So It's Come to This: A Movie Podcast

This week, we examine the body horror of 1996's "The Dentist." We talk about our love of director Brian Yuzna, Corbin Bernsen's amazing performance and the movie's grossest kills, while Charlie shares his recent dental nightmare and Eric talks about growing up with a dentist for a dad. Listen now.

This week, we've been seduced by the legendary 1992 erotic thriller "Basic Instinct." We talk about Paul Verhoeven, Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, and why they literally could not make this movie today. Listen now.

This week, we are bonding with the new comedy "Friendship." We talk about how much we love Tim Robinson and how much we want to be friends with Paul Rudd. Listen now.

We've hit a milestone 300 episodes and we're talking about the milestone 1982 horror masterpiece, "John Carpenter's The Thing." We talk about why we love Carpenter's bleak vision, get into Kurt Russell's iconic role (and hat), and try to imagine what The Thing is thinking throughout the movie. Listen now.

As we approach our 300th episode, we're feeling pretty unstoppable, so we're watching the 1989 crime thriller "Relentless." We talk about our love for director William Lustig, Judd Nelson, Robert Loggia, Leo Rossi, Meg Foster, phone books, VHS movie trailers and more. Listen now.

This week, we're strumming along to 1972's "The Legend of Hillbilly John." We get charmed by this Appalachian fairy tale of sorts and talk about Hoyt Axton, Hedges Capers, and one very ugly bird. Listen now.

This week, we're bugging out over 1993's "Ticks." We watched this cult classic for the first time during a recent movie marathon, and we talk about the cool cast, especially Clint Howard, along with the movie's gross effects and more. Listen now.

This week, we're going deep on 1990's modest hit "Mermaids." We talk about Cher, Winona Ryder, Bob Hoskins, the 1960s, moms, and more Cher. Listen now.

This week, we're rooting along with 1974's "The Swinging Cheerleaders." We talk about writer-director Jack Hill's surprisingly subversive sex comedy and how much we love the cast, the jokes, and the cheers. Listen now.

This week, we're going out to the movies with "Sinners." We talk about Michael B. Jordan's dual role, the film's fresh take on a classic horror theme and, of course, the blues. Listen now.

This week, we're making friends with "Companion." We get into the early 2025 genre bending indie movie and talk about Sophie Thatcher, the movie's fun twists and more. Listen now.

This week, we're celebrating Oakland with the instant cult classic "Freaky Tales." We talk about Pedro Pascal, Ben Mendelsohn, Too $hort, Operation Ivy, Sleepy Floyd and all the things that make this movie as fresh as Oakland in 1987. Listen now.

This week, we're watching more Wings Hauser with a look at the 1991 TV movie "Bump In The Night." We get into the movie's great performances from actors playing against type, including Wings as a cardigan-wearing dad, Meredith Baxter as an alcoholic mom and Christopher Reeve as a child predator. Listen now.

This week, we remember the iconic Wings Hauser with a look at the low-budget 1988 action schlocker "Dead Man Walking." We talk about the movie's triple threat of Wings as anti-hero Luger, Brion James as psycho convict Decker and Jeffrey Combs as "Chaz" in a plague-infested wasteland that's a little too close to our present day reality. Listen now.

This week, we're setting off squibs with 1986's "F/X." We talk about this movie's perfect cast, great action, surprising twists and more reasons why we love it. Listen now.

This week, we're going across the pond with the 1987 British coming-of-age hit "Wish You Were Here." We talk about Emily Lloyd's breakout performance, our favorite post-war swear words, and how this movie hit us each differently while making both of us crave Fish & Chips. Listen now.

This week, we're feeling our skin crawl watching 1973's "Sssssss." We talk about the animal horror-meets body horror cult classic's use of real snakes and how its creepy makeup effects and unnerving story hold up today. Listen now.

This week, we're skipping the Oscars and talking about 2024's "Challengers." We discuss director Luca Guadagnino, Zendaya, friendship, tennis and sex comedies. Listen now.

This week, we're getting out the film projector and watching "8MM." We get deep on the 1999 Joel Schumacher thriller, and talk about Nicolas Cage, James Gandolfini, Joaquin Phoenix, Peter Stormare, dirty movies, and more. Listen now, if you dare.

This week, we're driving for the mob with 1989's "Cookie." We talk about how great Emily Lloyd, Peter Falk and Dianne Wiest are in this charming gangster comedy co-written by Nora Ephron and directed by Susan Seidelman. Listen now.

This week, we're hammering out the 1990 remake of "Night of the Living Dead." We talk about Tony Todd, Tom Savini and George Romero and how this movie makes Barbara into a badass. Listen now.

We're hanging out in the broadcast booth with the late Bob Uecker and talking about 1989's "Major League." We get into the movie's cool baseball vibes, including Uecker's iconic role, and debate the true wildness of Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn. Listen now.

This week, we remember David Lynch with a look at 1999's "The Straight Story." We talk about our love for all things Lynch, and why this G-rated Disney drama is among his most emotional and best films. Listen now.

This week, we're working in the lab with the 1962 cult classic "Hand of Death." We talk about actor John Agar, the movie's mad scientist monster and its clever commentary on racism. Listen now.

This week, we are remembering Olivia Hussey with a look at her iconic performance as Norma Bates in 1990's "Psycho IV: The Beginning." We get into the Showtime sequel's mix of goofy and dramatic moments and why we've been watching so many movies with mother issues lately.