Episode 170: Paperhouse

Hello once again! We are in the midst of cooking up another compelling interview episode...  Meanwhile, it's time to have another game of Tubi Twofers to hold you over. Do we recommend these films? Have a listen and find out, for Tubi is an endless road...

In this fleeting, looming episode of Tubi or Not Tubi, we contemplate the nature of childhood relationships in our respective familial units in a Paperhouse, the 1988 film directed by Bernard Rose. This seems like the kind of movie you have to know about to know about if you know what I mean? Tubi got those I guess!

In this kindly, neighborly episode of Tubi or Not Tubi, we make A Promise to Astrid, the 2019 film written and directed by Jason Campbell, Gary Lee Vincent, and Mike Tourville. This episode is here because we Promised Astrid. She is watching.

In this innocent, simple episode of Tubi or Not Tubi, we travel backward in the American zeitgeist timeline to witness What Becomes of the Children, the 1936 film directed by Walter Shumway. The morals of the mid 1930s become much more mysterious when one imagines the involvement of Tubi. This is because there is a strong possibility this film might even confuse such a mystery further... It is only right to investigate!

In this transformative, whistful episode of Tubi or Not Tubi, we venture into the fairytale silence of Wolfskin: A Fairy Tale, the 2013 film written and directed by Richard Mansfield. Tubi is an app that is no stranger to silence, and finding this film in its depths was impactful... the nature of the impact, one cannot fully decipher.

In this holy sacrament of a Tubi or Not Tubi episode, we take a big bite of garlic shawarma as we watch Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter, the 2001 film directed by Lee Demarbre Tubi has no shortage of films in the realm of silly parody, especially when it comes to Jesus. How will this next case study fare, we wonder... 

In this sweltering, scandalous episode of Tubi or Not Tubi, we watch the chaos wrought in Queen Bee, the 1955 film written and directed by Ranald MacDougall and starring Joan Crawford. Tubi is a wonderful and generous archive, that has a range of options that span all of time. What a delight it is to gaze toward the past as we have done in this episode...

In this patriotic, cherry tree of a Tubi or Not Tubi episode, we boil some tar and pluck some pheasants for Rise & Fight: The Battle of Hobkirk's Hill, the 2025 film written and directed by Christopher Forbes. This episode is a special treat, because it actively enabled Rafiq to elaborate fully on the reason why he has an irrational obsession with the "hypereducational-but-still-super-confusing-indie-US-war-reenactment-or-something" genre.

In this nondescript, dreary episode of Tubi or Not Tubi, we stare into the vague void of barely a memory in Dimland, the 2021 film written and directed by Peter Collins Campbell. Tubi has this habit of shocking the eyes who witness it in ways that force internalizatuon. I will not elaborate. Not in this description.

This week on Tubi or Not Tubi, we bring you a truly delightful conversation with Niclas Larsson, the director of Mother, Couch! It is often a wonderful experience to pick the brain of a creator regarding their creation, and it is a privilege to connect with the mind behind Mother, Couch. Join us as we take a deeper dive into the finer tapestries of freaky familial cosmic furniture.