After a bit of a hiatus, the Once-Over is back with a bunch of new episodes! In this one, Jason and Judy review Mandy, a phantasmagorical Nicholas Cage revenge tragedy that is just as beautiful and haunting as it is confusing. Listen as we try to make sense of this mythical 3-act gore machine. Apologies for the sound quality, we got a new microphones after recording this!
We're back with another episode reviewing the Friday the 13th franchise. Here, we mostly focus on PART VI The Final Chapter, but since all of these movies kind of blend together, we didn't feel the need to release individual episodes for each one. Who is Jason Vorhees? How often does he use his machete? Why are the characters in this movie renting a cabin near Crystal Lake, instead of being at the camp? Most importantly, what the hell was Corey Feldman aka Tommy Jarvis doing at the end? Listen as we dissect this movie, especially Crispin Glover's dancing.
In this episode, Jason and Judy give Friday the 13th PART II a once-over. Where is PART I, you ask? Well, Judy watched it on her own and gave a brief overview in this recording, but if you haven't seen it, watch it immediately! The Friday the 13th movies are so fun, and basically started the whole "horny teenagers get mauled by a serial killer" slasher trope, so it's worth a watch!
Welcome back to The Once-Over! It's our 20th episode, and what better movie franchise to revisit than the latest instalment in the Alien universe? In this episode, Jason and Judy analyze the motivations of David, the evil(?) synthetic that dominates yet another movie with questionable creepiness. We're in for the long haul, so stay tuned for our upcoming episodes, where we react to Alien III and IV!
Ari Aster's latest movie has been heavily reviewed at this point, but we thought we would give it a once-over anyhow! We are big fans of Hereditary (2018), so if you'd like to hear what we thought about his newest horror installment, please give this a listen!
It's been a while since we recorded, but we're back with new episodes! This time, we return to the 1980s to discuss the beloved classic, Fright Night. Listen as compare this fresh and funny original vampire romp to the 2011 remake, which was seriously lacking in gay subtext.
James Cameron’s blockbuster might have come out 10 years ago, but Judy never saw it. Listen as she, Jason, and special guest Adam try to figure out why so few movies about body transference ask important and interesting questions regarding posthumanism. Or just listen to Judy rant.
For this episode, Jason and Judy switch genres and traverse into the realm of musicals. With the help of our special guest Josh, who knows more about this movie than probably anyone, we explore this timeless classic in un-edited format.
We’re still releasing episodes! Does anyone still care? If you liked our episodes reviewing the films Alien and Aliens, we did everyone a favour and skipped Alien III and VI, and moved right to Prometheus. We were wildly entertained by this movie, even if it made no sense! Give this a listen, and maybe we’ll watch the other movies in this franchise.
After falling in love with District 9 years ago, but giving Elysium a hard pass, Jason and Judy decide to watch Neill Blomkamp’s third film, Chappie. The jury’s out on whether this is an actual movie or a poorly directed music video. If you like discussions about A.I. in film, give this a listen!
At long last, Jason gets the chance to show Judy Aliens, his favourite movie. After dissecting the original Alien, this sequel certainly lives up to the hype. Listen as we both gush about how amazing it is.
After many months of hiatus, the Once-Over has a new episode! In our last podcast, we talked about True Detective Season 2. Now, we’re finally releasing our (much-anticipated?) review for Season 1! It’s our longest podcast to date, but only because we had so much to say, as it’s basically an 8 hour movie.
The Once-Over podcast returns! After nearly a year of no episodes, we've got a bunch of new ones to share with you. In this episode, we review the HBO series True Detective, season 2! We also recorded an episode for season 1, which will be released shortly (we watched them out of order). Listen as Jason and I both try to make sense of the second instalment of this complicated crime anthology.