Projected Hues

What Is More Dangerous Than Famine? The Unknown… On this final episode of Projected Hues, Jessica and I wrap up our podcast journey with Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970). When we started Projected Hues , it was honestly just the two of us wanting an excuse to talk about movies we love and see where the conversations would take us. Somewhere along the way, it turned into something real — somet...

Human See, Human Do This week, Jessica, Brad, and I are kicking off Season 3 by going Chimpan-A to Chimpan-Z, starting our journey through all five original Planet of the Apes films, with Planet of the Apes (1968). Next, we’ll be discussing Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970). This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visi...

DivaCups, Push-Up Bras, and Fuck the Patriarchy B-I-I-I-itch! This week on Projected Hues, Jessica, Brad, and I close out 2025 and conclude our Season’s Greetings & Grievances series with Black Christmas (2019) a bastardization of its source material that remains, against expectations, an engaging film. We also introduce a first for the show with an on-air gift exchange! We’ll be taking a short br...

Every Time a Bell Rings, Late Stage Capitalism Wins This week on Projected Hues, Jessica, Brad, and I continue our Season’s Greetings & Grievances spiral; fitting for a year, and the next, that have gone full Pottersville with no exit in sight! We’re kicking off the winter holidays with my favorite seasonal film, It’s a Wonderful Life (1946), which celebrates its 80th year! A perfect moment to rev...

In this premiere episode of our Side Reels series, we speak with actor Kevin Connors (Phantasm III, Pleasantville, Prehysteria 2) about his experiences working across 1990s genre film and television. Connors shares behind-the-scenes insights into the Phantasm universe, reflects on his roles in family and fantasy projects, and offers a candid look at his path through the industry. Where to find Kev...

Corn Isn’t the Only Thing Getting Shucked This week, Jessica, Brad, and I are kicking off our new Season’s Greetings & Grievances series with Son-in-Law (1993), Pauly Shore’s ode to middle America. Next, we’ll be discussing It’s a Wonderful Life (1946). This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit projectedstatic.substack...

Dementia’s Multiverse of Madness This week, Jessica, Brad, and I drag ourselves across the finish line of our two-month odyssey with Phantasm V: Ravager (2016). The long-delayed, final gasp of Don Coscarelli’s surreal horror saga. Next, we’ll be discussing our Thanksgiving episode Son-in-Law (1993). End Credits Music: Phantasm Ravager End Credits performed by Elvis Brown and composed by Nicholas M...

Pimp My Titties! We’re releasing this one early for Halloween, in the spirit of the season! This week, Jessica and I venture into the dream-scoured deserts and fractured psyche of Phantasm IV: Oblivion, though unfortunately, Brad was unable to join us for this episode. In this entry, we also discover a touching local connection: the real Reggie Bannister actually resides right here in our mountain...

We Can Never Trust the Things that We See, Because Nothing is Ever as it Seems This week, Jessica, Brad C., and I are jumping into Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead. Reggie takes center stage, facing off against spheres, lurkers, and the ever-expanding weirdness of Coscarelli’s universe. Next, we’ll be discussing Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this...

Sphere no Evil With Brad rejoining us this week, Jessica and I are continuing our watch-through with Phantasm II , Don Coscarelli’s 1988 sequel. Next, we’ll be discussing Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994). This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit projectedstatic.substack.com

ALL EMPIRES FALL In our second After Dark episode, Jessica and I are once again staring into the political abyss and wondering why we can’t find the emergency exit. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit projectedstatic.substack.com

Don’t Fear! This week, Jessica and I are kicking off Projected Hues’ two-month descent into Phantasm with Don Coscarelli’s 1979 cult classic! All through October and November, we’ll unravel the entire saga: five films of shifting realities, surreal nightmare imagery, and cult-cinema audacity that cemented Phantasm as one of horror’s boldest and strangest franchises. Two months, five films, one Tal...

All That Glitters Is Gold This week on Projected Hues, Jessica and I are back from our break with something special, our very first listener request episode. We’re diving into Roeg to Nowhere, a one-off deep dive into the fractured brilliance of Nicolas Roeg. Our film is Eureka (1983), a dazzling gold rush of chaos, greed, and dark humor, joined by our special guest, Bradford C. Then we’ll get a h...

Back to the Ground This week on Projected Hues, Jessica and I mark one full year and 25 episodes of this podcast by revisiting where it all began: Soylent Green (1973). Our very first episode gets the anniversary treatment as we return to this sweaty, overpopulated, and weirdly foretelling vision of the future. Life’s a bit busy for us right now, so we’re hitting pause for August. But don’t worry,...

Lingerie, Love Spells, and Technicolor Hexes This week on Projected Hues, Jessica and I bring our Transcendent Realities series to a close with The Love Witch (2016), Anna Biller’s hypnotic homage to retro horror... a lush, witchy descent into desire, power, and performance, wrapped in technicolor and satire. And next episode marks a big milestone, our one-year anniversary of the pod! To celebrate...

The Path to Immortality Is Paved with Freaks and Gold This week on Projected Hues, Jessica and I scale Alejandro Jodorowsky’s The Holy Mountain (1973).Next up: The Love Witch (2016) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit projectedstatic.substack.com

Splish Splash We're Taking a Blood Bath This week on Projected Hues, we’re taking a detour from our planned series to celebrate a cinematic milestone: the 50th anniversary of Jaws (1975)! Jessica and I couldn’t pass up the chance to dive into Spielberg’s original summer blockbuster! A masterclass in tension, storytelling, and creature-feature perfection. Next episode, we’ll return to our Transcend...

Alice in Genderland This week on Projected Hues, Jessica and I dive into Louis Malle’s Black Moon (1975). It’s a dreamlike world of talking animals, gendered warfare, and mythic symbolism — the perfect place to start our new series, Transcendent Realities. Next, we’ll be discussing The Holy Mountain (1973), directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss th...

Live from a Dying Democracy This week on Projected Hues, Jessica and I bring our Political Dystopia series to a close with Good Night, and Good Luck (2005). It’s a fitting finale to a season that’s been anything but easy on the truth, or our collective sanity in 2025. Next, we launch into a brand-new series: Transcendent Realities. First up is Louis Malle’s Black Moon (1975). This is a public epis...

A Little Authoritarianism Goes a Long Way This week on Projected Hues, Jessica and I take a deep dive into the dull dystopia of Turkey Shoot (1982), where the privileged elite hunt down political prisoners for sport in a twisted, authoritarian future. We’re joined by William Mendoza from Men on Film, to unpack the film’s themes, over-the-top violence, and unsettling relevance in today’s political...

Ideas Die Screaming This week on Projected Hues, Jessica and I strike the match of rebellion with Fahrenheit 451 (1966).Next, we’ll be discussing Turkey Shoot from (1982). With a special guest from Men on Film, William Mendoza. Justin’s Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/JustinHSolis/ Projected Hues Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/projectedhues.com This is a public episode. If you would like to...

Fancy a Global Tumble? This week on Projected Hues, Jessica and I are diving headfirst into the sharp political satire of In the Loop (2009), where a tangled web of miscommunications, egos, and backroom deals plays out in the chaotic lead-up to war. Next, we’ll be discussing Fahrenheit 451 (1966) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bo...

Live Fast, Die Young This week on Projected Hues, Jessica and I are joined by a very special guest—my wife, Taryn, as we step into the trippy, mind-bending world of Logan’s Run (1976). Next, we’ll be discussing In The Loop (2009) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit projectedstatic.substack.com

Crockett has a Vice This week on Projected Hues, Justin, Jessica, and our first ever guest to the pod, Sam-I-Am revisit a cult classic from our first season— A Boy and His Dog (1975). Next, we’ll be discussing Logan’s Run (1976) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit projectedstatic.substack.com

55 Years on... The Same Talking Points This week on Projected Hues, Jessica and I dive into the gritty, hard-hitting world of Joe (1970), where anger, disillusionment, and violence explode in a tense portrait of a fractured America. Movie Trigger Warning: (1:37:15-1:38:15) Next, we’ll revisit our first redux episode, A Boy and His Dog (1975). This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss...