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As long as there have been movies, there have been movie trilogies. Three best friends go on a journey to discover what goes into the perfect movie trilogy.

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    • Apr 30, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    TEAM INSOMNIAC'S TRIPTYCH EP. 54: DAVID LYNCH

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 128:40


    We pay tribute to one of our favorite directors by dipping into 3 movies that display David Lynch's assent from arthouse outsider to cultural icon.Movies Discussed: ERASERHEAD (1977)BLUE VELVET (1986)WILD AT HEART (1990)

    Team Insomniac's Triptych: Trans Creator Pride

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 120:35


    The government might be trying to erase trans people but we're not! We watched 3 movies about the trans experience, each more interesting and beautiful than the last. Movies discussed: T-BLOCKERS (2023)THE PEOPLE'S JOKER (2022)I SAW THE TV GLOW (2024)

    Team Insomniac's Triptych episode 52: 90s Anime

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 58:55


    In our first live episode the boys dive into 90s anime at the Animate Miami con! Technical issues abound . Movies Discussed: Ghost in the Shell (1995)Perfect Blue (1997)Princess Mononoke (1997)

    Team Insomniac's Triptych: Best Movies of 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 239:44


    2024 was a mixed bag, but the movies were pretty good! Here's a last look at the epic, the strange and the Substances we enjoyed last year. Spoiler alert for the entire year.

    Team Insomniac's Triptych Episode 50: THE MATRIX

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024 154:52


    50 episodes of Triptych! The boys celebrate by plugging in to the most influential scifi franchise of the early 2000s. It's the Matrix, folks. Shit gets real, but also unreal. You think that's air you're breathing? Movies Discussed: The Matrix (1999) The Matrix Reloaded (2003) The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

    Triptych Episode 49: New Line Friday

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 138:47


    It's Friday the 13th so the boys went back to Crystal Lake, and also space, for the New Line Jason Movies. It's the good, the bad, and the Jason X!Movies Discussed: Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)Jason X (2002) Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

    Team Insomniac's Triptych Episode 48: Godzilla as a Threat

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 175:32


    Godzilla wasn't always the fun loving Squishmellow that Legendary Pictures makes him out to be. Like all of us he has good days and bad days. The boys tackle 3 excellent movies where Godzilla is the BAD GUY. Movies discussed: GOJIRA (1954) THE RETURN OF GODZILLA (1984) GODZILLA MINUS ONE (2023)

    Team Insomniac's Triptych 47: Robert Eggers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 163:17


    The boys go back in time to explore superstition, paranoia and toxic masculinity through the ages with Robert Eggers, to celebrate Halloween and the inbound release of Eggers' NOSEFERATU. From the humble haunting of The Vvitch to the hallucinatory heights of The Northman, Eggers has proven to be one of the most interesting and innovative filmmakers working today, who challenges and rewards his audience with each film. Movies Discussed: The Vvitch (2015) The Lighthouse (2019) The Northman (2022)

    TRIPTYCH EPISODE 46: GHOSTBUSTERS

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 139:24


    The Halloween celebration continues as the boys dive into the GHOSTBUSTERS franchise. Movies Discussed: Ghostbusters (1984) Ghostbusters 2 (1989) Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)

    Triptych Episode 45: TREEHOUSE OF HORROR

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 109:20


    The boys ring in Fall with their favorite episodes of TREEHOUSE OF HORROR.

    Triptych Episode 44: Sam Raimi's Spidey

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 149:50


    The boys swing back to the early 2000s when a Marvel movie was still something to celebrate. ⁠Spider-Man⁠ (2002) ⁠Spider-Man 2⁠ (2004) ⁠Spider-Man 3⁠ (2007)

    TEAM INSOMNIAC'S TRIPTYCH: STAR TREK GENESIS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 157:30


    Set your phasers to fun! The boys go on a trip back to the Utopian 1980s to enjoy the comforting scifi adventures of the crew of the Starship Enterprise. Movies Discussed: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 1982 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 1984 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1986 Our newest short film BLOTTO: BLOTTO (youtube.com)

    Team Insomniac's Triptych Episode 42: TERMINATOR

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 209:58


    The boys go to the future by way of the past, starting in the glam and the guts of the 80s, to the blockbuster Renaissance of the 90s, all the way to whatever the fuck was happening in the early 2000s. It's Briggs' Birthday, meaning we are watching Terminator movies. MOVIES DISCUSSED

    TRIPTYCH EPISODE 41: TMNT

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 165:40


    The boys dive into the sewers with guest star Joshua Floyd as they dig through the first 3 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It's time for way too much pizza, varying levels of violence, and characters that do seem to be more brain damaged with each passing entry. Movies Discussed: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) Check Out our newest short with the Reel Idiots: https://youtu.be/s4j9rdNx-UI?si=zyjtKpKQHuHVjTNe

    TEAM INSOMNIAC'S TRIPTYCH EPISODE 40: ALIENS

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 196:25


    In honor of ALIEN's 40th anniversary, the boys dig into the scifi, horror, action franchise that started it all. The boys also discuss: Will this franchise ever be this good again? MOVIES DISCUSSED: ALIEN (1979) ALIENS (1986) ALIEN 3 (1992)

    Triptych Episode 39: Carried Away

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 177:08


    In honor of Women in Horror month, we watched three adaptations of Stephen Kings horror masterpiece CARRIE, with guest star Halle Mayne. MOVIES DISCUSSED CARRIE (1976) CARRIE (2002) CARRIE (2013)

    TRIPTYCH EPISODE 38: PARKER & STONE STANDALONE

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 138:30


    The boys take it back to the 90s and the early 2000s to explore the non South Park filmography of Tray Parker and Matt Stone. Even if their early works lack polish, they came out of the gate as creative and irreverent voices. MOVIES DISCUSSED: Cannibal! The Musical (1993) Orgazmo (1997) Team America: World Police (2004)

    Triptych Episode 37: Pee Wee's Big Trilogy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 140:39


    For our first episode of the new year, the boys pay tribute to the dearly departed Paul Reubens by enjoying his three cinematic outings as his alter ego Pee-Wee Herman, aka Real Life Spongebob. Also, spoiler alerts for SALTBURN (2023). Movies Discussed: PEE-WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE (1985) BIG TOP PEE-WEE (1988) PEE-WEE'S BIG HOLIDAY (2016)

    Team Insomniac's Triptych episode 36: BEST OF 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2023 217:03


    Another great year on the books, at least as far as the movies were concerned.

    TRIPTYCH EPISODE 35: THE DARK KNIGHT

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023 218:10


    It's a busy time for Team Insomniac, and we love to celebrate the holidays with a comfort trilogy. And what's more comfortable than a traumatized orphan dressed as a bat beating up people? Isn't that what the season is all about. Also, whatever happened to this Chris Nolan guy? Batman Begins(2005) The Dark Knight(2008) The Dark Knight Rises(2012) Also, like and subscribe THE REEL IDIOTS for additional Team Insomniac goodness: The Reel idiots - YouTube

    TRIPTYCH EPISODE 34: Vengeance

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 161:19


    In honor of Thanksgiving and the 20th anniversary of the release of OLDBOY, the boys head out East for some fine South Korean cinema courtesy of Park Chan-Wook's VENGEANCE trilogy. When it comes to revenge movies that pull your heart right out of your chest, nobody does it better. Movies discussed: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) Oldboy (2003) Lady Vengeance (2005) We also make movies so check out our latest: https://youtu.be/zgGRDAUJDp4?si=NV6TJRpobwEYTr9F

    TRIPTYCH EPISODE 33: EXORCIST OF FAITH

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 145:49


    In honor of the 50 year anniversary of William Friedkin's terrifying classic, we explore the demented Faith trilogy of writer William Peter Blatty, and go a little Blatty ourselves. This episode has it all: Demons, bar fights, serial killers, and even Dog Shakespeare. You don't want to miss this Halloween special MOVIES DISCUSSED: The Exorcist (1973) The 9th Configuration (1980) FEAT. The Exorcist II: The Heretic The Exorcist III (1990) Please check out our newest film, a bone chilling collab with The Reel Idiots, MILFORD LUSTER'S GUIDE TO FISHERMEN SAFETY. Milford Luster's Guide to Fishermen Safety - YouTube

    TRIPTYCH EPISODE 32: ROMERO IS DEAD

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 136:47


    The boys shuffle out of their graves to watch one of the most important horror movie trilogies in the 20th Century, Romero's Dead Trilogy. Night of the Living Dead (1968) Dawn of the Dead (1978) Day of the Dead (1985) Check our latest movie as well, and HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Milford Luster's Guide to Fishermen Safety - YouTube

    Triptych Episode 31: BACK TO THE FUTURE

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023 187:38


    The boys, joined by Adrian De Jesus from the Eagle & Wolf podcast, go back in time to the 80s and one of the best trilogies of the 20th century. Films Discussed: Back to the Future (1985) Back to the Future Part II (1989) Back to the Future Part III (1990)

    Triptych Episode 30: RIDDICK

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 136:07


    We had to get eye shine surgery to try to see what was good about the RIDDICK trilogy, three movies from David Twohey featuring Vin Diesel as the most badass mall ninja ever, in SPACE. We tried. MOVIES DISCUSSED: PITCH BLACK (2000) THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK (2004) RIDDICK (2013)

    TRIPTYCH EPISODE 29: ALEX PROYAS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 149:31


    Put down those entertaining Barbenheimer memes for a second. This month it's all about trench coats and murder and urban oppression as we explore the first three films of Alexander Proyas, a stylistic maverick who helped make the 90s the badass decade it was. THE CROW (1994) DARK CITY (1998) IROBOT (2004)

    Team Insomniac's Triptych Episode 28: JURASSIC PARK

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 198:57


    And adventure 30 years in the making, the boys celebrate the anniversary of Jurassic Park by watching 2 great Spielberg movies and a pretty good Joe Johnston film. MOVIES DISCUSSED Jurassic Park (1993) The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) Jurassic Park III (2001)

    TEAM INSOMNIAC'S TRIPTYCH EPISODE 27: Regular Show

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 151:01


    Tired of adult responsibilities, the boys spend several hours watching and discussing REGULAR SHOW, a cartoon from the 2010s created by JG Quintel. https://www.teaminsomniacfilms.com/

    TEAM INSOMNIAC'S TRIPTYCH EPISODE 26: FEAR STREET

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 171:01


    We're going back to the 90's. Then the 70s. Then back to the 90s for a bit before going back to the 1660s and finally, back to the 90s for Leigh Janiak's Netflix trilogy FEAR STREET. Halloween is six months away but these movies are candy coated nightmares that went down sweet. MOVIES DISCUSSED: FEAR STREET: 1994 (2021) FEAR STREET: 1978 (2021) FEAR STREET: 1666 (2021)

    TRIPTYCH EPISODE 25: FULCI'S GATES OF HELL

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 119:39


    The boys dip into the gothic giallo dreamscapes of horror maestro Lucio Fulci with his iconic GATES OF HELL TRILOGY. This one gets gooey. MOVIES DISCUSSED: City of the Living Dead (1980) The Beyond (1981) The House by the Cemetery (1981)

    TEAM INSOMNIAC'S TRIPTYCH ep. 24: JORDAN PEELE

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 194:52


    The boys welcome friend and fellow filmmaker Joshua Floyd to discuss Jordan Peele's filmography. One of the most exciting new auteurs to come onto the scene in the 21st century. The boys talk monkeys, doppelgangers, and MAD TV. What do they call a GOOD miracle? Movies discussed Get Out (2017) Us (2019) Nope (2022)

    TRIPTYCH EPISODE 23: THE DOLLARS TRILOGY

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 170:28


    It's time to dial it back to the swinging 60s for some gritty westerns, Italian style. The boys discuss the trilogy that helped secure Clint Eastwood's status as a cinematic legend, while simultaneously catapulting Sergio Leone and Spaghetti Westerns into the spotlight. MOVIES DISCUSSED: A Fistful of Dollars (1964) For a Few Dollars More (1965) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

    TRIPTYCH: 2022 CELEBRATION

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2022 199:12


    The boys hop into their hot tub and pop the champagne to celebrate 2022 at the movies. What were some of your favorites?

    TRIPTYCH EPISODE 21: STAR WARS SEQUELS

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 213:02


    Merry Christmas! The boys open their presents early and tear into the Disney Star Wars sequels, some of the most divisive movies of the 21st century. What's really amazing is that nobody, ever, has done a podcast about Star Wars. MOVIES DISCUSSED: THE FORCE AWAKENS (2015) THE LAST JEDI (2017) THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (2019)

    TEAM INSOMNIAC'S TRIPTYCH episode 20: GARETH EVAN'S SILAT

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 172:03


    Suit up for 3 awesome movies from director Gareth Evans featuring the bone breaking ballet that is Silat. From the shockingly mature elegance of Mertantau to the bonkers maximalism of The Raid movies, Evans and his muse, Iko Uwais, present us with some of the most brutal and innovative fight choreography ever put on film. MOVIES DISCUSSED: MERANTAU (2009) THE RAID: REDEMPTION (2011) THE RAID 2 (2014)

    EPISODE 19: Carpenter's Apocalypse

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 172:18


    The boys invite poet/performer Paul Lunaire to the Triptych Mansion for some spooky Halloween delights! Today it's the Carpenter Apocalypse trilogy! What a fun series of movies which take us from PEAK carpenter in the 80s to whatever the 90s was. MOVIES DISCUSSED: The Thing (1982) Prince of Darkness (1987) In the Mouth of Madness (1994)

    TRIPTYCH EPISODE 18: THE EVIL DEAD

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2022 172:03


    Grab your boomstick! For part one of our Halloween month horror special, we are tackling Sam Raimi's seminal trilogy that helped launch him into a web slinging career in Hollywood and turned Bruce Campbell from a skinny Michigander to a masculine Cadillac of men. Spooky season is in full effect and it feels GROOVY. The Evil Dead (1981) Evil Dead II (1987) Army of Darkness (1992)

    TRIPTYCH EPISODE 17: BRENDAN FRASER MUMMY

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022 172:03


    In honor of Brendan Fraser (don't call it a comeback) the boys, with guest star Adrian of the FanFreaks and Eagle & Wolf podcast, unwrap some of the classics of their youth, as well as a poorly conceived third entry. This was a fun one. MOVIES DISCUSSED: The Mummy (1999) The Mummy Returns (2001) The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

    TRIPTYCH EPISODE 16: PUSHER

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 147:03


    The boys dive into the contentious filmography of The Insane Dane himself, Nicholas Winding Refn! From his surprise smash hit debut, to his triumphant return to the series, to the masterpiece of the third entry. These movies are true Eurotrash Masterpieces! Pusher (1996) Pusher II (2004) Pusher 3 (2005)

    TRIPTYCH EPISODE 15: BAKSHI STREET

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 135:39


    Let's hop in the way back machine to the decidedly un-PC 1970s, with the strange, scuzzy and sublime street stories of Sir Ralph Bakshi. Movies Discussed Fritz the Cat 1972 Heavy Traffic 1973 Coonskin 1975

    TRIPTYCH EPISODE 14: JAMES BOND

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 178:31


    You know his name. The guys dive into the original, and some might say, best spy in the business, Sean Connery as James Bond. The following include spoilers for MEN (2022), as well as spoilers for men in general. MOVIES DISCUSSED: Dr. No (1962) From Russia with Love (1963) Thunderball (1965)

    Triptych Episode 13: Jarvis vs. Jason

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 154:47


    It's Friday the 13th. We had to pay a visit to Camp Crystal Lake. Movies Discussed: Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985) Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)

    TRIPTYCH EPISODE 12: THE MEXICO TRILOGY

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 179:13


    In honor of Cinco De Mayo the boys head south of the border and visit the films that made Robert Rodriguez a star. The blood will flow like daytime tequila. MOVIES DISCUSSED: El Mariachi (1993) Desperado (1995) Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)

    TRIPTYCH episode 11: PLANET OF THE APES REBOOT

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2022 146:43


    There's a monkey in the jungle watching a vapor trail, caught up in a conflict between his brain and his tail. The boys return to monke and realize they never left. Spoilers for THE BATMAN and Dexter Season 4 come up organically. Movies discussed: Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

    TRIPTYCH EPISODE 10: THE GODFATHER

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 151:15


    The boys dig deep in the bin to pull out an obscure, arthouse trilogy that nobody has ever seen or discussed before. MOVIES DISCUSSED: THE GODFATHER (1972) THE GODFATHER PART II (1974) THE GODFATHER PART III CODA: THE DEATH OF MICHAEL CORLEONE (1990, CODA cut released in 2020)

    TRIPTYCH EPISODE 9: THE DREAM CYCLE

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 179:39


    In honor of DREAM WARRIOR'S 35th anniversary the boys hit the sack and dream up an episode on some of Freddy's best nightmares. This one gets weird. Movies Discussed: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)

    TRIPTYCH EPISODE 8: WES CRAVEN'S SCREAM

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2022 152:14


    In celebration of the franchise's triumphant return, the Team gets meta on their exploration of the first 3 SCREAM movies. Movies Discussed: SCREAM (1996) SCREAM 2 (1997) SCREAM 3 (2000)

    TRIPTYCH EPISODE 7: THE LORD OF THE RINGS

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 189:04


    How are these movies 20 years old? Christmas came early this year as the boys enjoyed one of the best cinematic trilogies in history. MOVIES DISCUSSED: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001) THE TWO TOWERS (2002) THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003)

    Triptych Episode 6: Karloff Frankenstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2021 136:49


    Come up to the lab and see what's on the slab as the boys go black and white, revisiting Boris Karloff's Frankenstein! MOVIES DISCUSSED Frankenstein (1931) Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Son of Frankenstein (1939)

    TRIPTYCH EPISODE 5: THE THORN TRILOGY

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 131:51


    In honor of Halloween and Michael Myer's latest rampage, the boys take a look at the good, the bad and the Curse that is the Thorn Trilogy. MOVIES DISCUSSED: HALLOWEEN 4: THE RETURN OF MICHAEL MYERS (1988) HALLOWEEN 5: THE REVENGE OF MICHAEL MYERS (1989) HALLOWEEN 6: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS (1995)

    TEAM INSOMNIAC'S TRIPTYCH - episode 4 - ANIMATED BATMAN

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 91:01


    Enough nerd shit. Let's talk about Batman. Films discussed. BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM (1993) BATMAN & MR. FREEZE: SUBZERO (1998) BATMAN BEYOND: RETURN OF THE JOKER (2000)

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