Category Archives: Podcast

Well, the first full movie series that the Film Studies crew has ever finished. Three years ago, Sean and Mark reviewed all four Paranormal Activity movies for the 2012 RetroSPOOKtive and now the series has completed. In this final “first … Continue reading →

After Halloween II, the film company wanted to take the Halloween series in a different direction. They wanted to tell different stories with different characters in kind of an anthology-style series of movies. Halloween III: Season of the Witch is … Continue reading →

In the old west, you have to contend with a lot of factors. The heat, the harsh environment, desperadoes, and . . . an alien invasion? Yep, in this high-budget, low-profit blockbuster Daniel Craig is a man who can’t remember … Continue reading →

Cinematic master Steven Speilberg brings us his latest period-specific film. It’s the end of the 1950s and the Cold War is in full effect. The United States and Russia are in the midst of a nuclear standoff and Germany has … Continue reading →

Natalie is being haunted by a serial killer taking out all of her friends. If only she could open a door! The parka-clad killer is committing murders based on urban legends – thus the title of the movie. Do you … Continue reading →

KMA Jackson returns to help the crew take a look at Halloween II from 1981. Michael Myers has survived the fall from the first movie and tracks Laurie Strode to the hospital where she’s healing from her wounds. In this … Continue reading →

It’s October and that means horror movies are in season. It also means that the Canadian Movie Crew brings you their RetroSPOOKtive. This is where we take a look at a horror movie franchise to see what impact they have … Continue reading →

Ah, Road House. Before Family Guy made it a meme, it was one of the classic 80s movies ever made. By classic, we of course mean worst. Patrick Swayze is Dalton, the best cooler/bouncer ever, who is brought to a … Continue reading →

Mark Watney is a part of a six man scientific expedition to Mars. But their mission is cut short due to a violent weather storm. Unfortunately, Watney doesn’t make it to the escape pod and is left behind for dead. … Continue reading →

Hot off of the success of Scream, the new era of the slasher film was all the rage in 1997. With the hot, young starlets Jennifer Love Hewitt and Sarah Michelle Gellar, how could it go wrong? Well I Know … Continue reading →