C.J. and guest Brandon Will slip on their headphones and listen at their own peril as they podcast about a movie about a podcast, UNDERTONE (2026). This audio-driven A24 horror movie centers around a young woman acting as the primary caregiver to her ailing mother, and Brandon brings his personal experiences as his mother's caregiver to the discussion. C.J. Arellano is an NYC-based…
C.J. and guest Julian Doan trap themselves in a glass case of emotion as they dissect the real-time techno thriller and morality play, PHONE BOOTH (2003), starring Colin Farrell and directed by Joel Schumacher. C.J. Arellano is an NYC-based writer/filmmaker who plays in the sandboxes of horror, comedy, and fantasy. His films have played at fests internationally and have won a handful of awards…
C.J. and guest Nikita Imafidon go ghostbusting on Christmas Eve as they psychoanalyze intrepid paranormal investigators Mulder and Scully in the very special holiday episode of THE X-FILES, "How the Ghosts Stole Christmas." C.J. Arellano is an NYC-based writer/filmmaker who plays in the sandboxes of horror, comedy, and fantasy. His films have played at fests internationally and have won a handful…
C.J. and Erin Sindewald board a big space truck with a bunch of strangers across a diamond planet (what could go wrong?) as they dissect the terrifying DOCTOR WHO Series 4 episode, "Midnight." C.J. Arellano is an NYC-based writer/filmmaker who plays in the sandboxes of horror, comedy, and fantasy. His films have played at fests internationally and have won a bunch of awards or whatever. He is…
Holy hot mamas! C.J. and guest Tia Hanke-Hills are staying late at 30 ROCK to watch the season finale of "MILF Island" and ponder the line between art and trash. C.J. Arellano is an NYC-based writer/filmmaker who plays in the sandboxes of horror, comedy, and fantasy. His films have played at fests internationally and have won a bunch of awards or whatever. He is fueled by hope, spreadsheets, ube…
C.J. and Adam Murray go on a date and encounter threatening memes, terrifying assassination plots, and - eek - aspiring improvisers in Christopher Landon's adorable thriller, DROP. C.J. Arellano is an NYC-based writer/filmmaker who plays in the sandboxes of horror, comedy, and fantasy. His films have played at fests internationally and have won a bunch of awards or whatever. He is fueled by hope,…