064 - In the Mouth of Madness
Tim and Jen want to know: do you read Sutter Cane?
2020-03-09 03:06:30 +0000 UTC View Post
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063 - The James Nguyen-verse
Up early for patrons!
Jen and Tim are joined by Rifftrax writer/producer and author Conor Lastowka to examine one of the only true auteurs in cinema.
2020-02-24 04:48:00 +0000 UTC View Post062 - Event Horizon
Tim and Jen revisit an early Paul W.S. Anderson film and discover that he hasn’t always sucked.
2020-02-10 01:58:49 +0000 UTC View Post061 - Bright Lights, Big City
Jen talks with Sean Morris (@saneiscrazy on Twitter) about a drug movie in which the producers were afraid to show the drugs: Bright Lights, Big City, starring Michael J. Fox.
For more of Sean, try our e...
2020-01-26 21:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post060 - Truth or Dare: A Critical Madness
Tim and Jen tell you all about an unironically delightful slasher film made by a literal child!
Yeah I know I said on Twitter (@HYSTpod if you're not already following us) that this would drop Sunday, but hey, I got it done a day early. Enjoy!
2020-01-11 20:14:45 +0000 UTC View Post059 - Shot On Video Horror
Jen and Tim dig through yesterday’s trash for a sampling of horror movies shot (badly) on video.
For more shot-on-video shenanigans, listen to our episode on Woodchipper Massacre!
2019-12-31 00:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post058 - UHF
Tim and Jen make the case for a socialist reading of Weird Al's lone cinematic outing.
So did Current Affairs, as it happens: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2019/04/t...
2019-12-09 06:51:37 +0000 UTC View Post057 - The State of Exhibition, 2019
Jen and Tim ask Josh Lewis of the Sleazoids podcast (@thejoshl on Twitter) to provide his insight as a film programmer in a wide-ranging discussion o...
2019-11-26 00:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post056 - Death Wish 3 with Will Menaker
The delightful Chapo dad joins us for Death Wish 3, possibly the simultaneous nadir and high point of the Death Wish series.
2019-11-10 23:38:55 +0000 UTC View Post055 - Interstate 60 Part 2
Why did we spend so much time on this uneven philosophical road movie? Who the fuck knows! By the way, for this episode Jen was calling from the surface of Jupiter, where she went to get more stupider.
Incidentally, we will have ANOTHER bonus episode for you on the regular date, the second ...
2019-11-06 22:14:31 +0000 UTC View Post054 - Immortel ad vitam
Niel Jacoby (@fuckinalpamare on Twitter) joins us to ask: wtf, France? Also there's a big fat trigger warning on this one because we spent a lot of time mocking the movie’s incredibly cavalier attitude towards sexual assault.
2019-10-26 00:37:29 +0000 UTC View Post053 - Interstate 60 Part 1
We go incredibly deep on a movie that probably didn’t merit it. So much so that you’re getting a two-parter! This one was written by the guy who co-wrote Back to the Future and it’s tailor-made for dads who wistfully scroll through classics dot autotrader dot com on weekends. 2019-10-14 02:07:04 +0000 UTC View Post
052 - Incubus
Jen and Tim are joined by author and podcaster R.S. Benedict to discuss one of the few movies ever shot entirely in Esperanto: Incubus. It is also the only movie ever shot entirely in Esperanto and starring William Shatner.
R....
2019-09-28 19:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post051 - Eek! the Cat with Bill Kopp
Tim and Jen are very excited to have animator, voice actor, and writer Bill Kopp on the show to discuss his career, especially the beloved-but-now-scarce Fox Kids show Eek! the Cat. Sorry we had to record Bill on Edison cylinder lol
2019-09-10 03:33:39 +0000 UTC View Postdouble bonus days!
Hello HYSTerics! We will be dropping our monthly bonus episode featuring animator/voice actor/writer Bill Kopp very soon, but since we had to record him via tin can and string Tim and I are discussing adding a second bonus episode this month as a little treat for putting up with the dodgy VOIP in...
2019-09-10 00:25:58 +0000 UTC View PostNext patron-only episode dropping after the 8th
Hi everyone!
As you know, we strive to release our patron-only episodes on the second Sunday of every month, barring tech or other issues. This month we will be recording with our special guest on the evening of the 8th, however, so look for the show a day or two after that. Tim got u...
2019-09-06 19:20:23 +0000 UTC View Post050 - Terrorvision
Matt Jay guests and brings us the amusing TerrorVision! We also go hard as fuck on Leonard Maltin and his stupid movie guide.
Want more 80s cult mania? Listen to our episode on a movie about a...
2019-08-26 18:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post049 - Farewell Uncle Tom
Thank you to all our patrons for being so patient with us! As your reward, this month's bonus is an extra-stuffed (nearly two hour) episode about a widely reviled mondo slavery documentary. Jen and Tim are joined by T. of the great Champagne Sharks podcast and we all tackle one tough-to-watch but...
2019-08-16 07:21:00 +0000 UTC View Postquick update on the next premium ep
Hello HYSTerics!
It's Jen and I just remembered I can update you all here instead of just over on Twitter (@HYSTpod if you're not yet following)! On Sunday we recorded a fantastic episode with T. of the Champagne Sharks podcast, but we were plagued with tech difficulties (fuck you very much...
2019-08-13 19:45:21 +0000 UTC View Post048 - Beautiful Boxer
Jen welcomes special guest Julia Schiwal to discuss a wonderful Thai biopic about a trans woman who becomes a fighter in order to forge her own path.
2019-07-29 19:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post047 - The Silent Scream
Jen is joined by reproductive justice activist Mellie Macker to dissect the mendacious thinking behind a notorious piece of pro-life propaganda.
2019-07-15 04:28:18 +0000 UTC View Post046 - Mazes and Monsters
Jen and Tim look at a slapdash TV movie with roots in moral panic. Oh and it was also the first feature role for Tom Hanks, wow.
2019-07-01 19:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post045 - The Burning Hell with Josh Lewis
Josh Lewis of the Sleazoids podcast guests to discuss evangelical nightmare propaganda The Burning Hell.
2019-06-09 23:51:52 +0000 UTC View Post044 - Roar
Jen and Tim talk with animal expert Emma Bowers about Roar, which stars 50 or 60 uncontrollable wild animals and a handful of terrified humans.
2019-05-26 19:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post043 - Valley of the Wolves: Iraq with Felix Biederman
Jen and Tim welcome back visionary documentary filmmaker Felix Biederman to discuss the most successful Turkish movie of 2006. No, it’s not Turkish E.T.
2019-05-09 19:23:45 +0000 UTC View Post042 - Romeo & Romeo
Jen and Tim welcome a mysterious podcast newbie to praise this magnificent work of queer cinema to the skies. We’re not kidding, you need to watch this movie, and how fortuitous that 2019-04-29 19:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
041 - Gemini Man
Jen and Tim are completely confounded by a lackadaisical sci-fi (kinda?) TV series from the most cursed decade, the 1970s.
040 - Haxan
Jen and guest Bitter Karella finally get back around to silent classic Häxan, a topic for which Karella is perfectly suited due to his expertise in witch-hunting manuals, proto-MGTOW inquisitors, and to...
2019-03-31 19:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post039 - The Devils
Jen and Tim are joined by razor-sharp media critic Gretchen Felker-Martin (@scumbelievable on Twitter) to talk over a movie that close to 50 years later is still too hot for TV: Ken Russell’s The Devil...
2019-02-26 20:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post038 - The Truth Awakens (Vile Pervert Redux)
Bitter Karella returns to vituperate the sequel to Vile Pervert, The Truth Awakens!
2019-01-27 20:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post