Phantom of the Opera? No. It’s “Phantom of the Paradise” on Hindsight is Horrifying

Today we end our malformed Halloween season with a look at Brian De Palma’s trippy musical extravaganza, “Phantom of the Paradise.” Before Andrew Lloyd Weber gave the world his lesser-known version of Leroux’s famous novel, the bell-bottomed population of the 1970s was subjected to this prog/folk acid trip. The plot concerns a weird and disturbing composer who is maimed and … Read More

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) – Podcast 0143

How the Grinch Stole Christmas. *The one with Jim Carrey* In a magical world that exists on a snowflake…Cindy Lou Who is an antagonist! WHO knew? We’ll see ourselves out… This week, Darth and Jason welcome brand new (and unsuspecting) guest, Alli, to discuss How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Hindsighters, this episode forces Darth and Jason to ask … WHY … Read More

Ernest Scared Stupid – Podcast 0129

Ernest Scared Stupid: “I Sure Hope You’re From Keebler!” On this delightful episode, Darth’s friend Jeremy (whose headstone will read “Ernest Scared Stupid ‘Expert’ #TombstoneMoment”) joins in for some Halloween fun in the studio to discuss a staple of all our childhoods, Ernest P. Worrell. For most of us, Ernest was such a constant presence in our lives that we … Read More

Battle Royale: 10 Things I Hate About You – Podcast 0127

10 Things I Hate About You : “I Heard He Ate a Live Duck Once.” *DISCLAIMER* Darth takes NO RESPONSIBILITY for these show notes. The men on this particular episode are the conductors of the Hot Mess Express. Also, we have to formally apologize to Randy and decent human beings everywhere because Adam Brown remains the King of wildly necessary … Read More

Battle Royale: Night Shift – Podcast 0126

Night Shift: Edible paper! You Eat it, it’s Gone…Eat it, it’s Outta There! Welcome to our first (and hopefully regular) ménage à quad! *term trademarked by Adam Brown* #Hindsighters (as Katie has aptly labeled you), it’s hoes before bros on Part 1 of this brand-new type of episode. Darth and Katie challenge Jason and Adam Brown in a cinematic battle … Read More

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen – Podcast 0125

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen – Is There a Doctor in the Fish? Drop some acid, smoke some peyote. Do what you’ve got to do to prepare yourself for one of the trippiest movies of all time. But what else can you expect from Terry Gilliam, a.k.a the animation hippie of the Monty Python universe?  Welcome to The Adventures of … Read More

Death Race 2000 – Podcast 0114

Death Race 2000: Try Not to Think About Auto Erotic Asphyxiation. On this week’s episode, Jason gains gender support from our first male guest, podcast virgin, Adam, who selected one of the most bizarre and fantastic movies that Darth has ever seen. And she remembers the time of VHS! You might be surprised that Adam was disciplined enough to stay … Read More

The Mask – Podcast 0113

SOMEBODY, STOP ME! And the Oscar for Tightest Red Dress goes to…Cameron Diaz (a.k.a. the human Jessica Rabbit in The Mask)! Don’t be fooled, gang. Jason pretends to hate this amazing movie while TOTALLY appreciating all of Cameron’s ASSets. The lesson to be taken from this is that you, too, can fall in mutual VD if you wait long enough … Read More