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Devin & James are back at Crystal Lake for the conclusion of our deep dive into the FRIDAY THE 13th SERIES! Love 'em or hate 'em, the back half of this iconic film series has given us plenty to talk about. From the start of the Zombie Jason era, to a lake trip to NYC, to Hell and back, to outer freakin' space, and then back to meet an old foe in need of a severe manicure, these films really take viewers all over the place. Plus, we finally realize the 2009 franchise reboot is maybe the best entry since the earlier days of the classic Paramount originals! And we give some fan service to a couple of particularly good fan films. Plus Stephen King and Kane Hodder... this episode has everything a classic gorehound could dream of! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Devin & James bring you a Friggatriskaidekaphobic's nightmare. If you don't know your phobias, that's the fear of FRIDAY THE 13th!! In our first deep dive into a particular film franchise, we visit Pamela Voorhees and her son JASON deep in the forest (for now) to find out what makes these first movies in the series so influential. One of our favorite series of all time, we found so much to say about what happens at Crystal Lake that we'll have to come back for a sequel to finish it off. Enjoy your Friday the 13th with our look back at the first FIVE MOVIES in this iconic film series. Ki ki ki - ma ma ma --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Devin & James return to the DEN OF CIN to discuss action icon MICHAEL BIEHN. From his breakout one-two punch in THE TERMINATOR & ALIENS, through his bad guy turn in TOMBSTONE, to his current slate as writer/director/star of indie horror flicks, Biehn has always been one of the more interesting, and perhaps misunderstood, of 80's action stars. We get into a few of his early and mid-career highlights too, like 1981's THE FAN and 1993's gleefully insane DEADFALL. You don't wanna miss this one, or Angus Scrimm's weird robo-claw hand in Deadfall! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Devin & James are serving up a treat in the DEN OF CIN. It's an unlikely and weird double feature of CANNIBAL FILMS! First we get into Paul Bartel's 1982 cult comedy EATING RAOUL, starring Bartel, his longtime collaborator Mary Woronov, and Robert Beltran in the title dish... er, we mean role. Then we dive into a very recent film for a change, the 2022 Hulu "meat cute", FRESH. Directed by Mimi Cave, starring the excellent Daisy Edgar-Jones, as well as Sebastian Stan in a role sure to make your skin crawl (and braise, broil, or roast). All this, plus a huge rant about the current state of the Academy Awards Ceremony. We just couldn't fit any more on the plate! Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Devin & James have brought their ol' buddy Casey O'Connor back to the Den of Cin to pay tribute to yet another legend we have recently lost, Ivan Reitman. Reitman was prolific as a writer/director/producer, and to try listing all his accomplishments in this space would be an exercise in futility. We do our best to jam in as much as we can, from his trashy exploitation roots through some of the most incredible and important mainstream work the art form has ever seen. For the director whose film Meatballs gave us the immortal chant of "It Just Doesn't Matter," looking back... yeah, it kinda does.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Devin & James are back in the Den for another tribute. 2022 has already been a rough year for all entertainment lovers, with the loss of so many heavies in their respective genres and mediums. In this episode, we discuss film historian/writer/director/actor PETER BOGDANOVICH, who passed away on January 6, 2022. From his start with Roger Corman, into his meteoric rise from "The Last Picture Show" through "Paper Moon," into some of his very famous friendships with the very famous, and on to his works during the personal and professional lows he carried with him through the late 1970s-early '80s (much of which is highly underrated once you clear past the tragic headlines and scandals). Peter Bogdanovich is one of our all-time favorites here in the Den, and if you're only familiar with his better known films, we aim to tell you why they are all worth another look. Keep looking here for future tributes celebrating the works of Sidney Poitier and Ivan Reitman. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Devin & James are back in the DEN OF CIN with another damn, dirty podcast! To ring in 2022, we're going on a casual Apocalypse Safari with Charlton Heston, through his strangely beautiful, and highly influential unofficial trilogy dealing with man's own self-destruction. With PLANET OF THE APES, THE OMEGA MAN, and SOYLENT GREEN (set in the futuristic hellscape of 2022), Chuck dropped a pop culture bomb that rippled through the American psyche, forever influenced sci-fi, sparked philosophical debates, advanced the action figure industry, and led to some of the most popular Simpsons references and SNL sketches of the '90s. The Terror! The Humanity! The '70s Fashions! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Devin & James are back in the Den of Cin, just in time to deck the halls with perhaps our oddest double feature yet! So many Holiday movies, so little time. We debate what it is that makes a Christmas movie a CHRISTMAS MOVIE (Yippi-ki-yay). Then we take a closer look at a couple of more obscure holiday perennials around our own homes. James takes on the melancholy cuteness of Jim Henson's "Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas," while Devin digs into why the yuletide thriller "Christmas Evil (a.k.a. You Better Watch Out)" is worthy of a closer look. MERRY CHRISTMAS! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Devin & James promised you more shows in October, and here we are in the DEN OF CIN for our second HALLOWEEN SPECIAL! Special guest CASEY O'CONNOR trick or treats us again for a general geek-out over our favorite holiday, and we've all come equipped with "fun size" grab bag lists and memories to make suggestions for your own Halloween Watch Lists. So grab your popcorn and Snickers, turn down the lights, and start searching Roku for these titles guaranteed to tingle all the right nerves. HAPPY HALLOWEEN! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Halloween is so close, we can already taste the candy (mostly 'cause we've already dipped into our trick or treat supply). To celebrate, Devin & James are opening up the DEN OF CIN to their first CELEB GUESTS! We are honored to have as our first guest Horror Host Hall-of-Famer COUNT GORE DE VOL! www.countgore.com The Count flies in to talk to us about his 1970's-80's Washington D.C. show CREATURE FEATURE, and his even longer-running online show. He even brought his own Grab Bag of COUNT GORE'S TOP SCARY MOVIES! Then we get a visit from the TOTALLY UNRELATED, NOT THE SAME PERSON, Emmy Award winner DICK DYSZEL! Dick tells us about his celebrated radio, TV, and film career (and how he got to know The Count), as well as discussing with us the films he appeared in for Cult Movie Legend DON DOHLER (NightBeast, Alien Factor, Galaxy Invader, and many more).  Plus so many more surprises, including Celeb Stories, Spacemen, and Bozo himself! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Devin & James are back in the Den of Cin with a new DOUBLE FEATURE episode featuring the one, the only (thank goodness) NICOLAS CAGE! First we take on his now iconic 2009 turn in BAD LIEUTENANT - PORT OF CALL: NEW ORLEANS, a movie containing so much crazy, it seems impossible that director Werner Herzog caught it all in one film. We follow that up with a discussion on his latest film, PIG, which brilliantly spins the Nicolas Cage persona through a bizarre Portland underworld of chefs and waiters, and into emotional directions you never expected (no, it is not "John Wick with a pig"). SPOILERS AHEAD! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Devin & James are back in the DEN OF CIN with more lists! This time they've each come with their own lists of five actors who have all played the same character. Devin examines the dark alleys and seedy nightclubs of DETECTIVE PHILIP MARLOWE, and James explores the open crypts and damp castles of COUNT DRACULA! A lot of fine (and not so fine) performers have played these iconic roles, and we lay out the ones we find most important, or just damn weird. Will your favorites make the list?  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Devin & James are back in the DEN OF CIN with something new! This is our first of what we hope are many DOUBLE FEATURE episodes, where we will discuss one newer film along with an older one that shares themes or artists with the other. And boy do we have a doozy for our first double... 2021's spin on a vampire awakening, JAKOB'S WIFE, and the underrated straight-to-video gore classic CASTLE FREAK from 1995, both featuring a stellar performance by BARBARA CRAMPTON! Getting her start in the '80s with soap operas and parts in some of the biggest horror films of the time, her career renaissance the last few years has hit a new peak with JAKOB'S WIFE, a film she not only rocks with her performance, but produced as well! Please join us as we celebrate her work, and do check out the movie.  You'll be glad you didn't ignore Jakob's Wife. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Devin & James are back in the DEN OF CIN! In our new PODCAST, we celebrate one of the most admired filmmakers of our lifetime, RICHARD DONNER, who the world lost on July 5th. From THE OMEN to SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE, and THE GOONIES to LETHAL WEAPON, and everything in between and beyond... Richard Donner's attention to (his and my favorite word) VERISIMILITUDE in his movies made him one of the most influential storytellers to ever call "ACTION!"  From his start in the pioneering days of Television, through being one of the chief architects of modern popular Cinema (rightfully the 3rd part of a trifecta with Spielberg and Lucas), Donner delivered with his uncanny sense of humor, grounded approach to fantasy material, and the believability of his characters even in the craziest situations. He was arguably the only director who could make us all believe a man could fly.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Devin & James are back in the DEN OF CIN, this time with something new! If there's one thing Hollywood loves, it's Hollywood. So we've each brought to the table our own lists of movies about films and filmmakers! Devin has brought 5 fictional films about movies that don't really exist, and James has brought 5 true stories about the making of some of the most popular films of all time. We'll be back to our regular deep dives into all things cinema soon, but from time to time we'll be coming back to this concept of focusing on just a handful of flicks so we can record more often. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Devin & James are back to wrap up their deep dive into 1989 with the year's Comedy & Drama entries! Be ready to swing wide, as some of the most important dramas ever made came out in 1989, along with some of the wildest and most absurd comedies we love.  All the major players from Spike Lee to "Weird Al" Yankovic are discussed as we put a cap on the crazy year that put a cap on the craziest decade for filmmaking.  The creative shifts of 1989 would provide us with classic films representing major movements in the creation of Big Studio "Summer Blockbuster" culture, as well as propelling us into the Indie-lovin' 1990s.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

ROADHOUSE. For some of you, that's all we have to say to get you to listen to the new DEN OF CIN about the Action & Thrillers of 1989. But it wasn't just Swayze and Sam Elliott's facial hair kicking butt in '89. Devin & James also rant about TANGO & CASH, BLIND FURY, Burton's BATMAN, Indy's LAST CRUSADE, ACTION U.S.A., and so many more.  You'll also find out about Don Johnson vomiting on his suspect, The Hulkster vs. a limousine, Gary Busey hiding in your house, and John Woo's white doves. This is not one to miss! (Sorry for the slight audio issues in the first few minutes. It smooths out quickly, and still feels better than a graceful roundhouse kick to the ear.) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Devin & James are back for another exploration of a year in film! This time we take a deep dive into the year 1989. In this first of a three-part series, we begin with the horror and science fiction entries of '89. So many major horror titles came to life this year, including deep-sea adventures The Abyss and Leviathan, bizarre foreign entries like The Church, Santa Sangre, and Tetsuo: The Iron Man, and American oddities like Society and Parents. Plus Stephen King took us on our first cinematic visit to a Pet Semetary. And 1989 was packed with slashers too, with introductions to some new maniacs, and visits from all three of our favorite classic madmen Michael, Jason, and Freddy! Oh my! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Devin & James are back in their time-traveling phone booth to discuss the TIME TRAVEL films they couldn't catch in the first installment. This must be one of our favorite topics because this is the longest episode yet. Join in to hear our take on an essential H. G. Wells classic, time-spanning romances, budget-bending indies, the future via the 1990s, and major actors stuck in the "time loop" conundrum. Bill & Ted meet Socrates. Captain Kirk meets the whales. Plus Terry Gilliam takes us back twice, and we discuss a few damn, dirty apes. We didn't catch every time travel film ever made, but you'll agree we got pretty damn close.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Devin & James take a cue from Huey Lewis and go "Back in Time" to escape 2020 and investigate the best films about Time Travel. In Part One, we visit with Doc & Marty, Peggy Sue, Jack the Ripper, Lyle Swan,  the T-800, The Unmarried Mother, and face the Army of Darkness (and more!). But time takes its toll on those who travel it, and your exhausted hosts will have to refuel their Mr. Fusion and take another trip in our next episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app