In this episode, we’re counting down our Top 10 Favorite Movies of 2023, a packed year filled with surprise hits, massive blockbusters, unforgettable indies, and plenty of genre gems.

We compare picks, debate the standouts, dive into craft, performances, and cultural impact, and wrap it all with a massive list of Honorable Mentions. If you love movies, this is a big one.

Reviewing the new The Running Man movie with cast breakdowns, production insights, Alien: Earth Season 2 news, Insidious 6 updates, and physical media picks.

Dive into Predator: Badlands with The Bark Knight Podcast, exploring its cast, lore, video game inspirations, easter eggs, and ties to the Alien universe, plus the latest film news and physical media pickups.

This episode is dedicated to some of our favorite movies that we think remain largely unseen compared to their greatness including Upgrade, Running Scared, Money Talks, and more.

We start the episode with a game of This or That?, then we finish where we left off in our Halfway to Halloween Special with Part II of our 31 Days of Halloween, and we finish the episode with the latest news, including our analysis of the Scream 7 trailer, our thoughts on Robert Englund getting the Hollywood Walk of Fame Star, and our Physical Media Showcase of the Pet Sematary (1989) 4K edition.

We break down Black Phone 2 from the characters and actors, the setting, the homages and influences, and what’s next for the franchise.

We break down the first 14 days of our 31 Days of Halloween then discuss the latest horror news, followed by a discussion on the current state of the physical media market.

We do a full breakdown of the first season of Alien: Earth, discussing theories, our favorite scenes, the Alien Universe lore, the new species, and much more.

We also take some time to discuss our upcoming 31 Days of Halloween and what movies and topics we'll be discussing. Patrick also gives a non-spoiler review of Good Boy.

In the season 4 premiere, Patrick welcomes Brandon Christensen, the director of Shudder’s Night of the Reaper, onto the show to discuss his new movie and his love of horror.

In their biggest episode yet, our crew take on the Franchise Battle Royale, voting each franchise up the bracket until only one remains. Join us to find our which franchise rules them all.

Dan and Paul join Patrick for the 50th episode of the podcast to discuss their top five favorite movies of all time and why they hold them so dear. They also go into some of their honorable mentions and close-calls for the list and why they didn’t make it.

We break down the latest entry in the 28 zombie movie franchise, 28 Years Later, including non-spoiler reviews as well as a full-spoiler section breaking down the three acts, the ending, the cast and characters, the writing and directing, as well as our predictions of what comes next.

Based on popular demand, Patrick opens the episode with his top 30-16 favorite movies from 2013. He then transitions to a cut segment from the last episode where Patrick and Dan talk through some other releases from 2013 that didn't make their lists at all.

Take a look back at 2013, a year without any clear winners for the top spot but with a ton of great releases, making space for some unique picks for favorites from our hosts. Join us as we review what movies made this year special.

We watched Ballerina, the latest movie in the John Wick franchise: one of us liked it, one of us...kind of didn't? It's a bit more complex than that, but join us to hear our thoughts.

We also do a non-spoiler review of Predator: Killer of Killers, the latest from the Predator franchise, and we discuss the new Alien: Earth trailer with our theories about what creatures the show will feature.

Since last episode, Patrick saw Mission Impossible, Dan saw Bring Her Back and Lilo & Stitch, and a whole bunch of new trailers released including Black Phone 2, Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein, Happy Gilmore 2, Pete Davidson's The Home, Stranger Things S5, Dexter: Resurrection, and more.

Meka G from the Cinematic Nightmares Podcast joins Patrick to talk about our favorite psychological horror movies. Topics range from how we define the sub-genre, how it intersects with other genres like Supernatural and Folk Horror, and discussions on how it deals with real life fears like motherhood, grief, claustrophobia, isolation, and paranoia.

We catch up on the latest installment of the Final Destination franchise, discussing what makes the franchise special, what our favorites are, and where this one ranks. We also take a moment to recognize the achievements of Tony Todd and his impact on this franchise and the horror genre as a whole.

We reveal our top ten favorite movies from 1993 as well as some other favorites and honorable mentions from that year with background on the directors, writers, and actors involved.

In our latest, we do a full spoilers, in-depth breakdown of Marvel Studios’ latest film, Thunderbolts*, or what has now been retitled The New Avengers, the 36th MCU film, the final film of phase 5, and the introduction of a brand new team of super (anti)heroes.