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We're back for another roundup, with a couple of super interesting new releases (maybe the best of the year so far?!) and some awesome older flicks. Then we dive into the sequel-drowned new trailers that have dropped recently...Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/U96xeIntro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

BYAH! We may have taken a month off to work on a crazy horror movie, but that didn't stop the movie watchin'! In this episode, we cover a couple new movies and lots of new favorites! Then we dive into our thoughts on this year's Oscar winners!Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/TACvOIntro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

BYAH! February was an interesting month for movies, from a couple new movies to a whole bunch of weird older ones and some new favorites! Then we talk about the Oscar Noms, including all the nods to horror!!Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/SO8TUIntro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

RIP to the legend, Rob Reiner. We pay tribute by going through five of his masterpiece level movies, from Spinal Tap to Misery!Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/SDPDyIntro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

The first round up of the year, can I get a BYAH! We talk about some new movies, some weird movies, and one or two new favorites! Then we discuss some new trailers and hope that some good new movies come out soon! 🙏Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/S9XkaIntro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

One of our favorite annual traditions! We pick out some of our favorite first time watches that we 'discovered'--movies that unexpectedly blew us away--and share them with you! Get those watch lists ready...Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/REyxQIntro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

Merry Byah-Mas! It's the last roundup of 2025, coming to you as you're starting your new year. In addition to talking about a bunch of movies, we go through out Letterboxd stats for the year...so close to a milestone number!Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/RoNKIIntro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

Byah! We got through a bunch of movies we watched in November, including 8 brand new 2025 releases! Then we celebrate the strange life of the recently passed Udo Kier, our favorite little weirdo.Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/QpxzMIntro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

October is over, but that doesn't mean the spookiness has to stop! Join us for the annually insane HOOPTOBER episode! 31 horror movies including a handful of definite discoveries!Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/OruTUIntro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

Long Live The New Flesh! Since it's spooky season, it's time to finally dive into one of our favorite directors, the Godfather of Body Horror himself, David Cronenberg! We talk about his first five films (plus briefly touch on his early experiments and what Michelle calls "Race Cars"). Don't let your headphones get fused to your head while you listen!Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/PuVXOIntro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

Byah! This month is a little light since we've been prepping for upcoming Cronenberg and Hooptober episodes (!!), but we still managed to catch a couple of brand new movies and some classics! Then we talk about some of our favorite and least favorite horror franchises as we move into spooky season!Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/P6lcYIntro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

TETSUOOOOOO!! It's time to talk about some of our favorite sci-fi anime movies! From the grandaddy of them all to some modern classics, we cover five excellent movies you should add to your watchlist!Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/OONgSIntro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

BYAH! Our August monthly roundup includes a whole bunch of new movies included what might be the best movie of the year so far, plus a couple of older movies that are definitely making our discoveries list!Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/O04GmIntro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

Crikey! It's August again, and you know what that means! Time for Ozploitation! This year we have a bizarre crop of films, from Mad Max style cars to Satanic birthday parties, psychokinetic coma patients to killer school children!Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/NveZQIntro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

Byah! We may only have one new 2025 release this month, but we have several new discoveries that will make you cry and/or die laughing! Then we dig into some heavy metal movies in honor of the recent passing of the great Ozzy Osbourne.Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/MHsUAIntro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

[Ominous Whooshing] That's right, it's time to talk David Lynch! We cover his first five features and a couple of our favorite early short films. It's time to get weird, weird, weird!Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/LrTxiIntro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

Byah! After running through the movies we watched this month (including a few new discoveries and four new releases), we talk about the recent Sci-Fi Classics All-Nighter at the Plaza Theater!Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/JFqCoIntro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

GET OUT OF THE WATER!! In honor of Jaws' 50th anniversary we decided to talk about five of its infamous ripoffs! Join us for an episode full of killer sharks, bears, squid, and cars!Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/HSSLGIntro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

From Dollmen to time travelling Japanese schoolgirls, this episode has it all! After going through our monthly roundup, we talk about some of our favorite pool scenes in movies in honor of the start of pool season!Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/HtlwSIntro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

Get your skimpiest spacesuit on, because it's time to get sleazy! In this episode, we're talking about some sleazy sci-fi flicks from the '60s up through the '90s. Enjoy!Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/H9YluIntro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

BYAH! It's time to dig through what we watched this month, including a couple big new releases and some weird discoveries! Then we jump into talking about some new trailers.Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/GEAGwIntro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

Buongiorno listeners! We just got back from a trip to Italy, and we're here to tell you about some cool filming locations, movie theaters, and more movie related goodness. Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/GfJd4Intro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

Byah! In the monthly round up, we talk about a couple of new movies, some new discoveries, and the Plaza Theater Action All-Nighter! Then we get into our thoughts on the Oscar winners. Enjoy!Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/FzKeoIntro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

Ooh la la! In this episode, we do a quick dive into the French New Wave--what is it, how did it start, and what are some good movies to watch? We talk about five FNW movies from five different directors, including one of this podcast's favorites...Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/F8Pg6Intro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

We start the show off with some sad news, but then dive into a pretty wild month of movie watching. From the first new releases of the year to lots of David Lynch rewatches and a couple weirdo old films that are new favorites, there's a lot to talk about!Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/EGiwkIntro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

Time to talk about one of our all-time favorite directors! From his Monty Python beginnings and up through The Fisher King, we talk about Terry Gilliam's first six films. Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/DO2EE Intro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

BYAH! We talk about the first movies we've watched in the new year, from a few new favorite discoveries to a handful of new flicks. Then we dive into the Oscar nominations (#ChallengersWasSnubbed). Enjoy! Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/Duuwe Intro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

Happy New Year! First we look to the past year at our favorite movie discoveries, then we look to the future for our most anticipated movies of 2025! Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/CLdys Intro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

In our last episode for 2024, we do our December monthly roundup with a few very exciting and a few very disappointing new releases. Then we do a deep dive into our Letterboxd movie stats for the year! Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/BYpZ8 Intro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

3...2...1...EXPLOSION! In honor of Michelle's birthday, we're going big with some Michelle Mayhem movies, full of explosions, yelling, and setting up perimeters. Enjoy! Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/BQ49O Intro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

We survived Halloween, and got a chance to dive back into new movies! We cover a ton of new flicks and a few older discoveries in our monthly roundup. Then we talk about our trip to the Stanley Hotel and it's connections to The Shining...and Dumb & Dumber!! Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/AU0Nk Intro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

Get your wine glasses ready! It's the triumphant return of the Criterion Corner! We discuss ten movies released by the Criterion Collection. Enjoy! Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/AFXri Intro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

🎃🎃🎃 It's Halloween Time! 🎃🎃🎃 As with the last several years, we completed the Hooptober challenge on Letterboxd, and we're hear to tell you about all 31 movies we watched for it! Our Letterboxd: ⁠⁠https://boxd.it/yuo0w Intro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

BOOYYYYYY! It's time we talk about the Phantasm franchise, from it's dreamy beginnings to its low budget ending. Grab your deadly silver ball, compact yourself, and get ready for the funeral to begin! Our Letterboxd: ⁠https://boxd.it/zu1e0 Intro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

BYAH! Time for our monthly roundup, complete with the most hyped up horror movie of the year, an all-night marathon, and lots of other weird movies. Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/zcqpm Intro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

It's time to return and complete the filmography of one of our favorite directors, Kathryn Bigelow! In the second half of her films we see the move towards a new, kinetic style, one that ultimately won her the Oscar! Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/yFFia Intro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

Byah! We're back with a bunch of movies to talk about, from Hong Kong superheroics the surreal blaxploitation, plus five new releases! Then we talk about some recent trailers and maybe the last two really exciting releases of 2024... Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/yfH2G Intro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

G'day mate! (Sorry) In this episode, we start a dive into Ozploitation flicks, AKA Australian Exploitation! From action to horror to whatever Dead End Drive-In is, we cover seven that we recently watched! Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/xJNmo Intro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

BYAH! In this episode, we hit five new movies, the winner of last month's debate, and a bunch of other stuff from all over the world! Then we take a moment to talk about Shelley Duvall and Donald Sutherland's best roles with their recent passings. Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/xqSBq Intro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

No, we're not talking about election conspiracies, just our favorite fictional movie presidents! Who would you vote for? Our Letterboxd: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://boxd.it/x5wOq Intro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

BYAH! Let's talk about the weird group of movies we watched in June, including a couple new flicks and some new favorite discoveries! Then we do a movie debate where we need YOU to decide which movie we should watch! Our Letterboxd: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://boxd.it/wGMMK Intro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

With the recent passing of cinema legend Roger Corman, we decided to look back at the man's immense influence, particularly the legacy of "Corman School" graduates! Our Letterboxd: ⁠⁠https://boxd.it/wi6BC Intro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

BYAH! In this month's roundup, we talk about no less than seven new films, plus a bevy of weird older stuff we watched. Then Michelle interviews Harper about the release of Faceless After Dark! Our Letterboxd: ⁠https://boxd.it/vZlbG Intro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

Ape has podcasted Ape! With the release of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, we're back to finish off the franchise, covering everything from the regrettable Burton reboot to the newest of the new. The Lawgiver says, "Enjoy!" Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/vzO72 Intro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

BYAH! Time to talk all the random movies we watched in April, including six new releases and the Nun-Tacular double releases of Immaculate and The First Omen. Sacrilicious! Then we talk about some trailers for upcoming flicks we're maaaybe excited about... Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/vatp0 Intro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

In honor of the recent Total Solar Eclipse changing our brains for the better, we decided to talk about some sci-fi movies featuring people losing their gourds (or cantaloupes, in one case)! Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/uP2yM Intro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

After solving an April Fools Day mystery, we dive into movies we saw in March and then talk about our thoughts on the Oscars! Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/ul7sE Intro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

The Pope of Trash returns!! With all this talk of a possible new John Waters movie, we knew it was time to complete the filthiest man alive's filmography. Enjoy! Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/tGnow Intro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠http://hmwen.com

We start off by talking about some of the awesome filming locations we visited during our trip to New Zealand, then dive right into last month's roundup! Finally, some new 2024 movies! Our Letterboxd: ⁠https://boxd.it/tw0ZY Intro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠http://hmwen.com

Let's catch up, shall we? Since we've been out and doing our 100th episode extravaganza, we missed out talking about all the movies we watched in December and January, which is a lot! Then we dive into some of our most anticipated movies of 2024, so get those watchlists ready! Our Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/sYt4Y Intro Music Composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen: ⁠⁠⁠http://hmwen.com