The Film Majors

Zack returns to the podcast, showing his co-hosts what a True Hero really looks like for another action packed installment of Swords and Sandals Month! Your cinematic centurions discuss Zack's disappointing experience with Evil Dead Burn, Mick's absolutely deranged mythological MFK, and Musker and Clements' Disney musical classic Hercules.Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

It’s a gift from the Gods! Trojan warriors Alexis and Mick are ribbed for your listening pleasure as they pay the Boatman to ferry Zack’s corpse into the afterlife, but not before they share a heartfelt reflection on the loss of cinema titan and show favorite Sam Neill, plus Alexis’s thoughts on the new Jackass: Best and Last, and of course the hairless, waxed chests of legend in the historical epic Troy by Wolfgang Peterson.Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Release the Kraken! Demigods Mick and Alexis cast Zack into The Underworld as they embark on a quest of discourse for Sword and Sandals Month, including Alexis’s thoughts on the new romcom Voicemails for Isabelle, Mick’s bizarre proclivity for Cuttlefish, and the epic mythological adventures of Perseus in our double feature of Clash of the Titans (1981) and its 2010 remake! Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Strength and honor! Your podcasting legionnaires step over Mick's fallen body and are joined by returning guest Rosalyn Phipps for an epic kickoff to Sword and Sandals Month, taking on a discussion of Zack's big screen acting debut in American Flake, Alexis's feelings on Supergirl, and Ridley Scott's Academy Award winning aura machine Gladiator.Buy flowers from Rosalyn here!Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

The crack podcasting crew takes their score and walks away as Heist Month comes to its thrilling conclusion! Pulling one last job, your hosts talk Zack's feelings on Steven Spielberg's return to blockbuster filmmaking with Disclosure Day, B-Team Studios' debut feature American Flake and, of course, Dominic Sena's carjacking action thriller starring the incomparable Nicolas Cage Gone in 60 Seconds.Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Check out B-Team's feature at Dances With Films ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

The gang cuts the bullshit and mini moves and gets on with the podcast as Heist Month continues! The Film Majors break into a discussion of Zack's viewing of Kane Parson's breakout horror hit Backrooms, the sex appeal of James Caan, and Michael Mann's knockout debut feature Thief.Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Check out B-Team's feature at Dances With Films ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

The gang plans reunites to pull off another job as Heist Hoedown continues with a discussion of Zack and Mick's unique take on Love Island, the joys of physical media, and Steven Soderbergh's 2017 return to the heist genre Logan Lucky.Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Check out B-Team's feature at Dances With Films ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

YEEHAW! The Film Majors finally reunited on the same episode for a HEIST HOEDOWN! Alexis, Mick, and Zack manage to finally be free at the same time to kick off a brand new month with a discussion of the joys of dating the very concept of cinema, Zack's existential crisis about the perspective Escape From New York reboot, and Jules Dassin's genre defining caper Rififi.Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Check out B-Team's feature at Dances With Films ⁠⁠here⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

The Film Majors Express drops off Zack and picks up Alexis and special guest Ryan Hepkema as it heads to its final stop with a discussion of Alexis' latest dating experience, Ryan's thoughts on Curry Barker's Obsession, and Joseph Sargent's claustrophobic New York thriller The Taking of Pelham One Two Three.Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Check out B-Team's feature at Dances With Films ⁠here⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Train Month changes tracks as first time guest Griffin Fenady takes control of the locomotive in a discussion of Curry Barker's new horror phenomenon Obsession, Griffin's incredible William Friedkin impression, and Andrei Konchalovsky's icy prison break drama Runaway Train. Get ready for some voices y'all.Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Check out B-Team's feature at Dances With Films here!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

A missile the size of the Chrysler Building tears through Train Month as grip extraordinaire and vehicle aficionado Noah Kamen returns to lend his wisdom and expertise to a discussion of perhaps the greatest train movie ever made. The Diesel Brothers talk their feelings on The Devil Wears Prada films, Noah's inside knowledge of the making of Train Dreams, and, of course, Tony Scott's thrilling swan song Unstoppable. Listen for a special appearance by a Film Majors' dad giving his thoughts on the great dad movie of the 21st Century!Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Train Month goes full speed ahead as rail enthusiast and real life villain Chris Francis returns to the show to talk locomotives with the lads. The gang talks their feelings on Damien Mc Carthy's new frightfest Hokum, Chris's wealth of Thomas the Tank Engine knowledge, and John Frankenheimer's WWII action epic The Train.Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Cursed Christmas crawls back up the chimney for the final episode of The Film Majors in 2025! The gang meets in the cultural epicenter of California to discuss Zack's feelings on Chloe Zhao's Best Picture contender Hamnet, Alexis and Mick's gastrointestinal distress, and Jake Kasdan's holiday action slopfest Red One.Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

ALL ABOARD! The Film Majors Express departs the station as their first ever Train Month begins! Conductor Mugnai leads a discussion of his feelings on the new David Lowry joint Mother Mary, Zack’s takes on the filmography of The Lonely Island, and Yeon Sang-ho’s high octane zombie thrill ride Train to Busan.

Pack it up bros, Homoerotic Homies Month is coming to a sapphic conclusion! The Film Majors conclude their third Audience Select Month with a discussion of two new Barbie Ferreira films Faces of Death and Mile End Kicks, Alexis's similarities to the current President of the United States, and Joe Avnet's 1990s drama about two "roommates" Fried Green Tomatoes.Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Homoerotic Homies Month continues to register on an emotional level as the gang returns to the filmmaker who started it all! Zack, Mick, and Alexis talk their feelings on Kristoffer Borgli's The Drama, what constitutes good mystery storytelling, and Guy Ritchie's action thriller Sherlock Holmes, finally revisiting the first director they ever covered.Watch Edwin's bug horror lecture ⁠here⁠!Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

HAAAAARK! HARK HOMIES! LET'S SMOOCH! Homoerotic Homies Month continues as Dr. Edwin Harris appears in person to dive beneath the waves of cinema in a discussion of his first viewing of Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis, Mick's strange connection to legendary Oregon indie film Ghoul from the Tidal Pool, and Robert Eggers' surreal horror comedy classic The Lighthouse.Watch Edwin's bug horror lecture here!Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

The audience voted and your hosts will deliver: April is Homoerotic Homies month! Zack, Mick, and Alexis are joined in their first episode covering films about guys who are definitely "just pals" by film professional and vampire enthusiast Abby Walkur to talk David Lynch's Inland Empire, the odd trend in Brad Pitt movies selected for the podcast, and Neil Jordan's barely even subtextually gay vampire epic Interview with the Vampire.Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

The show goes deeper deeper deeper into truly dark territory for the epic conclusion of Women's Wrongs Month! Your hosts have a wide ranging chat about Mick's surprisingly warm feelings towards Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride!, the merits and flaws of Lord and Miller's Project Hail Mary, and, of course, Takashi Miike's J-Horror nightmare Audition.Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

The gang reconvenes to celebrate Women's Wrongs Month with a film that makes Nicole Kidman one of their most covered performers to date! Alexis, Mick, and Zack talk the 98th Academy Awards, their thoughts on Wuthering Heights and The Bride!, and Gus van Sant's whip smart satire To Die For. Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

If loving Women's Wrongs is wrong, then The Film Majors don't want to be right! The gang is back together at last, diving headfirst into a discussion of Timothée Chalamet's town hall comments, the new queer dom com Pillion, and Karyn Kusama's teen girl nightmare Jennifer's Body.Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

The Film Majors delve into couples counseling for their first ever installment of Women's Wrongs Month! Alexis is back, along with returning guests and actual married couple Joey Carlson and Zoë Hughes, to kick off a discussion of Zack's viewing experience of If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, Zoë's betrayal of Joey's trust, and David Fincher's blockbuster relationship thriller Gone Girl.Follow Zack, Zoë, and Joey's production company ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

The revolution comes to a tragic conclusion as Mick and Alexis bend the knee to fascism and skip the final episode of Fuck Fascism February. Zack is joined by The Toss Up Host and true radical Simon Luedtke in an inspiring discussion of the Oscar nominated live action shorts, Zack's first time viewing of the American Masterpiece Bring It On, and Gillo Pontecorvo's cinematic battle cry The Battle of Algiers!Follow Zack and Simon's production company ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

The investigation into which Film Majors are truly anti-fascist continues as Mick skips the latest discussion of resisting tyranny to go on vacation in New Zealand. Zack and Alexis are joined by Film Majors Heel and defender of the Free Press Chris Francis for a discussion of the new indie horror sensation Iron Lung, Emerald Fennell's controversial Bronte adaptation Wuthering Heights, and Alan Pakula's iconic Watergate procedural All the President's Men.Follow Zack and Drew's production company ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

With Alexis still on leave, Zack and Mick are joined by previous guest Mason Bissada to take on the foot soldiers of a of a Jew-hatin', mass murderin' maniac that need to be dee-stroyed. The guerilla filmmaking resistance launches an all out conversational assault on Mason's first time watch of Home Alone, their predictions and thoughts on the upcoming Academy Awards, and frequent guest Quentin Tarantino's WWII masterpiece Inglourious Basterds. Follow Zack and Drew's production company ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

If it ain't one thing, it's another that prevents Alexis from being on the first episode of F*ck Fascism February. Film Majors fourth chair Drew Paterson joins Zack and Mick in a discussion of Sam Raimi's new survival horror star vehicle Send Help, the similarities between Colonel Lockjaw and certain thugs of the current administration, and Paul Thomas Anderson's prescient action thriller One Battle After Another. Follow Zack and Drew's production company ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

2025 in Review is, in fact, over, but not before Alexis talks about a sad white boy! Your hosts are joined by certified Buckhead John Rich to discuss Mick's viewing of Greenland 2: Migration, who the real king of the January box office is, Alexis's thoughts on No Other Choice and The Testament of Ann Lee, and Amy J. Berg's musician documentary It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley.Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

It's time to stare the bad times in the face as 2025 in Review continues with Mick's pick! The gang follows up their previous episode by talking Zack's thoughts on 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Alexis's repeat viewing of Hamnet, and Yorgos Lanthimos' (sci-fi?) conspiracy thriller Bugonia. Yorgos gave them Plemons, it's time for The FIlm Majors to make Plemonade.Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

2025 in Review sprints along at a breakneck pace with Zack's first deep dive selection! The Film Majors discuss Alexis's repeat viewing of Weapons, Mick's beef with The Thursday Murder Club, Zack's late night exercise routine, and Danny Boyle's surprisingly sentimental zombie sequel 28 Years Later.Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

The Film Majors return with their supersized Best Films of 2025 special episode! The gang kicks off 2025 in Review Month by discussing the films they watched over the holidays that won't make their lists, Zack's 2025 Film Superlatives, how Alexis "gets her nut," the best movies of the year, and, as always, what's going on.Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Cursed Christmas crawls back up the chimney as The Film Majors close out 2025 from Fresno, the cultural epicenter of California. The gang discusses Zack's feelings on Chloe Zhao's Hamnet, Mick's gastrointestinal distress, and Jake Kasdan's holiday CGI slopfest Red One. Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

It's not chestnuts roasting on an open fire, but rather the remains of sentient beings as Cursed Christmas takes its darkest turn yet! Zack, Mick, and a very sleepy Alexis slide down Hell's chimney and into a discussion of Film Majors etiquette, Alexis's hatred of the poor, and Alexei Konchalovsky's surrealist holiday nightmare The Nutcracker: The Untold Story (AKA The Nutcracker in 3D).Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠⁠here⁠⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

HOHOHNO! CURSED CHRISTMAS IS BACK! Musician and Christmas Scholar Sloan Golden rejoins the cinematic holiday cheermeisters as they talk Clint Bentley's new feature Train Dreams, whether or not Zack is "the country mouse," and Joe Roth's Christian theocratic fascist propaganda piece Christmas with the Kranks.Listen to Sloan's music here! Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠here⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠here⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Estrogen Fest comes to a joyous conclusion with Diana Diyarza's return to the show! The gang discusses Zack's dramatic viewing experience of Wicked: For Good, Alexis's queer awakening at Blockbuster Video, and Jamie Babbit's lesbian cult classic But I'm a Cheerleader.Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠here⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠here⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

It's an Estrogember Double Feature and things are getting SAD! Alexis leads the boys in a wide ranging discussion of Zack's controversial views on Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, the wonderful and surprising features of Zoom Workspace, and two films focused on coping with the death of a grandparent, Céline Sciamma's fantastical Petite Maman (or LITTLE MOM!) and Lulu Wang's semi-autobiographical The Farewell. Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠here⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠here⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Estrogen Fest doubles the girl power as Natalie, longtime sister of Alexis, becomes a first time guest! The gang talks the new Lynn Ramsey film Die My Love, the Avitia ladies' longtime love affair with hats, and Leslie Harris' coming-of-age cautionary tale Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠here⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠here⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Spooky Season has passed on and rising from its grave is something far stranger, bolder, and more frightening.... ESTROGEN FEST 2025! Alexis takes the reigns of the podcast, leading Mick and fourth chair of the show Drew Paterson in a wide ranging discussion of the positive national effects of Zack's absence, Guillermo del Toro's retelling of Frankenstein, and Gillian Armstrong's Australian period piece My Brilliant Career.Follow Zack and Drew's production company ⁠⁠here⁠⁠!Watch Beer...Run! ⁠here⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

The mausoleum is locked once more as Spooktober 2025 ends in a gorey podcasting massacre! The cinematic gravediggers talk Yorgos Lanthimos' new feature Bugonia, Kelly Reichardt's methodical art heist drama The Mastermind, and, of course, Stuart Gordon's maximalist H.P. Lovecraft adaptation Re-Animator.Follow Zack's production company ⁠here⁠!Watch Beer...Run! here!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

The Film Majors make another wonderful contribution to society by continuing Spooky Season: Guys You Should Know Edition. Joined by director/degenerate (and honorary fourth chair of the show) Drew Paterson, Zack and Mick forge into a discussion of Scott Derrickson's slasher sequel Black Phone 2, the merits and pitfalls of the found footage format, and Brian Yuzna's body horror social satire Society.Follow Zack and Drew's production company here!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Spooky Season continues its slow rise from the grave with the help of new guest, florist and horror fiend Rosalyn Phipps! The podcasting horde tears into a gruesome discussion of Luca Guadagnino's disappointing new feature After the Hunt, Rozz's love for Art the Clown and art with clowns, Zack and Mick's feelings on Tetsuo: The Iron Man, and Lucio Fulci's gory undead chiller Zombie (AKA Zombi 2 [AKA Zombie Flesh Eaters]).Order from Root and Petal Floral, Rozz's floral business, here!Follow Zack's production company ⁠⁠here⁠⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Draw a nice hot bath and get ready for Spooky Season to get a little bit steamy! The gang hops across the pond for a wide ranging discussion of Benny Safdie's new UFC drama starring The Rock The Smashing Machine, Zack's thoughts on the dog led horror film Good Boy, Alexis's love for men in kilts, and Ken Russell's sexy and surreal Bram Stoker adaptation The Lair of the White Worm.Follow Zack's production company ⁠here⁠!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Turn off the lights and get ready for some frights because it's Spooktober once again! The Film Majors are joined by director Drew Paterson to talk Paul Thomas Anderson's new revolutionary action epic One Battle After Another, Alexis's controversial opinions on the works of Stanley Kubrick, and Frank Henenlotter's exploitation trashterpieces Brain Damage and Frankenhooker.Watch the American Flake trailer here!Follow Drew and Zack's production company here!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

The podcast isn't in Kansas anymore. It's on Pandora with The Purgecast cohost Sage Siepert! Zack, Mick, and Sage close Sci-Fi September out with a wide ranging discussion of Mick's continuing adventures watching Matthew McConaughey films, Zack's upcoming horror short, and, of course, James Cameron's blockbuster to end all blockbusters, Avatar.Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Sci-Fi September takes a dark turn as Mick returns to the show to bum everyone out. The Film Majors talk Zack's rewatch of Phantom Thread, Mick's adventures in Columbia, Alexis's viewing of Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, and Steven Spielberg's haunting futuristic nightmare A.I. Artificial Intelligence.Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

The show loses Mick in a tesseract outside spacetime but picks up engineer and physicist Joey Carlson for another installment of Sci-Fi September! Zack, Alexis, and Joey embark on a decades spanning odyssey to talk Freakier Friday, Zack's frustrations with The Summer I Turned Pretty, and Christopher Nolan's galaxy hopping adventure film Interstellar.Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Follow Zack and Joey's production company here!

The show goes back into the Zemeckis Zone as they head through a wormhole and into Sci-Fi September! The gang gets into a heady discussion about Mick's love for the new Austin Butler joint Caught Stealing, Zack's hatred for the cult classic Killer Klowns From Outer Space, and their old pal Robert "Bobby Z" Zemeckis's follow up feature to his best picture win, Contact.Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Another International Cinema Month is on the books as North American Cinema Month comes to a close! The Film Majors return to Mexico for a discussion about the new Bob Odenkirk action movie Nobody 2, Alexis's new grandma status, and Guillermo del Toro's freshman feature Cronos.Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

North American Cinema Month travels back up north to discuss one of Canada's most iconic filmmakers. Joined by Cronenberg expert Edwin Harris, the gang talks Gore Verbinski's Mouse Hunt, Zack and Edwin's customary greeting, and David Cronenberg's exploitation all-timer Shivers.Read Edwin's essay here!Read more on Canadian tax shelter films here!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

North American Cinema Month soldiers on as the show finally lives up to its artwork and heads to Cuba to cover some good old fashioned communist propaganda. The cinematic revolutionaries talk Zach Cregger's horror smash hit Weapons, Zack and Mick's proclivity for getting in the last word, and Mikhail Kalatozov's powerful propaganda piece I Am Cuba.Get information on the Salute Your Shorts film festival here!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

North American Cinema Month gets serious as Alexis brings the show to Mexico. The Film Majors talk the new Ice Cube Amazon Prime original film War of the Worlds (2025), slurs for AI, and Felipe Cazals' political thriller Canoa: A Shameful Memory, a film that has surprising and disturbing connections to Ari Aster's Eddington.Read the Criterion essay on the film here!Connect with the LA Mutual Aid Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠!