Things get wild as we pay tribute to a lost legend with a look back at 2001’s “Venomous” and joyfully embrace the madness of “Mad Heidi”.
Venomous
We start the show with a tale of two box offices.
It does not come as a surprise The Flash has underperformed at the box office. It was definitely a combination of superhero fatigue, the DCEU never catching on, and Ezra Miller’s past problems. But what factored in the most? And how far up his own butt is Wes Anderson?
Next, we have our movie spotlight.
The passing of Treat Williams was a significant blow to genre cinema. Treat has been around for decades and was a great leading man. We decided to cover one of his more recent movies. And who would have thought that the best Covid movie ever was made over twenty years ago?
Surprisingly, Venomous was never mentioned during the phase when everyone was locked at home watching movies about global pandemics. From lockdowns to masks to citizens being subjected to fake news, the film about genetically engineered rattlesnakes is like a crystal ball from 2001. The great use of stock footage, big explosions, and frightening snakes pushed it over the top.
Mad Heidi
Then it’s on to our featured new movie review.
They do not make movies like Mad Heidi.
It is an exploitation movie, pure and simple. With a great mix of sex appeal and over-the-top violence, it will appeal to fans of old-school grindhouse offerings without pushing away modern audiences.
Few indie movies are as franchise-ready, and Alice Lucy, as the titular character absolutely shines.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
Last week, we talked about the best indie and genre films we’ve had the pleasure of watching so far this year.
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Every week AIPT Movie Editor Nathaniel Muir and his cinema partner in crime Blake Heath discuss indie and genre movies you have have never heard of, the ones you cannot hear enough about, and the ones you never want to hear about again.
Episode 370: Mid year recap
Time moves more quickly now than it ever has. It was not that long ago that we were talking about a new show executive produced by the Duffer brothers. About a month later, it is one and done. As someone once reminded us, we are just two guys who watch movies. Production budgets and domestic grosses are only a passing interest to us. Still, there are some things that catch our attention. Were we right to say that Michael would get to $1 billion? And what does the future hold for Obsession?
There was a major change to our humble little podcast this year. We decided it would be in our best interests to be a little more focused. To that end, we went to just covering one movie each show. Despite this, we still managed to cover twenty-three movies over seventeen episodes. And twenty of them were released in 2026.
So, what do we have to talk about? And will we get as worked up as we did last week? The horrors of high school, zombies, musicals, buff nuns, and grindhouse adjacent fun. It may not all have been good, but everything left some sort of impression on us.
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Adventures in Movies! is hosted by Nathaniel and Blake. You can find Nathaniel on Instagram at nathaninpoortaste. Blake can be found on Twitter @foureyedhorror and on Instagram at foureyedhorror. You can reach us personally or on Twitter @AdventuresinMo1.
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