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I'm the Host

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Who Wants To Live Forever?

February 24, 2019 06:19 - 2 hours - 65.7 MB

Undead. They’re all the same. They’re pushy and whiny and they're all only after ONE thing… Or at least that’s the case with this week’s movies: 2001’s Kairo (Pulse) and 1985’s Return of the Living Dead! Coming in late due to a brief bout with morbidity, host Blake takes us on a roller coaster of emotions, from depressive dread to freewheeling terror, as we compare two movies about two groups of young adults coming to terms with death, life, and everything in between. Grab your duct tape a...

Dead, Drunk, and Disorderly

February 05, 2019 18:31 - 1 hour - 66.2 MB

Welcome back class. This week your homework assignment was Arthur (1981) and Weekend at Bernie's (1989), where we'll be discussing what methods make your characters more sympathetic, or less. One film takes what should be a group of unlikable leads and makes us empathize with them, while the other left Ally cheering for the quasi-villain. We'll also be looking at strong women, bad unnecessary sequels, and still more adventures in late capitalism.  EPISODE LINKS YouTube - Arthur (1981) tra...

Fuck Da Police

January 27, 2019 14:41 - 2 hours - 86.5 MB

Woop Woop! That's the sound of the police! Don't sweat it; as long we all tell the same story, no one's doing time. Just like in The Usual Suspects and Inside Man! With Robin Hoods and charming devils alike on the corkboard, Ally has our forensics team dusting themes of trust, truth, and lies, and the thin, thin lines between them. Here in N.W.A. court, we'll also be discussing the jurisprudence of "no face, no case," "if nobody talks then everybody walks," and other sayings that are likel...

[S]laughter is the Best Medicine - Part OOPS

January 20, 2019 22:06 - 7 minutes - 3.8 MB

So, basically... Blake screwed up. My bad. In lieu of a stand-and-deliver episode on cinematic theory (which, evidently, I was unable to stand up and deliver), I'm democratizing the process and giving you all the uncommented-upon side-topics and media that we DID try to discuss before I went and made a mess of things. There's some really interesting stuff in here so please do give it a go: 1) Violence Mike Rugnetta - PBS Idea Channel - Violence Slavoj Žižek - Violence Laura Tanner - Inti...

[S]laughter is the Best Medicine - Part 1

January 09, 2019 20:18 - 1 hour - 55.1 MB

This week on I’m The Host, chef Blake is behind the stove with sous chefs Ally and Kurt, and we’re going to show YOU how to cook with some REAL bad eggs we just had shipped in from The Dark Knight (2008) and Funny Games (2007). For a firm omelette, beat three main characters--a father, a mother, and a child--until blended. Stir in firearms, explosives, and bludgeoning instruments. Once your protagonists are thoroughly abused, you can add a dash of comeuppance for a classic omelette, or simp...

12/21/2018 Delays

December 21, 2018 23:25 - 7 minutes - 3.69 MB

As you may have noticed, your feeds are one episode short of a full week. Our bad. We WILL return; it just may not be as soon as we had previously hoped. Work, life, and flooring installer schedules have all conspired to keep us from being able to hit our release window. As the holidays come to a close, however, we anticipate things going back to something resembling normalcy. Until then, enjoy Blake's dulcet garglings and the following articles and podcasts as a substitute for the top-tie...

STEMy, You Can Drive My Car

December 13, 2018 06:18 - 1 hour - 52.7 MB

Could the secret sauce of good work be...respect for and investment in your employees? Weighing in on this bizarre take, Kurt has us watch one of the worst cases of employee neglect: 2018's Upgrade. Mustaches will unfurl and monocles will pop as we discuss the business model that enabled Leigh Whannell's sci-fi beat-em-up to exist, along with other related topics: algorithmic screenplays, horror franchises, celebrity look-alikes, and the newest action cinematography sensation that's sweepin...

Floodwater Minisode

November 07, 2018 09:02 - 57 minutes - 24.4 MB

Howdy, y'all! It seems our little podcast got washed out this week, and due to the technical snafu Blake sat down and recorded a little filler episode, holding forth on what movies he's seen recently. Hopefully we'll be back next time with our previously-scheduled episode on Blumhouse--see you soon!

Brains, Trains, and Automobiles

October 24, 2018 07:15 - 1 hour - 52.3 MB

"Unnnnnnnhhhhh…. Uuuuhhhhhh! Brrrrraiiiiiiiinnssssss…" Yeah, that's what you’d LIKE to hear, isn't it? Well too bad! This week Ally, our understudy of the undead, is exhuming the zombie genre as we talk Train to Busan (2016) and The Girl With All The Gifts (2016). We'll find out where all the bodies are buried in the history of zombie lore, from its Afro-Haitian origins, to its dark fusion with Romero's ghouls, to its chaotic re-imagining for a hilarious/horrifying present. We'll also sink...

Pete and Repeat

October 08, 2018 20:41 - 2 hours - 93.4 MB

A videotape lands on your doorstep... An estranged friend emails you out of the blue... You may be tempted to respond, to reach out to a familiar hand...but what if it doesn't let go? This week, Blake inaugurates spooky season with two movies about movies in movies that are actually kind of one movie? We're sitting down with creative duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead's breakout film, Resolution (2012), and its break-out sequel, The Endless (2017). We'll talk about strained siblings, toxi...

This is Not a Fucking Game

September 25, 2018 18:53 - 2 hours - 97.3 MB

Get your trigger fingers ready and fire up the random seed generator; it's time for that great American pasttime--SPORT! This week, Kurt gets the ball rolling, using the rising popularity of eSports to pitch an old sticky wicket: what makes a sport different from a game? (We Monday-morning quarterbacks may not have a slam-dunk answer, but we keep it in the ballpark at least.) Before we hit the home stretch, we'll also talk horse-based athleticism, unmotivated ursines, and the most dangerous...

Meddling Kids

September 10, 2018 21:11 - 2 hours - 113 MB

We're finishing our mystery mini arc with the original kid dectives, Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys. While we look at the first book in each series--The Secret of the Old Clock (1930) for Nancy Dew and The Tower Treasure (1927) for the Hardy Boys--we'll chat about laissez-faire parenting, a girl changed by rewrites, one man's obsession with names, and the shadowy publishing organization behind it all.  Episode Links: Married to the Sea - first strip - “Shakespeare got to get paid, son.” Wi...

The Terminator: Judgment Day

August 28, 2018 22:18 - 1 hour - 40.5 MB

Three little hosts sat down to have fun With Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None". Two little hosts dissected some tropes With bad tricks and herring and Red Dwarf jokes (One little host, editing the podcast He finished it late, but here it is at last.)   EPISODE LINKS (Blake's mock map of the island based on descriptions in book.) ((Blake's...interpretation of the characters, for the Roll20 map.)) Internet Archive - Agatha Christie - And Then There Were None YouTube - Throw Mama...

Nick and Nora's Infinite Liquor Cabinet

August 13, 2018 17:06 - 1 hour - 55 MB

Today's episode is brought to you by shots, shots, and more shots. (Of the alcohol, gun and camera varieties). We're looking at The Thin Man (1934) and talking about how a few years' difference can really change a setting for a movie, as well as prohibition, dogs, and relationship goals.  We also talk witty quips, classic drink recipes, and when a mystery isn't a mystery at all. Links for this episode: The Thin Man - Archive.org Prohibition - Netflix.com Classic Movie Cocktails - Liquor.c...

Late Adolescence

August 01, 2018 16:11 - 2 hours - 114 MB

In this episode we're taking a book club look at They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera. In a world where you recieve a 24-hour warning before the day of your death, what does this do to society, or an individual's day-to-day life? The hosts also discuss what they'd do on their last day, characterization vs representation, and the age for driving and/or drinking.  EPISODE LINKS They Both Die at the End (Blue Cover) They Both Die at the End (Orange Cover) Sieze the Day - Out Cold 

Artificial Intelligence and Organic Stupidity

July 18, 2018 08:22 - 2 hours - 61.4 MB

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Takes from the Crypt

July 02, 2018 17:34 - 1 hour - 61 MB

Good evening, boys and ghouls! This episode we're looking at shows that were once dead and have clawed their way back out of the grave (for better or worse).  We'll be reviewing television shows that jumped to new channels, programs that come back after extended hiatuses, and big-screen reimaginings. We also find time to talk about toxic twitter people, the Neilson ratings, and whatever happened to Aunt Viv. EPISODE LINKS Cancelled TV Shows that Returned - TVline.com Revivial (Television)...

Fun and Games with Chekov's Gun

June 17, 2018 18:12 - 1 hour - 78 MB

It's all fun and games until someone gets shot.  We're looking for Chekov's Gun and talking about splitting the party so we can search for a murderer. Ally has us looking at tropes in movies with Clue (1985) and Game Night (2018). We look at who is the blonde airhead, did the butler really do it, and was it really all part of the plan?  But aside from that we talk about the Devil, the Joker, and a Robot named Prime.  Links for this epsiode: TV Tropes - Clue TV Tropes - Game Night Clue ...

Bowieography (Part 2)

June 04, 2018 19:55 - 1 hour - 51.8 MB

Alright, settle down, class. Settle down... This is Bowie 102 covering the last thirty-seven years of David Bowie's career: early 80's rise to popularity, late 80's decline, 90's revival, and death. If you came here looking for "Classical Knives of America, 1830 to Present" you are in the wrong room--that's down the hall in 118 with instructor Sharp yes that IS her real name... Alright, for the five of you who are left, thank you for coming back for another semester. If you haven't already ...

Bowieography (Part 1)

June 04, 2018 19:39 - 2 hours - 69.5 MB

Welcome to your first day of Bowie 101! This introductory course covers thirty-two years of David Bowie, from 1947 to 1979, spanning his vaudville, pop rock, glam rock, heavy metal, and funk/soul periods, as well as the Berlin trilogy.  Our full two-part course will also span such topics as suing Napster, musical numbers from A Knight's Tale, bad haircuts, the roadways of West Berlin, and raps about hats. If you have any questions, your instructor Blake or your classmates Ally and Kurt will...

Spoonman

May 19, 2018 00:42 - 1 hour - 66.3 MB

He is the sworn protector of the city. The wild blue yonder. He is The Tick. But which Tick are we talking about? All of them, we're looking at the Fox kids cartoon show (1994), the Fox live-action sit-com (2001) and the Amazon streaming live-action version (2016), and even some talk about the comic is involved. We talk about what the changes in the small screen versions of the Tick shows about our society, why side characters change from version to version of the show, and how the themes o...

The Old Man and the Claws

May 06, 2018 12:05 - 1 hour - 55.9 MB

With Infinity War out and Deadpool set to return soon. Ally has us look at Logan and talk about superhero movies and what these movies say about society. Focus revolves around Logan, the MCU, and Deadpool. We also talk about Thelma and Louise, Seven Samurai, and Unforgiven Note:This episode contains no Infintity War spoilers because Kurt and Ally hadn't seen it at time of recording. Links for this episode: Logan “Hurt” trailer - youtube.com Deadpool trailer - youtube.com Nerdwriter - Loga...

Mini-Me(dia)

April 26, 2018 21:10 - 1 hour - 58.7 MB

As our jobs all got in the way of our recording schedule this week, we sat down for a short [read: long], off-the-cuff episode. We get into the recent events surrounding the Simpsons'/Apu debacle since recording  that episode, and then spend the rest of our time gushing about all the great media we have watched/played/read/listened to lately. (Due to the large volume of links/things mentioned in this discussion, I'm posting all of them as a pdf here: Links to all the media - hosted locally)

True Lies

April 15, 2018 18:19 - 1 hour - 90.9 MB

One of us always tells lies...one of us always tells the truth...but what IS the truth, really? We're digging deep this week with the films Rashomon and Life of Pi, discussing absolutes, equivocations, and whether a single noble lie can balance out a thousand false promises. We'll also discuss Satre's concepts of "bad faith" and "the look" (na na na na!), the soap opera Dallas, and getting called poindexter at a comedy show. (It makes sense in context, I promise.) Links for this episode: ...

No Assimilation Without Representation

March 31, 2018 22:57 - 1 hour - 71 MB

Strange things are afoot at the Kwik-E-Mart this week as we look into the documentary The Problem With Apu and three classic Apu-centric episodes of The Simpsons to see if these charges are warrented, and if the writers ever got better at writing Indian characters. We also take time to talk about James Woods' career (or lack thereof), Indian covers of Western pop songs, and airlines treating people like cattle. Links for this episode: Tumblr - Hari Kondabolu - My career goal is to make pe...

Men Are Mars, Women Are Darling

March 18, 2018 20:55 - 2 hours - 133 MB

It's rare for an artist to remake a work from their early career. With Spike Lee's remake of She's Gotta Have It, we're looking at the differences between the film (1986) and the web-series (2017) with a big helping hand from our guest Samantha from Rocket Punch Radio. With art, music, sexuality, and civil unrest on the table, we also found time (in this long episode) to talk about the Spin Doctors, Celtics fans, and eminent domain. Links for this episode: CBS This Morning - Spike Lee on R...

Return of the King

March 04, 2018 17:05 - 1 hour - 67.4 MB

We interupt this podcast to bring you a quick episode about Black Panther...only there was so much to say that it turned into a full episode anyway. And despite all three hosts enjoying themselves, it didn't keep them from picking all manner of nits from this excellent film.  We also talk about racial politics, familial conections, and the etymology of a particular type of footwear. Editor's Note: Ally wasn't feeling her best while recording this episode and ended up misspeaking a few time...

Grievous Counselor

February 18, 2018 13:43 - 2 hours - 112 MB

It's time to sharpen your teeth on the bones of your "father"! We're looking at Good Will Hunting and Whiplash and talking about surpasing your father(s), the genesis of genius, and how to steal your father's prized possesions (be it an orchestra or just a really good line). We also talk Saint's Row, super saiyans, and Nietzsche's dog.  Links for this episode: Cecil B. Demented (trailer) Good Will Hunting 2: Hunting Season  James Brown- Roundhouse - “Please Please Please” Weird Al - "Li...

Mini Episode: Labo

February 09, 2018 22:44 - 8 minutes - 6.54 MB

A short episode dealing with nostalgia, Nintendo and the many applications of cardboard.   Links for this episode: Nintendo Labo debut - youtube.com Movie Bob's Alternative Nintendo Labo debut - youtube.com How to pronounce Nintendo Labo - nintendosoup.com

Italian Dressing

February 04, 2018 12:32 - 1 hour - 75.1 MB

Kurt takes us into the world of the mafia and the FBI with the 1990 movie "My Blue Heaven". This not-at-all-accurate glimpse into their world is all in service of the question: "Is this movie good, or is Kurt just nostalgic?"  All three hosts come to agreement pretty quickly, so they spend sometime talking about caricature versus character, why the U.S. Marshals felt so aggrieved by factual innacuracies, and the difficulties of treading between two genres instead. (Other episode topics inc...

Need for Speed (Racer)

January 21, 2018 16:56 - 1 hour - 61.9 MB

In our 49th episode, Ally has us look at 2008's Speed Racer--a movie that in her opinion never got the recognition it deserved. We have a discussion on the movie's merits (and demerits) and Blake and Kurt follow up with other works they felt fell into the same pit of underappreciation. We also talk about movies we'd love to see made, the importance of correctly labeling cities, and what movies fall into the genre of "Guillermo del Toro-esque".   Links for this episode: 50 Movies that Cri...

Slay Bells Ring

January 07, 2018 17:08 - 1 hour - 52.1 MB

Blake puts the final stab on our holiday episodes, with the holiday movie about another character who sees you when your sleeping, who knows when your awake, and who may make overbroad presumptions about your guilt and/or innocence. We're watching the 1974 movie Black Christmas, and talking about societial changes, horror tropes, and just how conservative the horror genre has to be to be scary. We'll also chat about the missing link, the connection between Black Christmas and It's a Wonder...

Hell is Other People

December 24, 2017 19:42 - 1 hour - 58.7 MB

Just in time for the holidays we decided to watch Frank Capra's perennial holiday classic, It's a Wonderful Life. But why was this the movie that became one of the great Christmas classics? And why is so little of this movie set at Christmas time? And does this movie have anything to do with holiday depression? (And is it really such a wonderful life after all?) We also talk about sci-fi vs fantasy, inflation, pixelation, and goats; All this, plus constant Jimmy Stewart impersonations from ...

Holidays of Future Past

December 10, 2017 16:37 - 2 hours - 104 MB

Ally kicks off our Christmas season with A Miracle on 34th Street (1947) and Elf (2003). With these movies in hand, she's questioning the true meaning of Christmas, why it is that there have been so few memorable Christmas movies in recent years, and how well the classics really hold up. More broadly, we discuss consumerism, capitialism, cardiomegaly, diabetes, and how Kris Kringle is a filthy red communist.    Links for this episode: Santa Baby by Eartha Kitt Yes, Virginia there is a S...

The Pervert's Guide to the Pervert's Guide to Cinema

November 26, 2017 14:54 - 2 hours - 116 MB

It's the Wrath of Lacan as Blake has us watch Slavoj Zizek's The Pervert's Guide to Cinema in a backdoor attempt at explaining Lacanian psychology. This episode is full of phallic symbols, and the fatherly figure you must overcome. Come and decide for yourself which of us is the id, ego, and superego.  We also discuss musicals in the key of authoritarian, the Boy Scouts of the U.S.S.R., and which celebrities Slavoj Zizek most closely resembles.  Harvey Danger - Carlotta Valdez Huey Lewis -...

Na, na, na, na, na, na Batman

November 13, 2017 01:30 - 1 hour - 71.3 MB

Kurt brings Lego Batman to the show for a wonder at what life after grimdark looks like. We also take some time to talk about Batman as myth rather than comics media, as well as Nietzche, Billy D. Williams, and Bojack Horseman (three people who have never been in Kurt and Ally's kitchen).   Links for this episode: Death of the Family - Wiki The Real Marvel Agenda - Movie Bob Breaking Macho - Comics Alliance Batman name of my pain - youtube.com Music Meister - youtube.com Shout outs:...

Killer Clown from Outer Space

October 28, 2017 12:52 - 2 hours - 97.9 MB

"Its!" Pennywise (the dancing clown) is here to take us all down to Killer Clown College: we're looking at both the 1990 and the 2017 adaptations of Stephen King's It. (Ally loves clowns so much she subjected us all to five hours of them.) While comparing these two films, we'll also offer tactical advice on fighting groups of children, a discussion on how a physical bad guy can ruin a chance at supernatural scares, and the argument that professional clowns need to clean house rather than p...

Could You Love a Monster, Man?

October 15, 2017 21:58 - 1 hour - 78 MB

Blake is excited for Guillerrmo Del Toro's The Shape of Water, but it's not out yet. So we're looking at Let Me In instead and the problems that plague monster-human relationships with it. Also discussed: What makes a monster? Do Beauty and the Beast need a good counselor? Can a monster ever be a part of society? And--most importantly of all--would you love a monsterman? Links for this episode: Pool Scene - Let The Right One In Pool Scene - Let Me In Beauty and the Beast fanart - "Chan...

Tucker and Dale and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day

October 01, 2017 17:07 - 1 hour - 68.9 MB

It's Octobereen for I'm The Host, that special time of year where we open the dark carnival of horror again. This year we're kicking off with Tucker and Dale vs Evil and the broader trend of meta-horror movies. What is meta-horror? How is meta-horror? Why is meta-horror!? Kurt's Notes: Our next episode will be using Let Me In (the American adaptation of Let the Right One In).  Links for this episode: Sock Puppets - youtube.com Tucker and Dale vs Evil trailer - youtube.com Behind the Mas...

Heroism: Some Assembly Required

September 17, 2017 20:53 - 2 hours - 96.8 MB

Ally has us checking out the first season of My Hero Academia (/Boku No Hero Academia). She asking questions about heroism and what makes a hero, what traits are necessary for one to go from zero to hero?  Kurt's Notes: Ally's track was echo-y but I don't think it's too bad, our recording situation has changed and I'm working on trying to get it back to how it used to sound. Thanks for bearing with me.  Also I know in our outro we say the next episode is Lego:Batman, but we looked at a cal...

Your Destination is Out of Left Field

September 04, 2017 00:24 - 2 hours - 101 MB

This week we looked at David Lynch's Mulholland Drive to try and piece together what is going on and what went on and what all the goings on really mean. We also discover which is the worst Budweiser product and give name to a new sex act.  Links:  Silencio! No Hay Conectar! There are no links!

Welcome to the Jungle

August 20, 2017 12:39 - 1 hour - 57.7 MB

It's Muhammad Ali versus George Foreman, as Kurt has us watch the Rumble in the Jungle and then duke it out with much bigger questions about society versus publicity.  We also get into major events of the 60s and 70s, why this match was held at 4 A.M., and how George Foreman's dog was a bad ambassador. Come watch as three people who know virtually nothing about boxing try unravel the story around one of the biggest brawls of all time.  Links for this episode: Rumble in the Jungle - Youtub...

Good Grief

August 06, 2017 12:40 - 1 hour - 55.5 MB

Ally has us take a look at the book A Monster Calls, while we chat about grief and mourning: it's not not just for kids anymore! We also explored some of the differences between the book and it's movie adaptation, e.g. the relative merits of Jason Isaacs vs Liam Neeson. Kurt's notes: We changed the way we recorded again. And it sounds great...except for my audio track, because I had my microphone set to omnidirectional instead of personal, so I'm echo-y but that will be fixed by next episd...

Best Worst Episode

July 23, 2017 13:36 - 1 hour - 57.4 MB

Blake has us watch Troll 2 and the companion documentary Best Worst Movie because he hates us and also himself. Also, so that we can talk about enjoyable bad movies what characteristics they have. Can you make a good-bad movie on purpose? Why do people find them enjoyable? Is Blake actually the only troll in this episode? Find out this week on I'm the Host!   Movies mentioned in this episode Good-Bad movies YouTube: trailer - Plan 9 From Outer Space YouTube: trailer - Hudson Hawk  Yo...

Off the Page

July 09, 2017 04:24 - 1 hour - 93.8 MB

With the Guardians of the Galaxy and Big Hero 6 getting surprisingly big-budget movies for less-well-known comics, we ask what comics would be great to pull for developing a new series or cinematic release?  Kurt brings in Marvel's Exiles and Image's Invincible as examples, but with suggestions from Ally, Blake, and the Grown-Ass Geeks, you'll have plenty of new books to check out. Which ones will work? Which ones won't? And why? Tune in, true believers!  Links for this episode *deep breat...

Amazon Primed

June 25, 2017 12:32 - 2 hours - 125 MB

Ally takes us to the theater for our first recent release, Wonder Woman (2017). There are spoilers galore, but we also talk about blind casting, feminism, and the female gaze. (Is that even a thing yet?) And because this is a super-long episode, we'll also get into the troubles of casting a historical figure as a villain, the horrors of World War I, and how best to accessorize your sword and shield when visiting another culture. Links for this episode: Wikipedia - General Erich Ludendorff...

Audio-Visualize

June 11, 2017 20:24 - 1 hour - 107 MB

From another dimension (another dimension (another dimension)), a soundtrack for a movie that this world had never seen (Sunset Blood by Starcadian) fell into our hands! We peer into this artifact with our ear-eyes and try and decipher the plot to the missing movie. Who is Ronnie? What is a Pompey Pirate? What is the significance of the floppy disk? The game is afoot! Links for this episode: Now You See It - “How Film Scores Play with Our Brains” Sideways - “How Pixar uses Music to make ...

Go Lions

May 28, 2017 10:23 - 1 hour - 137 MB

In this episode about how to make a good remake, we're looking at westernized anime Voltron in two incarnations: Defender of the Universe (1984) and Legendary Defender (2016). We also poke fun at the sillier parts of Voltron and talk about good remakes of past, present, and (we hope) future. Dept. of Corrections: Kerberos is an actual moon of Pluto that was descovered in 2011. Kurt was unaware of it's name.  Links for this episode: Voltron Defender of the Universe Intro Voltron Legendary ...

Fantastic Weapons and Where to Train Them

May 14, 2017 04:47 - 1 hour - 120 MB

The battle for animation supremacy rages on. In the meantime we're looking at RWBY and Soul Eater to see how culture defines the heroes, villains, gender norms, teamwork, and badass weapons therein, and what--if anything--this tells us about eastern and western cultures. We also look at how to give souls to inanimate objects, the origins of all evil, and whether it's safe to use pure evil as a power source. Media for this episode: Rwby Volume 1 Soul Eater Episodes 1-7 World of Remnant: T...

Trailer Hitches

April 30, 2017 03:30 - 2 hours - 91 MB

Coming soon (as soon as you download it)--a podcast which is sick of misleading trailers will try to figure out the secrets to spotting bad movies with good trailers and debate whether movies would be better if we ignored trailers altogether. We also give a quick history survey, and talk about how these movie ads have changed over time. Plus stick around for a trailer of the I'm the Host movie, coming summer of twenty-neverteen. Links for this episode (trailers, in descending chronologica...

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