A bi-weekly podcast with Mark and Eoin using film and culture as a portal to strange new places 👠Every two weeks we dive into our recommended film with a focused analysis of the film's themes, subtexts and overall weirdness. We have film news, franchise reviews and more! Ask us questions on Instagram and Twitter @paro_pod or you can reach by email theparopod@gmail.com.
Logo credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram. Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_podRecommended Film for Episode 153 - The Substance (2024)Timestamps:Sinners - 00:07:46Looper - 00:28:23Transformers: Rise of the Beasts - 00:41:04A Dark Song - 00:52:51
Logo credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram. Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_podRecommended Film for Episode 152 - A Dark Song (2016)Timestamps:Stranger Than Fiction - 00:16:39Bumblebee - 00:27:55AI Existential Dread - 00:39:41The Monkey - 00:47:08Heathers - 00:57:00All My Friends Hate Me - 01:06:35
Logo credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram. Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_podRecommended Film for Episode 151 - All My Friends Hate Me (2021)Timestamps: Long Legs - 00:03:30Adolescence - 00:18:06Transformers: The Last Knight - 00:37:39Fatal Deviation - 00:53:28
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram. Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_podRecommended Film for Episode 150 - Fatal Deviation (1998)Timestamps:Killing Eve - 00:20:52Hajimme No Ippo - 00:25:23John Cena Turns Heel - 00:27:55Brigit Jone's Diary - 00:39:51The Order - 00:59:38Starship Troopers - 01:12:18
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on InstagramFollow us on Twitter and IG @paro_podRecommended Film for Episode 149 - Starship Troopers (1997)Timestamps:Transformers: Age of Extinction - 00:21:31Daddy Day Care - 00:39:56Lost Highway - 01:02:23
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended Film for Episode 148 - Lost Highway (1997) Timestamps; We Live In Time - 00:07:24 Transformer: Dark of the Moon - 00:20:57 Saw IV - 00:33:21 Nosferatu - 00:37:27 A Woman Under The Influence - 01:01:58
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended Film for Episode 147 - A Woman Under the Influence (1974) Timestamps; Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - 00:15:46 The Grinch - 00:36:03 Rosemary's Baby - 00:46:33 Ranking Recommended 2024 Films - 01:13:21
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended Film for Episode 146 - Rosemary's Baby (1968) Timestamps Polar Express (2004) - 00:20:26 The Santa Claus (1994) - 00:30:20 Transformers (2007) - 00:46:01 Wild Strawberries (1957) - 01:13:24
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended Film for Episode 145 - Wild Strawberries (1975) Timestamps; Saw 2 - 00:15:14 Frogman - 00- 00:25:40 War for the Planet of the Apes - 00:37:59 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes - 00:52:57 I Saw The TV Glow - 01:12:59
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended Film for Episode 144 - I Saw The TV Glow (2024) Halloween (2018) - 00:03:44 The Apprentice - 00:16:53 Terrifier 3 - 00:35:57 (00:55:00) This is the Zodiac Speaking - 00:57:04 The Wild Robot - 01:02:23 Rise/Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - 01:09:06
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended Film for Episode 143 - I Saw The TV Glow (2024) Timestamps: Planet of the Apes (2001) - 00:20:07 My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009) - 00:42:38 The Dyatlov Pass Incident/Devil's Pass (2013) - 01:00:05
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended Film for Episode 142 - Devil's Pass (2013) Timestamps: Quick Recent Movie Round-Up - 00:00:44 Kneecap - 00:08:40 Alien: Romulus - 00:24:12 Battle for the Planet of the Apes - 00:49:10 In A Violent Nature - 00:59:53 His House - 01:12:59
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended Film for Episode 141 - His House (2020) Timestamps: The Godfather Part 1 and 2 - 00:12:02 Conquest for the Planet of the Apes - 00:35:55 Madame Web - 00:50:38 Berserk - 00:57:40
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended Film for Episode 140 - Berserk Golden Age Movies Timestamps: Kids - 00:23:59 Stopmotion - 00:44:58 Escape from the Planet of the Apes - 00:58:29 The Red Shoes - 01:23:38
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended Film for Episode 139 - The Red Shoes (1948) Timestamps: Beneath the Planet of the Apes - 00:24:08 Bad Boys 1 and 4 - 00:51:25 Possession - 01:06:39
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended Film for Episode 138 - In A Violent Nature (2024) or Possession (1981) Timestamps: The Planet of the Apes - 00:23:36 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga - 00:45:19 Civil War - 01:05:31 Walker - 01:25:02
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended Film for Episode 137 - Walker (1987) Timestamps Moneyball - 00:15:47 The Fall Guy - 00:43:28 NPC Conversations - 00:50:01 All That Jazz - 01:07:36
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 136 - All That Jazz Timestamps Baby Reindeer - 00:15:36 Austin Powers: The Spy That Shagged Me - 00:30:01 Game Night - 00:39:45 Late Night With The Devil - 00:45:33 (Spoilers From 00:54:00) Battle of Algiers - 01:08:09
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 135 - Battle of Algiers Timestamps; Irish Wish - 00:22:55 Past Lives - 00:38:08 Teen Wolf - 00:47:42 Dune: Part 2 - 01:00:12 Watchmen - 01:31:03
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 134 - Watchmen Timestamps; Robyn's ode to M Night Shyamalan and Twist Talk - 00:04:18 The Brood - 00:41:17 The Iron Claw - 00:50:43 All of Us Strangers and Poor Things - 01:03:06 Julien Donkey-Boy - 01:13:03 The Passing - 02:00:00
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 133 - The Passing (1984) Timestamps; True Detective: Night Country - 00:12:32 Godzilla 1997 - 00:26:33 The Zone of Interest - 00:47:49 The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and her Lover - 01:06:20
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 132 - The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) Timestamps; Creep 1 and 2 - 00:11:59 The Matrix: Resurrection - 00:39:19 Barbarian - 00:53:56 Poor Things - 01:11:36 City of God - 01:29:03
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 131 - City Of God (2002) Timestamps; Godzilla: Minus One - 00:16:09 Leave The World Behind - 00:29:30 Rebel Moon - 00:45:31 Willard - 01:07:49 Be My Cat: A Film For Anne - 01:23:48
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 130 - Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015) Timestamps: Dominion: The Prequel to the Exorcist - 00:12:22 Saltburn - 00:30:15 Brazil - 00:47:51 Recommended Film Rankings - 01:08:48
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 129 - Brazil (1985) Timestamps Mirror - 00:04:39 Exorcist: The Beginning - 00:26:06 Elemental - 00:40:38 Hunger Games - 00:57:36 Ran - 01:12:53
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 128 - Ran (1985) Timestamps Five Nights At Freddy's - 00:09:54 Exorcist 3 - 00:32:58 The Killer - 00:48:45 Hour of the Wolf - 01:08:55
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 127 - Hour of the Wolf 1968 Timestamps: Exorcist 2 - 00:12:41 Psycho 2 - 00:34:41 Star Trek: The Motion Picture - 00:52:51 When Evil Lurks - 01:07:10 The Ring - 01:28:23
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 126 - The Ring (1998) Blackberry - 00:15:39 Brown Town On Different Forms of Media - 00:33:40 The Exorcist: Believer - 00:44:23 Jacob's Ladder - 01:15:12
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 125 - Jacob's Ladder Cobweb - 00:20:31 (Spoiler Warning) Colossus: The Forbin Project - 00:34:33 The Creator - 00:48:42 Coraline - 01:04:31 The Third Part of The Night - 01:18:51
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 124 - The Third Part of The Night Timestamps; The Bear - 00:14:29 Jury Duty - 00:25:07 One Piece - 00:35:03 Talk To Me - 00:41:22 Gates of Heaven - 00:55:14
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 123 - Gates of Heaven 1978 Timestamps; JFK - 00:13:49 Grave of the Fireflies - 00:28:47 Southern Comfort - 00:46:37 Greener Grass - 01:01:01
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 122 - Greener Grass Barbie - 00:24:43 Oppenheimer - 01:07:12 Questions - 02:05:45
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 121 - Greener Grass Insidious: The Red Door - 00:18:41 Smile - 00:37:11 Rocky Balboa - 00:48:50 Can Dialectics Break Bricks? - 01:23:23
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 120 - Can Dialectics Break Bricks? Rocky 5 - 00:23:35 Signs - 00:49:20 Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story - 01:08:06 2010 - 01:18:46
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 119 - 2010: The Year We Make Contact Rocky 4 - 00:16:08 How To Blow Up A Pipeline - 00:38:22 Ted K - 00:49:04 Brawl in Cell Block 99 - 01:00:27 Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse - 01:15:03 No Home Movie - 01:29:02
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 118 - No Home Movie Succession and other TV shows - 00:04:00 Dream House - 00:17:10 Rocky 3 - 00:22:36 Salt of the Earth - 00:47:30
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 117 - Salt of the Earth War of the Worlds - 00:14:05 Pet Sematary - 00:28:36 Who Killed Captain Alex? - 00:41:35 Rocky 2 - 00:52:29 Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives - 01:13:58
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 116 -Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Solo and Rogue One - 00:10:03 The Running Man - 00:28:41 The Shining Miniseries - 00:47:08 Listener Questions - 01:27:11
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 115 - The Shining Miniseries AvP: Requiem - 00:07:49 An Cailín Ciúin - 00:39:58 Evil Dead Rises - 00:48:22 The Shining - 01:01:57 Rocky - 01:21:45
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 114 - Rocky Star Wars Sequels - 00:24:07 Alien v Predator - 01:00:08 The Wicker Tree - 01:17:05
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 113 - The Wicker Tree The Predator - 00:12:36 Star Wars Original Trilogy - 00:37:51 The Menu - 01:06:05 (Spoiler Warning - 01:12:57) The Watermelon Woman - 01:20:20 The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie - 01:29:57 Wicker Tree (2011)
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 112 - The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeois Star Wars Prequels -00:18:03 Predators - 00:47:45 Judas And The Black Messiah - 01:04:12 Daisies - 01:17:40
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 111 - Daisies Timestamps Predator 2 - 00:24:53 Crimes of the future - 00:39:02 Casino - 00:50:05 Interstellar - 00:59:46 Strange Days - 01:16:56 SLC Punk! - 01:25:54
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 110 - SLC Punk! Timestamps - The Last of Us - 00:13:00 Predator - 00:22:27 Velma - 00:36:07 Atlanta - 00:40:50 Mysterious Skin - 00:45:52 News/Listener Questions - 01:02:43
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 109 - Mysterious Skin In The Tall Grass - 00:25:15 Avatar The Way of Water - 00:46:22 Skinamarink - 00:56:57 Arrebato (Rapture) - 01:02:59
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 108 - Arrebato Timestamps: Alien Covenant - 00:07:27 Funeral Parade of Roses - 00:30:07 Satantango - 00:34:22 The Nun - 00:46:06 Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 rewatch - 00:52:45 Speed - 01:02:05 The X-Files - 01:11:48 Avatar The Way of Water - 01:24:21 It's A Wonderful Life - 01:41:15
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 107 - It's A Wonderful Life (1946) Avatar - 00:15:54 Prometheus - 00:30:37 The Last Wave - 00:54:10 Listener Qs - 1:13:40
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 106 - The Last Wave (1977) Alien: Resurrection - 00:13:59 Pearl - 00:31:15 Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl - 00:44:01 Paris, Texas - 00:51:58 Listener Question - 01:28:24
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 105 - Paris, Texas (1984) Halloween Film Round Up - 00:11:17 Alien 3 - 00:21:02 Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural - 00:38:16 Paro Pod World Cup - 00:52:26
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 104 - Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural (1973) Halloween Ends - 00:28:58 August Underground - 00:57:49 Aliens - 01:11:37 Nosferatu - 01:34:00 Listener Questions - 01:52:34
Graphics credit to Luke, @cerealdrawer on Instagram Follow us on Twitter and IG @paro_pod Recommended film for Episode 103 - Nosferatu (1922) Pulse (Kairo) - 00:18:17 Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story - 00:32:17 Alien - 00:51:59 Black Christmas - 01:19:12 Listener Questions - 01:41:41