Adventures in Movies: Zach Passero (The Weird Kidz)
We chat with Zach Passero about his upcoming animated film “The Weird Kidz” and journey back to the dark depths of “River’s Edge”.
The Weird Kidz
We begin, as always, by talking about horror and entertainment news.
It has been a Barbie world for the past few weeks. In our last episode, Blake made a bold prediction. We check up to see how well his comment aged and also go back to a time before “Go Ninja! Go Ninja! GO!” had entered the lexicon to see how well the Ninja Turtles of three decades ago would have fared against Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster.
Then it’s on to our indie spotlight interview and a retro review courtesy of our special guest.
Scary movies and coming-of-age stories traffic in the familiar. This is not a bad thing. The relatability and comfort they bring are part of what makes them so popular. Filmmaker Zach Passero tells us why he married the two genres for his upcoming animated feature film, The Weird Kidz.
Zach also discusses the film’s inspiration, the process behind making it, and its future.
Zach also came bearing gifts. He decided to stick around to talk about 1986’s River’s Edge. When Dennis Hooper is the most reasonable adult in the room, you know there are problems. Possibly the darkest teen movie ever, the film explores the lives of a group of friends after one of them commits a shocking act.
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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 271: Bruceploitation Month: ‘All You Need is Death’ (2024)/’Fists of Bruce Lee’
We have devoted plenty of time on our humble little podcast singing the praises of The Blair Witch Project over the years. But what do we have to say now that the original cast has made some pretty heavy demands? We also talk about a video game adaptation taking place in El Paso and why the opinions of video game fans may be the most reliable.
All You Need is Death is a great title for a comedy horror. Have some fun musical numbers and an ending involving a bad looking George Harrison lookalike and you got yourself a winner. If the plot is a serious one involving Irish folklore and odd secret organizations, it is one of the worst titles ever.
A bad title does not take away from a good film, however. Especially when that film owes a big debt to David Lynch’s creepiest tendencies. That being said, Lynch is definitely not for everyone. And so goes, All You Need is Death, a movie that does so much right but also cannot seem to help but get in its own way.
Bruceploitation Month continues with Fists of Bruce Lee. This episode we tried to do something different and review a movie with a plot. Sure, it is all just filler to take up space between the awesome fight scenes, but there is an actual story being told. After covering last week’s travesty, it is nice to know that there are some movies that were trying to do more than just cash in on Lee’s name.
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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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