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Episode 226 - Festen + more

The Stacks ·

2026/01/28

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:31:12), we talk about Thomas Vinterberg's blackly comic and emotionally intense 1998 Dogma 95 feature Festen (aka The Celebration), in addition to the tenth episode of American Horror Story season 1 ("Smoldering Children"). In part two (1:31:13-2:39:59) we talk in shorter form about 8 additional features: Steven Spielberg's 2002 sci-fi action dystopia Minority Report, Hisayasu Sato's 1994 AIDS crisis pink film Love - Zero = Infinity, Bill Plympton's

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Episode 225 - La Notte + more

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2026/01/21

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:33:33), we talk about Michelangelo Antonioni's 1961 classic of arthouse alienation, La Notte, in addition to the ninth episode of American Horror Story season 1 ("Spooky Little Girl"). In part two (1:33:34-2:39:44) we talk in shorter form about 8 additional features: Tim Burton's 1989 comic book adaptation blockbuster Batman, the 1984 Dennis Chiu Jan-Keung and Lee Tai-Hang Shaw Brothers horror Sex Beyond the Grave, the icy 2000 Takashi Ishii rape/revenge

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Episode 224 - Nothing but Trouble + more!

The Stacks ·

2026/01/14

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:40:18), we re-review the legendary Dan Aykroyd horror-comedy flop Nothing but Trouble, in addition to the eighth episode of American Horror Story season 1 ("Rubber Man"). In part two (1:40:19-3:06:56) we talk in shorter form about 6 additional features and 5 TV episodes: The April 22nd, 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live (featuring Steve Martin and The Blues Brothers), Hisayasu Sato's 1992 pink film An Aria on Gazes (AKA The Bedroom, among many other

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Episode 223 - Blues Brothers + more

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2026/01/07

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:46:36), we talk about the John Landis action/comedy classic The Blues Brothers, in addition to the seventh episode of American Horror Story season 1 ("Open House") and furry-casting Speed Racer. In part two (1:46:38-3:18:10) we talk in shorter form about 8 features and 4 Christmas specials: the cursed and terrible Y2K Ron Howard remake of How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, the 1992 Chris Columbus Christmas sequel Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, the 1992

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Episode 222 - Horror of the Blood Monsters + more

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2025/12/31

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:30:41), we talk about Al Adamson's horror/sci-fi patchwork Horror of the Blood Monsters, in addition to the sixth episode of American Horror Story season 1 ("Piggy Piggy") and furry-casting Silent Night Deadly Night. In part two (1:30:43-2:24:34) we talk in shorter form about 7ish features, beginning with the horrendous 1998 Bret Michaels vanity project A Letter From Death Row (co-directed by Marvin Baker), the 1974 Wes Craven pornographic arthouse debut

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Episode 221 - Boogie Nights + holiday roundup

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2025/12/24

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:58:51), we talk about P.T. Anderson's 1997 porn industry epic Boogie Nights, in addition to the fifth episode of American Horror Story season 1 (the conclusion of their "Halloween" two-parter) and furry/toon-casting Matrix Revolutions. In part two (1:58:52-3:15:04) we talk in shorter form about a great big pile of additional features, including 8 Christmas specials and 7 movies: the 1966 Chuck Jones animated classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, the

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Episode 220 - Taxi Driver + more

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2025/12/17

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:37:45), we talk about Martin Scorsese's 1976 character study of a spree killer, Taxi Driver, in addition to the fourth episode of American Horror Story season 1 (part one of their "Halloween" two-parter). In (our) part two (1:37:45-2:32:38) we talk in shorter form about 8 additional features: Peter Segal's 1994 franchise outlier Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, Kaizo Hayashi's 1993 neo-noir The Most Terrible Time in My Life, Jet Eller's 1989 unreleased

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Episode 219 - A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2:...

The Stacks ·

2025/12/10

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:39:57), we talk about Jack Sholder's 1985 gay slasher franchise entry A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge, in addition to the third episode of American Horror Story season 1 (the titular "Murder House"), and a chat about casting furry versions of The Matrix and The Matrix Reloaded. In part two (1:39:58-2:38:39) we talk in shorter form about 9 additional features: Michael Winterbottom's 1995 serial killer psychodrama Butterfly Kiss, "The

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Episode 218 - The Ghost of Yotsuya + more!

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2025/12/03

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:33:47), we talk about Kenji Misumi's 1959 classic kaidan The Ghost of Yotsuya, in addition to the wacky second episode of American Horror Story season 1 ("Home Invasion"). In part two (1:33:48-2:44:46) we talk in shorter form about 8 additional features: Mike Judge's 1996 animated classic Beavis and Butthead Do America, the ZAZ kitchen-sink sequel The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear, Mario Bava's weird sexy 1971 Rashomon variant Four Times That Night,

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Episode 217 - Gorgo + more

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2025/11/26

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:15:58), we talk about the classic 1961 British kaiju film Gorgo, directed by Eugène Lourié, in addition to the pilot episode of American Horror Story. In part two (1:15:59-2:31:14) we talk in rapid-fire format about 8 additional features: the latest M. Night Shyamalan feature Trap, Hisayasu Sato's notorious 1987 pink film Lustmord, the 1998 Wachowskis lesbian neo-noir debut picture Bound, the underappreciated 1989 Luis Llosa dystopian film Crime Zone, the

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Episode 216 - Friday the 13th part VI: Jason Lives +...

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2025/11/19

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:20:34), we talk about Tom McLoughlin's comedic 1986 Friday the 13th entry, Part VI - Jason Lives, as well as season 2 episode 3 of The Simpsons (the original Treehouse of Horror). In part two (1:30:35-2:31:32) we talk in rapid-fire format about 11 additional features: the 2025 Matt Shakman MCU franchise entry Fantastic Four: First Steps, the 2023 M. Night Shyamalan religious trolley problem film Knock at the Cabin, the 1982 Chris Windsor independent

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Episode 215 - Pale Blood + more

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2025/11/12

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:14:48), we discuss the V.V. Dachin Hsu DTV Wings Hauser vampire picture Pale Blood, in addition to the first episode of the 70s giallo miniseries, Door Into Darkness, "La vicina di casa" (an early work by Luigi Cozzi). In part two (1:14:48-2:24:36) we talk in shorter format about 8 additional features: M. Night Shyamalan's highly Twilight-Zone-y 2021 film Old, the 1933 James Whale Universal Monsters classic The Invisible Man, the sunny and abstract 1987

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Episode 214 - Kotoko + so much more

The Stacks ·

2025/11/05

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:30:45), we do a detailed look at Shinya Tsukamoto's 2011 psychological horror/drama Kotoko, in addition to the finale of Sergio Martino's Twin Peaks-y giallo TV miniseries Private Crimes. In part two (1:30:45-3:32:15) we talk in shorter format about an appropriate 13 additional features for our climactic Halloween roundup: Frank Henenlotter's incisive 1990 comedy-horror Frankenhooker, Claudio Fragasso's cheap and impenetrable 1989 sequel Zombi 4: After

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Episode postponed until next week

The Stacks ·

2025/10/29

Apologies for the interruption, have a spooky holiday

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Episode 213 - THEM! + More

The Stacks ·

2025/10/21

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:30:32), we discuss in detail the giant radioactive monster classic THEM! directed by Gordon Douglas, as well as part three of Sergio Martino's highly Twin Peaks-inspired mystery/giallo TV miniseries Private Crimes. In part two (1:30:33-2:35:32) we talk in shorter format about 9(ish) additional features: the 1990 Stephen Hopkins action/horror sequel Predator 2, Lucio Fulci's 1988 splatter sequel Zombi 3 (finished by Claudio Fragasso and Bruno Mattei), the

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Episode 211 - Mystère + More

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2025/10/14

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:19:08) we discuss the 1983 high-fashion giallo Mystère, aka Dagger Eyes, directed by Carlo Vanzina, as well as part two of Sergio Martino's Italo-Twin Peaks-adjacent mystery/giallo TV miniseries Private Crimes. In part two (1:19:09-2:20:55) we talk in shorter format about 8 additional features: the 2025 James Gunn reboot of Superman, Steven Lisberger's 1982 Disney computer adventure Tron, the zany 1977 lo-fi Cheng Hu kung-fu picture Shaolin Invincibles,

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Episode 211 - The Mummy (1932) + More

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2025/10/08

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:24:05), we discuss the 1932 Universal Monsters classic The Mummy, directed by Karl Freund, as well as part one of Sergio Martino's highly Twin Peaks-inspired mystery/giallo TV miniseries Private Crimes. In part two (1:24:05-2:34:31) we talk in shorter form about 8 additional features: Bill Condon's enjoyably wacky conclusion to the Twilight Saga, 2012's Breaking Dawn Part 2, Caye Casas' extremely dark 2022 comedy-horror The Coffee Table, the 2013 M. Night

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Episode 210 - Blood of Dracula's Castle + More

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2025/10/01

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:14:39), we're talking about Al Adamson's 1969 grindhouse horror Blood of Dracula's Castle, as well as "Erlenmeyer Flask" - the final episode of X-Files' first season. In part two (1:14:40-2:26:49) we talk in shorter format about 9ish additional features: Bill Condon's zany, elevated 2011 Twilight Saga entry, Breaking Dawn Part 1, the 2025 Jake Schreier entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thunderbolts, 2010's Devil - the first (and last) entry in The

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Episode 207 - Jour de Fete + More

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2025/09/24

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:22:28), we talk about Jacques Tati's debut feature Jour de Fete (and related short "L'ecole des facteurs"), in addition to "Roland" - the 23rd and penultimate episode of X-Files' first season. In part two (1:22:29-2:28:50) we talk in shorter format about 8 additional features: M. Night Shyamalan's roundly despised 2010 Avatar adaptation The Last Airbender, David Slade's 2010 Twilight Saga entry Eclipse, Julius Onah's 2025 MCU entry Captain America: Brave

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Episode 206 - Zatoichi on the Road + More

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2025/09/17

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-58:08), we talk about the 1963 Kimiyoshi Yasuda film Zatoichi on the Road, in addition to "Born Again" - the 22nd episode of season 1 of X-Files. In part two (58:08-2:17:01) we talk in shorter format about 9 additional features: season one of MCU's Daredevil: Born Again TV series, Joel Schumacher's 1983 debut picture DC Cab, the 1979 Enzo G. Castellari beach hangout adventure The Shark Hunter, the 2009 Twilight entry New Moon, directed by Chris Weitz, Lucio

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