Month of Thanks wraps up with Arctic Heart, a movie suggested by author (and our friend) Beau North that is way crazier than we initially gave it credit for. In this episode, we discuss insanely athletic sex acts, adorable fake penguins, UPS’s arctic delivery division, and much more.
Happy Thanksgiving! Month of Thanks rolls on with a suggestion from friend of the show Tyler Petty. He’s brought us a treat from Mexico that perfectly scratches that Twilight Zone itch. The Similars is at once horrifying, hilarious, and (as with previous Month of Thanks films Pin and Valerie and Her Week of Wonders) contains imagery that is sure to be seared upon our brains for some time to come.
In our most rambling episode to date, we discuss the 1970 Czechoslovakian surrealist cult classic Valerie and Her Week of Wonders. We can’t seem to make heads nor tails of this thing, but we’re not sure if it matters. All you need to know is that there are vampires, magic jewelry eating, and a 30 year old grandmother who’s painted white.
Many thanks to Caroline Fulford for recommending the film. Check out her excellent podcast The Loose Canon wherever you listen.
We kick off our Month of Thanks with recommendation from comic artist Felipe Sobreiro. Pin tells the story of an anatomical medical dummy and the boy who loves him, and it’s a whole lot of crazy. Topics of discussion include: Terry O’Quinn’s quiet intensity, one-side face-licking make-out sessions, Leon’s awful poetry, and the best boyfriend in movie history.
We close out our Spooktacularly Funny Summer Scare-a-thon with the absolutely lackluster Dr. Hackenstein. There is tons of potential here, but it just isn’t explored in any memorable way – so we explore it for them by taking their premise and trying to make it better. Josh also takes a bold stance of the fate of crusty old deans.
We’re heading to the Yuppie-filled beach in this week’s episode on the 1987 supernatural comedy Hunk. Just how hunky is this hunk? Why is the devil a time traveller? What exactly IS included in the Yuppie Program? Some of these questions will be answered!
We continue our summer series of supernatural comedies with the aptly-named My Mom’s A Werewolf. This movie’s got it all: cheap-looking werewolves, John Saxon being a creep, a visit to a very weird dentist, and a man with the excellent name Lou Lamont (or does it?).
We finally tackle a Steve Guttenberg film as we continue our unintentional Silly Summer Spook-A-Thon (or whatever we’re calling this) with 1988’s horror comedy High Spirits. Why isn’t Beverly D’Angelo attracted to Steve Guttenberg? Why is Daryl Hannah so attracted to Steve Guttenberg? Just how tall is Liam Neeson? Why is that horse talking? Was Peter O’Toole really drunk all the time? Will we answer any of these questions? You’ll have to listen in to find out.