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 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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