The Greatest Movie Ever Made

Gather the family ‘round for this holiday double feature episode, covering the first two installments of the Silent Night, Deadly Night Christmas horror franchise. David and Justus tell the tale of two killer Santas, two Christmas Eve killing sprees, and two notoriously controversial holiday horror films. Merry Garbage Day to one and all on this special episode of The Greatest Movie Ever Made! Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) is directed by Charles E. Sellier Jr. and stars Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Toni Nero, Robert Brian Wilson, and Charles Dierkop. Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987) is directed by Lee Harry and stars Eric Freeman, James Newman, Elizabeth Kaitan, Jean Miller, and Darrel Guilbeau. Music: “Fractals” by Kyle Casey and White Bat Audio

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, both around the TGMEM offices and around the seedy New York dreamscape of Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut! This week, David and Justus explore the deceit, lust, and clandestine orgy clubs of this heartwarming holiday classic. Do you know the second password? It’s “The Greatest Movie Ever Made!” Eyes Wide Shut (1999) is directed by Stanley Kubrick and stars Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sydney Pollack, Marie Richardson, and Rade Šerbedžija. Music: “Fractals” by Kyle Casey and White Bat Audio

Thanksgiving’s right around the corner, and David and Justus are celebrating with this obscure 80’s Thanksgiving slasher. It might have three different official titles and be really hard to find on the internet, but that can’t be because it’s a bad movie, right? Set the table and say grace with David, Justus, gigachad slasher Terry, Condom Salesman Ted Raimi, and Sloppy Drunk Single Mom. That’s not cranberry sauce, it’s a delicious Thanksgiving themed installment of the Greatest Movie Ever Made! Blood Rage (1987) is directed by John Grissmer and stars Louise Lasser, Mark Soper, Marianne Kanter, Julie Gordon, and Jayne Bentzen. Music: “Fractals” by Kyle Casey and White Bat Audio

This week, the boys touch down on this Icelandic coming of age drama. The only thing darker and more brutal than the current state of the world is a teenage girl channeling her grief and angst through heavy metal music in the desolate frozen wastes of rural Iceland. Crank it up to 11 and eat a big ol’ plate of some sort of gray indistinct Icelandic fish meal on the Greatest Movie Ever Made! Metalhead (2013) is directed by Ragnar Bragason and stars Þorbjörg Helga Þorgilsdóttir, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson, and Hannes Óli Ágústsson Music: “Fractals” by Kyle Casey and White Bat Audio

This week, escape from the cruel ugliness of our world by venturing to the cruel ugliness of the world of Mary and Max, two depressing little goblin freak characters who find love and human connection in each other. Join your depressing little goblin freak hosts as they discuss Max’s various chocolate culinary creations, life under President Jill Stein, and the grim thematic content of this acclaimed stop motion film. Chow down on a chocolate hot dog as you ponder the indomitable human spirit this week on the Greatest Movie Ever Made! Mary and Max (2009) is directed by Adam Elliot and stars Toni Collette, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Humphries, Eric Bana, and Bethany Whitmore. Donate to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund: https://www.pcrf.net/ [https://www.pcrf.net/]  David’s music: https://joyuntous.bandcamp.com/ [https://joyuntous.bandcamp.com/] Music: “Fractals” by Kyle Casey and White Bat Audio