The Spooky Linings Playlist
Not every movie wraps up with a neat little bow on the end. Some leave you asking "what the f@#$?!" We're here to find the silver lining in the latter. Join Dustin, Mallie, and Nathan every other Monday as we try to find the light at the end of the tunnel for some of cinema's bleakest endings - and have some laughs while doing so.
Episodes
136 episodes
Episode 231: Beau is Afraid (2023) (with Brandi Dewberry and Jenn Paulemon)
While you may have loved Hereditary and Midsommar, Beau is Afraid was certainly the lit...
Episode 230: Hamnet (2025)
While Sinners and One Battle After Another were duking it all awards season earlier this year, a lot of the other films up for Best Pictur...
Episode 229: Predestination (2014)
Time travel, destiny, and predetermination – it’s all on display in 2014’s Predestination. A small film with big ideas riding on the coattails of
Episode 228: The Return of the Living Dead (1985) (with James Stacey)
We have just one question for you: do you wanna party? If so, then you’re in for a treat because this week on the show we’re getting down and dirty with maybe the most punk rock version of all zombie flicks with 1985’s
The Silver Linings Playlist’s 10th Anniversary Special
10 years ago today, we began our journey building a playlist of films with cliffhanger, downbeat, and upsetting endings with the caveat of discovering a silver lining for each and every one. In this anniversary special, we’re looking back at th...
Episode 227: Memories of Murder (2003)
We’re taking a turn back into Korean cinema this week as we’re reviewing an absolute classic that’s still in IMDb’s Top 200 and Letterboxd’s Top 50 greatest films of all time. Memories of Murder
Episode 226: The Breed (2006)
Do you remember 2006’s The Breed? No? That’s okay, no one else does either. We’re uncovering a nothing of a movie to discuss, and it’s no wonder this thing has been lost to time. In 96 minutes...
Episode 225: First Blood (1982) (with John Wooliscroft of The Cinema Psychos Show)
We just passed America’s 250th birthday, so what better way to celebrate our nation’s history than by discussing a film about a veteran with PTSD who was chewed up, spit out, and left for dead by his own country? You’d be forgiven for thinking ...
Episode 224: The Hitcher (1986)
Our mothers told us never to do this, but if we had to describe 1986’s The Hitcher in one word, we would use the word “mean”. Somehow this one manages to be very violent and simultaneously inc...
Episode 223: The Roses (2025) (with David Arnold of Fear Coded)
1989’s The War of the Roses is undeniably a classic. The 2025 remake The Roses, however, is probably not destined for the same fate. Even t...
Episode 222: Twilight (2008) (with Priscilla Hendry and Ashley Simmons)
It was a franchise that critics turned their noses up at and movie snobs roll their eyes at, but Twilight proved all of them wrong at the box office. When it comes to the movie itself, however...
Episode 221: Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)
While prom season may be in the rearview, we’re not done celebrating because this week on the show we’re talking none other than the absolutely maniacal Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II. Make no ...
Silver Linings Special: Resident Evil (2026) trailer reaction
After the success of Weapons and Barbarian, Zach Cregger has been handed the keys to the Resident Evil franchise, and this morning we got our first look at his upcoming Resident Evil...
Silver Linings Special: Jackass: Best and Last (2026) trailer reaction
For over 25 years, Johnny Knoxville and his gang of misfits, maniacs, and masochists have entertained us all with their outrageous stunts and goofs. With the release of the new trailer Jackass: B...
Episode 220: Bugonia (2025)
Conspiracy theories appear to be on the rise these past few years as seemingly everything is a contrived plot by the rich and powerful to trick the general public into…something. Bugonia expl...
Silver Linings Special: Insidious: Out of the Further (2026) trailer reaction
We're back with another mini-episode reacting to the trailer for the latest entry in the Insidious universe with Insidious: Out of the Further. Surprisingly, even six films into the ...
Episode 219: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) (with John Houzer)
We’re continuing the theme of “rebirth” on the podcast as we revisit one of the more maligned films in the X-Men cinematic universe. X-Men Origins: Wolverine was supposed to set up a new branc...
Episode 218: Halloween: Resurrection (2002) (with Michael Moss)
Easter is next week which makes it the perfect time to discuss the time one of the members of the Mount Rushmore of slashers was reborn – kind of. We’re of course talking about 2002’s Halloween: R...
Episode 217: Saint Maud (2019)
Not every A24 horror flick is a slam dunk. Such is the case with Love Lies Bleeding director Rose Glass’s first film Saint Maud. Despite a ...
Silver Linings Special: Undertone (2025) trailer reaction
In a short bonus episode to hold you over until our newest episode drops next Monday, we’re responding to a request we received to react to the trailers for the new A24 horror flick entitled Unde...
Episode 216: Scream 4 (2011) (with Ashley Simmons)
There’s a new Scream flick in theaters right now, and while that film is what most of the fans are talking about, we’re throwing it back to 2011 to dissect the very mid
Episode 215: Friendship (2024)
Look, we get it: not everyone is a fan of Tim Robinson’s unique style of comedy. And while Friendship may not be the ultimate litmus test on his comedic sensibilities, it has its moments of r...
Episode 214: Frankenstein (2025)
Guillermo del Toro had been waiting to make his version of Frankenstein for a long time, and in 2025 we finally got to see what he can do with the classic story. It turned out to be a 9-Oscar ...