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Happy Thanksgiving today! In this epic and monumental episode,  Jay of the Dead  brings you his  Thanksgiving Special  for  Considering the Cinema  and  Considering Horror Cinema , The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of Movie Podcasting. Here in  Episode 041 , your late-night Horror host welcomes special guests  BillChete  and  Lady Phantom  from  Horror Movie Weekly  and  Movies in 4K . During this show,...

Happy Halloween! It's 2020 — one of the scariest years in a long time. And welcome to  Jay of the Dead's   Halloween Special  for  Considering the Cinema  and  Considering Horror Cinema , The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of Movie Podcasting. Here in  Episode 040 , your late-night Horror host welcomes guest host  Kyle Bishop  (aka "Dr. Walking Dead"). Jay and Kyle talk about the obsessive need to classi...

As the weather grows colder and November fast approaches,  Considering the Cinema  proudly presents the third edition of Dave "Dr. Shock" Becker's  The DVD Infatuation Podcast  for October 2020. So, here in  Episode 039 , "the Leonard Maltin of the Internet," an American Treasure, the Amazing but Subtle Dave "Dr. Shock" Becker brings you his  10 Favorite Actresses , A Year in Movies featuring his ...

There's no better time to enjoy some Pig-Headed Horror than in October! Happy Halloween Month! In  Episode 038  of  Considering Horror Cinema , your late-night Horror host  Jay of the Dead  brings you a solocast Feature Review of a brand-new Grindhouse-Exploitation, Sci-Fi, Action-Horror movie called  Bullets of Justice (2020) , a film that Jay refers to as his second-guiltiest, Guilty Pleasure mo...

Happy Halloween Month! It's October of 2020, and your late-night Horror host  Jay of the Dead  invites some veteran Horror podcasters to help him with  Considering Horror Cinema  here in  Episode 037 . Jay welcomes the esteemed hosts of  The Wat-Zee Party Horror Show  (of the  Horrorphilia Network ), Mister Watson and Dave Zee, the latter also being a host on the  Exploding Heads Horror Podcast ....

The weird thing about living in a digital, VOD, streaming world is the way our glut of movie and TV choices ironically leaves us with no idea what to watch next! It's a First-World Problem, but sometimes it feels like we have too many options to choose from. We suspect that most of the time, we mention movies on our podcasts. You've heard our recommendations. You intended to watch them, but you ne...

Once again,  Considering the Cinema  proudly presents the second edition of  The DVD Infatuation Podcast  for September 2020. In  Episode 035 , we welcome back "the Leonard Maltin of the Internet," an American Treasure, the Amazing but Subtle Dave "Dr. Shock" Becker! During this show, Dave explains why he has such a soft spot for exploitation cinema, earning him the name "Dr. Schlock." And for thi...

For those listeners of  Considering the Cinema  who were big fans of Jay's former show,  Movie Podcast Weekly , we have pulled together an  MPW REUNION  for  Episode 034 ! This particular show is a dual release that will be available in both MPW and CTC podcast feeds. Your host  Jason Pyles (aka "Jay of the Dead")  welcomes back  Karl Huddleston ,  Geek Cast Ryan Elliott  and  A Guy Named Andy . U...

With the release of  Episode 033  of  Considering the Cinema , you're hearing dreams coming true and history in the making! So many people for so long have hoped and wished for a podcast run by "the Leonard Maltin of the Internet," an American Treasure, the Amazing but Subtle Dave "Dr. Shock" Becker! Since 2010, Dave has been the author of the prolific film blog  DVD Infatuation.com , with which D...

Today, as this episode releases, is July 30, 2020 — the 16-year anniversary of the release of M. Night Shyamalan's  The Village (2004) . For those who don't know, "The Village" is a social-psychological Thriller about how innocence can be lost by trying to protect it too fiercely. If you could spend three hours and 17 minutes trying to explain why your all-time favorite movie is a masterpiece, wou...

Jay returns to the movie theater for the first time in 141 days (nearly five months)! To celebrate, in  Episode 031  of  Considering Horror Cinema , your late-night Horror host  Jason Pyles (aka "Jay of the Dead")  brings you two feature reviews of  The Rental (2020)  and the Thai Survival Horror Beastly Freak flick  The Pool (2019) . Be advised, you could play a drinking game with how many times...

Like brains? Then you'll love listening to special guest  Kyle Bishop (aka Dr. Walking Dead)  because he's very smart about zombie cinema. In  Episode 030  of  Considering Horror Cinema , your late-night Horror host  Jason Pyles (aka "Jay of the Dead")  and Kyle Bishop review  The Cured (2018)  and four zombie short films:  Zombies V The CWA (2019)  and  The Last Taxi Driver (2018)  and  Still (20...

Join  Jason Pyles (aka "Jay of the Dead")  with a podcast version of a late-night drive home from the movie theater, as you "talk" movies with Jay and listen to late-night radio. In  Episode 029  of  Considering the Cinema , Jay brings you reviews of 2020 new release movies on VOD, such as  The Postcard Killings (2020)  and  Only (2020)  and  Into the Void (2020) . Jay also brings you a review of ...

In a recent episode, your late-night Horror host  Jason Pyles (aka "Jay of the Dead")  received a voicemail from The Gray Man in Ohio, describing a remarkable film challenge that he completed with his buddy, Jody Horror Guy, of the  Reel Blood Podcast Network . So, here in  Episode 028  of  Considering Horror Cinema , Jay of the Dead interviews  Jody Horror Guy  and  Greg "The Gray Man" Bensch  ab...

For decades past, the month of May used to be well into blockbuster movie season. But now, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, theaters are closed and there doesn't seem to be a "big summer popcorn movie" season this year. At least, not yet. Are there still any great movies to watch on VOD? Your late-night host  Jason Pyles (aka "Jay of the Dead")  is here in  Episode 027  of  Considering the Cinema...

Don't whiz on the Sacred Ancestral Tree! Good advice. Anybody who has been listening to Jay of the Dead's podcasts for awhile knows that there is often content that was recorded months (or even years!) previously before it ever sees the light of day. But that content does eventually get released! In  Episode 026  of  Considering Horror Cinema , your late-night Horror host  Jason Pyles (aka "Jay of...

Episode 025  of  Considering the Cinema  was recorded on Friday, May 8, 2020 — the 39-year anniversary of the release of the '80s Slasher film, "The Burning." To celebrate, your late-night host  Jason Pyles (aka "Jay of the Dead")  stays up late and solocasts with you to review six 2020 new release movies on VOD, including  The Wretched (2020)  and  The Other Lamb (2020)  and  Arkansas (2020)  and...

Welcome to  Episode 024  of  Considering the Cinema , The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of Movie Podcasting. This week your late-night host  Jason Pyles (aka "Jay of the Dead")  stays up late and solocasts with you about four new 2020 movies, including  Extraction (2020)  and  True History of the Kelly Gang (2020)  and the Horror films  1BR (2020)  and  Party Hard, Die Young (2020) . Jay also brings you...

You're not seeing double. And no, this isn't a rerun. Yes, you are indeed getting a SECOND celebration of the very best films from 2010 to 2019 — but with three of the most obsessed movie-fan cinephiles you've ever heard! Your late night host, Jason Pyles (aka " Jay of the Dead "), and  Considering the Cinema  present  Encore – Another Top 10 Movies of the 2010s Decade Show ! In  Episode 023 , Jas...

In  Episode 022  of  Considering the Cinema , your late-night host  Jason Pyles (aka "Jay of the Dead")  did some recording after midnight on Sunday, April 19, to bring you three Feature Reviews of  The Quarry (2020)  and the Beastly Freak Horror movie  Hunter's Moon (2020)  and  Blood on Her Name (2020) . Jay also brings you more Mini Reviews and discusses the future of movies. Take a listen and...

What the hell happened since we last spoke? Wow. 2020 has been a doozy already. Welcome to  Considering the Cinema ,  Episode 021 . In this unforgettable solocast episode, your late-night host  Jason Pyles (aka "Jay of the Dead")  sits down behind the mic just before midnight on Thursday, April 9, and brings you an impromptu, off-the-cuff, Mini Review Marathon of more than 40 movies — many of whic...

Welcome to  Considering the Cinema ,  Episode 020 . Your late-night host  Jason Pyles (aka "Jay of the Dead")  brings you a few Feature Reviews of some 2020 new releases, including  Gretel and Hansel (2020)  — with special guest  Mack Robins , as well as solo reviews of  The Rhythm Section (2020)  and  Just Mercy (2020) . Mack is the director of the short film  Unseen . And of course, Jason also b...

Welcome to  Considering the Cinema ,  Episode 019 , in which your late-night host  Jason Pyles (aka "Jay of the Dead")  brings you reviews of the 2020 new releases,  The Gentlemen (2020)  and  The Turning (2020) . Jason also welcomes filmmaker  Mack Robins , director of the short film  Unseen , to discuss  Movie Shaming  and  High Noon (1952) . And of course, Jason also brings you some Mini Review...

Bad boys! Bad boys! Whatcha gonna do? After a 17-year hiatus, we finally get the third (and presumably, the final) installment of the Will Smith / Martin Lawrence buddy cop action trilogy with  Bad Boys for Life (2020) . You have the right to remain silent and listen to  Episode 018  of the  Considering the Cinema  podcast, featuring your host,  Jason Pyles (aka "Jay of the Dead") . During this sh...

It's the second weekend of 2020, and the theaters have some worthy offerings already! In  Episode 017  of  Considering the Cinema , your host,  Jason Pyles (aka "Jay of the Dead")  brings you a glowing review of  1917 (2020) , as well as a less enthusiastic review of  Underwater (2020) . This episode also gives you Jay's quick 2 cents on the 2020 Oscar nominations. You can also hear Jay's mini rev...