#108: Strahdcast Ch.79: Teamwork — A Coward’s Choice
This is it, ghosts ‘n’ goblins: The Assault on Castle Ravenloft begins here, featuring the return of the swordwraiths and a fearless foray into the guano crypts.
045 – Livin’ DeVito Loca
His hairless pate has been a touchstone in Hollywood cinema for as long as Scott and Marty can recall. It’s time to walk a mile in the shoes of Danny DeVito. Core Connections: Lady Liberty aka La Mortadella (1972, Dir. Mario Monicelli) Ruthless People (1986, Dir. Abrahams, Zucker, and Zucker) The Comedian (2016, Dir. Taylor…
#107: Strahdcast Ch.78: Gainful Exercise
As we move ever closer to the Ravenloft showdown, we learn the grim, legal truth about Strahd von Zarovich’s original descent into darkness!
044 – Let’s Face the Music and Lance
Scott and Marty get acquainted with “that guy from that thing,” aka Lance Henriksen. You know who we’re talking about! Core Connections: Network (1976, Dir. Sidney Lumet) Aliens (1985, Dir. James Cameron) Modigliani (2004, Dir. Mick Davis) Connective Cameos: The Terminator Near Dark The Visitor, aka Stridulum The Right Stuff Dr. Strangelove, or How I…
#106: Strahdcast Ch.77: All the Crits
After fixing David’s “sexy android” problems, Ralston and Andrej trounce howlers in the Gloaming, and Dragomir gets persuasive.
043 – Always Be Clausing
Get into the Christmas (and Hanukkah!) spirit with Scott and Marty! Core Connections: Santa Claus (1898, Dir. George Albert Smith) Miracle on 34th Street (1947, Dir. George Seaton) Ernest Saves Christmas (1988, Dir. John R. Cherry III) The Hebrew Hammer (2003, Dir. Jonathan Kesselman) Connective Cameos: Car Wash Plan 9 From Outer Space Scarface Blazing…
#105: Strahdcast Ch.76: “I Walk With Them”
Not gonna lie: this ep is mostly wrangling about where to go next, punctuated with (baseless!) complaints that the DM never lets the party get a long rest.
042 – We’ll Always Have Paris
Scott loves Paris, so Marty agrees to follow him to the City of Lights, where it turns out several decades’ worth of weirdoes lie in wait. Core Connections: L’Atalante (1934, Dir. Jean Vigo) Band of Outsiders (1964, Dir. Jean-Luc Godard) Holy Motors (2012, Dir. Leos Carax) Connective Cameos: The Lavender Hill Mob 12 Angry Men…
#104: Strahdcast Ch.75: Liches Be Crazy, Pt. II
Azalin roams free! Andrej invents the elevator! Ralston experiences the Bad Touch, and Dragomir helps Saffron pull off the heist from Hell.
041 – Three Pints of Guinness
Madness. MADNESS! Join Scott and Marty on a rollicking ride through Ealing, up the river, and into the Castle with the Old (Jedi) Knight himself, Sir Alec. Core Connections: The Lavender Hill Mob (1951, Dir. Charles Crichton) Bridge on the River Kwai (1957, Dir. David Lean) Kafka (1991, Dir. Steven Soderbergh) Connective Cameos: Star Wars…