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This is easily the most exciting miniseries (for us, at least) since Wall to Wall Carpenter: a review of four selections by the inimitable Joe Dante. We’re starting with Dante’s first-ish feature from 1978, PIRANHA. Despite (or, perhaps, THANKS TO??) the constraints of the Roger Corman school of filmmaking, PIRANHA features many signature Joe Dante elements: swarm of nasty little guys, Looney Tune...

Thus concludes our analysis of a confused and confusing recapitulation of a legitimately very good movie. This series will not be…mist. Lots of low points, but at least it escalates in some weird ways. And, if nothing else, it’s very cool to see the Fisher King from The Fisher King still getting work. Also, as promised, the Little Steven hologram from the Newark Airport: https://twitter.com/njhall...

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Another from the vault. Our research team (Dan in a Sherlock Holmes hat) dates this one to around December 2021, so just know that when we say "we're back" we don't yet know we're lying. You know what else is back? That old so-and-so, the mist. And this time, the mist is bugs. And this time, we don't really like it (at least so far): they took a nice, straight-ahead Lovecraftian allegory and Lost-...

From the Fisher King to the king, Fischer. Musician and honest-to-god brother of Rob, Gavin Fischer, joins us to unpack the 2016 techno-zombie turd CELL, starring John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson. Great ep for fans of people talking over each other on purpose. Please enjoy the first of our time capsule episodes, which were recorded sporadically between December 2019 and April 2022 - a span of mon...

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Sorry for the delay, ancient goblins. Unfortunately, the last four episodes of 11.22.63 were each 16 hours long. This show only got odder as it went on - apparently, had JFK not died, he would have founded nationwide internment camps?? - but we were surprised to find the ending offered some sincere catharsis for Jake and Sadie, allowing Jake to return to the present completely over his divorce. Ge...

What if you could into a diner closet and be transported back in time to release an episode on schedule? Would you? Or would you try to stop the JFK assassination and make some friends along the way? Both of those are equally important! This week on the show we're diving into one of the most boomery boomer fantasies ever. James Franco gets into some wacky adventures as he tries to change history i...

The absolute goddamn king of our hearts, Paul Verhoeven, is back in the fray. We're digging in on Total Recall--a less biting satire than Robocop or Starship Troopers, but equally entertaining and stealthily provocative. Also, did you hear that Dan fucked a pig? Get weekly episodes and request movies on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/kingmepod Email us at: kingmepod@gmail.com Letterboxd https://...

Our first LIFETIME movie! This week we're joined by the very funny MARK HENELY to discuss 2014's BIG DRIVER. Despite the movies topic this was a fun episode that gets very silly. WARNING, there is talk about sexual assault so if you don't feel like hear three white guys talk about that, we get it. Get weekly episodes and request movies on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/kingmepod Email us at: kin...

This week we're talking about a real dud. We're talking MERCY from 2014. It's an insanely accurate title to a movie that was painful to get through. Get weekly episodes and request movies on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/kingmepod Email us at: kingmepod@gmail.com Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/kingmepod/ Subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/king-me/id107...

This week on the show we're talking A GOOD MARRIAGE. Joining us this week to talk about this movie are DANA BRERETON & PAIGE BAKER, our wives. This was so much fun for us and I think our wives tolerated it too! Get weekly episodes and request movies on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/kingmepod Email us at: kingmepod@gmail.com Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/kingmepod/ Subscribe, rate, and revie...

This week we're joined by MELISSA JOUBEN to discussed the third (we must include the porn parody) remake of the classic horror film CARRIE. Starring the miscast Chloe Grace Moretz as Carrie White, the weirdest girl in school. You know, the outcast, picked on for being awkward and no guy would ever even think of asking out because she's so repellent. Chloe Grace Moretz. It's like She's All That wit...

We've heard of a lot of things, but the 2011 A&E miniseries BAG OF BONES? That we had not heard of! BAG OF BONES stars Pierce Brosnan as Mike Noonan, a novelist who's very busy mourning the death of his wife and becoming the legal guardian of a child he met earlier today. Over the course of the movie, and with the help of his dead wife's spirit, Mike learns important lessons about jazz and desecra...

This week we're joined by friend of the show and newly inducted CORN KID, JC HENDRICKS, to discuss a prequel to the sprawling CHILDREN OF THE CORN franchise takes us back to where it all started: 20 miles outside of Gatlin, briefly, and then southeastern California. (Sorry, but it's canon now.) With total disregard for its namesake, CHILDREN OF THE CORN: GENESIS joins films like THE MANGLER REBORN...

We have a quick announcement about the future of KING ME. THINGS ARE HAPPENING! This also includes an episode of the KING ME BONUS show from our patron. We recorded this a long time ago and figured we'd follow this big announcement with a free episode of the patreon show. Get weekly episodes and request movies on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/kingmepod Email us at: kingmepod@gmail.com Letterbox...

What is there to say about Dolan's Cadillac? It's not magic. It doesn't drive the Devil around. It's kinda, just a car. But it does drive Christian "Heartthrob Jack Nicholson" Slater. This week we watch cinematic titans Christian Slater and Wes Bentley go head to head in a story about revenge and roadwork. What're you waiting for? Get in! Get weekly episodes and request movies on our Patreon: http...

What if they remade the Children of the Corn only this time with a thinner plot and less likable characters? This week on KING ME, it's the triumphant return of the CORN KIDZ and our Corn Kidz expert SEAN THOMASON. There isn't a lot to like about this one. Are our hero's people we can empathize with? No. Is there a way too graphic sex scene? Yes. Nam flashbacks? You know it. Get weekly episodes an...

What has eight tentacles and forgot to post the episode on Wednesday? This Cthulu! This week we're talking about the super bleak, Lovecraftian, THE MIST. It's like watching a bunch of King tropes trapped in a super market. That's a lot of fun. Get weekly episodes and request movies on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/kingmepod Email us at: kingmepod@gmail.com Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/king...

No, where the hell have YOU been? Us? Oh, WE'RE BACK! This week on KING ME we're playing it fast and loose with our first foreign film, NO SMOKING. Seriously though, we watching this movie about 5 months ago and it was barely comprehensible then. Part of the time is spent hitting all the major point in the movie. The rest is just a good time. Hope you enjoy this. It's good to be back. HAPPY HALLOW...

This week's episode is just a series of numbers. 1408 is like if the Shining all took place in that one room. It's pretty slow. What's Cusack's deal? Get weekly episodes and request movies on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/kingmepod Email us at: kingmepod@gmail.com Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/kingmepod/ Subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/king-me/id10...

We're finally done with bad tv shows. On to bad movies. This week we're joined by special guest ROB WHITMAN to talk about the bafflingly created CREEPSHOW 3. It's so bad but there's one good part, so eh. Get weekly episodes and request movies on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/kingmepod Email us at: kingmepod@gmail.com Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/kingmepod/ Subscribe, rate, and review on iT...

This is it! The last episode of NIGHTMARES & DREAMSCAPES. We started from the bottom and now we're here, which is also at the bottom. This week we were joined by special guest and hilarious person Ryan Barry to talk baby boomers, kegel stones, and which Vin Diesel characters would get their asses kicked by Dana Scully. Get weekly episodes and request movies on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/king...

Another dumb episode of NIGHTMARES & DREAMSCAPES. But thankfully our dear friend JC Hendricks and his cavalcade of loose celebrity impressions are here to soften the blow as we discuss AUTOPSY ROOM FOUR, starring King alum Richard "Bill from IT (1990)" Thomas as a man who is either very sexy or kind of doughy, depending on what frame of the show you're watching. Who knew snake venom could cure bon...

We press on through this bad TV show. This week on King Me we're joined by nobody to talk about the 6th episode of NIGHTMARES & DREAMSCAPES, "The Fifth Quarter." Get weekly episodes and request movies on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/kingmepod Email us at: kingmepod@gmail.com Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/kingmepod/ Subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/...