Messed Up Movies

Today Griffey, Heath, Sophia and Sam lock the doors and arm themselves against the most sadistic Home Invaders in Cinema History. They pry open what makes the intamacy of Home Invasion movies extra terrifying, how to defend yourself against these pyschos, and what makes the more nightmarish Home Invasion scenario. From Christmas Classics, Masked Serial Killers, Rich Teens, to America itself...we cover so many unwanted guest.  Let us know who won this Draft! Leave a comment on any of our Social Media, Youtubeor whereever you find podcast.  Youtube: https://youtu.be/780z1ZTrA6 ...

Today Griffey and Dandino take a mental health break on Shutter Island. They discuss the film's big trick and how it plays throughout the movie, using movie star Leo to throw us off the scent, and the film's huge emotionally devestating finale. This is a bizarree blend of choices some refer to as lesser Scorsese. However on a return trip to the island you may find more to enjoy than you originally erased from your memory.  Synopsis: Two US marshals are sent to a mental institution on an inhospitable island in order to investigate the disappearance of a...

Today on New Movie Monday Griffey, Heath and Sam again play hide and seek with rich scumbags in Radio Silence's Ready or Not 2: Here I Come. They guys dive into the expanded lore of the Satanic World Domination Cult, debate what this sequel had to add to the original, and revel in one of the more fun horror finales in recent years.  Synopsis: After surviving one deadly game, Grace and her sister Faith must now outrun four rival families competing for a powerful throne - winner takes all. Starring: Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Elijah Wood, S...

Today, Griffey, Heath, Josh Hull, Sam + Sophia match wits to draft the most messed up movies featuring EVIL KIDS. There's something about creepy children that take movies to a new level of messed up and we are exploring them all. From the vengeful spite of Samara in The Ring, the vomit-spewing possession of Regan in The Exorcist to the antichrist himself, Damien, we're doing it all for them! Let us know who won this Draft! Leave a comment on any of our Social Media, Youtube or whereever you find podcast.  Help us make our first f...

Today Griffey and Dandino get greasy, wrestling demons in Shudder's When Evil Lurks. They discuss the rules of Demonic Possession in the world of the film, how the film leaves religion out of the mix to make the horror more universal, and rank the onslaught of Messed Up Moments in this gnarly film. Not all movies can have a happy ending, but DAMN! Synopsis: In a remote village, two brothers find a demon-infected man just about to "give birth" to evil itself. They decide to get rid of the body, only to end up unintentionally spreading chaos.<...

On this New Movie Monday Griffey, Heath and Sam turn the volume up on Undertone. They discuss the film's auditory premise as the delivery system for terror, why this demon is so mean spirited and the movie's slow burn into explosive ending. This movie really makes you wait for the balloon to pop. Did this new Messed Up Movie deliver the goods or is it a case of too little too late?  Synopsis: The host of a popular paranormal podcast becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way. Starring: Nina Kiri, Adam DiMarco <p...

Today Griffey, Heath, Sophia and Sam search cover as their Luck Runs Out in this Film Festival Draft. The idea is each player will select a character they loved who met an untimely and unfortunate end before the credits roll. The group discusses the perfect formula to create a beloved character and then destroy them along with the audience's heart. This Draft reaches to an Alien Prison Planet, Zombie filled Trains, a Dinosaur filled Theme Park, Shark Infested Waters and even an Adult Vampire Bar to find these tragic characters.  Let us know who won this Draft! L...

The Academy Awards are coming up this Sunday and more horror movies than ever have been nominated, including a record-breaking 16 nominations for Sinners! Join us for this bonus mini episode and root for all the Messed Up Movies nominated: Sinners, Frankenstein, Bugonia, Weapons and The Ugly Stepsister! Help us make our first feature length Messed Up Movie: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/mr-creamjean-s-hidey-hole-horror-comedy-movie#/   Support the show on the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/messedupmoviespod #podcast #AcademyAwards #Oscars #Sinners #Weapons #Frankenstein #movie #horror

Today Griffey and Dandino move in with Single White Female. They discuss the lost art and genre of the erotic thriller, how the film creates the most insanely awkward adulting nightmares, and how Leigh and Fonda form a perfect frenemy relationship to build this flick upon. Join us for this Rent Controlled Messed Up Classic.  Synopsis: A woman advertising for a new roommate finds that something very strange is going on with the tenant who decides to move in. Starring: Bridget Fonda, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Steven Weber, Stephen Tobolowsky Directed by Barbet Schroeder</p...

Today on New Movie Monday Griffey and Heath witness the rebirth of The Bride! They discuss the livewire performances from Bale and Buckley, if the film's stylistic decisions help or hamper the narrative, and how this films adds to the long legacy of Mary Shelly and the Frankenstein stories. Brining people back from the dead is messy business but did this film find more than a primal scream?  Synopsis: In 1930s Chicago, Frankenstein asks Dr. Euphronius to help create a companion. They give life to a murdered woman as the Bride, sparking romance, police interest, and radical s...

Today Griffey, Heath, Sam, Sophia and Josh Hull try and lure you into their most diabolical Cult Film Festival Drafts. We discuss why we can't escape the pull of movies about cults, what makes these cult leaders such captivating cinema villains, and how their evil deeds take shape in our nightmares. From Giant Burning Men, New York Wrestlefest, Jonestown like reimaginings, Fight Clubs and Children in Corn we have a gargantuan swathe of devious groups.  Tell us who you think won this hard fought Draft in the comments or where ever you find Podcast! <p...

Today Griffey and Dandino ride the lightning in Wes Craven's Shocker. They examine the evidence that Pileggi's performance as Horace Pinker is one of the most insane in serial killer history, what deal Pinker made to get his ill defined but incredible powers, and Berg's all American boy who can't mind his own business. This film while often seen as a cheap Nightmare on Elm Street redo, Shocker is finally getting it's much needed re-examination as a Messed Up Classic. Synopsis: A psychotic serial killer is finally caught thanks to a high school football player who has...

Today on New Movie Monday the boys return to Woodsboro to burn it all down in Scream 7. Griffey, Heath and Sam discuss the franchise returning to the Sidney Prescott well, Kevin Williamson helming the directors chair, how we felt about the new teens and Ghostface killers, and Griffey's odd theory as to what this movie is really trying to do. From rocky pre-proudction to box office heights, does this installment have enough blood left to keep the heart of the Scream Franchise pumping?   Synopsis:  When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the town where Sidney Prescott has bui...

Today Griffey, Sophia, Sam, and Josh Hull take cover as Aliens Invade the Pod! After Obama said that Aliens are real, we thought it would be fun to draft a film festival with our most nightmarish...or whimsical movies about the collision of human and extra terrestrial. From Killer Klowns, to fuzzy eating machines, Lovecraftian beast, vegitative shape shifters, and even aliens who are brave enough to take on Earth when water kills them, we cover all the terrifying possibilies of interstellar nightmare.  Let us know who won this draft where ever you find podcast or in t...

Today Griffey and Dandino rip the human suit of Under the Skin. They sink deep into the inky blackness of the films most bizzare alien mission, the Female driving around unblinking taking in a wide swathe so human moments, and why the Female eventually derails her mission of consumption. This is a cold, Messed Up examination of base human desire, join us as we uncover all it's bizarre findings. Synopsis: A mysterious young woman seduces lonely men in the evening hours in Scotland. However, events lead her to begin a process of self-discovery. Starring: Scarlett...

Welcome to From and Inspired by hosted by Alex Dandino. The show that dives deep into the movie soundtracks of our favorite movies and life. In this premiere episode Dandino is joined by drummer Mike Robinson as their hands throw up the devil horns against their will as they blast the Idle Hands soundtrack. What kind of end of the century tunes underscore a madcap comedy about the devil possessing a teenage boys right hands?  Synopsis: A teenage slacker's right hand becomes possessed with murderous intent. Starring: Devon Sawa, Seth Green, Elden Henson, Jessica Alba</p...

On this New Movie Monday Griffey, Heath and Sam attempt to avert a meltdown over Psycho Killer. We follow the Satanic Interstate Serial Killer's mayhem spree with the most head scratching conclusion, the film's split narrative structure and how it helps/hurts the film, and discover a new No-No moment for all Serial Killer movies going forward. This movie is getting slaughtered by critics, but is there a beating heart beneath this rubber clad Messed Up Movie?  Synopsis: A police officer tracks a killer after her husband, a highway patrolman, becomes one of his victims. S...

Today Griffey, Sophia, Sam, and Josh Hull turn their bodies over to the depravity of Cronenbergian cinema by exploring the most Messed Up body horror movies of all time! There are 3 entries from the master himself, plus 2 from his son Brandon. We twist, we contort, we writhe in agony to draft the ultimate entries in this Messed Up Film Festival! Let us know whose list you think wins this heated battle. Which festival would win your money? Let us know in the comments wherever you find the Podcast. Youtube: https://youtu.be/vrtzwzJFIOM Help us...

Today Dandino and Griffey cower before a Skating Vampire in A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. They discuss the films use of Black and White as a commentary on reality and false truths, the beauty of Bad City, and how the film makes a real Monster we still feel for.  Synopsis: In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire. Starring: Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Marshall Manesh Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour Youtube: h...

Today on New Movie Monday Griffey, Heath and Sam try to save man kind from AI in Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die. We discuss the film's incredible time travel set up that swirls around the magnetic Sam Rockwell, the use of various timelines to sell the horrors of our modern technological morass, and if the film's ending unravels a lot of the fun and meaning of the movie. This is an ambitious Messed Up Movie that will lead to many conversations, so join us to unpack all of it. YouTube: https://youtu.be/FH8Y5WvJmOU<...