This week, our hosts bridge the gap between Cat People and Lassie Come Home with an informal conversation about animal folklore and animal companions in film. Plus, Mike sits down with Roye Okupe, the creator of Iyanu, the graphic novel and hit animated series on Cartoon Network and HBO Max. We'll be back to our regular format next week!Follow the Show:TwitterInstagramWebsiteMusic by Mike Natale

Jory and Claudia discuss their familiarity with director David DeCoteau, predictions for the film and franchise as a whole, and dive into the first film in The Wrong... franchise. Will it be worth it? Film can be found on: Prime Video, Peacock, and Tubi! https://tubitv.com/movies/621200/the-wrong-roommate Jory's Letterboxd Review: https://letterboxd.com/noimjory/film/the-wrong-roommate/1/ Claudia's Letterboxd Review: https://letterboxd.com/wearealexandra/film/the-wrong-roommate/ Follow us on

Who loves cats and cinema? On this episode, the crew of your favorite cat-themed culture, history and science podcast make our first foray into feline film studies! Join us for a 40 minute discussion on the roles cats have played onscreen - from overlooked props and stereotypes to scene-stealing stars who shape stories and symbolize mystery, power and resilience. Host Amanda “Captain Kitty” B. is joined by film critic Angelica Jade Bastién, 25 Cats from Qatar and Cat Daddies filmmaker Mye Hoang

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Welcome to episode 12 of the horror double bill the podcast where each week we combine 2 films to create something far greater than the sum of their parts. This week we are exploring the horrors of the old dark house, and the enduring influence of its many tropes on horror cinema. First up is The Cat and the Canary from 1939 — a horror comedy starring Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, George Zucco, and Gail Sondergaard. Then we head back to Spain for The Corruption of Chris Miller a tw...

James Kline & J.H. Alison continue Lucio Fulci Month with one of his strangest films—The Black Cat (1981). A moody mix of Edgar Allan Poe inspiration, European gothic vibes, and Fulci’s signature brutality, this movie asks the question: what happens when a psychic professor uses a cat to control minds and kill his enemies?We kick things off with thoughts on the film’s connection to Poe’s short story and James checking in from Australia this month. Then it’s time for our Weekly History

“I like the dark. It's friendly.” – Cat People (1942) This week, we turn the lights low with special guest Rebecca Rozenberg, Publicity Manager at Simon & Schuster, who brings insight honed from working with bestselling authors and deep industry experience. Together, we dive into Jacques Tourneur and Val Lewton’s Cat People, a landmark psychological horror film that uses suggestion, shadow, and sound to terrify far more than it shows. Rebecca helps us unpack how this low-budget classic redefined

Vintage Cinema Rewind continues their journey through a maze with no cheese at the end. Blake is making his way towards an ultimate weapon that will defeat the cats once and for all. Meanwhile, Michael is hoping to appease his boss by finally removing this thorn in their sides. But as planes crash and boats sink, it's anyone's guess where the chips will land. Can Blake free his people once and for all? Or is this the end of all mousekind?Where to watch: Cat City - movie:

I took in the Evergreen State Fair in Snohomish County, Washington, last week. I walked the midway, avoided the games, and ate too many fries and too much cotton candy. There’s always some mixed feelings swimming around in my head about the animal exhibits. I avoided the cows, but took in the sheep. Saw a bunch of horses, and rolled my eyes at the dogs. I followed half a dozen “cat” signs with arrows only to discover that the cats were somehow not there that day.Each of these stalls and pens had

What do the most ravishingly beautiful actresses of the 1930s and 40s and the inventor whose concepts were the basis of cell phone and Bluetooth technology have in common? They are both Hedy Lamarr, the glamour icon whose ravishing visage was the inspiration for Snow White and Cat Woman and a technological trailblazer who perfected a secure radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes during WWII.This is the story of Hollywood film star and inventor, Hedy

She didn’t just claw her way to the top, she purred, pounced, and memed her wayinto music history.Hint Legend: • claw: feline wordplay on her stage persona • meme: internet culture as a core of herbrand

Fasten your seatbelts, cinephiles, because it’s SITC’s Season 1 Finale! Thanks to a few renegade, paintbrush-weilding perverts from New Hollywood’s anarchic yesteryear, you’re in for a full 411 on some of the most disturbing, disruptive, and innovative works of sketch-to-celluloid since Mickey Mouse first wet his wittle whistle in Steamboat Willie. As of this episode, your childhood nostalgia for Saturday morning cartoons is OVER. Bored with the pretentious loftiness of his collegiate education, a

Get ready for the strangest film you've ever seen. On this week's Vintage Cinema Rewind, Blake and Michael tackle the iconic Hungarian animated movie: Cat City. Blake is a secret agent dispatched to take down their feline overlords. Michael is a supervillain intent on stopping his adversary. And he'll use any tool he can get his hands (paws?) on. Corporate espionage. Rat gangsters. Numerous cases of copyright infringement. Can Blake defeat the evil cats? Or has he grabbed the tiger by the

Paging Rick Deckard, the return (sort of) of Frank Drebin, Liam in love, the legacy of Leslie Nielsen, the one of a kind Kiyoshi Kurosawa, the pleasures of Retribution, my cat is missing, and an ending featuring Danny Aiello, Jack Nicholson, and John Wayne. Stuff mentioned: Blade Runner (1982), The Naked Gun (2025), The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988), Baywatch (1989-2001), Leslie Nielsen Fart Interview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGuHDdSImFQ), Cloud (2025), Pulse (2001), Cure

🎧 Shaft: The Cat That Started It AllIn the first episode of Black Deth 101, Johnny Deth and Nubious Black break down the Blaxploitation classic that changed cinema forever. From Isaac Hayes’ iconic theme to Gordon Parks' trailblazing direction, we dig into what made Shaft more than a movie—it was a movement.💥 This is where Blaxploitation began.🎧 Tune in and get schooled.

(ORIGINAL AIRDATE: July 17, 2020) Two out-of-their-depth white guys try and figure out if PBS' show about Chinese history and culture holds up or not! Will & Lucas talk about the representation that Sagwa brought to PBS in the early 2000s, the iconic theme song, and its significant connection to Arthur. There's also more silly fare like Galidor and Ace Lightning, and why Sagwa is China's answer to Kevin Bacon...

Minnesotan dentist Walter Palmer killed Cecil The Lion on 2nd July, 2015; ending the life of a beloved and photogenic big cat, and kickstarting his career as the internet’s most vilified trophy hunter.Cecil, who lived in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, wasn’t just any lion - he was being tracked by Oxford scientists, and was a hit with tourists, known for his majestic black mane and his chill attitude toward safari vehicles. Palmer used a bow and arrow, returning 11 hours later to finish the

So You Don't Like Horror is your guide to the movies you can't watch. Join the Ghoul Guides in our new show which brings together one horror fan (Mary) and one scaredy cat (Lauren) as we discuss recent horror releases. This episode also features some devilish retrospectives as we explore two Faustian classic, some picks from Lauren, and our new section Audience Recommends.Want to send us a horror film recommendation for the next episode? Leave us a comment on this episode or send us a

Today we welcome Severance's prop master, creative consultant, and all-around amazing human - Catherine "Cat" Miller! Your refined hosts, Rodnesha and Kali, invited Cat to sit down and chat about her story, and the road that led her to Severance. We ask the important questions, like if Cat is down with O(ther) P(eople's) P(roperty). Turns out... yeah... she is. We talk ballet, egg slicers, baby goats, theater class, Woemeters, tossing totes, clicky pens and more. But most

Not only is Ben Barnes well-spoken, professional, and ridiculously good-looking, he's also the star of a currently running TV adaptation of Stephen King's The Institute. We talk about his process working on that show, what he took from King's writing, his history with genre (from playing Prince Caspian in the Narnia films to appearances in Westworld and Black Mirror), and share a laugh over cat buttholes. In short, this is just the nerdy conversation you need this week.