Viddy Well Podcast

Writer/director Eskil Vogt talks with Fantastic Fest Director of Programming, Annick Mahnert, about his latest film, The Innocents! The film is a taut, slow-burning supernatural thriller about children with psychic abilities that explores the dark and light nature of kids. Masterfully told and ripe with excellent performances, Vogt creates a mysterious and compelling world where dark actions have...

When there's no more room in Hell... old friends will come together to talk about the living dead for a podcast! Join Aaron as he chats with Jerrod Wilsford, an old chum from his video store days, about two of the greatest Zombie joints ever made, George A. Romero's Dawn Of The Dead and Dan O'Bannon's The Return Of The Living Dead.  For more BRAAAIIINNS: https://www.viddy-well.com/top-5/zombie-fil...

Yernar Nurgaliev is a director of films and music videos from Almaty, Kazakhstan. Sweetie, You Won't Believe It is Yernar's third film, and it just had its Texas premiere at Fantastic Fest. The film mixes comedy, drama, thriller, and horror into a bloody good genre hybrid that is hilariously entertaining watch. We had the privilege of chatting with Yernar, along with his translator Aizada, about t...

We had the pleasure of catching the Texas premiere of Mickey Reece's latest film, Agnes, with Reece and his screenwriting partner John Selvidge in attendance! In typical Reece fashion, expectations are subverted and the audience is taken on an unexpected ride. Don't expect your typical exorcism film here because this is quite a different beast.  More from Reece:  https://www.viddy-well.com/reviews...

We caught the world premiere of the latest installment into the  V/H/S franchise, V/H/S/94 , at this year's Fantastic Fest with most of the filmmakers, as well as producer Josh Goldblum, in attendance. The film features five new segments from Simon Barrett, Chloe Okuno, Ryan Prows, Jennifer Reeder, and Timo Tjahjanto, and takes viewers for a gory good ride that attempts to right the wrongs of the...

We had the pleasure of attending the Texas premiere for Jim Cummings and PJ McCabe's satirical erotic thriller, The Beta Test, with both directors in attendance! It was a wickedly fun, hilariously nasty irreverent ride that features another strong comedic performance from Cummings. We enjoyed the film and look forward to seeing it again when it releases on 11/5, Guy Fawkes day ironically. We hope...

We had the pleasure of catching a screening of Last Night In Soho with co-writer and director Edgar Wright in attendance! The film was the first secret screening at the festival, and it was very cool to be one of the select few to see it before its 10/29 release.  You can check out our full spoiler-free review here: https://www.viddy-well.com/reviews/last-night-in-soho

We had the pleasure of catching a screening of Titane with writer/director Julia Ducournau in attendance! The film kicked off this year's Fantastic Fest, and it is sure to rev audiences up when it releases this Friday, October 1st.  For more on the film, you can check out our full review here: https://www.viddy-well.com/reviews/titane You can also find more on Ducournau's previous film, Raw, below...

Join Aaron for what is sure to be our weirdest episode, as he talks with Joe Badon about his film Sister Tempest and a slew of other things. There's goofiness galore and oddity abound, so come be a part of the insanity!  For more on Sister Tempest, check out our full review: https://www.viddy-well.com/reviews/sister-tempest

Join Aaron as he talks with writer/director Andrew Morgan about his latest film, the quietly intoxicating and warmly spirited Samantha Rose , which was conceived of, shot and completed during the 2020 pandemic in a small and safe cast and crew setting in the rural settings of the Pacific Northwest. Samantha Rose is set to release on September 7th, but you can pre-order it on iTunes right now using...

Aaron is joined with Pop That! Podcast's Rob Chenoweth to discuss all things Friday the 13th!  Join the pair as they discuss their top five films from the franchise and its lesser entries, before shifting focus to ask the biggest question of all: who really reigns supreme, Freddy or Jason?! For more discussions on the Friday the 13th films, head on over to Pop That! Podcast, and check out www.vidd...

We had the privilege of chatting with Mustafa Shaikh of 36 Chambers about their new live-streaming platform 36 Cinema , which creates a unique experience for film enthusiasts everywhere by marrying live-streaming movies with real-time commentary from directors, actors, film experts, and super fans. Join Aaron as he talks with Mustafa about 36 Cinema, the kind of experience the platform provides, w...

We had the privilege of chatting with writer/director Carlo Mirabella-Davis on the phone about his narrative feature debut, Swallow, starring Haley Bennett. The film is a provocative and squirm-inducing psychological thriller loaded with social commentary, so we naturally had lots to discuss. Join Aaron as he talks to Carlo about the project, its origins, his research, the power of genre, and much...

We were lucky enough to snag a seat at an early screening of The Lodge with co-directors Severin Fiala & Veronika Franz, along with cast members Jaeden Martell and Lia McHugh in attendance. The Q&A was as entertaining as it was insightful, with Franz & Fiala both being very light and playful, which after seeing the film, only confirms that they're most certainly cuckoo — something which we're abso...

We had the privilege of sitting down with writer, director, composer, and all around good guy, Benh Zeitlin, to discuss his upcoming film Wendy , a unique revisionist retelling of Peter Pan as seen through the eyes of the titular Wendy. It's loaded with magical realism, naturalistic wonder, and adventure, but it was a long, arduous seven year journey to get it completed. Needless to say, there was...

Aaron is joined with Sade and Kyle from Offscreen Babble podcast to discuss their picks for the best films of 2019! Will your favorite make the cut?!  Hungry for more? Get more Offscreen Babble below: https://www.offscreenbabble.com/offscreen-babble-a-tv-and-movie-podcast

Today, Aaron talks with 20-year-old writer/director Harley Chamandy about his latest short film, The Maids Will Come On Monday, his love for Harmony Korine, working with Werner Herzog, and European v.s. American cinema, amongst other things! Be sure to check out Harley's films by clicking the links below, and of course, don't forget to like, subscribe, follow, comment, and all that:  The Maids Wil...

Merry Christmas, Viddy Well listeners! Today, the shitter runneth over with hap-hap-happy holiday cheer, as Aaron and his mom, Lisa, talk about a few of their favorite holiday films: A Christmas Story and Christmas Vacation!  After you listen to our talk, kick back and unwind with these holiday classics. If you wanna get a little loose, you can peep some drinking games for them here:  https://www....

Get liberated from religious oppression and levitate to the heavens! Aaron is once again joined by Christopher Wolford to talk about Robert Eggers debut film, The VVitch . We dive into name symbolism and talk a bit of history, discuss the multiple readings on the story and how it relates to The Lighthouse , and of course, we worship at the altar of our one true lord, Black Phillip. 

Aaron is joined once again with Anthony Cleveland to talk about "alternate reality films", or versions of existing films that were almost played by other actors. Join us (@19:30) as we talk alternate versions of Dumb and Dumber , The Godfather , Top Gun , and much more. 

Back in September, we had the opportunity to chat with Oklahoma filmmaker Mickey Reece -- along with his director of photography Sam Calvin, production designer Kaitlyn Shelby, and actress Danielle Evon Ploeger -- about his latest film, Climate of the Hunter, an endearingly ambitious 70s throwback full of comedic melodrama and vampires. Join us as we talk about collaboration, capturing that 70s fe...

Thar she blows! Today, Aaron talks with his friend Christopher Wolford about Robert Eggers latest film, The Lighthouse! We discuss our thoughts on the film, gush over the performances from Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe, and talk about some of its potential meanings.     

Anthony stops back in to talk about Tarantino's latest, Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood! We discuss and dissect the film, as well as talk a bit of history, and what we hope to see from Tarantino's 10th (and allegedly final) film. It's a swingin' time, baby!

Today, Aaron talks with Jocelyn DeBoer & Dawn Luebbe, who wrote, directed, and star in their directorial debut, Greener Grass, a delightful absurdist-surrealist satire about suburban living! Based off the duo's short film of the same name, the film was a surprise hit at this year's Sundance Film Festival, and we think it has all the hallmarks of an instant cult classic.  We talk about the films tr...