Movies and Chaos
This is a podcast looking at the impact and legacy of cult films. It’s hosted by Mark Palermo (former critic, screenwriter of Detention) and Serena Whitney (former critic, programmer of The Revue Cinema in Toronto). Why do these movies endure? Is some stuff too much for modern audiences? Theme music: "Hypernormalization" by Rich Aucoin, Artwork: Ryan Wilson
Podcasting since 2023 • 72 episodes
Movies and Chaos
Latest Episodes
Blood/Cells
America eats its young. With the world on edge, we turn to movies, taking a look at Luc Besson's Dracula, revisiting Tarsem's The Cell, uncovering new Scream 7 controversies, and the hassle of having to take bathroom breaks at IMAX movies. Plus...
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Season 4
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Episode 66
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1:20:03
Beauty Standards, Body Horrors, Bold Visions
With the world in chaos, we try to make sense of movies. We catch up on some of the Oscar nominees (HAMNET, THE UGLY STEPSISTER, THE VOICE OF RIND HAJAB), discuss the new ANACONDA, and consider celebrity beauty standards and how they affect a 6...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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1:11:14
The Strangest Things
New year. New Season.We're back, talking about our favourite movies of 2025, whether people are overreacting to the Stranger Things finale, writing well in the age of AI, and studios being too selective with their advertising money.
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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1:16:50
T-U-R-T-L-E POWER (w. Gillian Wallace Horvat and Dave Baxter)
With the TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES TRILOGY (1990-'93) new on Arrow Video 4K and Blu-ray, we're joined by two people who participated in this mammoth collection, special features producer and filmmaker Gillian Wallace Horvat and comic book ex...
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Season 3
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Episode 69
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1:06:40