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Sinners

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Posted: October 25, 2025

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SINNERS

Two estranged twins head back to their Mississippi hometown hoping for a clean slate, but old grudges, buried secrets, and a town that doesn’t forget greet them at the county line. Soon they discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

Craig, Elisabeth and guest Derek McCaw talk about uncomfortable truths, the allure of vampires, Halloween candy and the movie “Sinners” on this week’s Matinee Villains!

Show Notes

  • 1:16

    Craig, Elisabeth and Derek McCaw talk about vampires and zombies.

  • 11:38

    Craig, Elisabeth and Derek discuss “Sinners”

  • 1:05:01

    Recasting

  • 1:34:30

    Double Feature

  • 1:42:45

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:50:00

    A preview of next week’s episode “Dances with Wolves”

November brings a month of long epics! No-ender starts with the 4-hour “Dances with Wolves”

Taxi Driver

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Posted: October 18, 2025

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TAXI DRIVER

Travis Bickle can’t sleep, so he drives a cab all night. The city wears him down and he starts to crack. After meeting campaign worker Betsy, he fixates on “saving” the world. First by plotting a hit on a politician, then by trying to rescue a 12-year-old prostitute named iris as he descends into vigilante delusion, one ride at a time.

Craig, Elisabeth and guest Brendan Agnew talk about sweaty New York, anti-hero or villain, Halloween goings on and the movie “Taxi Driver” on this week’s Matinee Villains!!

Show Notes

  • 1:00

    Craig, Elisabeth and Brendan Agnew talk about Marion’s Halloween costume.

  • 6:00

    Craig, Elisabeth and Brendan discuss “Taxi Driver”

  • 54:54

    Recasting

  • 1:24:59

    Double Feature

  • 1:31:19

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:35:37

    A preview of next week’s episode “Sinners”

Matinee Villains month concludes one of the best horror movies of 2025:  “Sinners”

American Psycho

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Posted: October 11, 2025

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AMERICAN PSYCHO

Patrick Bateman is a polished Wall Street executive. Behind the perfect suit, he hides a predatory, psychopathic ego from his coworkers. After hours in 1980s New York, he unleashes it as a brutal serial killer.

Craig and Elisabeth are joined by Everything I Learned From Movies Steve and Izzy to discuss the 80’s greed, unreliable narrators, the International Gay Rodeo and the movie “American Psycho” on this week’s Matinee Villains.

Show Notes

  • 1:00

    Craig, Elisabeth, Steve and Izzy talk about Stizzy’s trip to Reno for the International Gay Rodeo.

  • 15:08

    Craig, Elisabeth, Steve and Izzy discuss “American Psycho”

  • 36:33

    Recasting

  • 56:01

    Double Feature

  • 1:00:00

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:09:08

    A preview of next week’s episode “Taxi Driver”

Matinee Villains month continues with an all time classic, still relevant today “Taxi Driver”

Fresh

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Posted: October 4, 2025

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FRESH

Noa’s dating life is a dumpster fire of ghosters and red flags, until she meets Steve, who seems refreshingly normal. A romantic getaway soon feels… off. She discovers he has a taste for something truly monstrous and must fight back to make it out alive.

Craig, Elisabeth and guest Mark Woodring talk about the current state of dating, Nine-Inch Nails, cannibalism and the movie “Fresh” on this week’s Matinee Villains!!

Show Notes

  • 1:09

    Craig, Elisabeth and Mark Woodring talk about Nine Inch Nails and FanX.

  • 11:29

    Craig, Elisabeth and Mark discuss “Fresh”

  • 46:05

    Recasting

  • 1:00:20

    Double Feature

  • 1:03:40

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:09:33

    A preview of next week’s episode “American Psycho”

Matinee Villains month continues with the Christian Bale in “American Psycho”

Crimson Peak

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Posted: October 26, 2024

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CRIMSON PEAK

After marrying the charming Sir Thomas Sharpe, young Edith moves to his remote gothic mansion, where his enigmatic sister, Lady Lucille, guards dark family secrets. Gifted with the ability to communicate with the dead, Edith seeks to uncover the mystery behind the haunting visions in her new home. But as she delves deeper, she may discover that true monsters are made of flesh and blood.

Craig, Alan and guest Elisabeth Rappe talk about gothic romance, creepy vibe movies, 80’s Halloween memories and the movie “Crimson Peak” on this week’s Matinee Villains!

Show Notes

  • 0:53

    Craig, Alan and guest  Elisabeth Rappe talk about Halloween when they were growing up.

  • 14:25

    Craig, Alan and Elisabeth discuss “Black Swan”

  • 40:20

    Recasting

  • 1:01:58

    Double Feature

  •  1:09:16

    Final Thoughts

  •  1:18:28

    A preview of next week’s episode “The Long Kiss Goodnight”

Next week, we start a whole month of movies that either Craig or Alan have never seen for “New”vember. Staring with Craig’s first viewing of “A Long Kiss Goodnight”.

Black Swan

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Posted: October 19, 2024

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BLACK SWAN

Nina, a repressed and dedicated ballerina, lives solely for dance. Chosen to replace the prima ballerina in “Swan Lake,” she faces competition from free-spirited newcomer Lily. While Nina embodies the fragile White Swan, Lily exudes the seductive Black Swan. As their rivalry intensifies into a complex friendship, Nina’s darker side begins to emerge.

Craig and guest co-host Elizabeth Rappe talk about bad co-workers, women body horror, broken toenails and the movie “Black Swan” on this week’s Matinee Villains!

Show Notes

  • 1:02

    Craig and guest co-host Elisabeth Rappe talk about bad co-workers.

  • 9:43

    Craig and Elisabeth discuss “Black Swan”

  • 39:59

    Recasting

  • 54:51

    Double Feature

  •  1:02:34

    Final Thoughts

  •  1:01:51

    A preview of next week’s episode “Crimson Peak”

Next week, we continue Matinee Villains month with a gothic romance called “Crimson Peak”

Evil Dead 2

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Posted: October 12, 2024

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EVIL DEAD 2

After discovering an audiotape left by a college professor containing a recording of incantations from the Book of the Dead, Ash’s girlfriend, Linda, becomes possessed by the evil spirits awakened by the voices on the tape. As the demonic forces take hold, Ash realizes there is no escape from the cursed woods. Armed with only his wits and a chainsaw, he must battle for survival against the relentless evil.

Craig, Alan and guest Annie Bullock talk about slap stick horror, Cerny and Hooch, Annie’s Cetaphobia and the movie “Evil Dead 2” on this week’s Matinee Villains!

Show Notes

  • 1:19

    Craig, Alan and guest Annie Bulloch talk about what scare them.

  • 8:41

    Craig, Alan and Annie discuss “Evil Dead 2”

  • 34:09

    Recasting

  • 52:07

    Double Feature

  •  57:10

    Final Thoughts

  •  1:01:51

    A preview of next week’s episode “Black Swan”

Next week, we continue Matinee Villains month with a psychological thriller “Black Swan”

Arachnophobia

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Posted: October 5, 2024

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ARACHNOPHOBIA

After a nature photographer dies on assignment in Venezuela, a deadly spider sneaks into his coffin and is shipped to his hometown in rural California. There, arachnophobic Dr. Ross Jennings, who has just moved to the town with his family, suspects spiders when locals begin dying mysteriously. Jennings must confront his deepest fears in order to help stop the deadly infestation before its too late.

Craig along with Make Me Watch This Co-hosts Brendons Agnew and Foley talk about what critters scare them, practical scares, Amblin horror flicks and the movie “Arachnophobia” on this week’s Matinee Villains!

Show Notes

  • 1:19

    Craig and the Brendons from Make Me Watch This talk about what animals scare them.

  • 8:41

    Craig and the Brendons discuss “Arachnophobia”

  • 34:09

    Recasting

  • 52:07

    Double Feature

  •  57:10

    Final Thoughts

  •  1:01:51

    A preview of next week’s episode “Evil Dead 2”

Next week, we continue Matinee Villains month with the cult classic “Evil Dead 2”.

An American Werewolf in London

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Posted: October 28, 2023

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AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON

David Kessler and Jack Goodman arrive in Northern England for a walking tour. One night, a beast attacks them, killing Jack. Three weeks later David awakens to a new nightmare: Jack, who was killed, returns to warn David that a werewolf was their assailant – and that David has become the last of their werewolves!

Craig, Alan and guest Rob Saucedo talk graphic novels, peanut butter powers, Where Wolf and the movie “An American Werewolf in London” On this week’s matinee Villains!!

Show Notes

  • 1:20

    Craig and Alan talk with guest Rob Saucedo about his new graphic novel “Where Wolf” available in bookstores everywhere!

  • 10:34

    Craig, Alan and Rob discuss “An American Werewolf in London”

  • 39:29

    Recasting

  • 54:14 

    Double Feature

  • 58:05

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:04:52

    A preview of next week’s episode “The Ghost and the Darkness”

Next week we talk about animals that want to eat us when we revisit “The Ghost and the Darkness”

BLOW OUT

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Posted: October 21, 2023

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BLOW OUT

While recording sound effects for a slasher flick, Jack Terri stumbles upon a real-life horror: a car careening off a bridge and into a river. Jack jumps into the water and fishes out Sally from the car, but the other passenger is already dead — a governor intending to run for president. As Jack does some investigating of his tapes, and starts a perilous romance with Sally, he enters a tangled web of conspiracy that might leave him dead.

Craig, Alan and guest Brendan Agnew discuss dour endings, sleazy Travolta, Brendan’s new podcast Make Me Watch It and the movie “Blow Out” on this week’s Matinee Villains!

Show Notes

  • 1:20

    Craig and Alan talk with guest Brendan Agnew about his new podcast with another Brendan called Make Me Watch It!

  • 10:34

    Craig, Alan and Brendan discuss “Good Will Hunting”

  • 39:29

    Recasting

  • 54:14 

    Double Feature

  • 58:05

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:04:52

    A preview of next week’s episode “An American Werewolf in London”

Next week we wrap up another villainous month with guest Robert Saucedo and “An American Werewolf in London”

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