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This week, dear listeners, we bring you an episode about The Babadook, and boy do we have a lot to say about it! If you would like to drink along, we recommend Surly Brewing’s Todd the Axe Man IPA (Melissa’s pick) or Yellowtail Cabernet Shiraz (Windy’s pick). Show notes behind the cut! Movies mentioned: The … Continue reading The post Episode 121: BabaDook Dook Grey Dook appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Lo and behold, dear listeners, we have returned! And with us, we bring special guest star Matthew Kessen, who has been dying to talk A LOT about Shin Godzilla! If you have not seen the film yet, do not worry, as the first many minutes of this episode are spoiler-free. We make it very clear … Continue reading The post Episode 120: The Art of Anti-City Violence appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Dear listeners, we have finally reached the end of Fantastic Fest 2016, so here is our recap of the final day of the festival! This time, we are joined by Susana Soliz, as well as Jerry Belich, who gives us a full rundown of the best games showcased in Fantastic Arcade. If you would like … Continue reading The post Episode 119h: The Return of the Eclectic Mayhem: Part 8 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Rejoice, dear listeners, for our recap of Day 7 of Fantastic Fest 2016 is here! Special thanks to guest star Adam Lueck, who was able to talk to Windy while Melissa is dying of consumption in the background! Movies mentioned: Kammattipadam Nova Seed Assassination Classroom: Graduation The Handmaiden The Autopsy of Jane Doe Sadako vs Kayako The post Episode 119g: The Return of the Eclectic Mayhem: Part 7 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Our health is failing, but our love of movies is relenteless! Our report from Day 6 of Fantastic Fest 2016 is here! Movies mentioned: Solid Silver Anus (short) Iron Spider (short) Clara’s Rage (short) Judy (short) 24×36 Asura: The City of Madness Raw Elle Shin Godzilla Call of Heroes People mentioned: Sammo Hung Surprise cameo … Continue reading The post Episode 119f: The Return of the Eclectic Mayhem: Part 6 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

We are still alive (somehow), so here is our report from Day 5 of Fantastic Fest 2016! In Ugandan terms, it is BEST OF DA BEST SUPA ACTION! Movies mentioned: Belief: The Possession of Janet Moses Age of Shadows The Arrival Bad Black Split A Dark Song People mentioned: Nabwana IGG (director of Bad Black) … Continue reading The post Episode 119e: The Return of the Eclectic Mayhem: Part 5 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

We’re still alive, dearest listeners, so we bring you our episode about Day 4 of Fantastic Fest 2016! Once again, we recorded from inside the festival, so you will hear plenty of background noise during this recording. Crowds, cars, and interruptions ahoy! Voices heard: Susana Soliz Barbara Kennedy Leigh Harris Movies mentioned: Fraud Khal Nayak Salt … Continue reading The post Episode 119d: The Return of the Eclectic Mayhem: Part 4 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Good morning, dear listeners! Here’s your daily dose of Fantastic Fest 2016! In this episode, we’re trying out the new portable microphone, so we recorded between movies from within the festival itself. You will hear a lot of ambient sounds, rambling, and interruptions, just like if you were actually there with us! You will also … Continue reading The post Episode 119c: The Return of the Eclectic Mayhem: Part 3 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Hello again from Fantastic Fest 2016, dear listeners! Today we bring you our tales from Day 2 of the festival! Movies mentioned: Magadheera Sweet Sweet Lonely Girl The Autopsy of Jane Doe Toni Erdmann Bad Batch Age of Shadows The Girl with All the Gifts People mentioned: Erin Wilhelm (lead actress of Sweet Sweet Lonely … Continue reading The post Episode 119b: The Return of the Eclectic Mayhem: Part 2 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Prepare yourselves, dear listeners, for a deluge of news from Fantastic Fest 2016! That’s right, just like last year, we will be posting daily from the film festival, bringing you the latest in genre film from around the world. Here’s our experiences with Day 1 of the fest! Movies mentioned: Johnny Guitar Why Don’t You … Continue reading The post Episode 119a: The Return of the Eclectic Mayhem: Part 1 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

We are BACK! We are both in Austin, TX preparing for Fantastic Fest, so we decided to shake off the rust a bit and do a little pre-festival podcast about Ninotchka, which we both saw for the first time at the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz. We apologize for the echo-laden sound of this episode. We recorded … Continue reading The post Episode 118: Great Germans of Comedy appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, dear listeners, we bring you an episode about Shane Black’s latest film, The Nice Guys! Even better, we recorded this with our Mississippi friends, Lisa Rucker and Jessica Griffis, right in the beautiful city of New Orleans! If you would like to drink along, we recommend either a hand grenade or a shark … Continue reading The post Episode 117: Bless Your Heart appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, dear listeners, we return with guest Duck Washington for a conversation about science gone wrong in movies! We discuss many of our favorite sci-fi films in terms of ethics, real-life dilemmas, and copious amounts of wine. If you would like to drink along (and you very well might), we suggest either the classy … Continue reading The post Episode 116: And That’s Where It All Goes Gooey appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, dear listeners, we discuss the Liz Taylor/Richard Burton film adaptation of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, which was released 50 years ago as of this June! Windy had never seen it before, so Melissa figured that it was about damned time. If you would like to drink along, we recommend WATER. That’s right. We both … Continue reading The post Episode 115: A Blunt Instrument at the Sharp Utensil Society appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Dear listeners, this week we are joined by David Tyler McKay for an episode full of nerdlove for Captain America: Civil War! We start off with a few minutes of spoiler-free territory, then plunge straight into the Spoiler Zone, so you’ll probably want to see the movie before listening to the episode. If you would … Continue reading The post Episode 114: Multicolored Ramen Movie Night appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Dear listeners, this week, we are joined by guest star Paul Comeau for an episode about master documentarian, Errol Morris! Paul was a former cohost of The Geek Life podcast alongside Melissa, so this is a reunion of sorts. Also, Errol Morris is awesome. If you would like to drink along, we recommend picking up … Continue reading The post Episode 113: The Parrot Is Under Police Protection appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, dear listeners, we bring you a completely self-indulgent episode about our movie-themed weddings! That’s right: Melissa just got married a few weeks ago in a very nerdy fashion, and Windy also had a nerd wedding when she got married, so we just talk about all that for an hour. We promise that there … Continue reading The post Episode 112: Congratulations, Ulysses S. Grant appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, dear listeners, we have far too much fun discussing RACISM IN MOVIES, because our special guest star is the delightful Duck Washington! Duck is an actor and writer who recently created Caucasian-Aggressive Pandas and Other Mulatto Tales, a stage show about his experience growing up mixed-race, so he has a few things to say … Continue reading The post Episode 111: Scary Evil Ethnic Natives appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

We have a treat for you this week, dear listeners, as we invite special guest star Alee Ellingsberg of Reel Education: Noir to join us for an episode about ASYLUM FILMS! And by Asylum Films, we mean the production house that has given us things like Atlantic Rim, Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies, and Sharknado. If you … Continue reading The post Episode 110: You Boarded This Bus on Purpose appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

We return victorious this week, dear family, with an episode about The Fast and the Furious series! We are joined by Alamo Drafthouse denizen Luke Mullen for this in-depth squeefest about our favorite car-smashing soap opera, as Windy describes her thoughts and feelings after seeing all of the films for the first time. If you … Continue reading The post Episode 109: We Don’t Need Physics! We Have Cars! appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.