The Pod and the Pendulum

This week Mike and Nichole check in for the five season A&E horror-drama, Bates Motel, a creative prequel and reimagining of Psycho. Starring Vera Farmiga and Freddy Highmore as Norma and Norman Bates, the show explored the psychosexual dynamic of the mother / son duo while offering a sympathetic portrayal of a mom who would protect her increasingly unhinged and dangerous son from consequences at any cost.

Mike, Brian, and Stephen pay tribute to the late Bud Cort and look back at the failed pilot/TV movie for Bates Motel

Watch the movie here-https://youtu.be/_uRu6TqIqTQ?si=RsAaeD0tJ0CvqSpl

This week Mike, Stephen, Devaughn, and Brian talk about one of cinema’s most head scratching disasters: Gus Van Sant’s near shot for shot remake of Psycho. From head scratching decisions when it came to casting, to the odd insert shots, and bizarre additions to the text like having Norman tug one out when watching Marion undress, everything about this one screams “bad idea.” You know what’s not a bad idea? Listening to our epic sized episode dissecting this one, from exploring the cocaine fueled boardrooms that greenlit the remake, Van Sant flushing any Oscar nomination good will right down the toilet, to the outright hostile response it received on release, we leave no stone unturned. 
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This week the crew is joined by Kinnel from Sinister Cinema to talk about the final entry in the main Psycho series. It may be the only movie ever greenlit in order to promote the opening of a theme park. This made-for-cable movie was written by the original film’s writer Joesph Stefano, but it’s clear that without Hitchcock, the screenwriter was a one trick, “boy I sure do like Sigmund Freud” pony. The crew is talking about weird incest, talk radio tomfoolery, Anthony Perkins giving director Mick Garris the what for on set, and so much more. 
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This week Mike, Stephen, and Brian are joined by Kinnell of Sinister Cinema to talk about the trashy fun of Psycho 3. Coming at the tail end of the slasher craze of the 80s, just as horror cinema was starting to cash in on repetitive sequels, this one ramps up the gore, the kills, the sex, and the camp or something that was way too overlooked and underappreciated upon its release in 1986. While it lacks the finesse of Hitchcock's classic, it remains a un, lurid watch.