About this podcast
A podcast where we talk about our favorite movies two at a time!
Derek and Jake - two filmmakers, cinephiles, and physical media cheerleaders - pair up some of their favorite films to create undeniably fun double features!
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 48 episodes
- The Saw is Family · 1 h 33 min · Season 3 Episode 46Ep. 46 - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre & The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 This week, we are heading down to the Lone Star State to examine Tobe Hooper’s horrific double feature: The…
- Stuart Gordon: Re-Visited · 1 h 27 min · Season 3 Episode 45This week, we are going mad over Stuart Gordon's Re-Animator (1985) and From Beyond (1986).These aren't your typical cosmic horror stories; they are trashy, neon-soaked…
- Sphere and Loathing in Outer Space · 1 h 21 min · Season 3 Episode 44"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." - H.P. Lovecraft This week, we board two late nineties…
- Not Your Dad's Zombie Movies · 1 h 29 min · Season 3 Episode 43Ep. 43 - The Signal & Pontypool This week, we are tuning in to the end of the world with David Bruckner, Dan Bush, and Jacob Gentry’s The Signal (2007) and Bruce McDonald’s…
- Go Play Metal Gear Solid · 1 h 18 min · Season 3 Episode 42Ep. 42 - The Great Escape & Escape from New York This week, we are escaping into the worlds of two films video game auteur Hideo Kojima considers massive inspirations: John…
- Rise of the Cyberpunk · 1 h 18 min · Season 3 Episode 41Ep. 32 - Ghost in the Shell & The Matrix This week, we are plugging into the digital void with Mamoru Oshii’s Ghost in the Shell (1995) and the Wachowskis’ The Matrix (1999)…
- Titans of Testosterone · 1 h 9 min · Season 3 Episode 40Ep. 40 - Commando & Cobra This week, we step onto the front lines of the legendary Stallone vs. Schwarzenegger arms race with Mark L. Lester’s Commando (1985) and George P…
- Corporations Are Just the Worst · 1 h 10 min · Season 3 Episode 39Ep. 39 - RoboCop & Sorry to Bother You This week, we are clocking in, selling out, and celebrating two masterpieces of cinematic satire: Paul Verhoeven’s RoboCop (1987) and…
- The Alan Smithee Double Feature · 1 h 0 min · Season 3 Episode 38Ep. 38 - Fade In & Catchfire This week, we're facing our past regrets and disowned creations with Jud Taylor’s Fade In (1973) and Dennis Hopper’s Catchfire (1990). These films…
- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun · 59 min · Season 3 Episode 37This week, we are celebrating Pride by hitting the highway with a double showing of drag queen road movies: Stephan Elliott’s The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert…
- Heavy is the Crown · 1 h 7 min · Season 3 Episode 36Ep. 36 - The Long Good Friday & Casino This week, we are stepping into the halls of crumbling criminal empires with John Mackenzie’s The Long Good Friday (1980) and Martin…
- Allegories & Anchovies · 1 h 14 min · Season 3 Episode 35Ep. 35 - Bad Lieutenant & Dragged Across Concrete This week, we are looking at the law of the street with Abel Ferrara’s Bad Lieutenant (1992) and S. Craig Zahler’s Dragged…
- Noir Guys Finish Lost · 1 h 18 min · Season 3 Episode 34This week, we are walking the beat with Robert Altman’s The Long Goodbye (1973) and Shane Black’s The Nice Guys (2016). These films represent two sides of the same tarnished…
- The (Meta) Movie Business · 1 h 15 min · Season 3 Episode 33This week, we are stepping into the Hollywood house of mirrors with Robert Altman’s The Player (1992) and Spike Jonze’s Adaptation (2002). These aren't just movies about making…
- The Abyss Stares Back · 1 h 15 min · Season 3 Episode 32"When you stare into the abyss, does it also stare back?" This week, Jake and Derek are obsessing over the "Auteur Procedural." We are pairing Bong Joon Ho’s 2003 masterpiece…
- Glass Story Parts 1 & 2 · 1 h 3 min · Season 3 Episode 31This week, we’re diving headfirst through multiple panes of glass with a pair of Certified Bangers: Police Story (1985) and Police Story 2 (1988). We’re tracing Jackie Chan’s…
- Darkness Down Under · 1 h 25 min · Season 2 Episode 20This week, we're unearthing the dark side of Aussie cinema. We tackle the terrifying Alison's Birthday (1981), a film fueled by the era's satanic panic anxieties. Then, get ready…
- Love Hurts · 1 h 40 min · Season 2 Episode 19This week, we're watching Andrzej Zulawski's Possession (1981) and William Friedkin's Bug (2006), two movies that test the limits of love and madness. These films take the 'will…
- Schlock Value · 1 h 53 min · Season 2 Episode 8This week, we're plunging headfirst into the glorious trash bin of '80s independent horror with a double dose of cinematic absurdity: Troma's cult classic The Toxic Avenger…
- Mind Crimes · 1 h 38 min · Season 2 Episode 17Get ready for a double feature that will really mess with your head! This week, we're watching two films that are so good at challenging reality: Christopher Nolan's 2010…
