1:14:48-2:24:36) we talk in shorter format about 8 additional features: M. Night Shyamalan's highly Twilight-Zone-y 2021 fi...