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Send us Fan Mail Join hosts Mike and Zak as they talk about their thoughts on Coyote Vs. Acme, Spider-man Brand New Day, Amadeus, and Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.

Send us Fan Mail In loving memory of Sam Neil, Mike and Zak watched one of the late great actor's most underrated performances in this cult classic. When an experimental ship that went missing immediately after it's maiden voyage suddenly reappears orbiting Neptune, a search and rescue team is deployed to recover the ship and search for survivors. Along with the man who built the ship, the crew of the  Lewis & Clark enter into the malignant embrace of the Event Horizon, a ship that has gone beyond where angels fear to tread, and returned carrying an evil presence that turns their deepest fears into horrifying realities.

Send us Fan Mail Today Mike and Zak are joined by Max Minkowitz to talk about some films they've been putting their peepers on! They get the ball rolling with a extensive review of Backrooms, followed by a lighter review of Tuner. Then Mike and Max gush about the Odyssey and then we finish things up with Zak's thoughts on Leviticus.

Send us Fan Mail Join Hosts Mike and Zak as they talk with Sara Mosier about Baltimore legend John Waters' ode to American Melodrama. A family in Baltimore falls apart around an all American wife and mother, Francine Fishpaw.

Send us Fan Mail This week we're talking Obsession, Dust Bunny, Mandalorian and Grogu, and I Love Boosters!

Send us Fan Mail Today Mike and Zak sit down with Will Stocker and Rob Bennett to talk about Crippled. A labor of love, in every sense of the phrase; Zak, Will, and Rob reflect of the process of nearly a decade's worth of efforts to bring this narrative feature to life. Join us for a conversation about the craft of collaboration, and the joys of building a community through filmmaking.

Send us Fan Mail This time we're talking The Bride, Normal, Mother Mary, and a few shout outs to some movies that screened at the MD film festival!

Send us Fan Mail In the not so distant future, a meteor strikes earth and eliminates all the water causing the collapse of civilization and the loss of countless lives. Those that survive are either part of the fascist capitalist regime know as water and power, or an enemy of the state, pirating what is needed to survive in. Rebecca Buck AKA Tank Girl is the hero the wasteland never knew they needed. Join us as we discuss this underappreciated in it's day cult classic from the 90s!

Send us Fan Mail Today we welcome back Esteemed Letterbox Film Critic Max Minkowitz to talk about what we've been watching! Mike starts things off with His thoughts on How to Make a Killing, and then Zak and Max Dive deeply into Nirvana, The Band, The Show, The Movie. Then Mike Gushes over his love of Cool Runnings before Max Brings it home with a Review of some of his favorite films from the V Cinema Collection Boxset.

Send us Fan Mail Today Mike and Zak welcome a filmmaker from their home state of Maryland, Samuel Tressler IV, to discuss his first feature film Leda. The story is an interpretation of a Greek myth where Zeus appears to a mortal woman in the form of a swan, a tableau that has been captured in numerous paintings throughout history. You can find out where to watch and purchase the movie at ledathemovie.com

Send us Fan Mail In light of the tragic news about our friend Kaleb, we have decided to share the episode we recorded with him last year after his interview about Murder Magician. Join us as we do what Kaleb loved to do: talk about movies.

Send us Fan Mail In this Episode Mike and Zak discuss Marty Supreme, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Hamnet, and The Thing.

Send us Fan Mail Mike and Zak do their usual end of the year round up, and talk about their top 5 movies of the year!

Send us Fan Mail In the spirit of giving, Mike has gifted Zak the gift of Holocaust movie. Towards the end of WWII, Jakob, a Jew living in one of the Ghettos of Poland, overhears a radio broadcast that hints at Russian troops making considerable progress in reclaiming parts of Nazi occupied Europe. He shares this information with a couple of close friends with the intention of instilling a little hope. The seed takes root, but it spirals out of control, and before long Jakob has to answer for the good he's done.

Send us Fan Mail In the Spirit of giving, Zak has gifted Mike with a viewing of Beginners, a modern love story that is, in part, biographical to Director Mike Mills. Following the passing of his mother Oliver's Father comes out to him as a gay man, and announces that he would like to pursue love in his old age. Things are going well until he is diagnosed with cancer and Oliver has a great deal of things to unpack as he says his farewell and things become even more complicated when he finds what might just be the love of his life.