This week on the show, Desmond and Duane take a look at the Joel Schumacher film Blood Creek. Then Desmond goes solo with a Dread Media Top 5 Nazi Occultism Stories. Songs included: "Powers of Darkness" by Blood Ceremony, "Where the Runes Still

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Jun 24th, 2023

Christian and Donovan gaze upon the pits and pinnacles of the mixed-but-meaty The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Disney animation's most consistently dark film yet and home to the greatest villain ever to grace its history!

Episode 825

Jun 19th, 2023

This week, Desmond and Tom ring in 825 episodes with a look at the cinematic world of GI Joe. First, they watch the classic animated movie GI Joe: The Movie. Then, in the early aughts, there were several more adult animated web-series type prod

Episode 824

Jun 12th, 2023

This week, Desmond and Tom are delighted by M3GAN. Then, Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Pop Culture Robots. Songs included: "ROBOT" by Tenacious D, "You're My Best Friend" by Melvins, "This Human Equation" by Ayreon, and "Robot King"

Pocahontas

Jun 10th, 2023

The Disney Renaissance takes a turn just around the river bend as Christian and Emma (and Will via email) survey the pretty but problematic Pocahontas.

Episode 823

Jun 5th, 2023

This week, Desmond and Duane review the Boris Karloff / Christopher Lee / Barbara Steele film Curse of the Crimson Altar (aka The Crimson Cult). Then, for no particular reason, we do a Dread Media Top 5 Late-Era Horror Legend Team-Up Films. Son

Episode 822

May 29th, 2023

This week on the show, Desmond and Tom take a look at the next Manetti Brothers Diabolik film: Diabolik: Ginko Attacks. Then, Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Anti-Hero Movies. Songs included: "Acid Queen" from Tommy by Tina Turner, "Ne

The Lion King

May 27th, 2023

Hot on the heels of Charles III's coronation and armed with the inevitable Star Wars references, Christian and Tom appraise Disney's big and bold, Elton John-, Hans Zimmer-, and Zulu choir-infused cinematic juggernaut The Lion King! Do its them

Episode 821

May 22nd, 2023

Ooh-ah-ah-ah-ah! This week on the show, Desmond is down with the sickness, but him and Duane deliver a double feature of short reviews of non-themed movies. First up, a peepshow stripper teams up with a Christian protester at the end of the wor

Episode 820

May 15th, 2023

This week on the show, Desmond and Tom look back at the beginnings of the career of Mike Flanagan and his film Oculus. In it, two very recognizable siblings reckon with their past through the use of a haunted mirror. So, Desmond goes solo on a

Aladdin

May 13th, 2023

In this sultan-sized edition of the show, Christian and Donovan pour over the details, delights, and dated moments of the 1992 blockbuster Aladdin - home to some of Disney's finest heroes, villains, and songs, along with one of Robin Williams'

Episode 819

May 8th, 2023

This week, Desmond and Duane review the ridiculous Spookies. Then Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Tiny Multiple Monster Movies That Are Named After the Monsters. That might be the longest Top 5 title ever! Songs included: "The Creeps"

Episode 818

May 1st, 2023

This week's show is the promised Ask May Anything episode that was announced and came together very quickly. Listeners ask your intrepid host about all sorts of wild, weird things from real-life scares to fantasy superhero teams to, frankly, co

Beauty and the Beast

Apr 29th, 2023

Pride and prejudice. Stockholm Syndrome and suicide. Flickchart and foolishness. All of this and much more is discussed as Christian, Pandy, and Kelly size up Beauty and the Beast, the first animated film to bother the Academy Awards Best Pictu

Episode 817

Apr 24th, 2023

This week on the show, Desmond and Tom barely survive their encounter with Slayers. Then, for no reason whatsoever, Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Most Annoying / Worst Characters in Horror Cinema. Songs included: "Pride" by Hellacopt

Episode 816

Apr 17th, 2023

This week, Dread Media goes metal! More metal than usual, I mean. Desmond and Duane take a look at the heavy metal horror film The Devil's Candy. Then, Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Heavy Metal Movies. And we continue our run of play

The Rescuers Down Under

Apr 15th, 2023

Three eggs for the eagle queen, under the sky; seven for the poacher in his lair of stone; nine for the captured kid, begging to die; none for the bent bird with his back thrown, in the land of Australia where the sequel lies. One Will to rule

Episode 815

Apr 10th, 2023

This week on the show, Duane stops by to chat with Desmond about The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil. Then Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Asian Crime Films. Songs included: "Vengeance (The Pact)" by Tribulation, "Deal with the Devil" by

Episode 814

Apr 3rd, 2023

This week, Desmond and Tom finally sit down to talk about the Ken Russell masterpiece Altered States. Then, Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Transcendental / transformative Films. And all but one of the following songs were released in

Episode 813

Mar 27th, 2023

It's a monster movie extravaganza this week here on Dread Media. In the first of a double feature with Desmond and Tom, a giant insect attacks a weird hospital in the bizarrely titled Blue Monkey. Then, we adventure on to look for the titular T

The Little Mermaid

Mar 25th, 2023

After two dozen episodes, Part of Your World finally reaches a key milestone in the history of Disney's animated output: the tide-turning yet timeless The Little Mermaid. In the show's longest single film review yet, Christian and guest co-host

Episode 812

Mar 20th, 2023

This week on the show, Desmond and Tom present a double feature of men whose lives are being ruined right in front of their eyes. First, what do you get for the man who has everything? Why not buy him a ticket to The Game? Then, in Tam Lin, a y

Episode 811

Mar 13th, 2023

This week, Desmond and Tom get a little spoilery in our review of one of the best movies of 2022: The Menu. And, because it's very much a Bentley Little-style story (and title), Desmond follows it up with a discussion of the Prime Video TV adap

Oliver and Company

Mar 11th, 2023

With the studio's Renaissance just over the horizon, the Honore Litter inspect Oliver and Company - Disney's loose, dog-centric, and Eighties-tastic adaptation of Oliver Twist. Plus, Christian puts out a call for feedback ahead of the next epis

Episode 810

Mar 6th, 2023

This week, Desmond and Tom investigate the case of the two movies from 2022 featuring West Point Cadet Edgar Allan Poe. First up is the not optimal but incredibly well-cast Netflix film The Pale Blue Eye. Then it's time to take a look at Shudde