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  • Grab your lucky coin, open you blue letter, and don't forget your hat as we tunnel our way through humor, action, and existentialism in tonight's Ranking Popcorn Punchout: Video Rack Attack Bracket of the Coen Brothers' filmography!


    Special guest: Matt Mercer - Contracted, Dementia: Part II, Bliss, Beyond the Gates

    If you enjoy this episode, come join the Video Monsters crew on Discord - be a part of the discussion and listen in live when we record our episodes!! Go to linktree.com/videomonsterpod for the link to Discord, our socials, and other highlights!!

    Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.


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  • Grab your rotting apples, take a look in the mirror, and work on your sewing skills as we sing the praises of John Adams and Toby Poser in our interview and analysis of Where the Devil Roams!!Special guests: John Adams & Toby Poser - Hellbender, The Deeper You DigStay up to date with all Adams Family news at https://wonderwheelproductions.comOrder your bluray copy of Where the Devil Roams from Vinegar Syndrome at:https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/where-the-devil-roamsIf you enjoy this episode, come join the Video Monsters crew on Discord - be a part of the discussion and listen in live when we record our episodes!! Go to linktree.com/videomonsterpod for the link to Discord, our socials, and other highlights!!Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.music for Video Monsters by Evan Simmons

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  • Top off your white lightning, refill your mega-sized popcorn bucket, and remember that wherever you go to listen to your podcast...there you are! Swap out the tapes because tonight is part two of our Popcorn Punchout to pick our main themes for the year - in the end, there can be only one....er.... eight.



    If you enjoy this episode, come join the Video Monsters crew on Discord - be a part of the discussion and listen in live when we record our episodes!! Go to linktree.com/videomonsterpod for the link to Discord, our socials, and other highlights!!

    Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.


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  • Grab your freeze dried ice cream, a mega-sized popcorn bucket, and try to keep your sanity as three good fellas roll the dice and sink their jaws into tonight's mega-sized Popcorn Punchout as we work from 32 themes down to our final 8 for the year!! And get ready to change the tapes midway through, because tonight is only part 1 of this two-part episode....


    If you enjoy this episode, come join the Video Monsters crew on Discord - be a part of the discussion and listen in live when we record our episodes!! Go to linktree.com/videomonsterpod for the link to Discord, our socials, and other highlights!!

    Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.


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  • Grab your breadless bread, cozy up to the fire, and don't just listen....savor. Savor our analysis of THE MENU as we podcast on the edge of the abyss (which is where god works too)!

    Special guest: Sarah Stubbs - Geeks Who Eat, Final Girls Feast


    If you enjoy this episode, come join the Video Monsters crew on Discord - be a part of the discussion and listen in live when we record our episodes!! Go to linktree.com/videomonsterpod for the link to Discord, our socials, and other highlights!!

    Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.


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  • Grab your trash cheese, put on your tiny chef's hat, and strike your best freeze frame pose as you let the combination of our cinematic tastes swirl around your head in our analysis of RATATOUILLE!! And remember, anyone can be a podcaster... but it takes true passion to be a Video Monster.



    If you enjoy this episode, come join the Video Monsters crew on Discord - be a part of the discussion and listen in live when we record our episodes!! Go to linktree.com/videomonsterpod for the link to Discord, our socials, and other highlights!!


    Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.


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  • Grab your best bottle of crypt wine, take down the curtains, and fry up some bacon because the timer is running for us to deconstruct our thoughts in tonight's analysis of PIG!


    If you enjoy this episode, come join the Video Monsters crew on Discord - be a part of the discussion and listen in live when we record our episodes!! Go to linktree.com/videomonsterpod for the link to Discord, our socials, and other highlights!!

    Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.


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  • The most OK-est of annual holiday traditions is finally upon us! And, as usual, it’s going to be SPECT....adequate (it’s fine. Totally fine.) This year the Video Monsters are going to do a ranking mini-POPCORN PUNCHOUT: Video Rack Attack Bracket to decide which three Christmas (or Xmas-adjacent) films we recommend you watch this holiday season. And much like Great Uncle Lewis lighting a cigar next to Cousin Eddie's sewage dump, tonight's episode is equal parts beauty and destruction as our attempt to spread some good-natured holiday cheer led to some of the most heated debates in the show's history as our beloved picks inevitably go up in flames. So grab some eggnog, pray it’s spiked, and find out which underseen holiday gems we recommend for this year’s Video Monsters Holiday SPECT-adequate! (It’s fine. Perfectly fine.)



    If you enjoy this episode, come join the Video Monsters crew on Discord - be a part of the discussion and listen in live when we record our episodes!! Go to linktree.com/videomonsterpod for the link to Discord, our socials, the most recent Popcorn Punchout poll (when active), and occasionally some highlighted episodes!!

    Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.


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  • It's a Big Night for the Video Monsters because it’s time for another POPCORN PUNCHOUT: Video Rack Attack Bracket, this time to decide which three Food Service movies we get to feast on over the next few weeks. As usual with these episodes, the game eventually reaches a Boiling Point as beloved films are eliminated, and none of us make it to the end without getting a little Burnt in the process, but we adore this Strange Brew we have concocted and think you will find that the end results are Simply Irresistible. So embrace your inner Chef, Pig out on some Mystic Pizza, and discover which three movies end up on The Menu in our Food Service POPCORN PUNCHOUT!



    If you enjoy this episode, come join the Video Monsters crew on Discord - be a part of the discussion and listen in live when we record our episodes!! Go to linktree.com/videomonsterpod for the link to Discord, our socials, the most recent Popcorn Punchout poll (when active), and occasionally some highlighted episodes!!

    Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.


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  • The Video Monsters are bringing you even more Chattanooga Film Festival 2023 goodness with tonight's discussion of SOUR PARTY - a feminist, punk, one crazy day, buddy comedy, with just a dash of magical realism that highlights how truly bizarre the world can be! Special guests Michael Drexton, Amanda Drexton, and Samantha Westervelt (all of whom wore many hats in the making of Sour Party) join us to dig into things and discuss just about every element of their film - from the comedically absurd, to the heartfelt themes, to the personal connection, and even to some behind the scenes production stories. The Video Monsters aren't just blowing smoke when we say that we truly love this film! So grab your stolen succulents, call up your kreep peepz, and make sure to wash your hair before hitting the road with our discussion of SOUR PARTY!!


    If you enjoy this episode, come join the Video Monsters crew on Discord - be a part of the discussion and listen in live when we record our episodes!! Go to linktree.com/videomonsterpod for the link to Discord, our socials, the most recent Popcorn Punchout poll (when active), and occasionally some highlighted episodes!!

    Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.


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  • The Video Monsters have prepared a feast for your ears with tonight's Food Service Monthly Movie Madness!! The Monthly Movie Madness episodes are a recent addition to our lineup in which Nathan, Eric, and Dan pick 10 movies each for the monthly theme, resulting in a curated list of daily recommendations of themed movies. We also use these 30 movies to compose the audience survey for our Popcorn Punchout each month, so be sure to go to linktree.com/videomonsterpod to take the Popcorn Punchout survey and let us know which of tonight's movies you hope get the full Video Monsters analysis! So order up some coffee, fritters, truffles, and two slices of pizza and meet us at the table as we serve up our Food Service Monthly Movie Madness!



    If you enjoy this episode, come join the Video Monsters crew on Discord - be a part of the discussion and listen in live when we record our episodes!! Go to linktree.com/videomonsterpod for the link to Discord, our socials, the most recent Popcorn Punchout poll (when active), and occasionally some highlighted episodes!!

    Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.


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  • To celebrate the release of Blow Up My Life (2023) on VOD, the Video Monsters are blowing the whistle of praise and releasing from the vault our Q&A with Abigail Horten and Ryan Dickie from Chattanooga Film Festival 2023! Blow Up My Life has a great balance of humor and corporate thriller, great actors that really bring you into the movie, and some very artful technical skills on display - so if you've not yet seen it, go check it out now and support indie filmmakers! So encrypt your files, grab your binoculars, and meet us online for our Q&A of Blow Up My Life!!


    If you enjoy this episode, come join the Video Monsters crew on Discord - be a part of the discussion and listen in live when we record our episodes!! Go to linktree.com/videomonsterpod for the link to Discord, our socials, the most recent Popcorn Punchout poll (when active), and occasionally some highlighted episodes!!

    Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.


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  • Don’t keep away from PUMPKINHEAD (1988),
    Unless you're tired of great movies.
    Watching it is mostly fun,
    But beware, it has a cruel streak
    30 minutes in and you're undone
    By a moving turn from Lance Henricksen,
    As he seeks vengeance for what was done
    To a small young boy, his only son
    Time will not erase or blot,
    Stan Winston’s first directing appearance,
    And just in case you all forgot,
    The creature effects are utter brilliance,
    So with bolted doors and windows barred,
    And love for monsters in your heart,
    The Video Monster dare to tread,
    Onto the sacred ground of Pumpkinhead!


    If you enjoy this episode, come join the Video Monsters crew on Discord - be a part of the discussion and listen in live when we record our episodes!! Go to linktree.com/videomonsterpod for the link to Discord, our socials, the most recent Popcorn Punchout poll (when active), and occasionally some highlighted episodes!!

    Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.


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  • The Video Monsters have been exiled to the New England wilderness as we contend with the plague of horrors unleashed by Robert Eggers’s THE WITCH (2015). Is the film a touching family tragedy? A coming-of-age story about bad parenting as self-fulfilling prophecy? A cautionary tale about the extremes of theocratic patriarchal social structures? A liberating good-for-her narrative about a young woman bucking gender norms in Puritan society? Or is it actually just a thinly-veiled sitcom in the guise of a 17th-century religious horror film? The Video Monsters will attempt to answer all these questions and so much more. So take a break from chopping wood, grab your baby paste, and live deliciously with us because Black Phillip compels you to listen to our review of THE WITCH!


    If you enjoy this episode, come join the Video Monsters crew on Discord - be a part of the discussion and listen in live when we record our episodes!! Go to linktree.com/videomonsterpod for the link to Discord, our socials, the most recent Popcorn Punchout poll (when active), and occasionally some highlighted episodes!!

    Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.


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  • The Video Monsters kick off our series on Folk Horror films with an underseen 80s gem that features far more explosions than your typical witch-in-the-woods flick. Make sure to get your vision checked ahead of time because on today’s episode we’ll be discussing EYES OF FIRE (1983)! For those of you who have not heard of this film, just imagine a mash-up of LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE with Robert Eggers’s THE VVITCH and you’ll be like… 30% of the way to figuring out what to expect from this deeply strange little film. So swallow that frog in your throat, look out for exploding cat children, and meet us in the woods with the tree faces (seriously, this movie is weird) as we gaze upon Avery Crounse’s EYES OF FIRE!


    If you enjoy this episode, come join the Video Monsters crew on Discord - be a part of the discussion and listen in live when we record our episodes!! Go to linktree.com/videomonsterpod for the link to Discord, our socials, the most recent Popcorn Punchout poll (when active), and occasionally some highlighted episodes!!

    Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.


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  • The podcast which you are about to hear is an account of the tragedy which befell a group of five friends, in particular Kyle Kuchta and fellow guest, Wolfe MacReady. It is all the more tragic in that they volunteered for this. But, had they continued to podcast for a very, very long time, they could not have expected nor would they have wished to see as much of the mad and macabre as they were to see that night. For them an idyllic Tuesday night recording session became a nightmare. The events of that transpired were to lead to the discovery of one of the most bizarre episodes in the annals of Video Monsters history, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre… POPCORN PUNCHOUT.


    Use the link below to support Wolfe's Kickstarter for their feature film: GIVING UP THE GHOST!https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wolfelikeme/giving-up-the-ghost-wolfe-macreadys-first-feature-film?ref=4oq5js

    If you enjoy this episode, come join the Video Monsters crew on Discord - be a part of the discussion and listen in live when we record our episodes!! Go to linktree.com/videomonsterpod for the link to Discord, our socials, the most recent Popcorn Punchout poll (when active), and occasionally some highlighted episodes!!

    Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.



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  • Pour out some salt and light some fires because it's time for another Popcorn Punchout: Video Rack Attack Bracket to decide on which three folk horror movies will be receiving the full Video Monsters' analysis! And joining the wild rumpus tonight is very special guest and friend of the podcast, Wolfe MacReady!! Along with adding to the chaos of the Popcorn Punchout, Wolfe also discusses the Kickstarter for their first feature film: GIVING UP THE GHOST! So hop on your motorcycle, embrace the power of nature, and watch out for wyrms as you get ready to live deliciously with the Video Monsters and special guest Wolfe MacReady as we serve up our Folk Horror Popcorn Punchout!!

    Use the link below to support Wolfe's Kickstarter for their feature film: GIVING UP THE GHOST!
    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wolfelikeme/giving-up-the-ghost-wolfe-macreadys-first-feature-film?ref=4oq5js

    If you enjoy this episode, come join the Video Monsters crew on Discord - be a part of the discussion and listen in live when we record our episodes!! Go to linktree.com/videomonsterpod for the link to Discord, our socials, the most recent Popcorn Punchout poll (when active), and occasionally some highlighted episodes!!

    Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.


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  • Hello, kiddies (because of course we had to start it this way)! The Video Monsters are closing out our 1995 horror series with the spooky, spine-tingling, and – dare I say – seductive siege flick, TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT! Joining us for this ghastly good time is special guest and master of SCARE-emonies, Brian Salisbury of Junkfood Cinema! Together we’ll discuss childhood Crypt-Keeper nightmares, our willingness to sacrifice humanity for Billy Zane, and the missed marketing opportunity of holy flasks. All that AND an increasingly unhinged impression of Gerard Butler? What more could you want?! So save the cat, fasten your drool cups, and ready your vomit bags because we’re going to the movies with Ernest Dickerson’s TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT (1995)!


    If you enjoy this episode, come join the Video Monsters crew on Discord - be a part of the discussion and listen in live when we record our episodes!! Go to linktree.com/videomonsterpod for the link to Discord, our socials, the most recent Popcorn Punchout poll (when active), and occasionally some highlighted episodes!!
    Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.



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  • The Video Monsters are joined by filmmaker Anthony Cousins (When Susurrus Stirs, The Bloody Ballad of Squirt Reynolds, Scare Package, Scare Package II: Rad Chad's Revenge) to discuss the 30th anniversary of Super Mario Bros.! If you've been following the podcast for a while, you know that Super Mario Bros. holds a very special place in our hearts and we are always excited to discuss it. The troubled production, poor reception upon release, and negative critiques over the years (in large part due to how far it seemingly strays from its source material) have given Super Mario Bros. the unfair stigma of being "one of the worst movies ever made." But here at Video Monsters, we hope to right some of the wrongs of cinematic history by giving our heartfelt analysis of how the acting and world-building (despite some of the behind the scenes production issues) bring so much life and depth to the film, how the film is surprisingly faithful in its adaptation of the video game, and how we have a deep and unironic love of this film that has only grown (or, should I say "evolved") over the years. So grab your tools, put on your thwomp stompers, and trust the fungus as you dive into the podcast dimension with us for our analysis of Super Mario Bros.!!

    If you enjoy this episode, come join the Video Monsters crew on Discord - be a part of the discussion and listen in live when we record our episodes!! Go to linktree.com/videomonsterpod for the link to Discord, our socials, the most recent Popcorn Punchout poll (when active), and occasionally some highlighted episodes!!
    Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.



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  • The Video Monsters Halloween coverage continues as we prepare for October's theme of Folk Horror with our Monthly Movie Madness!! The Monthly Movie Madness episodes are a recent addition to our lineup in which Nathan, Eric, and Dan pick 10 movies each for the monthly theme, resulting in a curated list of daily recommendations of themed movies. We also use these 30 movies to compose the audience survey for our Popcorn Punchout each month, so be sure to go to linktree.com/videomonsterpod to take the Popcorn Punchout survey and let us know which of tonight's movies you hope get the full Video Monsters analysis! So put on your finest ritual robe, grab your ancient tome, and be careful what you wish for as you meet us in the woods to folk around and find out in our Video Monsters’ Monthly Movie Madness!
    If you enjoy this episode, come join the Video Monsters crew on Discord - be a part of the discussion and listen in live when we record our episodes!! Go to linktree.com/videomonsterpod for the link to Discord, our socials, the most recent Popcorn Punchout poll (when active), and occasionally some highlighted episodes!!
    Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.



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