On this jam packed installment of The Collette Stuff, Bernadette and Mike cover a pretty diverse era of Toni Collette's career, filled to the brim with oddball voice work, spooky themes and tones, as well as the occasional Vin Diesel. Films and projects of note include: The Boxtrolls, Devil's Playground, Blinky Bill The Movie, Miss You Already, Krampus, Imperium and xXx: Return of Xander Cage.

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(MEMBERS) Ep 36: The Collette Stuff - Krampus

Mike Burdge and Bernadette Gorman-White strap into the stretch limousine that is The Pattinson Stuff, this time taking a look at the films the actor made on the side during his Twilight years, including his ultimate attempt to immediately distance himself from that sort of type-casting: Cosmopolis. Other films discussed include Remember Me, Love & Distrust, Water for Elephants, Bel Ami and Dior: 1000 Lives.

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(MEMBERS) Ep 52: The Pattinson Stuff - Cosmopolis

Robby Anderson and Mike Burdge return to that whacky spider-verse for another masterful ride from the folks at Sony: Spider-man: Across the Spider-verse.

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Here We Go

Ep 354: Hot Takes - Spider-man: Across the Spider-verse

Diana and Mike are joined again by the malicious Tim Irwin to chat about the second series in director Mike Flanagan's Netflix run: The Haunting of Bly Manor. Topics covered include similarities and differences to the first series, The Haunting of Hill House, as well as the thematic overtones of death, love, loss, possession and memories. And Mike unveils his Bly Manor Carla Gugino impression to the world.

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FOWF Theme

Ep 355: Freakin' Out with Flanagan - The Haunting of Bly Manor

On this episode of Cathode Ray Cast, Bernadette is joined by the enigmatic and charismatic, Scotty Arnold, to discuss the long anticipated second season of Yellowjackets. Topics include the wilderness' motives, whether or not season 2 was what they expected, what could possibly lie ahead in the seasons to come, and Radiohead.

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Computer Age

Ep 356: Cathode Ray Cast - Yellowjackets S2

Mike Burdge and Diana DiMuro chat all about the biggest movie of the summer. Along the way they discuss things they liked and didn't, the Part One of it all, how cool Pom Klementieff is, and Mike drops his whacky theory on what's up with THAT controversial moment in the film.

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Ep 357: Hot Takes - Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

Bernadette is joined by Sophia Acquisto to say, "Hi Barbie!!"  Throughout the ep, they discuss their own personal Barbie histories, the genius marketing of the Barbie team, the cultural touchstone that is Barbenheimer, and (of course) what they thought of the actual movie.

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Ep 358: Hot Takes - Barbie

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Story Screen Reports is our team REACTING to the top 5 film, television and entertainment news stories of the month. Join us as we dissect and comb through everything from upcoming releases to studio drama.

On this episode, Mike Burdge hops on to get absolutely pissed off about the current WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Seriously. They both get very, very mad. You can find those stories, and the sourced articles, linked below. Eat the rich.

1. Hollywood Studios’ WGA Strike Endgame Is To Let Writers Go Broke Before Resuming Talks In Fall
Written by Dominic Patten at Deadline
https://deadline.com/2023/07/writers-strike-hollywood-studios-deal-fight-wga-actors-1235434335/

2. Disney CEO Bob Iger Says Writers and Actors Are Not Being ‘Realistic’ With Strikes: “It’s Very Disturbing to me” 
Written by Ellise Shafer at Variety
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/bob-iger-writers-actors-strike-disney-ceo-1235669169/

3. The Top Hollywood Exec Made $498 Million in The Last 5 Years- 384 Times as Much as The Average Writer  
Written by Jennifer Liu at CNBC 
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/01/top-hollywood-exec-made-498-million-in-5-years-while-writer-pay-fell.html

4. A writer for FX's 'The Bear' went to the Writers Guild of America Awards with a negative bank account balance and won for Best Comedy Series. He's now applying for jobs at movie theaters as writers prepare to go on strike. 
Written by Lloyd Lee at Insider on April 29th 2023 
https://www.businessinsider.com/the-bear-writer-wga-awards-writers-guild-of-america-strike-2023-4#:~:text=A%20showrunner%20told%20Insider%20that,the%20experience%20has%20been%20disillusioning.

5. Mattel Execs on Next Hollywood Moves: ‘Barney’, ‘Polly Pocket’ and ‘Barbie Sequels’  
Written by Elizabeth Wagmeister at Variety 
https://variety.com/2023/film/news/barbie-sequel-mattel-films-barney-hot-wheels-1235680302/

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Ep 359: Story Screen Reports - Strike Talk

Mike Burdge is joined by Diana DiMuro to cover the five films currently in the Insidious franchise, including the most recent return to the Lambert family, Insidious: The Red Door. Topics covered include the loops and connections between the five films, Leigh Whannell's directorial debut and Patrick Wilson's strange career.

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Air Raid

Ep 360: Overdrinkers - The Insidious Franchise

Mike Burdge and Diana DiMuro discuss Kelly Reichardt's latest contemplation on life, friendship, art and loneliness, Showing Up, starring teen-heartthrobs Michelle Williams, Hong Chau, André Benjamin, A. Pigeon, Ricky and Judd Hirsch. Along the way they chat about their opinions on past Reichardt projects, the similarities this film shares with aspects of First Cow and Michelle Williams' ability to go big or keep it low.

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Ep 361: Hot Takes - Showing Up

Mike Burdge and Tim Irwin arrive late to the game but nonetheless stoked to talk about one of the biggest entertaining surprises of 2023, Sisu. Along the way they also chat about the revenge-action flick genre, Mike's new obsession with the film Cobweb and TikTok verbiage.

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Ep 363: Hot Takes - Sisu

Diana and Mike are joined by Bernadette Gorman-White to chat about Mike Flanagan's Midnight Mass. Along the way, they chat about religion, banger church music, the amazing cast of the series and the excitement leading up to the release of The Fall of the House of Usher. This is a great episode, y'all.

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Ep 364: Freakin' Out with Flanagan - Midnight Mass

Mike Burdge and Scotty Arnold chat about the 1973 masterpiece, The Exorcist, while also chatting about the latest reboot-quel, The Exorcist: Believer. Along the way they chat about the tyranny of William Friedkin, the razor sharp pace the original moves at, and why this movie is still just as affective today as it was 50 years ago. They also drink WAY too much red wine.

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Ep 365: Overdrinkers - The Exorcist

Mike Burdge and Diana DiMuro have experienced the two-ing of The Nun, having also explored the vastly horrific and quadrant-checking Conjuring franchise, including the main trilogy, the Annabelle and Nun movies, as well as The Curse of La Llorona. Topics include James Wan's fun and spooky style, Patrick Wilson's sideburns, Letterboxd reviews, the connectivity of the entire "shared universe," and folks that don't like watching scary movies (can they be trusted?).

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Ep 366: Overdrinkers - The Conjuring Universe

Diana and Mike are joined by Tim Irwin to chat about the latest (and last) Flanagan joint to hit Netflix, The Fall of the House of Usher. Topics include rounding up their fav episodes, fav kills, chatting about how Henry Thomas is the actor of his generation, the desired amount of cheese in shows like this, and finding just the right spot in your own home to hide a body behind a bunch of bricks.

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Ep 367: Freakin' Out with Flanagan - The Fall of the House of Usher

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On this episode, Mike Burdge joins Robby to chat about more updates on the Writers and Actors Strikes, a Halloween cinematic universe on the horizon, Ridley Scott NOT being a grump for once, and A24 isn't gonna be just for honk-shoo nerdz anymore! You can find those stories, and the sourced articles, linked below. Eat the rich, and Happy Halloween, spooky fam!

1. Hollywood Writers Strike is Over as Union Wins Major Concessions From Studios
Written by Austen Goslin and Oli Welsh at Polygon 
https://www.polygon.com/23883791/writers-strike-wga-end-amptp-agreement-sag

2. Actors Strike Sees No End in Sight After Studio Negotiations Go Awry  
Written by Andrew Dalton for USA Today 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2023/10/12/actors-strike-no-end-after-amptp-negotiations-talks-cut-short/71151858007/

3. Halloween - Miramax Slashes Into The TV Rights to the Franchise  
Written by John Squires at Bloody Disgusting 
https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3783642/halloween-miramax-lands-the-tv-rights-to-the-franchise-tv-series-and-new-movies-planned/#:~:text=As%20a%20reminder%2C%20Miramax%20co,to%20television%2C%E2%80%9D%20Helwig%20said.

4. Ridley Scott Watched the New ‘Alien’ Movie and Said “It was Fucking Great,” Says Director Fede Alvarez: I was ‘Terrified’ Waiting For His Reaction 
Written by Zach Sharf at Variety 
https://variety.com/2023/film/news/ridley-scott-watched-alien-romulus-great-1235759474/

5. Report: A24 to Expand, Produce More Commercial Films  
Written by Raphael Helfand at The Fader
https://www.thefader.com/2023/10/11/report-a24-to-expand-produce-more-commercial-films#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20%E2%80%9Ctop%20agent,dramas%E2%80%9D%20that%20have%20been%20the

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Ep 368: Story Screen Reports - Strike News and Miramax Wins Big

Covering the latest season of And Just Like That, Bernadette is joined by Reeya Banerjee to discuss how season 2 improved upon season 1, while knowing that the show still has a long way to go to getting a consistently good story. They chat about their favorite storylines (Miranda and Steve coming to an understanding, Charlotte and Harry being ridiculous) and their least favorite (Aidan's total copout of an exit, terrible children) all the while begging for more depth from side quest characters (Seema, LTW, and Nya).

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Ep 369: Cathode Ray Cast - And Just Like That S2

Mike Burdge and Tim Irwin cover another trio of 90s comic adaptations, this time taking a peek at Judge Dredd, The Phantom and Spawn. Topics of conversation include recording at Tim's new house, the destruction of Billy Zane's career, the heights we allowed John Leguizamo to go to, and of course Tim's Gun Corner™.

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Ep 370: Overdrinkers - Judge Dredd, The Phantom & Spawn

Mike Burdge and Tim Irwin start off a new Overdrinkers mini-series covering the comic book adaptations of the 90s that were directly inspired by the tone and success of Batman (1989). First up, it’s Sam Rami’s notoriously awesome, Darkman (1990), Warren Beatty’s batshit bananas Dick Tracy (1990) and Joe Johnston’s inarguably fun, The Rocketeer (1991). Along the way, they discuss the changes in comic book and superhero adaptation fare, as well as the successes and failures of the genre over the past 30+ years.

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Overdrinkers Cocktail:

The Rocke-Who?

2 oz Floral Gin
1/2 oz Vodka
1/2 oz Luxardo Maraschino
1/4 oz Orange Curaçao
3/4 oz Lemon Juice

Combine all ingredients with ice and shake well. Strain into rocks or coup glass, serve neat or on the rocks.

(MEMBERS) Ep 53: Overdrinkers - Darkman, Dick Tracy & The Rocketeer

Mike Burdge and Diana DiMuro kick-off the week of Christmas by visiting an ol' classic in their household: The Muppet Christmas Carol! Topics of discussion include Michael Caine's INSANE performance, the Muppet line-up as a whole, the different types of Muppet movies they grew up with, and of course, chickens.

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Ep 371: Overdrinkers - The Muppet Christmas Carol

Mike is joined by returning holiday guest, Yarko Dobriansky, to chat about a new Christmas classic they've been revisiting the past few years: 2005's hitman-dark-comedy, The Matador. Along the way, they talk about the careers of the cast, Brosnan's recent ventures, what makes something ACTUALLY a Christmas movie, and somehow, Lost.

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Ep 372: Overdrinkers - The Matador

Mike Burdge and Tim Irwin chat about that dang big boi, Godzilla, who has once again taken the world by storm with their passive aggressive city smashing and glowy roar lasers. The movie is absolutely stunning.

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Ep 373: Hot Takes - Godzilla Minus One

Mike Burdge and Reeya Banerjee chat their way through Todd Haynes' latest, provocative dark-comedy, May December, which is equal parts sickeningly uncomfortable and laugh-out loud funny. Topics include Haynes' previous works with Julianne Moore, the powerhouse performance of Charles Melton, that score, the hot dogs and how the predators in this movie hide in plain sight.

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Ep 374: Hot Takes - May December

Mike Burdge, Diana DiMuro, Bernadette Gorman-White and Robby Anderson chat about some of their favorites of 2023, including Oppenheimer, The Boy and the Heron, Past Lives, John Wick: Chapter 4, Barbie and more.

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Plagiarism and You(tube) Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDp3cB5fHXQ&t=5s

Ep 375: Story Screen's Best of 2023

Mike Burdge is joined by Scotty Arnold on a glorious day to chat about George A Romero's unsung 1981 batshit bananas film, Knightriders. Topics of discussion include artistic passion vs real world business, bikes vs horsies, Ed Harris being a madman and the reveal of a brand new podcast coming to this very channel.

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Ep 376: Overdrinkers - Knightriders

On this episode, Bernadette Gorman-White and Reeya Banerjee wrap up their discussion on the Netflix series, The Crown. Along the way, they applaud the show for wrapping up the Diana and Dodi storyline in a respectful and, perhaps, insightful manner, while also maligning the show for spending too much time on Will and Kate, and ultimately compare the final season's strengths and weaknesses to prior seasons.

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Ep 377: Cathode Ray Cast - The Crown S6

Mike Burdge, Bernadette Gorman-White and Diana DiMuro go over all the categories for the 96th Academy Awards, discussing their predictions and hopes, as well as chatting about some truly great flicks that entered the Oscar race this year. Big movies discussed include Oppenheimer, Barbie, The Zone of Interest, Napoleon, The Eternal Memory, all the Oscar Nominated Shorts and so so so much more.

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Coming Attractions

Ep 378: 96th Academy Awards Predictions

Mike Burdge and Reeya Banerjee team up once again to chat all things Bond, catching up on the latest rumors of casting the next bow-tied devil, discussing what makes a good Bond actually work in these movies, all while chatting about the lone Lazenby entry from 1969: On Her Majesty's Secret Service. They also cover From Russia with Love, A View to a Kill, Tomorrow Never Dies and Skyfall. They behave themselves.

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Ep 379: Overdrinkers - On Her Majesty's Secret Service

The Bat-Bois tackle the theatrical installment of the legendary "Animated Series", as well as taking the opportunity to talk about Batman comics, video games and other mediums the Dark Knight has graced. And Robby spoils a bunch of stuff about "Arkham Knight" because he has no self control and hates you.

Enter Protagonist, Stage Right, # 2 in D minor

Ep 53 - Batarang - Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm

Mike Burdge and Robby Anderson continue their journey through the films of John Carpenter, this time stopping by one of his most beloved cult classics, BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, and the immensely under-appreciated PRINCE OF DARKNESS.

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Got a Smoke?

(MEMBERS) Ep 13: Stalking Carpenter - Big Trouble In Little China & Prince Of Darkness

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