After a long delay caused by the non-zero chance that the boys were marooned by weather in an eldritch beacon, the boys found someone who likes their lobster in Stephen Foxworthy, co-host of the Disenfranchised podcast! 2019 was a banger of a year for films - The Farewell, Parasite, Uncut Gems - and the fact that the claustrophobic, tense, paranoid, nightmare sophomore entry from Robert Eggers is included amongst conversation with those masterpieces is a testament to how firmly of a grasp the writer/director had on how to balance the Lovecraftian inspirations with his own unique story. It's a little bit of Greek mythology mixed with madness and just a touch of tentacles.
To read more about Eggers' Lovecraftian inspirations, read the full article referenced in this episode over at IGN.
And listen to Jim discuss National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 over at Disenfranchised.
Episode 43 - The Beach House (2019)
Episode 42 - Starfish (2018)
Episode 41 - Lifeforce (1985)
Episode 40 - The Empty Man (2020)
Episode 39 - Lord of Illusions (1995)
Episode 38 - Society (1989)
Episode 37 - The Endless (2017)
Episode 36 - Resolution (2012)
Episode 35 - WandaVision (2021)
Episode 34 - Annihilation (2018)
Episode 33 - Cast a Deadly Spell (1991)
Episode 32 - Cold Skin (2017)
Episode 31 - Black Mountain Side (2014)
Episode 30 - The Call of Cthulhu (2005) with Andrew Leman & Sean Branney
Episode 29 - The Whisperer in Darkness (2011)
Episode 28 - The Haunted Palace (1963)
Episode 27 - The Crimson Cult (1968)
Episode 26 - In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
Episode 25 - Lovecraft Country Review
Episode 24 - Event Horizon (1997)
Join Podbean Ads Marketplace and connect with engaged listeners.
Advertise Today
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
I Finally Watched...
Kill James Bond!
Now Playing - The Movie Review Podcast
Blank Check with Griffin & David
We Don’t Wanna Grow Up