Genre Exposure: A Film Podcast

Episode 051: The Girl Next Door (2007)

In this episode, we close out the year with one final listener episode. Based on a true crime. Pulled from the pages of a Jack Ketchum novel. Join us as we delve into director Gregory M. Wilson's The Girl Next Door from 2007. With the novel in hand, Jason gives some extra insight from the source material, including a short reading. Dustin presents the quick facts of the true crime behind the story and vents his frustration with the crushing reality that it's actually even more bleak than the film. Michael weighs out his complicated feelings about the true crime fandom. And so much more!

Special thanks to Elena 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.

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What We've Been Watching:
-Michael: Wednesday (2022)
-Jason: Nope (2022) & Hatching (2022) & Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)
-Dustin: Alison's Birthday (1981) & Puppet Master: Doktor Death (2022)

Show Notes:
-The Girl Next Door Trailer
-Stream The Girl Next Door on Tubi
-Related Film: The Girl Next Door (2004)
-Related Author: Jack Ketchum
-Related Novel: The Girl Next Door
-Related Film: A Serbian Film
-Related Film: The Sadness
-Related Show: Dahmer
-Related Film: An American Crime
-Related Film: The Reflecting Skin
-Related Film: Stand By Me
-Related Show: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
-Related Film: Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
-Related Film: Deadstream
-Related True Crime: The Murder of Sylvia Likens
-Related Show: Deadly Women
-Related Film: Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
-Related Film: The Lost
-Related Novel: The Lost
-Related True Crime: Charles Schmid
-Related Novel: Red
-Related Film: Red
-Related Novel: Off Season
-Related Film: Offspring
-Related Film: The Woman
-Related Film: Offseason
-Related Film: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
-Related Film: Natural Born Killers
-Related Novel: Lets Go Play at the Adams'
-Related Film: Ghoul

Next Time:
Miracle Mile (1988)

Episode 050: Tokyo Tribe (2014)

In this episode, we wrap up our last block of the year on musicals with an explosive finale. Echoing last year, Dustin returns us to the madcap genre blending world of director Sion Sono for an over the top rap battle musical. Join us as we check out Tokyo Tribe from 2014. Jason struggles to leverage the cinematic elements he finds enjoyable against his distaste for rap. Dustin goes full super fan, carefully charting out all the connections and fun factoids he can about the movie. Michael struggles to the finish line with this one. This time we've got a lineup of impressions as varied as the film itself. Along the way, in our usual fashion, we also stumble onto some heavier topics like the impact of filmmaker scandals and how they can affect one's viewing of a movie. And so much more!

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What We've Been Watching:
-Michael: Top Gun: Maverick (2022) & Alone in the Dark (1982)
-Dustin: A Haunted Turkish Bathhouse (1975)
-Jason: Barbarian (2022)

Show Notes:
-Tokyo Tribe Trailer
-Go check out some of our recent guest spots over at The Jacked Up Review Show with topics like James Cameron, Ranking DC Adaptations, and Ranking Marvel Adaptations.
-Related Film: Breakin'
-Related Film: Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
-Related Mangaka: Santa Inoue
-Related Film: The Neighbor No. 13
-Related Anime: Tokyo Tribe 2
-Related Film: Prisoners of the Ghostland
-Related Topic: Special Wards of Tokyo
-Related Film: The Warriors
-Related Film: Himizu
-Related Film: The Virgin Psychics
-Related Film: First Love
-Related Film: Hentai Kamen
-Related Film: Cold Fish
-Related Film: Shinjuku Swan
-Related Film: The Forest of Love
-Related Film: Escape From New York
-Related Film: Dead or Alive
-Related Film: A Clockwork Orange
-Related Film: Tomie: Replay
-Related Film: Helter Skelter
-Related Film: The Day of Destruction
-Related Topic: Cyborg Kaori
-Related Film: Dune (1984)
-Related Topic: The Kano Sisters Commercial
-Related Film: Repo: The Genetic Opera
-Related Topic: Warehouse Kawasaki
-Related Topic: Kowloon City Arcade Walkthrough
-Related Topic: Kowloon Walled City
-Related Topic: The Robot Restaurant
-Related Topic: Robot Restaurant Show
-Related Film: Ju-On: The Grudge
-Related Film: Zebraman
-Related Film: Forbidden Siren
-Related Film: Why Don't You Play in Hell?
-Related Film: Land of Hope
-Related Film: Cure
-Related Film: Tokyo Sonata
-Related Film: Tokyo Vampire Hotel
-Related Topic: Shibuya 109
-Related Song: Doridori
-Related Anime: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
-Related Film: Versus
-Related Clip: The Goosh-Goosh Scene
-Related Film: Kill Bill Vol. 1
-Related Film: Game of Death
-Related Film: Hamilton
-Related Film: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
-Related Film: Suicide Club
-Related Song: Mail Me
-Related Song: Pikadon
-Related Clip: Toothpaste Commercial Scene
-Related Film: Love Exposure
-Related Film: Rosemary's Baby

Next Time:
The Girl Next Door (2007)

Episode 049: Phantom of the Paradise (1974)

In this episode, we continue our time wrapping up the year with some focus on Musicals. Jason's pick leads us to our first go at a Brian De Palma film as we check our Phantom of the Paradise from 1974. Between digging in with all the many and varied music references amid genre spanning songs, we also get a bit into how the film may or may not have been overshadowed by a little movie called the Rocky Horror Picture Show. But before all that, Michael bridges the gap between our current topic and some recent discussion on zombie flicks by checking out an extra musical on his own. And so much more!

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What We've Been Watching:
-Jason: Draug (2018)
-Michael: Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)
-Dustin: Footprints (1975) & Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi (1991-)

Show Notes:
-Phantom of the Paradise Trailer
-Go check out Severin's House of Psychotic Women Rarities Collection
-Related Film: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
-Related Film: Frankenstein
-Related Topic: Synchronicity
-Related Film: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
-Related Film: Conan the Barbarian
-Related Film: Crimewave
-Related Artist: Paul Williams
-Related Show: Batman The Animated Series
-Related Show: The Twilight Zone
-Related Song: Teen Angel
-Related Song: Leader of the Pack
-Related Film: Hedwig and the Angry Inch
-Related Story: Faust
-Related Band: Led Zepplin
-Related Film: Shock Treatment
-Related Film: Suspiria
-Related Film: Suspiria (2018)
-Related Film: Legend of the Stardust Brothers
-Related Band: Beach Boys
-Related Film: Touch of Evil
-Related Topic: TONTO
-Related Topic: TONTO's Expanding Head Band
-Related Topic: Moog
-Related Film: TerrorVision
-Related Film: The Cabinet of Dr. Calligari
-Related Band: KISS
-Related Film: Pyscho
-Related Artist: Alice Cooper
-Related Story: The Picture of Dorian Gray
-Related Song: The Power of Love
-Related Documentary: Phantom of the Winnipeg
-Related Band: Daft Punk
-Related Film: Carrie
-Related Film: Inserts
-Related Topic: Phil Spector
-Related Anime: Gatchaman
-Related Band: Sha Na Na
-Related Film: Phantom of the Opera (1943)
-Related Film: Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge
-Related Film: Phantom of the Opera (2004)

Next Time:
Tokyo Tribe (2014)

Episode 048: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)

In this episode, we kick off a block focused on Musicals to close out the year. Michael marks his formal return with his pick of Hedwig and the Angry Inch from 2001. Jason questions some of the curiously lacking details that didn't make the jump from stage to film. Dustin digs deep into the film's theme of self-acceptance and offers some alternative interpretations. Michael champions just how ahead of its time the film was. If you'd like our usual whirlwind genre overview, hop back and check out our prior episode on The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. And so much more!

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What We've Been Watching:
-Michael: The Mitchells vs. The Machines (2021) & Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
-Dustin: Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! (2012-2015)
-Jason: The Untamed (2016)

Show Notes:
-Hedwig and the Angry Inch Trailer
-Go check out Mondo Macabro's Bollywood Horror boxset
-Related Film: Repo: The Genetic Opera
-Related Film: Phantom of the Paradise
-Related Literature: Plato's Symposium
-Related Film: Rent
-Related Film: Rocky Horror Picture Show
-Related Film: Little Shop of Horrors
-Related Film: Grease
-Related Film: Les Mis

Next Time:
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)

Quick Cuts Episode 008: Halloween Comfort Films

In this special bonus episode of Genre Exposure, Michael returns from his one block hiatus early to get in on the Halloween cheer. This time we're having a casual discussion about our favorite Halloween "comfort" films: the movies that we love to revisit every year around Halloween and that fill us with joy and nostalgia for the season. Before breaking down our lists, we also spend some time highlighting a few first time watches made during the month and take just a bit of time to express collective disappointment with the new Hellraiser and Halloween Ends.

Of course, this is all just our opinion. We'd love to hear from you dear listeners as well. What are some of your favorite films to revisit every Halloween? Reach out via email or your social media platform of choice and let us known. From all of us here at Genre Exposure, we'd like to wish you a very Happy Halloween!

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Our Favorite Halloween 2022 First Time Watches:
-Dustin: Smile & Deadstream
-Michael: My Best Friend's Exorcism & Werewolf by Night & The Munsters
-Jason: Pearl & Terrifier 2

Michael's Favorite Halloween Comfort Films:
1) Trick r Treat (2007)
2) The Monster Squad (1987)
3) Horror of Dracula (1958)
4) The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

Jason's Favorite Halloween Comfort Films:
1) Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)
2) House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
3) Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
4) Ghostwatch (1992)

Dustin's Favorite Halloween Comfort Films:
1) Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
2) Night of the Demons (1988)
3) Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
4) Puppet Master II (1990)

Show Notes:
-Go check out Lovecraft Arts & Sciences
-Go check out NecronomiCon
-Go check out Count Orlock's Nightmare Gallery
-Go check out The Poe Museum
-Go check out the Mothman Museum
-Related Film: The Mothman Prophecies
-Go check out Bunker 304
-Related Band: Blitzkid
-Related Film: Hellraiser (2022)
-Related Film: The Night House
-Related Film: The Ritual
-Related Film: Evil Dead II
-Related Film: Halloween Ends
-Related Film: Christine
-Related Show: Andor
-Related Author: Grady Hendrix
-Go check out Paperbacks from Hell
-Related Film: X
-Related Film: MaXXXine
-Related Film: Dark Glasses
-Related Film: Opera
-Related Film: The Card Player
-Related Film: The Sadness
-Related Film: Duel
-Related Show: Twin Peaks
-Related Film: Robocop
-Related Show: Stranger Things
-Related Film: Devils Rejects
-Related Film: 3 From Hell
-Related Band: Bauhaus
-Related Film: The Satanic Rites of Dracula
-Related Film: Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
-Related Film: Starcrash
-Related Film: Dead of Night
-Related Film: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
-Related Film: Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
-Related Film: Highway to Hell
-Related Film: Friday the 13th Part 2
-Related Film: Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
-Related Song: The Cramps – Surfin Dead
-Related Song: 45 Grave – Party Time
-Related Song: The Flesh Eaters – Eyes Without a Face
-Related Show: The Walking Dead
-Related Haunting: The Enfield Poltergeist
-Related Film: The Conjuring 2
-Related Film: Paranormal Activity
-Related Film: The Blair Witch Project
-Related Film: Xtro

Episode 047: The Sadness (2021)

In this episode, we wrap up our Extreme Horror extravaganza for October with a listener episode that's still on topic. Diving back into our list from the start of this block, we decided to go with a modern example of the subgenre and this led us to check out Rob Jabbaz's The Sadness from 2021. Jason seeks for the good in the film and looks at it from a perspective of celebrating gore films. Less impressed, Dustin slices the film apart while weighing it against its reputation and hype. We also return to our age old debate of what counts as a zombie film. And so much more!

Special thanks to Abe 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: Hate Crime (2012)
-Dustin: The Werewolf Game: Death Game's Operator (2020)

Show Notes:
-The Sadness Trailer
-Related Comic: Crossed
-Related Film: The Crazies
-Related Film: 28 Days Later
-Related Film: One Cut of the Dead
-Related Film: Train to Busan
-Related Film: Diary of the Dead
-Related Film: Dawn of the Dead (2004)
-Related Video: Fantasia Premiere Q&A
-Related Film: Return of the Living Dead
-Related Film: Lone Wolf and Cub
-Related Film: Truth or Dare
-Related Film: Smile
-Related Film: A Serbian Film
-Related Film: Zombie
-Related Film: Night of the Living Dead
-Related Show: The Walking Dead
-Related Film: Psycho
-Related Film: The Ebola Syndrome
-Related Film: I Spit on Your Grave
-Related Film: The Nightingale

Next Time:
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)

Episode 046: Mermaid in the Manhole (1988)

In this episode, we continue our Extreme Horror extravaganza with Dustin's regular trip to Japan, circling us back around to the first episode to talk a bit more in depth about the infamous Guinea Pig series. Join us as we check out Hideshi Hino's Mermaid in the Manhole which may be the fourth, fifth or sixth entry in the series depending on who you talk to (and don't worry, we get into all that too). We also dive into and discuss a bit about both the career of Hideshi Hino and the ero guro subgenre. And so much more!

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

What We've Been Watching:
-Jason: For All Mankind (2022)
-Dustin: Curse of the Puppet Master (1998)

Show Notes:
-Mermaid in the Manhole Trailer
-Related Topic: Guinea Pig Series
-Related Mangaka: Hideshi Hino
-Related Label: Unearthed Films
-Related Film: American Guinea Pig: Bouquet of Guts and Gore
-Related Film: Devil's Experiment
-Related Film: Flower of Flesh and Blood
-Related Film: He Never Dies
-Related Film: Android of Notre Dame
-Related Film: Devil Woman Doctor
-Related Film: August Underground
-Related Topic: Doujinshi
-Related Topic: Garo Magazine
-Related Mangaka: Suehiro Maruo
-Related Film: Hideshi Hino's Theater of Horror
-Go check out Star Fruit Books
-Related Topic: Ero Guro
-Related Film: Shivers
-Related Film: Crimes of the Future
-Related Artist: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
-Related Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
-Related True Crime: Sada Abe Incident of 1936
-Related Film: Shogun's Joy of Torture
-Related Film: Horrors of Malformed Men
-Related Film: Blind Beast
-Related Author: Edogawa Ranpo
-Related Film: Strange Circus
-Related Artist: H.R. Giger
-Related Film: Squirmfest
-Related Artist: Shintaro Kago
-Related Film: Toshio Maeda
-Related Film: Uziga Waita
-Related Film: Urotsukidoji
-Related Article: Evelyn Wang on eroguro via DazedDigital 
-Related Film: Color Me Blood Red
-Related Film: Tomie Rebirth
-Related Film: Akira
-Related Film: Splash
-Related Film: Street Trash

Next Time:
The Sadness (2021)

Episode 045: Angst (1983)

In this episode, we continue our Extreme Horror odyssey with Jason's pick taking us back to the early 80s to check out a film that trades in overt shock value for disturbing themes and ideas that will linger long after the credits roll. Join us as we check out Angst from 1983. Jason falls in love with the cinematography and champions the film's influential style. Dustin struggles to articulate why the film didn't quite work for him but finds appreciation for its many true crime connections. But before all that, we discuss a pair of of wildly different but equally sleazy 70s horror flicks. And so much more!

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What We've Been Watching:
-Jason: The Beast in Heat (1977)
-Dustin: Blood Ceremony (1973)

Show Notes:
-Angst Trailer
-Stream Angst on Tubi
-Go check out the Blu-Ray Outlaw on TikTok and Instagram
-Related Director: Gaspar Noe
-Related True Crime: Richard Ramirez
-Related Film: A Serbian Film
-Related Film: Funny Games
-Related Film: Man Bites Dog
-Related True Crime: Ted Bundy
-Related Game: Night Trap
-Related Film: Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
-Related True Crime: Werner Kniesek
-Related True Crime: Peter Kurten The Vampire of Dusseldorf
-Related Film: Irreversible
-Related Film: Enter the Void
-Related Film: Possession

Next Time:
Mermaid in the Manhole (1988)

Episode 044: A Serbian Film (2010)

In this episode, the Halloween season is upon us. While Michael enjoys a slight hiatus, Jason and Dustin delve down into the darkest depths to spend all month talking about Extreme Horror. Just like last year, we're coming at you with one episode a week all month long. It all kicks off with one of the most infamous and controversial horror films of all time: Srđan Spasojević's A Serbian Film from 2010. Jason navigates discussing the film's touchier subject matter. Dustin tries to understand the age old question regarding whether the film exists purely for shock or if it's a vehicle for some sort of meaningful message. Before we destroy our souls discussing the film, we spend some time giving a whirlwind overview of the subgenre as usual and share what our own personal hardest film watches have been. And so much more!

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What We've Been Watching:
-Dustin: Blood-C: The Last Dark (2012)
-Jason: Gore in Venice (1979)

Our Hardest Film Watch:
-Jason: Men Behind the Sun (1988)
-Dustin: Requiem for a Dream (2000)

Show Notes:
-A Serbian Film Trailer
-Check out Jason talking The Misfits over on The Jacked Up Review Show
-Go check out Good Bad Flicks on Gore in Venice
-Go check out Full Moon Features Streaming
-Related Topic: Extreme Cinema
-Related Film: The Poughkeepsie Tapes
-Related Film: Silence of the Lambs
-Related Film: The Conjuring
-Related Film: Audition
-Related Film: Old Boy
-Related Film: Un Chien Andalou
-Related Topic: Torture Porn
-Related Film: Grotesque
-Related Film: Saw
-Related Film: Cannibal Holocaust
-Related Film: Blood Feast
-Related Film: Salo
-Related Film: Ebola Syndrome
-Related Film: Untold Story
-Related Film: Doctor Lamb
-Related Film: Jigoku
-Related Film: Guinea Pig: Devil's Experiment
-Related Film: Guinea Pig: Flower of Flesh & Blood
-Related Film: August Underground
-Related Film: Visitor Q
-Related Film: Suicide Club
-Related Film: Strange Circus
-Related Film: Cold Fish
-Related Film: Hostel
-Related Film: The Green Inferno
-Related Film: High Tension
-Related Film: Irreversible
-Related Film: Martyrs
-Related Film: Inside
-Related Film: Frontiers
-Related Film: Nymphomaniac Vol. 1 & Vol. 2
-Related Film: I Spit on Your Grave
-Related Film: Blood Sucking Freaks
-Related Film: Last House on the Left
-Related Film: Maniac
-Related Film: Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
-Related Film: In a Glass Cage
-Related Film: Nekromantik
-Related Film: Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS
-Related Film: Combat Shock
-Related Film: Eraserhead
-Related Film: Tetsuo: The Iron Man
-Related Film: Man Bites Dog
-Related Film: Island of Death
-Related Film: Watership Down
-Related Show: Twin Peaks
-Related Film: Videodrome
-Related Film: Ichi the Killer
-Related Film: Guilty of Romance
-Related Film: Squirmfest
-Related Film: American Guinea Pig: Bouquet of Guts and Gore

Next Time:
Angst (1983)

Episode 043: The Righteous (2021)

In this episode, Jason and Dustin band together to check out another listener episode while Michael goes on temporary hiatus. Join us in wishing him all the best and await his return later before the end of the year. This time, we're looking at Mark O'Brien's powerful art house horror flick The Righteous shot in gorgeously stark black and white. Jason celebrates the classical style of the film. Meanwhile, Dustin goes down the rabbit hole to tackle the film's religious horror angle. Before all that, we go on a spree, talking about some recent new horror flicks we've enjoyed. 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.

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What We've Been Watching:
-Jason: The Black Phone (2022)
-Dustin: Watcher (2022) & Nope (2022)

Show Notes:
-The Righteous Trailer
-Go check out Unsung Horrors' Third Annual #horrorgivesback Charity Challenge
-Related Film: The Innocents
-Related Film: Hereditary
-Related Film: Coming Home in the Dark
-Related Film: The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
-Related Film: The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
-Related Film: Brimstone
-Related Topic: Book of Revelation
-Related Topic: Book of Job
-Related Topic: Jung's Answer to Job
-Related Film: Saint Maud
-Related Film: Seventh Seal
-Related Film: Hour of the Wolf
-Related Film: The Night of the Hunter

Next Time:
A Serbian Film (2010)