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100 Years, 100 Movies

211 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★ - 3 ratings

Where I give my (un)informed opinions about the best movie of the year for every year from 1920 to today. Also, I highlight an interesting movie from each year to discuss. Part history, part autobiography, part celebration of movies.

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Episodes

Season of the Witch Bonus: Mexican Horror

November 01, 2020 06:38 - 25 minutes - 12.2 MB

Like any good horror villain the Season of the Witch comes back for one final episode. It’s día de los muertos so let’s celebrate by talking about Mexican horror!

Season of the Witch Day 31: Stephen King

October 31, 2020 06:45 - 50 minutes - 23.8 MB

Happy Halloween! Let’s celebrate by talking about the most influential voice in modern horror (in my opinion) and definitely the most influential person in my personal love for all things horror.

Season of the Witch Day 30: The 2010’s

October 30, 2020 06:39 - 28 minutes - 13.5 MB

Horror continues to soar and escalate through a tough decade in America.

Season of the Witch Day 29: Killer Kids

October 29, 2020 06:42 - 28 minutes - 13.3 MB

Anything can kill us even our beloved children & what does that say about us?

Season of the Witch Day 28: Slashers

October 28, 2020 06:33 - 28 minutes - 13.7 MB

One of the most prolific subgenres of horror with hundreds of entries. So let’s focus on the late-70s to the mid-80s.

Season of the Witch Day 27: The 2000s

October 27, 2020 06:32 - 26 minutes - 8.21 MB

America collectively loses its shit after the 2000 election, 9/11 and the Iraq War leading to a resurgence of horror.

Season of the Witch Day 26: Dario Argento

October 26, 2020 07:40 - 19 minutes - 8.24 MB

Argento is one of the most unique voices in horror.

Season of the Witch Day 25: Japanese Horror

October 25, 2020 06:37 - 18 minutes - 5.87 MB

It’s not just the Ring and the Grudge when it comes to horror from Japan.

Season of the Witch Day 24: The 1990s

October 24, 2020 06:37 - 29 minutes - 14 MB

Horror wore out it’s welcome by the first half of the decade before climbing back; but this led to some interesting movies.

Season of the Witch Day 23: Hammer Horror

October 23, 2020 06:36 - 23 minutes - 11 MB

Hammer Studios introduced a new generation to classic movie monsters with more sex, more violence, more Christopher Lee and more Peter Cushing.

Season of the Witch Day 22: Haunted Houses

October 22, 2020 06:31 - 25 minutes - 11.9 MB

Ghost stories have been around long before movies. The haunted house story allows for many different points of view.

Season of the Witch Day 21: The 1980s

October 21, 2020 06:39 - 33 minutes - 15.9 MB

My favorite movie decade brings it when it comes to horror! Let’s scratch the surface of the insanity that was 80s movie horror.

Season of the Witch Day 20: Killer Sharks

October 20, 2020 06:28 - 24 minutes - 11.6 MB

Jaws not only created the blockbuster it also led to a ton of imitators. Sharks may be misunderstood in real life but in the movies they’re just trying to bite your face off.

Season of the Witch Day 19: Zombies

October 19, 2020 06:52 - 25 minutes - 11.9 MB

We’re not talking Romero’s zombie’s here this is the weirder and more off-kilter side of the undead.

Season of the Witch Day 18: The 1970s

October 18, 2020 06:37 - 24 minutes - 11.7 MB

Horror continues to be more varied as we get more prestigious horror movies while cheap, exploitative horror becomes more common.

Season of the Witch Day 17: Final Destination

October 17, 2020 06:46 - 21 minutes - 10 MB

No one can escape death; not even this franchise that has some of the most inventive/convoluted movie kills of all time.

Season of the Witch Day 16: Horror Anthologies

October 16, 2020 06:40 - 31 minutes - 15 MB

What’s better than a horror story? Multiple ones! These movies are the equivalent of short story collections.

Season of the Witch Day 15: The 1960s

October 15, 2020 06:22 - 22 minutes - 10.7 MB

Horror continues to grow as new genres and voices emerge. Plus international horror makes a comeback.

Season of the Witch Bonus: Introducing Horror to Kids

October 14, 2020 16:36 - 13 minutes - 6.52 MB

I may be the only person who ever wondered how to introduce horror movies to my kids without traumatizing them or putting them off of horror for life. Well here’s some suggestions.

Season of the Witch Day 14: The Conjuring Universe

October 14, 2020 06:35 - 23 minutes - 11.3 MB

In 2013 James Wan introduced the world to Ed and Lorraine Warren in the Conjuring leading to the creation of one of the most expansive horror cinematic universes.

Season of the Witch Day 13: Horror Comedies

October 13, 2020 06:50 - 24 minutes - 11.7 MB

The Joker once said “if you gotta go; go with a smile” and these movies will help you with that

Season of the Witch Day 12: The 1950s

October 12, 2020 06:50 - 20 minutes - 9.62 MB

Science fiction, Vincent Price, William Castle and teenagers were synonymous with horror in the 50s.

Season of the Witch Day 11: David Cronenberg

October 11, 2020 06:38 - 26 minutes - 12.4 MB

Before he transitioned to more dramatic fare David Cronenberg helped to create body horror and was responsible for some of the most iconic horror movies ever.

Season of the Witch Day 10: The Universal Monsters

October 10, 2020 06:28 - 26 minutes - 12.5 MB

Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, the Mummy, the Wolfman, the Gillman, the Mole People? ‘Nuff said.

Season of the Witch Day 9: The 1940s

October 09, 2020 06:36 - 20 minutes - 9.42 MB

The 40s were a tumultuous time which means that horror was going on in real life and less so in the movies. Thankfully Val Lawton and novels helped to fill the void.

Season of the Witch Day 8: Found Footage

October 08, 2020 06:31 - 22 minutes - 10.6 MB

From Cannibal Holocaust to the Blair Witch Project to Paranormal Activity there’s just something appealing about trying to capture what “really” happened.

Season of the Witch Day 7: French Horror

October 07, 2020 06:31 - 29 minutes - 13.8 MB

The New French Extremity added some class to what many would consider torture porn throughout the 2000s before inspiring others over the last few years.

Season of the Witch Day 6: The 1930s

October 06, 2020 11:28 - 21 minutes - 10 MB

When it comes to horror there was more to the 1930s than the Universal Monsters but not much more.

Season of the Witch Day 5: Killer Animals

October 05, 2020 06:21 - 21 minutes - 10.1 MB

We may be the top of the food chain but that doesn’t mean we’re the only ones or that those lower than us can’t bite back.

Season of the Witch Day 4: The Purge

October 04, 2020 06:25 - 21 minutes - 10.2 MB

The Purge was an idea so good that it spawned a franchise even when the first movie failed in executing that premise.

Season of the Witch Day 3: The 1920s

October 03, 2020 06:14 - 20 minutes - 9.52 MB

Silent movies can be just as horrific and entertaining as sound movies. Also the lack of dialogue allowed for European horror to shine during the 1920s.

Season of the Witch Day 2: Black Horror

October 02, 2020 06:29 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MB

Horror is one way that Black artists have been able to address societal issues in novel ways.

Season of the Witch Day 1: Eli Roth

October 01, 2020 06:27 - 22 minutes - 10.6 MB

Let’s celebrate Halloween with a horror movie countdown! From Cabin in the Woods to Hostel to the Green Inferno, Eli Roth has left a (divisive) mark on modern horror.

Season of the Witch

September 25, 2020 04:42 - 2 minutes - 1.02 MB

100 Years, 100 Movies is back with 31 days of horror leading up to Halloween. It’s the Season of the Witch.

Franchises: Batman

August 26, 2020 14:16 - 38 minutes - 18.2 MB

Batman became the most popular superhero in part because he keeps showing up in movies. So indulge me as we look back at Batman movies to wrap this season up.

Franchises: X-Men

August 25, 2020 15:08 - 37 minutes - 17.9 MB

X-Men nails it’s source material by being exhilarating, trend-setting, convoluted, pretentious, insufferable and at times terrible.

Franchises: DCEU

August 24, 2020 19:27 - 37 minutes - 17.5 MB

Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman? What could go wrong? Plenty but the future looks promising.

2020s

August 23, 2020 14:52 - 10 minutes - 5.02 MB

The Invisible Man updates the classic Universal Monster and makes it relevant today. The Hunt is ridiculous and a lot of fun.

2019s

August 23, 2020 14:49 - 11 minutes - 5.43 MB

Parasite won all the awards for a reason. Midsommar and unexpected empathy.

2017s

August 23, 2020 14:46 - 11 minutes - 5.5 MB

Music drives everything in Baby Driver. Coco is Pixar’s magical journey about Día de Muertos and Mexican culture.

2015s

August 23, 2020 14:42 - 10 minutes - 2.4 MB

Inside Out is the most fun way to learn about empathy. Matthew Vaughn continues fixing Mark Millar comics with Kingsman: The Secret Service.

2013s

August 23, 2020 14:38 - 7 minutes - 3.7 MB

Pacific Rim is equal parts awesome and stupid. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters is exactly what you expect from that title.

Franchises: Evil Dead

August 22, 2020 15:40 - 20 minutes - 5.79 MB

The Evil Dead chronicles the journey of Ash from smarmy asshole to cocky asshole.

2012s

August 21, 2020 18:25 - 9 minutes - 4.67 MB

Prometheus is a fascinating failure. The Raid: Redemption ups the craziness of action/martial arts movies.

2010s

August 21, 2020 18:23 - 10 minutes - 5.18 MB

Winter’s Bone introduces Jennifer Lawrence to the masses in an Ozark crime story. Scott Pilgrim v. the World shows the pitfalls of preaching to the choir.

2009s

August 21, 2020 18:21 - 9 minutes - 4.46 MB

Let’s talk about divisive movies with professional troll Lars Von Trier’s Antichrist and Tom Six’s The Human Centipede: The First Sequence.

2008s

August 21, 2020 18:19 - 9 minutes - 2.54 MB

In Bruges she is a particular type of purgatory. Hellboy II: The Golden Army delivers Guillermo Del Toro’s take on the character of Hellboy.

2007s

August 21, 2020 18:16 - 10 minutes - 4.77 MB

No Country for Old Men shows the Coen Bros at their nastiest. Hot Fuzz continues to do parody right.

Franchises: Rocky

August 20, 2020 14:42 - 33 minutes - 15.6 MB

Rocky is a franchise that refuses to stop much like the character it revolves around.

2006s

August 19, 2020 23:33 - 8 minutes - 4.04 MB

Pan’s Labyrinth may be Guillermo Del Toro’s best movie. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby is so insane and dumb that you can’t help but enjoy it.