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TOTAL MASSACRECarrieThey're all gonna laugh at you. TOTAL MASSACRE starts its foray into the teen girl high school social satire canon with CARRIE, a film that may not be satire, but it's very concerned with many of the same things, as Rowan argues, and is a tremendous influential film and story overall, as special guest Zack Handlen argues. Does first-time viewer Christy Admiraal agree? What is the difference between comedy and horror in the end? Why are CARRIE adaptations so keen to make Carrie so skinny? How awful is Nancy Allen, and how not-threatening is John Travolta? And why is...
2025-04-101h 48
TOTAL MASSACREReturn of the Living DeadZombie month continues with RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, a nihilist zombie horror-comedy that's both as authentically punk and fake Hollywood punk as you can get. Either way, the energy is good, the special effects are good, the characters are good, and Rowan, Kev, and guest Zack Handlen are all here having a great time.
2024-09-201h 18
TOTAL MASSACREPrometheusIt's Alien month here, and we're having a nice calm episode of TOTAL MASSACRE as we do a leisurely scientific expedition of 2012's PROMETHEUS, where nobody has strong opinions, nobody has an agenda, and definitely nobody dies horribly from excessive arrogance, and DEFINITELY nobody has to have a horrific alien abortion that also removes all subtext from the body! Carli, Kev, and Rowan are joined by resident Alien-liker Zack Handlen to talk about bad androids played well by bad people, characters announcing their motivations, extremely shiny toys, and the hubris of making the film, the hubris of the characters...
2024-08-142h 09
Nothing Scarier PodcastTrick R Treat and a Halloween Bag of TreatsHAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! Join your hosts for this very special Halloween '23 episode. First Cayla and Courtney watch and chat about the perfect Halloween movie, Trick r' Treat! Then Cayla brings you a Halloween grab bag of treats, featuring pumpkin lore, the origin of 'trick or treat', a harrowing true case of poisoned treats and a special message to set you in the Halloween spirit. From all of us at Nothing Scarier - We hope you have a safe and scary Halloween! On socials? Find us!Instagram: @nothingscarierpodFacebook: Nothing Sc...
2023-10-311h 54
Ghosts Were People Too9 - The X-Files S4E22 "Elegy" (Fetch Still Doesn't Really Happen)Happy Halloween! It's Spooky (Mulder) Season, so we're talking about ghosts in the X-Files S4E22 "Elegy". It's not the only X-Files episode with ghosts, but it's a particularly creepy one. We hope you enjoy our discussion of haunted bowling alleys, inconvenient nosebleeds, white woman Wednesday, and pills that make you a serial killer. What are ghosts? What are frogs? Listen even though you probably won't find out. Mild content warning for discussion of femicide and ableism, specifically pertaining to people with autism.Make contact:@ghostswerepeopletoogwp2pod...
2023-10-291h 57
TOTAL MASSACREAlienTOTAL MASSACRE is back! In science fiction form! We've rebranded to a science fiction podcast, promoted Carli and Kev to co-host/regular panelist/organizers, gotten a new intro and art, and decided to explore a derelict spaceship in order to make sure we get our shares! What could possibly go wrong? Joining us on this expedition is freelance writer and jury-rigged flamethrower expert Zack Handlen. We talk Hawaiian work shirts, proper first contact protocol, the worst-fitting underwear of all time, casting a creepy android, and what it's liking "knowing" ALIEN through pop-culture osmosis without having actually seen...
2023-10-181h 34
Quaid In FullS07E10: PandorumAuthor and critic Zack Handlen made the mistake of offering to return for Pandorum, 2009's "what if we stuck a bunch of grimy Jell-O to some warehouse walls and filmed a live-action 'Space Madness' meets Event Horizon" sci-fi. The movie starts out well -- good atmospherics; good partner chemistry between Quaid and Ben Foster -- but as Zack notes, most of the interesting stuff happened before the movie started. And after we find out the enemy isn't a giant snacky space arachnid, well, it's a tough sit. (How tough? We measured its length in, variously, feet of blanket knitted...
2023-06-0138 minQuaid In FullS07E09: G.I. Joe: The Rise Of CobraExtra Hot Great's Dave Cole is back to help us list the many complaints prompted by 2009's dreadful and boring live-action take on G.I. Joe, including attempts to elevate an already-fine cartoon, suboptimal explosions and fight scenes, pointless origin stories, creepy side views of Quaid holograms, and the movie putting SDB in the position of defending Transformers 2. G.I. Joe lifts scenes almost wholesale from Star Wars, Apollo 13, and others, and it still sucks -- but is DQ perfectly cast, and not the third or fourth choice for once? Did Channing Tatum's character learn about marriage proposals from...
2023-05-2532 min
The Rotating Cast Files: CarnivaleThe X-Files: Season 3 Episode 14 - GrotesqueEverybody is stressing out our boy in this one. He's not handling it very well. (Kristen Note: No one's surprised!)
Produced by Kristen Riley and Daive Reed
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Show Notes
Hurricane Ian is on his way! So, that's top of mind here. We might be as stressed as Daive's fav boy, Mulder. J/K we aren't hallucinating gargoyles. The am...
2022-09-2844 min
Dark & Stormy NightsRetief & The Pan-Galactic Pageant of Pulchritude (with Zack Handlen)Tonight's title is Retief & The Pan-Galactic Pageant of Pulchritude by Keith Laumer.
Submitted from the library of AlienRosie, via Declan McCarthy.
Tonight's guest is Zack Handlen.
https://www.patreon.com/zhandlen
https://twitter.com/zhandlen
Our theme music is Kwartet Japonski II by Maciej Żołnowski.
Your hosts:
Ben Blattberg
http://twitter.com/InCatastrophe
Vin LaBate
http://twitter.com/MrReciprocity
http://thechimera.space
http://MrReciprocity.itch.io
Special Guest: Zack Handlen.
2022-08-0840 min
I Want To RewatchSeason 4, Episode 3: “Teliko”It *might* be vampires, sort of...?
After a black man is found dead with his skin turned white by what the CDC believes is an unknown pathogen, Scully is asked to look into it. Mulder joins Scully and begins to think there’s no disease at all, but rather a monster from African folklore sucking the melanin out of its victims.
Originally recorded on 06 March 2022.
Originally released on 25 March 2022.
References:
Monsters of the Week: The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files by Zack Ha...
2022-03-251h 21
GimmicksTHE X-FILES stakes a vampire from two perspectivesThe X-Files: "Bad Blood"
Merrilee O'Neil joins to talk about Mulder and Scully's Rashomon-style retelling of their absurd vampire investigation.
Find Merrilee on Twitter: @papillonvoleur
Contact Gimmicks:
Email: gimmickspodcast@gmail.com | Twitter: @gimmickspod | Instagram: @gimmickspod | Derek on Twitter: @DerekBGayle
Theme song: "Swift Electric" by Cyberbear | Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
Sources
Monsters of the Week: The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files by Zack Handlen and Emily Vanderwerff | Monsters of the Week: The Complete Cartoon X-Files
2022-03-211h 57I Want To RewatchSeason 4, Episode 2: “Home”Home is where the heart is, and maybe a few other things...
After an infant corpse is found buried in a field, Mulder and Scully are called in by the local sheriff to determine what’s going on. The infant’s body is deformed but human, and the trail seems to lead to the farmhouse of a local, reclusive family.
Originally recorded on 27 February 2022.
Originally released on 18 March 2022.
References:
Monsters of the Week: The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files by Zack Handlen & Emil...
2022-03-181h 06
The Pod-Wraiths: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine PodcastSeason 2, Episode 17: "Playing God"This week on Deep Space Nine, while hosting her first Trill initiate Dax discovers a tiny, expanding protouniverse that threatens to destroy the Bajoran system.
Elyse quotes Zack Handlen's May 2012 review in this episode.
https://www.avclub.com/star-trek-deep-space-nine-playing-god-profit-and-l-1798172992
Follow the show on Twitter and Instagram: @podwraiths We wanna hear from you! Email us at podwraiths@gmail.com Please remember to rate and review the show! thank you to dj empirical for our theme
2022-03-0253 minQuaid In FullS06E02: TrafficZack Handlen joins us for 2000's Soderbergh Oscar magnet Traffic, which at least one of your co-hosts forgot Dennis Quaid was even in, much less that he played a sleazy Mob-fixer lawyer whose wardrobe erodes really weirdly over the 2.5-hour runtime. Is Quaid miscast? Is this the last time we'll contend with Topher Grace on this podcast? Which plotline is the weakest here, and does Traffic suffer from breaking ground we've seen covered a thousand times since thanks TO Traffic? All these questions, plus '50s-pulp scaremongering, 17-year-old dickheads who read too much, who "invented" Mexico As Yellow, and...
2022-02-0333 min
It's Christmastown111 - Irish Loaf Mode on the Mulch OafZACK HANDLEN of the AV Club (and more) joins us, AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT (2021), to learn: This is our job, and we're doing our job ... THEME: "Fuck You If You Don't Like Christmas," from Crudbump, by Drew Fairweather PART ONE The Irish BS starts early ... All foreign accents are the same ... Lavish Zack intro ... Defending "Pusher" ... Trusting reviewers ... Angry Walking Dead fans ... Needing an urgency vibe with nuance-disregard chaser ... Hallmark bona fides: mom vibes ... Tenzing Norgay takes you behind the process ... Aiming for fine! ... Horse Whisperer callback ... Leap Year echoes...
2021-12-101h 27I Want To RewatchSeason 3, Episode 14: “Grotesque”If you want to know an artist, you have to look at their art...
Mulder and Scully are assigned to help with a serial killer case because after the suspect is arrested, there’s another death. Scully suspects a copycat, but Mulder believes the suspect, who he says he was possessed by a monster when he committed the murders. To find the truth, Mulder will try to get inside the head of the monster... if it doesn’t get inside his head first.
...and if you want to catch a monster, you have to become one...
2021-12-101h 21I Want To RewatchSeason 3, Episode 13: “Syzygy”So many “y”s...
After several teen boys die mysteriously, Mulder and Scully arrive in a small town to investigate. The official ruling is suicide but rumors of a Satanic cult fill the small town, and people are demanding answers. Mulder consults with an astrologist who tells him a unique planetary alignment may be wreaking havoc on the town…
Satanic astrologists maybe?
Originally recorded on 06 November 2021.
Originally released on 03 December 2021.
References:
Monsters of the Week: The Complete Critical Companion to The X-File...
2021-12-031h 39
House of House: A House Rewatch PodcastHouse of House Episode 6: "The Socratic Method" with Zack HandlenThis week's House episode uses the Socratic Method to ask the question: "what if a woman seemed like she had schizophrenia but then it turned out she didn't?"
We're joined by Zack Handlen, who covered the late (read: bad) episodes of House for the AV Club to evaluate this early but also maybe not so great episode of House. While we get some tender House and a great prank on some fuddy duddy surgeon, this might not be the best example of the series.
However, this is a great House of House episode, so you...
2021-11-011h 11I Want To RewatchSeason 3, Episode 1: “The Blessing Way”Secrets were uncovered...
... then they were exploded!
With Mulder presumed dead and Scully put on suspension for insubordination, Scully tries to get Skinner to help her get the men responsible for Mulder’s disappearance and possible death. Skinner claims his hands are tied, but might be working behind the scenes. Meanwhile, Scully learns she has a strange metal implant in her neck and then learns that there is a hit out on her, and the assassin may be someone she knows…
Could it be an alien assassin?!
(Originally reco...
2021-09-101h 48I Want To RewatchSeason 2, Episode 23: "Soft Light"Other lighting options are available...
One of Scully’s former students has just made detective and calls her and Mulder in to unofficially consult on a strange series of missing persons cases where all that’s left behind at the scenes is a black scorch mark. Mulder suspects spontaneous combustion, but it might be something even stranger...
Like an obsession with Tony Shaloub?
(Originally recorded: 11 July 2021)
(Originally released: 06 August 2021)
References:
Monsters of the Week: The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files by Za...
2021-08-061h 31I Want To RewatchSeason 2, Episode 20: "Humbug"Sadly, Killer Croc, he was not.
After “The Alligator Man” in a sideshow is murdered, Mulder thinks his death is one in a long line of serial killings. He and Scully head to a small town in Florida inhabited by sideshow performers to see if they can find the killer. But when they arrive, Mulder’s prime suspect turns out to be the Fiji Mermaid, a hoax creature that never existed. Unless…
Bah… Humbug!
(Originally recorded: 19 June 2021)
(Originally released: 16 July 2021)
References:
Monsters of the We...
2021-07-161h 36I Want To RewatchSeason 2, Episode 18: "Fearful Symmetry"Apparently the elephant isn’t in the room anymore.
A construction worker is killed by what seems to be a rogue elephant except the witnesses didn’t see anything. But an elephant is found dead not far away. Mulder and Scully go to the local zoo that the elephant escaped from to try and piece together what’s happening: is it animal activists releasing the animals and causing mayhem or is something extraterrestrial going on?
Aliens upgrading from cows?
They’re gonna need a bigger ship.
(Originally record...
2021-07-021h 12I Want To RewatchSeason 2, Episode 6: "Ascension"aka "Duane Barry, Part 2”, sort of...
After Scully is kidnapped by Duane Barry, Mulder is desperate to find where she’s been taken before it’s too late. But his partner, Alex Krycek, might not actually be helping his cause.
Spoiler: It *might* (not) be aliens…?
(Originally recorded: 20 March 2021)
(Originally released: 09 April 2021)
References:
The Unofficial X-Files Companion by N.E. Genge
Monsters of the Week: The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files by Zack Handlen & Emily Todd Vander...
2021-04-091h 28
History of the 90sThe X Files | 40When the X-Files debuted in 1993 no one could have predicted it would become one of the defining TV shows of the decade. The show about a couple of FBI agents investigating aliens and other supernatural creatures was nothing like the other one-hour TV shows that were on the air at the time. But within a couple of years the show became a phenomenon that kick started internet fandom and influenced the TV landscape for years to come. On this episode of History of the 90s host Kathy Kenzora is looking back at the cre...
2021-01-2036 min
ORB: A Venture Bros. PodcastORB 11: Tag Sale... You're It!Zack Handlen joins us to talk about the standout episode of season one of the Venture Bros., where Rusty holds an ill-advised yard sale attended by every unhinged villain and super-scientist who shouldn't have a death ray. Meanwhile, the Monarch's relationship with Dr. Girlfriend begins to deteriorate, while Hank makes his first foray into entrepreneurialism.Special thanks to Joshua Jarett for our cover art, Gwen May for our theme song, and Brayton Cameron for being our announcer.
2021-01-051h 09I Want To RewatchSeason 1, Episode 18: "Miracle Man""You can fool with your brother, but don't mess with a [miracle] man."
The FBI wants Mulder and Scully to look into the mysterious deaths of people that follow a faith healer’s attempt to heal them. The healer, a young man, all but confesses to the murders but Mulder suspects there’s something else going on.
Uh… where are the aliens? We were promised aliens.
(Originally recorded: 08 November 2020)
(Originally released: 24 December 2020)
References:
X-Files Confidential: The Unauthorized X-Philes Companion by Ted Edwards
2020-12-241h 27I Want To RewatchSeason 1, Episode 17: "E.B.E."Parfaits or onions? Choose your layers, because this one has plenty.
After a truck driver has a close encounter, Mulder and Scully try to interview him but find themselves getting locked out of the investigation. And worse, they’re being bugged. Deep Throat gives Mulder a clue but it’s unclear if he’s trying to help or hinder Mulder’s search for the truth.
*whispers*
“...or both?”
(Originally recorded: 07 November 2020)
(Originally released: 17 December 2020)
References:
X Marks the Spot: On Location wit...
2020-12-171h 30I Want To RewatchSeason 1, Episode 16: "Young at Heart"No “cocoons” or old people in swimming pools here!
A note is left for Fox Mulder at a crime scene in the same style as notes left by a previous suspect Mulder had a hand in arresting. Only that man died in prison in 1989. Or did he? Mulder is convinced the suspect is alive and well, despite a death certificate on file. Scully thinks it might be a copycat or someone hired to do his bidding. Or maybe it’s just aliens…
Or both…? Will we ever get the option of both…?
(Originally reco...
2020-12-101h 19I Want To RewatchSeason 1, Episode 13: "Beyond the Sea"The white whale...
After the death of Scully’s father, Mulder has a case where the best hope of finding two kidnapped teens relies on the supposed psychic abilities of a serial killer. For once, Mulder is highly skeptical but when the killer calls Scully by the nickname her dad called her and starts singing the song that played at his funeral, she’s unsure what to believe. And the clock is ticking to rescue the teens before they’re killed.
And Nic thought shoehorning aliens into “Fire” was going to be rough... ...
2020-11-191h 40
Awesome Movie YearTrick ‘r Treat (2007 Halloween Bonus)In the first of two special Halloween episodes, we’re looking back to 2007, the year we covered in our second season, to talk about cult classic Trick ’r Treat. Written and directed by Michael Dougherty and starring Dylan Baker, Brian Cox, Anna Paquin, Britt McKillip and Quinn Lord, Trick ’r Treat was sent straight to video in place of its planned theatrical release, but has since become a Halloween staple.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Joe Leydon in Variety (https://variety.com/2009/film/reviews/trick-r-treat-1200477459/), Zack Handlen in the AV Club (https...
2020-10-2848 minI Want To RewatchSeason 1, Episode 6: “Shadows”NOTE: This episode of The X-Files (and so also this episode of I Want To Rewatch) includes discussion of suicide.
After a young woman’s boss dies by suicide, other deaths and strange phenomena seem to follow her. Mulder and Scully are brought in by another agency to look at corpses exhibiting strange behavior. They appear to have been strangled without anyone touching their necks. Mulder posits it's the work of telekinesis. Scully is not convinced.
Because she thinks it’s aliens!
(Not really.)
(Originally recorded: 12 September 2020)
(Originally...
2020-10-011h 17
Good Mourning, Nancy PodcastEp. 63: Black Christmas (1974) - Oh Horrific Night...Happy Holidays! This week, your favorite ghouls discuss the one that REALLY started it all... 1974's Canadian classic: BLACK CHRISTMAS! That's right, the OG final girl slasher that STILL doesn't get enough credit. Topics of discussion: Women’s Reproductive Rights, Feminism, & Final Girls, Possible Anti-Feminist Themes in Black Christmas, house and home imagery and meaning, and the Black Pill.
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Thanks to Lily LeBlanc for our theme song: www.lilythecomposer.com
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Resources:
Black Christmas (1974) Wikipedia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Christmas_(1974_film)
12 Surprising Facts About Black Christmas by Matthew Jackson
https://mentalfloss.com/article/568067/black-christmas-horror-movie-facts
The Quad: ‘Blac...
2019-12-2449 min
What Mad Universe?!?Chapter Thirty-Two: The Monster In The Mirror!What Mad Universe?!? brings season one to a close with this extra-special episode about Richard Bachman, the pen name of the slightly more famous Stephen King. Strange to think of this horror maestro as having an even darker side, but it's on full display in these early stories, collectively known as the Bachman Books, in which placid suburbanites turn violent and the citizens of future dystopia take part in brutal competitions. This episode features special guest Zack Handlen, and we say goodbye to 2019. See you in a few months!
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2019-12-0958 minWhat Mad Universe?!?Chapter Twenty-Five: The Architecture of Insanity!In the 70s, high-rise buildings were old hat in the US but still a novelty in the UK. As the urban landscape changed, British, and global, society changed with it. But into what? Could architecture, born out of the human mind, influence that mind in turn? Could a building...haunt us? J. G. Ballard asked that question in his seminal novel High-Rise, and on this episode we're joined by our friend Zack Handlen to gaze into his abyss...conveniently located on the 10th floor, near the food court!
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2019-09-0252 min
The X-Cast: An X-Files Podcast299. Interview: Zack Handlen & Todd Van Der Werff (Monsters of the Week)Monsters of the Week: The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files In an exclusive conversation, Darren Mooney talks to authors Zack Handlen & Todd Van Der Werff about their new book all about The X-Files... Host Darren Mooney Guests Todd Van Der Werff & Zack Handlen Production Darren Mooney (Editor/Producer), Tony Black (Executive Producer), Kurt North (Patron), Michelle Milbauer (Patron), Jenn Ferguson (Patron), Astrid Klosterkoetter (Patron), Naomi Miller (Patron), Michael John Petty (Patron), Cathy Glinski (Patron), Marlene Stemme (Patron), Deana Ferreri (Patron), Katie Doe (Patron), Donna Pirkle (Patron), Michael Little (Patron), Katja Hillebrandt (Patron), Isabelle Dubois (Patron), Andrew Brooker (Patron), Andrew Blaker...
2018-11-061h 10
Tune In To Your Ears To A Spellbinding Full Audiobook.Monsters of the Week: The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files by Todd Vanderwerff, Zack HandlenPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/356132to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Monsters of the Week: The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files
Author: Todd Vanderwerff, Zack Handlen
Narrator: Joe Hempel
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 21 hours 3 minutes
Release date: October 16, 2018
Genres: Essays & Anthologies
Publisher's Summary:
In 1993, Fox debuted a strange new television show called The X-Files. Little did anyone suspect that the series would become one of the network’s biggest hits—and change the landscape of television in the process. Now, on the occasion of the show’s twenty-fifth anniversary, TV critics Zack Handlen and Todd VanDerWerff unpack exactly what made t...
2018-10-169h 03Listen to Trending Full Audiobooks in Literature, Essays & AnthologiesMonsters of the Week: The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files by Todd Vanderwerff, Zack HandlenPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/356132to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Monsters of the Week: The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files
Author: Todd Vanderwerff, Zack Handlen
Narrator: Joe Hempel
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 21 hours 3 minutes
Release date: October 16, 2018
Genres: Essays & Anthologies
Publisher's Summary:
In 1993, Fox debuted a strange new television show called The X-Files. Little did anyone suspect that the series would become one of the network’s biggest hits—and change the landscape of television in the process. Now, on the occasion of the show’s twenty-fifth anniversary, TV critics Zack Handlen and Todd VanDerWerff unpack exactly what made t...
2018-10-169h 03
Test Pattern: A Horror Movie PodcastEpisode 75: Christmas in July - Black Christmas (1974) & Silent Night, Deadly NightIt's the holiday season! (Okay, we're a little early...) We're bringing you two Christmas horror classics in the hottest month of the year! The Bob Clark classic Black Christmas and controversial slasher Silent Night, Deadly Night are sure to make you wish for snow, twinkling Christmas lights, and ... deranged Santas! Sources: "Black Christmas: The Groundbreaking 1974 Slasher Film That Paved the Way for Halloween" by Bart Bealmear, Dangerous Minds "Black Christmas is Way More than Just a Slasher" by Cheryl Eddy, iO9 "Black Christmas Reminds Us that Nothing is Sacred" by Zack H...
2018-07-181h 58
The Televerse (mp3)The Televerse #318- Spotlight on Rick and Morty Season 3 with Zack HandlenFall premieres and returns continue this week, giving us plenty to discuss on the podcast. First, we dive in with the comedies, including the premieres of Bob’s Burgers, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Ghosted, black-ish, Fresh Off the Boat, Kevin (Probably) Saves the World, and The Mayor, as well as another delightful DuckTales and a table-setting The Good Place. Next, we look at the genre and drama offerings, including the premieres of Marvel’s Inhumans, The Exorcist, The Gifted, and Queen Sugar, Outlander, and another moving Halt and Catch Fire. Afterward, writer and The A.V. Club contributor Zack...
2017-10-0700 min
The Pensky Podcast: Star Trek: Deep Space 9Emissary – Ft. Clay & ZackAfter losing his wife in the Borg attack at Wolf 359, Ben Sisko accepts the command of Deep Space 9. A former Cardassian mining station in orbit around Bajor, DS9 is seen as a vital part of allowing Bajor to join the Federation. With son Jake in tow, Sisko arrives to find a station in ruins and his subordinates at each others throats. Does Sisko have what it takes to bring his house in order, or will he decide to leave Starfleet for civilian life? Clay and Zack Handlen join me to break down the pilot episode for DS9, "Emissary"! We d...
2017-08-211h 02
Mousterpiece CinemaEpisode 312: Con AirHey, friends! It's time to fly the unfriendly skies with a new episode of Mousterpiece Cinema, as Scott and Josh strap in to talk about another of the mid-1990s Jerry Bruckheimer productions from the Walt Disney Company, Con Air. This Die Hard-esque action film starring Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, and John Malkovich is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and has gotten some pretty strong praise around the Internet as of late, but is it as good as its recent reputation? Zack Handlen of the A.V. Club returns to the show to help talk about the film, the...
2017-08-1900 minThe Televerse (mp3)The Televerse #271- Black Books with Zack HandlenDVD Shelf: Black Books with Zack Handlen (2:15:54) /// Our Week in Comedy: Better Things finale (38:04) // You’re the Worst (49:19) // People of Earth (56:02) // black-ish (1:01:03) // Superstore (1:10:29) // Jane the Virgin (1:16:23) // Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (1:24:35) /// Our Week in Drama and Genre: The Crown Season 1 (1:42:56) // Lethal Weapon (1:50:21) // Rectify and Queen Sugar (1:54:33) // Supergirl (1:57:53)
2016-11-1300 min
Just One More Thing: A Podcast About ColumboAsk for FreddyFour our forty-first show, we look at the series' last, "Columbo Likes the Nightlife." In it, we find Columbo bumping up against a world of Mafia sons, rave promoters, sleazy tabloid reporters and pastiches of late 90s-early 2000s indie murder films. Here's the crazy thing- this final attempt to bring Columbo into the 21st century? It kind of works! Zack Handlen (The AV Club) returns to the show to talk about how something that could have gone off the rails actually holds together pretty well.
2016-08-271h 24
Just One More ThingAsk for Freddy
Four our forty-first show, we look at the series’ last, “Columbo Likes the Nightlife.” In it, we find Columbo bumping up against a world of Mafia sons, rave promoters, sleazy tabloid reporters and pastiches of late 90s-early 2000s indie murder films. Here’s the crazy thing- this final attempt to bring Columbo into the 21st century? It kind of works! Zack Handlen (The AV Club) returns to the show to talk about how something that could have gone off the rails actually holds together pretty well.
2016-08-271h 24Just One More Thing: A Podcast About ColumboNext on Just One More Thing: Columbo Likes the NightlifeFor our forty-first show, we invite Zack Handlen (The AV Club) back to talk about Columbo's last one, "Columbo Likes the Nightlife." This 2003 final bow has Crystal Method songs, actors from future hits Lost and The Sopranos, and Matthew Rhys (The Americans) as the killer! The episode is available on DVD.
2016-08-2101 minJust One More ThingNext on Just One More Thing: “Columbo Likes the Nightlife”
For our forty-first show, we invite Zack Handlen (The AV Club) back to talk about Columbo’s last one, “Columbo Likes the Nightlife.” This 2003 final bow has Crystal Method songs, actors from future hits Lost and The Sopranos, and Matthew Rhys (The Americans) as the killer! The episode is available on DVD.
2016-08-2101 minJust One More Thing: A Podcast About ColumboLook How Dr. Irving Is Sewing up That Colon"A Stitch in Crime" features Leonard Nimoy as Dr. Barry Mayfield, who commits two murders and purposefully botches a heart operation, all to get some revolutionary surgical technique out to the world before someone else does. Columbo has to work past his fear of hospitals and people's open guts in order to figure out how to trap the doc in the act. Zack Handlen (AV Club) is on the show for some deep analysis and to help Jon and RJ figure out what kind of murderers they look like.
2015-08-091h 08Just One More ThingLook How Dr. Irving Is Sewing up That Colon
“A Stitch in Crime” features Leonard Nimoy as Dr. Barry Mayfield, who commits two murders and purposefully botches a heart operation, all to get some revolutionary surgical technique out to the world before someone else does. Columbo has to work past his fear of hospitals and people’s open guts in order to figure out how to trap the doc in the act. Zack Handlen (AV Club) is on the show for some deep analysis and to help Jon and RJ figure out what kind of murderers they look like.
2015-08-091h 08Just One More Thing: A Podcast About ColumboNext on Just One More Thing: A Stitch in CrimeLeonard Nimoy plays such an evil, evil man in season two's "A Stitch in Crime." He even gets Columbo angry! Zack Handlen (The AV Club) joins Jon and RJ to open this one up and see what's inside.
2015-08-0201 minJust One More ThingNext on Just One More Thing: “A Stitch in Crime”
Leonard Nimoy plays such an evil, evil man in season two’s “A Stitch in Crime.” He even gets Columbo angry! Zack Handlen (The AV Club) joins Jon and RJ to open this one up and see what’s inside.
2015-08-0201 min
The Televerse (mp3)The Televerse #144- Invader Zim with Zack HandlenWe finally have a bit of a lull this week, with spring series starting to wind down and summer series yet to begin. So rather than take it easy (what is easy?), we introduce a new recurring segment this week on the podcast, Sean’s Network Report Card. First we kick things off with a little ...
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2014-06-0400 minThe Televerse (mp3)Walking Dead Podcast Episode 41: “Infected”Warning: the conversation gets heated this week, as Kate and Rick are once again divided with their thoughts on episode four of season two titled “Infected”. Luckily for them, they have special guest Zack Handlen of The AV Club to chime in with his views. Playlist: Frank Sinatra – “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” ...
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2013-10-2200 minThe Televerse (mp3)The Televerse #89- The Prisoner with Zack HandlenThe premieres and finales continue this week, giving us plenty of TV to discuss on the podcast. First we look at the comedies, then break down the genre offerings, then Kate looks at the Voice for our reality segment, and then we look at the prestige dramas before spotlighting the latest episode of Hannibal, “Sorbet”. ...
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2013-05-1300 minThe Televerse (mp3)Walking Dead Podcast Episode 35: “Clear” with special guest Zack Handlencall it serendipity: just as we invite The AV Club’s Zack Handlen to our Walking Dead podcast, the show airs its most celebrated outing in a very long time. “Clear” isolates Rick, Carl and Michonne in a dark, harrowing episode that reintroduces a character long thought lost. But are Ricky, Kate, Simon and Zack as impressed as ...
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2013-03-0500 minTrekabout: A Star Trek PodcastTrekabout Episode 24: A Piece of the Action/The Immunity SyndromeWe’re pleased to be joined by Zack Handlen, who writes weekly Trek reviews for The Onion’s AV Club. He’s nice enough to answer some questions about his writing, and then sticks around to discuss “A Piece of the Action” and “The Immunity Syndrome” with us. Plus! Richard wants a zoot suit. iTunes Google Play RSS
2013-02-1400 min