Grab your boomsticks and check the basement, because we are diving into the 1981 cult classic, The Evil Dead. We're looking back at Sam Raimi’s extremely bloody, incredibly low-budget cabin-in-the-woods masterpiece (or student film, depending on which one of us you ask). One of us went in expecting to hate it and came out completely charmed, while the other realized their nostalgia goggles might have been painted with gratuitous amounts of corn syrup. We are breaking down the shockingly low $350,000 budget funded mostly by Detroit dentists, the birth of the "why didn't you just leave the cabin?" horror trope, the deeply questionable taxidermy, and the legendary "fake shemps" Plus, we take a stab at recasting the movie for a modern audience—and surprisingly, we actually agree on Austin Butler being a great fit.

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We are docking with the Nostromo to break down Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi horror masterpiece, Alien. We are debating whether the deliberate, slow-burn pacing holds up today, why the Weyland-Yutani corporation is the ultimate toxic employer, and if anyone actually has any patience left for Lambert. We question the practicality of the sci-fi self-destruct trope, marvel at the timeless in-camera practical effects, and try our hand at recasting the iconic crew for a modern audience. Plus, we finally settle whether that decapitated android head actually looks believable or if it’s just a terrible 70s prop.

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A listener dared us to watch Freaked, the 1993 fever dream directed by and starring Alex Winter. We dove into this $11 million box office disaster—which pulled in a staggering $6,957 opening weekend—to see if the practical effects don by masters in the craft, can save this movie. It’s a bizarre ride involving toxic fertilizer, mutant freaks, Randy Quaid putting on a masterclass in unhinged villainy, and Keanu Reeves buried beneath a dog character and prosthetics. We debate the jarring MTV-era sketch show pacing, Mr. T as the bearded lady finding true comfort with himself, and whether this ultra-violent script turned teen comedy was undercooked or entirely overworked. It’s safe to say our ratings for this one are aggressively mixed.

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