Shutter Island
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Today Griffey and Dandino take a mental health break on Shutter Island. They discuss the film's big trick and how it plays throughout the movie, using movie star Leo to throw us off the scent, and the film's huge emotionally devestating finale. This is a bizarree blend of choices some refer to as lesser Scorsese. However on a return trip to the island you may find more to enjoy than you originally erased from your memory. Synopsis: Two US marshals are sent to a mental institution on an inhospitable island in order to investigate the disappearance of a patient. Starring: Leonardo...
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Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
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Today on New Movie Monday Griffey, Heath and Sam again play hide and seek with rich scumbags in Radio Silence's Ready or Not 2: Here I Come. They guys dive into the expanded lore of the Satanic World Domination Cult, debate what this sequel had to add to the original, and revel in one of the more fun horror finales in recent years. Synopsis: After surviving one deadly game, Grace and her sister Faith must now outrun four rival families competing for a powerful throne - winner takes all. Starring: Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Elijah Wood, Sarah Michelle Gellar, David Cronenberg, Shawn...
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Evil Kids Movie Draft
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Today, Griffey, Heath, Josh Hull, Sam + Sophia match wits to draft the most messed up movies featuring EVIL KIDS. There's something about creepy children that take movies to a new level of messed up and we are exploring them all. From the vengeful spite of Samara in The Ring, the vomit-spewing possession of Regan in The Exorcist to the antichrist himself, Damien, we're doing it all for them! Let us know who won this Draft! Leave a comment on any of our Social Media, Youtube or whereever you find podcast. Help us make our first feature length Messed Up Movie: Support the show on...
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When Evil Lurks
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Today Griffey and Dandino get greasy, wrestling demons in Shudder's When Evil Lurks. They discuss the rules of Demonic Possession in the world of the film, how the film leaves religion out of the mix to make the horror more universal, and rank the onslaught of Messed Up Moments in this gnarly film. Not all movies can have a happy ending, but DAMN! Synopsis: In a remote village, two brothers find a demon-infected man just about to "give birth" to evil itself. They decide to get rid of the body, only to end up unintentionally spreading chaos. Starring: Ezequiel Rodriguez, Demian Salomon, Silvina...
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Undertone
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On this New Movie Monday Griffey, Heath and Sam turn the volume up on Undertone. They discuss the film's auditory premise as the delivery system for terror, why this demon is so mean spirited and the movie's slow burn into explosive ending. This movie really makes you wait for the balloon to pop. Did this new Messed Up Movie deliver the goods or is it a case of too little too late? Synopsis: The host of a popular paranormal podcast becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way. Starring: Nina Kiri, Adam DiMarco Directed by Ian Tuason Youtube: Help us make our first...
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Most Messed Up Luck Ran Out Film Festival Draft
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Today Griffey, Heath, Sophia and Sam search cover as their Luck Runs Out in this Film Festival Draft. The idea is each player will select a character they loved who met an untimely and unfortunate end before the credits roll. The group discusses the perfect formula to create a beloved character and then destroy them along with the audience's heart. This Draft reaches to an Alien Prison Planet, Zombie filled Trains, a Dinosaur filled Theme Park, Shark Infested Waters and even an Adult Vampire Bar to find these tragic characters. Let us know who won this Draft! Leave a comment on any of...
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BONUS: Oscars Goes Horror!
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The Academy Awards are coming up this Sunday and more horror movies than ever have been nominated, including a record-breaking 16 nominations for Sinners! Join us for this bonus mini episode and root for all the Messed Up Movies nominated: Sinners, Frankenstein, Bugonia, Weapons and The Ugly Stepsister! Help us make our first feature length Messed Up Movie: Support the show on the Patreon: #podcast #AcademyAwards #Oscars #Sinners #Weapons #Frankenstein #movie #horror
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Single White Female
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Today Griffey and Dandino move in with Single White Female. They discuss the lost art and genre of the erotic thriller, how the film creates the most insanely awkward adulting nightmares, and how Leigh and Fonda form a perfect frenemy relationship to build this flick upon. Join us for this Rent Controlled Messed Up Classic. Synopsis: A woman advertising for a new roommate finds that something very strange is going on with the tenant who decides to move in. Starring: Bridget Fonda, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Steven Weber, Stephen Tobolowsky Directed by Barbet Schroeder Youtube: Help us make...
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The Bride!
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Today on New Movie Monday Griffey and Heath witness the rebirth of The Bride! They discuss the livewire performances from Bale and Buckley, if the film's stylistic decisions help or hamper the narrative, and how this films adds to the long legacy of Mary Shelly and the Frankenstein stories. Brining people back from the dead is messy business but did this film find more than a primal scream? Synopsis: In 1930s Chicago, Frankenstein asks Dr. Euphronius to help create a companion. They give life to a murdered woman as the Bride, sparking romance, police interest, and radical social change....
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Most Messed Up Cults Film Festival Draft
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Today Griffey, Heath, Sam, Sophia and Josh Hull try and lure you into their most diabolical Cult Film Festival Drafts. We discuss why we can't escape the pull of movies about cults, what makes these cult leaders such captivating cinema villains, and how their evil deeds take shape in our nightmares. From Giant Burning Men, New York Wrestlefest, Jonestown like reimaginings, Fight Clubs and Children in Corn we have a gargantuan swathe of devious groups. Tell us who you think won this hard fought Draft in the comments or where ever you find Podcast! Youtube: Help us make our first feature...
info_outlineToday we do our best to resist the patriarchy and avoid being the husbands who insist on subservient wives. We discuss the pervasive gaslighting of Katherine Ross, marital dynamics in the 1970s, and the broken masculinity that encourages men to turn their spouses into robots.
Synposis: Joanna Eberhart has come to the quaint little town of Stepford, Connecticut with her family, but soon discovers there lies a sinister truth in the all too perfect behavior of the female residents.
Starring: Katherine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter Masterson
Directed by Bryan Forbes
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