Slimehouse

"Doesn't he have a book to read?" John Hughes' 1985 film Weird Science, is what we'd call 'proto-slime', a movie that lays the groundwork for the narrative and thematic tropes that populate the genre. We chat about what has -- and mostly hasn't -- aged well, the problematic humor of Hughes, hidden cultural artifacts, and most importantly, its standing in the Slimehouse history books. Show notes available at Slimehousepod.com --- Send in a voice message:

"It's flying rubber!" Our first full episode! Join Jared Anderson, Jasper Bernbaum, Max Morris, H. Nelson Tracey, and a special guest from Godzillavangelists, Sam Schlenker as they ~goo~ deep on a quintessential film in the Slimehouse canon, Flubber. We dive in on the hallmark genre tropes in the 1997 classic, as well as the great Robin Williams, basketball's genre prominence , and of course, the green goo itself. More episode notes and details here! Tune in every week for a new movie in the

IT BEGINS! Slimehouse is a new podcast defining an underappreciated genre of cinema full of outrageous hijinks, crude humor, and mild language. Learn about the origins of the name and the Letterboxd list that brought us together, and some context for what we'll be talking about and the fun we'll be having. For this first episode we're joined by fellow Slime enthusiast Sam Schlenker of Godzillavangelists. The inaugural episode is a quick introduction to the world of Slime. Be sure to tune in every