Sep 26, 2019

Can one film be a cliche romcom, a shocking zombie horror and unashamed fan fiction all at once? This week, Marcus and Melissa head back to the Winchester for a pint and Shaun of the Dead, which has almost as much behind the scenes mythology as Apocalypse Now. Along the way they nerd out about tracking shots and Queen....

Sep 23, 2019

Train to Busan offers a textbook example of how to end a horror movie. It even made Melissa cry. M&M discuss the ending and debate a mansplaining allegation.

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Sep 19, 2019

Some zombie movies start from scratch. Director Sang-ho Yeon wanted the first South Korean zombie blockbuster to be down-to-Earth and relatable for Korean audiences, not over-the-top like American films. As a result, Train to Busan feels like the freshest take on the living dead in years. Also, Marcus and Melissa drag...

Sep 16, 2019

Marcus and Melissa explore spoilers and the ending of Pan's Labyrinth. They also share shocking true stories of people who confused weird eyeball palms and fairies Pan's Labyrinth with weird dancing puppets and David Bowie Labyrinth. 

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Sep 12, 2019

Here’s the secret about fairy tales: They’re not for kids. In the aftermath of the hellish Spanish Civil War, a little girl named Ofelia wanders into a mystical labyrinth with a secretive faun, mute fairies and a haunting monster with eyeballs in its palms. Meanwhile, the “real world” around her falls into...