A24 - Z24

In the third Linklater entry in our 'Richards' miniseries, we've come across the beginning to a personal favorite franchise of Jack and Alex's. Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy act real romantic and we uhhhh, talk about it!Intro music by Alex Brinkman

The boys continue down their Richards miniseries by going further down the Richard Linklater mini-miniseries with perhaps one of his most widely acclaimed pictures and one that both hosts have quite a fondness for, the 1970s partygoing, coming-of-age film, DAZED AND CONFUSED! Not that there's too much that has yet to be said about this movie, but we dive into what makes this different from similar movies that came after it, the realism of the scenes, and we see just how good it is to get yourself Dazed and Confused while watching it with another patented Zooted Off Movies drinking game. Check it out!Intro music is by Alex Brinkman

Following up on our RICHARD miniseries, we crack off another sub-miniseries this week with the """first""" Richard Linklater film, SLACKER! (We know that there's another one now, but sure as hell did not at the time of recording)This movie that inspired the likes of Kevin Smith, carries a free-flowing, conversational vibe, never spending too long with one character and constantly shifting throughout different parts of Austin, Texas. And well, all the characters in it are at least a little bit insane. Listen for discussion on the form, Linklater's later filmography, and one of the crown jewels of the podcast, the patented ZOOTED OFF MOVIES DRINKING GAME! *crowd cheers*Intro music is by Alex Brinkman

This week, the boys begin a brand new journey with some distance from previous miniseries...we are beginning a journey through the minds of Richards. As two individuals that began their true film obsessions with this film bro staple, Jack and Alex are discussing 2001's DONNIE DARKO, directed by Richard Kelly and starring a number of familiar faces, fronted by of course, Jake Gyllenhaal. Listen for some honest discussion of a movie that means a lot to both hosts but is out of its prime, and listen even further for Jack's insane read on this movie. Check it out!Intro music is by Alex Brinkman

The boys get zooted off religion alongside the newest A24 horror/EPIX ORIGINAL release, the full length directorial debut of Rose Glass, SAINT MAUD. We dive fully into all of the most terrifying aspects of this religious obsession and well, religious obsessions overall!Intro music by Alex Brinkman

Jack and Alex get back together to close out the Spectrevision series yet again. In an entry in the superhero subversion series, sitting prominently next to 2008s HANCOCK, we have Adam Egypt Mortimer's follow-up to DANIEL ISN'T REAL in the Joe Manganiello starring alien superhero film ARCHENEMY! Join us for Paul Scheer talk round 2 and some more visions of spectres!Intro music by Alex Brinkman

This week, Jack and Alex discuss the 2020 A24/Appletv+ hybrid release, Sofia Coppola's ON THE ROCKS. We talk about Bill Murray, infidelity, and all that other shit that you do when you're rich and charismatic. Check it out!Intro music is by Alex Brinkman

In another episode covering 2020 film releases, Jack and Alex discuss the Andy Samberg/Cristin Milotti riff on Groundhog Day, PALM SPRINGS. Listen to hear all about which aspects do and do not work, Conner O'Malley, and why we personally think the movie works.Intro music by Alex Brinkman

This week, continuing in the discussion of notable 2020 film releases, Jack and Alex get zooted off their own slowly melting away senses of being, with the Brandon Cronenberg sci-fi thriller, POSSESSOR. This mind-swap assassination plot is an absolute trip, and we get to talk about what it has to say about consent, dissociation, and melty face special effects. Check it out!Intro music is by Alex Brinkman

In the first, real, legitimate, Zooted Off Movies episode, we dive into our 2020 miniseries in discussing the best films that that shitshow of a year had to offer. This is starting off with Leigh Whanell's THE INVISIBLE MAN, a psychological sci-fi horror movie centered around Elisabeth Moss dealing with the fallout of escaping her horrifying, abusive relationship with an invisibility discovering Oliver Jackson-Cohen. This movie rules. We also have a drinking game to go along with the trauma. Check it out!Intro music is by Alex Brinkman

After a bit of a break, Jack and Alex return to discuss Kelly Reichardt's 2020 movie about one beautiful cow, two great friends, and a whole lot of tasty, oily cakes. ALSO, an announcement that we'll be transitioning towards a movie podcast not so weighed down by hipster bullshit. ZOOTED OFF COWS!Intro music is by Alex Brinkman

Jack and Alex meet up once again to discuss the MIDSOMMAR director's cut, almost a full half an hour longer longer than the theatrical release, presented on a really beautiful 4k release from A24 themselves. We really break down all the differences in the two cuts as well as fully diving into the plot itself and all of the Ari Aster knowledge we've gained since our first episode. Take your hallucinogens now and you'll really be peaking when we're getting into the meat of things....Intro music is by Alex Brinkman

Returning to A24 for a small burst, we rediscuss 2019's panic attack in film-form from the Safdie brothers, UNCUT GEMS. The self-described "Safdie Brothers of Podcasting," Jack and Alex break this thing down in ways that we were simply not confident enough to do around launch! Hear some interesting Arno takes, breakdowns of different characters from NYC, and much much more!Intro music is by Alex Brinkman

Jack and Alex round out their series discussing the Ocean's franchise with the reboot/sequel that puts its sights on the never-before-mentioned sister of Clooney's character and a whole new squad of women and their fashion based heist. Listen for discussion of everyone involved, some of the interesting resolutions to this plot, and a very succinct, nice way of describing the franchise from Jack to close up the series. Check it out!

We return once again for another installment of our Ocean's series, in which Jack is discovering this heist franchise for the very first time and uhhhhhh, it's pretty good! Listen to hear thoughts on what this movie gets right, and what parts are just baffling. And Al Pacino!

Furthering along Jack's journey in watching these heist movies for the first time, he and Alex have found their way to the incredibly stylish, out-of-country installment with OCEAN'S TWELVE. Listen as we break down the plot, heist movie stakes, and become the millionth podcast to talk about the absolutely batshit Julia Roberts moment! Check it out!

On a recent episode, Jack admitted to never having seen a single movie in the OCEAN'S franchise, so in this incredibly meme-y episode of a podcast that belongs to us, and can therefore encompass whatever fucking movies we want, we're going on a journey with George Clooney and a bunch of other guys just being dudes. Get ready for an interesting start! As detailed throughout the episode, there was a lot of drinking going on throughout the runtime of this so ummmm, sorry.

Continuing our short little 'Elijah Wood in horror roles' series, Jack and Alex get back together this week to discuss 2012's MANIAC, a remake of a film from 1980 in which Elijah Wood REALLY shows off his chops. We spend a lot of time talking about slashers as well as the OG version of this one, as well as wagging our fingers at Spectrevision for not having a movie like this in their catalog. (jk....mostly...)((SPECTREVISION PLEASE DROP A SLASHER CHALLENGE))Intro music by Alex Brinkman

In a hastily prepared, last-minute Halloween miniseries to bridge the gap between the spooky month and our month of nothing but Ocean's discussions, Jack and Alex are here to discuss some Elijah Wood horror roles from outside the Spectrevision brand. Which brings us to COME TO DADDY, a very strange release from earlier this year from director Ant Timpson. Listen as we ride this tonal rollercoaster and discuss the various places this head trip of a movie goes. And be sure to listen next week when we break down the 2012, Elijah Wood starring, MANIAC remake. Check it out!Intro music by Alex Brinkman

Jack and Alex get together this week to rank each and every individual Spectrevision release. Given this only includes 10-11 movies, this isn't a very long list, but it's something we care about deeply. Watch these movies! We want to see a Spectrevision 'Nightmare on Elm Street' movie!!!!!Intro music by Alex Brinkman

This week, for the very first time...Jack and Alex discuss a video game. Played on Xbox One WITHOUT VR, we played through the entirety of Spectrevision's TRANSFERENCE. A game about reliving digitized memories and walking through an apartment, we discuss the gameplay aspects as well as the role Macon Blair plays in the whole thing. Check it out!Intro music by Alex Brinkman

This week, Jack and Alex discuss the dark comedy with pretty much every famous comedic actor that exists, Vivieno Caldinelli's SEVEN STAGES OF ETERNAL BLISS, a wild release about a cult and a bath tub that people just cannot stop killing themselves in. Listen to some discussion about Kate Micucci, Taika Waititi, Maria Bamford, Sam Huntington, Rhea Seehorn, Dan Harmon, and would you believe it....even more people! This episode is...FUN!Intro music by Alex Brinkman

This week, Jack and Alex get into the slimy, pinkish muck while discussing the 2019 H. P. Lovecraft adaptation starring our lord and savior, Nic Cage. That is to say, it's COLOR OUT OF SPACE time. We talk about every aspect of this movie, including all the different younger actors, Tommy Chong, the short story it's based on, and several different R. L. Stine related bits of television programming. Check it out!Intro music by Alex BrinkmanOutro music is Flamingo by Kero Kero Bonito

This week, Alex and Jack get together to talk about Adam Egypt Mortimer's DANIEL ISN'T REAL, an entry into the cannon of all time great movies about imaginary friends starring Miles Robbins, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sasha Lane and some very vibrant colors and goopy special effects. Check it out!Intro music by Alex BrinkmanOutro music is My Evil Twin by They Might Be Giants

This week, Jack and Alex get together to talk about the most noteworthy Spectrevision release to date, that is, the batshit, bugnuts, Panos Cosmatos directed, Nic Cage starring, drug trip of a movie called MANDY. Get ready to hear some opinions on what's going on here and a whole lot of talk about the impressive style on display here. Check it out!Intro music is by Alex BrinkmanOutro music is the tiniest clip of Starless by King Crimson

These two bullshit artists have returned to discuss an incredibly divisive...incredibly greasy film. Jim Hosking's 2016 film, THE GREASY STRANGLER, is near impossible to categorize other than being on Jack's official list of cool ass shit.Intro music by Alex Brinkman

No, not the fancy doll lad Brahams, not Taika Waititi's stellar Hawaiian coming-of-age film, Jack and Alex are here this week to talk about Craig Mcneil's 2015 release THE BOY, covering the childhood of a troubled kid living with his single dad in a motel in the middle of nowhere...and the relationship he forms with Dwight Schrute. Join us as we talk about the movie Alex calls "The Florida Project if it was just one kid spitting loogies on windshields for its entire runtime."Intro music by Alex BrinkmanOutro music is Only A Lad by Oingo Boingo

This week, Jack and Alex get together to discuss their very first SCREEN movie. Joining the ranks of things like UNFRIENDED and SEARCHING, we have the Spectrevision-released, Elijah Wood and Sasha Grey-starring OPEN WINDOWS! This brings with it discussion about past careers of the leads and other noteworthy releases within this very limited horror subgenre. Check it out!Intro music by Alex Brinkman

This week, Alex and Jack get together to talk about the black-and-white, role reversed vampire movie A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT from director Ana Lily Amirpour. This movie, completely in Farsi, is a completely unique experience, being "the first Iranian vampire western" film, there's a lot to talk about...but mostly we just gush.Intro music by Alex BrinkmanOutro music this week is Yarom Bia by Kiosk

Alex and Jack this week cover a 2014 horror comedy movie about zombie children that is handled about as well as one could expect. This star studded comedy cast is led by Elijah Wood but features Rainn Wilson, Allison Pill, that guy from LOST tripping on mushrooms, Leigh Whannel, and Kenneth from 30 Rock! Join us to find out if this horror comedy succeeds in either genre! Intro music by Alex BrinkmanOutro music is I Kill Children by Dead Kennedys

No, Jack and Alex are not discussing the legendary pop and hip-hop band LFO (Lyte Funky Ones) this week, they're talking about the 2013 Swedish psychological horror/sci-fi movie directed by Antonio Tubén, LFO! This is the second in our series covering Spectrevision films, a company mainly devoted to horror releases and this slots in perfectly after our trip to Toad Road last week, as LFO follows an awkward middle-aged man who has discovered the precise droning noise that can make other people follow your every command. Listen for discussion of the whole story as well as some talk about Paul Verhoeven's HOLLOW MAN and how the movies have some...similar themes.Intro music by Alex BrinkmanOutro music this week is LFO - Summer Girls

Jack and Alex start out a brand new miniseries covering SPECTREVISION, a horror based film production company founded by Daniel Noah, Josh C. Waller, and Elijah Wood in 2010. This is the first movie out of the gate and it is a ballsy move, TOAD ROAD, a 2012 film from director Jason Banker following a group of drug-users/party people in a documentary/faux-documentary style as they hang out, drink, do drugs, and investigate an urban legend about a GATEWAY TO HELL. Abandon all expectations. See some visions of some spectres.Intro music by Alex BrinkmanOutro music is Possum Kingdom by The Toadies

In our LONG AWAITED return to podcasting, we make a big announcement regarding what we're covering going forward in our complete overhaul/transition into the world of other studios. After that, Jack and Alex discuss the netflix original, children's musical/comedy, JOHN MULANEY & THE SACK LUNCH BUNCH! A24-Z24 goes into full effect next week but first, enjoy this silly conversation about childhood innocence, the works of Mark Twain, David Byrne, and Wonder Showzen. Be prepared to see some Spectres...

Jack returns again for one last week discussing the HBO/A24 horny druggy high school show to close out the Euphorantine series. Joined by partner in quarantine, Amanda Zoladz, they break down what happens in the final episode and give their opinions on the show overall, as well as talking about their favorite plotlines and characters and speculating where season 2 will find everyone.Intro music is Teenagers by My Chemical Romance

Another episode from quarantine finds Jack and Amanda at the tail end of season one of HBO/A24's Euphoria. We break down and spoil the plots of both episodes and talk pretty extensively about characters' Halloween costumes, so check it out!Intro music is Teenagers by My Chemical Romance

Back for another week of quarantine, Jack and Amanda are diving into the fifth and sixth episodes of A24/HBO's Euphoira. This gets into a discussion about the carnival episode that is just as tangled up as the episode itself and all of the repercussions that come along with it in the fifth episode. Intro music is Teenagers by My Chemical Romance

For another week in quarantine, Jack invites his partner Amanda onto the podcast to talk about Euphoria. This dives in to the second and third episodes as well as individual thoughts on drug dealers, serial killer behaviors, and pornhub licensing rights. Check it out!Intro music is Teenagers by My Chemical Romance

This week, in a somewhat random choice, Jack is discussing the first episode of HBO's Euphoria with special guest/quarantine partner Amanda Zoladz. Discussion leans towards other coming-of-age media including but not limited to Degrassi and other A24 releases and we see how they stack up in terms of horniness. Check it out!Intro music is Teenagers by My Chemical Romance

Although the two hosts could not get together face-to-face because of this horrifying thing that's going on with the world right now, Jack dug deep down into the vaults to find the first thing he recorded on his own for the podcast. I remember very little of the contents of this thing but I do know...I talk about another podcast for a great deal of this runtime. Check it out!Intro music is Pump Up the Jam by Technotronic

For no reason other than Alex not having seen it and some reference to it in an earlier episode that neither host can even remember, Jack and Alex got together this week to watch and discuss Todd Phillips' JOKER. This shit is goofy and probably way past the point of any kind of relevancy but was a good time. We sure did get into it.Intro music is 30 (instrumental) by Danny Brown

Jack and Alex, left with no way of seeing First Cow, instead do a retrospective on all the movies they've seen in the form of an awards ceremony. And this isn't any regular awards ceremony. Each host presents their top choice in the categories of Prettiest, Horniest, Most Fun to Watch While Drinking and (or) Smoking, Most Empathetic, and Most Forgettable. As well as announcing their current choices for top three performances by both actors and actresses, and their top 3 A24 movies overall! It's a big episode with a lot of conversation about our favorites, check it out!Intro music is Being Yourself by Anna Meredith from the Eighth Grade soundtrack

Returning to cover the elusive (to non-Apple users) documentary from A24 and appletv+, Jack and Alex sit down this week to talk about the very last movie remaining on their A24 journey, at least...until First Cow is released tomorrow. We talk a lot about the structure of the doc and just what kinds of stuff this thing taught us, as well as a good tangent about what will be going on with the podcast moving forward. Check it out!Intro music is Crazy by Cypress Hill

Alex and Jack are here this week discussing Peter Strickland's "evil dress" movie, IN FABRIC, and they watched the special unrated edition, with presumably nothing added but a little bit of mannequin pussy (not the band either sadly). We talk a bunch about Peter Strickland's other works as well as the weird tone that this thing is working with and how it stacks up to other A24 released horror movies.Intro music this week is Seam by Seam by Homeboy Sandman

Alex and Jack get together this week to discuss one of their favorite (and evidently A24's) favorite directors, Trey Edward Schults, and his newest movie WAVES. This was a hugely anticipated episode for both hosts and a movie like this has a whole lot to talk about, especially considering so much of the music was stuff that both hosts grew up listening to. There's also a brief mention of an A24 Weird Al project that we hope will be willed into existence by this podcast. (please a24)Intro music is Rushes by Frank Ocean

Jack and Alex get together this week to talk about the BALLSY move about abuse of power within the U.S. military that's apparently a narrative version of a documentary from the same director, Dan Krauss. (A fact that we did not know until after recording!) This brings some talking about Nat Wolff and also, Starship Troopers! Intro music this week is Power for Power by Swans

Alex and Jack got this modern day pirate movie to talk about this week, with the dubloon fueled coming-of-age film LOW TIDE directed by Kevin McMullin. Jack's voice is in a pure growly state for listeners that enjoy that type of thing, and it allows for a real glimpse inside what it means to look at something like this critically at all! Intro music is Stay Gold by Run the Jewels

Jack and Alex get together this week to talk about the follow-up by one half of the minds behind Swiss Army Man, the white-trash weirdo crime film THE DEATH OF DICK LONG. A lot goes into talking about the beers and the music in this thing and it's a fun episode. Check it out!Intro music is Down With the Sickness by Disturbed (lol)

Alex and Jack get together to talk about the A24/HBO release coing-of-age drama, SHARE from director Pippa Bianco. Not having watched Euphoria, there's a different take to be gotten here from some boys that might be making some baseless judgements about the contents of that. Get ready for some talks about the horrors of being a teenager in the digital age.Intro music is Believe by CHER

Alex and Jack get together this week to discuss a film about a reformed skinhead and the path that leads him to give up his hatred, and BOY is this movie wild. Larger philosophical discussion is had around hatred and just why we should care about this particular skinhead, but you'll have to listen to learn more! Check it out!

Jack and Alex get together to talk about the 2008 Safdie brothers film Daddy Longlegs, also known as "Go Get Some Rosemary." The discussion mainly revolves around the way that it slots into the Safdie's filmography and there are spoilers within. Also shouts out to us for finally giving Ronald Bronstein some credit!Intro music by Alex Brinkman

Jack and Alex get away from talking about A24 releases (but not really) this week to talk about 2019 in film overall while discovering each other's blindspots and just generally having a good time.Intro music is The Blade by Daniel Lopatin off of the Uncut Gems score