It’s not “Children of the Damned” nor “Children of the Corn” nor “Corn of the Damned” - it’s John Carpenter’s “Village of the Damned,” goddamnit! Creepy blonde kids with laser eyes! Our guest Amy Nicholson’s (“Unspooled”) boyfriend thinks she looks like one of them. Griffin thinks David’s baby has “Village of the Damned” eyes, too. But is this movie actually ... Show More
Nov 9
Hail, Caesar! with Shirley Li
Would that it twere so simple to lasso that lazy ol’ moon! This week, we’re chatting about all the studio shenanigans in Hail, Caesar! with our pal Shirley Li. Speaking of Shirley, we all knew she was skilled at getting David “The Dog” Sims off the leash, but did you know that sh ... Show More
2h 36m
Oct 2022
Four Favorites with Ana Lily Amirpour: sad cinema, hungry babies, Keanu Reeves and American Psycho
<p>“It’s so fun to be bad.” Spooky season continues with filmmaker Ana Lily Amirpour, who talks to <a href="https://letterboxd.com/ggnz/"><u>Gemma</u></a> and <a href="https://letterboxd.com/slim/"><u>Slim</u></a> about her four favorite films—<a href="https://boxd.it/28Vs"><u><e ... Show More
50m 35s
Jun 2024
Knight Service - Joshua John Miller & Mark Fortin (The Exorcism)
Freddy had the pleasure of talking with Joshua John Miller, the director of The Exorcism, and Mark Fortin, the writer. They both talked about their life struggles growing up, what got them into horror, the filmmaking process, and so much more. It was a very thoughtful and insight ... Show More
33m 52s
Jan 2025
Nosferatu (or Yesferatu?) with Robert Eggers
Happy New Year from Mark, Simon, The Redactor and the rest of us on the Take Team! We’re kicking off 2025 with a top-drawer guest—’Nosferatu’ director Robert Eggers. He tells Simon about his new remake of the1922 silent classic, originally by German expressionist director F.W. Mu ... Show More
1h 11m
Oct 2023
#588 — Eddie Izzard, Matt Johnson, Greta Gerwig
It's not so much a hat-trick of amazing guests on this week's Empire Podcast, more a hat-treat as our bumper-sized Halloween edition brings you, tucked away at the episode's end (should you wish to skip there immediately), Ben Travis' warm and wonderful chat with Greta Gerwig, di ... Show More
2h 7m
Oct 2024
Another Transformers Film? What Will Mark Think?
This week’s guest is everyone’s favourite foul-mouthed politico-cum-Time Lord. That’s right, Peter Capaldi is on the show to tell Simon all about Season 2 of his time-bending, psychological thriller show ‘The Devil’s Hour’. Mark reviews ‘Transformers One’, an animated sci-fi acti ... Show More
1h 5m
Aug 2022
Four Favorites with Rebekah McKendry: absurd horror, Hedwig, Suspiria, The ’Burbs
<p>Never tumble-dry a bra! Film professor, director, <a href="https://www.fangoria.com/podcasts/colors-of-the-dark/"><u><em>Colors of the Dark</em></u></a> podcaster and absurdist horror-comedy fan <a href="https://letterboxd.com/rebekahmckendry/"><u>Rebekah McKendry</u></a> join ... Show More
1h 5m