Casting The Net

FIRST EPISODE OF A NEW DECADE!!!!! This week, we discuss the profoundly disturbing Netflix documentary, Don't F***With Cats, as a group of internet sleuths set out to expose a malicious individual spreading videos of animal cruelty on the internet. As they try to track him down, he escalates to full-blown murder, and the story of this investigation is almost too insane to truly believe.

Netflix giving Michael Bay a blank check to do an action movie is like giving a 10 year-old a handgun. . . you're not sure what's gonna happen, but you're pretty sure it'll make the papers! In 6 Underground, Ryan Reynolds recruits of a team of independent operatives to take down a ruthless dictator, and as you can expect, absolute "Bay-hem" ensues! This week, I'm...

Christmas time is here. . . zombies are here too . . .!!!!! It's the week before Christmas, and we're talking about the genre bending musical teen horror comedy, Anna and The Apocalypse, following a young girl named Anna, who is wrestling with what she's going to do after graduating high school, but can only focus on that for so long, before zombies descend on her sleepy Scottish to...

Start your engines folks, 'cause this week we're talking about the anime film Redline! Held only once every five years, the Redline racing competition attracts the best of the best from around the galaxy, and Sweet JP has finally got his shot at entering the race. But he'll have more than his share of obstacles both on and off the race track to overcome if he's gonna take that...

Time to get into the holiday spirit, as we discuss the latest Neflix original animated film, Klaus. When a spoiled man-child is forced to become the postman for a snowy town of bickering families, he'll discover the power of kindness when he meets a burly recluse who brings joy to the town's children . . . one toy at a time.

If you ever find a book where a picture of Satan cries tears out of the page, it's probably not a good idea to swear a blood oath on it! This week, we're talking about the stop-motion animated film, Hell and Back, as a pair of slackers have to descend into the pit to rescue a friend who will be tortured for eternity by the son of perdition himself if they can't get to him in time. A...

From the minds of Tim Miller and David Fincher, Love Death & Robots features 18 animated shorts telling stories across multiple genres, including science fiction, horror, adventure, and fantasy. Incorporating a vast array of animation techniques, from simple 2D animation, to photo-realistic 3D CGI, there really is something for everyone with this series.

We're kicking off Animation Domination month with the Netflix original visual album, Sturgill Simpson Presents Sound and Fury. Featuring the talents of some of the best anime directors in the business, Sound and Fury tells multiple stories, revolving around a wondering warrior on journey of vengeance in a dystopian wasteland, all set to the music of Grammy Award-winning, Country/Folk-Rock art...

Lupita Nyong'o plays a kindly kindergarten teacher who has to protect her pint-sized class from a zombie apocalypse in the Hulu original horror comedy, Little Monsters, as we wrap up our month of horror-themed films leading up to Halloween! Joined by Alexander England and Josh Gad, the trio will do whatever they can to survive, while trying to hide the horrors of their situation from their ad...

The movies are just getting spookier leading up to Halloween, as we discuss the Netflix supernatural thriller Malevolent, starring Florence Pugh. Brother-and-sister duo Jackson and Angela have gotten pretty good at scamming folks into believing that they're paranormal investigators that can banish spirits from their homes. But the pair get more than they bargained for with their latest case,...

Halloween Horror Month continues, as we discuss the Netflix original film, I Am The Pretty Thing That Lives In The House, which sees Ruth Wilson starring as a live-in nurse named Lily, who is hired to care for a former novelist now suffering from dementia. In time Lily discovers the dark secrets this home holds, as unknown spirits begin to haunt her.

We're not in Hogwarts anymore, as Daniel Radcliffe stars in the devilishly creepy horror film Horns. Accused of murdering his girlfriend, Ig Perrish has enough on his plate with most of his hometown turning against him. But things get interesting when he wakes up one morning to find a pair of horns growing out of his skull. Realizing the power they have to make people reveal their deepest sec...

This week, we're discussing the Emmy-winning "choose your own adventure"-style Black Mirror film, Bandersnatch, and this was certainly a doozy! Taking place in 1984, an upstart game designer named Stephan is plagued by thoughts that he's not in complete control of his thoughts and actions, as he tries to develop a new video game based on his favorite novel.

This week, special guest Seannie Cameras steps in to talk about the Jonas Åkerlund-directed Lords of Chaos. In the film, Rory Culkin stars as Øystein "Euronymous" Aarseth, an influential figure in the Norwegian Death Metal scene of the late 80s and early 90s. As he works to build the status of his band Mayhem, the quest for recognition leads him and others in his circle down a path of an...

With his wife held for ransom, for the return of a criminal hired to steal evidence that could expose the dirtiest of Cincinnati's dirty cops, an ER nurse is forced to team up with said criminal to get his wife back, before both of them end up on the wrong side of a bullet. Captain America: Civil War stars Anthony Mackie and Frank Grillo reunite in action-packed remake available on Netflix.

OF COURSE someone made a direct-to-video sequel to Wild Things! This time around, the threesome of lies centers around Brit Havers (Susan Ward), the step-daughter of a wealthy businessman who is killed in a plane crash, leaving the matter of his estate up in the air, until Brit's high school rival Maya, (Leila Arcieri)declares herself the businessman's illegitimate daughter. But nothing...

We're back, cotdammit!!! Summer break's over, and we're kicking things off with some important news, before having a hilariously in-depth and spoilery discussion about the Keanu Reeves "erotic thriller", Knock Knock. A loose remake of the 1977 film Death Game, the film follows Keanu Reeves as a successful family man who is seduced by a pair of attractive young women lookin...

What could be worse than summer camp . . . in alien invasion, that's what! This week, Netflix Original Month continues with the McG-directed Rim of the World, as a group of pre-teens are inadvertently tasked with saving the entire world from an alien species bent on humanity's destruction. Who did you think was gonna save us? The Marines?!?!

On this week's episode, we're talking' about love and Keanu Reeves with the Netflix original film, Always Be My Maybe. As kids, Marcus (Randall Park) and Sasha (Ali Wong) were the best of friends, ultimately leading the pair hooking up as young adults. An awkward encounter that would lead to them loosing touch with one another for over 15 years. With Sasha returning to their hometow...

We're kicking off a whole month of Netflix Original films with The Perfection, as Allison Williams stars as Charlotte a young woman who had abandoned a promising career as a cellist almost a decade earlier, but is now hoping to reconnect with her mentor, and get to know his current protege Lizzie, played by Logan Browning. As the two grow fond of one another, secrets are revealed and a grueso...

This isn't your daddy's giant monster movie, as Anne Hathaway plays a "down on her luck" party girl who realizes that she's controlling a giant monster that mimics her every move, halfway around the world from her in Colossal. As she tries to make sense of this development, she'll learn more about herself and the people around her than she bargained for.

This week, we're covering the trippy thriller Braid, because we wanted to experience dropping acid without actually having to do it! In the film, hustlers Tilda and Petula are on the run from the police, and decide to rob their wealth friend Daphne. Upon arriving at Daphne's manor, the two prepare themselves to play a twisted roleplaying game that they'll have to finish if they want...

Since The country's already going to hell in a hand basket, we figured it'd be fun to check out Ike Barinholtz's directorial debut, The Oath. Along with Tiffany Haddish, the two play a married couple hosting Thanksgiving, and trying not to let differing political ideologies get in the way. But with the looming deadline for American citizens to sign a national pledge of loyalty to th...

Big sis Kike joins the party, once again, on this week's episode, as we discuss the gritty crime drama Destroyer. When burnout detective Erin Bell (Nicole Kidman) starts investigating a John Doe murder, she finds herself faced with her trouble past, including an undercover operation gone wrong, and the point at which everything in her life fell apart. The trip down memory lane is a rough one,...

We figured you folks deserved a bonus episode after Clearly Canadian 2: Canuxploitation! Join us as we discuss our favorite Canadian television shows, and we apologize in advance for not mentioning Anne of Green Gables at all. Feel free to shame us for that if you like.