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Dissect That Film @dissectthatfilm.bsky.social · 15h

#NowWatching

Recording our Halloween episode tomorrow.

Let us know what your thoughts are on this one!

What is your favorite movie to watch on Halloween?

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Dissect That Film @dissectthatfilm.bsky.social · 1d

NEW EPISODE!📣
SPOOKTOBER 2025🎃👻

We continue Spooktober/The Month of Angela with her first pick, the 1985 haunted house film, HOUSE (1985).

Join us, along with Steve from @bucketofchumpod.bsky.social as we dissect this 40 year old classic.

Check out the episode wherever you get your podcasts.

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Dissect That Film @dissectthatfilm.bsky.social · 9d

#nowwatching

Angela picked this classic remake for episode #2 of Spooktober 2025.

What are your thoughts on Thir13en Ghosts (2001)?

Bonus question: what is your favorite horror remake?

Send us your responses before the recording, tomorrow at 8pm ET.

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Dissect That Film @dissectthatfilm.bsky.social · 9d

Spooktober 2025/ The Month of Angela begins tonight with another dive into the Patreon Vault, as we look at the wild 1966 hot dog monster flick THE HORROR OF PARTY BEACH.

Join our beach dance party tonight at 7pm EDT over at YouTube.com/dissectthatfilm or check out the audio version at midnight.

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Dissect That Film @dissectthatfilm.bsky.social · 16d

NEW EPISODE!📣

Today, we conclude Spider Month with our dissection of one of the greatest spider centric films out there, 1990's ARACHNOPHOBIA.

With a killer cast, plot, and effects work, does this one still hold up 35 years later? Let's talk about it this week on the Dissect That Film Podcast.

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Dissect That Film @dissectthatfilm.bsky.social · 22d

NEW EPISODE!📣
THE MONSTER ZONE!

4 short months after the release of the mega hit Jaws, we were graced with a shlocky giant spider movie called THE GIANT SPIDER INVASION.

50 years later, we're talking about it!
Check it out wherever you get your podcasts.

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Dissect That Film @dissectthatfilm.bsky.social · 29d

NEW EPISODE!📣

We continue our journey through "Spider Month" with 2002's EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS.

Check out the episode wherever you get your podcasts.

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Dissect That Film @dissectthatfilm.bsky.social · Sep 5

NEW EPISODE!📣
THE MONSTER ZONE👾

We begin Spider Month with a pull from our patreon vault, and 1955's TARANTULA crawled out.

Check it out wherever you get your podcasts.

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Dissect That Film @dissectthatfilm.bsky.social · Sep 4

Tomorrow, we record the next episode of the Dissect That Film Podcast on 2002's EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS.

Have you seen this wild mutant creature feature? Let us know your thoughts.

Side question: What is your favorite insect/arachnid based creature feature?

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Dissect That Film @dissectthatfilm.bsky.social · Sep 4

This week, we open up the Patreon Vault and release our conversation on 1955's TARANTULA.

Is it one of the scariest monster movies of the 50's? Let's start Spider Month with a classic!

Join us for the YouTube Premiere tonight at 7pm EDT. Audio version out at midnight.

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Dissect That Film @dissectthatfilm.bsky.social · Aug 30

NEW EPISODE!📣

From the jungles of Val Verde to the concrete jungle of Los Angeles, we explore the underrated sequel to one of the greatest action movies ever made, 1990's PREDATOR 2.

Now available wherever you get your podcasts.

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Dissect That Film @dissectthatfilm.bsky.social · Aug 28

This week, we venture to the concrete jungle of L.A. in the far future of 1997 to cover 1990's PREDATOR 2.

Youtube Premiere tonight at 6:30pm EDT. Audio version live tonight at midnight.

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Old Man Brad @oldmanbrad.bsky.social · Aug 25

Later this week the Old Man Brad podcast is getting a new name! Welcome to Tomb of Terrors w/ Old Man Brad. It’s the same fun show with a new path to the future. I couldn’t be more excited! #podcast

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Dissect That Film @dissectthatfilm.bsky.social · Aug 24

Have you listened to our latest episode of THE MONSTER ZONE on 1959's The Killer Shrews?

Check out our breakdown of a movie that gives us experiments gone wrong, a weird unnecessary love triangle, and dogs in shrews costumes.

Available now wherever you get your podcasts.

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Dissect That Film @dissectthatfilm.bsky.social · Aug 23

The Killer Shrews advertisements circa 1959.

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Dissect That Film @dissectthatfilm.bsky.social · Aug 22

NEW EPISODE!📣
THE MONSTER ZONE!👾

This week, we travel to an island to fight mutated animals, with 1959's THE KILLER SHREWS.

Check it out wherever you get your podcasts.

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Dissect That Film @dissectthatfilm.bsky.social · Aug 21

This week, we travel to THE MONSTER ZONE to look at a movie that may have been an inspiration for a little book about a park full of dinosaurs, 1959's The Killer Shrews.

Join us tonight at 7pm ET for the YouTube premiere. Audio version drops at midnight.

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Dissect That Film @dissectthatfilm.bsky.social · Aug 20

This Friday, we record our episode on this 1990 sequel.

Have you seen it?
Is it the best Predator sequel?
Share your thoughts and history on PREDATOR 2.

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Dissect That Film @dissectthatfilm.bsky.social · Aug 17

Have you caught our episode on 1976's ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 yet? Spend part of your Sunday with us over on YouTube.
youtu.be/PsxW13GLFS0

Dissecting...ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (1976): An Underrated John Carpenter Classic? - DTF Podcast #215

YouTube video by Dissect That Film

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Dissect That Film @dissectthatfilm.bsky.social · Aug 15

NEW EPISODE!📣

Before he gave us HALLOWEEN, John Carpenter gave us ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13.

Why isn't this one discussed as much as other films in his filmography? Let's talk about it and more!

Available now wherever you get your podcasts.

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Dissect That Film @dissectthatfilm.bsky.social · Aug 14

This week on the Dissect That Film Podcast...

We just wanted a vanilla swirl! But, I guess you'll just have to take a podcast episode instead.

Join us tonight at 7pm ET for the YouTube premiere of our episode on John Carpenter's 1976 classic, ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13.

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Dissect That Film @dissectthatfilm.bsky.social · Aug 7

#nowwatching

Tomorrow, we record our episode on a pre-Halloween John Carpenter film, 1976's ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13.

Have you seen it? Let us know down below.

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Dissect That Film @dissectthatfilm.bsky.social · Jul 28

Someone was clearly inspired by The Lost World: Jurassic Park when writing #deathofaunicorn .

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Dissect That Film @dissectthatfilm.bsky.social · Jul 27

Happy Gilmore 2 has its moments, THRIVING off nostalgia. But, with a 2 hour runtime, it loses its "magic" and leaves you checking how much of the movie is left. Clearly, everyone involved is having a blast, I just wish I did watching it.

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Dissect That Film @dissectthatfilm.bsky.social · Jul 20

#nowwatching for podcast prep.

Tomorrow, we OFFICIALLY record our final episode for the MONTH OF ACTION. A mobue with a small mix of every movie we've already covered for the month, we look at 1996's THE ROCK.

Have you seen this Michael Bay directed/Nicolas Cage led vehicle?

Let us know!

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