Hello there, HYSTOphiles! Episode #82 is here with the 1960 rip-off classic western film The Magnificent Seven.

The film starts Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, and a slew of great actors that went on to big things after this. (Well, most  of them did.)

I had never seen this film, but I knew it was considered a remake of the Japanese classic The Seven Samurai, which I had never seen either…until now!

It was great to be able to compare the two films, and we had a fantastic time talking about Magnificent Seven, ESPECIALLY because our great friend Erin Casteneda joins us for the fun!

We hope you join us for the fun, because we really do want to know…

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Yes, welcome HYSTOphiles to Episode #81! This time we highlight one of the greatest musical films ever made (in my humble opinion)! It’s 1972’s Cabaret, by the absolute genius Bob Fosse…

This movie has a lot of personal meaning for me, and it features so many stunning moments I had a hard time making myself stop talking about it…

In addition to discussing this classic we also talk about what’s been keeping us entertained lately, and Keith’s announces his choice for me to watch for Episode #82 (hint: the theme song might make you want a cigarette…).

We really hope you join us for the party, because we really do want to know…

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Jay

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Hello HYSTOphiles! We’re back with Episode #80 and, folks, it’s getting DEEP in here! We’re talking EXISTENTIAL, y’all, because this time it’s all about Richard Linklater’s 2001 film Waking Life,

This may be the most abstract movie we’ve ever covered on the show. We were kind of worried that we’d have a difficult time discussing such an odd film, but HA! We couldn’t shut up about this mind-trip of a movie…

We also talk about what’s been keeping us entertained lately and, because this is #80, we rank each other’s last ten movie choices! We hope you can join us for the party, because we really want to know…

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Greetings HYSTOphiles! We’re here to discuss a movie that is very life, uh, death confirming! That’s right! It’s the 1992 black comedy from Robert Zemeckis, Death Becomes Her, starring Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn, and the amazing Meryl Streep!

In case you aren’t familiar with the story, it involves a secret potion that enables you to never get older, never age, and never die.

A potion that offers eternal life! Nothing could go wrong with that, right?

It was great fun talking about this film with Keith, plus we talk about what’s been keeping us entertained lately, and we also announce what movie we will cover on our 80th episode! We hope you join us, because we really do want to know…

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Jay

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Hello HYSTOphiles! We’re a little late showing up to the party this time around, but we are back, and we are FULL OF TESTOSTERONE! (According to this movie, that’s a good thing…)

Yes in this episode we are covering the 2000 film Boiler Room. Keith chose this one and, though I had never even heard of this flick, I felt a foreboding when I heard the title…

When I saw the poster I immediately thought of Wall Street, but that’s setting a high bar. Did this movie reach that height? To hear what I think you’ll have to listen in…

ALSO: we talk about what’s been keeping us entertained lately, and I announce which 90’s black comedy I’ve chosen for us to cover in Episode #79!

We hope you join us, because we really do want to know…

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Jay

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Well hello there, HYSTOphiles! We are back with Episode #77, and it’s a Classic Horror Triple Feature! And joining us this time around is our good friend and 70’s horror fan Erin Casteneda!

First up is the Mario Bava classic proto-slasher A Bay Of Blood, aka Twitch of the Death Nerve, aka Blood Bath…

After that we go back to Crystal Lake for Friday the 13th Part Two. This movie has the best Final Girl ever. If you don’t agree with me come here so I can slap you…

Then we move on to our guest’s (Erin Casteneda’s) choice, which is TRULY CHOICE. It’s the classic evil house thriller Burnt Offerings, starring Karen Black, Oliver Reed, and…BETTE DAVIS…

Along with all of this we also talk about what’s keeping us entertained these days, and Keith announces his next choice for me to watch.

We hope you join us, because we REALLY want to know…

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Jay

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Hey there, HYSTOphiles! We’re back with another double-feature, and this time we have a sibling edition! #76 features the Sion Sono film from 1995, TAG, which is such a mind-fuck that I can’t even begin to give y’all a synopsis of the plot without giving away everything…

Next we discuss the seminal 1997 film from Quentin Tarrantino, Jackie Brown, starring the amazing Pam Grier…

What’s really exciting about this episode is that Keith’s sister is joining us for the first time. Mandy Shiver is our guest this time around! If it weren’t for her, Keith and I would never have met!

Along with this we talk about what is keeping us entertained lately, and we announce what movies we’re talking about next time, and we let everyone know what THREE movies we’re discussing with our SPECIAL GUEST, Erin Casteneda, next time around…

Won’t you join us? ‘Cause we really want to know…

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Jay

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Hello folks! We’re back with #75, and you read that headline correctly! This is the episode where Keith gets exposed to John Waters in the best way possible! But first…

First we discuss Keith’s choice, the Frank Oz directed film What About Bob?, starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfus.

After that we tear into John Waters’ seminal film, 1974’s Pink Flamingos. I can’t tell you the joy I experienced while imagining Keith seeing this one-of-a-kind film for the first time! He’ll never forget it, but did he like it? You know how to find out!

We also talk about what we’ve been watching (POSE, honey!), and we announce the next episode, which will be a TRIPLE FEATURE!

Won’t you join us? ‘Cause we really do want to know…

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Jay

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It’s time for another Summer Double Feature, HYSTOphiles! We’ve got two fun flicks to share with you this time around! We had so much fun talking about these two celluloid romps…let’s start with Keith’s choice first, shall we?

It’s Freeway, the 1996 Reese Witherspoon vehicle. (Get it? Freeway? Vehicle?)

After that we discuss my choice, 1986’s killer robot movie Chopping Mall, which features legendary character actor Dick Miller playing, once again, a man named Walter Paisley…

Of course we also talk about what’s been entertaining us lately (OMG ROCKETMAN!) and we announce what movies we have in store for Episode #75. We hope you join us, because we really do want to know…

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Jay

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Hey, hey, hey HYSTOphiles! Episode #73 is here, and it’s full of 70’s fabulousness! We are discussing two great 70’s horror staples, and we have a guest along with us this time around who absolutely LOVES 70’s horror, the delightful Erin Casteneda!

First movie up is my choice, the 1978 remake Invasion of the Body Snatchers, directed by Philip Kaufman.

Erin and I both love this one, but listen in to hear how Keith feels about it, and how he compares it to the original 1956 version (which we covered back in Episode #67).

Next up is another classic piece of 70’s horror cinema: Audrey Rose. Released in 1977, and directed by Robert Wise. This was Erin’s pick, and it’s also her favorite movie of all time. It’s a tale of possible reincarnation, and it has quite a few unsettling scenes. Well, Erin and I think so, but it’s up to you to find out how Keith felt…

We also discuss some of the other 70’s horror classics, what’s been entertaining us lately, and we announce what movies will be on our next Summer Double Feature Episode!

Won’t you join us?

Jay

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