I Didn’t Need To See That

Content Warning: Discussions of Sexual Assault, Castration, Pedophilia Put a cold one on ice, and make sure you’ve prepared your own drink for this one. Closing out our month on Predators (Thank Jesus) we watched 2005’s psychological thriller “Hard Candy”. No notes here folks. From the commanding performance by Elliot Page, to the jarring and memorable cinematography and editing of this film; Hard...

Content Warning:  Child Sexual Abuse  We’re kicking off a new month and new theme in possibly the most upsetting topic of discussion on our podcast thus far. Keep away from schools and don’t forget to call Chris Hansen, because this months double feature is on “Predators”. We start things off this month with a classic in cinema and literature, 1962’s Stanley Kubrick directed “Lolita”. Possibly one...

Content Warning:  Self Harm, Disordered Eating, Discussed Sexual Abuse Continuing this month’s theme of “I Didn’t Need To Eat That”, we’re serving up seconds for unconventional appetites with the 2019 film “Swallow”. Tune in as we discuss what a sleeper of good a movie this was. Having it’s release just before the world shut down in 2020, as well as being the directors debut feature film, it’s no...

Welcome back you freaks and Happy April! Dive in with us as wee embark on a new theme this month; “I Didn’t Need To Eat That!” We’ll explore characters with fascinating appetites in one way or another over the next couple films. This month we’re kicking things off with the 2022 Sci-Fi/Horror film “Crimes of the Future”.  Trust us when we say you’ll never be so disgusted and turned on at the same t...

Happy Birthday to us! No new film to discuss today (phew!), but we had a 3rd Friday this month and wanted to celebrate that we’ve been doing this podcast now for 1 Year! Join us today as we pull back the veil on the show and discuss some of the highlights from the past year as well as our hopes for the future of the podcast. It’s been a long and gross journey and we’ve loved every minute of it. So...

Content Warning: Extreme Graphic Violence, Sexual Violence, Sexual Assault, Torture, Poo Poo Welcome back weirdos! Join us this week from a dingy warehouse in London as we close out our March month of Hot Trash with 2011’s Horror sequel, “The Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence”. Spoiler alert here, this film is gross, But does it actually have a lot to say about the struggles of the working artist a...

Content Warning: Jugglos Welcome to the Gathering my Juggalos and Juggalettes. Today we’re diving into the fart joke and zany acting filled pool of turn of the century comedy that is 2000’s “Big Money Hustlas”, written by and staring none other than the Insane Clown Posse. Join us as we dive into the world of ICP and their fans as we try to figure out what audience this movie is for? (Not us..) Do...

Content Warning: Images of War, Some Violence, Child Death On this weeks episode we’re closing out the month of February and our “Japanese War Crimes” theme by flipping the narrative and looking at the effects of war crimes done to Japan with the 1988 animated film “Grave of the Fireflies”. If Seasonal depression has been hitting you extra hard lately, this movie won’t help one bit because boy was...

Welcome to a new month and a new theme ya’ll. This month we’re diving into the history books as we’re kicking of our double feature on Japanese War Crimes with the 1988 exploitation horror film “Men Behind The Sun”. This one’s all bad folks, as we dip into one of the darkest parts of World War 2 in a film about the atrocities committed at Unit 731. But don’t worry, we still find a way to have fun,...

Content Warning: Sexual Assault, Sodomy Where you going City Boy?! It’s time to pack the bags,  reacquaint ourselves with nature and, whatever you do… Stay on the River! This week we’re capping off our HillBilly Horror theme with John Boorman’s 1972 classic, “Deliverance”. Join us as we dig into this films history and legacy and the ongoing effects it still has on the depiction of rural America to...

Content Warning: Sexual Assault, Sadistic Violence Welcome one and all to the first entry into our January theme of Hillbilly Horror month! This week we’re getting down and dirty with some official clown business as we take to the road in a stolen 1972 Cadillac Eldorado with the 2005 Rob Zombie Horror/Revenge sequel, “The Devil’s Rejects”. While Pete is well versed in the Zombie-verse, Aaron is si...

Content Warning: Rape/Sexual Assault, Animated Violence Greetings user, welcome back to the simulation of I Didn’t Need to See that Podcast. Join us today as we dive headfirst into the subjective reality of the late 90’s internet as we watched “Perfect Blue”. Log on with us as we reminisce about the nostalgia of early internet culture, while also praising the film for how well it’s idea’s of fan o...

Buckle up folks, because this trip will last you anywhere from 6-10 hours and we highly recommend starting this on a full stomach, because this week we watched Gaspar Noe’s 2018 drug induced nightmare, “Climax”. Disclaimer, you don’t actually need to take drugs to enjoy this movie; between the hypnotic performances of the cast and the absolutely unhinged cinematography, you’ll feel like your desce...

Content Warning: Self-Harm, Suicide On this weeks episode we’ve gone full Ahab as we watched Darren Aronofsky’s 2022 drama, “The Whale”. Acknowledging right off the bat the… whale… in the room, we loved the starring performance; and return to the hearts of us all by the films lead Brendan Fraser. Accompanied by an amazing supporting performance by Hong Chau who doesn’t leave a dry eye in the house...

Content Warning: Sexual Content; Sexual Abuse, Rape/Pedophilia Fantasies, Prince Andrew Come take the red pill (and a hell of a lot of Adderall) with us as we take to the streets of New York city for the 2021 Horror/Comedy/Thriller, “The Scary of Sixty-First”. On this episode we welcome out guest; JC Sciaccotta, as we take a trip down the back alleys of old in what we think is a solid, modern take...

Content Warning: Incest, Animal death, Child Abuse, Sexual Content This week on I Didn’t Need to See That. Lock all your doors, hide your video tapes, and don’t forget to turn off your… pussies? As this week we covered Yorgos Lanthimos’ 2009 film, Dogtooth. Join us as we talk about what is an expertly crafted, albeit uncomfortable filmic experience; a camera that shows you the true meaning of “lin...

Welcome to the Thunderdome, or whatever dome it is that this movie takes place under, as Aaron and Pete, joined on this episode by friend of the pod John Hummel, sat through and talked about the 2000 Sci-fi quasi-Epic, Battlefield Earth. Folks, this one was a doozy. From questionable cinematography at best, overcomplicated plot points that; even when explained, still managed to go over your head,...

Content Warning: Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Sado-Sexual Violence, Coprophagy, Sexual degradation, So much Poop Welcome one and all to our 10th episode extravaganza! For all you boys and girls that have stuck with us so far we wanted to make this one a Dookie.. er, I mean “Doozie”. This week we welcomed good friend of the pod Ryan on as we all got a little closer and covered the 1975 film Salo: or...

Content Warning: Suicide, Intrusive Thoughts, Anxiety, PTSD On this weeks episode we’re joined by friend of the pod and Aaron’s lovely wife, Caroline Rayburn as we talk about the newest feature film by writer/director Ari Aster, “Beau Is Afraid”. Listen in while we commend what is arguably Aster’s funniest release today as well as what seems to be a long-awaited passion project of his. Even at a 3...

This week we are dipping into a bit of the meta-commentary realm as we watched the 1997 German film, “Funny Games”. Tune in as we discuss the way this film plays with ( or honestly totally disregards) storytelling; and the films overall commentary on violence in filming how we find it sticks the the landing. Also discussed are Pete’s thicc ass, the appeal of Rammstein and Phoebe Bridgers, and the...

Content Warning: Sexual Abuse Baby. Wants. To. Foster a delightful and thorough discussion on David Lynch’s 1986 film “Blue Velvet”. Join us as we journey through the shiny, white picket fence, letterman jacket veneer of Suburbia, past the severed ear, and into the earth as we attempt to dig up it’s beating heart and figure out what makes it tick. Honestly, we had a lot of fun with this one! Most...

Content Warning: Extreme Violence and Gore  Carve your pumpkins, beep those bells and drop on by at the Clown Cafe as we just watched the 2022 slasher sequel “Terrifier 2”. Don’t worry, you don’t need to have seen Terrifier as we basically go through a brief history of writer/director/creator Damien Leone’s passion project and gore spectacle, as well as the many iterations of its new slasher icon,...

Content Warning: Torture, Self Harm/Suicide, Physical Abuse, GoreOn this episode we broke out the iron chastity belts and locked ourselves in a dark basement for god-knows-how-long as we watched the 2008 French Extremity horror film “Martyrs”. Trigger warnings ABOUND for this film, but if you can get past the imprisonment and abuse towards women, self harm and extreme violence, honestly this is ju...

Content Warning: Graphic Violence, War Violence, Sexual Assault, Animal Cruelty War is Hell, and we’ve got a reservation for 2! Journey with us back in time and overseas as we discuss the 1985’s World War 2 film “Come and See”. In this episode we’ll discuss just what we think separates this film from a litany other World War 2 film depictions; from the score, the haunting performances from our lea...

Chaos Reigns! Today we’re stepping into the world of Art. House. Filmmaking. Ever heard of it? honestly if you’re confused by this movie, join the club. (we think that’s the point to some degree?). We’re talking bout Director Lars Von Trier’s 2009 film “AntiChrist”, and boy if a film was ever on brand for this podcast this is it. We talk about not only jarring subject matter, but how the actual ed...