The Juniors EP4: The Wave of Straight to Streaming Films

The Juniors EP5 - Letterboxd Culture, Opinions & Hooptober

Presenting The Juniors: An Imagine Fantastic Film Festival Podcast which will dive into the world of fantastic media, behind the scenes titbits and controversial film opinions. Hosted by the junior programmers, Seth Verhaart (⁠⁠⁠@sethverhaart⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/sethverhaart/]) & Elina Meinerte (⁠⁠⁠@eliina.mein⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/eliina.mein/]). During this episode we talk about everyone's favourite film social media platform Letterboxd. What does Letterboxd mean for the community? We also create Seth's Hooptober 12 Challenge list of films live on air!    Timestamps:  0:00 – Intro  1:08 - What Did We Watch Recently?  19:09 – A Tentacular Touch: Programme & Trailer  20:10 – What is Letterboxd?  23:57 – Letterboxd as a Social Media Platform  25:00 – Uwe Boll's Delusional Letterboxd  26:53 – Our Favourite Letterboxd Users  28:16 – What Kind of Reviews We Like & Write  33:15 – The Genre film Community on Letterboxd: Hooptober  35:46 – Making Seth's Hooptober List & Discussing Elina's Hooptober List     Elina's Hooptober List [https://boxd.it/O56gg/detail]:  The Funhouse (1981) by Tobe Hooper  Braindead (1992) by Peter Jackson   Night of the Dead (1968) by George A. Romero  [REC] (2007) by Paco Plaza & Jaume Balagueró  Prince of Darkness (1987) by John Carpenter  Black Sheep (2006) by Jonathan King  Noroi: The Curse (2005) by Koji Shiraishi  Society (1989) by Brian Yuzna  Digging Up the Marrow (2014) by Adam Green  Martyrs (2008) by Pascal Laugier  Psycho (1960) by Alfred Hitchcock  The Long Walk (2025) by Francis Lawrence  Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) by John Harrison  Fear Street: 1994 (2021) by Leigh Janiak  The Mist (2007) by Frank Darabont  Night of the Comet (1984) by Thom Eberhardt  Blade (1998) by Stephen Norrington  Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (2023) by Ariane Louis-Seize  Dead Mountaineer's Hotel (1979) by Grigori Kromanov  Cat People (1942) by Jacques Tourneur  The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973) by Wojciech Jerzy Has  Frogs (1972) by George McCowan  Onibaba (1964) by Kaneto Shindo  All the Colors of the Dark (1972) by Sergio Martino  Doctor X (1932) by Michael Curtiz  The Wizard of Oz (1939) by Victor Fleming    Seth's Hooptober List: [https://boxd.it/OZiiK]  Braindead (1992) by Peter Jackson  Dawn of the Dead (1978) by George A. Romero  Black Sheep (2006) by Jonathan King  Versus (2000) by Ryûhei Kitamura  Premutos: The Fallen Angel (1997) by Olaf Ittenbach  Noroi: The Curse (2005) by Koji Shiraishi  Martyrs (2008) by Pascal Laugier  Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) by Don Siegel  Clown in a Cornfield (2025) by Eli Craig  Jaws (1975) by Steven Spielberg  Rosemary’s Baby (1968) by Roman Polanski  A Quiet Place (2018) by John Krasinski  The Mist (2007) by Frank Darabont  Nope (2022) by Jordan Peele  Tigers are Not Afraid (2017) by Issa López  eXistenZ (1999) by David Cronenberg  Viy (1967) by Georgi Kropyachyov & Konstantin Ershov  The Wolf Man (1941) by George Waggner  A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) by Wes Craven  The Birds (1963) by Alfred Hitchcock  The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) by Robert Wiene  The Blob (1988) by Chuck Russel  All the Colors of the Dark (1972) by Sergio Martino  The Mummy (1932) by Karl Freund  The Wizard of Oz (1939) by Victor Fleming  The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) by Tobe Hooper  Black Swan (2010) by Darren Aronofsky  Confessions (2010) by Tetsuya Nakashima  Helter Skelter (2012) by Mika Ninagawa  Häxan (1922) by Benjamin Christensen  Mentioned in 'What Did We Watch Recently':  Fear Street Trilogy (2021) by Leigh Janiak  Fear Street: Prom Queen (2025) by Matt Palmer  Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) by David Blue Garcia  The Grudge (2004) by Takashi Shimizu  The Botanist (2025) by Jing Yi  Eyes Wide Shut (1999) by Stanley Kubrick    ------------------------------------------------------------------  Credits:  Hosts: Seth Verhaart & Elina Meinerte  Editor: Seth Verhaart  Producer: Seth Verhaart  Executive Producer: Rabia Sitabi Stigter  Artwork: Anna Kallos  Music: Benjamin De Murashkin - Can You Imagine (The Juniors Theme)

The Juniors EP4: The Wave of Straight to Streaming Films

Presenting The Juniors: An Imagine Fantastic Film Festival Podcast which will dive into the world of fantastic media, behind the scenes titbits and controversial film opinions. Hosted by the junior programmers, Seth Verhaart (⁠⁠⁠@sethverhaart⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/sethverhaart/]) & Elina Meinerte (⁠⁠⁠@eliina.mein⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/eliina.mein/]). During this episode we talk about the new wave of straight to streaming films. What are the downsides? What are the upsides? We also talk in detail about War of the Worlds (2025), The Killer and Get Duked!.    Timestamps:  0:00 – Intro & Imagine Talk  2:35- What Did We Watch Recently?  14:32– War of the Worlds & Ice Cube  24:11– History of Straight to Streaming: Netflix & The First Movie on the Internet  28:47– Straight to Streaming Films: The Bad  43:03 – How Do These Movies Make Money?  52:15– Straight to Streaming Films: The Downsides & the Upsides  01:01:26– Outro (feat. Trashy Shark Flicks)    Films Mentioned:  War of the Worlds (2025) by Rich Lee  War of the Worlds (2005) by Steven Spielberg  Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees (1991) by David Blair  E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind (1984) by Robert Hegyes  The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) by Michael Chaves  Get Duked! (2019) by Ninian Doff  Cam (2018) by Daniel Goldhaber  The Invisible Raptor (2023) by Mike Hermosa  Madame Web (2024) by S.J. Clarkson  Morbius (2022) by Daniel Espinosa  Kraven the Hunter (2024) by J.C. Chandor  Birdbox (2018) by Sussane Bier  The Old Guard (2020) by Gina Prince-Bythewood  The Electric State (2025) by Joe & Anthony Russo  Crumbs (2015) by Miguel Llansó  Borderlands (2024) by Eli Roth  Enola Holmes (2020) by Harry Bradbeer  Damsel (2024) by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo  Holland (2025) by Mimi Cave  Don't Worry Darling (2022) by Olivia Wilde  The Killer (2023) by David Fincher  The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) by Joel & Ethan Coen  Fargo (1996) by Joel Coen  No Country for Old Men (2007 by Joel & Ethan Coen  I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020) by Charlie Kaufman  The Call (2020) by Lee Chung-hyun  Revelations (2025) by Yeon Sang-ho  Wall to Wall (2025) by Kim Tae-joon  Sharks in Venice (2008) by Danny Lerner  Under Paris (2024) by Xavier Gens  Ninja vs. Shark (2023) by Koichi Sakamoto  The Shark Exorcist (2015) by Donald Farmer  Sharktopus (2010) by Declan O'Brien  Mega Shark vs. Mecha Shark (2014) by Emile Edwin Smith  Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf (2015) by Kevin O'Neill  Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda (2014) by Kevin O'Neill  Mentioned in 'What Did We Watch Recently':  Ran (1985) by Akira Kurosawa  Kagemusha (1980) by Akira Kurosawa  Caught Stealing (2025) by Darren Aronofsky  The Roses (2025) by Jay Roach  Weapons (2025) by Zach Cregger  Barbarian (2022) by Zach Cregger  Together (2025) by Michael Shanks  From Beyond (1986) by Stuart Gordon  Re-Animator (1985) by Stuart Gordon  Dagon (2001) by Stuart Gordon  War of the Worlds (2025) by Rich Lee      ------------------------------------------------------------------  Credits:  Hosts: Seth Verhaart & Elina Meinerte  Editor: Seth Verhaart  Producer: Seth Verhaart  Executive Producer: Rabia Sitabi Stigter  Artwork: Anna Kallos  Music: Benjamin De Murashkin - Can You Imagine (The Juniors Theme)

The Juniors EP3: Found Footage Horror

Presenting The Juniors: An Imagine Fantastic Film Festival Podcast which will dive into the world of fantastic media, behind the scenes titbits and controversial film opinions. Hosted by the junior programmers, Seth Verhaart (⁠⁠⁠@sethverhaart⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/sethverhaart/]) & Elina Meinerte (⁠⁠⁠@eliina.mein⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/eliina.mein/]). During this episode we talk about the Horror subgenre of Found Footage and its origins, tropes and subgenres of found footage, some of the essential watches, like The Blair Witch Project, [REC] and Creep.     Timestamps:  0:00 - Intro  0:45 - What Did We Watch Recently?  9:50 – The Origins of Found Footage: Cannibal Holocaust, The Blair Witch Project & Orson Welles  14:40 - The Difference Between Found Footage & Mockumentaries  18:10 – Cloverfield  19:45 – The Screen Recording Subgenre: Unfriended, Host & Spree  26:22 – The Ghost Hunter Subgenre: Grave Encounters, Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum & Hell House LLC  34:26 - [REC] & the Motivation to Keep Filming      Films Mentioned:  Cannibal Holocaust (1980) by Ruggero Deodato  The Blair Witch Project (1999) by Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sánchez  The Other Side of the Wind (2018) by Orson Welles  This Is Spinal Tap (1984) by Rob Reiner  What We Do in the Shadows (2014) by Jemaine Clement & Taika Watiti  Megan is Missing (2011) by Michael Goi  Cloverfield (2008) by Matt Reeves  Unfriended (2014) by Levan Gabriadze  Unfriended: Dark Web (2018) by Stephen Susco  Host (2020) by Rob Savage  Mayhem (2017) by Joe Lynch  Spree (2020) by Eugene Kotlyarenko  Grave Encounters (2011) by Stuart Ortiz & Colin Minihan  Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018) by Jung Bum-shik  Hell House LLC (2015) by Stephen Cognetti  [REC] (2007) by Pasco Plaza  As Above, So Below (2014) by John Erick Dowdie  Creep (2014) by Patrick Brice      Mentioned in 'What Did We Watch Recently':  Mamma Mia! (2008) by Phyllida Lloyd  Shaun of the Dead (2004) by Edgar Wright  There Are Monsters (2013) by Jay Dahl  ------------------------------------------------------------------  Credits:  Hosts: Seth Verhaart & Elina Meinerte  Editor: Seth Verhaart  Producer: Seth Verhaart  Executive Producer: Rabia Sitabi Stigter  Artwork: Anna Kallos  Music: Benjamin De Murashkin - Can You Imagine (The Juniors Theme)

The Juniors EP2: Alien Horror & M. Night Shyamalan

Presenting The Juniors: An Imagine Fantastic Film Festival Podcast which will dive into the world of fantastic media, behind the scenes titbits and controversial film opinions. Hosted by the junior programmers, Seth Verhaart (⁠⁠@sethverhaart⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/sethverhaart/]) & Elina Meinerte (⁠⁠@eliina.mein⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/eliina.mein/]). During this episode we talk about the Alien series, M. Night Shyamalan and even more alien horror. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:43 - What Did We Watch Recently? 7:10 - Alien vs. The Thing 18:40 - Aliens 26:00 - Signs (& M. Night Shyamalan) 39:12 - Event Horizon 45:29 - AVP: Alien vs. Predator (& Aliens vs. Predator Requiem) Films Mentioned: Alien (1979) by Ridley Scott The Thing (1982) by John Carpenter Aliens (1986) by James Cameron Signs (2002) by M. Night Shyamalan Unbreakable (2000) by M. Night Shyamalan The Sixth Sense (1999) by M. Night Shyamalan Split (2016) by M. Night Shyamalan Glass (2019) by M. Night Shyamalan The Visit (2015) by M. Night Shyamalan The Village (2004) by M. Night Shyamalan Creepshow (1982) by George A. Romero Event Horizon (1997) by Paul W. S. Anderson AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004) by Paul W. S. Anderson Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007) by Colin & Greg Strause Mentioned in 'What Did We Watch Recently': Mamma Mia! (2008) by Phyllida Lloyd Dancing With the Birds (2019) by Hugh Cordy Motel Destino (2024) by Karim Äinouz ------------------------------------------------------------------ Credits: Hosts: Seth Verhaart & Elina Meinerte Editor: Seth Verhaart Producer: Seth Verhaart Executive Producer: Rabia Sitabi Stigter Artwork: Anna Kallos Music: Benjamin De Murashkin - Can You Imagine (The Juniors Theme)

The Juniors EP1: Club Imagine June, Hyperfixations & Disagreements

Presenting The Juniors: An Imagine Fantastic Film Festival Podcast which will dive into the world of fantastic media, behind the scenes titbits and controversial film opinions. Hosted by the junior programmers, Seth Verhaart (⁠@sethverhaart⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/sethverhaart/]) & Elina Meinerte (⁠@eliina.mein⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/eliina.mein/]). During this episode we talk about Club Imagine June, the interesting dilemma of hyperfixations and our disagreements on both I Saw the Devil and Final Destination. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:31 - Club Imagine 12:20 - Hyperfixations 28:05 - What Did We Watch Recently? 53:55 - Outro Films Mentioned: - Plein Soleil (Purple Moon, 1960) by René Clément - Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature (2024) by Léo Favier - Harvest (2024) by Athina Rachel Tsangari - Kind (2025) by Jan Verdijk - Bring Her Back (2025) by Michael & Danny Philippou - U Are the Universe (2024) by Pavlo Ostrikov - Clown in a Cornfield (2025) by Eli Craig Mentioned in "What Did We Watch Recently": - Jurrasic World Rebirth (2025) by Gareth Edwards - Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) by Jim Jarmusch - Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) by Jim Jarmusch - I Saw the Devil (2010) by Kim Jee-woon - Final Destination (2000) by James Wong TV-Series Mentioned: - Game of Thrones (2011-2019) - Stranger Things (2016-2025) - Steins;Gate (2011) - Steins;Gate 0 (2018) Books Mentioned: - Clown in a Cornfield (2020) by Adam Cesare - A Game of Thrones (1996) by George R.R. Martin Video Games Mentioned: - Steins;Gate (2009) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Credits: Hosts: Seth Verhaart & Elina Meinerte Editor: Seth Verhaart Producer: Seth Verhaart Executive Producer: Rabia Sitabi Stigter Artwork: Anna Kallos Music: Benjamin De Murashkin - Can You Imagine (The Juniors Theme)