SLEAZOIDS
SLEAZOIDS
Welcome fellow SLEAZOIDS!!! Come along as hosts Josh Lewis and Jamie Miller (and, occasionally, guests) go down the rabbit hole of 20th century genre fare from the most influential canon classics to the the trashiest exploitation films we can get our hands on. Each week is a double feature—grindhouse style—where we discuss two films loosely related by subject, genre, actor, filmmaker or franchise and at the end of each episode, along with our HONORARY SLEAZOIDS (click on over to our patreon to become one), we decide on ratings and rankings for each film that's covered. Join us as together we work to uncover the best genre films of 20th century.
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Feb 23, 2025 • 1h 48min
369 - THE MCPHERSON TAPE (1989) + COMMUNION (1989) ft. Esther Rosenfield
Hosts Josh and Jamie and special returning guest Esther Rosenfield (of Get Cynical and The Lost Broadcasts) discuss 1980s grey alien/UFO abduction films with a double feature of what's broadly considered to be the first found footage horror film Dean Alioto's THE MCPHERSON TAPE (1989) + the adaptation of best-selling horror novelist Whitley's Strieber's "non-fiction" account of his own alleged abduction by aliens COMMUNION (1989) starring Christopher Walken as the author.
Next week's episode is a patron-exclusive bonus episode on DEMENTIA (1955) + PIGS (1973), you can get access to that episode (and all past + future bonus episodes) by subscribing to our $5 tier on Patreon: www.patreon.com/sleazoidspodcast
Intro // 00:00-10:04
MCPHERSON TAPE // 10:04-51:33
COMMUNION // 51:33-1:43:53
Outro // 1:43:53-1:48:28
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Feb 18, 2025 • 7min
BT 59 Teaser - NOSFERATU, DEN OF THIEVES 2, WOLF MAN, + FLIGHT RISK (Spoilers)
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Feb 15, 2025 • 7min
368 Teaser - THE DARK HALF (1993) + THE MANGLER (1995) [FULL EP ON PATREON]
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Feb 11, 2025 • 50min
Interview - Christian Gudegast (DEN OF THIEVES, DEN OF THIEVES 2: PANTERA)
Hosts Josh and Jamie are joined by writer and director Christian Gudegast (DEN OF THIEVES, DEN OF THIEVES 2: PANTERA) to discuss his journey to developing the new cult heist franchise including: his time spent directing music videos and polishing Hollywood action screenplays, the amount of research he does in order to craft a show-stopping heist/chase/gunfight sequence, his all-time favorite crime-thrillers like RIFIFI and RONIN, what goes into making a vibes-based electronica soundtrack, writing such a juicy role for his longtime friend and collaborator Gerard Butler, and more!
DEN OF THIEVES 2: PANTERA is available on digital to rent/buy now, and is coming to physical disc in March: https://lionsgatelimited.com/products/den-of-thieves-combination-pack-collection-4k-steelbook?variant=42736948740207
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Feb 8, 2025 • 1h 60min
367 - RELATIVITY (1966) + SPIDER (2002) ft. Violet Lucca
Hosts Josh and Jamie and special returning guest critic and author Violet Lucca discuss a double feature inspired by her new book "David Cronenberg: Clinical Trials" with one of his earliest inspirations in sci-fi paperback cover artist turned experimental filmmaker Ed Emshwiller's RELATIVITY (1966) and one of Cronenberg's more unloved and forgotten passion projects, the psychological drama SPIDER (2002) starring Ralph Fiennes as a Freudian schizophrenic whose subjective mind provides Cronenberg with dreamy and depressed experimental form of the film.
Next week's episode is a patron-exclusive bonus episode on 90s Stephen King adaptations by horror legends: THE DARK HALF (1993) + THE MANGLER (1955), you can get access to that episode (and all past + future bonus episodes) by subscribing to our $5 tier on Patreon: www.patreon.com/sleazoidspodcast
Intro // 00:00-15:53
RELATIVITY // 15:53-1:01:07
SPIDER // 1:01:07-1:56:36
Outro // 1:56:36-1:59:38
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Feb 2, 2025 • 7min
366 Teaser - RIFIFI (1955) + LE CERCLE ROUGE (1970) [FULL EP ON PATREON]
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Jan 24, 2025 • 2h 58min
365 - WHITE HUNTER BLACK HEART (1990) + A PERFECT WORLD (1993) ft. Eddie Averill
Hosts Josh and Jamie and special returning guest Eddie Averill (of Extended Clip) discuss the non-UNFORGIVEN entries in Clint Eastwood's self-reflective and self-implicating deconstructionist “too old for this shit” run of 1990s masterpieces: WHITE HUNTER BLACK HEART (1990) his personal, psychological and metafictional biographical portrait starring himself as John Huston during his time apparently becoming self-destructively obsessed with big game hunting while making THE AFRICAN QUEEN, and A PERFECT WORLD (1993) his sneakily complex, meditative and heart-wrenching criminal kidnapping/manhunt procedural meets buddy hangout road movie turned fathers-and-sons/justice system melodrama.
Next week's episode is a patron-exclusive bonus episode on RIFIFI (1955) + THE LE CERCLE ROUGE (1970), you can get access to that episode (and all past + future bonus episodes) by subscribing to our $5 tier on Patreon: www.patreon.com/sleazoidspodcast
Intro // 00:00-11:21
WHITE HUNTER BLACK HEART // 11:21-1:23:23
A PERFECT WORLD // 1:23:23-2:51:05
Outro // 2:51:05-2:58:24
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Jan 19, 2025 • 1h 48min
UNLOCKED: 122 - HARD TO KILL (1990) + OUT FOR JUSTICE (1991)
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Intro // 00:00-11:26
HARD TO KILL // 11:26-57:40
OUT FOR JUSTICE // 57:40-1:44:30
Outro // 1:44:30-1:48:03
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Jan 18, 2025 • 7min
364 Teaser - THE WOLF MAN (1941) + WOLF GUY (1975) [FULL EP ON PATREON]
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Jan 9, 2025 • 5h 11min
363 - The Best Genre Movies Of 2024
Hosts Josh and Jamie put 2024 to bed by counting down their official top 15 genre movies of the year. Next week's episode is a patron-exclusive bonus episode on THE WOLF MAN (1941) and WOLF GUY (1975), you can get access to that episode (and all past + future bonus episodes) by subscribing to our $5 tier on patreon: www.patreon.com/sleazoidspodcast
Intro // 00:00-25:23
Honorable Mentions // 25:23-2:35:54
15 // 2:35:54-2:51:05
14 // 2:51:05-2:58:45
13 // 2:58:45-3:07:15
12 // 3:07:15-3:17:44
11 // 3:17:44-3:27:28
10 // 3:27:28-3:36:04
9 // 3:36:04-3:46:16
8 // 3:46:16-3:51:57
7 // 3:51:57-4:02:23
6 // 4:02:23-4:12:40
5 // 4:12:40-4:22:02
4 // 4:22:02-4:33:46
3 // 4:33:46-4:44:56
2 // 4:44:56-4:56:15
1 // 4:56:15-5:08:12
Outro // 5:08:12-5:11:14


