From Screen to Shelf

To finish off Spooky Season and the month of October as a whole, Chase and Gabe do their best to try and rank 88 horror films. 

Gabe and Chase discuss movies that fall just short of their potential...or sometimes just fall flat on their face at the end! 

To celebrate our 50th podcast episode, we've brought some members from the Discord and Reddit community on to celebrate! We discuss films that are critically panned or not well received that we actually thoroughly enjoy! We appreciate everyone's support! Special shout out to Chris (forscinpyro), Nick (phyrexianbread), and Nathan (exx) for joining the episode!!!

Will, Chase and Gabe discuss the slasher genre, how it's evolved over the years, and what makes a slasher movie iconic. 

Spooky season is here!!! We're super excited October is finally upon us. We start the month off by picking our top horror movies we feel are annual 'must watches' for the month of October! 

Gabe and Chase give us a run down of films they've watched for the first time ever in 2024. Some are classics, some are newer, and some are hidden gems you may not know of! Stay tuned to find out some of the titles and how they felt about them. 

*beware minor audio issues at the beginning* Its  been almost a year since one of our original videos where we retrospectively discussed and ranked the first four entries of the Friday the 13th Series! In celebration for the upcoming Friday the 13th, we're back to dissect Parts 5-8! Which parts stood the test of time? Watch to find out!

Chase, Gabe and Will take a retrospective look at the film Tropic Thunder and process how it has held up over time.

Gabe and Chase take a retrospective dive into The Dark Knight trilogy and process how it stacks up twelve years after it's completion. 

Chace, Will and Gabe discuss some of their personal favorite directors and what makes them stand out.  Correction: This is our 43rd episode despite what Chase said. :-)

In this episode, Chace and Gabe have some fun and go through each other's Letterboxd reviews...which led to some interesting twists and turns! This results in both of them selecting three films each to go head to head against each other's corresponding reviews. Check out what happens!

In this video, Gabe, Will and Chace discuss Ti West's X Trilogy and how it has resonated with them one month after MaXXXine's release. 

Gabe and Chace do their best to rank the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe within 45 minutes!

Chase and Will spend some time with Brad from Terror Vision to talk about film preservation, restoration, and physical media transfers!

Will and Chase are here to give their take on how to get into Boutique Blu-ray collecting! 

Gabe and Chase address a lot of the common talk tracks that they see between the Discord server and Subreddit and break down the biggest issues or complaints that they see!

In this episode, Will and Chase open up about movies that really, really, messed them up. Stay tuned to find out which titles made the cut!

In this episode, Gabe and Chase talk about unnecessary movie sequels that just didn't need to happen. They're not all bad! But in the grand scheme of things, they maybe didn't add anything to the original. In the worst case scenarios, they may have taken away from the original. What ended up on the list? Stay tuned to find out. 

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In this video, Chase and Will discuss essential boutique label titles that need to be added in your collection!

In this episode, Chase, Will and Gabe discuss the current state of the box office -- specifically films that have only been evening out with their budgets, or flopping altogether. 

In this episode, Gabe and Chase take a stab at ranking the DCEU films within a 45 minute time limit. There may be some hot takes with this one!

Chace, Gabe and Will further discuss some of the best 4K transfers available to collectors right now. This time, they're venturing out into some of the transfers that aren't discussed enough.

Gabe and Chase had tons of fun during their last timed ranking challenge, so they thought about doing another one in honor of May the 4th!  In this episode, Gabe and Chase are ranking all of the Star Wars films. They have one hour to do so, but the catch is...they need to agree with the final ranking before the time is up. Can they complete the ranking before the time is up? 

In this special episode, Chase and Gabe try something a little bit different -- they have one hour to rank the Batman films...but in order to complete the challenge they need to come in agreement with their final ranking. Can they pull this off? Stay tuned to find out! 

In this episode, Will, Chase and Gabe give off their personal favorite 4K Blu-ray transfers they've seen as of 2024. Stick around to find out what takes the top spots!

In this episode, Will, Chase and Gabe talk about their most anticipated theatrical releases of 2024. 

In our 25th episode, Chase and Gabe share their most desired 4K Blu-ray titles. There's honestly so many, this may not be the only video about this topic!

In this episode, Gabe and Chase spend some time talking about The Ghostbusters franchise, how it's held up over time, and the upcoming release of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. 

In this special episode, we have one of our very special Discord Community Members joining the party: Jaegar! Jaegar and Chase dive into the Godzilla Toho movies in preparation for the Monsterverse's Godzilla x Kong later this month. 

the moment you guys have been waiting for: Chase, Gabe and Will review Dune Part Two. The three give their own personal reviews for the film, discuss different experiences with IMAX and Dolby Cinema, and converse about where the story can go for Dune Part Three. 

In preparation for Dune Part Two, Gabe, Will, and Chace delve into Dune Part One (2021) and Dune (1984). The squad also gets into what they're most excited about for Dune Part Two.  Also keep an eye out for a Dune Part Two review later in the week!

In our 20th Episode (we literally can't believe it's 20 episodes already!), Chase and Gabe conduct retrospect reviews on The Witch, Logan's Run, and Midsommar. In our reviews, we take a dive into our reception of each film and how the film has held up since its initial theatrical release. 

It's time for a laid back hangout segment! In this episode, Chase and Gabe discuss upcoming 4K Bluray releases for the month of February. They also take a dive into the most anticipated potential Superbowl movie trailers premiering during the big game and discuss some of the most anticipated films of 2024. Sit back, relax, and enjoy!

Well...we got back into cult films a little sooner than we thought! This is Part II. In this episode, we list off more cult films worthy of discussion. Will also starts realizing how disappointingly back-logged Gabe and Chase actually are.  

In this week's episode, we discuss cult films! We delve into how the definition of a 'cult' film has changed over time, different categories of cult films, and finally we take a deep dive into some of our favorite cult films of all time! 

In this episode, Chase and Gabe discuss remakes and re-imagining of films, including when they are or aren't warranted. Their talk also examines how bad remakes and stale film releases over the last several years has facilitated a new draw to international cinema.

In this episode, we take some time to relish in some nostalgia by looking into how we started collecting physical media. We also start discussing what our collecting habits look like today.

We're back and we're ready for 2024!!! We're excited to talk about our personal favorite theatrical and physical media releases of 2023! For our YouTube Subscribers, this episode will be split into two parts.  In this episode, each of us will be discussing our personal Top 5 theatrical/streaming releases of 2023 and why we feel they made the cut. The afterwards, we start discussing each of our personal Top 5 Physical Media Releases of the Year!

In today's episode, we go a little bit into the changes of physical media over the last couple weeks. Then we take a deep dive into the movies that we hold the nearest and dearest to our hearts during Christmas time!  We will be returning after this episode for more on January 9th! Thank you for all the support! 

In this episode, we review video game adaptations for film and television. We delve into some of the history of video game adaptations, their developed notoriety for poor quality, and how recent adaptations have not only shifted the landscape, but have given hope that faithful adaptations can be made. 

In this week's episode, we discuss the state of cinema as the year 2023 comes to a close. We discuss factors contributing to box office declines, such as streaming, socio-economic factors, bigger studio budgets, and more. We analyze the current landscape and postulate what things might look like moving forward.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! On our tenth episode, we go over some of our favorite Thanksgiving films. We also briefly go into Eli Roth's new film -- Thanksgiving (2023). We hope you all have a great holiday with your family and loved ones. We'll be out for the Thanksgiving weekend, but look forward to catching up with everyone the week after!

After spotting that The Marvels (2023) received the lowest MCU box-office opening ever, we discuss the state of Marvel Studios as 2023 comes to a close. One of us briefly give our personal quick take and reception of The Marvels and how it adds up to other releases this year. We also discuss DC Studios' position for a revamp and what James Gunn can do with his advantageous position. Finally, we discuss if audiences are experiencing super-hero fatigue, fatigue from the formula of typical super-hero films, or both.   Note: Reuploaded

In our eighth episode, we take a look at the state of physical media at the end of 2023. We delve into Best Buy's recent announcement where they stated they will stop selling DVD's, Blu-rays, and 4K Blu-rays at the end of the year -- while also look at Walmart's recent uptick of physical media stock in their stores. We process if it's really all doom-and-gloom, or if we're still optimistic about the future of physical media sales. We look at what physical media sales look like for us demographically. And finally, we invited one of our incredible Reddit/Discord 4K Blu-ray members, Chris, to give us some insight into the state of physical media across the pond in the United Kingdom!

It's Halloween Time!!! In our special Halloween episode, we're taking a deep dive into the Halloween franchise, specifically Carpenter's 1978 classic and the recent David Gordon Green Trilogy -- Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills (2021), and Halloween Ends (2022). We give our takes as to how Green's trilogy adds up overall by ranking each of the films.  We also wanted to take a moment and thank you all for the tremendous support you've given us over the last month. Spooky month is almost over, but we're still going to be focused on pushing out great content on film and physical media. So stay tuned! We wish everyone a very happy and safe Halloween!

It's time for our first 'Hot Takes!' episode, where we delve into the friendly debate territory with some unconventional opinions. In this week's episode, we each pick a highly regarded film that we think is overrated and assert ourselves as to why. We also delve into underrated films that may have not gotten all of the credit it deserves.

Time for our first retrospect episode! In Episode 5, we look back at the iconic 'Friday the 13th' franchise (specifically Parts I-IV). We look back at what made these films so great...and maybe even not-so-great. We also go over the 4K Blu-ray transfer for Friday the 13th Part I and end the episode discussing where we would like to see the franchise go from here. Stay tuned during the episode for our final rankings for Parts I-IV!

We're excited to showcase our interview with the one, the only...the absolutely incredible Colonel Sanders of Horror...... Allen Danziger, who plays Jerry in Tobe Hooper's 1974 classic - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre! We delve into Mr. Danziger's background prior to acting, his experiences on set of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and the film's legacy and overall impact on the world of cinema as we know it. We also get a sneak peek into some developments regarding his upcoming new film, WeedHacker Massacre, which is currently in production. Please support Allen's new film production by visiting the following pages: https://www.weedhackermovie.com/ https://chainsawjerry.com/ @Chainsawjerry on Instagram   You can support the movie further by purchasing a limited edition lithograph signed by Allen himself in the links above! All proceeds go to directly funding the project itself. Thank you guys for all of your support!

It's finally here...but does David Gordon Green's direct sequel to Friedkin's The Exorcist (1973) live up to expectations? In our third episode, we go into our spoiler-free review of The Exorcist: Believer before taking the conversation into full fledged spoiler territory. Finally, we discuss what can be done with its planned sequel, The Exorcist: Deceiver and how Blumhouse can proceed with the planned trilogy from here.