MaXXXine (2024)

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Video version available here! On this episode of The STACKS, The STACKS (Stephen & Jack) talk through every single Francis Ford Coppola movie, and put them into one of five very well thought out categories: God(father) Tier Ones from The Heart Worthy Of Conversation Outsiders Megaslopolis We hope you enjoy! The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠STACKS website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Throw Down - An Action Cinema Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I'm Thinking Of Spoiling Things ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to The STACKS on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Everything Stephen does⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Everything Jack does ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [email protected] Stay Stacking!

Hello again gentle listeners! Stephen and Jack are back to talk about things they've watched, read, played, listened to, and generally done with their time on Earth the past few weeks/months. Stephen talks games and orcs, Jack talks space marines and heresy, everyone talks movies, and everyone has a good time doing it too! The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠STACKS website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Throw Down - An Action Cinema Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I'm Thinking Of Spoiling Things ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to The STACKS on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Everything Stephen does⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Everything Jack does ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [email protected] Stay Stacking!

Stephen is joined by special guest Tannner to talk about 2024 in horror, and a wider discussion about horror cinema from the past few years! The dizzying highs, the lowest lows, the middling middles! We've got it all covered here. You can and SHOULD follow Tanner on Letterboxd, Twitter, and on YouTube! The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠STACKS website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Throw Down - An Action Cinema Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I'm Thinking Of Spoiling Things ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to The STACKS on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Everything Stephen does⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Everything Jack does ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [email protected] Stay Stacking!

Here it is, our final celebration of Giallo cinema. Stephen, the madman that he is, sat down and watched a smorgasbord of Italian murder mysteries and scuzzy horror tales, and boy are we going to talk about them! We grade dozens of movies against our own Giallo scale, forget our own metrics, dogs try and get on the microphones, and we generally have a wonderful time talking about murder and violence, Italian style. The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠STACKS website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Throw Down - An Action Cinema Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I'm Thinking Of Spoiling Things ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to The STACKS on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Everything Stephen does⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Everything Jack does ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [email protected] Stay Stacking!

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On this fancy UNLOCKED Patreon episode, we check in with our main man M Night Shyamalan and talk about his new concert film Trap. Listen through to the end to hear the announcement of our next series! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out the brand new STACKS website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to The STACKS on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Everything Stephen does⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Everything Jack does ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [email protected] Stay Stacking!

In this episode, Stephen and Jack dive deep into MaXXXine, the latest entry in Ti West's horror trilogy. As we close out our Giallo season, we break down the film's ... interesting exploration of '80s culture, the evolution of its leading character, and how it stacks up against its predecessors, X and Pearl. ⁠⁠⁠Check out the brand new STACKS website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to The STACKS on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Everything Stephen does⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Everything Jack does ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [email protected] Stay Stacking!

On this episode, Stephen and Jack talk about a range of films that take the trappings and conventions of giallo cinema, invert and augment them, and create something new. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to The STACKS on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Everything Stephen does⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Everything Jack does ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [email protected] Stay Stacking!

Stephen gives us a detailed rundown of everything he saw at this year's Fantasia Festival - a great celebration of genre cinema! You can find all of Stephen's reviews mentioned in this episode on the STACKS website or his Letterboxd account. Next week, our giallo cinema series continues with a conversation about neo-giallo! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to The STACKS on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Everything Stephen does⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Everything Jack does ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [email protected] Stay Stacking!