Episode 106: Black Zombie (2026)
Films at First Sight
This week we are joined by director, David Dylan Thomas to discuss Maya Annik Bedward's new documentary Black Zombie, a formative look at how Haitian Vodou as well as the Haitian Revolution helped create one of the most iconic monsters in cinema history, the zombie. So, tune in as we discuss the documentary at large, the importance of understanding and recontextualizing the past, and we check in on David's work-in-progress feature film, White Meat.
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Episode 105: Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)
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Joe is joined by Steve and new guest to the show, Sarah Beck from the West Chester Film Festival, to kick off a series of four films intertwined in various themes of power & control. First up is Elio Petri's masterful blend of suspense and black comedy, Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion. Will the gang fall under the spell of Gian Maria Volonté's self-assured police inspector, or will the rampant corruption just hit too close to home? Tune in to find out!
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Short Ends: La Jetée (1962)
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Joe is joined by Steve to go on one last journey in our trek through post-apocalyptic cinema with La Jetée, a French experimental short film that tells the tale of a man sent back through time to help find a solution to the end of mankind as we know it, all through a singularly narrated series of still-frame images. Will the fellas survive the experimental exploration of time? Tune in to find out!
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Episode 104: Lady Champagne (2026)
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Joe is joined by Rachel and Tillie from the Zombie Grrlz Horror Podcast Network to discuss the explicit joy that is the slapstick comedy of the year, Lady Champagne. It’s a night of big hair and bigger euphemisms with the latest adventures of Champagne Horowitz Jones Dickerson White (“... so she’s been married a couple of times!!”). Will the silly onslaught be too much for the gang or will they live on see what other disasters await San Francisco’s most fabulous exotic dancer? Tune in to find out!
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Episode 103: The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959)
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It may not be the end of the world as we know it, but it is the end of our monthlong look at post-apocalyptic cinema. Wit from Another '80s Podcast joins us to chat about Ranald MacDougall's The World, the Flesh and the Devil. Will this late '50s sci-fi flick hit all the right notes or will the crew wish it were still trapped in a small mine in Pennsylvania? Tune in to find out!
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Episode 102: 2019: After the Fall of New York (1983)
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Deke from Sidetrackd16 enters the post-apocalyptic fray as we discuss a film that is an audacious blend of Mad Max, Escape from New York, and Planet of the Apes. That's right! It's Sergio Martino's 2019: After the Fall of New York from 1983. So, grab a seat as we dive into the singular thing that is Italian Cinema, pay a small tribute to the legend that is George Eastman, and try to get out with our minds and bodies intact.
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Chattanooga Film Festival (2026): Recap
Films at First Sight
What's a film festival without friends and offbeat cinema? Find out as we recap this year's Chattanooga Film Festival with a gaggle of some of the most excellent folks that we know! Podcast pals Rachel (Bloody Good Horror and the More Deadly podcast), Allison (Who's There?), and Jody & Mando (Dads from the Crypt) join Joe to breakdown all of their highlights, surprising lowlights, "Red Eyes", and short films from the best damn genre festival out there.
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Episode 101: Kin-dza-dza!
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The fellas are heading to another planet in a far-off galaxy as they continue to explore post-apocalyptic cinema. Luckily, they have proper representation as they are joined by Space Lawyer Adam while they discuss the Soviet dystopian sci-fi comedy Kin-dza-dza!. Will the gang make it back home and regale the world with far-out stories or will the entire experience make them wanna Pluke? Tune in to find out!
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Episode 100: The Beast (2023)
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Levi from the Well-Adjusted Horror Podcast, joins us to kick off a new theme for the month as we dive into the speculative world of post-apocalyptic cinema. First up is the French/Canadian sci-fi romance/drama The Beast AKA La Bête from 2023. Will the fellas fall head over heels for Léa Seydoux's Gabrielle, or will they wish the twisted journey could be scrubbed from their DNA? Tune in to find out!
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Episode 99: Blind Woman's Curse (1970)
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We are wrapping up our "Star Search" month with a woman responsible for one of the most intense stares in cinema history, Meiko Kaji. Thanks to Graham, we are talking Teruo Ishii's ballad of erotic violence, Blind Woman's Curse. Will the fellas survive this feline onslaught of revenge, or will this early piece of Japanese cinema miss its mark? Tune in to find out!
info_outlinePour yourself a cocktail and travel down the Lucinda River with Joe , Graham, and new guest to the show, Rachel from the Zombie Grrlz Podcast Network as they discuss 1968's The Swimmer. The gang talks pool parties, deconstructing traditional masculinity, and surrealism in film. Cheers to the first time!