The mausoleum is locked once more as Spooktober 2025 ends in a gorey podcasting massacre! The cinematic gravediggers talk Yorgos Lanthimos' new feature Bugonia, Kelly Reichardt's methodical art heist drama The Mastermind, and, of course, Stuart Gordon's maximalist H.P. Lovecraft adaptation Re-Animator.
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The Film Majors make another wonderful contribution to society by continuing Spooky Season: Guys You Should Know Edition. Joined by director/degenerate (and honorary fourth chair of the show) Drew Paterson, Zack and Mick forge into a discussion of Scott Derrickson's slasher sequel Black Phone 2, the merits and pitfalls of the found footage format, and Brian Yuzna's body horror social satire Society.
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Spooky Season continues its slow rise from the grave with the help of new guest, florist and horror fiend Rosalyn Phipps! The podcasting horde tears into a gruesome discussion of Luca Guadagnino's disappointing new feature After the Hunt, Rozz's love for Art the Clown and art with clowns, Zack and Mick's feelings on Tetsuo: The Iron Man, and Lucio Fulci's gory undead chiller Zombie (AKA Zombi 2 [AKA Zombie Flesh Eaters]).
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Draw a nice hot bath and get ready for Spooky Season to get a little bit steamy! The gang hops across the pond for a wide ranging discussion of Benny Safdie's new UFC drama starring The Rock The Smashing Machine, Zack's thoughts on the dog led horror film Good Boy, Alexis's love for men in kilts, and Ken Russell's sexy and surreal Bram Stoker adaptation The Lair of the White Worm.
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Turn off the lights and get ready for some frights because it's Spooktober once again! The Film Majors are joined by director Drew Paterson to talk Paul Thomas Anderson's new revolutionary action epic One Battle After Another, Alexis's controversial opinions on the works of Stanley Kubrick, and Frank Henenlotter's exploitation trashterpieces Brain Damage and Frankenhooker.
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The podcast isn't in Kansas anymore. It's on Pandora with The Purgecast cohost Sage Siepert! Zack, Mick, and Sage close Sci-Fi September out with a wide ranging discussion of Mick's continuing adventures watching Matthew McConaughey films, Zack's upcoming horror short, and, of course, James Cameron's blockbuster to end all blockbusters, Avatar.
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Sci-Fi September takes a dark turn as Mick returns to the show to bum everyone out. The Film Majors talk Zack's rewatch of Phantom Thread, Mick's adventures in Columbia, Alexis's viewing of Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, and Steven Spielberg's haunting futuristic nightmare A.I. Artificial Intelligence.
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The show loses Mick in a tesseract outside spacetime but picks up engineer and physicist Joey Carlson for another installment of Sci-Fi September! Zack, Alexis, and Joey embark on a decades spanning odyssey to talk Freakier Friday, Zack's frustrations with The Summer I Turned Pretty, and Christopher Nolan's galaxy hopping adventure film Interstellar.
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The show goes back into the Zemeckis Zone as they head through a wormhole and into Sci-Fi September! The gang gets into a heady discussion about Mick's love for the new Austin Butler joint Caught Stealing, Zack's hatred for the cult classic Killer Klowns From Outer Space, and their old pal Robert "Bobby Z" Zemeckis's follow up feature to his best picture win, Contact.
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Another International Cinema Month is on the books as North American Cinema Month comes to a close! The Film Majors return to Mexico for a discussion about the new Bob Odenkirk action movie Nobody 2, Alexis's new grandma status, and Guillermo del Toro's freshman feature Cronos.
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North American Cinema Month travels back up north to discuss one of Canada's most iconic filmmakers. Joined by Cronenberg expert Edwin Harris, the gang talks Gore Verbinski's Mouse Hunt, Zack and Edwin's customary greeting, and David Cronenberg's exploitation all-timer Shivers.
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North American Cinema Month soldiers on as the show finally lives up to its artwork and heads to Cuba to cover some good old fashioned communist propaganda. The cinematic revolutionaries talk Zach Cregger's horror smash hit Weapons, Zack and Mick's proclivity for getting in the last word, and Mikhail Kalatozov's powerful propaganda piece I Am Cuba.
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North American Cinema Month gets serious as Alexis brings the show to Mexico. The Film Majors talk the new Ice Cube Amazon Prime original film War of the Worlds (2025), slurs for AI, and Felipe Cazals' political thriller Canoa: A Shameful Memory, a film that has surprising and disturbing connections to Ari Aster's Eddington.
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The podcast is going international once again as the gang discusses the cinema of North America (minus a certain failed state). Zack, Mick, and Alexis talk the new Pete Davidson vehicle The Home, Russell Crowe's biggest ever performance in The Pope's Exorcist, and travel to the great white north of Canada with Zacharias Kunuk's mythological Inuit epic Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner.
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At the end of our time, at the edge of our hope, we have chosen to believe in The Film Majors Podcast Blockbuster Month 2025! Mick has been lost to The Breach, but Alexis and Zack round out a month of spectacle cinema by forming a Thundercloud Formation with Chris Francis, engaging in a thrilling discussion of Ari Aster's neo-western comedy Eddington, the power of Microsoft Power Point, and Guillermo del Toro's smash-em-up robot epic Pacific Rim.
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It's Mick's pick for Blockbuster Month and he's breaking the mold by pulling an Alexis and choosing an animated film. The gang talks James Gunn's Superman, Mick's newfound love of math, and Brad Bird's superhero family action film that raised Pixar's game, The Incredibles.
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Get ready for some bisexual undertones and playful misogyny as Alexis brings new guest Diana Diyarza on the show to discuss the blockbuster that made her the woman she is today. The cinematic expedition delves into a cavernous conversation about A Minecraft Movie, internet connection shenanigans, diabolical drinking games, and Stephen Sommers' campy adventure classic The Mummy (1999).
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Blockbuster Month explodes back onto the podcast feed as Zack is finally able to unload all of his knowledge about one of his all time favorite films. Joined by special guest Mason Bissada, the crew broadcasts their pirate signal, freeing their minds in a discussion of the new Brad Pitt blockbuster F1, the virtues of Keanu Reeves, and Lana and Lilly Wachowski's paradigm shifting sci-fi epic The Matrix.
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Queer Cinema Month 2025 comes to a close with one of the most "Film Majors coded" films ever discussed on the show. The podcasting love triangle of Avitia, Harris, and Mugnai are back for a conversational volley about 28 Years Later, the Josh O'Connasaince, and Luca Guadagnino's sexy tennis smash-hit Challengers.
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The Film Majors continue Queer Cinema Month as they delve into the work of one of the seminal voices in the New Queer Cinema movement, engaging in a wide ranging discussion of the new shark movie Dangerous Animals, the resilience of Los Angeles as a community, and Gregg Araki's punk hang out film Totally F***ed Up.
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