After a slight delay we are back with the final entry in our TIFF coverage! Films covered on this episode include Matt and Mara, The Shrouds, Dead Mail, Presence, It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This, Superboys of Malegaon, and The Shadow Strays.Autor: Death By Video

Graham's back to discuss three more films that he saw at the 2024 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. The films discussed are: VIKTOR (dir Olivier Sarbil, Ukraine), Triumph (dir Peter Valchanov & Kristina Grozeva, Bulgaria), and Harvest (dir Athina Rachel Tsangari, UK).Autor: Death By Video

Graham breaks down the films he's seen so far at the 2024 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival!Autor: Death By Video

We're back! The boys from DBV took a trip waaaaay out to the East End of Toronto to see Harmony Korine's infrared synth wave freakout! It's (sort of) about an assassin who goes on a mission to fight a giant bad guy (maybe?). It's a whole lot of weirdness in a very short episode! Enjoy!Autor: Death By Video

We're back to discuss our some of our favourite films from the year that was 2023! Featuring some of your favourites and probably some not so favourites!!! It's more merry movie mayhem on DBV!Autor: Death By Video

We're back with a cold blast of yuletide terror!!! We dig into the 2022 soon to be classic: Christmas Bloody Christmas! It's Christmas Eve and there's a maniac robot Santa on the loose! And only two metalhead record store workers can stop it! Listen in as we discuss all the Merry Movie Mayhem!Autor: Death By Video

We're back! Sorry for the delay but here's an extra long episode that dives into our favourite films of the 1990s! There's plenty of well known favourites and some weirdo freakouts!Autor: Death By Video

We're back! Join us as we discuss Mario Bava's 1965 sci-fi/horror freakout: PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES!!! It's a colourful blast from the past that more than likely was the inspiration for Ridley Scott's Alien (or was it?). There's thrills, chills, and snazzy jumpsuits!!!Autor: Death By Video

We kick off the year with our first ever episode on a shot-on-video horror movie! It's Night Feeder! See a New Wave band trapped in a hair-metal world try to act tough while a mysterious brain sucking maniac is on the loose! One determined reporter is all that stands between her community and a deranged individual who only feeds at night!…

We take a look back at our favourite films from 2022 as well as our favourite first time watches of the previous year. Pretty straight forward. But we find a way to get off track. Enjoy!Autor: Death By Video

We're back with what just might be our most rambling, and at the same time tightest, episode! We dive into the 1990s time capsule The Brady Bunch Movie! It was a time when television shows from 30+ years in the past were turned into big budget feature films! We discuss the original show; watching reruns of shows made from the 1960s; baby boomer and…

It's the spooky season and your sort-of-favourite podcast is back with a terrifically, terrifying, triple feature. First up we dive into the world of heavy machinery possessed by intergalactic stuff that makes it run amok! Then we take a hard turn into 1990s cheese with the weird and whacky: Teenage Exorcist! Finally, we throw down with an all time…

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We're back with an episode on Drive! No, not that movie; it's Drive from 1997! Starring Mark Decascos, Kadeem Hardison and Brittany Murphy! It's a martial arts extravaganza as the movie's heroes Toby & Malik fight their way from San Francisco to Los Angeles! Listen in as our hosts dive into the action insanity of this film! There's high kicking! Th…

We're back with a Jean-Claude Van Damme late 1990s classic! From director Tsui Hark it's Knock Off! It tells the tale of a couple clothing bootleggers just trying to make their way in Hong Kong, only to get caught up in an international nano-bomb smuggling scheme. Good thing one of them is a secret agent! And it isn't Jean-Claude Van Damme!All this…

We're back with the first part of our Canadiana series! We dive into the only authentic Canadian Giallo; appropriately named American Nightmare! It's the skeeziest Toronto has ever looked on film. There's murder! There's sex! There's grungy 1980s' Toronto! There's Michael Ironside!Autor: Death By Video

We're back with the 1960s rags to riches to rags to riches rock-and-roll extravaganza: WILD GUITAR! There's guitar slinging, record company swindling, hoodwinking, ice dancing, and a whole lot of rocking! Listen in as our hosts point out how the main character's naiveté borders on just being straight up dumb! Plus we discuss all the cast's inabilit…

We're back!!! And so is David Cronenberg with his body horror freakout: CRIMES OF THE FUTURE!!! Listen in as our hosts report live from Downtown Toronto; the home of David Cronenberg (or as we in Canada call him "Uncle Dave")! There's open heart operations for fun and influence! There's micro plastics! There's all kinds of gooey gross mayhem in thi…

While we're gearing up for another series of themed episodes here's an episode about the films we're watching lately. Films discussed are: Wobble Palace, Blood & Black Lace, Single White Female, Sudden Fury, Nightmare Alley (2021), Drive My Car, Def-Con 4, Bigfoot's Wild Weekend, His Name Was King, The Good The Bad & The Ugly, Bingo Hell, Freaky Fa…

We finally watched Blood Feast II!!! Are we happy about it? Not really, but listen in as we dive into this decades later sequel to the original Blood Feast! There's lots and lots and lots of names that are puns! There's "whacky" office humour! There's a song by the Butthole Surfers! There's bumbling cops! Did we mention the whacky office humour? We…

We're back with one of the strangest love stories ever committed to film! It's the age old tale of a man who meets a woman, who then meets her giant ape companion! There's vine swinging! The cheetah twirling! There's six different kinds of monster movie mayhem! All this and more in our episode on The Mighty Peking Man!…

We're back with the final instalment in Herschel Gordon Lewis and David Friedman's "Blood Trilogy." It's a beatnik run amok in this 1960s art scene freakout! Listen in as we discuss the totally in efficient way that the murderous painter uses his victims' blood on his canvas! Hear us marvel at the cringy beatnik couple that wear matching wigs and d…

Yeehaw! We take a trip to the deep deep south only to run into Two Thousand Maniacs!!! It's the second part in our David F. Friedman/Herschell Gordon Lewis series! It's also the second part in their notorious "Blood Trilogy!" There's barrel rolling, there's horse racing, there's rock falling, and a whole lot of blood and guts in this southern fried…

Listen in as we dive into the first "gore" film in history. It's Herschell Gordon Lewis' BLOOD FEAST!!! We explore the exploitation film environment that birthed this movie that shocked audiences coast to coast! There's Egyptian lectures, inept cops, haphazardly composed scenes, and a big helping of gore and viscera! This is the first part in our f…

We're back with what is probably the most controversial film we've ever covered! Or is it? We innocently dive into Dasha Nekrasova's The Scary of Sixty-First! It's a tale of madness, murder, and Manhattan! Listen in as Phil & Kit try to explain what the "dirtbag left" is to Graham and what it has to do with this whacky movie!…

Happy New Year! Listen in as your humble hosts take stock on the year that was and the films they watched! We discuss Censor, Dune, Titane, The French Dispatch, The Forever Purge, Power of the Dog, and a whole lot more!Autor: Death By Video

It's the Christmas season and we dive into the overlooked Christmas horror film: To All A Goodnight! Directed by notorious actor David Hess (Last House on the Left, Hitch-Hike, House at the Edge of the Park)! It tells a tale that suspiciously sounds a lot like another Christmas horror film: several university students are left alone at their sorori…

We made it to 100 episodes!!!!! To celebrate we watched an all time classic: Repo Man! It's the punk rock, muscle car, sci-fi, cult classic that put Los Angeles on the map! Directed by DBV all time favourite Alex Cox (even though this is the first film of his we've covered). Listen in as Phil & Graham wax poetic about their genuine admiration for t…

We're back with the rattastic Canadian rat movie: Of Unknown Origin!!! It's Peter Weller (Robocop himself!) versus a giant rat that has invaded his family home in the French Canadian section of New York City! There's an all star cast of Canadian supporting actors! Listen in as our hosts describe in great detail their distaste for rats and their jub…

Hey! You're favourite slow to update podcast is back with a Halloween Special on the classic Japanese shocker: EVIL DEAD TRAP! The spooky season is in full bloom so we traveled back to the old abandoned video store only to find it torn down so we found an even older video store to hang out in and discuss all the frights and scares in Evil Dead Trap…

After a bit of a break we are back with an episode on the Canadian cyberpunk not so classic: Johnny Mnemonic! Listen in as we point out the local Toronto landmarks that appear in this film set in New Jersey, USA! Hear as we describe the terrifying vision of the future technology known as... the internet! All this and our terrible Keanu impressions …

It's the real Bruce Lee! Finally! We dive into the film he wrote, directed, choreographed and starred in! It's a fish out of water tale as Bruce Lee travels to Rome to take down the Mafia that's shaking down some Chinese restaurants! Fists and feet fly as we discuss Bruce Lee's lesser known magnum opus! This also marks the first appearance on our s…

We bring our Bruceploitation series to a close with The Dragon Lives Again aka Bruce Lee Goes to Hell! Listen in as we dissect the distastefulness of film producers not only depicting Bruce Lee's real death, but then having the character of "Bruce Lee" go to hell where he has to team up with Popeye, Kwai Chang Kaine, and the One-Armed Swordsman to …

Hey what's better than Bruce Lee? Three Bruce Lees!!!! Well... in theory. Phil, Kit & Graham are back to discuss one of the most distasteful subgenres of films: Bruceploitation! We dive into the film that tells the tale of what happens when you clone the recently deceased Bruce Lee! Spoiler alert: not a whole lot. Listen in as we discuss which Bruc…

Whooo! It's our most divisive episode! We tackle the wild, wacky, and wickedly fun movie: Psycho Ape! Listen in as Phil and Kit try and tear down the mighty Psycho Ape, while Graham just enjoys the chaotic/kinetic energy of the film and defends it valiantly!Autor: Death By Video

We're back with a dive into the revenge fueled Spaghetti Western: Django The Bastard! Listen in as we discuss the Django westerns produced in Italy that had nothing to do with the original Django! Hear us describe the ghostly manner in which Django stalks the men who wronged him... from beyond the grave!…

We're (finally) back! And we're spreading the good word about Night of 1000 Cats! It's the tale as old as time about a man, his helicopter, his 1000 cats, and the people he feeds to said 1000 cats! Listen in as Phil, Kit & Graham discuss the film that could best be described as a hypnotic lava lamp, soundtracked by the smoothest music this side of …

Hey! The guys get together for an informal chat about all the movies they've been watching lately! Films discussed: Trash Humpers (sigh), Den of Thieves (double sigh), Psycho Goreman (!), The Irishman, Venom, Vampire's Kiss, Affliction, Miami Vice, Hard Core Logo, The Black Cat, The Brady Bunch Movie, Wes Craven's Shocker, Burn After Reading, Missi…

We're back with a trip to the land down under for a rollicking good time with BMX Bandits. Make yourself a Vegemite sandwich, open up a can of Fosters, and kick back as we take you through this tale of bank robberies, walkie talkies, waterslides, and BMX Bikes!Autor: Death By Video

We're back with another slice of cinematic insanity!!! We're joined by special guest Krissy Foley to discuss the 1970s crime odyssey: MASSACRE MAFIA STYLE! Produced, written, directed, soundtracked, and starring the immortal Duke Mitchell (Gone With The Pope). Listen in as we decipher the meandering story of a 31 year old mafioso who decides to tak…

We're back! It's our first episode of 2021!!! And we're covering the far out Italian odyssey: Paganini Horror! It's a classical tale of an 80s soft rock band who purchase the lost final composition of violinist Paganini, and use it for their new pop single which they're film a music video for in the actual house where Paganini sold his soul to the …

They guys are back to discuss the rest of the films that watched during this year's Spooky Season. Films discussed are: Never Hike in the Snow, Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula, Hellbound-Hellraiser II, The Convent (2000), the Amityville Horror, Witchboard, The Monster Squad, Subspecies, Cabin in the Woods, & Poltergeist (1982).…

Our intrepid hosts are back to discuss the film that kicked horror in the 1980s in the butt and made Hollywood sit up and take notice. They discuss the origins of the film as well as the difficulties in getting the film to the screen. Plus they try and force metaphors about mattresses, and nails! It mostly works. All this and more in. the 87th epis…

Just when you thought it was safe to put up your Christmas decorations! We're back to discuss the final films we watched during the spooky season! Films discussed are: The Cleansing Hour, Fade to Black, Creep, Creep 2, Haunt (2019), The Island of Dr. Moreau, Return of the Living Dead, Hell House LLC, Hell House LLC 2, Hell House LLC 3, Night of the…

The march towards Halloween continues with a dive into the transgressive slasher movie: Sleepaway Camp!!! The guys discuss the short shorts and cropped tops that adorn the male actors in the film and the creepiness of many of the camp's older employees. Plus we get Kit's unprepared reaction to the infamous reveal that happens during the film's clim…

It's part 3 of our special series about all the spooky movies we're watching this Halloween season! Films discussed this episode are: Long Weekend, The Ring, Let's Scare Jessica To Death, Friday the 13th Part 3, The Evil, Twice Dead, The Purge, Deathgasm, Demonia, Lake Bodom, The Creature With The Atom Brain, and The Beach House!…

We're back with another special episode celebrating the spooky season! Here's a rundown of the films that are discussed: Driller Killer, The Witch, Vampires vs The Bronx, Ghostbusters 2, Survival of the Dead, Night of the Living dead, Scary Movie (1991), Paranormal Activity 3, Deadline, The Ghost & Mister Chicken, and The Haunting of Bly Manor. We …

We dive into the bizarre world of 70s Spanish horror films with the hard to find classic Demon Witch Child! Listen in as we discuss this tale of one child's journey from happy-go-lucky kid to the double-possessed Demon Witch Child. As in she gets simultaneously possessed by a demon and a witch! It's the perfect way to kick off your Halloween season…

Join in for the first in a special series detailing the horror films we're watching this Halloween Season. We discuss the films It Follows, C.H.U.D., Blood Feast (2016), and Glenn Danzig's Verotika!Autor: Death By Video

We're back with a dip in to the deep end of 1980s horror films! It's Scott Spiegel's INTRUDER! We discuss Spiegel's adventures in Hollywood involving some of the biggest filmmakers in history and his expert direction of grocery store employees being terrorized by the titular Intruder!Autor: Death By Video