SLEAZOIDS

Hosts Josh and Jamie and special returning guest Branson Reese discuss classic animation for evil perverts with a double feature with Ralph Bakshi's crude, psychedelic and autobiographical fantasy HEAVY TRAFFIC (1973) and Yoshiaki Kawajiri's beautiful yet troubling cyber-punk neo-noir anime WICKED CITY (1987).

Next week's episode is a patron-exclusive bonus episode on satires of U.S. intervention in Latin America: WALKER (1987) + TRIBULATION 99: ALIEN ANOMALIES UNDER AMERICA (1991), you can get access to that episode (and all past + future bonus episodes) by subscribing to our $5 tier on Patreon: www.patreon.com/sleazoidspodcast

Intro // 00:00-13:43
HEAVY TRAFFIC // 13:43-1:21:47
WICKED CITY // 1:21:47-2:21:54
Outro // 2:21:54-2:25:46

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Hosts Josh and Jamie and special guest Trace Sauveur discuss videotape J-horror procedurals involving supernatural folklore with a double feature of Hideo Nakata's ghostly slow-burn cursed videotape horror-drama RINGU (1998) and Koji Shiraishi's paranormal, conspiratorial found footage/mockumentary demon-horror film NOROI: THE CURSE (2005).

Next week's episode is a patron-exclusive bonus episode on Westerners adapting J-horror: Gore Verbinski's THE RING (2002) + Christophe Gans' SILENT HILL (2006), you can get access to that episode (and all past + future bonus episodes) by subscribing to our $5 tier on Patreon: www.patreon.com/sleazoidspodcast

Intro // 00:00-12:17
RINGU // 12:17-1:17:15
NOROI // 1:17:15-2:32:09
Outro // 2:32:09-2:36:18

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Hosts Josh and Jamie put 2025 to bed by counting down their official top 15 genre movies of the year. Next week's episode is a patron-exclusive bonus episode on THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939) + MULHOLLAND DRIVE (2001), you can get access to that episode (and all past + future bonus episodes) by subscribing to our $5 tier on patreon: www.patreon.com/sleazoidspodcast

Intro // 00:00-24:46
Honorable Mentions // 24:46-2:05:06
15 // 2:05:06-2:14:12
14 // 2:14:12-2:20:46
13 // 2:20:46-2:28:22
12 // 2:28:22-2:35:25
11 // 2:35:25-2:42:02
10 // 2:42:02-2:52:51
9 // 2:52:51-3:02:45
8 // 3:02:45-3:11:28
7 // 3:11:28-3:20:05
6 // 3:20:05-3:29:40
5 // 3:29:40-3:39:32
4 // 3:39:32-3:48:40
3 // 3:48:40-4:01:52
2 // 4:01:52-4:16:15
1 // 4:16:15-4:36:06
Outro // 4:36:06-4:38:46

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