Episodes
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Broken Bow
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Wes and Clay kick off their coverage of Star Trek: Enterprise by discussing the pilot, "Broken Bow"!
Enterprise is the sixth Star Trek series. It launched in 2001 but only ran four seasons and was cancelled in 2005. Was it a victim of over saturation or was it the last gasp of a dying franchise?
In this episode, the guys explain their (limited) knowledge of the series and then break down the pilot. Listen as they discuss the logic of crop tops in space, sexual camera work, and the warm familiarity of Scott Bakula!
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Let Me In | Rotten Horror Picture Show
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Vampires! Children! Vampire-children! Blood paints the walls of the apartmen complex this week on The Rotten Horror Picture Show as we cover the English remake of the Swedish vampire film Let the Right One In, 2010’s Let Me In! Starring Chloe Grace Moretz and a cast of “hey that guy/girl”s, Let Me In is a stark, stylish vampire story thick with heavy themes and full of interesting questions. It’s all brought to (un)life by Matt Reeves, one of the best underrated directors working today.
Bullied at school, neglected at home and incredibly lonely, 12-year-old Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee) spends his days plotting revenge on his tormentors and spends his nights spying on other residents of the apartment complex. His sole friend is Abby (Chloë Grace Moretz), a strange girl who comes out only at nighttime. Both outcasts, the two form a strong bond. When Abby's caretaker disappears amid a series of gruesome murders, Owen begins to suspect that she is hiding a terrible secret.
Join Clay, and Amanda as they get in to the ins and outs of snow in New Mexico, trash bag killers, and vampire children, wobbly CGI monsters, movies-vs-books-vs-movies, sunlight immolation, and when your relationship with your 200 year old vampire friend becomes inappropriate
Remakes - movies based on other movies, movies based on books, musicals based on movies based on movies based on books - are they any good? This week on THe Rotten Horror Picture Show, we court controversy by covering Let Me In, the 2010 remake of Let the Right One In. Let the Right One In, almost universally considered to be the superior film version, as well as one of the better horror movies of the 2000’s, is not even on the Rotten Tomatoes list, where Let Me In is not only on the list but seated higher than many horror classics, including the Shining. Is this a mistake? Or is it really that good? Find out on this episode of The Rotten Horror Picture Show!
Monday Apr 13, 2020
American Psycho
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Monday Apr 13, 2020
American Psycho from Rotten Horror Picture Show.
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Et in Arcadia Ego, Part II
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Friday Mar 27, 2020
The first season of Star Trek: Picard comes to a close with "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part II"!
Picard squares off against the Romulans and Synths in a climactic showdown. And then an old friend appears and does his best to rescue the series.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss being betrayed by your own theme, the worst Star Trek villain of all time, and why modern Trek leaves us feeling so empty!
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Et in Arcadia Ego, Part I
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Friday Mar 20, 2020
We have reached the penultimate episode of the first season of Star Trek: Picard! In the first part of "Et in Arcadia Ego", Picard and his crew find the synth homeworld and attempt to warn its inhabitants about the imminent Romulan attack.
Wes and Clay discuss approaching the end of the season, seeing familiar faces, and the sensibilities of modern Trek!
Friday Mar 13, 2020
Broken Pieces
Friday Mar 13, 2020
Friday Mar 13, 2020
In "Broken Pieces", mysteries start to unravel as our characters gain insight into the machinations around them.
Picard and the crew discover the intentions of the Romulans and Commodore Oh, while Elnor and Seven attempt to re-take the Borg Cube.
Friday Mar 06, 2020
Nepenthe
Friday Mar 06, 2020
Friday Mar 06, 2020
In "Nepenthe", Picard and Soji meet up with some old friends. The La Sirena races to the rescue, and Elnor and Hugh square off against Narissa.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss the problem of nostalgia, rabbit pizza, and the failure of Soji.
Friday Feb 28, 2020
The Impossible Box
Friday Feb 28, 2020
Friday Feb 28, 2020
Picard and the crew track Soji to the Artifact, the abandoned Borg Cube in Romulan space. There, Picard is reunited with Hugh and learns about the Borg Reclamation Project.
Meanwhile, Narek makes some progress in extracting information from Soji,.
Wes and Clay discuss an episode of Star Trek: Picard that features merging story lines and merging genitals!
Friday Feb 21, 2020
Stardust City Rag
Friday Feb 21, 2020
Friday Feb 21, 2020
The La Sirena tracks Bruce Maddox to Freecloud, a Vegas-esque planet that feels like a more polished version of Mos Eisley. Maddox has found himself in a dangerous position and Seven of Nine agrees to help rescue him.
Clay and Wes put on their best fake accents to discuss "Stardust City Rag"!
Friday Feb 14, 2020
Absolute Candor
Friday Feb 14, 2020
Friday Feb 14, 2020
Picard and the crew head to the planet Vashti. Fourteen years ago, Picard helped Romulan refugees settle on the planet, and he befriended a group of warrior monks who practiced the art of "absolute candor". On Vashti, Picard reunites with Elnor, a yound man who Picard knew as a small boy.
Meanwhile, Narek continues to try to gleam information about Maddox and the other androids from Soji.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss the merits of "absolute candor", using a holodeck as an office, and Star Trek beheadings!