Straight Chilling: Horror Movie Review

Justin sits down with modern master Takashi Miike at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival to discuss his legendary film career.

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A woman working as a content moderator comes across a series of violent videos reproducing death scenes from an infamous 1978 cult film.  

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Join the Straight Chilling Crew as we discuss pre-internet viral videos, the command violence has on the attention economy, and lackluster content moderation in, Faces of Death (2026). 

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (4:00)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:20)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (15:15)

Rotten Tomatoes (1:03:00)

Trivia (1:10:05)

Cooter of the Week (1:13:42)

What We've Been Watching (1:21:15)

Hotline Scream (1:41:47)

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Justin sits down with returning guest, writer-director Damian McCarthy at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival to discuss his latest film, Hokum (2026) and much more!

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A petty thief desperate for work muscles his way into the world of crime journalism and becomes the star of his own story as he blurs the line between observer and participant.

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Join the Straight Chilling Crew as we discuss the personification of capitalism, corporate speak, and the sensationalist 24 hour news cycle in, Nightcrawler (2014). 

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:50)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (12:12)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (17:15)

Rotten Tomatoes (57:10)

Trivia (1:06:58)

Cooter of the Week (1:12:00)

Hotline Scream (1:19:10)

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Justin sits down with multi-talented writer, director, actor Brea Grant at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival to discuss her latest film, Grind (2026). 

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The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.

On this week's episode…

Join the Straight Chilling Crew as we discuss Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum saving the human race, Randy Quaid's motivational butt probe, and President Bill Pullman in Roland Emmerich's classic alien invasion movie, Independence Day (1996).

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (4:00)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (13:00)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (20:30)

Rotten Tomatoes (1:15:35)

Trivia (1:20:12)

Cooter of the Week (1:31:50)

What We've Been Watching (1:40:15)

Hotline Scream (1:49:12)

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Anonymous videotapes begin appearing at a house in the Hollywood Hills. Events escalate and become increasingly untethered to reality.

On this week's episode…

Join the Straight Chilling Crew as we discuss creepy pale-faced dudes, Bill Pullman's musicianship, and David Lynch's neo-noir horror film, Lost Highway (1997).

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (6:10)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (12:50)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (18:45)

Rotten Tomatoes (1:17:12)

Trivia (1:25:00)

Cooter of the Week (1:32:08)

What We've Been Watching (1:41:10)

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A devoted husband and father helps two stranded girls who knock on his door, but his kind gesture turns into a dangerous seduction and a game of cat and mouse.

On this week's episode…

Join the Straight Chilling Crew as we discuss Keanu Reeves' acting range, Ana de Armas' first English language film, and Eli Roth's ultimate Father's Day movie, Knock Knock (2015).

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (4:45)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:15)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (14:25)

Rotten Tomatoes (1:00:36)

Cooter of the Week (1:07:50)

What We've Been Watching (1:12:48)

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Functioning as a direct sequel to the first season of the Chainsaw Man series. Denji, a young man who coexists with a chainsaw demon encounters a new romantic interest, but will his involvement place them both in danger?

On this week's episode…

Join the Straight Chilling Crew as we discuss raging teenage hormones, sexy ass demons, and Tatsuya Yoshihara's extremely popular anime, Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc (2025).

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:55)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:00)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (14:45)

Rotten Tomatoes (1:05:20)

Cooter of the Week (1:14:10)

Hotline Scream (1:21:15)

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After a therapist's patient disappears into a dimension beyond reality, she must venture into the unknown to save him.

On this week's episode…

Join the Straight Chilling Crew as we discuss liminal horror, the appeal of analog technology, and Kane Parson's very successful YouTube series turned feature film, Backrooms (2026). 

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (5:58)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (11:00)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (14:50)

Rotten Tomatoes (1:19:40)

Trivia (1:29:23)

Cooter of the Week (1:38:20)

What We've Been Watching (1:44:45)

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