The Hurt Locker

If yooooou can believe it, it's a podcast once again! We're have returned from our eternal slumber just like our good friend Mr. Imhotep, the mummy himself.Join us on a globetrotting adventure across the world (& so many questionable plotlines) as we battle bugs, bad guys, and beautifully terrible CGI - we're back, baby!You can shoot us an email at [email protected]

It's our third, and final round! After a quick race to the bottom to crown the Loser of Losers, it's off to the final contest of the season:ErinRaising Arizona / Vampire's Kiss / Snake Eyes / Pay the Ghostvs.CarlyPig / Kick Ass / Drive Angry / Jiu JitsuWho will take home the crown as the Ultimate Cage Team? Tune in to find out!You can shoot us an email at [email protected]

We're continuing on to round two! Today's matches:ErinRaising Arizona / Vampire's Kiss / Snake Eyes / Pay the Ghostvs.JonMoonstruck / Con Air / National Treasure / Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance&KevinFace/Off / The Rock / Wild At Heart / 8mmvs.CarlyPig / Kick Ass / Drive Angry / Jiu JitsuNext time: The FinalsYou can shoot us an email at [email protected]

Let the Cage Match commence! Each 'coach' will present and defend a movie in a head-to-head battle. Win two match-ups and the team will move forward to the next round.Round one brings us:DanMandy / Longlegs / Zandalee / The Wicker Manvs.ErinRaising Arizona / Vampire's Kiss / Snake Eyes / Pay the Ghost&CarlyPig / Kick Ass / Drive Angry / Jiu Jitsuvs.JonMoonstruck / Con Air / National Treasure / Ghost Rider: Spirit of VengeanceYou can shoot us an email at [email protected]

Let's ride.It's time for our annual Nicolas Cage movie bracket – but this time: we're going head to head. Instead of simply pitting movies against each other, this year each participant will pit their team against another in a best 2 of 3 contest.Prepare for rivalries, heartbreak, and plenty of Cage. Up first: drafting and ranking our teams.Our featured guests:Carly Hayward, Erin Sheehan, & Jon WaughYou can shoot us an email at [email protected]

It's the end of our Women Best Director Nominees season. Back to the 'ancient' days of 2008 when a woman (finally) won this dang award. We'll be off the rest of February; see you in March for Cage Match!content warning: discussions of the iraq war, the american military, war crimes, & the horrifying ways bombs and bodies intersect.You can shoot us an email at [email protected]

We're back into our Women Best Director Nominee season and picking up with Chloe Zhao's Nomadland. Sometimes art really emotionally resonates and gets appropriately lauded by the industry, eh?You can shoot us an email at [email protected]

We did it, we survived 2025! Let's look back at the films (& other media) we watched this past year and discuss our general thoughts on em. In a new(?) record, Dan has an existential crisis fueled by his own decisions within just 25 minutes.Here's to getting through 2026 together ❤️Here's the big list of everything we discuss:MOVIES/TV!The BrutalistMeshes of the AfternoonWickedThe FallThe Ugly StepsisterHell House LLC Lineage825 Forest RoadHell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael ManorBest Wishes To AllV/H/S/HalloweenO Brother Where Art ThouSinnersSinners and the Death of Black Art - F.D SignifierThe Conjuring: Last RitesOne Battle After AnotherPeter Pan’s Neverland NightmareScreamboatShiver Me TimbersPopeye The Slayer ManPopeye’s RevengeSeveranceOnly Murders in the BuildingStar Trek: Strange New Worlds Poker FaceI Think You Should LeaveWhat We Do in the ShadowsCaptain America: Brave New WorldThunderboltsSupermanThe Fantastic Four: First StepsDeath Rider in the House of VampiresDawn of the Dead (1978)Bring Her Back28 Years LaterThe MonkeyKeeperCompanionWeaponsHeart EyesUntil DawnFriendshipThe Chair CompanyClown in a CornfieldK Pop Demon HuntersFrankensteinWake Up, Dead ManClueA Simple WishFinal Destination BloodlinesI Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)TogetherGood BoyThe Naked Gun (2025)The BearHacksPeacemakerTaskmasterBreaking BadArrested DevelopmentAdolescenceAndorGAMES!Mario Kart WorldDonkey Kong BananzaArchipelagoHyrule Warriors: Age of ImprisonmentDynasty Warriors: OriginsThe Seance Of Blake ManorBall x PitFINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice ChroniclesHades 2Silent Hill fStrange AntiquitiesPowerwash Simulator 2Civilization VIIMonster Hunter WildsDoom: The Dark AgesLike a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in HawaiiClair Obscur: Expedition 33Elden Ring NightreignHollow Knight: SilksongSkate StorySol CestoBOOK!Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the DeadYou can shoot us an email at [email protected]

Our season of women Best Director nominees continues with Greta Gerwig's Lady Bird. Let's go on a trip back to post-9/11 high school and all the drama, anxiety, and oddity it contained.Hope you have a lovely holiday and get a chance to watch whatever films fit the bill for you (Die Hard or otherwise). You can shoot us an email at [email protected]

Our tour through the women nominated for Best Director continues and this time we've got:Legal drama! Interpersonal Conflict! A Gorgeously Subjective Camera! Murder!? Take a trip with us to the French Alps as we dig into the anatomy of this Anatomy Of A Fall.content warnings: broad strokes discussions of suicide, parent/spouse death, pet endangerment, legal misogyny You can shoot us an email at [email protected]