Anomaly Presents:

There's only one name in action cinema: MacGruber. We talk the best SNL-related action film starring Will Forte and half of the WWE roster. Listen to what we thought of Christopher Nolan's favorite movie! Mentioned in this episode: Joe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts everyone. Use promo code Lunchador for 15% off your order! https://shop.joebeanroasters.com Nominate Read 2023

Powerbomb and Deathcember filmmaker Zach Shildwachter joins us to talk Nightbreed, in what ends up being our most in-depth and fascinating conversation to date. We talk the history of the cult classic film, its place in queer horror, and the unbelievable journey it's taken since its release. This episode is full of joy, passion, and really thoughtprovoking discussion. There's way more to Nightbree...

It's the original House on Haunted Hill! William Castle and Vincent Price's masterpiece, combining 50s melodrama with carnival haunted house tricks to make a fantastically fun horror flick! We talk William Castle, bad ice cream, scenery chewing, why we'll all be rendered as CGI lizards one day, and more! Check it out! (PS: This is another episode where Matt Knotts' mic is haunted. It's since been...

Best known for being Paris Hilton's debut film and not well reviewed at it's release, the remake of House of Wax is actually a pretty damn fun movie. We talk taxidermy, Disney Secrets, and rename Erin's cat all in service of this visually creative, horror goo filled time capsule from 2005. Mentioned in this episode: Joe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts everyone. Use promo code Lunchador for 15% off...

It's here, the Anomaly crew talks Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with guest Anna McCabe! This is a very special super-sized 2 hour episode! We all had so much to say, so much passion for this movie, we couldn't keep it to an hour. So buckle up, grab some 'za and join us, won't you? Mentioned in this episode: Joe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts everyone. Use promo code Lunchador for 15% off your orde...

Photographer and film fan Jackie McGriff (@jackie_mcgriff) joins us to discuss an unsung action film and DC movie, The Losers! What starts out as a talk about a forgotten gem turns into a backdoor pilot for the next Anomaly podcast spinoff - Anomaly Talks DC Movies... Tons of fun talking about what the best DC movie is, the unforgettable score of the film, and how much we'd love to see this cast b...

This is kind of a lost episode, we recorded it back in March, and the audio quality on Matt's track is kind of sketchy. Good news is, he doesn't talk that much. KP pretty much runs the show to tell us about the Eric Roberts/Jamie Pressly martial arts classic, Dead or Alive! It's our first video game movie, and it's a doozy. The spirit of the mid 2000s runs strong through this movie's veins, a lot...

Composer from Deathcember and the upcoming queer horror documentary on Shudder Andrew Scott Bell joins us to talk about The Rocketeer, blockbuster movies, retro toys, ideas for sequels, and pretty much anything else we could think of. This was originally broadcast live on Facebook. Mentioned in this episode: Nominate Read 2023 Joe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts everyone. Use promo code Lunchador...

We're back with an episode about a man, his dog, and his nearly unquenchable lust for revenge. Chris Lindstrom (@stromie) joins us from the Food About Town podcast to break down Keanu Reeves' revolutionary action flick, John Wick. Mentioned in this episode: Joe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts everyone. Use promo code Lunchador for 15% off your order! https://shop.joebeanroasters.com Nominate Read...

Paramedic and friend of the festival Kevin Green joins us to discuss Martin Scorsese's Bringing Out the Dead! Join us as we talk Prestige Nicolas Cage, the Ving Rhames/Queen Latifah rom-com that we have been robbed of to this point, and the importance of finding the perfect meal. It's a super fun, super insightful look at the world of paramedics and how close to reality Bringing Out the Dead gets....

Film critic and Jupiter Ascending superfan Matt Passantino joins us for a wild ride through the Wachowski’s overstuffed space opera extravaganza! Originally broadcast on Facebook Live, it’s all about bees, dog men, Jet Set Radio boots and Eddie Redmayne’s amazing voice. Mentioned in this episode: Nominate Read 2023 Joe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts everyone. Use promo code Lunchador for 15% off...

Thanks to a generous donation to the Anomaly Film Festival from our friend Eric Resznyak, your loyal Anomaly podcast friends watched Peter Jackson's magnum opus, Meet the Feebles. It's full of sex, violence, drug abuse and...puppets. It's aggressively stupid and as one of us found out, not really work-safe. Join us for the finest New Zealand made puppet gross-out show business farce ever made. Sho...

We're back and ready to discuss the Lau Kar Leung masterpiece, The 36th Chamber of Shaolin! It's been a minute since we'd seen each other, so we talk about a bunch of other stuff, including Blades of Glory fan fiction, IndieGogo Yubari, and when is it too hot outside to eat raw eggs? Buckle up, this one's a roller coaster. Mentioned in this episode: Joe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts everyone. Us...

We put together the ultimate heist, with sexy results??? Join us as we talk about the Ocean's cinematic universe: Pheromones, why Ocean's Twelve sucks but doesn't, and how much Cate Blanchett (and Elliott Gould) could wreck our lives. Mentioned in this episode: Joe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts everyone. Use promo code Lunchador for 15% off your order! https://shop.joebeanroasters.com Nominate R...

Your friends at Anomaly saw Cats, so you don't have to. Or maybe you really should. Or maybe you should go watch Spice World or Josie and the Pussycats. Cats was an experience that we couldn't wait to tell you about, so stop reading this and start listening! For more information on the Anomaly Film Festival, go to anomalyfilmfest.com. Early Ghoul passes are available for our 2020 festival! Mention...

Happy holidays! The Anomaly crew wanted to get you a gift, so we watched Santa Claus: The Movie! Kara joins Matt Knotts, Erin, Matt, and Adam to break down the most magical, most nonsensical 80's style product placement holiday extravaganza of all time. Also, check out anomalyfilmfest.com for details on how you can pick up passes for our second year! November 12-15, 2020, we're back again for a to...

Here it is! It's the wrapup show...full of thank yous, behind the scenes stories, and the general punchy weirdness you've grown to love. Stay tuned for more news from the Anomaly crew coming soon! Mentioned in this episode: Nominate Read 2023 Joe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts everyone. Use promo code Lunchador for 15% off your order! https://shop.joebeanroasters.com

It's HERE! We break down the entire festival for you: 45 minutes, 10 features, 11 shorts. All killer no filler. If you want to know what Anomaly is all about, listen to this. Then go to anomalyfilmfest.com and get your tickets! Join us for the wildest film festival Rochester has seen in a while. Mentioned in this episode: Nominate Read 2023 Joe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts everyone. Use promo c...

Join Meghan, Matt, Adam, and KP as we discuss Stuart Gordon's classic, Castle Freak. If you're a fan of classic melodrama, extreme gore, and Jeffrey Combs as a leading man, this episode is for you. Mentioned in this episode: Joe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts everyone. Use promo code Lunchador for 15% off your order! https://shop.joebeanroasters.com Nominate Read 2023

KP takes us in depth on 2017's underrated Power Rangers reboot. A franchise that never was, but really deserved more. Come for the Megazord, stay for the Trimberly shipping... Mentioned in this episode: Nominate Read 2023 Joe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts everyone. Use promo code Lunchador for 15% off your order! https://shop.joebeanroasters.com

Join us as we patiently wait with us for Tupac's film debut while watching all of Dan Aykroyd's creative juices saturate the screen. Vanessa's recollection of the plot as quirky romcom is not to be missed, and stay tuned at the end of episode for Chevy Chase's feelings on the film. It's big, it's long, it's wild. It's Nothing But Trouble. Mentioned in this episode: Nominate Read 2023 Joe Bean Coff...

In the words of Metallica's James Hetfield, it's off to Never Never Land as the Anomaly crew and guests Kara Austin and Anna McCabe discuss Hook! This is a sweet but wild ride, with topics ranging from Hook's ongoing impact and influence on the Anomaly team's lives, the idea that Hook may not be for everyone, and a revelation about Peter Pan that must be heard to be believed! Come join our gang of...

It's a celebration of camp and psychedelia as the Anomaly crew watches Barbarella! We don't let plot bog us down as we discuss the classic Jane Fonda sci-fi sex romp and its impact on modern pop culture. Also, seeds are planted for our future episode about the Stuart Gordon/Jeffrey Combs/Barbara Crampton magnum opus, Castle Freak. BIG NEWS: Help us launch the newest and wildest film festival in Ro...

Join the founders of the Anomaly Film Festival as we dive into Gremlins 2: The New Batch. Joe Dante, Dick Miller, an ersatz Trump analogue, and dozens of genetically mutated gremlins give us the best Looney Tunes movie made. Join us! And join us for the festival, Nov. 8-10 at the Cinema Theatre in Rochester, NY. We're showing the best independent genre films we can get our hands on. We'll see you...

Come with us as we explore Brian DePalma's Phantom of the Paradise. Recommended if you love glam rock, metal teeth, Paul Williams, homages to Hitchcock, and BEEF. Mentioned in this episode: Nominate Read 2023 Joe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts everyone. Use promo code Lunchador for 15% off your order! https://shop.joebeanroasters.com