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Video Monsters
by Video Monsters
In-depth movie analysis podcast with hosts Nathan, Eric, and Dan where we take movies seriously, but we don't take ourselves seriously. Sponsored by Chattanooga Film Festival, and Central Cinema (Knoxville, TN)
Episodes
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ep471: Moving Movie Madness
Who needs two guys and a truck when you have two guys and a podcast?!!? So wrap up the dishes, be sure not to overpack the books (those boxes get heavy QUICK), and clearly label where all of your movies are because the Video Monsters are moving right along with tonight’s Moving Movie Madness!! If...
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ep470: Final Destination Franchise
Work on your tan, grab your camera, and meet us at the rollercoaster because tonight’s episode is off the rails…. wait…umm…. things didn’t turn out so well with that last time…. Put on your ring, get a snack from the vending machine, and meet us at the skylight restaurant because tonight we’re...
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ep469: Video Monsters Monster Video Store Weekend Playlist
While Eric’s away, Nathan and Dan will play… a bunch of hypothetical movies in their imaginary video store! Last year, the gang made a list of the first 50 titles they would add to their inventory if Video Monsters was an actual video store. On today’s episode, Nathan and Dan will take turns...
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ep468: Back to School Movie Madness
We've got our lunch all packed and our boots tied tight, but knowing us there WILL be a fight...about the eligibility of some of Nathan's picks in tonight's Back to School Movie Madness!! So grab your stylish new backpack, make sure your tablet is charged, and bring along an abacus just for the...
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ep467: Theme Park "Movie" Madness
Put on your sunscreen, make sure to eat a good breakfast, load up your fanny-pack, and let's get in the car because Nathan and Eric are taking you on a trip to the most wonderfully ridiculous place on Earth... a fantasy theme park composed entirely of movie-centric attractions!! In tonight's...
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ep466: Sam Raimi - Ranking Mini Popcorn Punchout - Chattanooga Film Festival 2023
The Video Monsters are always excited to indulge in all things Chattanooga Film Festival, so now we share one of those indulgences with you... this Mini-Popcorn Punchout on the non-Marvel films of Sam Raimi, originally recorded as part of the lineup for Chattanooga Film Festival 2023. And much…
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ep465: Sin Eater - guest Corey Simpson
Special guest and occasional cohost Corey Simpson pulls double-duty in tonight’s episode as both cohost and guest to discuss his short film Sin Eater, followed by a mini Movie Madness of our recommendations of religious horror films to pair with Sin Eater. So light a candle, put on a bib, and be...
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ep464: Lady Vengeance (2005)
Grab a plate of tofu, put on your black leather trenchcoat, and get close enough to hear our heartbeats as the Video Monsters kick off their second South Korean Cinema series with Lady Vengeance!! If you enjoy this episode, come join the Video Monsters crew on Discord - be a part of the…
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ep463: South Korean Popcorn Punchout 2
The Video Monsters are taking another journey in the world of cinema to South Korea!! Using the movies selected in our South Korean Movie Madness 2 (episode 456), we'll be determining which three movies will be getting the full Video Monsters analysis. So grab some PEPPERMINT CANDY, round up the...
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ep462: Modern History via Movies
After another unexpected hiatus, the Video Monsters are back!! After catching up on some of our viewings over the last few months, Nathan and Eric help Dan brainstorm the development of a modern history (post WWII) course taught through the language of cinema. So grab your textbook, make some...
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ep461: Teagan and His Bros & Puppet Movie Madness - guest Ronald Short
The Video Monsters are here to serv(o) up another heart-felt episode - we don't want to string you along, so we'll go ahead and let the cat out of the bag. Very special guest Ronald Short joins the Video Monsters to discuss his new short, TEAGAN AND HIS BROS, as well as provide some…
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ep460: Merry Chris-mas Holiday Spectadequate
The Video Monsters proudly present our 2025 CHRIS-mas Spect-adequate! The finest (as in the most "ok") holiday special around! This year we're gifting you a Monthly Movie Madness, where Nathan, Dan, and Eric take turns recommending one movie per day for the month of December. The movies we pick...
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ep459: Hot Hot Hot Movie Madness
The Video Monsters pay tribute (sort of) to the late David Johansen (AKA Buster Poindexter) with a Hot Hot Hot Movie Madness recommending films that could be categorized under various definitions of the word “hot.” Can you tell this idea was a last-minute pivot when our original recording plans...
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ep458: Striya (2025) & Folk Horror Movie Madness - special guest Paige Campbell
The Video Monsters are joined by very, very special guest Paige Campbell to discuss their short film (Striya), our love of the Chattanooga Film Festival, and some of our favorite folk horror movies to round out the spooky season. So light a candle, pick out a pumpkin, and embrace your inner…
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ep457: LVCRFT & Gateway Horror Movie Madness - special guests DeepKutz & Lil Punkin
The Video Monsters are joined by very, very special guests Amanda (aka DeepKutz) and Evan (aka Lil Punkin) from LVCRFT to discuss spooky music and gateway horror movies in honor of LVCRFT's recently released 7th album: Kids. So grab your pumpkin spice, take a quick bite, and exercise your demons...
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ep456: South Korean Movie Madness 2
Grab your passport and prepare yourselves for a trip to the land with Seoul (that’s what they call it, right?) as the Video Monsters head back for round two of South Korean cinema! Nathan and Dan will make ten picks each for themselves and for Eric in absentia to bring you our 30 recommendations…
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ep455: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
Grab your spray-on shoes, choke down a sardine with a side of chocolate snowballs, and fly down to Swallow Falls on your favorite ratbird because it’s time for the Video Monsters to translate their thoughts and rain some sunshine down on Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s 2009 animated epic…
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ep454: Star Wars Mini-Ranking Popcorn Punchout
The Video Monsters have gone to the Jedi temple and sought out the holocron from the archives for tonight's episode: STAR WARS Mini-Popcorn Punchout - the first Mini-Popcorn Punchout that we recorded long ago as a test run to make sure the shorter format was feasible and could be done in a more...
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ep453: Rainy Day Movie Madness
Dan is cashing in a rain check tonight, so Nathan and Eric are joined by filmmaker Robert Woods (AN IDEAL HOST) for an impromptu RAINY DAY MOVIE MADNESS where we each takes turns recommending our favorite movies to return to on a rainy day. So put away the umbrella, kick off your galoshes, and…
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ep452: Overnight Inventory
The Video Monsters lean even further into their 90s video store vibe by discussing the first 50 titles that they would select if Video Monsters was an actual brick and mortar video store. So put the posters on the wall, assemble the cardboard standees, and turn on the neon sign for tonight's…
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ep451: The Ice Storm (1997)
Thanksgiving comes early (technically late.... very late, but we’re trying to avoid being in a negative zone) this year, so grab your car keys, put on your Nixon mask, and meet us at the train station because it’s time for the Video Monsters to weather Ang Lee’s THE ICE STORM (1997). If you enjoy...
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ep450: Merry eXtreMAS - Dimension Extreme Popcorn Punchout
Get ready for the acceptable conclusion to the finest holiday special of the season! And when we say “finest,” we put the emphasis on “fine” because this is the VIDEO MONSTERS HOLIDAY SPECT-adequate (it’s OK) PART 2: DIMENSION EXTREME-MAS! Tonight’s format is a POPCORN PUNCHOUT, where the Video...
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ep449: Siege-ons Greetings
Siege-ons Greetings from the Video Monsters!! Tonight we present Part One of our two-part annual HOLIDAY SPECT-adequate (it’s fine): A Mini-Movie Madness where Nathan and Eric take turns selecting their recommendations for winter/snowy/holiday-adjacent siege movies! So grab some hot cocoa…
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ep448: Stormy Weather Popcorn Punchout
Tonight’s forecast: Cloudy with a Chance of CHAOS! The Video Monsters are braving the elements this evening with a Stormy Weather Popcorn Punchout, where we assemble our Video Rack Attack Bracket to decide which three storm, blizzard, tornado, hurricane, and/or other natural/unnatural weather...
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ep447: HauntedWeen (1991)
The Video Monsters have decided to travel back in time to a much better, more optimistic period in our lives: Halloween 2024! Tonight we’re discussing 1991’s HAUNTEDWEEN, a low-budget, surprisingly charming regional slasher film that closed out this year’s Knoxville Horror Film Festival. But…
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ep446: Stormy Weather Movie Madness
We think it is safe to say that, due to recent events, many of you out there are probably feeling a bit anxious about the future right now. We certainly are here at Video Monsters. We have always strived to make this silly little podcast a positive place to celebrate not just movies, but the…
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ep445: Waterworld (1995)
I see seas of blue, blue water too. The bright burning sun. The dark sacred soil. And I think to myself.... what a Waterful World That’s right! The time has come for us to venture off into the aquatic wasteland of the far future known as WATERWORLD; the notoriously expensive flop that was…
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ep444: Let Him Go
The Video Monsters continue their discussion on the work of Kevin Costner with an under-the-radar, late-career gem: Thomas Bezucha’s LET HIM GO (2020). This is a tense, lean neo-western thriller with a huge heart and some excellent performances from a fiery Diane Lane and the Cos’ as her...
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ep443: Ouchie, and Mirror Movie Madness - special guests Kyle Kuchta & Jeanette Wall
Director Kyle Kuchta and writer Jeanette Wall join the Video Monsters to talk about their new short film, OUCHIE, which recently screened at the Chattanooga Film Festival and is currently making the rounds on the festival circuit. After a discussion of the short, we each make our picks for a…
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ep442: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Cancel the kitchen scraps, stop all merciful beheadings, and call off Christmas because it’s time to bow down before the almighty villainy Alan Rickman. Everything we do, we do it for him… and for the joy of catapulting ourselves into the castle of campy fun, crafty adventure, and questionable...
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ep441: Kevin Costner Popcorn Punchout
The Video Monsters saddle up with special guest Robert Woods (filmmaker, An Ideal Host) for a Western-style showdown in tonight’s Kevin Costner Popcorn Punchout, where we assemble our Video Rack Attack Bracket and duel our way down to the line to decide which three Costner films will get the...
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ep440: Kevin Costner Movie Madness
Grab your baseball bat, put on your cowboy hat, and prepare yourself for questionable accents/narration because the Video Monsters are about to rundown the career of maybe the most quintessential All-American leading man of the modern era*. Nathan, Eric, and Dan will make ten picks each to bring...
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ep439: Zodiac (2007)
Grab your animal crackers, queue up Hurdy Gurdy Man, and meet us in a California basement because it’s time to finally close the book on our Journalism series with David Fincher’s ZODIAC (2007). If you enjoy this episode, come join the Video Monsters crew on Discord - be a part of the discussion...
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ep438: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Grab a cigarette filter, strap on your tape recorder, and meet us at the carousel bar because it’s time to buy the ticket and take the ride through bat country with Terry Gilliam’s FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS. If you enjoy this episode, come join the Video Monsters crew on Discord - be a part…
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ep437: Broadcast News (1987)
Unplug the phone, lace up your boots (but only if you want), dab the sweat off your brow, and put away that hefty shadow puppet because it’s time to listen closely as the Video Monsters broadcast their views on James L. Brooks’ BROADCAST NEWS! If you enjoy this episode, come join the Video…
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ep436: Journalism Popcorn Punchout
Extra! Extra! Read, er…. hear all about it! Tonight we’ve got a Punchout poppin’ on pictures about the press, and we’re gonna shout it! Well, Eric will take care of most of the shouting as the Video Monsters raise Hell over which Journalism films are Deader than the rest! So Fletch yourself a...
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ep435: Journalism Movie Madness
Grab your (catchy newspaper headline to be added by the editor after they decide if this will make it to the front page), put on your (stereotypical journalist accessory that you always see in the movies but rarely ever actually see in real life), and get ready to (exaggerated action sequence to...
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ep434: Chattanooga Film Festival 2024 preview
Grab a case of Faygo, put on your Gogo boots, and pick out your finest masque before joining us in a dimension of cinematic sight and sound to melt your mind as we have a devil of a good time with Chris Dortch and Dustin Kramer discussing the Chattanooga Film Festival…where the Fest is family!!...
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ep433: The Coen Brothers - Ranking Popcorn Punchout - special guest Matt Mercer
Grab your lucky coin, open you blue letter, and don't forget your hat as we tunnel our way through humor, action, and existentialism in tonight's Ranking Popcorn Punchout: Video Rack Attack Bracket of the Coen Brothers' filmography! Special guest: Matt Mercer - Contracted, Dementia: Part II…
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ep432: Where the Devil Roams (2023) - special guests John Adams & Toby Poser
Grab your rotting apples, take a look in the mirror, and work on your sewing skills as we sing the praises of John Adams and Toby Poser in our interview and analysis of Where the Devil Roams!! Special guests: John Adams & Toby Poser - Hellbender, The Deeper You Dig Stay up to date with all Adams...
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ep431: 2024 Themes Popcorn Puchout - part 2
Top off your white lightning, refill your mega-sized popcorn bucket, and remember that wherever you go to listen to your podcast...there you are! Swap out the tapes because tonight is part two of our Popcorn Punchout to pick our main themes for the year - in the end, there can be only…
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ep430: 2024 Themes Popcorn Punchout - part 1
Grab your freeze dried ice cream, a mega-sized popcorn bucket, and try to keep your sanity as three good fellas roll the dice and sink their jaws into tonight's mega-sized Popcorn Punchout as we work from 32 themes down to our final 8 for the year!! And get ready to change the tapes midway…
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ep429: The Menu (2022) - special guest Sarah Stubbs
Grab your breadless bread, cozy up to the fire, and don't just listen....savor. Savor our analysis of THE MENU as we podcast on the edge of the abyss (which is where god works too)! Special guest: Sarah Stubbs - Geeks Who Eat, Final Girls Feast If you enjoy this episode, come join the Video...
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ep428: Ratatouille (2007)
Grab your trash cheese, put on your tiny chef's hat, and strike your best freeze frame pose as you let the combination of our cinematic tastes swirl around your head in our analysis of RATATOUILLE!! And remember, anyone can be a podcaster... but it takes true passion to be a Video Monster. If you...
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ep427: Pig (2021)
Grab your best bottle of crypt wine, take down the curtains, and fry up some bacon because the timer is running for us to deconstruct our thoughts in tonight's analysis of PIG! If you enjoy this episode, come join the Video Monsters crew on Discord - be a part of the discussion and listen in live...
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ep426: Holiday Spectadequate - Ranking Mini Popcorn Punchout
The most OK-est of annual holiday traditions is finally upon us! And, as usual, it’s going to be SPECT....adequate (it’s fine. Totally fine.) This year the Video Monsters are going to do a ranking mini-POPCORN PUNCHOUT: Video Rack Attack Bracket to decide which three Christmas (or Xmas-adjacent)...
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ep425: Food Service Popcorn Punchout
It's a Big Night for the Video Monsters because it’s time for another POPCORN PUNCHOUT: Video Rack Attack Bracket, this time to decide which three Food Service movies we get to feast on over the next few weeks. As usual with these episodes, the game eventually reaches a Boiling Point as beloved...
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ep424: Sour Party (2023)
The Video Monsters are bringing you even more Chattanooga Film Festival 2023 goodness with tonight's discussion of SOUR PARTY - a feminist, punk, one crazy day, buddy comedy, with just a dash of magical realism that highlights how truly bizarre the world can be! Special guests Michael Drexton,...
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ep423: Food Service - Monthly Movie Madness
The Video Monsters have prepared a feast for your ears with tonight's Food Service Monthly Movie Madness!! The Monthly Movie Madness episodes are a recent addition to our lineup in which Nathan, Eric, and Dan pick 10 movies each for the monthly theme, resulting in a curated list of daily...
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ep422: Blow Up My Life (2023) - special guests Abigail Horten and Ryan Dickie
To celebrate the release of Blow Up My Life (2023) on VOD, the Video Monsters are blowing the whistle of praise and releasing from the vault our Q&A with Abigail Horten and Ryan Dickie from Chattanooga Film Festival 2023! Blow Up My Life has a great balance of humor and corporate thriller, great...
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In-depth movie analysis podcast with hosts Nathan, Eric, and Dan where we take movies seriously, but we don't take ourselves seriously. Sponsored by Chattanooga Film Festival, and Central Cinema (Knoxville, TN)
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