Aug 25, 2026
Rowan and Kev get back in the swing of things by discussing a movie that doesn't fit any of our previous categorizations: No Other Choice. Rowan hadn't seen it and isn't fully on board, shockingly given her love of Park Chan-Wook, but Kev is all-in on the specialty paper train. We talk about an occasionally...
Jul 28, 2026
TOTAL MASSACRE is back after a long health hiatus! Rowan is joined by special guests Brian Smawley and Rob Zacny to discuss John Woo's hit THE KILLER, recently rereleased in 4K. Rob is here to talk about John Woo as a romantic moralist. Brian wants to talk about how it's a secret Three Kingdoms movie. And Rowan is...
Apr 24, 2025
Our project getting into the Teen Girl High School Social Satire Canon requires a delve into John Hughes, and we've picked THE BREAKFAST CLUB, because it's the best, least problematic, and somehow Rowan never saw it before this? Anyway enjoy a bunch of millennials poking holes in a Gen X masterpiece--nah, we all...
Apr 10, 2025
They're all gonna laugh at you. TOTAL MASSACRE starts its foray into the teen girl high school social satire canon with CARRIE, a film that may not be satire, but it's very concerned with many of the same things, as Rowan argues, and is a tremendous influential film and story overall, as special guest Zack Handlen...
Mar 28, 2025
It's all led to this. Over a hundred episodes of action movies, science fiction movies, crime lesbian movies, and Gerwig movies has to our apotheosis: LADY BIRD. Why did Kev redefine their life about this movie? Why was Rowan terrified about how close to home it would hit? Why was special guest/new co-host (kinda)...