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Tune in as Sydney (@sydsbooked) partners up with the podcast for a plunge into Compound Fracture, the 2024 queer YA thriller/horror novel by Andrew Joseph White about a trans teenage boy who’s trying to figure himself out and pursue his socialist politics while fighting back against the violent and cop-enforced bigotry of his West Virginian home. The socially awkward obstacles that come with neurodivergence, mutual aid being a crucial aspect of socialism and anarchism, the oh-so-radical idea that liberals and Democrats shouldn’t be condescendingly throwing away red states and the communities within them, and parents who are trying their clumsy best to accept their trans kid comprise quite a bit of the subject matter for this episode. TW: death, murder, violence, transphobia, deadnaming, misgendering, gun violence, ableism, police brutality, drug use and abuse, parental death (in the past), car accident (in the past), animal death, child death, physical abuse, emotional abuse, outing, sexual assault, fire, fire injury, vomiting, and alcohol Spoilers start at 23:35 Manifesto of the Communist Party (or more commonly known as The Communist Manifesto) by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels Intro to Anarchism-- Q & Anarchy Episode 0 | Thought Slime My Journey To Anarchism | Anarcha Semiyah Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr Here’s how you can learn more about Palestine and Israel Here’s how you can keep up-to-date on this genocide Here’s how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected online Good Word: • Sydney: Wife Shaped Bodies by Laura Cranehill • Arthur: Sterling Point Reach out at [email protected] if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms! Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18 Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18 Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscritic Follow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpod Follow Arthur on Goodreads Follow Arthur’s Bookstagram: @arthurs.book.nook Follow Arthur’s movie and TV Instagram: @arthurswatches Check out 2 Cents Critic Linktree

Jumping onto the show today is Lila Riesen, who’s written her YA debut novel Free Radicals and then her YA coastal noir book Rainsong. Tolkien and Narnia fanfiction, Free Radicals being a personal representation of Lila’s Afghan ancestry, squeezing in time to write while being a full-time mom, the genre-bending and the lovable sisterhood that Rainsong offers up, and Jenny Han’s work stand out as some of the chatter for this episode. Spoilers for Rainsong start at 22:35 Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr Here’s how you can learn more about Palestine and Israel Here’s how you can keep up-to-date on this genocide Here’s how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected online Lila’s Good Word: Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison and Speculative Fiction Writing Made Simple Reach out at [email protected] if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms! Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18 Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18 Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscritic Follow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpod Follow Arthur on Goodreads Follow Arthur’s Bookstagram: @arthurs.book.nook Follow Arthur’s movie and TV Instagram: @arthurswatches Check out 2 Cents Critic Linktree

Tune in as Paul (@trygraptor) hops onboard the program to discuss The Gorge, the 2025 sci-fi action thriller horror romance movie about the partnership that grows between two top-notch snipers who’ve been assigned the task of guarding a mysterious gorge. The eerie creature design, ziplining across an entire gorge and other cutesy moments in this genre-bending ride, the surprisingly varied questions that viewers could ask about the worldbuilding of this story, and arching an eyebrow at how this weaves in aspects of the military and J. Robert Oppenheimer emerge as a few of the talking points for this episode. Directed by Scott Derrickson, The Gorge stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Miles Teller, Sigourney Weaver, Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, William Houston, and Ruta Gedmintas. Spoilers start at 26:00 Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr Here’s how you can learn more about Palestine and Israel Here’s how you can keep up-to-date on this genocide Here’s how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected online Good Word: • Paul: The Thief of Bagdad • Arthur: Normal Reach out at [email protected] if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms! Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18 Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18 Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscritic Follow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpod Follow Arthur on Goodreads Follow Arthur’s Bookstagram: @arthurs.book.nook Follow Arthur’s movie and TV Instagram: @arthurswatches Check out 2 Cents Critic Linktree

Tune in as Rolo Tony (@PoorOldRoloTony, These Guys Got Juice, and Unsourced Wall Radio) re-collaborates with the podcast for a breakdown of The Fly, the 1986 sci-fi body horror movie about a scientist whose brilliant intellect pushes him down a gruesome road while inventing a teleportation machine. The surprising amount of time that this film spends being a tragic love story, shining a spotlight on a baboon named Typhoon, those multiple epilogues and other scenes that got excised from the final product, and the operatic gorgeousness of Howard Shore’s score make up some of the discussion matter for this episode. Directed by David Cronenberg, The Fly stars Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz, Joy Boushel, Leslie Carlson, George Chuvalo, Michael Copeman, and Cronenberg himself. Spoilers start at 41:50 The Fly - Deleted Baboon Scene The Fly (1986) The Crappy Alternate Endings Fear of the Flesh! The Shocking Making of The Fly (1986) Revealed 😱 [abridged cut] Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr Here’s how you can learn more about Palestine and Israel Here’s how you can keep up-to-date on this genocide Here’s how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected online Good Word:  • Rolo Tony: The Forbidden Room • Arthur: Gattaca Reach out at [email protected] if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms! Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18 Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18 Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscritic Follow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpod Follow Arthur on Goodreads Follow Arthur’s Bookstagram: @arthurs.book.nook Follow Arthur’s movie and TV Instagram: @arthurswatches Check out 2 Cents Critic Linktree

Tune in as Andy (Fat Dude Digs Flicks Movie Podcasts) jumps back into his guest chair to unpack Bring Her Back, the 2025 horror film about two orphaned step-siblings who tumble down a spiral of terror after falling under the care of a foster mother who seems cheerfully eager to look after them. The subtle abuse that gaslighting inflicts against its victims, authentic disability representation, Sally Hawkins’s performance being so top-notch that it could have earned her an Oscar nomination, and the Philippou brothers having an inclination towards telling the most sorrowful and bleak stories pop up as some of the conversation material for this episode. Directed by Danny and Michael Philippou, Bring Her Back stars Sora Wong, Billy Barratt, Sally Hawkins, Jonah Wren Phillips, Stephen Phillips, Sally-Anne Upton, and Mischa Heywood. Spoilers start at 23:00 Black Angel Tapes Bring Her Back (2025) - Deleted Scene: Ding Dong Dash Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr Here’s how you can learn more about Palestine and Israel Here’s how you can keep up-to-date on this genocide Here’s how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected online Good Word: • Andy: Absolute Batman • Arthur: DTF St. Louis Reach out at [email protected] if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms! Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18 Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18 Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscritic Follow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpod Follow Arthur on Goodreads Follow Arthur’s Bookstagram: @arthurs.book.nook Follow Arthur’s movie and TV Instagram: @arthurswatches Check out 2 Cents Critic Linktree

Tune in as Rolo Tony (@PoorOldRoloTony, These Guys Got Juice, and Unsourced Wall Radio) returns to the program to cover Dead Calm, the 1989 thriller about an Australian couple who tries to move past a devastating loss together by sailing on a yacht through the Pacific Ocean, which results in them running into danger after saving a lone man from a sinking schooner. George Miller’s involvement as a ghost director, Hughie being such a menacing creep, that over-the-top ending and how it might have benefitted from some adjustments, and anti-small dog propaganda turn out to be a few of the topics for this episode. Directed by Phillip Noyce, Dead Calm stars Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill, Billy Zane, Rod Mullinar, Lisa Collins, Paula Hudson-Brinkley, Sharon Cook, and Malinda Rutter. Spoilers start at 35:55 Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr Here’s how you can learn more about Palestine and Israel Here’s how you can keep up-to-date on this genocide Here’s how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected online Good Word: • Both Rolo Tony and Arthur: Predators (2025) Reach out at [email protected] if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms! Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18 Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18 Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscritic Follow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpod Follow Arthur on Goodreads Follow Arthur’s Bookstagram: @arthurs.book.nook Follow Arthur’s movie and TV Instagram: @arthurswatches Check out 2 Cents Critic Linktree

Tune in as Paola and Nadhya (Sis Flicks Podcast) collaborate with 2CC for a review and recap of The Charm Offensive, the 2021 rom-com novel by Alison Cochrun about a dating reality show whose producer, with his romanticized view of love in hand, finds himself growing very close with the anxious and nerdy tech millionaire who’s starring in the program. The meticulously manufactured setting in which these reality shows exist, The Cheating Bisexual and other biphobic stereotypes, the tenderness of Dev and Charlie’s sex scenes, and comparing this book to Heated Rivalry land as some of the subjects for this episode. TW: mental health/illness content, depression, anxiety attacks, OCD, homophobia, biphobia, acephobia, ableism, racism, alcohol, alcoholism, vomiting, and violence Spoilers start at 45:55 Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr Here’s how you can learn more about Palestine and Israel Here’s how you can keep up-to-date on this genocide Here’s how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected online Good Word: • Paola: Heartstopper, Heartstopper Forever, Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston, and Red, White & Royal Blue • Nadhya: The Prospects by K.T. Hoffman • Arthur: Unbound by Peyton Corinne Reach out at [email protected] if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms! Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18 Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18 Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscritic Follow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpod Follow Arthur on Goodreads Follow Arthur’s Bookstagram: @arthurs.book.nook Follow Arthur’s movie and TV Instagram: @arthurswatches Check out 2 Cents Critic Linktree

Tune in as Jessica Hart (Totally Bombed) hops back onto the podcast for a dive into The Perfection, the 2018 thriller-horror movie about a former cello prodigy who connects with a fellow student from the academy she had once attended as a child, kicking off a journey into the darkness that they’ll both have to endure. The difficulty of talking about this ambitious journey and the multiple genres it tackles without spoiling it, Richard Shepard’s askew sense of humor, applause for the meticulous cinematography, and the terror of being awfully sick to the point of vomiting in a foreign country comprise a few of the talking points for this episode. Directed by Richard Shepard, The Perfection stars Allison Williams, Logan Browning, Steven Weber, Alaina Huffman, Molly Grace, Milah Thompson, Eileen Tian, Mark Kandborg, and Graeme Duffy. Spoilers start at 22:00 Let’s Talk About the Insane Ending of Netflix’s The Perfection Cello Duet No. 3 Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr Here’s how you can learn more about Palestine and Israel Here’s how you can keep up-to-date on this genocide Here’s how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected online Good Word: • Jessica: Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days • Arthur: In Case I Go Missing by R.N. Swann Reach out at [email protected] if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms! Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18 Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18 Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscritic Follow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpod Follow Arthur on Goodreads Follow Arthur’s Bookstagram: @arthurs.book.nook Follow Arthur’s movie and TV Instagram: @arthurswatches Check out 2 Cents Critic Linktree

Tune in as Rolo Tony (@PoorOldRoloTony and These Guys Got Juice) jumps back onto the podcast to examine The Voices, the 2014 movie that uses black comedy, thriller, and horror to tell the tale of a plumbing fixtures factory worker whose hallucinations direct him down a path of chatting with his talking pets and wrestling with his murderous side. Rooting for Ryan Reynolds to pick bold and interesting roles, putting a dark twist on the Talking Animals trope, the psychology of serial killers, and the misogynistic violence that lurks within the outwardly pleasant Nice Guy archetype stand out as some of the topics for this episode. Directed by Marjane Satrapi, The Voices stars Ryan Reynolds, Anna Kendrick, Gemma Arterton, Ella Smith, Jacki Weaver, Paul Chahidi, Stanley Townsend, Adi Shankar, Sam Spruell, Valerie Koch, and Paul Brightwell. Spoilers start at 29:45 Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr Here’s how you can learn more about Palestine and Israel Here’s how you can keep up-to-date on this genocide Here’s how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected online Good Word: • Rolo Tony: Mississippi Grind • Arthur: Ruby Sparks Reach out at [email protected] if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms! Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18 Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18 Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscritic Follow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpod Follow Arthur on Goodreads Follow Arthur’s Bookstagram: @arthurs.book.nook Check out 2 Cents Critic Linktree

Joining the podcast today is Halley Sutton, who has written two neo-noir thriller novels, The Lady Upstairs and The Hurricane Blonde—both of which have had their own previous episodes dedicated to them. Considering the deep love that both Halley and Arthur share for the dark and gritty world of noir, you’ll hear plenty of chatter about that in this discussion. Favorite femme fatales, tuning into the score from Wild Things, the capitalistic exploitation of the true crime industry, the abusive behavior of male filmmakers and actors like Bernardo Bertolucci and Brad Pitt, and refusing to hand over money to an a*****e artist like JK Rowling also make up some aspects of the conversation for this episode. Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr Here’s how you can learn more about Palestine and Israel Here’s how you can keep up-to-date on this genocide Here’s how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected online Halley’s Good Word: Decision to Leave Reach out at [email protected] if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms! Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18 Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18 Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscritic Follow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpod Follow Arthur on Goodreads Follow Arthur’s Bookstagram: @arthurs.book.nook Follow Arthur’s movie and TV Instagram: @arthurswatches Check out 2 Cents Critic Linktree

Tune in as James Willey (Movie Good or Movie Bad?) heads back to 2CC for a plunge into Shin Godzilla, the 2016 kaiju film that follows Japanese officials who have to contend with the slowness and incompetency of their bureaucratic government while facing the threat of a giant monster. The many job titles that pop up in this movie, the darkly comedic edge that accompanies its political satire, Hideaki Anno’s pessimistic and jaded POV, and the tragedy of a sickly Godzilla emerge as some of the discussion matter for this episode. Directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi, Shin Godzilla stars Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, Satomi Ishihara, Kengo Kora, Satoru Matsuo, Mikako Ichikawa, Issey Takahashi, Kanji Tsuda, Shinya Tsukamoto, Toru Nomaguchi, Daisuke Kuroda, Ren Osugi, Sei Hiraizumi, and Kihachi Okamoto. Spoilers start at 30:10 Godzilla’s tail from @thekaijukingdom (beware spoilers) Shin Godzilla | Form 3 Vomits Blood (Deleted Scene) Shin Godzilla - Deleted Scene Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr Here’s how you can learn more about Palestine and Israel Here’s how you can keep up-to-date on this genocide Here’s how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected online Good Word: • James: Ritual • Arthur: Blue Film Reach out at [email protected] if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms! Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18 Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18 Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscritic Follow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpod Follow Arthur on Goodreads Follow Arthur’s Bookstagram: @arthurs.book.nook Check out 2 Cents Critic Linktree

Tune in as Seth Vargas (Movie Friends) reunites with the show for a review and recap of Rent-A-Pal, the 2020 psychological drama-horror movie about a lonesome bachelor in 1990 who builds up an increasingly obsessive bond with a charming “friend” of sorts that he’s found in a VHS tape. Whether or not this film goes into supernatural territory, the dated world of video dating services, and Andy’s toxic masculinity pop up as a few of the talking points in this episode. Written and directed by Jon Stevenson, Rent-A-Pal stars Brian Landis Folkins, Wil Wheaton, Kathleen Brady, Amy Rutledge, Adrian Egolf, Josh Staab, Sara Woodyard, Olivia Hendrick, and Karin Carr. Spoilers start at 23:55 Making Rent-A-Pal: The Series Rent-A-Friend Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr Here’s how you can learn more about Palestine and Israel Here’s how you can keep up-to-date on this genocide Here’s how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected online Good Word: • Seth: God Told Me To • Arthur: Black Burns Fast Reach out at [email protected] if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms! Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18 Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18 Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscritic Follow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpod Follow Arthur on Goodreads Follow Arthur’s Bookstagram: @arthurs.book.nook Check out 2 Cents Critic Linktree

Tune in as Rolo Tony (@PoorOldRoloTony and These Guys Got Juice) jumps back onto 2CC for a breakdown of Sweet Smell of Success, the 1957 film noir about the scheme that a gossip columnist and a publicist cook up to sabotage a relationship that the columnist’s 19-year-old sister is in. Calling someone a cookie full of arsenic and other pieces of endlessly quotable dialogue, the vehemently anti-Communist attitudes of this time period, the unusually pessimistic mood dripping off of a movie from this era, and the deeply uncomfortable nature of JJ and Susie’s dynamic roll around as some of the subject matter in this episode. Directed by Alexander Mackendrick, Sweet Smell of Success stars Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison, Martin Milner, Jeff Donnell, Sam Levene, Joe Frisco, Barbara Nichols, Emile Meyer, Edith Atwater, Chico Hamilton, Jay Adler, William Forrest, Lewis Charles, Lurene Tuttle, and Joseph Leon. Spoilers start at 25:25 The Coded Queer Lives of a Hollywood Classic: David Thomson on the subtextual sexuality in Sweet Smell of Success Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr Here’s how you can learn more about Palestine and Israel Here’s how you can keep up-to-date on this genocide Here’s how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected online Good Word: • Rolo Tony: Brute Force • Arthur: The Traveler by Joseph Eckert Reach out at [email protected] if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms! Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18 Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18 Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscritic Follow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpod Follow Arthur on Goodreads Check out 2 Cents Critic Linktree

Tune in as Hannah, Rebecca, and Sarah (Can I Spoil Something?) stride back to the podcast for a chance to unpack The Hurricane Blonde, the 2023 neo-noir thriller novel by Halley Sutton about a former child star who gets pulled into a mystery surrounding the drowning of an actress who looks eerily similar to her sister—the sister whose star had been rising up in Hollywood before a strangulation cut her life short two decades ago. Salma being such a messy diva, the capitalistic greed of the true crime industry, gross and misogynistic filmmakers like Roman Polanski and Quentin Tarantino, and how long it takes to strangle someone to death comprise some parts of the chatter in this episode. TW: death, murder, misogyny, pedophilia (in the past), rape (in the past), grief, alcoholism, drug abuse, infidelity (in the past), violence, suicide (in the past), eating disorder, fatphobia, and mention of miscarriage (in the past) Spoilers start at 20:35 Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr Here’s how you can learn more about Palestine and Israel Here’s how you can keep up-to-date on this genocide Here’s how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected online Good Word: • Sarah: Attack on Titan • Rebecca: Fluorescence by Maisey Peters • Hannah: Love Island (the US version, which she’s been watching) • Arthur: Off Campus Reach out at [email protected] if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms! Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18 Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18 Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscritic Follow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpod Follow Arthur on Goodreads Check out 2 Cents Critic Linktree

Tune in as Rolo Tony (@PoorOldRoloTony and These Guys Got Juice) circles back around to the show to cover Special Effects, the 1984 thriller/horror movie about a murderous filmmaker who tries to recover his rocky career by basing his latest project on a killing that he himself carried out and recorded on camera. Drawing parallels between this flick and Body Double, the ruthlessly biting commentary on the misogyny and exploitation of Hollywood, Eric Bogosian committing himself to playing a slimebag, and the dangers of using art to blur the line between reality and fantasy stand out as a few of the talking points in this episode. Written and directed by Larry Cohen, Special Effects stars Eric Bogosian, Zoë Lund, Brad Rijn, Kevin O’Connor, Bill Oland, H. Richard Greene, Steven Pudenz, and Heidi Bassett. Spoilers start at 27:40 Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr Here’s how you can learn more about Palestine and Israel Here’s how you can keep up-to-date on this genocide Here’s how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected online Good Word: • Rolo Tony: The Ambulance • Arthur: Alter’s “Terroir,” Alter’s “The Last Thing She Saw,” and “Better The Devil You Know” Reach out at [email protected] if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms! Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18 Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18 Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscritic Follow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpod Follow Arthur on Goodreads Check out 2 Cents Critic Linktree