Late to the Movies

House (1977)

October 17th, 2022  |  1 hr 13 mins

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This week on Late to the Movies... Spook 'Em Up Month takes a phantasmagoric trip to the Japanese countryside with Nobuhiko Obayashi's House! Ben, Cory, Miles, and Noah discuss the technical wizardry and narrative lunacy of this 1977 cult classic.

Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, story by his daughter Chigumi, script by Chiho Katsura, and starring Kimiko Ikegami and Yōko Minamida.

The Thing

October 10th, 2022  |  1 hr 19 mins

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Spook 'em Up Month continues on Late to the Movies with John Carpenter's "The Thing" (1982)! Ben, Bree, Sam, and Vaz huddle around the burning wreckage of their sub-zero research facility to discuss their favorite puppets, scares, and existential questions in this incomparable horror/whodunit mashup. Directed by Carpenter from a screenplay by Bill Lancaster, starring Kurt Russell, and featuring Wilford Brimley, T. K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David, Richard Dysart, Donald Moffat, and Thomas G. Waites.

Poltergeist

October 3rd, 2022  |  1 hr 27 mins

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It's spooky season, so you know what that means - Spook 'em Up Month! A totally common phrase to describe horror movies, which is what we'll be focusing on this October. Up first, we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Tobe Hooper's Poltergeist! Ben, Greg, Ray, and Robbie go for a swim, climb a tree, and throw a rope into hell as they discuss this horror classic.

Directed by Hooper and written by Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais and Mark Victor from a story by Spielberg. Starring JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne, Oliver Robins, Heather O'Rourke, and Zelda Rubinstein.

Get Out

June 27th, 2022  |  57 mins 24 secs

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It's time to Get Out of 'Halloween in June' with Jordan Peele's instant classic from 2017! All month long, Late to the Movies has focused on low budget horror. Ben, Cory, Noah, and Robbie end the month by talking about the thrills, chills, and satire of Get Out. Directed by Jordan Peele and starring Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, Stephen Root, and Catherine Keener.

The Blair Witch Project

June 20th, 2022  |  1 hr 1 min

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Halloween in June continues on Late to the Movies with 1999's The Blair Witch Project! Our month-long celebration of low budget horror carries on as Ben, Greg, Ray, and Robbie get lost in the woods with the often imitated, never equaled granddaddy of found footage horror films. Directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez and starring Rei Hance, Michael C. Williams, and Joshua Leonard.

Stranger Things - Season Four, Part One

June 17th, 2022  |  1 hr 7 mins

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Surprise! It's a special 'Halloween in June' bonus episode as Late to the Movies weighs in on Netflix's Stranger Things. Ben, Greg, Ray, and Robbie discuss the new season so far, what's still working for them, what might not be as much anymore, and where they hope the series can go from here. Created by the Duffer Brothers and starring (deep breath) Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Joe Keery, Matthew Modine, Paul Reiser, Maya Hawke, and Brett Gelman.

A Nightmare on Elm Street

June 13th, 2022  |  1 hr 47 secs

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'Halloween in June' slashes ahead with 1984's A Nightmare on Elm Street! This week on Late to the Movies - Ben, Kyle, and Robbie talk about Freddy Krueger's first teen-insomnia-inducing feature. Directed by Wes Craven and starring Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, John Saxon, and Ronee Blakley.

Halloween

June 6th, 2022  |  1 hr 16 mins

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It's Halloween in June on Late to the Movies! All month long we'll be talking about low budget horror movies, starting with the theme's namesake, 1978's Halloween. Ben, Greg, and Robbie discuss Michael Myers' first assault on the babysitters of Haddonfield, Jamie Lee Curtis' first starring role, and John Carpenter's first true classic. Also starring Donald Pleasence, P. J. Soles, and Nancy Loomis.

The Shining

January 3rd, 2022  |  2 hrs 8 mins

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Heeeere's Late to the Movies! It's the middle of winter and we can't really go anywhere so there's no better time to talk about The Shining. Ben, Greg, Ray, and Robbie discuss Stanley Kubrick's 1980 classic, starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall.

Miniseries Madness: Midnight Mass!

October 29th, 2021  |  1 hr 39 mins

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Trick AND Treat! In this surprise bonus episode (just in time for Halloweekend), the Spooky Crew (Ben, Cory, Noah, and Robbie) talk about the latest Mike Flanagan / Netflix miniseries, Midnight Mass. Breaking format to review a non-old, non-movie only 5 episodes into the podcast? Terrifying! ('Spooky Crew' name has not yet been agreed to by all members, and will promptly be dropped on November 1st)