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Kim and Elwood continue their catch up season with Ana Lily Amirpour's dystopian thriller "The Bad Batch" were those deemed undesirable by the government are banished to the desert outside of Austin, Texas.

Now faced with hungry cannibals, cultists and junkies the newest addition to this ramshackle community Arlene has to find a way to survive aswell as her own place in this newly formed society.

Kim and Elwood continue their season of catch up's with Lynne Ramsey's "You Were Never Really Here" starring Joaquin Phoenix as a disturbed veteran who now specialises in tracking down trafficked girls. However when he is hired by a politician to find his missing daughter he soon discovers an ulterior plot is afoot.

Our re-evaluation of Hayao Miyazaki's filmography comes to a close with the fictionalised biography of fighter plane designer Jiro Horikoshi. We also look back at the season as we reveal our favourites, hidden gems and worst films of Miyazaki's filmography.

Kim and Elwood's re-evaluation of the filmography of Hayao Miyazaki comes to one of the more overlooked Studio Ghibli titles Ponyo in a which a young boy believing he has found a goldfish in a bottle he pulls from the ocean discovers she is in fact the daughter of an underwater wizard who is keen to find her while she longs to be a human girl.

Kim and Elwood rundown their favourite movie discoveries of 2023 as they reveal the films which left the biggest impact on them, the surprising discoveries and cinema shames they crossed off.

Kim and Elwood re-evaluation of the filmography of Hayao Miyazaki this time looks at Howl's Moving Castle a film which argued that there was still a place for hand drawn animation as a young girl is turned into an old woman by a jealous witch with her only hope of being turned back resting with the self-indulgent yet insecure wizard Howl.

Kim and Elwood re-evaluation of the filmography of Hayao Miyazaki reaches the Oscar winning Spirited Away and a film which arguably brought an intrest in Studio Ghibli to the mainstream.

The film following ten-year-old Chihiro whose parents are turned into pigs when they stumble into an abandoned amusement park which at night becomes a resort for spirits. Now put to work in the bathhouse she must find a way to turn her parents back and escape the spirit realm.

The battle between nature and industry is waged in Princess Mononoke a fantasy epic set in the 14th century as Ashitaka having had his arm infected after a demon attack soon finds himself caught up in the war between the ancient forest gods lead by San and the human forces of Lady Eboshi.

Kim and Elwood re-evaluation of the filmography of Hayao Miyazaki this time looks at arguably one of the hidden gems of his filmography Porco Rosso. Set in the aftermath of world war 1 were hotshot pilot Porco has been turned into a humanoid pig battling sky pirates only for an American ace to set his sights on taking down the flying pig.

Kim and Elwood re-evaluation of the filmography of Hayao Miyazaki takes a look at another Studio Ghibli favourite with Kiki's Delivery Service as 13-year-old Kiki moves to a seaside town with her talking cat, Jiji, to spend a year alone, in accordance for witches in training. But when she looses her powers she begins to question if they will ever come back.

Kim and Elwood re-evaluation of the filmography of Hayao Miyazaki arrives at My Neighbour Totoro as Miyazaki drew inspiration from his own childhood to craft a fantastical tale which would also introduce some of Studio Ghibli's most memorable creations including the gigantic forest sprite Totoro.

14/9 - audio issues corrected (Overlap)

Kim and Elwood continue their catch up season with Sofia Coppola's "On The Rocks" a comedy drama released exclusively on Apple+ aswell as reuniting her with Bill Murray.

Here Rashida Jones plays Laura a novelist struggling with writers block and feeling like she is in a rut who begins to suspect her husband is having an affair. Now roping in her aging Lothario father Felix (Murray) she sets out on a quest to find out the truth

Kim and Elwood continue their re-evaluation of the filmography of Hayao Miyazaki with Castle In The Sky in which Sheeta an orphan abducted by the government agent Muska might hold the key to finding Laputa the mythical castle in the sky as she teams up Pazu and a group of sky pirates to find it.

Kim and Elwood continue their re-evaluation of the filmography of Hayao Miyazaki Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind based on his manga released the previous year.

Set in a post apocalyptic future were the survivors of humanity live in scattered settlements while giant insects roam the desert landscape which the teenage princess Nausicaä has learned to communicate with. But when a rival kingdom plans to revive and ancient weapon she finds herself drawn into a quest to stop them.

Kim and Elwood kick off their season long look at the films of Studio Ghibli co-founder and legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki starting with his directorial debut The Castle of Cagliostro

The second movie adaptation of the long running Lupin the 3rd series as the legendary thief finds himself caught up in a counterfeiting plot while attempting to rescue the kidnapped princess Clarisse and finally discover the hidden treasure of Cagliostro.

Elwood and Kim don their best deer stalker hats to look at Knives Out the first of Rian Johnson's Benoit Blanc mysteries as he attempts to undercover who is responsible for the death of a crime novelist and the suspects are plentiful.

Kim and Elwood look at the sci-fi horror Virus in which a tugboat crew escaping a storm discover a seemingly abandoned Russian communication ship only to soon discover that the ship has been taken over by an alien presence which plans to us the crew for spare parts.

Regarded by Jamie Lee Curtis as the worst movie she ever made, we find out if it's as bad as she claims while looking at it's production from Dark Horse comic to the questionable acting choices of some of the cast and more!

Shark Week returns to the podcast as Elwood and Kim finally sit down to talk about Jaws which not only created the summer blockbuster but also spawned hundreds of imitators in it's wake. We look at what make this film stand out compared to it's counterparts, draw comparisons to the book and why this film still makes us question if it's safe to go back into the water.

Our Evolution of the Creature Feature season comes to a close with Alexandre Aja's Crawl which see's a category 5 hurricane heading towards Florida as college swimmer Hailey attempts to find her missing father only for the pair to soon be battling the rising flood waters and the ravenous local alligators.

We also run down our best, worst and hidden gems of the season

Continuing their look at the Evolution of the Creature Feature Kim and Elwood look at the 2012 found footage horror The Bay as a coastal town finds itself being devastated over the 4th of July celebrations when the water supply becomes infected with mutated parasites, which soon begin infecting the townsfolk.

Continuing our season long look at the evolution of the creature we have a film which is equal parts a remake as it is a sequel as Alexandre Aja adds another memorable remake of a horror classic to his filmography as a tremor unleashes a horde of prehistoric piranha just in time for the spring break celebrations.

Continuing our catch up season we look at Guillermo Del Toro's stop motion adaptation of Pinocchio as he delivers a version closer to the original novel than the more well known Disney version.

It's full scream ahead as Kim and Elwood's look at the evolution of the creature feature arrives at the aquatic horror Deep Rising as a group of hijackers targeting a luxury cruise ship discover that the ship is empty and soon find themselves being hunted by the monster which has taken over the ship.

The season long look at the evolution of the creature feature arrives at the 90's and the Steven Spielberg produced Arachnophobia which sets out to do for spiders what Jaws did for sharks as a small town finds itself under siege from killer spiders and a doctor terrified of spiders has to find the source before they wipe out the town.

Our season long look at the Evolution of the Creature Feature on this episode goes international as we look at the Italian film Wild Beasts in which PCP gets into the water supply for the zoo sending the animals on a violent rampage in a film packed with memorable set pieces as well as a host of equally wacky sequences as crazy as the behind the scenes tales of making the film.

Kim and Elwood's season long look at the evolution of the Creature Feature enters the 80's with Alligator which playing off the urban legend of sewer gators as a pet alligator grows to gigantic proportions when it starts feeding on the carcases of discarded test animals  and soon start moving up the food chain.

Kim and Elwood's season long look at the evolution of the Creature Feature continues with Kingdom of the Spiders in which William Shatner plays the rural town vet who discovers that the town is being invaded by tarantula's which have moved on from feeding on the local livestock to feeding on the town. 

We also question the worst places to encounter a spider, the insane behind the scene production stories and ridiculous faces of death!!

Continuing our catch up season we now move onto our Season #2 featured director Guillermo Del Toro with Nightmare Alley an adaptation William Lindsay Gresham's novel.

Bradley Cooper stars as the down on his luck Stan, who having stumbled into working for a traveling carnival soon begins to the learn the tricks of the clairvoyant. But as his confidence grows so does his ambitions as he soon sets his sights on the wealthy elite.

Bringing our re-evaluation of Quentin Tarantino's filmography to a close with Once Upon A Time In Hollywood another entry in Tarantino's alternative histories as Leonardo Dicaprio plays Rick a actor whose star is on the fall struggling to recapture fame and success in 1960s Los Angeles like his best friend and stunt double Cliff (Brad Pitt

Meanwhile, living next door to Rick is Sharon Tate and her husband Roman Polanski while in the hills the Manson family are gathering.

We also reveal our Favourite, Worst and hidden gems of the Tarantino filmography 

Originally meant to be part of the double feature "Grindhouse" alongside Robert Rodriguez Planet Terror here Tarantino threw his hat into the world of car smash movies as the serial killer Stuntman Mike plots to kill his victims using his death proof car. 

A long mooted project for Tarantino Inglorious Basterds provides the first of Tarantino's alternative history films as this multi-plot tale follows the titular Basterds on their campaign of fear through occupied France while a Jewish woman plots her revenge on the German officer who killed her family.

Kicking off our catch up season we go back to were it all started with Paul W.S. Anderson and his adaptation of the popular video game series "Monster Hunter" as Milla Jovovich stars as Army Ranger Captain Artemis who finds herself transported along with her squad into the realm of giant monsters and were her only ally is soon the mysterious hunter (Tony Jaa)

Elwood and Kim continue thier re-evaluation of Quentin Tarantino's filmography with "Pulp Fiction" in which four interweaved stories play out as a mysterious briefcase, a dinner date, a gold watch and the etiquette of the stick up all come together to create a film still ingrained in pop culture as when it was released. 

Our celebration of female directors comes to a close with Lulu Wang's "The Farwell" based in part on an event in Wang's life as Billi (Awkwafina) finds herself drawn into a speedy wedding organised as a cover to bring the family together when her grandmother is diagnosed with terminal cancer.  

The season long celebration of female directors this time looks the French Body Horror Raw written and directed by Julia Ducournau in which first year veterinary student vegetarian Justine (Garance Marillier) finds herself with an unsatisfiable craving after being forced to eat meat during the traditional hazing of the new students.

The season long celebration of female directors this time looks at Ana Lily Amirpour and her take on the vampire movie "A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night" were in the Iranian city Bad City a skateboarding vampire is preying on the men who disrespect women.

Continuing our season long celebration of female directors on this episode we look at both the directing debut of Karyn Kusama aswell as the acting debut of Michelle Rodriguez as a wayward teenager living in Brooklyn who finds an outlet for her agression and frustrations with life through boxing.

Kim and Elwood look at the surprisingly numerous Resident Evil Animated films including the mini series Infinite Darkness while also questioning the weirdest zombie animals, how the films link to the games and questionable master plans plus more!!

It's shark week once again as this time Kim and Elwood look at the found footage shark movie "Open Water" as a couple find themselves stranded in the ocean when their scuba diving boat accidently leaves them behind.

Loosely based on the true story of Tom and Eileen Lonergan this was a film considered revolutionary when it was released but does it still hold up?

Kim and Elwood wrap up their catch up season with Jovanka Vuckovic's post apocalyptic "Riot Girls" set in a future were a mysterious disease has wiped out all adults leaving a world dominated by rival teenage gangs.

Kim and Elwood continue their catch up season with Julia Ducournau's Titane the follow up to Raw as a murderous car model disguises herself as the missing son of fire captain Vincent.

Notes - Synch issues corrected 24/1 - 18:47

Kim and Elwood reveal their favourite first time watches of 2024 as they rundown the films which they dug the most from new releases to cinema shames crossed off.

Check out Kim's Top 50

Check out Elwood's ‎Top 50

Continuing their apprication for the All The Boys I've Loved Before Kim and Elwood now look at the spin off series XO, Kitty following youngest of the Covey sisters as she heads to Korea to study reconnect with boyfriend Dae and hopefully find out more about her mother's time at the school.

Season # 1 Review: 0:00:00

Season#2 Review: 00:58:10

Note: Due to the backlog of episodes we have combined both recordings for each series into one handy chunk....enjoy

What happens when Christopher Robin leaves his friends from the Faraway wood behind?

Apparently they go on a murderous rampage as Kim and Elwood look at the first entry in Rhys Frake-Waterfield's "Twisted Childhood Universe" which promises twisted horror takes on beloved children's character which have now slipped into the public domain.

But is there more to the film than shock value?

Kim and Elwood take a spoiler heavy look at Zach Cregger's debut film Barbarian a film you will not want to know a thing about going into as what starts as a double booked Airbnb soon reveals much darker secrets hiding within its walls aswell as beneath it.

Elwood and Kim breakdown the latest season of David Fincher + Tim Millers anthology series which this time includes giant crabs, a rat uprisings, a cybernetically enhanced bear and the return of three robots amongst this new set of stories. 

Love Death and Robots has finally made its return to Netflix and while it might have been a shorter season than the previous season there was still plenty to discuss as we found out on this episode as like we did for the first season, we break down the second season on this episode aswell as highlighting our favourites and hopes for Season 3

To wrap up season #2 this final bonus episode has us looking at "Love, Death + Robots" for our first boxset binge. A project from David Fincher and Tim Miller whose initial plans to remake "Heavy Metal" were mophed instead into this anthology of short animated tales with seemingly limitless scope for the stories which can be told as we discover from this first season.

So get ready for alternative histories, monsters, shocking twists and of course love, death + robots!!