Is Melancholia a gateway movie into the Lars von Trier Cinematic Universe? Is it wrong to find the humor in the total annihilation of life as we know it? And where’s that campaign tagline?? Listen in to find out the answers to these and other burning questions! Lots of unseen movies are discussed, but are they earth-shattering revelations?

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This 2006 tale of a waylaid Hollywood stuntman is not to be confused with another cinematic fall guy. A first-time watch for both hosts, David and Justin weigh forth on Tarsem Singh’s singular passion project, The Fall. But is the movie just style over substance? Plus more unseen movies, including a well-known anime, are revealed!

Watch MUBI’s In Conversation with Tarsem here

Watch MUBI’s In Conversation with Lee Pace here

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1976’s King Kong is not your typical monster movie–plus it’s a first-time watch for Justin! This week’s discussion touches on questionable photography techniques, a theory about The Big Lebowski, an unexpected connection to Adam West’s Batman, and more.

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Your hosts tackle an imaginative, forward-thinking movie from 1977 that isn’t Star Wars. Is David Lynch’s Eraserhead about the anxiety of becoming a new parent? We have no idea! We’re not even sure it’s a baby! More unseen movies are revealed, plus David and Justin go off on a Godzilla tangent. (And yes, a previous Prometheus episode is referenced, but we’ve shelved it for now–for the greater good!)

Chris Rodley’s interview with David Lynch, excerpted from his 1997 book, Lynch on Lynch: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/3295-i-see-myself-eraserhead

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Longtime friends David and Justin flirt with landing in cinema jail as they reveal notable movies they’ve never seen! Possible missed-movie sins may include Platoon, American Graffiti, Heat…and more. They also discuss and rank the Alien movies, which they have seen! Is the long-running franchise an exercise in diminishing returns (and do the AVP movies even count)? Plus, the subject of the next episode–a seminal David Lynch movie Justin hasn’t seen–is revealed! (And yes, your hosts are aware of who actually directed Return of the Jedi…in theory!)

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Get a preview of the first episode as hosts David and Justin dive right in with jaw-dropping revelations of notable movies they’ve missed. Do they get a pass, or will their confessions land them in cinema jail? This is The Why Haven’t You Podcast, coming to earholes everywhere in one week!

Can longtime friends David and Justin avoid cinema jail even as they reveal must-watch movies they’ve never seen? This is The Why Haven’t You Podcast, coming to earholes everywhere March 2026!