Vindication Swim's Elliott Hasler chats about the real-life inspiration behind the film, shooting out in the ocean, how things fell into place for the team, and more!

Brent Lambert Zaffino returns to the show to chat about the 2025 Peaberry Film Festival, why it changed from the Etowah Film Festival, the great David Lynch inspired film block, and more!

Send us a text This week the Movie Mavens watch One Battle After Another and No Country For Old Men. Does this PTA film work for the ladies? Is No Country as good as everyone says it is?? We discuss. 00:00 - Intro 04:57 - One Battle After Another 24:33 - No Country For Old Men Follow us on Instagram @moviemavens Write us an email at moviemavenspodcast@gmail.com

Pictures Powwow is the show in which we discuss a film that has been recommended whether it by us or you the listening people! In this episode, we covered "Cat People" (1942) which came highly recommended from Bartek. Ryan's recommendation for next episode is “Pillow Talk” (1959), so make sure to check that out. If you have any feedback, questions, comments, recommendations or interested in having your podcast promoted on the show make sure to email us at spitandpolished@gmail.com FOLLOW

Is there a better titled film in the history of the medium than DID YOU REMEMBER THE CAT (2025)? I'd argue no. It gives you an idea of what it's about -- remembering a cat. The title suggests comedy (it's a mix of comedy, drama, and horror). And it's something you'll never forget as a film title. Perfection.That's the kind of thought process my guest, filmmaker Daniel Foster, has put into all of his films, and he has such fantastic advice on filmmaking, festivals,

Everybody, everybody, EVERYBODY wants to be a cat! And that includes Dave, Mark and Jony! And today is their lucky day. Join them as they deep dive into the 1970's classic, The Aristocats. It's gonna be a swingin' good time! Logo artwork by Zuxiu Chen

Episode 21: Cat People (1942) & The Company of Wolves (1984) Welcome to episode 21 of The Horror Double Bill, the podcast where each week we pair two films to create something far greater than the sum of their parts. This week – after a very short break - we are back with the shapeshifters with two films that use metamorphosis as metaphor for sexuality, albeit with very different interpretations. First up we have Cat People from 1943 and legendary producer Val Lewon. Directed by Jacques T...

Double Edgar Allan Poe! The Universal Classics deep dive continues with two very loose Poe adaptations: The Black Cat (1934) and The Raven (1935) both starring Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff. From wiki: “The Black Cat is a 1934 American pre-Code horror film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Boris Karloff and Béla Lugosi. It was Universal Pictures' biggest box office hit of the year, and was the first of eight films (six of which were produced by Universal) to feature both Karloff and Lug...

WE GOT SOME INSTAGRAM DM EXCHANGES, AND WE GOT SOME SEALED RECORDS! A WEEKLY WRAP-UP SO DENSE THAT IT’S SPLIT INTO TWO PARTS! In part one, I give a CUPDATE (or in layman’s terms… a cat update), try to convince Emily to put fear aside and watch Welcome to Derry episodes one and two, AND give a TON of context (DM feuds, leaking stories, what a “source” actually is, etc.) so that we can thoroughly discuss the newest Real Housewives of Salt Lake City episode (on part two). DOWNLOAD AND LISTEN

Content warnings: emetophobia, discussions of violence done to children, discussions of violence done to kids with special needs,Happy spooky month, listeners! Just like we did for Pride Month(s), Carson and Laney are doing a two-part episode series covering movies that celebrate and embody the best holiday of the year: Halloween! For a more lighthearted start to this series, we review Trick R Treat, the 2009 campy graphic novel-esque anthology film that introduced one of Halloween’s iconic

Michael Hahn and Dan Rosenfelt from Electric Owl Studios chat about opening the studio, how they help indie productions, why they wanted to make it a green studio, and more!

Bibbs and Witney are back and answering YOUR letters and emails about Siskel and Ebert, UCLA Film School, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, and yes, even Heathcliff! The cat! Really It's a whole, cool thing!Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork to get exclusive podcasts and exciting rewards, like exclusive series, commentary tracks, and much more!Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net, so we can read your correspondence and

Especially for Halloween Month...Delving deep into the darkest corners of horror movies this series explores the highs and lows of the blood and gore genre following, in particular, the changing fortunes of Universal Horror. From Dracula and Frankenstein to The Black Cat, a movie that even Universal executives deemed "too vile for public consumption", and beyond to the influences of science fiction and the new breed of horror films... To gain instant access to the entire series, along with

THE GREATEST SEQUELS NEVER MADE! Dive into the ultimate "what if" rabbit hole with Reel Rejects' Greg Alba & Coy Jandreau as they unpack cancelled sequels and unmade movies that could've rewritten Hollywood history! From Kylo Ren's scrapped Star Wars solo film and David Fincher's dark Star Wars vision to epic follow-ups like Alita: Battle Angel 2, The Amazing Spider-Man 3 with Andrew Garfield's Sinister Six showdown, and Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 4 featuring Vulture and Anne Hathaway's Black Cat— these

This week, we dive into the last week of the London Film Festival’s 2025 galas. 🎬 Highlights include:FrankensteinRental FamilyBlue MoonDie My LoveThe History of SoundJay KellySpringsteen: Deliver Me From NowhereFollow us on Instagram and Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! 📹

Episode 289: The Black Phone 2. From director Scott Derrickson (Sinister, Doctor Strange), comes this sequel to the 2022 film featuring Ethan Hawke reprising his role as The Grabber in an expansion of author Joe Hill’s original short story. How did it grab us? Dial up this episode and find out. Plus, the new Bryan Bertino film, Vicious, and a rewatch of this year’s Bring Her Back.

Bill and Stephanie are joined by film scholar Christopher Hoppe to unlock Sergio Martino’s Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972), a cornerstone of Giallo cinema, laced with gothic unease, which explores the cultural anxieties of 1970s Italy. The film follows a washed-up writer, his abused wife, and the arrival of his seductive niece, as secrets, betrayals, and murders spiral inside (and outside) a crumbling villa. Lurking over it all is the ghostly presence of the writer’s

Episode 20 of the "Underrated Opinions" Podcast concludes the "SPOOKY FILM FEST" with a film that some may or may not consider an underrated classic, titled "CAT'S EYE." This film interweaves three distinct narratives, exploring themes such as addiction, gambling, and even mythical creatures, all unified by the perspective of a cat. We trust you will find the discussion engaging and welcome your feedback. Happy Halloween.

Especially for Halloween Month...Delving deep into the darkest corners of horror movies this series explores the highs and lows of the blood and gore genre following, in particular, the changing fortunes of Universal Horror. From Dracula and Frankenstein to The Black Cat, a movie that even Universal executives deemed "too vile for public consumption", and beyond to the influences of science fiction and the new breed of horror films... To gain instant access to the entire series, along with

We bid you welcome to the MODERN HORROR PODCAST.Hosted by authors A. J. Black and Hugh McStay, Modern Horror focuses on horror cinema from 2010 onwards, examining the best, worst, biggest and most obscure horror pictures from around the world. For Halloween we are turning October into 'The Month of the House of Usher', as we dive deep into Mike Flanagan’s 2023 Netflix limited series The Fall of the House of Usher. Joining us for this dark, gothic and absurd ride into the works of Edgar Allan Poe