Film Streak

The streak looks at cinematic friends, families and enemies that just don’t stop in Scream 7 (2026), Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025), Greenland 2: Migration (2026), Leave the World Behind (2023), Troll (2022), Troll 2 (2025), Never Let Go (2024), The Watchers (2025) and In A Violent Nature (2024). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

The streak marches into 2026 with recent features about men navigating ambition, loyalty and life’s challenges in Marty Supreme (2025), The Smashing Machine (2025), The Rip (2026), Not Without Hope (2026) and Train Dreams (2025). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

The streak closes out 2025 with a roundup of the year’s releases, including: Friendship (2025), Nobody 2 (2025), The Naked Gun (2025), The Lost Bus (2025), Weapons (2025), The Long Walk (2025), Tron: Ares (2025), Jurassic World Rebirth (2025), Predator Badlands (2025), Eddington (2025), John Candy: I Like Me (2025), A House of Dynamite (2025), Caught Stealing (2025), Babygirl (2025), The Running Man (2025), Roofman (2025), Wake Up Dead Man (2025) and Frankenstein (2025). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

A look at the past and present of found footage horror, including the Blair Witch, V/H/S, Paranormal Activity, Grave Encounters and Hell House franchises, some overlooked finds and the recent theatrical release Shelby Oaks. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

The streak looks for the hardened souls fighting their rights and serving justice in A Working Man (2025), Last Seen Alive (2022), Eenie Meanie (2025), Novocaine (2025), In the Land of Saints and Sinners (2023), One Battle After Another (2025), The Battle of Algiers (1966) and Running On Empty (1988). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

Whether it’s at summer camp, in the heart of the city or on the open roads, the streak dives into slashers from the late 70s and 80s with The Burning (1981), The House on Sorority Row (1982), Prom Night (1980), Alice Sweet Alice (1976), The Prowler (1981), The Funhouse (1981), Humanoids from the Deep 1980), Sleepaway Camp (1983), Body Count (1986), The Final Terror (1983), The New York Ripper (1982), Madhouse (1981), The Slumber Party Massacre (1982), Slumber Party Massacre II (1987), The Toolbox Murders (1978), Pieces (1982), American Gothic (1987), The Driller Killer (1979), The Prey (1983), Motel Hell (1980) and Road Games (1981). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

More summer releases inbound, with Superman (2025), Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024), F1 (2025), Gran Turismo (2023), Last Breath (2025), Carry-On (2025), Mountainhead (2025) and The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

The streak looks ahead towards the future and catches up with recent watches over the summer so far, including Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025), Heart of Stone (2023), G20 (2025), Close (2019), To Catch A Killer (2023), Woman of the Hour (2023),Ballerina (2025), Flight Risk (2025), The Electric State (2025) and Piece by Piece (2024). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

The streak looks at films based on real events of hateful acts of terrorism and violence in 22 July (2018), The Order (2024), September 5 (2025), 6 Days (2017) and iHostage (2025). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

A few of the year’s biggest theatrical releases with Sinners (2025), Thunderbolts (2025) and Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

The streak takes a look at actors of a certain age getting their hands dirty in the action-packed 24 Hours to Live (2017), Land of Bad (2024), Extraction 2 (2023), The Outsider (2018), The Equalizer 3 (2023), The Crow (2024), The Accountant 2 (2025) and Havoc (2025). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

A special guest joins the streak to catch up recent Marvel films Venom: The Last Dance (2024), Madame Web (2024), Kraven the Hunter (2024) and Captain America: Brave New World (2025), followed by a breakdown of movie villains and more. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

The streak is back in action with the strangest relationships in It Ends With Us (2024), Drop (2025), Anora (2024), The Gorge (2025), The Killer's Game (2024), The Amateur (2025), The Killer (2024) and The Killer (2023). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

Conversations with filmmakers from Houston Latino Film Festival, including:Directors Francisco and Juanpedro David Salazar and actor Eugenia Forteza from Colibrí (2024) - www.lacuartaproductions.comDirector Andrew James Gonzalez and producer Elizabeth Avellan from American Sons (2025) - americansonsfilm.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

Conversations with filmmakers from Houston Latino Film Festival, including:Gabriella A. Moses, director of Boca Chica (2023) - instagram.com/bocachicafilmEzra Axelrod, director of Torah Tropical (2024) - www.torahtropical.comJoebill Munoz, co-director of The Strike (2024) - thestrikefilm.comLook for extended interviews with these filmmakers and more on the HLFF YouTube channel! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

A special guest joins the streak for a selection of films from the 9th Annual Houston Latino Film Festival, including Boca Chica, We Shall Not Be Moved, Jesse Trevino: The Man. The Artist, and Bob Trevino Likes It. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

Some of the recent horror films going in for the kill with Thanksgiving (2023), The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024), The Front Room (2024), Heretic (2024), Companion (2025) and The Monkey (2025). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

The streak pulls big scores with the misfit crews of Heist 88 (2023), Dragged Across Concrete (2018), Man on a Ledge (2012), Empire State (2013), Mad Money (2008), Ida Red (2021), The Channel (2023) and Den of Thieves: Pantera (2025). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

The streak heads back to the late ‘60s to the moment when Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant and the late John Bonham joined forces in the new IMAX documentary Becoming Led Zeppelin (2025). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

The streak steps into the mind of the master with the documentary David Lynch: The Art Life (2016), followed by the journeys of broken souls in Inland Empire (2006) and Wild at Heart (1990). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

By air, by sea and by land, the streak looks at films on World War II. From the Ken Burns documentary The War (2007) to the based on true events stories in Battle of Britain (1969), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Blitz (2024), Lee (2024) and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

The streak takes a walk in the wilderness with cinema’s most ferocious furball in The Wolf Man (1941), An American Werewolf in London (1981), Meridian (1990), Bad Moon (1996), Ginger Snaps (2000), Dog Soldiers (2002) and Wolf Man (2025). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

This episode: documentaries You Don't Nomi (2019), Faye (2024) and features My Old Ass (2024), The Substance (2024) and Challengers (2024) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

The streak kicks off a fourth year by digging its teeth into a dozen versions of Bram Stoker’s legendary vampire in Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922), Dracula (1931), Count Dracula (1970), Blacula (1972), Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), Vampire In Venice (1979), Dracula 2000 (2000), Van Helsing (2004), Dracula 3D (2012), Renfield (2023), The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023), Abigail (2024) and Nosferatu (2024) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

The streak turns up the volume with documentaries about some of the most daring and influential musicians of the last 50 years, spanning genres and generations in The Day the Music Died/American Pie (2022), What Ever Happened to Pink Floyd? The Strange Case of Gilmour & Waters (2011), Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James (2021), The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (2020), Michael De Barres: Who Do You Want Me to Be? (2015), Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary (2024), Thriller 40 (2023), Milli Vanilli (2023), Hype! (1996), Gimme Danger (2016), Murder in the Front Row (2019), Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon (2022) and Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars (2017). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

The streak takes a deep dive into the career of one of cinema’s greatest screen actors, Gene Hackman, including a list of top 10 personal favorites and a selection of films across four decades, including French Connection II (1975), The Domino Principle (1977), Eureka (1983), Uncommon Valor (1983), Target (1985), The Package (1989), Company Business (1991), Heist (2001) and Welcome to Mooseport (2004). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

The streak tries to find the words on which is better between the original or the remake. This episode: Speak No Evil (2022) and Speak No Evil (2024) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

It’s December and the streak is gathering up all the scraps from 2024, including documentaries, sequels, thrillers and oddballs that were Movie Pass, Movie Crash (2024), The Blue Angels (2024), Civil War (2024), Joker: Folie a Deux (2024), Twisters (2024), Trap (2024), Subservience (2024), Transformers One (2024) and Gladiator II (2024). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

Like Caine in Kung Fu, the streak travels across the landscape in search of healing, strength and even some laughs in Wild (2014), A Walk in the Woods (2015), Wildlike (2016), The Dark Divide (2020) and Tracks (2013). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

It’s almost some sort of Ocean’s reunion but paired up as reluctant partners-in-crime with George Clooney and Brad Pitt in Wolfs (2024) and Matt Damon and Casey Affleck in The Instigators (2024). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

The streak harkens back to eras past in Ti West’s prequel/sequel films featuring dynamic titular performances from Mia Goth in Pearl (2022) and Maxxxine (2024). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

The streak catches up with special guest Pedro Rivas from Houston Latino Film Festival to talk about all things undead, including the documentary Birth of the Living Dead (2013), followed by a remake rewind of George A. Romero’s Day of the Dead (1985) and Day of the Dead (2008). After that, we dig up more looks at the formerly living with Handling the Undead (2024), One Cut of the Dead (2017), Diary of the Dead (2007) and more. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

The streak catches up with legendary filmmaker Dario Argento in the new documentary Dario Argento: Panico (2023), followed by classic giallo films The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970), Tenebrae (1982) and Inferno (1980). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

The streak opens up a puzzle box of delights and horrors with Pinhead and the gang in Hellraiser (1987), Hellraiser II: Hellbound (1988), Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992), Hellraiser IV: Bloodline (1996), Hellraiser: Inferno (2000), Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002), Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005), Hellraiser: Deader (2005), Hellraiser: Revelations (2011), Hellraiser: Judgment (2018) and Hellraiser (2022). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

The streak checks out the stories within stories and found footage in The Visit (2015), I Saw the TV Glow (2024), The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014) and Late Night with the Devil (2023). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

We’re kicking off October with the horrors and emptiness of space in I.S.S. (2023), Dark Star (1974), Galaxy of Terror (1981), Rubikon (2022), Apollo 18 (2011), The Last Days on Mars (2013) and Aniara (2018). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

It’s all about taking the hits and getting back up again in The Fall Guy (2024) and the work of 87North in the Peacock docu-series Action (2024) showcasing stunt performers in the film industry. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

The streak has reached 500 films! What better way to celebrate that poke at the sensitivities of modern day audiences, including disclaimers, spoilers and the highly provocative experience of watching Blink Twice (2024). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

The streak watches what happens when somebody decided that making all crime legal for one night was a good idea in The Purge (2013), The Purge: Anarchy (2014), The Purge: Election Year (2016), The First Purge (2018) and The Forever Purge (2021). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

A look at this summer’s selection of ruffians, villains, miscreants and monsters from A Quiet Place: Day One (2024), Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024), Alien: Romulus (2024), Borderlands (2024), Horizon: Chapter 1 (2024) and The Bikeriders (2024). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

The streak explores the roles of 21st century genre queen Maika Monroe, starting with a stroll back to a decade ago with It Follows (2014) and the more recent releases Villains (2019), Watcher (2022), God Is a Bullet (2023) and Longlegs (2024). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

The streak heads back to the wastelands for a string of post-apocalyptic features from filmmaker Cirio Santiago including Stryker (1983), Wheels of Fire (1985), Equalizer 2000 (1987), The Sisterhood (1988) and Dune Warriors (1991), followed by a recent retread of this familiar territory in Future World (2018). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

The streak takes up arms to find out which is better between the original or the remake. This episode: Red Dawn (1984) and Red Dawn (2012). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

After watching the documentary De Palma (2019), the streak circles back to check out some overlooked work from years past: Sisters (1972), Obsession (1976), The Fury (1978), Snake Eyes (1998), Passion (2015) and Domino (2019). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

The streak gives the old bones a workout with Stallone, Statham and the packed roster of action stars from the past in The Expendables (2010), The Expendables 2 (2012), The Expendables 3 (2014) and The Expendables 4 (2023). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

This episode turns to films about filmmaking with documentaries on directors De Palma (2015), Alan J Pakula: Going for Truth (2019), and the innovators of the film sound industry in Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

Recent prequels exploring the makings of the dystopian Panem in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) and the motorized Wasteland in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

The streak finds some very hurt people looking to hurt people in the recent revenge action-thrillers The Beekeeper (2024), Monkey Man (2024) and Silent Night (2023). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

Thanks to the recent Brats (2024), the streak rewinds back to the 1980s for a fresh look at Pretty in Pink (1986), St. Elmo's Fire (1985) and Fresh Horses (1988). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe

A double feature of recent comedies from writer-director-actors Jake Johnson in Self Reliance (2024) and Charlie Day in Fool's Paradise (2023) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit filmstreak.substack.com/subscribe