Head Cannon

Brent blindsides Corey with surprise guest Sean Jones to discuss 1984's The Toxic Avenger, radioactive piss, the evolution of bigotry in the U.S., red pill online culture, firing photon torpedoes at Moby Dick, planting seeds of divorce, and how Brent was a year early to see Jim Gaffigan. He's stressin' me, Julie!

Brent and Corey welcome back podcast favorite and national firefighter Anthony Pedersen (Octopus/Caveman) to discuss 2019's Color Out of Space, what a monumental loser Elon Musk is, Barbie leg swastikas, giving your significant other magenta balls, why Jimmy Kimmel owes Anthony a shirt, and we reveal the identity of Jeffrey Epstein's pilot. Don't forget to feed your mother/brother!

Brent and Corey welcome first time guest and My Chemical Romance superfan Jacob McReynolds to discuss 1977's Suspiria, Brent and Corey's improv history, German slap-dancing, the history of giallo, Corey and Jacob's short film, and the journey of the Suspiria theme song through hip hop. Settle into our large, communal bedroom and listen to this episode!

As Brent and Corey wait for a guest who is ultimately unable to make it, they discuss the killing of Brian Thompson, and his alleged assailant Luigi Mangione, referencing sources such as Mariame Kaba's "We Do This 'Til We Free Us," weighing the inherent patriarchal harm of violence and requisite psychological damage of a person capable of violence against the peaceful capitulation to a system (and...

Brent and Corey welcome back one of our regular and favorite guests Nicole Bruce to discuss The Lebowski Bar in Iceland, the rhotic R, Corey battling poison ivy, vapes on a plane, and at about 40 minutes in, we even talk a little bit about 1992's Death Becomes Her. Listen to this episode and be young forever!

Brent and Corey welcome back Devon Sawa's biggest fan, Melissa Poole, to discuss 1999's Idle Hands, The Fat Lady Party, family-friendly comedians being filthy, the myth of an inevitably progressive trajectory, the milk bidet, and Granny's 13 fingers and 13 husbands. Listen to this episode and help us use this Druidic knife on some high school kids!

Brent and Corey welcome back Head Cannon regular JT Robinson to discuss hitting too much Plutonian Nyborg before getting on a plane, Facebook beefs, oppression in counterculture movements, our love of Akira, and we even spend a couple minutes talking about 1981's Heavy Metal. Let this green orb turn you into a puddle of goo.

Before the episode on The Grudge with Tim Cook, Brent and Corey discuss their first jobs, behind the scenes at movie theaters, dispensaries, and the surveillance state.

Brent and Corey welcome first time guest Tim Cook to discuss 2004's The Grudge, eggs Benedict tips, Tom Cruise's real name, the ubiquity of animated narutomaki, the Japanese equivalent of Freddy vs. Jason, babying a man-child, Corey's carnitas recipe, and buying houses in unincorporated areas and in neighborhoods with HOAs. Don't let your obsession with us create a curse that will consume all who...

Brent and Corey enjoy a slightly different format as we preview a movie that is soon coming to streaming - 2023's Children of the Pines. We got an advance screener of the film and want to tell you all about it! Actual discussion of the movie starts about 16 minutes in. You know we gotta BS about some BS first! Listen to this episode and check out Children of the Pines on streaming starting this Fr...

Brent and Corey welcome YouTuber, filmmaker, film critic, and former largest Letterboxd account Karsten Runquist to discuss 1974's Black Christmas, guerilla filmmaking, the proto slasher, the Italian giallo subgenre, Christmas horror movies, pegging an old man with a snowball, and some of our favorite Head Cannon episodes. The podcast is coming from within the house!

Brent and Corey welcome back their inspiration for getting into podcasting in the first place Mike Jeffers and JR Mcintire about 1999's Lake Placid, their music podcast Half-a-Half-a-Cench, the day Princess Diana died, the modern state of pornography, JR's new EP with his band Arctic Char, and Mariska Hargitay's life story. Don't be a rude sarcastic; listen to this episode!

Brent and Corey welcome back great comedians and even better friends Mookie Harris and Kelsey VanVoorst to discuss 1994's Interview with the Vampire, DeeDee Megadoodoo, Anne Rice's real name, wearin' that low pony, the nitty gritty details of vampire biology, and coping mechanisms born from the burden of mortality. We wept as we made this episode! 

Brent and Corey welcome back brilliant photographer Tara Brooke (and her bird) to discuss 2010's Rubber, her underwater photography business (including a trip to the Seychelles), telling our kids they have evil twins, having sushi for Mother's Day, Corey explaining pickleball, and the Colorado Killdozer. Why should you listen to Head Cannon? No reason. Just do it anyway.

Brent (who joins us only in spirit) and Corey welcome back film devourer and connoisseur Josh Halterman to discuss our first Shyamalan movie - 2016's Split, a wide variety of 2024 movies, the perfect double feature of disappointment, shooting reaction shots of trees, and a dude playing a dude who's pretending to be the personality of another dude. Check out this episode of Head Cannon and see our...

Brent and Corey welcome back brilliant comedians Raechel Karas and Meg Flood to discuss 2007's 30 Days of Night, watching Daniel Isn't Real... on weed!, why the DemoCRAPs are destroying the country, blowing it out your side with your honey, the collapse of Blockbuster Video, possible public redemption for the movie John Carter, and Morgan Freeman narrating The Matrix. Remind yourself you're part o...

Brent and Corey welcome back Head Cannon mainstay Josh Halterman to discuss 2019's The Lighthouse, the disappearing window to show movies to your children, Corey smashing his childhood nightlight, Brent witnessing a frog holocaust, the Fermi paradox, whether Prometheus is a hero or a villain, and the societal detriment of space exploration sci-fi. Don't abuse yerself in the toolshed! Listen to Hea...

Brent and Corey welcome first-time guest, writer, and all-around great dude Justin Heim to discuss 1994's The Crow, visiting the Home Alone house, regulating your children's smart phone time, the pre-internet viral spread of rumors about Marilyn Manson, Charlethan supergluing Troll dolls to hubcaps, and ravens negotiating on behalf of SAG-AFTRA. It's time for the annual burning of the city with He...

Brent and Corey welcome back animator and dear friend Adam Dix to discuss the 1991 French movie Delicatessen, how Adam's cowgirl doodle was flirting with Brent, Corey sending everyone to the guillotine, Brent's dad pointing F-15 missiles at his daughter's prom date, and the impact of Israel/Palestine on the upcoming election. Scout to Scoutmaster! Listen to Head Cannon!

Brent and Corey welcome back Tracy Rowland and Todd McGinnis to discuss 2005's Constantine, their cat Mr. Burns, completing winter sports to maintain Canadian citizenship, the movies Heat, The Creator, and Blade Runner 2049, getting kinky in the electric chair, and Wilford Brimley pulling out your diabetes. Light up that cig and take a long, hard drag of Head Cannon!

Brent and Corey welcome back writer, friend, and Colonel Seaman Emily Goodson to discuss 2005's The Descent, hot possums, dating cavepeople in heaven, Emily's old curmudgeon era, the sociology of gender in horror movies, and the b*hole on Brent's family's property. Pour yourself a glass of wine, put your earbuds in, slide into your blood pool, and relax to the dulcet sounds of Head Cannon!

Brent and Corey welcome back brilliant actor and friend of the show Ryan Ruckman to discuss the only movie Stephen King ever directed - 1986's Maximum Overdrive, firing a crossbow from your kitchen, why Zack Snyder needs a mulligan on all of his movies, blinding your cinematographer, breathalyzing Colin Farrell every morning, and your childhood friend whose parents just let you watch whatever. You...

Brent and Corey welcome back filmmaker and regular guest Amber Ray Snyder for an episode that immediately flies off the rails and stays there as we discuss 1971's The Touch of Satan, what makes a chowder a chowder, Corey's master's thesis on Hot for Teacher, our prenatal connections to Dune, getting unwittingly drugged, and Amber's real-life paranormal investigations. Listen to this episode; it's...

Brent and Corey welcome back filmmaker and coffee entrepreneur Noah Kinsey to discuss the 1980 slasher classic Friday the 13th, the progressive history of the board game Monopoly, how Brent got scammed out of his Papa John's Papa Dough, and Noah's new award-winning short, Lullaby. Listen to this episode while playing some good, old-fashioned strip Monopoly!

Brent and Corey welcome back film aficionado John King to discuss 1995's Kicking and Screaming, doomsday prepper survivalism, the perfect age to harvest jackfruit, Burt Reynolds fighting Marc Summers, comparing carbonated waters, and a little Indianapolis restaurant inside baseball. Bonus points if you're listening to this in Prague!