The Stacks

This week, we continue this year's Spooky Stacks - in part one (0:00-1:20:12), we discuss the 1988 Dario Piana giallo Too Beautiful to Die (released in Italy as a sequel to Nothing Underneath), in addition to "Habeas Corpus" - the second episode of Castle Rock. In part two (1:20:13-2:43:14) we talk in shorter form about around a dozen additional features: Len Wiseman's 2003 goth drama Underworld,...

This week, we kick off this year's Spooky Stacks - in part one (0:00-1:22:47), we talk about the 1988 (ish) wacky direct-to-video Greydon Clark killer cat on a boat movie Uninvited, in addition to "Severance" - the first episode of Castle Rock. In part two (1:22:48-2:26:05) we talk in shorter form about 9 additional features: Martin Scorsese's 1984 black comedy After Hours, Simon West's 2012 Nic C...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:38:04), we talk about the non-canonical 1965 Dr Who film adaptation, Gordon Flemyng's Dr. Who and the Daleks, in addition to "The Hobo Code" - the eighth episode of Mad Men's first season. In part two (1:38:05-2:32:55) we talk in shorter form about 7 additional features: the horrible 2017 Tony Leondis animated feature The Emoji Movie, the 2013 Taylor Ha...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:38:01), we talk about the concluding film in the Sartana spaghetti western series, Giuliano Carnimeo's 1970 picture, Light the Fuse... Sartana Is Coming, in addition to "Red in the Face" - the seventh episode of Mad Men's first season. In part two (1:38:02-2:23:55) we talk in shorter form about 8 additional features: Martin Scorsese's legendary 1980 spo...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:23:15), we talk about the classic 1953 Howard Hawks musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (starring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell), in addition to "Babylon" - the sixth episode of Mad Men. In part two (1:23:16-2:09:38) we chat in shorter form about 7 additional features: the 2014 Paco Cabezas Nic Cage Takensploitation film Rage (aka Tokarev), Steven Spielb...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:27:46), we talk about Alejandro Jodorowsky's 1961 surrealist debut Fando y Lis, in addition to "5G" - the fifth episode of Mad Men. In part two (1:27:47-2:29:31) we chat in shorter form about 9ish additional features: Michael G. Heagle's satirical 1989 SOV slasher short Toga Party Massacre, Léonard Keigel's 1970 magical realist mystery Qui? (aka The Sen...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:22:19), we talk about the (circa) 1970 Al Adamson biker intrigue patchwork Hell's Bloody Devils, in addition to "New Amsterdam" - the fourth episode of Mad Men. In part two (1:22:20-2:37:15) we chat in shorter form about 8ish additional features: Teruo Ishii's brisk 1993 v-cinema entry Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses, the peculiar 1985 Hoite C. Caston-d...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:19:30), we talk about the 1957 Allan Dwan desert noir The River's Edge, in addition to "The Marriage of Figaro" - the third episode of Mad Men. In part two (1:19:31-2:16:56) we chat in shorter form about 8 additional features: Fernando Trueba's 1989 weird erotic thriller The Mad Monkey (aka Twisted Obsession), the Ultimate Cut of Zack Snyder's 2009 comi...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:54:22), we talk about Tim Hunter's 1986 loosely-based-on-fact teen crime bummer River's Edge, in addition to "Ladies Room" - the second episode of Mad Men. In part two (1:54:23-2:51:48) we chat in shorter form about 8 additional features (battling low-flying aircraft noise for the first few): Paul Verhoeven's 1990 sci-fi dystopia classic Total Recall, M...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:29:34), we talk about the 1969 Robert Downey (Sr) advertising satire Putney Swope, in addition to celebrating the 10th through 13th episodes of Wayne Spitzer's Dead of Night, concluding our coverage of the series. In part two (1:29:35-2:27:46) we suffer through some technical difficulties while we talk in shorter form about 8-ish additional features: Yo...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:22:48), we talk about the 1968 Andy Milligan exploitation horror breakthrough The Ghastly Ones, in addition to the 7th through 9th episodes of Wayne Spitzer's Dead of Night. In part two (1:22:49-2:37:29) we talk in shorter form about 9 additional features: the widely-derided 2002 Lee Tamahori James Bond picture Die Another Day, the 2023 Tommy Wiseau dia...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:11:10), we talk about the 1928 Harold Lloyd silent comedy Speedy (directed by Ted Wilde), in addition to the 4th through 7th episodes of Wayne Spitzer's Dead of Night. In part two (1:11:11-2:05:54) we talk in shorter form about 10 additional features: Sam Qualiana's 2011 no-fi SOV project Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast, the 2004 Jon Turteltaub-directed...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:18:31), we talk about the iconic 1971 Clint Eastwood copaganda picture Dirty Harry (directed by Don Siegel), in addition to the first three episodes of the beautifully lo-fi Tacoma public access TV series Wayne Spitzer's Dead of Night (with furry-casting). In part two (1:18:32-2:11:41) we talk in shorter form about 8 additional features: Michael Apted's...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:57:58), we do a revisit of the Norman Mailer trash classic Tough Guys Don't Dance (including furry-casting), in addition to the first episode of the TV series Mad Men. In part two (1:57:59-2:53:32) we talk in shorter form about 8 additional features: the 2002 Sam Raimi Spider-Man movie, the smash 1999 Weitz Brothers teen sex comedy American Pie, the 198...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:49:05), we talk about J.J. Abrams' 2006 directorial debut Mission: Impossible III, in addition to the first two episodes of the 1966 Batman TV series. In part two (1:49:06-3:02:00) we talk in shorter form about around a dozen additional features: the 1997 Roger Spottiswoode Pierce Brosnan Bond feature Tomorrow Never Dies, the David "The Rock" Nelson sho...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:50:44), we talk about John Musker and Ron Clements' 1992 Disney renaissance classic Aladdin, in addition to the first episode of Freaks and Geeks. In part two (1:50:45-3:05:48) we talk in shorter form about 9ish additional features: Pierre Coffin & Kyle Balda's 2015 animated smash hit Minions, the 1989 Mike Diana tween SOV gore brainmelter Blood Bro...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:09:18), we talk about Lam Nai-Choi's 1990 sexy wuxia film Erotic Ghost Story, in addition to the first episode of the 1984 Lee Van Cleef van-based ninja TV series The Master (directed by Robert Clouse!). In an extended part two (1:09:19-2:10:10) we talk in shorter form about 8 additional features: the 2019 J.J. Abrams franchise killer Star Wars: The Ris...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:30:41), we talk about Guillermo del Toro's 1992 debut film Cronos, in addition to the final two episodes of season 1 of Gravity Falls. In an extended part two (1:30:42-2:51:21) we talk in shorter form about 12ish additional features: the 1977 Stelvio Massi comedic poliziotteschi La banda del trucido (aka Rascal's Gang, Dirty Gang, Destruction Force, etc...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:08:36), we talk about Yasuzo Masumura's noir procedural The Black Report, in addition to the eighteenth episode of Gravity Falls. In an extended part two (1:08:37-2:40:15) we talk in shorter form about 12(ish) additional features: Matt Johnson's great 2025 time travel comedy Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, the 2001 Pamela Sutch WAVE-style fetish v...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:35:47), we conclude the Daiei Gamera series with Noriaki Yuasa's Gamera vs Zigra, in addition to the sixteenth and seventeenth episodes of Gravity Falls. In part two (1:35:48-2:53:30) we talk in shorter form about  additional features: Uli Edel's crummy 2015 Nic Cage Insidious mockbuster Pay the Ghost, Steven Quale's excellent 2011 horror franchise entr...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:51:48), we go super deep on Rob Hedden's wacky slasher sequel Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, in addition to the fourteenth and fifteenth episodes of Gravity Falls. In part two (1:51:49-2:58:00) we talk in shorter form about 7 additional features: the 2023 Louis Leterrier blockbuster franchise entry Fast-X (with our rankings for the se...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:25:51), we talk about Jose Mojica Marin's 1968 horror anthology The Strange World of Coffin Joe, in addition to the twelfth and thirteenth episodes of Gravity Falls. In part two (1:25:52-2:47:47) we talk in shorter form about 9-ish additional features: Justin Lin's 2021 Fast Saga entry F9, the widely-disliked 2014 Marc Webb superhero rebootquel The Amaz...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:29:49), we talk about Richard Fleischer's big comic-book-y sequel Conan the Destroyer, in addition to the tenth and eleventh episodes of Gravity Falls. In part two (1:29:50-2:57:22) we talk in shorter form about 8-ish additional features: Marc Webb's 2012 Marvel reboot The Amazing Spider-Man, the Star Trek animated series episode "The Pirates of Orion"...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:33:02), we talk about the fourth film in the Sartana series, Giuliano Carnimeo (under the name Anthony Ascott)'s 1970 film, Have a Good Funeral My Friend, Sartana Will Pay, in addition to the eighth and ninth episodes of Gravity Falls. In part two (1:33:03-2:43:09) we talk in shorter form about eight-ish additional features: David Leitch's 2019 Fast &am...

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:27:33), we talk about the influential 2002 heroic bloodshed Hong Kong crime film Infernal Affairs, directed by Alan Mak and Andrew Lau, in addition to the sixth and seventh episodes of Gravity Falls. In part two (1:27:33-2:33:26) we talk in shorter form about 7ish additional features: John Glen's 1983 Roger Moore James Bond entry Octopussy, Pierfrancesc...