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Panda Plan
Sam recaps his first Jackie Chan movie, which seems surprising given his enthusiasm, with the 2024 comedy Panda Plan. To be clear, pandas are not making plans, humans are making plans about pandas;…
I Hear Your Voice - Part 2
Danielle goes for round two in her recap of the 2013 Korean drama I Hear Your Voice. We start where we left off: A girl fresh out of a coma is testifying before the world’s worst lawyer and her…
D.A.R.Y.L.
In an unexpected twist, Sam recaps a movie from his childhood, this time the 1985 classic D.A.R.Y.L. that is definitely not a horror movie and definitely not about robots. When Daryl, an amnesiac…
I Hear Your Voice - Part 1
Danielle goes back to her roots with a recap of the 2013 Korean drama I Hear Your Voice (너의 목소리가 들려), which is ostensibly about a teen who can hear your inside voice. Or possibly a lawyer who can…
Fountain of Youth
This week Sam takes on another adventure quest with the 2025 movie Fountain of Youth. Join Luke (John Krasinski) as he gallivants around town stealing art with zero repercussions. After his latest…
Snowmageddon (rerun)
While Danielle and Sam are still recovering from the holidays, enjoy this bonus Winter Bizarre rerun of the SyFy…classic? Snowmageddon! Theme: Earning Happiness by John Bartmann. For more…
My Secret Santa
Danielle brings her belated offering to this year’s Winter Bizarre with the 2025 Christmas movie My Secret Santa. While Sam was all in on the idea of it being about a kidnapped Santa Claus, he’s not…
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie
Sam goes where he’s never gone before for our sixth annual Winter Bizarre with a delve into his teen psyche as he recaps A Very Jonas Christmas Movie from 2025. Does he know anything about the Jonas…
G-Force
If you ever wondered if guinea pigs would make good spies, do we have a movie for you. Danielle recaps the 2009 spy…thriller? G-Force. Which perhaps stands for Guinea Pig Force, but since there’s a…
Book Reshorts: The Thankening V: Origin of the Thankers the Thankening Begins
This year we take you back to the beginning with our annual thankers as Danielle and Sam reach into the depths of their personal media history for the experiences they’re thankenful for. So join us…
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom
Sam manages to find another classic Sam film with the 1985 Wizards of the Lost Kingdom (or Wizards of Wizard Island, your choice). The summary promises something about galaxies converging and heroes…
The Origin of the Crabs
We finish out Spook Retorts: UK not OK (last minute title, sorry not sorry) with a spin through Scotland. This time, with crabs! That’s right, Danielle’s bringing it back to a Book Retorts favorite…
Breeding Ground
Spook Retorts: UK not OK is back, along with Filip! And more importantly, SLUGS (sorry, Filip). That’s right! Sam has decided to grace us with the 1985 sequel novel to Shaun Hutson’s pulp fiction…
The London Werewolf Adventure (Sweet Valley High) - Part 2
Just in time for Spook Retorts, Danielle finishes her recap of Sweet Valley High by Francine Pascal, which also introduces our new Spook Retorts Theme: UK not OK. Did you ever think “I wish Danielle…
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
Sam decides to throwback to his roots with a recap of the 1994 banger Highlander III: The Sorcerer. Or The Final Dimension. Or The Final Conflict. You decide. Which is actually Highlander II because…
The London Werewolf Adventure (Sweet Valley High) - Part 1
Danielle brings back a classic with a recap of another Sweet Valley High by Francine Pascal. Shockingly, there are no murder twins in this arc (yet) but there are werewolves (?); so, you win some,…
Magic Island
Sam once again digs into his childhood psyche and recaps one of his core memories: the 1995 direct-to-video movie Magic Island. When angsty teen Jack (Zachery Ty Bryan of 90s fame) wants to stick it…
AfrAId
Danielle pays homage to Sam’s one and only DCOM, Smart House, by bringing the adult horror version to the table with the 2024 movie AfrAId. John Cho and Katherine Waterston (delightfully) star as…
The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice
Sam is thrilled to talk about something unrelated to Hyperion (or is it?) with one of his favorite franchises: Noah Wyle! Sorry, that’s Danielle’s favorite franchise. It’s the 2008 final installment…
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - Part 2
Back from our summer break, Danielle finally graces everyone with the finale to the 2020 book The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins. When we last left Coriolanus, he was being called…
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