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The Stacks

j. the curator

Mellow, spoiler-heavy discussions exploring an absurd physical media collection

tv & film film reviews

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02:47:49

Episode 23 - Nothing But Trouble + Wakaliwood Supa...

The Stacks ·

2021/11/22

This week, Shana and j. discuss the confounding sole directorial effort of Dan Aykroyd, Nothing But Trouble (1991), as well as two great Wakaliwood films, Who Killed Captain Alex? (2010) and Bad Black (2016). As always, the live list of The Stacks is online at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-stacks/

02:30:10

Episode 22 - A Fistful of Dollars + Demons

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2021/11/15

This week, Shana and j. talk about two great Italian genre pictures, the highly influential Sergio Leone western A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and the kinetic 80s Lamberto Bava horror film Demons (1985). The active list of The Stacks is online at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-stacks/

02:06:13

Episode 21 - Don‘t Deliver Us From Evil + Sorority...

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2021/11/06

In our first episode back from the Halloween SPOOKY season, Shana and j. discuss the grimy French anti-Catholic drama of Don't Deliver Us From Evil (dir. Joël Séria, 1971) and the surprisingly light-hearted and self-aware horror-comedy Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-o-Rama (dir. David DeCoteau, 1988), plus a little bit in-between on Clive Barker's 1987 classic Hellraiser.

02:38:05

Episode 20 - Halloween (1978) + The Borrower

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2021/11/01

On the final entry in The Spooky Stacks for 2021, Shana and j. discuss John Carpenter's influential classic Halloween (1978), followed up by John McNaughton's wild underseen psychotronic alien picture, The Borrower (1986). The Spooky Stacks will be returning to the crypt until next October, but the usual Stacks list is, as always, at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-stacks/

02:35:45

Episode 19 - They Live + Retribution

The Stacks ·

2021/10/25

This week, Shana and j. discuss John Carpenter's classic 1988 film They Live, as well as the lesser-known, wild, psychedelic 1987 Guy Magar film, Retribution. The live list of THE SPOOKY STACKS is found at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-spooky-stacks/

02:24:58

Episode 18 - Tetsuo II: Body Hammer + Alone in the...

The Stacks ·

2021/10/18

In this week's excursion in the S P O O K Y S T A C K S, Shana and j. talk about Shinya Tsukamoto's Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1992) and the first wave-slasher Alone in the Dark (1982), directed by Jack Sholder, plus a bit of discussion in between of Happy Death Day 2U (mild spoilers) and Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. The active list of THE SPOOKY STACKS is online at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-spooky-stacks/

02:24:48

Episode 17 - Knife + Heart and Starman

The Stacks ·

2021/10/10

This week we enter THE SPOOKY STACKS - all horror for the month of October. First up, j. and Shana discuss the modern giallo Knife + Heart (2018) and John Carpenter's one optimistic film, Starman (1984), plus a little bit on Beyond the Door III (1989), Ghosthouse (1988), and Dracula vs Frankenstein (1971). The live list for The Spooky Stacks is online at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-spooky-stacks/ and The Watched Stacks remain at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-watched-stacks/

02:15:40

Episode 16 - Gamera vs Barugon + Video Nasties:...

The Stacks ·

2021/10/03

This week, Shana and j. gush about how much we love Barugon in Gamera vs. Barugon (1966), and how much we loathe a different giant monster in British Parliament in the documentary Video Nasties: Draconian Days (2014). The active Stacks list is online at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-stacks/ Starting next week, THE S P O O K Y S T A C K S - https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-spooky-stacks/

02:09:20

Episode 15 - Gamera + The Thing

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2021/09/26

This week, Shana and j. discuss two classic monsters from the ice, with Gamera (Noriaki Yuasa, 1965) (reviewed from the complete Arrow box) and John Carpenter's The Thing (1982) (reviewed from the Scream Factory Collector's Edition). Also, in between, some discussion of Champagne & Bullets (1993) and Serenity (2018) - beware: spoilers for a couple of Serenity's big stupid twists. The active list of The Stacks is online at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-stacks/

01:49:51

Episode 14 - Tetsuo: The Iron Man + Blind Fury

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2021/09/20

This week, j. and Shana talk about the landmark industrial body horror film Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989), directed by Shinya Tsukamoto (reviewed from the Arrow Solid Metal Nightmares box set), briefly touch on the silly retro-80s pastiche Commando Ninja (2018), and then discuss our second feature, Philip Noyce's American remake of Zatoichi, Blind Fury (1989), starring Rutger Hauer (reviewed from the Mill Creek blu-ray). The active Stacks list as always can be found at:

02:29:01

Episode 13 - Tough Guys Don‘t Dance + Endgame

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2021/09/13

Oh man, oh god, in this week's episode, j. and Shana talk about Norman Mailer's bizarre and unique Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987) and Joe D'Amato's post-apocalyptic knock-off film Endgame (1983).

02:00:28

Episode 12 - Outlaw Gangster: VIP + Silver Bullet

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2021/09/06

On this week's episode, j. and Shana talk about Toshio Masuda's Outlaw Gangster: VIP (1968) and the wild, ridiculous 1985 Stephen King werewolf picture Silver Bullet. As always, the active list of The Stacks can be found at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-stacks/

01:54:08

Episode 11 - Phobe: The Xenophobic Experiments +...

The Stacks ·

2021/08/30

This week we talk about the 1995 SOV epic Phobe: The Xenophobic Experiments and the 1976 John Carpenter classic Assault on Precinct 13. As always, the active list of The Stacks can be found at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-stacks/

01:55:14

Episode 10 - The People Under the Stairs + The Sect

The Stacks ·

2021/08/23

This week we talk about two films from 1991 - Wes Craven's The People Under the Stairs and Michele Soavi's The Sect The active list of The Stacks can be found at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-stacks/

01:31:15

Episode 9 - Carol + Cinderella 2000

The Stacks ·

2021/08/16

This week we discuss two extremely different films: Carol (2015) and Cinderella 2000 (1977) The active list of The Stacks can be found at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-stacks/ (and as mentioned in the episode, there is also https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-watched-stacks/)

01:37:15

Episode 8 - Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman + The Flesh...

The Stacks ·

2021/08/09

This week we discuss Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman (2003) and The Flesh and the Fiends (1960) The Stacks list can be found at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-stacks/

01:34:35

Episode 7 - Friday the 13th (2009) + Seven (1979)

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2021/08/01

This week we talk about the 2009 Friday the 13th reboot, and the 1979 Andy Sidaris film Seven. We tried a different method of recording that was patchy and will not be tried again. The active list of The Stacks is available at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-stacks/

01:17:47

Episode 6 - Luz + The Giant Claw

The Stacks ·

2021/07/26

In this episode we finally get around to introducing ourselves, as well as discussing Luz (2018) and The Giant Claw (1957). Mild recurrence of some audio dropouts near the end of the episode. The Stacks list is online at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-stacks/

02:30:09

Episode 5 - The Ring + Day of the Beast + Star Trek...

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2021/07/19

This week we discuss: The Ring (1998) Day of the Beast (1995) Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) The active list for The Stacks is online at: https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-stacks/

01:28:22

Episode 4 - Memories of Murder + Six String Samurai

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2021/07/19

We discuss Memories of Murder (2003) and Six String Samurai (1998) The active list of The Stacks can be found at: https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-stacks/

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