Have You Seen This?

Jen and Tim are joined by writer K. Thor Jensen to discuss a true example of outsider filmmaking, Wonder Boy. It turns out that Uwe Boll is only the second worst video-game-based film director currently living. Have You Seen This? BONUS episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jen and Tim welcome cartoonist and cultural commentator Matthew Hurwitz (dangerburger.com) to discuss internet phenomenon Lasagna Cat! Yes, Jen watched all five hours of the Lasagna Cat sex survey! Have You Seen This? BONUS episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sean Morris (@saneiscrazy) rejoins Jen and Tim for a postmortem of the Paul Schrader/Bret Easton Ellis mishap, The Canyons. This movie stars James Deen so uhhh trigger warning for discussion of rape I guess Have You Seen This? BONUS episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jen and Tim take a look at the singular auteur statement, The Evil Within. A nasty little horror film made by a reclusive oil fortune heir on his own dime, it turns out to be…pretty good! Have You Seen This? BONUS episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jen and Tim welcome an expert in the study of lunkheads, Felix Biederman of Chapo Trap House! We dissect the themes of environmentalism and masculinity in Steven Seagal’s cri de coeur, and also stumble across evidence that Felix may be a long-lost Seagal relative. Have You Seen This? BONUS episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jen and Tim discuss a GOOD film from 1987 this time: the detective story in a horror universe, Angel Heart. Remember when Mickey Rourke was beautiful? Have You Seen This? BONUS episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jen and Darren revisit a misfired art film from 1987! Aria is an omnibus film with segments directed by giants of the industry like Godard and Altman and genteel hacks like…Bruce Beresford. Who the hell is Bruce Beresford? Have You Seen This? BONUS episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Christman of Chapo Trap House joins Tim and Jen to discuss the failson-written and directed Mad Dog Time! Oh my god, this movie sucks. Have You Seen This? BONUS episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will Menaker brings the Chapo Reading Series to HYST! Jen and Will eviscerate a very bad take on Scorsese, and discuss some of Marty’s more infrequently-seen work. Have You Seen This? BONUS episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jen and Mike discuss the clean-cut beat of ABBA: The Movie, starring the enduringly popular Swedes and directed by Lasse Hallstrom. Note: this is the second film we’ve discussed that stars a convicted child molester. Hmm. Have You Seen This? BONUS episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Quickie spoiler warning: if you haven’t seen the Netflix doc Making a Murderer and want to avoid story details, skip minutes 23:00 through 23:38.Jen and globetrotting co-host Tim discuss a boilerplate Charles Bronson film, 10 to Midnight. This one was helmed by the director of the original Cape Fear and written by the guy who gave us Magnificent Seven, but somehow doesn’t quite meet those heights. It does feature a nude serial killer, though! Have You Seen This? BONUS episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jen and guest Sean Morris revive the Warren Beatty-directed Bulworth just in time for Election Day! Yes, it’s the movie where Warren Beatty raps. Have You Seen This? BONUS episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jen and guest Paul Jay discuss a true relic of the 70s: a holiday-themed variety special starring Paul Lynde! Have You Seen This? BONUS episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jen and guests Darren and Yfke discuss Paul Verhoeven’s first American film, Flesh + Blood. This being a Verhoeven film, we have no choice but to talk about rape A LOT with this one. Have You Seen This? BONUS episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jen and Yfke talk to Dutch filmmaker Ate de Jong, who brought us the cult classics Highway to Hell and Drop Dead Fred. de Jong discusses the production of Highway to Hell and shares some wisdom he’s accumulated during his long and still ongoing film career. Have You Seen This? BONUS episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jen and Tim discuss a classic and sadly overlooked gem of British horror television, Dead of Night. The series dates from 1972 and thus, emerging as it did during a less enlightened time when it came to archiving, only three of the original seven episodes still exist. The Paranormal Activity parody written and directed by Tim and starring your hosts (!) may be found on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PDSKT9Pc64 Have You Seen This? BONUS episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jen is joined by Mike Rosen to discuss Vile Pervert: The Musical. This slice of pure internet was made by Jonathan King, a music impresario and TV presenter turned convicted sex criminal. If you’ve been looking for the perfect mix of mobile phone video, Oscar Wilde, and sheer unfettered egotism, this will have to do. The entire movie is freely available on YouTube, if you’re either a masochist or just love demented music as much as Mike does. Have You Seen This? BONUS episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jen is once again joined by Mike Rosen to suffer through Dan Aykroyd’s sole directorial credit, Nothing But Trouble! We have nothing else to say except that if you Google the Demi Moore picture we allude to, don’t do it at work. Have You Seen This? BONUS episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jen invites author, artist, and asshole Mike Rosen on the show to discuss Jerry Lewis’s unfinished Holocaust, um, comedy The Day the Clown Cried. Thanks to Flemish TV and Australo-German filmmaker Eric Friedler, enough footage from the notorious project has surfaced for us to discuss it. Shoutout to Friedler and the Library of Congress curator who were too important to talk to us. Have You Seen This? BONUS episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jen welcomes filmmaker and burger expert <a href=“http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2455854/“>Yfke van Berckelaer</a> (@burgerists on Twitter and Instagram) to discuss one of about three Dutch horror films, The Johnsons! Yfke provides an excellent survey of the Dutch film industry (it’s not just Paul Verhoeven!) and gives some background on the making of the film, which is a bit of an undiscovered horror classic. And when in Los Angeles, be sure to visit Cinefile Video! Have You Seen This? BONUS episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.