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   7 Oct 2026

   A Cuckoo in Play

   This week- John finds some closure, Kerry does a whoopsie, Guy gets a the terms of his employment rearranged, Noah sees a cameo, and Halogram finally says the words RealHal couldn't. Join us in waxing philosophical for Lanterns finale, "Dirt and Stars", won't you? Lanterns Minisode- A Cuckoo in Play

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   4 Oct 2026

   Gorgeous Rivulet

   This week we kick off Spooky Season festivities with three films about people having troubles with home ownership. Simone waits for a letter from new wave superstar R. Thoughts of R and their future consume her every moment. When no reply arrives, Simone decided to help her fate along by hitchhiking to Munich and nothing will keep her and R apart any longer. An incredible performance propelling a tense psychosexual horror, Der Fan. Independent film director Alister is fired by VHS distributor William King and told the project is dead. When he learns that the film is actually being sold and…

3. 

   30 Sep 2026

   This week John and the Halogram finally take a small trip outside of Rushville, Nebraska, where it's slightly chilly 36°F (2°C) with brief flurries to a barren dead world where it's a pleasant 22.2°C (72°F) with brief deluge of mind destroying hallucination causing terror rain. Still both prefer it over Nebraska. Join us, won't you? Lanterns Minisode- A Lime in the Rain

4. 

   27 Sep 2026

   Desperately Seeking Madonna

   This week a foursome with the ultimate pop diva and divisive actors to grace the silver screen. A New York auteur goes to Hollywood to direct a drama about abuse. In order to get the performances he wants, he pushes his leads to their emotional extremes. In his quest for raw emotion on film, he doesn't even notice how his own careless behavior erodes all the real relationships around him. A metatextual dive through a film-within-a-film by Abel Ferrara, one of the most staunchly independent and unpredictable American filmmakers, Dangerous Game. When crime boss and amateur choreographer Big…

5. 

   23 Sep 2026

   Emerald Optics

   This week- John Stewart goes back to Rushville, a large plant grieves, and we have thoughts about that. Join us, while we discuss "Bad Optics" Lanterns episode 6, won't you? Minisode- Emerald Optics

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   16 Sep 2026

   The Splattening

   This week- we bid The Shards a farewell while wondering who will carry Green Lantern's light forward? WIll Guy start with his bowl cut or will he get it through the power of the ring??? Join us, won't you? The Final Shards/Lanterns minisode- The Splattening

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   13 Sep 2026

   Funky Stumps

   This week- a pair of films about people put into unusual situations. Rex has just served an 8 year sentence for the death of a bank teller cause by his actions while confronting a group of thieves. Rex decides to take a nice long vacation in Finland. As soon as he lands, Rex is abducted and now has to find a way out of a very hungry nightmare. The fifth film from director Alister Grierson just might make you exclaim- Bloody Hell. A Japanese surrealist sketch comedy anthology featuring women at an onsen, a high school homeroom that has much to tell, two young dreamers who do not dream the…

8. 

   10 Sep 2026

   Out Damn Green Spot

   Hal and John and Bret and Robert all find strange new worlds at motor lodges in decades gone by. Both are VERY Shakespearian, even if one is too on the nose. Join us won't you? Shards and Lanterns Minisode #2- Out Damn Green Spot hards and Lanterns Minisode #2- Out Damn Green Spot

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   6 Sep 2026

   The Devil & Ms. Manion

   This week we cross examine a pair of films featuring musicians in speaking roles. After small town lawyer Paul Biegler loses his reelection for DA, he spends his time quickly burning through his savings and fishing. When Mrs. Manion asks he defend her Army Lieutenant husband, who is charged with murdering an innkeeper, Barney Quill. Lt Manion claims he doesn't have any memory of the event. The first revisionist legal drama and another of Otto Preminger's most aggressive works pushing back against taboo and censorship, Anatomy of a Murder. The Relentless, a pan-Atlantic rock band, come…

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    2 Sep 2026

    Sharting Green

    This week... we have an extended stay in 1981 L.A. and wake up in Rushville, Nebraska. The Shards episodes 5, 6, & 7 AND Lanterns episodes 1 & 2. Join us, won't you? The Shards minisode 3- Sharting Green