Drive-In Double Feature Podcast

Nathan and Ryan unwrap Holiday Heist (2011), a made-for-TV Christmas movie that blends lighthearted family drama with a surprisingly competent bank robbery. When two siblings get caught up in a holiday hostage situation, the season of goodwill collides with small-time crooks, parental bonding, and cable-movie tension. The hosts break down the movie’s Hallmark-meets-heist vibes, its earnest performances, and why this oddball holiday thriller stands out among the usual parade of festive romances and talking animals. It’s Christmas cheer… with a criminal twist!

Nathan and Ryan take a chilling listen to The Shout (1978), a strange and unsettling British psychological horror film adapted from a story by Robert Graves. Starring Alan Bates, John Hurt, and Susannah York, the film weaves folklore, repression, and unreliable narration into a hypnotic tale about an ancient Aboriginal scream capable of killing anyone who hears it. The hosts discuss its fractured storytelling, eerie sound design, and surreal tone, exploring why The Shout remains a haunting and often overlooked gem of late-’70s art-horror.

Nathan and Ryan dive headfirst into Despiser (2003), a bizarre direct-to-video hybrid that mixes live-action, early-2000s CGI, and animated hellspawn into one surreal action-horror experience. When a crooked cop is killed and dragged into a war between Heaven and Hell, he’s forced to battle demons, angels, and his own conscience—often as a glowing cartoon character. The hosts break down the movie’s ambitious-but-rough visuals, oddball mythology, and why Despiser feels like a lost late-night cable fever dream that only the Drive-In Double Feature Podcast would dare to resurrect.

Nathan and Ryan cross the DMZ (metaphorically) to talk about Joint Security Area (2000), Park Chan-wook’s breakout thriller that blends political tension, mystery, and emotional drama in a story set at the border between North and South Korea. The hosts dig into the film’s Rashomon-style structure, its look at fractured brotherhood, early hints of Park’s signature style, and why this film still resonates as one of the strongest anti-war statements of its era. From bullets to bittersweet bonds, Drive-In Double Feature heads into one of the most gripping “what really happened?” mysteries in modern Korean cinema.

Nathan and Ryan dive into the icy, offbeat world of Out Cold (1989), a dark comedic thriller where John Lithgow plays a mild-mannered dry cleaner who gets tangled up in murder, manipulation, and one very bad night. The hosts break down the film’s strange blend of noir, black comedy, and suburban paranoia, Lithgow’s pitch-perfect unraveling, and how this forgotten oddity quietly became a cult gem. From frozen corpses to marital double-crosses, Drive-In Double Feature warms up this chilly, underrated slice of late-’80s weirdness.