Welcome to Films for the Void!, where, every other week, co-hosts and decade-long friends Eric Spitz and Landon Defever take you on a journey through their recent cinematic ventures, as well as take a deep dive into their favorite movies of all-time.
Hello, and welcome to Films for the Void, episode #110… part 2. I am your host, Landon Defever, and on a previous episode of Films for the Void, my friend Corey and I took at look at the New York Times’ 100 favorite movies of the century so far, as voted by film industry, as well as the New York Times’ 500 favorite movies of the century so far, as voted by NYT readers. Not only that, but we also began to rattle off our favorite mov...
Hello, and welcome to an all-new Films for the Void, episode #111! My guest today is John Galm - bassist and vocalist for the legendary Philadelphia emo band Snowing. The band recently reunited to open for Bear vs Shark back in April, as well as at New Friends Fest in Toronto earlier this month. You still have another chance to catch the band play Best Friends Forever Fest in Las Vegas in October alongside headliners Minus the Bear...
Hello, and welcome to an all-new Films for the Void, episode #110! On June 23, 2025, The New York Times released their list of The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century, composed of the opinions of more than 500 influential directors, actors, and other notable names in Hollywood and around the world. Their thoughts on the best films released since January 1, 2000 were collected, tallied, and ranked as a touchstone for cinema so far t...
Hello, and welcome to an all-new episode of Films for the Void! In this episode, Landon does something a little bit different to wrap up the Films for the Void Patreon by giving the team's long-standing patrons one last pick each to discuss. And, boy, do we have a doozy of a lineup: Jessica Bendinger's 2006 film STICK IT (chosen by Tori Langlands), Ivan Reitman's 2014 film DRAFT DAY (chosen by Reid Lott), Joseph L. M...
Hello, and welcome to Films for the Void, bonus episode #31! In this episode, Landon talks to Luke Bentham, guitarist and frontman for the Hamilton, Ontario rock band The Dirty Nil. For nearly two decades now, the band (alongside drummer Kyle Fisher) has taken a love for punk and applied it with massive hard rock riffs and a spirited attitude all its own. The band’s upcoming album The Lash comes out July 25 on Dine Alone Records. Y...
Hello, and welcome to Films for the Void, bonus episode #30! I am your host, Landon Defever, and my guest today is a writer, director, and storyboard artist whose past credits include Regular Show, Sanjay and Craig, OK KO, The Mighty Ones, and Jellystone. However, he’s making his feature length directorial debut with the new film AJ GOES TO THE DOG PARK! For those unaware, AJ Goes to the Dog Park is about a man named AJ, played by...
Hello, and welcome to an all-new Films for the Void, episode #108! I am your host, Landon Defever, and my guest today is Cyrus Zerbe! Cyrus is a Seattle-based artist and producer who works as a studio and session drummer, but plays in numerous groups, like Brian James was Here and Monitor. His EDM project CymaticZ will be performing at Seattle’s Capitol Hill Block Party on July 19-20, playing alongside headliners Porter Robinson, T...
Hello, and welcome to an all-new Films for the Void, episode #107! In this episode, Landon welcomes Austin Torres - a Michigan-based podcaster, director, and lover of all things horror. He transferred his love of horror movies into the podcast Would You Die?, where guests decide for themselves at the end of the discussion if they think they’d die in the film of their choosing. His most recent short film Spider is self-described as ...
Hello, and welcome to an all-new Films for the Void, episode #106! In this episode, Landon has on his older sister Justine Defever, currently an associate professor at Cleary University and a published poet. You can read her work over at her website, Justinedefever.com. The pair take flight in discussing John Roberts' 1998 film PAULIE, along with a discussion of Andrew DeYoung's 2025 film FRIENDSHIP, all on the latest epi...
Hello, and welcome to an all-new Films for the Void, episode #105! In this episode, Landon is joined by Mike Yablon, the New Jersey-based owner of the DIY label A Few Good Records, whose mission is to get you closer to bands covering the songs you know and love! For over a decade now, A Few Good Records has been putting together compilation albums with varying genres and themes, and they also help fund cassette and vinyl releases b...
Hello, and welcome to an all-new Films for the Void, episode #104! In this episode, Landon is joined by Cole Shilobrit, the cohost of the YouTube podcast Nefarious Reels, where alongside his friend Ninjedi, the pair recommend terrible movies, talk about them, and decide which one is the better of the two. You can find Nefarious Reels on YouTube with new episodes coming out bi-weekly, as well as on BlueSky at nefarious-reels.bsky.so...
Hello, and welcome to an all-new Films for the Void, episode #103! In this episode, Landon has on Meg Loucks–a YouTuber, film critic, and self-employed aficionado of all things cinema, and we both just so happen to live in the same area. You can find her work at her work at InSessionFilm, Cinemania.com, and her very own website WonderWatchlist.com! Meg chose Kenneth Branagh's 1994 film MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN for us t...
Hello, and welcome to an all-new Films for the Void, episode #102! In this episode, Landon has his first collaboration with a member of The Rolling Tape staff: Cameron Ritter, coming to us live from North Carolina! The pair talk about two noir-specific films: Rian Johnson's 2005 film BRICK and Carl Franklin's 1991 film ONE FALSE MOVE, as well as discuss which movies coming out this summer - all on the latest episode of Fi...
Hello, and welcome to Films for the Void, episode #101! In this episode, Landon Defever is joined by his good friend Ethan Stacey, a Toronto-based film fan ready for a mix of hilarity and depravity for this controversial double feature: Harmony Korine's 1997 film GUMMO and Todd Solondz's 1998 film HAPPINESS, along with a discussion of Bong Joon-ho's new film MICKEY 17. All of this, and more, on the latest episode of ...
Hello, and welcome to an all-new Films for the Void, episode #100! In this episode, Eric and Landon celebrate hitting the triple digits! They reflect on this year's Oscars, go bananas over Osgood Perkins' 2025 film THE MONKEY, Nagisa Oshima's 1986 film MAX MY LOVE makes a monkey out of them, and take a look back on some of their favorite episodes of the show - all on the latest episode of Films for the Void!
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Hello, and welcome to an all-new Films for the Void, episode #99! In this episode, Eric and Landon hop across the pond for the Paddington trilogy: Paul King's 2015 film PADDINGTON, Paul King's 2018 film PADDINGTON 2, and Dougal Wilson's 2025 film PADDINGTON IN PERU!
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Hello, and welcome to an all-new of Films for the Void, episode #98! In this episode, Eric and Landon bark at the moon when discussing Joe Dante's 1981 film THE HOWLING, along with Leigh Whannel's 2025 film WOLF MAN - all on the latest episode of Films for the Void!
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00:19:05 The Howling
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Hello, and welcome to an all-new Films for the Void, episode #97! In this episode, Eric and Landon succumb to the darkness with a pair of adaptations of Bram Stoker's Dracula: E. Elias Merhige's 2000 film SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE and Robert Eggers' 2024 film NOSFERATU. All this and more on the latest episode of Films for the Void!
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Hello, and welcome to an all-new Films for the Void, episode #96! In this episode, Eric and Landon get exactly what they want in a very seductive double feature: Steven Shainburg's 2002 film SECRETARY and Helina Reijn's 2024 film BABYGIRL - all on the latest episode of Films for the Void!
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00:20:39 Secretary
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Hello, and welcome to an all-new episode of Films for the Void! In this episode, Landon and Eric kick it over to their patrons for another dose of fan-recommended films: Edward Berger's 2024 film CONCLAVE, Don Bluth's 1986 film AN AMERICAN TAIL, and SJ Clarkson's 2024 film MADAME WEB–all on the latest episode of Films for the Void!
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