Presenting The Juniors: An Imagine Fantastic Film Festival Podcast which will dive into the world of fantastic media, behind the scenes titbits and controversial film opinions. Hosted by the junior programmers, Seth Verhaart (@sethverhaart) & Elina Meinerte (@eliina.mein). During this episode we talk about the new wave of straight to streaming films. What are the downsides? What are the upsides? We also talk in detail about War of the Worlds (2025), The Killer and Get Duked!.
Timestamps:
0:00 – Intro & Imagine Talk
2:35- What Did We Watch Recently?
14:32– War of the Worlds & Ice Cube
24:11– History of Straight to Streaming: Netflix & The First Movie on the Internet
28:47– Straight to Streaming Films: The Bad
43:03 – How Do These Movies Make Money?
52:15– Straight to Streaming Films: The Downsides & the Upsides
01:01:26– Outro (feat. Trashy Shark Flicks)
Films Mentioned:
War of the Worlds (2025) by Rich Lee
War of the Worlds (2005) by Steven Spielberg
Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees (1991) by David Blair
E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind (1984) by Robert Hegyes
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) by Michael Chaves
Get Duked! (2019) by Ninian Doff
Cam (2018) by Daniel Goldhaber
The Invisible Raptor (2023) by Mike Hermosa
Madame Web (2024) by S.J. Clarkson
Morbius (2022) by Daniel Espinosa
Kraven the Hunter (2024) by J.C. Chandor
Birdbox (2018) by Sussane Bier
The Old Guard (2020) by Gina Prince-Bythewood
The Electric State (2025) by Joe & Anthony Russo
Crumbs (2015) by Miguel Llansó
Borderlands (2024) by Eli Roth
Enola Holmes (2020) by Harry Bradbeer
Damsel (2024) by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Holland (2025) by Mimi Cave
Don't Worry Darling (2022) by Olivia Wilde
The Killer (2023) by David Fincher
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) by Joel & Ethan Coen
Fargo (1996) by Joel Coen
No Country for Old Men (2007 by Joel & Ethan Coen
I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020) by Charlie Kaufman
The Call (2020) by Lee Chung-hyun
Revelations (2025) by Yeon Sang-ho
Wall to Wall (2025) by Kim Tae-joon
Sharks in Venice (2008) by Danny Lerner
Under Paris (2024) by Xavier Gens
Ninja vs. Shark (2023) by Koichi Sakamoto
The Shark Exorcist (2015) by Donald Farmer
Sharktopus (2010) by Declan O'Brien
Mega Shark vs. Mecha Shark (2014) by Emile Edwin Smith
Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf (2015) by Kevin O'Neill
Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda (2014) by Kevin O'Neill
Mentioned in 'What Did We Watch Recently':
Ran (1985) by Akira Kurosawa
Kagemusha (1980) by Akira Kurosawa
Caught Stealing (2025) by Darren Aronofsky
The Roses (2025) by Jay Roach
Weapons (2025) by Zach Cregger
Barbarian (2022) by Zach Cregger
Together (2025) by Michael Shanks
From Beyond (1986) by Stuart Gordon
Re-Animator (1985) by Stuart Gordon
Dagon (2001) by Stuart Gordon
War of the Worlds (2025) by Rich Lee
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Credits:
Hosts: Seth Verhaart & Elina Meinerte
Editor: Seth Verhaart
Producer: Seth Verhaart
Executive Producer: Rabia Sitabi Stigter
Artwork: Anna Kallos
Music: Benjamin De Murashkin - Can You Imagine (The Juniors Theme)