Overdue Rentals

It was a pure joy to have television star and writer of Good Luck to You, Leo Grande with us to talk about her film which is now available to watch on Hulu. Katy also took some time to speak about the 1988 classic comedy, A Fish Called Wanda with us. Join in for the fun and let us know what you thought/think about both films!

If you're still unaware, Matthew has deep obsession with British Comedians and we working our way through the pantheon of UK performers to be guests on Overdue Rentals. Lucky for us, we were able to have the wonderful Tiff Stevenson join us this week to keep the trend going and she has chosen the Amazon Prime film, Blow the Man Down as her Overdue Rental choice. Listen in for a delightful discussi...

We are blessed once again with am amazing guest as we have the one and only Don McKellar joining us for a weekend special episode to discuss his role in the new David Cronenberg film, Crimes of the Future. But while we had Don with us, we were not going to pass up the opportunity to chat about his feature length directorial debut which he also wrote and starred in; 1998's Last Night. If you are st...

We may have said it before, but it is true again this time...it was an absolute delight to have writer/director Marcus Dunstan with us to discuss his new film, Unhuman--which premieres on EPIX June 3rd- as well as the 1990 anthology film, Tales from the Darkside: The Movie. We actually get to talking about a lot of different films with Marcus and as it was an absolute joy for us, it will be an abs...

It saddened us to hear about the passing of the great Fred Ward, but with all moments of loss, there must also be moments of commemoration.  With this in mind, we have our good friend and film maker Ted Geoghegan with us to talk about the underseen HBO Films noir/Lovecraft mash-up, Cast a Deadly Spell. The film is on HBO Max for those who have yet to see it, but please join us and Ted as we d...

The family and staff of Downton Abbey are back on the big screen and this time their adventure was helmed by the one and only Simon Curtis. Simon joined us to talk about undertaking a new Downton tale as well as talk about 1983's Local Hero. Be forewarned, there are some big Downton spoilers contained within. If you don't want to know about a fairly large plot point, skip the following timeframes:...

When Mike and I started work on the Overdue Rentals podcast, we had a list of 10 films we wanted to kick off our show with. Lenny Abrahamson's 2014 film, Frank, was one of those 10. Now, here we are with the man himself discussing this highly underseen classic. After the success of his adaptation of Normal People for Hulu, Lenny is back with an adaptation of Sally Rooney's first book, Conversation...

This just in! We have the brand new MST3K host Emily Marsh with us this week. Emily has jumped from the MST3K live crew to be one of three hosts for the new run of MST3K episodes that you can now watch on the Gizmoplex . Along with some always needed MST3K chat, Emily is here to talk about the 1974 Brian De Palma cult classic, Phantom of the Paradise. Get ready for some off the wall banter!

2022 has been a great year for films so far, and Riley Stearns the man behind 2019's The Art of Self-Defense is responsible for adding on to the already growing list of fantastic 2022 films with his newest effort, Dual. The film stars Karen Gillan as a woman who must fight a clone of herself to the death. It's a must see, as is The Art of Self-Defense if you haven't seen it yet. Listen in for a gr...

Part 2 of our Taskmaster spectacular...we have the Taskmaster himself, Greg Davies with us today. Much like our episode with Alex, It was a pure delight to have Greg with us to not only talk a bit about what makes Taskmaster great, but a brilliant modern Overdue Rental choice; Riders of Justice. We certainly hope to have Greg and Alex back on soon, as these gentleman really know their stuff. Taskm...

It's an absolute honor to have the mind behind Taskmaster, Alex Horne, drop into the shop to discuss some special details about the making of his hit phenom. While with us though, Alex dished on the one film that means a lot to him that he think some people still need to be exposed to; The Blues Brothers. Best not to waste too much time, you'll want to start listening to this episode as soon as yo...

Get ready for one fantastic conversation. Chris Hanada and Tanner Kling of Retrofit films stopped the shop to talk about their Snap original, Breakwater. While they were with us, we also got to talk about the Tom Cruise starring/Cameron Crowe directed, Vanilla Sky. Chris and Tanner who have some inside knowledge of the production as they met while working on Vanilla Sky shine a light on some great...

Justin Kurzel took some time to speak with your boys about his new film, Nitram, which looks at the events of one of Australia's most infamous shootings. We balanced the mood with some talk about his 2015 adaptation of MacBeth as well, which starred Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard. Make sure you see both films if you haven't yet.

We have Josh Weiss of Syfy Wire with us to discuss his new book, Beat the Devils, which is out now for you to purchase and read! Josh also dropped by the shop to talk about Frank Darabont's, The Majestic--which stars Jim Carrey and Laurie Holden in an old school Frank Capra style big picture. Enjoy!

What a week it has been! In part 2 of our coverage of The Outfit which is now in theaters we have director and co-writer Graham Moore who stopped by to talk all about getting his directorial debut off the ground. We also spoke about his academy award winning script for The Imitation Game. Make sure you go check out The Outfit, it will be well worth your time!

You're in for an absolute treat today listeners! Ryan Kwanten--who many of you know as Jason Stackhouse from HBO's True Blood--is in the store to discuss his new film Expired as well as the James Wan helmed, Dead Silence. Join us as we talk futurism, ventriloquist dummies, and...the Coen Brothers? We've got it all here folks. You can also check out Expired starting this Friday, March 18th.

In the first part of our coverage for The Outfit, Dylan O'Brien stops by to talk about joining this very special project, getting into the Chicago style of the piece, and give you some insider info on some young talent you should keep your eyes open for. We also talk about his 2020 film, Love and Monsters; which you can watch on Hulu, now. Make sure you go and check out The Outfit as it opens on F...

Cutty from The Wire, Tyrese from The Walking Dead, Klyden on The Orville, Z on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Col. Fred Johnson on The Expanse; we could go on forever naming the multitude of media you know Chad Coleman from. Well, get ready for another point of reference for this brilliant talent as he has a new podcast launching, Humble Hollywood with Chad. Mr. Coleman joined us on Overdue Re...

We have very special guest Seán McLoughlin--better know to the world as YouTube sensation Jacksepticeye with us today to talk about the documentary revolving around his recent live tour, How Did We Get Here? Along with a deep dive into the film, the live show; Seán is here to discuss why he thinks Edgar Wright's Hot Fuzz still needs to be seen by more people.  How Did We Get Here premieres Mo...

This week on Overdue Rentals, we decided to leverage the more serious nature of our guests tense new film, by talking about the much more fun natured adaptation he starred in; for a little bit of levity. As of course, we are joined by Sharlto Copley who is starring as the Unabomber Ted Kaczynski in the new film Ted K that releases February 18th, 2022. We also delve into his turn as Howling Mad Mur...

Tony Todd, the legend himself is with us to talk about his newest film, Stoker Hills, as well as the Tom Savini helmed remake of Night of the Living Dead. We also talk some football, cats, and vide games. It should be noted that this discussion took place right after the divisional round of playoffs, hence why we are talking about football games from a few weeks ago. There is also some very quick...

We were privileged to have some time to talk with the legend himself, Tim Roth, about his new film Sundown as well as the Overdue Rental choice for the week, Rob Roy. In reality, if we could have had hours to talk with Mr. Roth, we'd probably still only have time to cover two of the numerous films we'd truly love to cover with him. But for now, join us as we learn what went behind creating the cha...

Author Vera Kurian joins us...we mean Mike...to talk about the original Tom Holland directed (no, not that Tom Holland), 1985 classic and the 2011 re-make of Fright Night. Oh, and let's just talk a bit about Fright Night Two, while we're at it. I mean, while Mike's at it. It's a solo run again, fam!

Actress, Writer, Director Julia Marchese is with us today to discuss the often forgotten Tim Robbins/John Cusack 80's gem, Tapeheads. Let's not also forget that Julia herself has a new short film coming out soon that is an adaptation of the Stephen King story, I Know What You Need.

Surprise! Mike is traveling today, so it's just me here, but I get to talk with Lauren Hadaway about her brilliant directorial debut, The Novice. The film stars Isabelle Furhman as a college freshman who joins her college rowing team and pushes her boundaries as she strives to be the best. See this film, immediately! As well as any other films we may end up talking about.