Men Who Like Men Who Like Movies!

This week we have something extra special! We interviewed Robbie Banfitch about his new film The Outwaters! The terrifying found footage film is being rightfully called the best use of the genre since The Blair Witch Project, and we asked him all about the experience of making it! We also talked about how queer filmmakers are hitting it out of the park lately, the dangers of edging too much, which...

Have you ever crossed oceans of time to be with someone? Because Dracula sure has! This week we sunk our teeth into (sorry) the 1992 Francis Ford Coppola gothic romance horror classic - Bram Stoker's Dracula! We are joined by returning special guest Rachel Reeves, music guru and prolific writer and podcaster, and we really dig deep into all the moving parts that make this such an enduring film cer...

For Valentine's Day, we decided to do a fun little collaborative project with poet, writer, and artist Jaylan Salah and talk about the love stories that have really made an impact on our lives! Movies about love that we love! Enjoy this speed round of each of our top 5(ish) stories about love that we think are worth your time! Happy Valentine's Day everyone!!! Let us know what some of your favorit...

We couldn't very well go through our first February as a podcast and NOT talk about Sleepless in Seattle could we??? So that's exactly what we did. We are joined this week by Kevin Uhrich -- contributor to Neon Splatter, Horror Facts and Film Cred AND host of the Video Confidential Podcast -- to help us get through this episode (mostly) without crying! We get into all of it; the funny, the sad, al...

"Roses are red, violets are blue, they'll need dental records to identify you." Just in time for its 22nd (!) birthday, we decided to take a trip down memory lane to that 6th grade dance that changed it all -- Valentine! We are joined by returning special guest Jessica Scott to talk all about this dumb, but very fun, little slasher -- or is it a secret giallo? -- that wormed its way into our respe...

Maybe there won't be marriage. Maybe there won't be sex. But, by God, there'll be dancing. We're talking about the 1997 rom-com classic My Best Friend's Wedding this week! We might even sing! It seemed only appropriate after all. We are joined by friend of the pod Jon Durgan to discuss all the amazing things this film has to offer us, even all these years later. We talk and laugh about the perform...

This week we traveled all the way to Barrow, Alaska during a certain 30 Days of Night... We are joined by Jenn Adams, writer, critic, and co-host of the Loser's Club and Psychoanalysis Podcasts to help us out on this one - our thirstiest episode by far (and it's not just the copious blood drinking on display) and we get really into it! We talk about our love of good vampire stories, how the j...

WHAT IS THE CHAINSAW FOR??? This week, we took a journey to Forsythe, Missouri back in 2010 and watched the film that landed JLaw her first Oscar Nom - Winter's Bone! We are joined by friend of the pod, friend in real life, and a key part of the Drafty Quarters Podcast Network -- Russell Garrett! We discuss the amazing performances, along with discussions about how the film treats women, if this i...

This week we decided to go "New Year, New You" and cover the terrifying and relevant classic remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. We are joined by a very special guest, Rachel Reeves, a journalist specializing in horror films and film music, in addition to co-hosting The Losers Club: A Stephen King Podcast and The Pod and the Pendulum, which covers the wild world of horror film franchises! We...

We decided to do a fun little bonus episode for the beginning of 2023 and go over our top 10 lists of TV, Horror, and Film! Keep in mind, this isn't exactly a "best of" list, just our personal favesies that we experienced! We also give our favorite Pop Culture Moment of 2022, AND give a little taste of what we are looking forward to the most in 2023! 

This week, we are joined by friend of the pod - Kendall Walton, broadcast journalist and LGBT+ activist - and together we cover a listener request, Fried Green Tomatoes from 1991! We talk about the iffy accent work (including one of our own) and Kendall schools us on the meaning of 'Church Biscuits' among heavier topics such as gender expression and identity and a possible trans reading on the sto...

For Christmas this year, we watched the 1995 rom-com Christmas classic for the ages - While You Were Sleeping! And we have writer, podcaster, and all around great guy Ari Drew to help us dissect what makes this one so special! We discuss Sandra Bullock's pitch perfect performance, imagine the casting that almost was, and even compare this film to Get Out (you'll have to listen to find out why...

We've got an extremely special bonus episode for you this month -- we got the opportunity to talk with Josh Ruben, you know, the director of a little movie called Werewolves Within you might have heard of; writer, director, and star of one of Clayton's personal favorites - Scare Me; and has not one but TWO movies that just came out as well -- Blood Relatives in which he plays a supporting role and...

This week we watched HENRY SELICK'S The Nightmare Before Christmas along with friend of the Pod Kristin Fugate! We get pretty into it. We have very serious discussions on the other doors, Sally's characterization and...uh...relationship with her creator, and tangents on 4K, Coraline, and even The Ten Commandments if you can believe it (young Brenner and Heston could GET IT!) We also have intro mus...

This week we traveled to Scotland for a movie full of singing, dancing...and zombies...at Christmas? Basically we watched the brilliant Anna and the Apocalypse from 2017. We also have returning guest Sean from Review it Yourself! Spoiler alert - we all really loved this! We go on tangents about physical media, kink culture...in Walmart...and even play a little game involving Beyonce, Rihanna,...

This week Shawn and Clayton revisited the absolutely chilling Black Christmas - 1974 version - with a little help from Gayly Dreadful and Scarred for Life's own Terry Mesnard! We discuss how effective the film is, in all its parts, Clayton naturally brings up Chicago (the musical) and we all agree that (gasp) this movie is far better than Halloween and did it first. 

This week Shawn and Clayton go to Riverdale back in 2001 and see Josie and the Pussycats and their meteoric rise to fame in this biting satire on consumerism - and it’s really funny, too! Along for the ride we have friend of the pod Caroline Boisvert-Storey! Up for discussion, aside from the body glitter, is the importance of individuality, how silly chasing trends can be, and how Parker Posey is...

This week we traveled back to the early nineties, a time when summer camps have Thanksgiving musicals, a time when Joan Cusack gave a camp femme fatale performance for the ages, and a time when the sickest burn involves dissing pastels. We watched Addams Family Values, and we talk about it with Jessica Scott - writer, critic, and cosplayer! (Some technical difficulties may lie within, I blame Wedn...

This week we travel to rom-com territory as we visit the classic (?) You’ve Got Mail. Three powerful little words in the hands of Nora Ephron back in 1998! Clayton and Shawn found this guy on AIM to help sort out everything the movie is (and isn’t) saying - friend of the Pod, Brent Waggoner! We discuss serious things like Big Business and if this is a romance or a tragedy, and smaller but equally...

An opportunity came up for us to talk with the man behind the 2021 film The Letters. Based around the very real CervicalCheck Scandal that rocked Ireland, it’s not a movie for the faint of heart, but we both really liked it! And the cherry on top is that we got to have a really insightful conversation with the Writer/Director/Producer/Cinematographer himself, Robbie Walsh!

This week is a first for Shawn and Clayton as they cover their first Listener Request! We also needed a helping hand with this one, so we also have our first movie review guest - Sean from the Review It Yourself podcast, all the way from across the pond! Hold on tight, Spider Monkeys, because together we take on the 2008 Catherine Hardwicke film that started a franchise that took the world by stor...

This week, Shawn and Clayton visit somewhere in Ohio for a Halloween night like no other when they take on Michael Daugherty’s Trick ‘r Treat! Up for discussion is the crazy release, how perfect of a Halloween movie this is, how adorable and creepy Sam is, and Clayton shares a very intimate story about his background with one of the characters. It’s a fun one, perfect for a listen right at the end...

We were able to sit down with a very special guest for this episode: Heather Wixson, Managing Editor of Daily Dead and the author of the Monsters, Makeup & Effects series! No, she’s not a vampire, but she has talked to the people who bring them to life! We talk all about her latest book, which is a love letter to the people behind the groundbreaking effects work done in the movies we all know and...

This week, Shawn makes Clayton watch John Carpenter’s seminal follow up to Halloween - 1980’s The Fog! This is a great conversation, peeps! Clayton can’t remember anyone’s names, Nicole Kidman keeps interjecting, and…I think both of us really like this creepy little tale?! You also get to hear us do very sexy late night radio host voices!

“Join us” this week as we talk about the Unrated Cut of Fede Alvarez’s Evil Dead from 2013! Clayton talks about how well the struggles with addiction are utilized, Shawn helps keep us on track through the plot, and we both practically lose a hand from silently clapping nonstop about the amazing effects and performances. Is this the remake of remakes? We’ll let you be the judge! (But we can all agr...