Genre Exposure: A Film Podcast

Episode 115: Celebrating the Halloween Franchise

In this special super-sized bonus episode of Genre Exposure, we used the spooky season this year to discuss at exhaustive length the titular franchise: Halloween. From favorite kills to the coolest incarnation of Michael Myers, we spill our guts and geek out over our history and experiences with the complete franchise. Nothing fancy, and we're not trying to reinvent the wheel or give some deep analysis you've never heard before. Just two horror nerds gushing our hearts out in a more casual chat guided only by a handful of topics we selected in advance to fuel discussion. And of course we throw down the gauntlet and take to the battlefield with our own rankings of the series as well.

So from all of us at Genre Exposure, we wish you a very Happy Halloween and hope that, like us, you get the chance to spend at least part of it soaking up the Fall vibes of Haddonfield and its very special Boogeyman. But before all that, we dish on more of our October watches including some surprising first time watches plus get hyped about Rhonda Shear and Up All Night returning and, hey, does anyone else remember Michael Jackson's Ghosts? And so much more!

Part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network (www.thepfpn.com)

What We've Been Watching:
-Jason: Unwelcome (2023) & Frogman (2023) & Marrowbone (2018) & Death Becomes Her (1992)
-Dustin: Spawn (1997) & Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) & Michael Jackson's Ghosts (1996) & Jack-O (1995) & Hell House LLC (2015) & Hayride (2012)

Favorite Michael Myers
-Jason: Nick Castle in Halloween (1978)
-Dustin: Tyler Mane in Rob Zombie's Halloween & Rob Zombie's Halloween II

Favorite Mask
-Jason: Halloween (1978)
-Dustin: Halloween (2018)

Least Favorite Mask
-Jason: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
-Dustin: Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

Favorite Continuity
-Jason: Thorn Series (1-6)
-Dustin: Thorn Series (1-6)

Favorite Characters
-Jason: Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode & Nancy Kyes as Annie Brackett & Danielle Harris as Annie Brackett & Donald Pleasance as Dr. Samuel Loomis & Tom Atkins as Dr. Daniel Challis & Ellie Cornell as Rachel Carruthers & Danielle Harris as Jamie Lloyd & P. J. Soules as Lynda & Dan O'Herlihy as Conal Cochran
-Dustin: Donald Pleasance and Malcolm McDowell as Dr. Samuel Loomis & Tom Atkins as Dr. Daniel Challis & Ellie Cornell as Rachel Carruthers

Least Favorite Characters
-Jason: Scout Taylor-Compton as Laurie Strode & Daeg Faerch as Young Michael Myers & Wendy Foxworth as Tina Williams & Anthony Michael Hall as Tommy Doyle & Kyle Richards as Lindsey Wallace & Haluk Bilginer as Dr. Sartain & Tyra Banks as Nora & Tyler Mane as Michael Myers
-Dustin: The Townies of Haddonfield in Halloween Kills & The Complete Cast of Halloween: Resurrection & Rohan Campbell as Corey Cunningham

Hunkiest Boy
-Jason: Lance Guest as Jimmy in Halloween II
-Dustin: Paul Rudd as Tommy Doyle in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

Hottest Girl
-Jason: Danielle Harris as Annie Brackett in Rob Zombie's Halloween+Halloween II
-Dustin: Danielle Harris as Annie Brackett in Rob Zombie's Halloween+Halloween II
-Dustin's Honorable Mention: Wendy Foxworth as Tina Williams in Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

Jason's Five-ish Favorite Kills
-Judith Myers from Halloween (1978)
-Bob from Halloween (1978)
-Nurse Jill Franko from Halloween II
-Linda from Halloween (1978)
-Buddy Jr. from Halloween III: Season of the Witch
-Nurse Virginia Alves from Halloween II 

Dustin's Five Favorite Kills
-Bob from Halloween (1978)
-Nurse Karen from Halloween II
-Annie Brackett from Rob Zombie's Halloween II
-Buddy Jr. from Halloween III: Season of the Witch
-Jamie Lloyd from Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (Producer's Cut)

Jason's Franchise Ranking
1) Halloween (1978)
2) Halloween II
3) Halloween III: Season of the Witch
4) Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
5) Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
6) Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
7) Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
8) Halloween (2018)
9) Halloween Ends
10) Rob Zombie's Halloween
11) Rob Zombie's Halloween II
12) Halloween Kills
13) Halloween: Resurrection

Dustin's Franchise Ranking
1) Halloween III: Season of the Witch
2) Halloween (1978)
3) Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
4) Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (Producer's Cut)
5) Halloween II
6) Rob Zombie's Halloween
7) Rob Zombie's Halloween II
8) Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
9) Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
10) Halloween Ends
11) Halloween (2018)
12) Halloween Kills
13) Halloween: Resurrection

Show Notes:
-Go check out all the other fine shows on the Prescribed Films Podcast Network
-Related YouTube: The Cobwebs Channel
-Related Topic: Redcaps
-Related Film: The Hallow
-Related Film: Dog Day Afternoon
-Related Film: Cat's Eye
-Related Topic: Loveland Frogman
-Related Series: Andor
-Related Series: Tales From The Crypt
-Related Topic: Spawn
-Related Topic: Venom
-Related Series: Spawn: The Animated Series 
-Related Film: Halloweentown High
-Related Film: Marmaduke
-Related Film: Darkman
-Related Film: Apocalypse Now
-Related Film: Wes Craven's New Nightmare
-Related Film: The Exorcist III: Legion
-Related Film: Excalibur
-Related Series: Inspector Gadget
-Related Song: Thriller by Michael Jackson
-Related Film: Pumpkinhead
-Related Film: Frankenstein
-Related Topic: USA Up All Night 
-Related Topic: Rhonda Shear
-Related Topic: Kings of Horror
-Related Topic: MonsterVision
-Related Topic: Rue Morgue Magazine
-Related Film: A Nightmare on Elm Street
-Related Film: Friday the 13th
-Related Film: Freddy vs. Jason
-Related Film: Jason Goes to Hell
-Related Film: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
-Related Film: The Munsters
-Related Film: Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
-Related Film: Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
-Related Film: The Last Starfighter
-Related Game: Halloween (Atari 2600)
-Related Game: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Atari 2600)
-Related Film: Never Hike Alone
-Related Topic: Unmade Halloween Scripts
-Related Film: Seed of Chucky
-Related Film: Hellraiser
-Related Film: Hellraiser: Bloodline
-Related Film: Hellraiser: Hellseeker
-Related Film: Hellraiser: Inferno
-Related Topic: Halloween 3D
-Related Film: The Exorcist: Believer
-Related Film: Friday the 13th Part 2
-Related Film: Jason X
-Related Topic: Fright Rags
-Related Film: Weapons
-Related Game: Gun Media's Halloween
-Related Game: Gun Media's Friday the 13th
-Related Game: Dead by Daylight
-Related Game: Gun Media's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Next Time:
Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend (1989)

Episode 114: Under the Skin (2013)

In this episode, a listener suggestion takes us to the early days of the "elevated horror" phenomenon and the meteoric rise of production studio A24. So join us as we check out Jonathan Glazer's Under the Skin from 2013. Jason settles in for a first time watch on what is often a pretty divisive film. Dustin, already a fan, tries to run down the various folklore influences and possible interpretations of the story. But before all that, the Halloween times are upon us and we've got plenty of films old and new to dish on including our near ritual like devotion to view and discuss the latest VHS franchise entry. And so much more!

Special thanks to Andrew for suggesting we check this one out. Got a movie you champion? A hidden gem you think needs more love? Just want to see more discussion on a particular film? We want to check out the movies you suggest to us. Write in at genreexposure@gmail.com or contact us on your favorite form of social media and shoot us a movie recommendation.

Part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network (www.thepfpn.com)

What We've Been Watching:
-Jason: Bring Her Back (2025) & The Long Walk (2025) & Villains (2019) & V/H/S/HALLOWEEN (2025)
-Dustin: Bring Her Back (2025) & V/H/S/HALLOWEEN (2025) & Napoleon Dynamite (2004) & Captain America: Brave New World (2025) & Thunderbolts* (2025) & Puppet Master II (1990)

Show Notes:
-Under the Skin Trailer
-Go check out all the other fine shows on the Prescribed Films Podcast Network
-Related Topic: Psycho-Granny Flicks
-Related Film: Weapons
-Related Film: X
-Related Film: Ready or Not
-Related Film: The Babysitter
-Related Film: Rec
-Related Film: As Above, So Below
-Related Short: Adult Swim Yule Log
-Related Short: Too Many Cooks
-Related Topic: Jack in the Box
-Related Film: V/H/S: Viral
-Related Film: V/H/S/94
-Related Film: V/H/S/2
-Related Film: The Incredible Hulk
-Related Film: Black Widow
-Related Series: Hawkeye
-Related Film: The Suicide Squad
-Related Film: The Void
-Related Film: The Zone of Interest
-Related Film: Birth
-Related Film: Sexy Beast
-Related Novel: Under the Skin
-Related Topic: Number Stations
-Related Film: Hellraiser
-Related Film: The Elephant Man
-Related Painting: Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog
-Related Topic: Selkie 
-Related Topic: Baobhan Sith
-Related Series: Mobile Suit Gundam
-Related Series: Reconguista in G
-Related Topic: Ant Colony
-Related Film: Hereditary
-Related Film: The Witch
-Related Film: Rob Zombie's Halloween
-Related Film: Rob Zombie's Halloween II

Next Time:
Celebrating the Halloween Franchise

Episode 113: Lady in White (1988)

In this episode, we return to proper form back on schedule. As we push ever closer into Fall, Jason selected the next film guided by nostalgia. So join us as we check out Lady in White from 1988, directed by Frank LaLoggia. With fond memories of the film, Jason digs into how well it has held up over the years. Jokes about kids in peril movies aside, Dustin warms up to the charm of this one and finally understands the vibes Jason has been chasing in some prior picks over the years. But before all that, we make up for last episode by digging into a wide range of recent flicks, including a check in on the Muckverse and us collectively tossing the gauntlet down for Weapons to be a contender for horror film of the year. And so much more!

Part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network (www.thepfpn.com)

What We've Been Watching:
-Jason: Fog City (2023) & Weapons (2025) & The Toxic Avenger (2023) & Marshmallow (2025)
-Dustin: Fog City (2023) & Weapons (2025) & The Monkey (2025) & Clown in a Cornfield (2025)

Show Notes:
-Lady in White Trailer
-Go check out all the other fine shows on the Prescribed Films Podcast Network
-Related Film: Bury the Bride
-Related Short: Jason Universe's Sweet Revenge
-Related Film: Muck
-Related Film: Kill Her Goats
-Related Topic: Spirit Halloween
-Related Film: Return of the Living Dead (2025)
-Related Film: Barbarian
-Related Series: Ozark
-Related Film: Psycho Goreman
-Related Film: Deathstalker (2025)
-Related Film: Frankie Freako
-Related Film: The Blackcoat's Daughter
-Related Film: Longlegs
-Related Film: Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
-Related Film: Sorority Row
-Related Series: Mobile Suit Gundam: G-Quuuuuux
-Related Film: Urotsukidoji
-Related Film: Fear No Evil
-Related Topic: Kickstarter
-Related Film: Never Hike Alone
-Related Film: Silver Bullet
-Related Film: Blade Runner
-Related Film: Titanic
-Related Topic: Amblin Entertainment
-Related Film: The Godfather
-Related Film: The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
-Related Author: Edgar Allan Poe
-Related Novel: Catcher in the Rye
-Related Topic: Lady in White
-Related Song: Bing Crosby - Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?
-Related Topic: Harrodsburg Dancing Lady
-Related Topic: Harlan Lady in White
-Related Topic: EKU's Blue Lady
-Related Film: Back to the Future
-Related Film: Mars Attacks!
-Related Film: Witness
-Related Film: Dracula (1931)
-Related Song: Claude Debussy - Clair de Lune
-Related Film: Stephen King's It
-Related Book: The Sweetest Taboo
-Related Film: ET
-Related Film: Stand by Me
-Related Film: The Black Phone
-Related Film: The Children
-Related Topic: A24

Next Time:
Under the Skin (2013)

Episode 112: Bury the Bride (2023)

In this episode, after being buried ourselves under seemingly endless waves of technical issues, we dig ourselves back into the land of the living to cover a thematically appropriate film. So join us as we check out Spider One's Bury the Bride from 2023. Brace yourselves; we went in wanting to love this one, but things didn't quite pan out that way. We both dig deep into our hangups as we try to make sense of this Tubi Original. But before all that, we dish on some recent (when we first recorded) watches. And so much more!

Part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network (www.thepfpn.com)

What We've Been Watching:
-Jason: Presence (2024)
-Dustin: Final Destination Bloodlines (2025) & In the Lost Lands (2025)

Dustin's Suggested Cuts to Sample Powerman 5000:
-Tokyo Vigilante #1 (Mega!! Kung Fu Radio)
-Nobody's Real (Tonight the Stars Revolt!)
-Bombshell (Anyone for Doomsday?)
-Free (Transform)
-Wild World (Destroy What You Enjoy)
-Super Villain (Somewhere on the Other Side of Nowhere)
-How To Be A Human (Builders of the Future)
-Sid Vicious in a Dress (New Wave)
-Black Lipstick (The Noble Rot)
-Invisible Man (Abandon Ship)

Show Notes:
-Bury the Bride Trailer
-Go check out all the other fine shows on the Prescribed Films Podcast Network
-Related Topic: Powerman 5000
-Related Topic: Rob Zombie
-Related Film: Sorority Row
-Related Film: Island of the Fishmen
-Related Film: In a Violent Nature
-Related Film: Unsane
-Related Film: Kafka
-Related Film: Personal Shopper
-Related Film: Final Destination
-Related Film: Final Destination 2
-Related Film: Mortal Kombat
-Related Film: Monster Hunter
-Related Film: The Three Musketeers
-Related Film: Allegoria
-Related Film: House of 1000 Corpses
-Related Film: The Lords of Salem
-Related Film: Rob Zombie's Halloween
-Related Film: Muck
-Related Film: Kill Her Goats
-Related Film: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
-Related Film: The Hills Have Eyes
-Related Film: The Evil Dead
-Related Film: 50 Shades of Gray
-Related Film: The Bell Keeper
-Related Film: Reborn
-Related Film: Little Bites
-Related Film: Night of the Demons
-Related Series: Alfred Hitchcock Presents
-Related Film: The Devil's Rejects
-Related Film: Silence of the Lambs
-Related Film: Sinners
-Related Film: From Dusk Till Dawn
-Related Film: Pet Sematary
-Related Film: Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn
-Related Topic: Kentucky Vampire Cult Killings
-Related Film: A Serbian Film
-Related Film: Necro Files 3000

Next Time:
Lady in White (1988)

Episode 111: House on the Edge of the Park (1980)

In this episode, Jason's pick sends us back to the madcap but beloved world of the films of Ruggero Deodato. Content warning on this one as it certainly falls within the realm of Extreme cinema so, like we always say, know your limits and what kind of content you're cool with hearing about. For those joining us, buckle up as we dig into the sleazetastic House on the Edge of the Park from 1980. Jason orients the film considering its place within the career of Deodato and actor Giovanni Lombardo Radice. Dustin finds his expectations shattered as his first time viewing goes nothing like what he expected from a presumed Last House on the Left copycat. But before all that, we've got a boatload of new watches to dish on and touch on some important summer releases this year like Superman and Eddington. And so much more!

Part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network (www.thepfpn.com)

What We've Been Watching:
-Jason: Island of the Fishmen (1979) & Sorority Row (2009) & The Monkey (2025) & Superman (2025) 
-Dustin: Island of the Fishmen (1979) & Sorority Row (2009) & Superman (2025) & Eddington (2025)

Show Notes:
-The House on the Edge of the Park Trailer
-Go check out all the other fine shows on the Prescribed Films Podcast Network
-Related Film: The Last House on the Left (1972)
-Related Topic: Origins Game Fair
-Related Topic: The Cobwebs Channel
-Related Video: 10 BONKERS Horror Movies Streaming FREE on Tubi! 
-Related Film: Zombi
-Related Film: The Island of Dr. Moreau
-Related Film: The Haunting (1963)
-Related Film: The House on Sorority Row
-Related Film: I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
-Related Film: The Long Walk
-Related Film: Man of Steel
-Related Film: Dune
-Related Film: Superman (1978)
-Related Film: X-Men: First Class
-Related Film: Guardians of the Galaxy
-Related Film: Superman Returns
-Related Show: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
-Related Film: Alien: Romulus
-Related Film: Dora and the Lost City of Gold
-Related Series: The Last of Us
-Related Film: Madame Web
-Related Film: Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
-Related Film: Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice
-Related Film: Tron: Ares
-Related Song: Nine Inch Nails – As Alive As You Need Me To Be
-Related Film: Beau is Afraid
-Related Film: Morbius
-Related Film: Fantastic Four: First Steps
-Related Film: American Guinea Pig: The Song of Solomon
-Related Topic: Unearthed Films
-Related Film: Cannibal Holocaust
-Related Film: The Church
-Related Film: The Sect
-Related Film: Cannibal Apocalypse
-Related Film: City of the Living Dead
-Related Film: Cannibal Ferox
-Related Film: Tenebrae
-Related Film: Murder Rock
-Related Film: The Purge
-Related Film: The Red Queen Kills Seven Times
-Related Film: Emanuelle in America
-Related Film: Deodato Holocaust
-Related FIlm: The Raiders of Atlantis
-Related Film: Psycho II
-Related Band: Powerman 5000
-Related Film: You're Next

Next Time:
Bury the Bride (2023)

Episode 110: Japan Organized Crime Boss (1969)

In this episode, we're hitting the mean streets for a killer crime film by way of Japan, thanks to Dustin's pick. So join us as we check out Kinji Fukasaku's Japan Organized Crime Boss from 1969. Harkening back to our prior format, Dustin delivers a whirlwind overview and history of the yakuza subgenre. Jason digs in with the aesthetics of the film and how well they build the atmosphere. But before all that, Jason makes it back to the theater for a big horror franchise revival and Dustin digs further with Arrow's J-Horror Rising box set. And so much more!

Part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network (www.thepfpn.com)

What We've Been Watching:
-Jason: Final Destination Bloodlines (2025) & Mountainhead (2025)
-Dustin: Inugami (2001) & St. John's Wort (2001) & Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)

Show Notes:
-Japan Organized Crime Boss Trailer
-Go check out all the other fine shows on the Prescribed Films Podcast Network
-Related Film: Battle Royale
-Related Film: The Hunger Games
-Related Film: Sinners
-Related Film: Final Destination
-Related Film: Final Destination 2
-Related Film: Final Destination 5
-Related Series: Succession
-Related Film: The Onania Club
-Related Film: The Human Centipede (First Sequence)
-Related Topic: Land Between the Lakes
-Related Topic: Dogman
-Related Film: Dogman Territory: Werewolves in the Land Between the Lakes
-Related Topic: Inugami
-Related Film: Curse of the Dog God
-Related Film: Gunhed
-Related Topic: Visual Novels
-Related Film: Halloween: Resurrection
-Related Film: Hellraiser: Hellworld
-Related Game: Resident Evil
-Related Film: Evil Dead Trap
-Related Film: Existenz
-Related Film: Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
-Related Film: Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
-Related Topic: Yakuza
-Related Film: Battles Without Honor and Humanity
-Related Topic: Japanese New Wave
-Related Topic: Seijun Suzuki
-Related Film: Tora! Tora! Tora!
-Related Film: Shogun's Samurai
-Related Film: Message From Space
-Related Film: Virus
-Related Film: Makai Tensho: Samurai Reincarnation
-Related Topic: Heroic Bloodshed
-Related Film: Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs
-Related Film: Lady Snowblood
-Related Film: Star of David: Beautiful Girl Hunter
-Related Topic: Bakuto
-Related Topic: Kunisada Chuji
-Related Film: A Diary of Chuji's Travels 
-Related Book: The Yakuza Movie Book
-Related Film: Drunken Angel
-Related Film: Hana to Arashi to Gang
-Related Topic: Borderless Action
-Related Film: Gincho Wataridori
-Related Films: Kenju Burai-cho Series
-Related Film: Jinsei Gekijo
-Related Film: Red Peony Gambler
-Related Film: Otoko no Monsho
-Related Film: Tokyo Drifter
-Related Film: Branded to Kill
-Related Film: Inflatable Sex Doll of the Wastelands
-Related Film: Akumyo
-Related Film: Zatoichi
-Related Films: Abashiri Prison Series
-Related Film: Yojimbo
-Related Topic: Japan Student Uprising 
-Related Films: Toru Murakawa's Game Trilogy
-Related Film: Yakuza Deka
-Related Film: The Street Fighter
-Related Film: Sex and Fury
-Related Film: Female Yakuza Tale
-Related Film: Yakuza Wives
-Related Film: The Man Who Shot the Don
-Related Topic: Gokudo
-Related Topic: Toei's V-Cinema Series
-Related Film: Onibi
-Related Film: Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself
-Related Film: Rainy Dog
-Related Series: Takeshi's Castle
-Related Series: Most Extreme Elimination Challenge
-Related Film: Sonatine
-Related Film: Hana-bi
-Related Film: Outrage
-Related Film: Beyond Outrage
-Related Film: Outrage Coda
-Related Topic: The Cold War
-Related Topic: Yamaguchi-gumi 
-Related Film: Song of the Night: Harbor Town Blues
-Related Film: Sympathy for the Underdog
-Related Film: The Battle of Algiers
-Related Topic: Radiance Films
-Related Film: A Fugitive From the Past
-Related Film: The Fall of Ako Castle
-Related Topic: 47 Ronin
-Related Film: 47 Ronin 
-Related Film: The Last House on the Left
-Related Film: City of the Living Dead
-Related Film: StageFright
-Related Film: The Church
-Related Film: The Sect
-Related Film: Cannibal Apocalypse
-Related Film: Cannibal Ferox

Next Time:
The House on the Edge of the Park (1980)

Episode 109: The Cottage (2008)

In this episode, we crash back into action after another unexpected break and there's no better place to start than our usual center line of horror. Jason's pick brings us an interesting genre mashup in Paul Andrew Williams' The Cottage from 2008. But is this a hidden gem that fell through the cracks of the late 2000s slasher revival or a rightfully forgotten mess? We dig deep as both hosts find quite a lot to be charmed with. But before all that, Jason hits up the movie theater with Michael in tow to weigh in on a potentially new horror franchise and Dustin climbs upon the soap box to defend The Weeknd's Hurry Up Tomorrow against an overwhelming amount of negative reviews. And so much more!

Part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network (www.thepfpn.com)

What We've Been Watching:
-Jason: Clown in a Cornfield (2025) & Andor Season 2 (2025) & Pee-wee as Himself (2025)
-Dustin: Mobile Suit Gundam: GquuuuuuX (2025) & Tremors (1990) & Hurry Up Tomorrow (2025)

Show Notes:
-The Cottage Trailer
-Go check out all the other fine shows on the Prescribed Films Podcast Network
-Go check out I Like It Spooky
-Related Book: Clown in a Cornfield
-Related Film: Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
-Related Film: Terrifier
-Related Film: Muck
-Related Series: Shogun (2024)
-Related Series: Robotech
-Related Film: Tremors 2: Aftershocks
-Related Album: The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow 
-Related Film: It Comes At Night
-Related Film: Skinamarink
-Related Music Video: Michael Jackson's Thriller
-Related Series: The Idol 
-Related Topic: Carl Jung
-Related Topic: Jungian Archetypes
-Related Topic: Anima and Animus
-Related Topic: Shadow
-Related Film: Misery
-Related Film: Purple Rain
-Related Film: Beetlejuice
-Related Film: Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
-Related Series: Andor Season 1
-Related Film: Black Panther
-Related Film: Hellraiser
-Related Film: The Evil Dead
-Related Film: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
-Related Film: Friday the 13th Part 2
-Related Film: London to Brighton
-Related Film: The Children
-Related Film: The Grifters
-Related Film: From Dusk Till Dawn
-Related Film: Octopussy
-Related Film: Beverly Hills Cop
-Related Film: Rambo: First Blood Part II
-Related Film: War & Remembrance
-Related Film: Cheery Tree Lane
-Related Film: Funny Games
-Related Series: Broadchurch
-Related Film: Hatchet
-Related Film: No Country For Old Men
-Related Film: Hot Fuzz
-Related Film: Friday the 13th
-Related Film: Battles Without Honor and Humanity
-Related Film: Battle Royale
-Related Topic: Radiance Films
-Related Film: Star of David: Beautiful Girl Hunter

Next Time:
Japan Organized Crime Boss (1969)

Episode 108: Synchronic (2019)

In this episode, your hosts have been lost in the void across time and space, but an interesting listener suggestion drags us back to the present for discussion! So join us as we check out Justin Benson and Aaron Morehead's Synchronic from 2019. Jason weighs the interesting premise against some of the film's weaker elements. Dustin excited charts the movie's connection to the shared universe that exists among several of this directing duo's filmography. But before all that, Jason gushes over season 2 of Andor while Dustin cracks into Arrow's J-Horror boxset for some rewatches. And so much more!

Special thanks to Collin for suggesting we check this one out. Got a movie you champion? A hidden gem you think needs more love? Just want to see more discussion on a particular film? We want to check out the movies you suggest to us. Write in at genreexposure@gmail.com or contact us on your favorite form of social media and shoot us a movie recommendation.

Part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network (www.thepfpn.com)

What We've Been Watching:
-Jason: The Nest (1987) & Andor Season 2 (2025)
-Dustin: Noroi: The Curse (2005) & Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman (2007) & The Vampire Diaries Season 2 (2010-2011) & Mobile Suit Gundam: GquuuuuuX (2025)

Show Notes:
-Synchronic Trailer
-Go check out all the other fine shows on the Prescribed Films Podcast Network
-Go check out Bret & Tony w/Ash & Abe
-Related Film: Resolution
-Related Film: The Endless
-Related Film: Spring
-Related Series: Moon Knight
-Related Series: Daredevil: Born Again
-Related Film: Final Destination
-Related Film: Final Destination 2
-Related Film: Final Destination Bloodlines
-Related Film: A Minecraft Movie
-Related Topic: Chicken Jockey
-Related Film: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
-Related Film: Sinners
-Related Topic: Movie Tariffs
-Related Topic: DiabolikDVD
-Related Topic: Full Moon Features
-Related Film: Sherlock Holmes (2009)
-Related Film: The Evil Dead
-Related Film: Zombie Lake
-Related Film: Jaws
-Related Film: Mimic
-Related Film: Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
-Related Film: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
-Related Film: Occult
-Related Topic: World of Darkness
-Related Series: Buffy The Vampire Slayer
-Related Film: Something in the Dirt
-Related Film: Barbarian
-Related Film: From Beyond
-Related Film: Closed for Storm
-Related Film: Terrifier
-Related Film: Back to the Future
-Related Topic: Yog-Sothoth
-Related Film: The Man With the Golden Gun
-Related Film: Live and Let Die
-Related Game: GoldenEye 007 
-Related Topic: Salvia
-Related Film: Interview with the Vampire
-Related Film: Ikiru
-Related Film: The Righteous
-Related Film: Dead Birds

Next Time:
The Cottage (2008)

Episode 107: The Three Musketeers Part II: Milady (2023)

In this episode, spurred on by a painful cliffhanger, we wrap up this brand new two-film adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas classic. So join us as we check out Martin Bourboulon's The Three Musketeers Part II: Milady from 2023. Prepare for a stunning course correction as the evils of modern day blockbuster filmmaking turns what should have been a slam dunk follow up into something both hosts walk away feeling much more mixed over in the end. But before all that, we've both been on a burst of watching a lot of tv lately. Jason dishes on the latest season of Yellowjackets and there's a new Gundam anime airing, so Dustin has to gush his initial episode one feelings. And so much more!

Part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network (www.thepfpn.com)

What We've Been Watching:
-Jason: Paradise (2025) & Yellowjackets S3 (2025)
-Dustin: Mobile Suit Gundam GquuuuuuX (2025) & The Vampire Diaries (2009-2017) & The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)

Show Notes:
-The Three Musketeers: Milady Trailer
-Go check out all the other fine shows on the Prescribed Films Podcast Network
-Related Topic: Grindhouse Video
-Related Topic: DiabolikDVD
-Related Series: Severance
-Related Film: Sonic the Hedgehog
-Related Film: X-Men (2000)
-Related Film: The Boogeyman
-Related Series: Mobile Suit Gundam 
-Related Series: Neon Genesis Evangelion
-Related Film: Rebuild of Evangelion 
-Related Series: Gurren Lagann
-Related Series: FLCL
-Related Series: Diebuster
-Related Film: Promare
-Related Film: The Butterfly Effect
-Related Series: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury 
-Related Film: Scream
-Related Film: Let the Right One In
-Related Series: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
-Related Film: A Nightmare on Elm Street
-Related Film: The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
-Related Miniseries: The Count of Monte Cristo (1998)
-Related Series: The Count of Monte Cristo: Great Revenge 
-Related Novel: The Three Musketeers
-Related Novel: Twenty Years After
-Related Film: The Three Musketeers (1973)
-Related Film: The Four Musketeers
-Related Film: The Return of the Musketeers
-Related Film: Disney's Cruella
-Related Film: The Princess Bride
-Related Film: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
-Related Film: Spring
-Related Film: The Endless
-Related Film: Resolution
-Related Film: V/H/S: Viral
-Related Series: Moon Knight

Next Time:
Synchronic (2019)

Episode 106: The Three Musketeers Part I: D'Artangan (2023)

In this episode, Dustin steers our course back to something a little more modern, but that is decidedly trying to take a new stab at a very old story. Prepare yourselves for some epic historical action and join us as we check out Martin Bourboulon's The Three Musketeers Part I: D'Artangan. Can this new iteration on the franchise breath in some new life to the classic tale or does it crush itself under the very weight of modern film tropes? Tune in to find out our reception. But before all that, Jason catches Dustin up on Severance so he can understand all the memes flying around and we dig in for a wide range of animated features we've both been watching recently. And so much more!

Part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network (www.thepfpn.com)

What We've Been Watching:
-Jason: Severance S2 (2024) & Genocyber (1994)
-Dustin: The Feast of Amrita (2023) & The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

Our Favorite Prior Musketeer Adaptation:
-Jason: The Three Musketeers (1973)
-Dustin: The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)

Show Notes:
-The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan Trailer
-Go check out all the other fine shows on the Prescribed Films Podcast Network
-Go check out The Movie Defenders
-Related Film: The Monkey
-Related Series: Foundation 
-Related Novel: Neuromancer
-Related Series: Lost
-Related Film: The Substance
-Related OVA: Elf Princess Rane
-Related OVA: The Heroic Legend of Arslan
-Related Series: The Heroic Legend of Arslan
-Related Ad: The Best of Anime II 90s Ad
-Related OVA: Cybernetics Guardian
-Related OVA: M.D. Geist
-Related Topic: Discotek Media
-Related Film: Aragne: Sign of Vermillion
-Related Topic: Alexandre Dumas
-Related Novel: The Three Musketeers
-Related Film: The Four Musketeers (1974) 
-Related Film: The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
-Related TV Film: The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975)
-Related Series: Shogun (1980)
-Related Series: Shogun (2024)
-Related Film: Revenge of the Musketeers (1994)
-Related Film: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring
-Related Film: Superman II
-Related Topic: Phantom Thief
-Related Topic: Femme Fatale
-Related Topic: Wayne Reynolds Fantasy Art  
-Related Film: Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse
-Related Film: The Matrix Reloaded
-Related Film: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
-Related Topic: Yannick Borel
-Related Film: The Duelist
-Related Film: Indiana Jones and The Raiders of the Lost Ark
-Related Film: Cyrano de Bergerac 
-Related Film: La Reine Margot
-Related Film: Gladiator
-Related Film: Elephant
-Related Film: The Revenant
-Related Film: The Three Musketeers Part 1: The Queen's Diamonds (1961)
-Related Film: The Three Musketeers Part 2: Vengeance of the Musketeers (1961)
-The Three Musketeers: Milady
-Related Film: The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)
-Related Novel: Twenty Years After
-Related Novel: The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later
-Related Film: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
-Related Film: The Matrix
-Related Film: The Three Musketeers (1993)
-Related Film: Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers
-Related Film: The Lone Ranger
-Related Film: The Mask of Zorro

Next Time:
The Three Musketeers: Milady (2023)