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Jen and Tim are honored to speak with martial arts cinema legend Cynthia Rothrock! Among many other things, Cynthia talks about the pitfalls of acting with non-sync sound, meeting with A-list directors, and taking her career into the 21st century on YouTube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jen welcomes Bitter Karella to discuss a traumatic event from his childhood: an ill-fated animated feature directed by Richard Williams. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will Menaker blesses us with his presence to discuss a biopic of St. Francis of Assisi starring…Mickey Rourke?! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jen and Tim pick apart King Vidor’s demented vision of Ayn Rand’s equally demented The Fountainhead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

YouTube Kids Spiderman Elsa puppet finger family bad baby songs buried aliveDrop us a line at @HYSTpod on Twitter! The Medium article that kicked off the discussion, James Bridle’s “Something is Wrong on the Internet,” may be read here: https://medium.com/@jamesbridle/something-is-wrong-on-the-internet-c39c471271d2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Christman returns to talk about that disease unique to the 90s, the Tarantino ripoff! We discuss Killing Zoe and Love and a .45, and briefly touch on oddball pics like The Immortals and the inexplicably beloved Boondock Saints. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Put on your mirrored shades! Jen and Tim welcome back Will Menaker to talk over the often-unfairly-maligned Cruising! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. 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! 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 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! 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. 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? 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? 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. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jen and Bitter Karella 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. 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! 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. 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.