They Must Be Destroyed On Sight!

Lee and Leah are joined on this episode by special guest Daniel Segura, of the excellent Moustachioed Podcastio to talk about a film that deals with bride kidnapping and honour killings - and it's a swinging 1960s comedy! On this episode they cover the Monica Vitti-starring film "The Girl with the Pistol" (1968). Also, as Daniel is a first-time guest, he gets to play The Movie God Game. Can Lee st...

Despite the subject matter, Lee & Leah try to keep in good spirits while having a pretty serious chat about a very different rape/revenge film, in Emerald Fennell's "Promising Young Woman" (2020). "Promising Young Woman" IMDB   Featured Music: "Nothing's Gonna Hurt You, Baby" by Donna Missal.

It's been a busy summer so far for Lee, so he's half-assing it a bit on this episode and presenting another TMBDOS! grab bag episode, featuring soundtrack and score selections found on more recent episodes of the They Must Be Destroyed On Sight! podcast. --Day of the Dead from "Day of the Dead" (1985) --John Harrison (Episode 200) --Theme from Southern Comfort from "Southern Comfort" (1981) --Ry C...

Lee, Leah, and special guest Vaughn Kuhlmeier of the excellent podcast Motion Picture Massacre attempt to slay the dragon that is Terry Gilliam's Monty Python-adjacent film "Jabberwocky" (1977). Not loved at its time of release, is this still a critical failure, or has its politics and social messages aged much better over the years? Is it funny? What did they get away with while still rated PG? W...

Lee, Leah, and the returning Daniel hang-out in the desert to get drunk and talk about giant ants, that are bent on spreading communism across the world. Or something. Yes, it's the Gordon Douglas-directed, 1954 atomic age monster movie classic "Them!". We talk about the thinly veiled themes in the film; the agency of female scientists in a 1950s sci-fi horror; educational films about ants; govern...

Lee and Leah are back this episode to talk about Guillermo del Toro's fantasy/horror/anti fascist film set in the post-Spanish Civil War era, "Pan's Labyrinth" (2006). Most of the talk revolves around what is or isn't real in the film and the central themes, as well as the amazing special effects and visuals. You might say the hosts really Faun over this one. Thank you, we're here all week. Try th...

Lee is back in a super-sized episode, finishing off his look at the prolific contributions to film music from the talented duo of Guido & Maurizio De Angelis, AKA: Oliver Onions. --Seq. 1 & Temi di Laura from "My Father's Wife" (1976) --Main Theme from "Cop in Blue Jeans" (1976) --Caccia All'uomo, Pt. 1 & Il Grande Racket, Pt. 1 from "The Big Racket" (1976) --Nata Leri from "Due sul Pianerottolo"...

Lee, Leah, and returning special guest Gary Hill get their rain slickers and galoshes out to tackle "Singin' in the Rain" (1952), one of the best known and most well-loved of the big Hollywood musicals, featuring the talents of Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and a very young Debbie Reynolds. What Gary and Leah have watched as of late is also covered, and Lee reads an unusually long and informative Y...

Lee and Lady Leah have a conversation covering their thoughts on director Joshua Oppenheimer's 2012 documentary "The Act of Killing", which is about the surviving Indonesian death-squad leaders, who were responsible for the deaths of over one million people from 1964-65. A lot of it is just the shock and anger both hosts felt while watching the brazen boasting by these monsters, but they do get in...

Lee is flying solo this time out to give you his thoughts on six recent films. He reviews "Nobody" (2021); "Justice Society: World War II" (2021); Jiu Jitsu" (2020); "Sator" (2019); "Fried Barry" (2020); and "In the Earth" (2021). Featured Music: "Psychomania Front Titles" by John Cameron & "I Have Always Been Here Before" by Roky Erickson.

Lee, Leah and Paul try their best to stay out of chases, races, fights, and beer and hotdog eating contests, as they talk about the 1974 Terrence Hill & Bud Spencer buddy comedy "Watch Out, We're Mad!". They also talk about what they've watched as of late and read an Apple Podcasts review. Come ride with us in our podcasting dune buggy. "Watch Out, We're Mad!" IMDB   Check out Lee's recent appeara...

Lee is back with the second part of his look into the scores and soundtrack work of the prolific brothers Guido & Maurizio De Angelis, AKA: Oliver Onions. In this episode he had his work cut out for him, as the brothers seemingly worked non-stop in the mid-to-late 1970s. --Angels and Beans from "Even Angels Eat Beans" (1973) --Main Titles from "Giovannona Long-Thigh" (1973) --And Life Goes On from...

Lee, Greg, Kerry, and guest host Lady Leah talk about 2016's "Doctor Strange". Is it a good origin story? Does it matter much in the overall grand scheme of the MCU? Does it have a bad guy in it that's worth a damn? Is it okay that the Ancient One isn't Asian? All of this and more can be found in this crazy mirror dimension of an episode. "Doctor Strange" IMDB

Lee, Paul and Leah return to take a look at the horror-infused Spaghetti Western "Django the Bastard" (1969), starring prolific Italian genre actor Anthony Steffen in the titular role of Django. The conversation revolves around the legitimacy of the unofficial Django films; how much of an effective horror film this actually is; if the Django in this film is undead or just really clever; and Leah's...

Lee, Leah and Paul return for another Intermission episode to talk about the sequel to "The Abominable Dr. Phibes", "Dr. Phibes Rises Again" (1972). Find out how the hosts thought this bolder, bloodier, and much more campy sequel stacks up to the original. "Dr. Phibes Rises Again" IMDB   Featured Music: "Inscriptio" by John Gale.

Lee and Leah get into the mind of the criminal element when they cover the Anatole Litvak-directed, and John Huston-written crime & comedy film, "The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse" (1938). Is this film a bit deeper than it lets on? Is Edward G. Robinson really all that great a guy in this? Is this just the Stanford Experiment? Are they talking about what one might think they are talking about with the...

Lee, Leah and Paul have a breezy conversation, pondering one of Vincent Price's signature films, "The Abominable Dr. Phibes" (1971). "The Abominable Dr. Phibes" IMDB   Featured Music: Excerpts from the score & "Dr. Phibes' Theme" by Basil Kirchin.

Lee is back this episode with part one of a three-part look at the film music of the prolific Italian duo of Guido & Maurizio De Angelis, AKA: Oliver Onions. --Trinity Stand Tall from "Trinity is Still My Name" (1971) --Kerry from "Trastevere" (1971) --Main titles from "Il Sindacalista" (1972) --Fortuna si, Fortuna no from "The Terror with Cross-Eyes" (1972) -- Vocals by Enrico Montesano --Don't L...

In honor of the late, great Christopher Plummer, Lee, Daniel, Leah and special guest host Sam try and navigate the twists and turns of Rian Johnson's ensemble murder mystery "Knives Out!" (2019), featuring Plummer in one of his last roles. Who is the real stand-out star of this great cast of big names? What's a Timbit and how does that figure in to this film? The hosts also talk about they've watc...

Lee and Leah check out a film Leah suggested for the podcast - and a film that is a shameful blind spot in Lee's trash movie viewing - "Multiple Maniacs" (1970). It's John Waters' first talkie, and features the incomparable talents and screen presence of Divine. Is it too transgressive for its time? Is it too tame these days? Should it be embraced by the LGBTQ community despite some of the less PC...

Lee, Daniel and Leah are back this week checking out two films featuring the talents of the lovely Glenda Farrell. First it's an example of the classic small-town boy gets taken for a sucker tale, "Dance Charlie Dance" (1937) and then they move over to a film about smart, independent female lawyers trying to make their way in a male-dominated profession, "The Law in Her Hands" (1936). Which film d...

Lee, Daniel and Leah are back to tackle Paul Thomas Anderson's lengthy epic drama from 1999, "Magnolia". What did they think about the multiple interconnected storylines and how they all came together? Did the talented ensemble cast get enough screen time in their individual parts? How does Daniel feel about a film that was once his favourite film back when he first braved a tornado warning to see...

Lee's back for part three of his look at the scores and soundtracks of 1970s animal attack films, this time finding the few gems that round-out the decade. --Theme from "Long Weekend" (1977) --Michael Carlos --Peaceful Verde Valley from "Kingdom of the Spiders" (1977) --Dorsey Burnette --Excerpt from "Kingdom of the Spiders" (1977) --Jerry Goldsmith --Suite from "The Swarm" (1978) --Jerry Goldsmit...

Daniel, Lee, Greg and Kerry return to chat about "Captain America: Civil War" (2016). Opinions on this one are far more split than usual, as the hosts debate if this is even really a Captain America film or an Avengers film. Does Spiderman and Black Panther have to be in this? Is the Winter Soldier worth a damn? Do the action scenes at least hold up? Is there enough meat in this two and a half hou...

Lee, Dan, and Leah are back to talk about the goofy little biker film starring Joe Namath, Ann-Margret and William Smith, "C.C. & Company" (1970). How much of a real exploitation film is it? How big of a dick-bag is Namath in this? Why is Ann-Margret's character in any way attracted to Namath's character? Why are the biking scenes so damn long and drawn-out? Fuck Gene Siskel and the body-shaming h...