Messed Up Movies

Apr 18 2025 655 ep. 56 mins

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A podcast celebrating movies and filmmakers that embrace the unhinged, the insane, the outrageous, the off-kilter and all around kind of MESSED UP fun that you can't take your eyes off of.

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Don't Shrink Your Voice with Spooky Madison, Dusty Austen, and Athena Murzda

Apr 18 2025 73 mins

On this Filmmaker Friday we are joined by the powerhouse creative team of Spooky Madison, Dusty Austen and Athan Murzda. We discuss how they've approached telling stories that represent their lives which have been too often missing in horror, how to reach high even as a low budget indie film, and the importance of finding amazing people to help you tell your stories. This conversat

Colossal

Apr 16 2025 42 mins

This week in the pod we get drunk and destroy cities in Colossal. We discuss the metaphor of drunk as Kaiju and how it worked for us, where does our heart go when every character is a scumbag and our desire for more odd genre blended story telling. Stay off the playground and join us for this wild ride. Youtube: https://youtu.be/4_DZKgkIpr4 Synopsis: Gloria is an out-of-work party

Cannibal Mukbang

Apr 14 2025 61 mins

This week on the Pod we look for love in some odd corners of the internet in Cannibal Mukbang. We discuss the romantic tale that forms the beating heart of the film, the flavor cannibalism adds to a romantic tale and debate the Messed Up ending of the film. This independent horror film is destined to become a classic that horror fans will love, so find this movie and enjoy this dis

Fresh Out of Film School and into the War with Tristian Reed

Apr 11 2025 63 mins

On this Filmmaker Friday we chat with our friend Director/Writer Tristian Reed about his first feature film that blends Astral Projection, Slasher and Found Footage called The Depths. Tristian discusses the transition from film school into the post graduate film world, what it is like to tackle your first feature at this crucial life transition and what he hopes for as he continues

10 Cloverfield Lane

Apr 09 2025 41 mins

This week on the pod we bunker down to survive an Alien Invasion only to be in more danger in 10 Cloverfield Lane. We discuss the movie's duel narratives, the pressure cooker of being trapped with a madman and what the Hell makes a movie a Cloverfield movie. Grab your soda face mask and brave this apocalypse with us! Youtube: Synopsis: A young woman is held in an underground bunke

825 Forest Road

Apr 07 2025 43 mins

On this New Movie Monday we try and discover the origin of a haunted house in Shudder's new 825 Forest Road. We dive into the movies split narrative device, the neverending horror of Helen Foster, and why people keep evil mannequins in their home. While certain elements of this house are definitelty leaky, we hope you enjoy your trip to Ashland Falls with us. Synopsis: After a fam

Wizard Sh*t Shovelers with Glorious Screenwriter Joshua Hull

Apr 04 2025 57 mins

This Filmmaker Friday we are joined by our buddy, the hilarious screenwriter/director/novelist Joshua Hull. We discuss his early days making independent movies, how Glorious changed his career, getting back in the director's chair and how he approaches his writing process with so much going on. Josh always makes us laugh and gives us interesting insights into the process of making

Cabin in the Woods

Apr 02 2025 46 mins

This week on the Pod we offer up horror movie tropes to ancient Gods in Cabin in the Woods. We go into the control room to look at the meta reimagining of our favorite slasher ideas, dissect the roster of horror movie monsters on the board and debate if the characters made the right choice in the end. Synopsis: A group of kids go to a remote cabin in the woods where their fate is

Death of a Unicorn

Mar 31 2025 53 mins

This New Movie Monday we visit the rich and face the mythical in Death of a Unicorn. We are joined briefly by Griffey's son Hunter for his thoughts on the movie, discuss what we thought of the brutal Unicorns, and if the movie needed more to say. Join us as we face down these evil rich pharmacutical family and hardcore cyptids in this new A24 Horror Comedy. Synopsis: Father-Daught

You Can Break Screen Writing Rules with Nolan Mihail

Mar 28 2025 49 mins

This Filmmaker Friday we are joined by our friend Nolan Mihail, screenwriter of the found footage horror film Looky-Loo. We discuss what it's like to write a found footage film, working closely with a director as a writing partner and how he approaches his writing process through various projects. Nolan is an insightful and talented writer and I think he has lots of wondeful advice