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Welcome, everyone, to tonight’s episode. We’re diving into A Simple Favor and its sequel Another Simple Favor — two stylish, twisty thrillers that sit at the intersection of dark comedy, mystery, and melodrama. But behind the glamour and plot turns lies an interesting story of studio strategy, financial risk, and evolving distribution models. Let’s start with the original. A Simple Favor (2018) is...

The second season of the science fiction television series Stranger Things, marketed as Stranger Things 2, was released worldwide on the streaming service Netflix on October 27, 2017. The series was created by the Duffer Brothers, who also serve as executive producers along with Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen and Iain Paterson. This season stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brow...

The Long Walk is a 2025 American dystopian survival thriller film directed and produced by Francis Lawrence from a screenplay by JT Mollner. It is based on the 1979 novel of the same name by Stephen King (under his pseudonym Richard Bachman). The film stars Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing, Tut Nyuot, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Roman Griffin Davis, Joshua Odjick, Judy Greer, and Mark...

Tonight on Triple Feature, we peel back more than just plot—this episode explores how each film was built, the bold choices behind them, and what makes them tick both on screen and in the cutting room. First, Sinners, the ambitious 2025 hybrid of Southern Gothic horror, musical, and supernatural thriller from Ryan Coogler. Coogler not only directed but wrote and produced, putting this deeply perso...

Tonight on The IndySiders, we’re taking a closer look at WWE Wrestlepalooza — the Premium Live Event that aired last Saturday on ESPN — and then shifting gears for our indie spotlight on Beyond Wrestling’s Americanrana. Wrestlepalooza marked WWE’s first major show on the ESPN platform, held at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar opened the card, with Lesnar dominating...

Him is a 2025 American horror film directed by Justin Tipping, co-written by Skip Bronkie, Zack Akers, and Tipping, and produced by Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw Productions. The film stars Marlon Wayans, Tyriq Withers, Julia Fox, and Tim Heidecker. Its plot follows the trials of a young up-and-coming football player (Withers) training at the isolated compound of an aging, nearly retired quarterback (W...

Paradise Lost formed in Halifax, England, back in 1988, and from the start they carved out a reputation as pioneers of the death-doom sound. Their second record, Gothic, released in 1991, reshaped heavy music by weaving melody, keyboards, and gothic atmosphere into the slower, heavier framework of doom metal. That album set the stage for an entire subgenre, and over the next three decades Paradise...

We present out review of Star Trek - Strange New Worlds (season 3)! The third season of the American television series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds follows Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the starship Enterprise in the 23rd century as they explore new worlds and carry out missions during the decade before Star Trek: The Original Series (1966–1969). The season was produced by CBS Studios...

Tonight’s Triple Feature brings together three wildly different but thematically connected films: Happy Gilmore 2, Heads of State, and The Thursday Murder Club. Netflix leads with Happy Gilmore 2, directed by Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya) and marking Adam Sandler’s return to his most iconic role in a sequel that blends nostalgia with heart. Amazon Prime counters with Heads of State, an action-comedy...

We present our reviews of Nimona the comic and the movie! Nimona is a science fantasy graphic novel by American cartoonist ND Stevenson. The story follows the title character, a shapeshifter who joins the disgraced knight Ballister Blackheart in his plans to destroy the over-controlling Institute. Blackheart's intent to operate under his code of ethics contrasts with Nimona's natural impulsivity....

Steel Magnolias is a 1989 American comedy drama film directed by Herbert Ross and starring Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, and Julia Roberts. The screenplay by Robert Harling is based on his 1987 play of the same name about the bond a group of women share in a small-town Southern community, and how they cope with the death of one of their own. The suppor...

Tonight’s triple feature is about bodies turned into currency — fought over, driven to the edge, and sculpted into impossible ideals. We open with Queen of the Ring — Ash Avildsen’s new biopic of Mildred Burke, starring Emily Bett Rickards. Burke wasn’t just a wrestler, she was the first million-dollar female athlete, the longest-reigning women’s world champion, and a single mother who forced her...

Tonight’s Triple Feature takes us across three very different animated landscapes: Predator: Killer of Killers, The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep, and Love Me. At first glance, they don’t seem to belong together—sci-fi bloodsport, dark fantasy folklore, and surreal romance. But when you strip them down, they share a common pulse. Each film uses animation not just as a style but as a weapon. Predator...

Tonight we celebrate the career of Terry Gilliam! What happens when the animator from Monty Python decides to direct movies? You get Terry Gilliam — an American who somehow made the most British films imaginable. Gilliam’s fingerprints are all over Monty Python’s Flying Circus — those cut-out animations, the grotesque faces, the surreal leaps between worlds. And when he moved into directing, he ca...

Let the games begin! Alexis Hejna from Honeysuckle Rose Creations joins Jayson Teasley to look at the second season of the hit adaptation of the video game franchise. Let's see some carnage, cars, and of course, clowns! Twisted Metal is an American post-apocalyptic action comedy television series developed by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick and Michael Jonathan Smith. Based on the vehicular combat video...

We present our review of The Toxic Avenger (2023 film)! The Toxic Avenger Unrated is a 2023 American superhero black comedy splatter film written and directed by Macon Blair. It is the fifth installment, a reboot of The Toxic Avenger film series, and a remake of the 1984 film. The film stars Peter Dinklage as the title character, alongside Jacob Tremblay, Taylour Paige, Julia Davis, Jonny Coyne, E...

We present our review of Paris Has Fallen (Season 1)! Paris Has Fallen is a 2024 French and English-language action television series. It is written by Howard Overman and directed by Oded Ruskin and Hans Herbots. The cast is led by Tewfik Jallab, Ritu Arya and Sean Harris. Set in the Has Fallen universe, a disillusioned former French Foreign Legion soldier launches a revenge attack against the Fre...

Born in 1984 from the demented minds at Troma Entertainment, The Toxic Avenger was part parody superhero, part splatter comedy, and all gross-out rebellion. What began as a cheap exploitation gag — a mop-wielding mutant janitor fighting crime in Tromaville — somehow spawned three sequels, a Saturday morning cartoon, comic books, action figures, and now, decades later, a big-budget remake. Across f...

Tonight, Mark Radulich and Harry Broadhurst break down AEW Forbidden Door 2025, the annual crossover spectacle where worlds collide. We’ll cover the biggest matches, shocking moments, and long-term implications for AEW. Next, we pivot to WWE with a preview of Clash in Paris, the international premium live event bringing WWE’s biggest stars to France for the first time. What storylines are peaking,...

Tonight on Triple Feature we are doing a director focus on Joel Schumacher. We are reviewing The Lost Boys, Falling Down and 8mm! Most people only remember Joel Schumacher for Batman & Robin. Neon lights, Bat-nipples, toy commercials. He did what Warner Bros. told him to do, and he got crucified for it. But if you actually look at his career, Schumacher wasn’t a hack. He was a stylist with som...

We present our Resident Alient Season 4 review! Resident Alien is an American science fiction comedy-drama television series created by Chris Sheridan, based on the comic book by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse, that aired for four seasons from January 2021 to August 2025 on Syfy. It stars Alan Tudyk in the title role as an extraterrestrial who crash-lands on Earth with the intent to destroy the p...

We present our review of Night Always Comes from Netflix! Night Always Comes is a 2025 American crime thriller drama film directed by Benjamin Caron from a script by Sarah Conradt, adapting the 2021 novel The Night Always Comes by Willy Vlautin. It stars Vanessa Kirby (who is also a producer on the film), Jennifer Jason Leigh, Zack Gottsagen, Stephen James, Randall Park, Julia Fox, Michael Kelly,...

We present our review of Babymetal - Metal Forth and more! Babymetal’s Metal Forth, released August 8th, 2025, on Capitol Records. It’s officially their fourth canonical album — they set The Other One aside as a concept project — and it’s the first full record to feature Momometal as a permanent member alongside Su-metal and Moametal. The title is a play on words: “Metal Forth” as in moving forwar...

Tonight we conclude our monthly look back at The West Wing by reviewing Season 7. The seventh and final season of the American political drama television series The West Wing aired in the United States on NBC from September 25, 2005, to May 14, 2006, and consisted of 22 episodes. The series changed time slots from Wednesdays at 9:00 pm to Sundays at 8:00 pm, and the series struggled in its new tim...

We present our review of Stranger Things (Season 1)! The first season of the American science fiction, horror drama television series Stranger Things premiered worldwide on the streaming service Netflix on July 15, 2016.[1] The series was created by the Duffer Brothers, who also serve as executive producers along with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen. This season stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wo...