Episodes
Episodes



Thursday Oct 29, 2020
The Other
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
I'm joined by my evil twin as we discuss the greatest evil twin movie of them all, 1972's unforgettable creepfest, The Other



Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Phantasm
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Horror fan Christopher Chardi joins me as we lovingly tribute/roast the classic 1979 horror movie, Phantasm



Saturday Oct 17, 2020
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
Saturday Oct 17, 2020
Saturday Oct 17, 2020
Horror fan and lover of obscure movies David Markowski joins me to discuss one of the greatest made-for-TV horror movies ever made, the infamous 1981 Dark Night of the Scarecrow



Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Who Can Kill a Child? (aka Island of the Damned)
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Teacher and horror fan Lizzie Swanson joins me to discuss a great Spanish horror movie you have probably never seen before, 1976's Who Can Kill a Child? (aka Island of the Damned)



Friday Oct 09, 2020
As Above, So Below
Friday Oct 09, 2020
Friday Oct 09, 2020
My daughter, Vanessa Lanza, joins me to discuss a masterpiece of a horror movie that really, really needs a better PR team, 2014's As Above, So Below



Monday Oct 05, 2020
Carnival of Souls
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Monday Oct 05, 2020
I asked young horror fan Brian Farrell to watch the 1962 cult classic Carnival of Souls for the first time, and then come onto Staff Picks and talk about it with me. This is our discussion of one of the eeriest horror movies ever made.



Thursday Oct 01, 2020
The Cabin in the Woods
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Horror fan Jessi Bentley joins me to talk about one of the craziest horror movies ever made, 2011's The Cabin in the Woods



Sunday Sep 27, 2020
The Kentucky Fried Movie
Sunday Sep 27, 2020
Sunday Sep 27, 2020
My childhood friend Jeff Parker joins me to discuss one of the funniest movies ever made, and a movie that was legendary to any young comedy fan growing up in the eighties, 1977's The Kentucky Fried Movie



Monday Sep 21, 2020
Rocky 2
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Actor and voiceover artist Brett Bower joins me to discuss the number one movie I wish I could have seen in a theater, 1979's ultimate movie theater experience, Rocky 2



Sunday Sep 13, 2020
Citizen Ruth
Sunday Sep 13, 2020
Sunday Sep 13, 2020
Fellow podcaster and non-Nebraskan Dom Harvey joins me to talk about one of the ballsiest movies ever made, 1996's abortion comedy, Citizen Ruth



Friday Sep 04, 2020
The Muppet Movie
Friday Sep 04, 2020
Friday Sep 04, 2020
Muppet historian and puppetry student Joni Newman joins me to discuss the one and only 1979 Muppet Movie



Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
The 100th Episode
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
To celebrate my 100th episode, I sit down for an interview, where we talk about the history of Staff Picks as well as a bunch of fun insider trivia



Friday Aug 14, 2020
Rosemary's Baby
Friday Aug 14, 2020
Friday Aug 14, 2020
Feminist author and horror fan Fiona Carter joins me to discuss one of the greatest horror movies of all time, as well as an argument why women should be allowed to read books, 1968's Rosemary's Baby



Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Crimson Tide
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Former Naval Officer David Holdsworth joins me to discuss one of my favorite movies of the 90s, the big actors' showdown between Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, and Ricky Schroder, Crimson Tide



Thursday Jun 25, 2020
A Fish Called Wanda
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Movie and pop culture fan P.J. Gaughan joins me to discuss what I consider the greatest comedy movie of all time, 1988's masterpiece A Fish Called Wanda



Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
The King of Kong
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Journalist and video game fan Bailey Vogt joins me as we discuss maybe the greatest documentary ever made, 2007's The King of Kong. Warning: Donkey Kong kill screen coming up.



Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
WarGames
Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
Video game historian Brett Weiss joins me to discuss one of the best movies of the 80's, and all things 80's in general, as we delve into the 1983 cold war paranoia thriller, WarGames



Tuesday May 26, 2020
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Tuesday May 26, 2020
Tuesday May 26, 2020
Australian podcaster Ben Waterworth joins me as we delve into one of the funniest (and dirtiest) movies of all time, 1999's ode to profanity and censorship and ass spelunking, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut



Thursday May 14, 2020
Ernest Goes to Camp
Thursday May 14, 2020
Thursday May 14, 2020
Podcaster and pop culture fan Jeremy Zehr joins me to discuss his favorite family movie of all time, 1987's long-forgotten Ernest Goes to Camp



Thursday Apr 30, 2020
The Poseidon Adventure
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Young movie expert and chooser-of-life Ryan Weiss joins me to discuss his favorite movie of all time, 1972's disaster epic The Poseidon Adventure



Friday Apr 17, 2020
Once Bitten
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Reality TV journalist Gordon Holmes joins me to discuss one of my favorite comedies of the 80's, Jim Carrey's first big movie, Once Bitten



Sunday Apr 12, 2020
Grizzly Man
Sunday Apr 12, 2020
Sunday Apr 12, 2020
Former therapist and bear enthusiast Leann Lindsley joins me to discuss one of the craziest documentaries you are ever going to see, Werner Herzog's 2005 masterpiece, Grizzly Man



Friday Apr 03, 2020
Last Night
Friday Apr 03, 2020
Friday Apr 03, 2020
Screenwriter Brian Scully joins me to talk about a haunting little masterpiece from Canada that you have probably never seen before, 1998's Last Night



Friday Mar 27, 2020
Harold and Maude
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Playwright Stephen Garvey joins me to discuss the greatest love story of our time, 1971's surprisingly deep comedy Harold and Maude



Saturday Mar 21, 2020
Easy A
Saturday Mar 21, 2020
Saturday Mar 21, 2020
Teen movie fan Stephanie Katz joins me to discuss one of the greatest teen movies of all time, Emma Stone in 2010's Easy A



Monday Mar 16, 2020
The Vanishing (aka Spoorloos)
Monday Mar 16, 2020
Monday Mar 16, 2020
Horror movie fan and cinephile Christopher Chardi joins me to discuss the movie that Stanley Kubrick once called the most terrifying movie he had ever seen, 1988's The Vanishing (aka Spoorloos)



Friday Mar 13, 2020
Clue
Friday Mar 13, 2020
Friday Mar 13, 2020
High school drama teacher Jimmy Gardner joins me to talk about the one-time flop that later turned into a beloved comedy classic, 1985's Clue



Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Popstar
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
SNL podcaster and stand-up comedian Darin Patterson joins me to talk about one of the funniest movies ever made, 2016's hilarious comedy that never should have flopped, Popstar