This episode, we hit the sweet spot with actor, writer, director and Letterboxd member Josh Ruben, whose new comedy-horror Werewolves Within is out now on video on demand. Josh takes hosts Slim and Gemma through his four favorites: Darkman, Jaws, Little Children and Planes, Trains and Automobiles. We praise Steve Martin’s dramatic roles, Spielberg’s “little mumblecore fish movie”, the secret to directing horror-comedy and why Ghost gets a “five all round” from Josh.

Related links:
The Letterboxd list of films mentioned in this episode
Chopper Fireball’s exploding helicopter megalist
The highest-rated, most obsessively rewatched club 2020 list
List of sunlit horror films
Rebecca Henderson’s Instagram
Janicza Bravo’s filmography
Mike Nichols’ filmography
Movies where the sex scene is necessary
‘Help i got too horny’ list
Slim’s man ass list
Trans Lifeline
Credits:
This episode was recorded in Philadelphia, Auckland and Josh Ruben’s house, and edited by Slim. Theme music: ‘Vampiros Danceoteque’ by Moniker.