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Uncanny Cinema is your home for the obscure, the bizarre, the unloved, the overlooked, and the underappreciated in film. We cover all genres but focus on films off the beaten path as we highlight oddities, champion obscurities, and marvel at the projects that somehow came to be. Discussions include spoilers, but the next cinematic treasure on our list is announced at the close of each episode, so feel free to follow along at home. Find additional podcasts, comedy articles, and more at robotbutt.com.
Robot Butt hosts Uncanny Cinema, a tv show with 163 episodes published.
Our annual Christmas present got delayed with Del Griffith - the extended fancut of the Thanksgiving classic Planes, Trains and Automobiles, the masterpiece from John Hughes, John Candy, and Steve Martin. Panelists: Stev
For our first Christmas episode of the season, we look at the strange, beautiful, and perplexing film The Green Knight. Panelists: Jack, Eric, Dan
Our final Halloween Spookening episode is focused on the great, twisted, and horrific fairy tale reworking The Ugly Stepsister. We cover antiquated beauty techniques, how to best get the gunk out, and many Cramps albums.
The crew takes on the dark, disturbing, and dreamlike film The Reflecting Skin for our third Halloween Spookening offering. Panelists: David, Dusty
The wild, effects-heavy horror film Skinned Deep is our next Halloween Spookening offering, and we examine every bizarre moment of it. Panelists: Nathan, David, Emily
For our first Spookening offering of the Halloween season, we look at the great and under-seen horror thriller The Hitcher, loving the scares, cinematography, and Rutger Hauer's dreamy eyes. Panelists: Doug, Dan, Eric
It's Uncanny Cinema's annual Summer Blowout Sale and everything must go, so we're pulling out the classic Pee-wee's Big Adventure to marvel at its majesty and whimsy. Panelists: Jack, David, Eric
We launch Uncanny Cinema After Dark with The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak, the softcore Indiana Jones knockoff that probably shouldn't have been unearthed. Panelists: Jimmy, Nathan, David
The strange, beautiful, and largely overlooked film The Last Unicorn is our focus this go-round, and we discuss aging, tacos, and questionable arboreal animation choices. Panelists: Jess, Jack, Catie
We take a look at the under-seen Bad Times at the El Royale, chronicle the various bad times, its historical connections, and clockwork narrative. Panelists: Chris, Devin, Doug
I take the Revenge of the '90s boys down to the well and make them rub the lotion on their skin or else they get The Silence of the Hams again. Panelists: Steve, Fabs
This time capsule gave us what we always wanted from our favorite 1980s cartoon characters - a soapbox to tell us drugs were pretty great but to still not do them! Panelists: David, Dan, Eric, Ryan
Our annual Switcheroo has us looking at the classic film Unforgiven, and we dig into its moral complexity, superior craftsmanship, and immortal performance by the late great Gene Hackman. Panelists: Jimmy, Doug, Dan
The criminally underseen comedy The Wrong Guy holds the honor of being the film chosen for our 150th episode. A true modern classic. Go find it. Panelists: Jack, Dusty, Eric
For our Valentine's show, we look at one of the best musicals of all time and learn about the Origin of Love. So put on some makeup, turn on the tape deck, put the wig back on your head and join us. Panelists: Catie, Chr
Jack finally gets her wish as we look at the Rian Johnson debut film Brick, the movie that asks the question "What if high school was actually interesting?" Panelists: Jack, David
For this year's Uncanny Cinema Christmas Present, we look at Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece of horror The Shining and marvel at its visuals, performances, narrative depth, and bear men. Come play with us. Panelists: Dan,
For our first Christmas outing of the season, we look at Stanley Kubrick's final film, the yuletide extravaganza Eyes Wide Shut. Bring your mask and cloak. The password is "Fidelio." Panelists: Eric, Jack, Dan
For our last Halloween entry for the season, we look at the modern classic anthology film Trick 'r Treat, discussing its provenance, popularity with dads, punkin boys, and more. Happy Halloween! Panelists: Jess, Jack, Er
For our next Halloween outing, the crew looks at the early David Cronenberg movie The Brood, an often-overlooked entry in his filmography that merges classic horror tropes with the motifs he would become famous for. Pane
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