Filmed Obscura

Happy holidays to all from Filmed Obscura.  To celebrate this merry time of year, Chris and Justin watched a doozy of a film.  It was Justin's final choice for the season.  Was it a Christmas movie? Of course not!  Was it terrible?  You better believe it!  Was it fun?  Ten four partner!  What film is this?  Why it's Champagne and Bullets.  You haven't heard of it?  Well that's...

Happy New Yea...wait! What?  It's almost Thanksgiving.  So why are the boys doing a New Years movie?  Because...why not!  Welcome to Episode 46 of Filmed Obscura.  Justin and Chris continue the season of schlock, fun cinema with a Norman J. Warren special: the obscure Bloody New Year.  Much like a Bloody Mary drink, it's many ingredients (movies) thrown into a glass and stirred into craz...

Happy belated Halloween friends.  This is your October episode swinging in one day late.  Apologies but the grappling hook was misplaced and the children invaded the boys for treats.  Now it's live and ready for your ears.  What halloween movie did the boys pick?  Why only one of Cannon's best and most bonkers--Ninja III: The Domination.  This gem of a movie has everything you want: ninj...

Bruno Mattei alert.  Copyright Infringement alert (not by Filmed Obscura, of course).  It's rip off time!  Welcome back for the perfect "summer's over" movie.  Actually, it's more of the perfect summer movie, but the boys had to do Night Killer first.  This month, Chris chose one of the most notorious Jaws rip off movies of all time to spotlight and let's be honest, i...

Okay...so let's be frank.  This is one of the more surprising films of the season, at least from Justin's perspective, because it's not that bad.  It's Claudio Fragasso, the director of Troll 2, and it's not that bad.  It has a twist that Chris didn't even realize.  Not that bad.      The mask and glove...okay they're bad.  But the film isn't.  What film you...

Let's try this again.  For all who noticed, Ep. 42 dropped in late July but had to be removed due to technical issues.  Apologies for the confusion.  Justin's computer issues continue to haunt him like the children in this film.  Notwithstanding, it's back up.  Joe Brady is back.  Kids are killing people.  Anarchy ensues.  Adults are killing children.  It's bonkers.  So, withou...

It IS about time the boys do an Amityville film, and nothing came more recommended for an obscure, fun pick than Tony Randel's (Hellbound:  Hellraiser 2) entry in the long running series.  Full of mounted clocks, randomness, abandoned plots and phantom bite wounds, this movie delivers the goods.  It is Filmed Obscura approved?  Well...the Amityville beer was.  Grab some more beverages and enj...

It's the 40th episode of Filmed Obscura.  Hell yeah!!!  The boys are super excited to bring you this fun-filled episode full of random phone calls, 80s slasher tropes, Busch beer, Star Trek and more tangents than you asked for.  It's the second episode of Season 6 and Chris picked the flawed, yet entertaining Slaughter High.  The movie didn't reinvent the slasher film, or turn the w...

Happy February friends...oh crap!  It's actually March; damn you short month.  Well, I guess the boys will be doing two episodes this month.  Welcome to the Season 6 premiere of Filmed Obscura.  The boys made it to 39 episodes and now their bringing some fun horror movies to the mix.  This season, Chris and Justin will be tackling goofy, fun horror movies.  It's a horror-centric season b...

Greetings all and welcome to the tail end of January.  Justin and Chris have a banger for you all this episode for the Season 5 finale.  It's the perfect mix of what was fun this past season, and a great precursor for what's to come.  There is also a special guest joining us and he brought the goods.  What film and guest you say?  Why it's Miami Connection in all it's 80s glory...

Happy Holidays friends! Chris and Justin made it just in time for Christmas.  Here is the ultimate episode of Christmas cheer…featuring a terrifying movie. Just kidding! The boys tackled a Hallmark movie for the first time and counted down their top 5 watches of 2022.  It’s The Spirit of Christmas.  Of course, nobody can forget the ongoing Holiday Special tradition. You’ll hear it in the beginning...

Happy last day of November friends.  Cutting it close this month but the holiday caused a bit of a back up for Filmed Obscura.  It was Justin mostly; Chris is innocent because he showed up ready to slay it...and he was on fire!  With that fire came a hot Spaghetti Western for the turkey season.  The boys watched Lee Van Cleef own the screen in Death Rides a Horse.  As you will hear, it's one...

Happy Halloween friends!  Here is the second episode in October and don't be mad...but it's a comedy.  Right?  Weird...but it's worth it.  Chris brought a great film to the table with David Wain and Michael Showalter's They Came Together starring Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler.  While comedic in nature, there are some Halloween/horror based scenes.  We promise.  Also, you'll ge...

Happy October friends!  Apologies for missing an episode in September but certain conflicts got in the way including filming the first Filmed Obscura film.  So in true F.O. fashion, you will get two episodes in October.  First up:  a film that Justin thought was a traditional Giallo...but he was wrong.  It's a classic Italian horror film though!  The boys watched Pupi Avati's The House w...

Welcome back to Episode 33 friends.  It's been said a lot on this podcast but...this episode is gold.  Unfortunately, Chris was unable to attend but Justin brought on an old fave to help co-host and a good friend to navigate the awesomeness of the film.  What film you ask?  Why it's Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett's The Guest.  You know...the film where Matthew from Downton Abbey pla...

You saw that right friends!  Chris and Justin are back to De Palma.  For the second episode of July, the boys are discussing Brian De Palma's return to form with Passion.  It's sexy, it's thrilling, it's uber De Palma...in a great way.  So put on your American Giallo hats, grab your beverages, and get ready for a fun, stylish, mind-bending film that's worth every minute. ...

Justin and Chris are back...finally!  Welcome to Episode 31.  Many apologies for the delay in releasing a new episode.  Good ole COVID, and other things, caused some delays but now the boys are back with a fun new episode.  Do you like Brad Pitt?  Do you like Donovan?  Maybe his son?  Then you're in for a treat!  Chris' pick for this month was none other than the wonderful 80s slasher fi...

It's the 30th episode (not including our three commentaries) of Filmed Obscura.  Woohoo!  Justin and Chris are super excited and wanted to do something different this time around.  So they added an extended Spotlight segment of their top 5 obscure films with some honorable mentions.  It's fun.  Not to be overshadowed is their movie of the month: Ryuhei Kitamura's Aragami: The Raging...

It's time for Season 5 folks.  It's time for regular cinema again.  It's time...for whatever they want to bring.  That's right.  The boys can watch and discuss any film, from any genre, this time around.  While Chris could definitely bring the rough content to your ears and eyeballs, he changed things up and offered a winner of an easygoing film for the season premiere.  Its ab...

It's the Season 4 finale and the second film of March!  Justin and Chris made it through the tougher content cycle of films...virtually unscathed.  Chris did anyway.  Now to the final film of the season, and to help celebrate the completion of this blazing garbage pail of content, the boys invited back the one and only Evan Przebowski.  Do you think he liked the film?  What film you ask...why...

Welcome to March friends!  Oh boy, do Chris and Justin have a backslap of a film this month.  Apologies for the gap in episodes (February didn't work out due to illness) but you'll get two episodes this month to make up for it.  First up is the horrifying film Melancholie der Engel.  Directed by Marian Dora, this trash fire of content is crazy.  It really can't be described because...

Welcome to 2022 Filmed Obscura fans!  Thank you so much for your support.  Justin and Chris are back with the continuing saga of "tougher content" cinema.  Coming off the craziness that is Subconscious Cruelty, this month's offering is a breath of fresh air.  It was still difficult to watch to some degree, and the content pushes some boundaries, but it was not the roadkill we were e...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays all!  Chris and Justin are back with insightful commentary on the most unChristmas movie there is, Karim Hussain's Subconscious Cruelty.  You thought House of Flesh Mannequins was "porny"...well buckle up.  This film is the toughest so far and contains some pretty shocking imagery.  Not for most casual viewers...please heed this warning if you deci...

Whelp...Chris and Justin have done it.  They found an obscure horror film that's super "porny".  Not "porny" in the traditional sense, and no it's not A Serbian Film.  Labeled "Too Extreme for Mainstream" by the distributer, it's extreme alright but not in the ways you may be expecting.   Two words:  male genitalia.  That's what is in store for thi...

Please pardon the tardiness this month but the entertainment wheels are turning in many directions.  Good news...it's almost Halloween and Episode 23 is up.  It's been said many times but this month's film, Begotten by E. Elias Merhige, is legitimately a doozy.  It's an endurance film that's both compelling and difficult to watch.  It may be one of the most obscure to date...