Film Dungeon

It's Pride month at the Film Dungeon and that means being gay AF is mandatory! To help us kick things off we brought in Chicagoan, lesbian, and comedian Hannah Hammer and watched the extremely queer directorial debut of the totally definitely straight male Wachowskis: Bound. Find out what happens when we watch a movie that's actually good, hear everyone do their Jennifer Tilly impression, and learn the real meaning of "Chicago handshake!"

Wrapping up AniMAYtion month with the return of Cara as she brings along a musical that's barely a musical, and the downfall of Don Bluth.Come along as we examine our psyches for deep-seated attraction to animated animals, wonder why nobody seems to care that the world is ending, and are wowed as Maya shows off her Snatch Game impersonation.

Evan and Zoe return to the Film Dungeon for aniMAYtion month and help us take on the extremely horny Ralph Bakshi throwaway -- Fire and Ice! Tune in to discover all the hot goss about this movie's artists, whether rotoscoping should make a comeback (no), and why on earth you would animate continuity errors into your film.

Apologies again for the late drop, Dungeoneers. This one goes out to the original Beast: Angus. Closing out Cape-ril in the Film Dungeon, Maya and Ian are mostly here for the special effects in 1991's The Guyver. Find out how Mark Hamill captured the essence of Kafka, why Mark Hamill will always be Luke Skywalker, and never mind who stars in this movie, Mark Hamill is here!

Sorry for the late drop, Dungeoneers. Angus was going through some health problems. To start out Cape-ril we've got the babe-a-licious Casablanca adaptation: Barb Wire. Come for Humphrey Bogart nipples, stay for Pam Anderson's hair. Tune in and find out the answer to the most important question in Hollywood: if you look this good, does it matter how you act?

It's our unluckiest episode yet and the end of March Madness here at the Film Dungeon. This week, we dive into the movie that is sort of a Color Out of Space adaptation and definitely killing Boris Karloff: Die, Monster, Die! Come hang out with us as Maya falls down a Wikipedia hole about the least likable man in Hollywood, Ian watches the last Lovecraft adaptation he hasn't seen, and we both obsess over the last great gothic hag: Letitia Witley. Also featuring: Maya's husband, Billy! Because if you can't make your husband guest on your podcast, you're not trying hard enough!

It's MADNESS, March Madness here at the Film Dungeon. Ian and Maya are back with Lovecraft month and kicking open a door to another dimension with 1991's HBO TV movie: Cast A Deadly Spell. Find out what happens when you order your Gremlins on Temu, which movie monster has the sassiest hips, and who in the LAPD has the most punchable face.

Sorry for the late drop, Dungeoneers, but this one was a monster! We've got two straight hours of horror at what Gary Oldman is doing in 2002's hate crime: Tiptoes. We welcome on two new guests, Evan and Zoe, and ask them why they made us watch this. WHY??? Tune in for very little plot! Gary Oldman's spider arms! And Ian's deep-seated white-hot hatred for the aughts!

It's February which means it's Bad Romance month here at the Film Dungeon! We're kicking things off with another truly awful erotic thriller, this time courtesy of Madonna. Tune in to find out whether or not Willem Dafoe is hot enough for this, if there's such a thing as gaydar for kink, and how they somehow got multiple Oscar nominees to debate whether Madonna was too sexy for her shirt (spoilers: she was).

Is it a mood piece? Is it working out generational trauma? Is it British? The answer to at least one of those is yes in the final episode of our 2026 New Year's extravaganza! This week, Maya and Ian crash headlong into 1987's Bloody New Year and sink it. Tune in to find out why everyone wants to sleep with Rick, whether the main characters really deserved to be murdered by carnies, and whether this movie is secretly the conclusion to Lost. See you on The Island, Dungeoneers!

It's the first Film Dungeon of 2026! Our second New Year's movie, but ignore that. The last one was clearly for Christmas. This week, we're starting off with a bang and our first guest, Cara! We discuss the mailed-in Rankin/Bass animated special, Rudolph's Shiny New Year. Tune in to find out why Humpty Dumpty is a judgmental b•tch, whether it's wrong to kill a baby if it's going to lead to your death, and what happens to your Christmas-themed company after you've completely run out of songs.

Merry Christmas, Dungeoneers! Maya and Ian take on the very 80s slasher New Years Evil, where they are shocked to find bad hair, bad acting, and...competent cops?? Come with us and find out why you shouldn't trust preppy people, what happens when you ask white people to mosh, and hear Ian's pretty damn good Evil voice. Because how else do you celebrate Christmas than with a different holiday-themed horror movie?

Welcome to the start of our Holi-slay Spectacular! This week, we tackle the very weird and John Waters-approved Christmas Evil. Is this a performance worthy of Joaquin Phoenix? Is this an anti-Reaganomics masterpiece? Find out with us, Dungeoneers, and don't forget to check your bushes for Santas. Ho ho ho!

Happy Thanksgiving, Dungeoneers! This week, Ian and Maya close out Noirvember with the face-blind (not color-blind) erotic thriller, Color of Night. It's a giallo with Bruce Willis and a very 90's level understanding of transness, therapy, and the LAPD. Come for the sex scenes, stay for the movie's weird belief that Jane March is completely unrecognizable in a wig!

We open Noirvember with a film that deserves to go in the Film Dungeon: The Big Cube (1969). Maya and Ian break down this groovy and weirdly Republican cross between Reefer Madness and Gaslight. Expect: 45 year old teenagers, avant-garde eyeliner, and the creation of two new stars in this week's DungeonMasterpiece Theater.

The Film Dungeon dives headfirst into The Seventh Curse (1986), a Hong Kong rollercoaster of evil puppets, blood curses, and way too many grenades for everyone's good. Maya and Ian try and keep up with the chaos, as Maya's crush on Maggie Cheung is put to the ultimate test. Also featuring Ian's spot-on impersonation of The Wig and a new ad for the Baby Juicer 9000!

Maya and Ian descend into the bizarre and pervy world of The Pit (1981). A low-budget Canuck-sploitation horror oddity featuring a creepy kid, a talking teddy bear, and a pit full of monsters. Expect laughter, Freudian theorizing about the director's mental health, and Maya being an angry feminist.

The debut episode of Film Dungeon, where we tackle Blood Beat (1983). The Wisconsin Christmas slasher in which everyone's psychic and the director owned a set of samurai armor. Plus: sketches, tangents, and a lot of dead deer.