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03:26:02

Episode 193 - Twin Peaks Return pt 5 + Star Wars +...

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2025/06/03

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:36:00), Shana and j. continue to discuss the 2017 third season of Twin Peaks with the ninth and tenth episodes, in addition to "Ghost in the Machine" - episode 7 of X-Files' first season. In part two (1:36:01-2:41:11), we discuss eight additional features in short form - George Lucas' 1977 space opera Star Wars, the 1980 original theatrical cut of Superman II primarily directed by Richard Lester, the 1999 Marcus Koch SOV splatter feature Rot, the 1990

03:19:23

Episode 191 - Twin Peaks Return pt 4 + Moon Knight +...

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2025/05/27

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:38:24), Shana and j. continue discussion of the 2017 third season of Twin Peaks with the seventh and landmark eighth episodes, in addition to "Shadows" - the sixth episode of X-Files' first season. In part two (1:38:25-2:40:00), we talk in shorter form about the 2021 MCU TV miniseries Moon Knight, in addition to David Hogan's 1996 post-apocalyptic Pam Anderson comic book Casablanca remake Barb Wire, the 1988 Tom Holland killer-doll slasher franchise

03:31:45

Episode 191 - Twin Peaks Return pt 3 + What If S1 +...

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2025/05/20

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:28:37), Shana and j. continue to discuss the 2017 third season of Twin Peaks with the fifth and sixth episodes, in addition to "The Jersey Devil" - the moderately silly fifth episode of X-Files' first season. In part two (1:28:38-2:43:18), we talk in shorter form about the first season of Marvel's animated series What If?, the 1978 Richard Donner OG superhero film Superman, John Paragon's 1992 Barbarian Brothers comedy Double Trouble, William Hellfire

03:00:35

Episode 190 - Twin Peaks Return pt 2 + Hawkeye + The...

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2025/05/13

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:24:43), Shana and j. continue to discuss the 2017 third season of Twin Peaks with the third and fourth episodes, in addition to "Conduit" - the fourth episode of X-Files' first season. In part two (1:24:43-2:21:47), we talk in shorter form about the 2021 MCU miniseries Hawkeye, the notorious 1956 sword and sandal Dick Powell / John Wayne camp debacle The Conqueror, Jayne Loader, Kevin and Pierce Rafferty's 1982 excellent, chilling cold war documentary

03:35:05

Episode 189 - Twin Peaks: The Return pt 1 + Spring...

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2025/05/06

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:41:05), we begin our in-depth coverage of Twin Peaks: The Return, covering the first two episodes of David Lynch's concluding masterpiece, as well as discussing the third episode of The X-Files, the iconic "Squeeze" monster of the week. In part two (1:41:06-2:49:24), we conclude a high-volume roundup of nine additional features - continuing MCU with Sam Raimi's 2022 film Dr Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, H.B. Halicki's original 1974 Guinness

03:44:23

Episode 188 - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me + Spring...

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2025/04/29

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-2:03:10), Shana and j. begin a deep-dive into Twin Peaks with David Lynch's 1992 series prequel / post-mortem Fire Walk With Me, as well as continuing coverage of The X-Files with "Deep Throat" (s1e02). In part two (2:03:10-3:11:00), Shana was on vacation so we cover 10 additional features: George Lucas' 2005 Star Wars prequel Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith, Jon Watts' 2021 MCU entry Spider-Man: No Way Home, Guido Zurli's 1976 fake Emanuelle movie

03:48:17

Episode 187 - Stray Cat Rock: Machine Animal + Spring...

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2025/04/22

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:26:20), Shana and j. are discussing the fourth Stray Cat Rock film, Yasuharu Hasebe's breezy 1970 entry Machine Animal, in addition to the Pilot episode of The X-Files as we begin our coverage of the first season. Shana is on holidays so we go extra deep in part two (1:26:21-2:35:58) with nine features - Chloe Zhao's 2021 MCU ancient aliens film Eternals, Ivan Reitman's 1973 Canuxploitation debut Cannibal Girls, James Cameron's 1982 Canuxploitation debut

02:57:12

Episode 186 - The Man Who Knew Too Much + Falcon &...

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2025/04/16

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:19:32) Shana and j. talk about Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 remake of his own earlier film, The Man Who Knew Too Much, as well as concluding our coverage of the first season of Star Trek (TOS) with "Operation: Annihilate!" - the 29th and final episode, then choose a new show to cover. In part two (1:19:33-2:13:07), we discuss in brief form the 2021 MCU TV series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (all episodes directed by Kari Skoglund) and six additional

03:03:42

Episode 185 - Incubus + Collateral + Shang-Chi + Star...

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2025/04/08

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:13:56), Shana and j. discuss the 1966 pre-Trek Shatner starring vehicle Incubus, shot in Esperanto by director Leslie Stevens, in addition to the most celebrated episode of Star Trek (TOS), "The City on the Edge of Forever" written by Harlan Ellison and directed by Joseph Pevney. In part two (1:13:56-2:11:13), we discuss seven additional films in shorter form: Michael Mann's 2004 neo-noir crime thriller Collateral, Destin Daniel Cretton's 2021 MCU wuxia

03:19:42

Episode 183 - Black Sunday + WandaVision + Macumba...

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2025/04/01

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:34:52) Shana and j. talk in detail about the 1977 John Frankenheimer action extravaganza Black Sunday, as well as "The Alternative Factor" - the 27th episode of Star Trek (TOS). In part two (1:34:53-2:36:07), we discuss in shorter form the 2021 MCU WandaVision TV series (all nine episodes directed by Matt Shakman), in addition to six movies: Jess Franco's 1980ish weird sex nightmare Macumba Sexual, the 1983 Umberto Lenzi caveman movie Ironmaster, the 1962

03:21:08

Episode 183 - Death Curse of Tartu + Loki S1 + Star...

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2025/03/26

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:16:56) Shana and j. are chatting about the 1966 William Grefé Florida mummy flick Death Curse of Tartu, in addition to "Errand of Mercy" - the 26th episode of Star Trek (TOS). In part two (1:16:56-2:25:44), we talk in briefer format about five additional features as well as a TV series - starting out with the 2021 MCU series Loki, all six episodes directed by Kate Herron, and continuing with Jonathan Frakes' 1996 Star Trek franchise entry First Contact,

04:03:03

Episode 182 - The Longest Yard + Keanu & Co + Phantom...

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2025/03/19

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:40:13) Shana and j. talk about the classic 1974 Burt Reynolds prison/war/sports film The Longest Yard (directed by Robert Aldrich), in addition to "The Devil in the Dark" - the 25th episode of Star Trek (TOS). Part two (running 1:40:14-3:19:05) features briefer discussion of a number of additional discs, including the Canadian International Pictures collection Keanu & Co. featuring the films of the NFB Family Crisis Series, George Lucas' 1999 revival

03:21:49

Episode 181 - Fitzcarraldo + Black Widow + Francis in...

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2025/03/11

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:15:12) Shana and j. cover Werner Herzog's 1979 masterpiece Fitzcarraldo, in addition to "This Side of Paradise" - the 24th episode of Star Trek (TOS). In part two (1:15:13-2:30:45), we discuss eight features in shorter form: the 2021 Cate Shortland MCU entry Black Widow, Arthur Lubin's final entry in the Francis the Talking Mule series, 1955's Francis in the Navy, David Carson's 1994 launch of the TNG movies Star Trek: Generations, David Wellington's 1988

03:23:12

Episode 180 - Reptilicus + Star Trek I-VI + Mutant...

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2025/03/04

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:32:11) Shana and j. discuss the 1961 Danish kaiju movie Reptilicus (in both its Danish and American versions), as well as the 23rd episode of Star Trek (TOS), "A Taste of Armageddon." In part two (1:32:12-2:36:28), we discuss in short form all six Star Trek movies starring the original series' cast (The Motion Picture, Wrath of Khan, Search for Spock, Voyage Home, Final Frontier, and The Undiscovered Country), as well as Tim Kincaid's 1987

03:37:51

Episode 179 - Yakuza Graveyard + Spiderman Far From...

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2025/02/25

This week on The Stacks, part one (0:00-1:42:16), begins with Yakuza Graveyard, a 1976 yakuza film from Kinji Fukasaku, in addition to "Star Seed" - the very famous 22nd episode of Star Trek (TOS). In part two (1:42:17-2:59:10), we talk in briefer format about eight additional features: the 2019 Jon Watts MCU franchise entry Spiderman: Far From Home, Arthur Lubin's fifth entry in the Francis the Talking Mule series, 1954's Francis Joins the WACs, the highly self-aware 2013 Michael J. Murphy digital

04:10:47

Episode 178 - Mission Impossible 2 + Morbius +...

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2025/02/19

On The Stacks this week, part one (0:00-1:58:54) we discuss the ultra-Y2K megahit Mission Impossible 2, directed by John Woo, in addition to "The Return of the Archons" - the 21st episode of Star Trek (TOS). In part two (1:58:55-3:10:51), we have shorter-form discussion of seven additional features: the disastrous 2022 Daniel Espinosa superhero picture Morbius, the 1966 British low budget Montgomery Tully sci-fi The Terrornauts, the oddly proto-Twin Peaks 1974 crime drama The Midnight Man, directed

03:49:16

Episode 177 - Giant Claw + Close Encounters + Satan...

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2025/02/12

On The Stacks this week, part one (0:00-1:23:41) features a more detailed re-do of a favourite movie we covered way back in the early rougher episodes, the 1957 Fred F. Sears / Sam Katzman silly turkey-that-threatened-the-world movie The Giant Claw, in addition to "Court Martial" - the 20th episode of Star Trek (TOS). In part two (1:23:42-2:45:58), we talk in shorter form about eight additional features: Steven Spielberg's 1977 first contact blockbuster Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Bart

03:30:30

Episode 176 - New York Stories + Ant-Man & the Wasp +...

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2025/02/04

On The Stacks this week, part one (0:00-1:33:31) features detailed discussion of triptych film New York Stories (consisting of segments directed by Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, and Woody Allen) in addition to "Tomorrow Is Yesterday" (the 19th episode of Star Trek TOS). In part two (1:33:32-2:34:25), we discuss in briefer format eight additional films: the 2019 MCU entry Ant-Man and the Wasp, directed by Peyton Reed, John R. Leonetti's infamous 1997 video game movie trash-fire Mortal

04:07:00

Episode 175 - Fisher King + Avengers Infinity War +...

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2025/01/29

First up this week is Terry Gilliam's 1991 social drama The Fisher King, in addition to episode 18 of Star Trek (TOS), "Arena" (featuring The Gorn!) in part one (0:00-1:58:13). In part two (1:58:14-3:24:23), we discuss eight additional discs in briefer form: Anthony & Joe Russo's 2018 MCU mega-blockbuster Avengers: Infinity War, Ray Dennis Steckler's 1962 debut feature / Arch Hall Jr vehicle Wild Guitar, Trey Parker's 1993 debut feature Cannibal! The Musical, Michael J. Murphy's 2007 SOV

03:30:55

Episode 174 - The Trouble With Harry + Sugarland...

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2025/01/21

Apologies for slightly rough sound on this episode, there was an issue with the recording. This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:11:57) we discuss the 1955 Alfred Hitchcock black comedy The Trouble With Harry, in addition to Star Trek (TOS) episode 17, "The Squire of Gothos" bringing us yet another god-being. In part two (1:11:57-2:43:16), we talk in shorter form about nine additional features - beginning with the Steven Spielberg-directed first episode of the Columbo TV series, "Murder by

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