Ep. 159 A Phantom Menace Returns to Oz

This week... we're late. Nick officiated Chris's wedding and Chris is expecting a child! Sorry for the delay. Here is "Pet Sematery" and "Creepshow." Eating Soup Alone is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Christopher Crumley and co-hosted by Nick Johnson. Each episode contains roughly an hour of rambling about anywhere from one to four movies (or so). New episodes uploaded every other Monday... or so, life is busy... Twitter: https://twitter.com/esapod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eatingsoupalonepod/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO94CGwlvvUgBMYTvipw5NQ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@eatingsoupalone Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/esapod Website: https://www.eatingsoupalone.com Special thanks to Craig Garwood for our theme music.

This week, we kick off a SPORADIC Stephen King Halloween. Life is crazy right now with marriages and babies and yada yada... but we have "The Rage: Carrie 2" and "Return to Salem's Lot" for ya. Eating Soup Alone is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Christopher Crumley and co-hosted by Nick Johnson. Each episode contains roughly an hour of rambling about anywhere from one to four movies (or so). New episodes uploaded every other Monday... or so, life is busy... Twitter: https://twitter.com/esapod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eatingsoupalonepod/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO94CGwlvvUgBMYTvipw5NQ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@eatingsoupalone Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/esapod Website: https://www.eatingsoupalone.com Special thanks to Craig Garwood for our theme music.

This week, we RETURN... with "Pee Wee's Big Adventure" and "Killer Klowns From Outer Space.” Eating Soup Alone is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Christopher Crumley and co-hosted by Nick Johnson. Each episode contains roughly an hour of rambling about anywhere from one to four movies (or so). New episodes uploaded every other Monday... or so, life is busy... Twitter: https://twitter.com/esapod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eatingsoupalonepod/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO94CGwlvvUgBMYTvipw5NQ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@eatingsoupalone Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/esapod Website: https://www.eatingsoupalone.com Special thanks to Craig Garwood for our theme music.

This week, it's "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" and "Return to Oz.” Eating Soup Alone is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Christopher Crumley and co-hosted by Nick Johnson. Each episode contains roughly an hour of rambling about anywhere from one to four movies (or so). New episodes uploaded every other Monday... or so, life is busy... Twitter: https://twitter.com/esapod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eatingsoupalonepod/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO94CGwlvvUgBMYTvipw5NQ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@eatingsoupalone Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/esapod Website: https://www.eatingsoupalone.com Special thanks to Craig Garwood for our theme music.

This week, it's "Godzilla (1954)" and "Godzilla Minus One.” Eating Soup Alone is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Christopher Crumley and co-hosted by Nick Johnson. Each episode contains roughly an hour of rambling about anywhere from one to four movies (or so). New episodes uploaded every other Monday... or so, life is busy... Twitter: https://twitter.com/esapod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eatingsoupalonepod/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO94CGwlvvUgBMYTvipw5NQ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@eatingsoupalone Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/esapod Website: https://www.eatingsoupalone.com Special thanks to Craig Garwood for our theme music.

This week, it's "Project Hail Mary" and "Looney Tunes: Back in Action." Eating Soup Alone is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Christopher Crumley and co-hosted by Nick Johnson. Each episode contains roughly an hour of rambling about anywhere from one to four movies (or so). New episodes uploaded every other Monday. Twitter: https://twitter.com/esapod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eatingsoupalonepod/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO94CGwlvvUgBMYTvipw5NQ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@eatingsoupalone Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/esapod Website: https://www.eatingsoupalone.com Special thanks to Craig Garwood for our theme music.

This week, it's "Suspiria" and "Possession." Eating Soup Alone is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Christopher Crumley and co-hosted by Nick Johnson. Each episode contains roughly an hour of rambling about anywhere from one to four movies (or so). New episodes uploaded every other Monday. Twitter: https://twitter.com/esapod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eatingsoupalonepod/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO94CGwlvvUgBMYTvipw5NQ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@eatingsoupalone Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/esapod Website: https://www.eatingsoupalone.com Special thanks to Craig Garwood for our theme music.

Today, we award our Lillard’s (like the Oscars). To qualify, it just has to be a movie we watched this year. If you’re interested, here’s what we picked: •Best Host: Nick Johnson •It’s Not You It’s Me (film we were too hard on): Heat •Best Actor John Trovolta, Blow Out •This Is So Horny I Hate It: Hellraiser •Best Looking: Paris, Texas •Best Jason (slasher) Pinhead •Best Movie That Actually Came Out in 2025: Sinners •Best “White Guys With Glasses Love This Movie” Movie: Mask of the Phantasm •Best Movie Named T2 (repeated title or best in a franchise): Zombie Island •Best Actor in the Worst Movie: Ken Foree, TCM III •Sloppiest Movie: Hellraiser II •Driest Movie: Paris, Texas •Worst Movie: Scream 7 •Biggest Surprise: Mission Impossible The final Reckoning •Best Character: Nada, They Live •Best Supporting Character: Doc Brown, Back to the Future •Best Korean Film by Park Chan-Wook (Best Foreign Film): Perfect Blue •Most Disappointing: Scream 7 •Best Vampire: Irish Vampire from Sinners •I’m Horny… For Love? Christine •Boring: TCM III •Best Philip Seymour Hoffman (Actor We Watched the Most) Harry Dean Stanton •Best Lynch (Director We Watched the Most): John Carpenter’s Christine •Best Vibes The Fog •Most Tears: Paris, Texas •Best Action: Blow Out •Best Comedy: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie •Best Horror: Hellraiser   Eating Soup Alone is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Christopher Crumley and co-hosted by Nick Johnson. Each episode contains roughly an hour of rambling about anywhere from one to four movies (or so). New episodes uploaded every other Monday. Twitter: https://twitter.com/esapod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eatingsoupalonepod/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO94CGwlvvUgBMYTvipw5NQ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@eatingsoupalone Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/esapod Website: https://www.eatingsoupalone.com Special thanks to Craig Garwood for our theme music.

This week, it's "Scream 7" and "Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie." Eating Soup Alone is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Christopher Crumley and co-hosted by Nick Johnson. Each episode contains roughly an hour of rambling about anywhere from one to four movies (or so). New episodes uploaded every other Monday. Twitter: https://twitter.com/esapod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eatingsoupalonepod/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO94CGwlvvUgBMYTvipw5NQ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@eatingsoupalone Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/esapod Website: https://www.eatingsoupalone.com Special thanks to Craig Garwood for our theme music.

This week, it's "Zodiac" and "Pusher." Eating Soup Alone is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Christopher Crumley and co-hosted by Nick Johnson. Each episode contains roughly an hour of rambling about anywhere from one to four movies (or so). New episodes uploaded every other Monday. Twitter: https://twitter.com/esapod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eatingsoupalonepod/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO94CGwlvvUgBMYTvipw5NQ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@eatingsoupalone Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/esapod Website: https://www.eatingsoupalone.com Special thanks to Craig Garwood for our theme music.