The Magnificently Huge Podcast

Episode 367 - Parents

A young boy in 1950s suburbia suspects that his parents might be cannibalistic serial murderers… but are they really? Join us for a look at one of our favorite cult films of all time - “Parents.” Randy Quaid leads a solid cast in this pitch black horror-comedy satire that explores Boomer America, an era that was apparently one giant bag of repressed ugliness simmering beneath the facade of white picket fences, cocktails and nuclear family dynamics. And cannibalism. Believe us when we say, this one is flippin’ DARK. But also sooooooo good. “What were they before they were leftovers?” “They were leftovers-to-be…” 0:00 - Intros 11:00 - The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) 22:10 - Mortal Kombat II (2026) 27:45 - The Bride! (2025) 34:50 - Fawlty Towers 37:05 - Barney Miller 42:55 - Parents (1989)

Episode 366 - Frailty

Frailty (2001) is a psychological thriller about fathers, sons, and demons. This wacky film seems to have been lost to time, as no one ever talks about it, and it hasn’t gained any cult following. Still, it has a creepy atmosphere, a killer cast, and did I mention it’s Bill Paxton’s directorial debut? 0:00 Intros 13:30 - How to Get to Heaven from Belfast 18:30 - Taskmaster Series 19 24:10 - Frailty (2001)

Episode 365 - Metropolis: Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Robot Whore Of Babylon

This week on Magnificently Huge, we crank the dials back to 1927 and dive into Metropolis, the granddaddy of sci-fi cinema where the future is shiny, oppressive, and apparently run by people who’ve never met a labor law they liked. Directed by Fritz Lang, this silent-era spectacle somehow predicted everything: towering megacities, massive class divides, dehumanizing technology, and robot doubles designed to manipulate the masses. You know, just your standard Tuesday in 2026. Join us as we marvel at the spectacle, question the message, and nervously eye our devices. Because if Metropolis taught us anything, it’s that the future is amazing… right up until it replaces you. 0:00 - Intros 4:40 - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 16:30 - Patrick H Willems on legacy sequels Anatomy of a Legacy Sequel: https://youtu.be/jvXZYxpjHKU?si=SN26rO3pEVgDTKh9 Have we Reached Peak Legacy Sequel?: https://youtu.be/ZGyyy3Old9A?si=ay7hqjFW0386PHFd 20:00 - Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen 25:30 - History Quest https://www.youtube.com/@HistoryQuestChannel 30:35 - Metropolis (1927)

Episode 364 - Ghostbusters is The GOAT!

Q: Who you gonna call? A: Ghostbusters! Duh! Let’s lighten the mood a bit as we finally jibber-jabber about one of the greatest foundational movies of all time - Ghostbusters! If you’ve never seen this blockbuster comedy/sci-fi/adventure mashup from 1984, we have to ask - What rock have you been living under? With a stacked cast of Second City and SNL superstars, some of the most quotable lines ever, and a marketing synergy for the ages, Ghostbusters is a perennial favorite here at the show. If you don’t enjoy its innumerable charms, you are dead inside. So strap on a proton pack as we join Stantz, Venkman, Spengler and Zeddemore to save humanity from an army of angry ghosts released by Gozer the Gozerian, a couple of demon dogs and of course, the Staypuft Marshmallow Man. Up is down, black is white, dogs and cats living together….Mass hysteria! 0:00 - Intros 6:30 - Paradise (Hulu) 9:35 - The Beauty 17:15 - P1uribus 21:30 - Fallout 25:15 - One Piece 31:35 - Taken 38:35 - Ghostbusters (1984)

Episode 363 - Colossus: The Forbin Project

A warning about what AI could do to humanity - and we ain’t talkin’ SkyNet? “Colossus: The Forbin Project” is a cult sci-fi film from 1970 that has been gaining a new following in the last couple of years, since we’re all probably about to be destroyed by rich a**holes who would love to crush us with the AI singularity. We dig into what does and doesn’t work with this early warning shot across the bow… all while wondering if there’s anything to truly be learned about AI from an era when punchcards & magnetic-tape data storage ran super computers the size of mountains and still couldn’t do half of what your iPhone does now. 0:00 - Intros 7:40 - Billy Idol Should Be Dead (Hulu, 2025) 15:15 - Project Hail Mary (2026) 28:30 - Fiend Without A Face (1958) 34:40 - Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)