Genre Exposure: A Film Podcast
A bi-weekly podcast plumbing the depths of genre films. Join us as we explore the wide world of cinema broadening our horizons one movie at a time.
In this episode, we take our first stab at focusing exclusively on some world cinema for a block as Michael launches us into a series on Indian cinema. It all kicks off with an amazing slice of period horror that weaves a generation spanning tale of greed. Join us as we check out Rahi Anil…
In this episode, we dig deep into the mailbag to check out the first listener suggestion the podcast ever received. This leads us back to show-favorite director David Robert Mitchell and his landmark 2014 horror film It Follows. Jason champions the film’s classical aesthetics. Dustin focuses in on the varying interpretations of what “It” actually…
In this episode, we continue our focus on anthology films by advancing to the beloved world of 80s horror. We check out Stephen King’s Cat’s Eye from 1985 directed by Lewis Teague. Michael shares his appreciation for the very MCU-like interconnected nature of King’s world in the film. Dustin champions the more critically maligned segment…
In this episode, we eagerly kick off our next block focusing on anthology films. Michael starts the conversation with the legendary Ealing Studios classic Dead of Night from 1945. Jason helps define the stylistic elements of anthology films. Michael embraces the very British Horror vibe of the movie. And for some reason, Dustin can’t stop…
In this episode, our #GialloJanuary celebration kicks into overtime as we spill into February to wrap everything up. We’ve checked out gialli in its heyday of the early 70s and followed it up with a look at its waning days in the late 80s. Circling our discussions has been this idea about modern interpretations of…
In this episode, our #GialloJanuary celebration continues. Leaving behind the explosion of the genre in the early 70s, we advance into the late 80s to check out how things have evolved by focusing on Lamberto Bava’s rather steamy erotic giallo Delirium (aka Le Foto di Gioia). Jason comes out swinging in support of the film….
In this episode, we kick off 2022 and our first theme block of the year by returning to one of our favorite genres to celebrate #GialloJanuary. We start off by leaving the beaten path of the most popular gialli directors to check out Luciano Ercoli’s Death Walks at Midnight. Michael finds himself lost in the…
In this episode, we return to the found footage subgenre to tackle our first listener-requested episode by checking out Renny Harlin’s Devil’s Pass from 2013. This documentary-style horror flick is based on the many conspiracy theories surrounding the real world Dyatlov Pass Incident. We get into all that and some other conspiracies the film manages…
In this special bonus episode of Genre Exposure, we celebrate the works of Master of Horror George A. Romero. We talk about our favorites among his many creations, share our fond memories, and then turn our focus onto his newly released “lost” film: The Amusement Park. Heads up, despite its critical acclaim we all walked…
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