Better in the Dark

Tom and Derrick's look at Edgar Wright's departure from Ant-Man becomes a freewheeling discussion of what Marvel is doing right, what DC is doing wrong, and whatever the hell Fox and Sony think they're doing. Along the way, The Boys Outta Brooklyn review Captain America: The Winter Soldier and The Amazing Spider-Man 2, curse Frank Miller, bless Mark Waid, and struggle to fill the plot holes in The Nolanverse! You know you wanna know why Derrick loves Brett Ratner, so get to clicking! (And don't forget to follow us on Twitter at @BITDShow!)

It's time once again for the most anticipated show of the BITD calendar year: The Obscure Movie Episode! Join Tom and Derrick as they discuss Roy Orbison's first and only movie, demonic cars, generational sagas in cartoon form, and Shatner speaking Esperanto! All this plus permanently puckered hands, why adults are scared of teenagers, and secret agent midgets! You know you don't want to rely on a three-fingered special effects man, so get to clicking! (And don't forget to follow us on Twitter at @BITDShow!)

The Boys Outta Brooklyn finally make good on a promise they made back in their first year to profile the studio that was The Master of the Portmanteau Film: Amicus Studios! Join Tom, Derrick, and special guest host Jim "Hypnogoria" Moon as they explore this legendary British studio, from its inception right up to the bizarre new wave horror mash-up The Monster Club. Plus crawling hand fetishes, Peter Cushing as Doctor Who, and the creepiness that is Angela Pleasance! You know you don't want to be killed by a funky robot, so get to clicking! (And don't forget to follow us on Twitter at @BITDShow!)

The Boys Outta Brooklyn are back after a long lay-up, as Tom gives his views on the Veronica Mars movie, and he and Derrick discuss the impact of its surprise success. Plus, Derrick pervs on Tom's college girlfriend and throws him a challenge, and a discussion of why actors are compelled to take on less-than-appealing projects. We used to podcast a long time ago, so get to clicking! (And don't forget to follow us on Twitter at @BITDShow!)

It's time for the latest induction into the BITD Hall of Great, Great Men. This time we honor Danny Trejo, a man who is great both on and off screen! Join the Guys Outta Brooklyn as they celebrate the Mexican character actor who shows great character in his personal life as well. Plus, we review Machete Kills, come up with a movie teaming Trejo with Michael Cera, and Tom answers the deathless question: If he was a Time Lord, which companion would he ride with? You know BITD don't twitter - no, wait, we do @BITDShow, so get to clicking!

It started out as a Point Five about directors of the 1980s and 90s retiring from film, and quickly spun out of control as Derrick and Tom discussed Pacific Rim, Man of Steel, why Hannibal is superior to The Following, and why people are stupid for buying Jordans? Join the Boys Outta Brooklyn for this hour-long, freeform discussion. You know cable is the way to go, so get to clicking (and don't forget to follow us on Twitter at @BITDShow)!

The Boys Outta Brooklyn returns to the Coroner's Office for the second episode in a row, this time to tackle the latest TV season. Find out what Tom and Derrick think about racist Martin Mull, cosplay Eliza Dushku, Anna Faris' Adventures in Chuck Lorre Land, and James Spader's Lex Luthoring. All this, plus a rather longish digression into the nature of pop music, including Tom saying nice things about Katy Perry! You know there's life after Auto-Tune, so get to clicking (and don't forget to follow us on Twitter at @BITDShow)!

It's time for The Boys Outta Brooklyn to enter the BITD Coroner's Office and cut open another media enterprise. This time out it's Fox Television's serial killing bag o' stupid, The Following! Join Tom and Derrick as they explain how this Kevin Bacon vehicle violates simple narrative principles, and why Kevin Williamson needs to get kicked in the butt ever day. And if that isn't enough, what's up with our dynamic duo at the end of this episode! You know an English accent doesn't make you evil, so get to clicking (and don't forget to follow us on Twitter at @BITDShow)!

Once more, The Boys Outta Brooklyn unite with their Brother from the North for a special 1970s-themed Obscure Horror Movies Episode! Join us as we discuss films about murderous old people, blind marauders, lollipop-sucking devils, and adult babies. Plus: gratuitous Don Cheadle Ass, the question of who killed who in Electra Glide in Blue, and the new reality series Satanic Orgy House! You know you don't want Zalman King pulling on your wig, so get to clicking (and don't forget to follow us on Twitter at @BITDShow)!

In our latest episode, The Guys Outta Brooklyn welcome one of their major fans, and a major presence on our Facebook Group, into The BITD Cave for a freeform conversation about pop culture. Listen in as Tom, Derrick, and Jay discuss the James Bond Expanded Universe, childhood television memories, Stanley Kubrick, reality television, tabloid talk shows, and the silliest kaiju ever created! You know kids are people, too (WackadoWackadoWackado), so get to clicking, and don't forget to Twitter us at @BITDShow!

In this messy show, Tom and Derrick looks at the rather epic levels of carnage in this year's summer blockbuster, and wonder if it's too much. Are we being desensitized to all this damage? Is it fair for Hollywood to call back to 9/11 for lazy affirmation of their plot developments? And why is Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim a more responsible film than Zack Snyder's Man of Steel? All this, plus the Superman sequel Tom really wants to see! You now you don't want to wander Tokyo carrying a red shoe, so get to clicking (and don't forget to Twitter us at @BITDShow)!

Netflix streaming may be the greatest thing to happen to movie fans since VHS, but there's so much to see that The Boys Outta Brooklyn enlisted the aid of that Instant Depths videonaut Adam Orchekowski to help our listeners discover the gems hidden within that service. Along the way, the trio celebrate The Kids in the Hall, Tim Roth, The Apple, DC Animation, and so much more! It's an hour-plus of great film conversation you don't want to miss. You know you don't want to become a chicken, so get to clickin (and don't forget to follow us on Twitter at @BITDShow)!

The Boys Outta Brooklyn mark the passing of one of the greatest genre writers to ever work a typewriter by posthumously inducting Richard Matheson into The Hall of Great, Great Men. Join Tom and Derrick as they discuss key films both inspired by and written by Matheson, talk about the way he helped bring horror fiction into the living room, and give out some writing advice. You don't want to be chased around by some freaking Zuni Fetish Doll, so get to clicking (and don't forget to follow us on Twitter at @BITDShow)!

To celebrate our latest milestone, The Boys Outta Brooklyn review a quartet of movies assigned to us by the members of the Better in the Dark Facebook page. Listen as Derrick tries to figure out the time travel conundrums of Primer, Tom extols the joys of Dancing Charles Durning, and both of them field questions about Howard Hawks, potential Marvel recasts, and the episodes they'd like to re-record. All this, plus, leopard! You don't want teacher to get pissed off, so get to clicking (and don't forget to follow us on Twitter at @BITDShow)!

In this episode, The Guys Outta Brooklyn examine the three cinematic adaptations of Richard Matheson's scientific take on vampirism, I Am Legend - all with different approaches, and all with something that makes it partially faithful to the source material. Plus some discussion of mixing animation with live action.

Tom and Derrick say farewell to one of their heroes by inducting the great special effects animator Ray Harryhausen. Join the Boys Outta Brooklyn as they discuss their favorite moments from his films, and why there's something that makes stop-motion animation better than CGI. Plus, the horror of the pentapod and Honey Boo Boo! You don't want to be terrorized by the giant ostrich thingy, so get to clicking. (And don't forget to follow us on Twitter at @BITDShow.)

In light of the news that the Veronica Mars Kickstarter is leading to a big screen sequel to Tom's beloved show, The Boys Outta Brooklyn examine the impact and implications of what Rob Thomas and Kristen Bell have wrought. All this, plus Chris Carter in a tent, Derrick on a boat, and Tom with more knowledge of The View than is healthy for a heterosexual man. You know you don't want to incur the wrath of Debbie Snuffulufugus, so get to clicking! And don't forget to follow us on Twitter at @BITDShow!

The new James Bond film, Skyfall, hit the theaters last year, which means a new edition of Gilt-Edged Bonds (ironically also recorded last year). Join Tom and Derrick as they welcome Russ "I liked Quantum of Boredom" Anderson to dissect the Bond Rubber Match for Daniel Craig. Does this new entry prove that the Reign of Craig shakes with awesomeness or is stirred with suckitude? Why is the pet name The Boys Outta Brooklyn have for his second film inaccurate? How does this Bond stack up against the classic versions of the show? You know you don't want to waste good scotch, so get to clicking (and don't forget to follow us on Twitter at @BITDShow)!

This episode (released the day Kerwin Matthews died, to whom it was posthumously dedicated) covers the trilogy of Sinbad films which contained special effects work by the incomparable Ray Harryhausen... and also contained some slobbering over the stunning b-movie icon Caroline Munro.

In light of the National Broadcasting Corporation's coming in fifth place behind Telemundo, Tom and Derrick once again take their scalpels out to try and figure out why one of the major networks is in a downward spiral! The Boys Outta Brooklyn examine how such incidents as the Conan O'Brien / Jay Leno conflagration, the revolving show runner messes, and the decision to dumb down the network as a whole resulted in the former home of Must See TV spiraling out of control! Plus, Tom sings "Late Night Pie," Derrick defends Celebrity Apprentice, and vampires with light bulbs! You know you don't want a TV show at 2:30 AM, so get to clicking!

It's time for the 2013 edition of The Obscure Movie Episode! Join Tom and Derrick as they present their annual six-pack of films you might not otherwise know about. From the southwest noir Delusion to the Hollywood action thriller Sunset to the animated epic (that almost destroyed a Canadian movie studio) Rock & Rule, the Guys Outta Brooklyn cover a wide range of genres. Plus, they talk about rats, New Year's Eve, gullible football players and Big Electric Cat! You know we're the hottest thing since World War Three, so get to clicking!

In this Point Five episode, Tom and Derrick discuss rumors of a recent meeting between David Lynch and NBC concerning a revival of Twin Peaks. The Guys Outta Brooklyn talk about the mystique this legendary cult television show had, whether it's possible to recreate that mystique, and what the hazards of returning to past triumphs might be. Plus, Derrick becomes gobstopped at the prospect of The Beautiful One Elect! You know you don't want to get wrapped in plastic, so get to clicking!

In this episode, The Boys Outta Brooklyn finally start on a journey long ago, where they examine the trendsetting Universal Monster Movie Cycle with the Frankenstein films. Join Tom, Derrick, and the returning Lord Blood Rah as they discuss the series and the people involved with bringing Mary Shelley's characters to life... and go into some really dark territories concerning Dr. Frankenstein and his creation. You know you don't want to do things for people, so get to clicking!

In this Point Five episode, we examine the news from a land far, far away that JJ "Lens Flare" Abrams is going to direct Star Wars: Episode VII. Along the way Derrick and Tom discuss the hazards of The Casting Game, why society is producing so many snotty kids, and create the latest Jedi Knight sensation and his Light-Knuckles! Even Jason Statham has had to fail, so get to clicking!

In this episode, The Guys Outta Brooklyn honor one of the most influential figures in the history of genre movies and martial arts: Bruce Lee. Tom and Derrick discuss the philosophy and career of this remarkable man, who managed to change the face of cinema after starring in only four movies (and yes, we do discuss that thing that claims to be his fifth film). You know it's Chinese boxing time, so get to clicking!

The Guys Outta Brooklyn usher in 2013 by dissecting something that works for a change. Join Tom and Derrick as they try to figure out what makes Person of Interest tick, and cover the canny writing, exceptional casting, and a showrunner who isn't being fired abruptly. Plus, we learn the secret story behind one of Derrick's pulp heroes! Your number could be up, so get to clicking!

In this, the last BITD episode of 2012, The Guys Outta Brooklyn revisit The Summer (now Winter) of Speed to examine a trio of films where the cars are secondary to psychological introspection and angst! Join Tom and Derrick as they express their love of Two-Lane Blacktop! Enjoy Derrick's reminiscences about seeing Vanishing Point in the theaters! Laugh as Tom tries to cover up how he misremembered Zabriskie Point! And decide for yourself whether "Baby It's Cold Outside" is a charming seduction or date rape! If you like pina coladas, you best get to clicking!

In this bite-sized Point Five episode, Tom and Derrick discuss the films of Tyler Perry, as well as his position in the entertainment industry and the black community. Is Perry pandering to his audience? Is his recent turn as Alex Cross a bid to disassociate himself from his fans, or an attempt to expand his horizons? And does he have an obligation to present his fans with better quality product? You know that fat suit is getting hot, so get to clicking!

In this episode, Derrick and Tom go out of their comfort zone to discuss the rather large world of documentaries. Join the Boys Outta Brooklyn as the talk about some of their favorite docs, examine the way the genre has transformed and become more entertaining that some fiction films, and celebrate some of the best documentarians out there! Plus, lots of talk about an election that has since passed, and a reference to a forthcoming episode that's already aired! You know, Troy Duffy thinks this show is unfair, so get to clicking!

The Boys Outta Brooklyn once more reunite with their Musical Director, Kelen "B-Hyphen" Conley, to examine the very peculiar, very short movie career of one Anthony Rodgers Nelson, AKA Prince! From the seminal 80s musical opus Purple Rain to the incomprehensibly bad Graffiti Bridge (a film one of us says is the worst he's ever seen), the Boys Outta Brooklyn look at it all. Expect more Morris Day love than one podcast can bear, more catchphrases than any other episode of BITD, and the birth of The Swave! You know we will die for you, so get to clicking!

This is the episode you must listen to, as Tom and Derrick address the recent incidents on Facebook, what to expect in the coming months, and an appeal inviting you to help us make the podcast better - and keep it alive. This is a very frank, very raw 35 minutes, folks, so please be prepared. And be ready to do what you can to make BITD grow!

It's time for another review episode, where the Guys Outta Brooklyn take a look at a quintet of movies that range from the brand-extending Bourne Legacy to the brand expanding Expendables 2, and the brand-imitating Hong Kong curio The Bullet Vanishes. Plus, Tom's Tales of Working the Licensed Fiction Mines, Derrick's research for a new Sinbad tale, and the man with the superpower of hair. (Hi, Ian!) You know you don't want to walk from the window to the wall without getting low, so get to clicking!

It's time for one of the highlights of the BITD calender year: The Obscure Horror Episode. Tom and Derrick once more team-up with Dread Media's own Des Reddick to pick a bunch of horror films you may not have heard of! From the bleak coming of (twisted) age story, The Reflecting Skin, to the disquieting snuff mockumentary, S&Man, to not one but two iterations of the atmospheric psychological thriller, And Soon the Darkness, the Guys Outta Brooklyn (and Vancouver) serves up an hour and a half of conversation and movie recommendations for your Halloween festivals. Plus, the debut of Clemens' Peelers, and the new film rating Ebola! There are too many pretty parts, so get to clicking!

It's time for what may be the most controversial Point Five episode to date! Tom and Derrick use the recent outrage over BITD-Approved Geek Goddess Aisha Tyler hosting a video game launch and the casting in The Hunger Games to explore racism in geek culture, a subject one of The Boys Outta Brooklyn has intimate experience with thanks to Dillon, his New Pulp hero. It's a heated half hour of frank talk, so get to clicking!

For the first of two - that's right, two - episodes, The Boys Outta Brooklyn welcome back Dread Media maven and patriarch of the First Family of Better in the Dark, Desmond Reddick, just in time to induct one of the greatest guerrilla filmmakers of all time into The Hall of Great, Great Men. From his first film, the bizarre psychological crime flick Bone, to the Telephone Trilogy, Tom, Derrick, and Des dissect and discuss Larry Cohen's career as both a director and screenwriter. Along the way they explain how Cohen always stayed true to his maverick esthetic, never letting being fired or banned from shooting in the city he loved stop him from making the movies he dreamed of. Plus, tales of focus group marketing, alien emo Jesus, and Fred Williamson is The Hulk! You know you gotta pay the cost to be the boss, so get to clicking!

Just in time for the summer to, well, almost be over, Tom and Derrick kick off The Summer of Speed with one of the most popular car-nographic film series of the modern era: The Fast and the Furious! Join the Boys Outta Brooklyn as they rev up their engines and race though all five adventures with automobile-loving rogue Dominic Toretto and the worst cop in the world, Brian O'Conner, in addition to the Roger Corman-produced car racing melodrama that inspired the series. All this plus listener mail, what we really want to see Michelle Rodriguez do, and the continuing debate over whether Eva Mendes is hot in her own right or a Raquel Welch wannabe! You don't wanna granny clutch that hoss, so get to clicking!

The Boys Outta Brooklyn commemorate the passing of the star of such films as The Wild Bunch, From Here to Eternity, and Escape from New York by inducting him into the Hall of Great, Great Men. Hear Tom and Derrick discuss a wonderful career that saw Ernest Borgnine play heroes and villains, goofs and tough guys, main characters and supporting guys, all with his trademark wolf's grin. Plus Eurocrime Expendables, what Snake Plissken and Jack Burton have in common besides being played by Kurt Russell, and a double feature of movies made when William Shatner was living in his van. You know you don't want to ride that train, so get to clicking!

Tom and Derrick discuss the recent massacre in Aurora, Colorado.

It's the 25th Anniversary of the Fox television network, and Tom and Derrick celebrate by gleefully unearthing some of the shows and events the first "netlet" neglected to mention when it threw itself a birthday party! Join the Boys Outta Brooklyn as they toast the hotness of Alison LaPlaca and Melanie Chartoff, defend Morgan and Wong from the tongue-lashing of Chris Carter, commemorate the first cross-network crossover, and otherwise poke the sleeping memory of the nation's fourth broadcast network to dislodge some stuff it might not want to remember. You know we control the universe, so get to clicking!

The Boys Outta Brooklyn finally pay off on a long-standing bet with The Gentlemen's Guide to Midnight Movies by diving into the wild, twisty rapids of Eurocrime! Join Tom and Derrick as they cover this seminal trio of films by Fernando Di Leo, which includes two performances by Brooklynite Henry Silva that have to be seen to be believed, as he tears up Milan as only a half-Filipino madman can. Plus, Tom can't trust Beyonce, Derrick defends Chuck Barris, and they both have had enough of Jennifer Lopez' shit. You know it's time for Gene, Gene the Dancing Machine, so get to clicking!

The Boys Outta Brooklyn wander off the mainstream reservation as they take a look at the way indie cinema has transformed into a minor league for the big studios. Tom and Derrick examine how the recent switch to digital projection, Sundance, and other factors have transformed the face of this filmic tradition. Plus, Derrick is reduced to helpless laughter when he learns one of Tom's nicknames, far too much talk about 90s alt-rock and comics, the revelation of where the indie spirit really lives, and a challenge to both the readers and the hosts! You don't want Robert Redford making money off of you, so get to clicking!

In this massive review episode, The Boys Outta Brooklyn discuss the movie everyone's been waiting five years for: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel! Just kidding. We do cover that film and the House series finale, but the bulk of the talk concerns the two films by Joss Whedon: Cabin in the Woods and The Avengers! And if that isn't enough, there's lots of writing talk and bitching about comics. It's shawarma-rific, so get to clicking!

In this fun-sized Point Five Episode, Derrick and Tom look at some of the stories that emerged from The Upfronts for the coming 2012 season. Join The Guys Outta Brooklyn as they discuss the renewal of Community in light of its show runner's firing, the persistence of period set dramas, broadcast networks trying to be cable channels by having Krysten Ritter parade around naked, and CBS's caginess around their announcement of Elementary! Sure, some of it is an excuse to use a photo of Lucy Liu in her underwear and Krysten Ritter giving the fish face as the podcast art, but give us a break and get to clicking!

It's time to induct the latest member of our Hall of Great, Great Men! Just in time for his 90th birthday, the Boys Outta Brooklyn raise their glasses to honor the great Christopher Lee! Join Tom and Derrick as they explain why this is one of the most remarkable actors they've ever discussed, and not just because of his defining horror film roles! If that's not enough, they struggle to explain the plot of one of Lee's weirdest films, the insane Scream and Scream Again! Plus, Tom sings heavy metal, Derrick suspects the word "Huguenots" is dirty, and writing talk. You know the world will hear from us again, so get to clicking!

Just as his latest collaboration with Johnny Depp, Dark Shadows, reaches the theaters (and that might be part of the problem), The Boys Outta Brooklyn reconvene Director's Court to pass judgement on Tim Burton. Tom and Derrick cover the man's entire career, and try to figure out if he is still blazing new trails or relying on the same old tropes. Plus, Derrick knows the value of Johnny Depp to moviegoers, why the Gene Wilder version of Willy Wonka may be a demented serial killer, and, for the first time ever, our subject may get his revenge. You know Spectre is really swell, so get to clicking!

In our latest trip to the Better in the Dark County Coroner's Office, The Boys Outta Brooklyn dissect their biggest corpse yet: the entire broadcast television season for 2012! Tom and Derrick try to figure out why this was the worst season in recent memory, examining why most shows failed, and why those few and far between shows succeed for them. Plus why Tom's mom in a genius, Stephen Lang should punch dinosaurs in the face, and Sarah Silverman is hot. That's not what happened, not at all, so get to clicking!

We celebrate the latest inductee to our Hall of Great, Great Men by discussing one of the greatest sunuvabitches of all time! We examine James Woods' life, dissecting some of The Boys Outta Brooklyn's favorite roles, and figuring out why he's one of the most enduring character actors of all! Plus, Sean Young sends out creepy dolls, Jack O'Halloran stands alone, and the perils of Celebrity Corner. You know you're bored enough to end all existence, so get to clicking!

It's our first Point Five Episode, where the Boys From Brooklyn discuss movie posters, marketing, the true definition of being et, and former American Idol contestants in their underwear. Even though Point Fives are shorter minisodes, it doesn't mean you won't get the usual Tom and Derrick mixture of hardcore knowledge, tangents, and comedy. You don't want sharks with cameras attached to chew off your butt, so get to clicking!

Carrying over from last episode, Tom and Derrick go back to the days of their youth to discuss the Golden Age of MTV. The Boys Outta Brooklyn examine the impact this then-upstart network had on the way the populace views music, and how its presence opened up pop culture to other styles. Along the way they discuss some of their favorite videos, try to figure out why modern videos seem to have lost their way, and engage in the usual tangenty goodness Better in the Dark is famous for. All around the world it's the same song, so get to clicking!

It's the winter of 2012, and all around the world Better in the Dark fans know what time it is: Obscure Movie Time! Once more, the Boys Outta Brooklyn dig into the apocrypha of motion picture history to present you with a six-pack of filmic goodies! Among this year's offerings are the African-American vampire oddity Ganja & Hess, the Anna Faris stoner comedy Smiley Face, the unlikely London-set romcom / musical theater spoof The Tall Guy, and the film a lot of BITD fans demanded, the demented superhero musical comedy featuring Christopher Lee: The Return of Captain Invincible! Plus, Richard Belzer infects Tom's novel, Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis creep out Patricia, and Derrick doesn't want to go to the same movie with a different name. If you don't name your poison, we'll have to call the boys in, so get to clicking!