On this week’s Tonight's Second Feature James & Rhys dive into season 1 with Silent Spectaculars. Up first we silently watch The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 1920. Considered the first German expressionist film, its striking visual style, and physiological narrative is still felt throughout modern horror.

Rhys will take us on our first stage of the journey towards the release of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. First we talk the book and learn what the odyssey is.

References:

• https://www.jahernandez.com/posts/the-cabinet-of-dr-caligari-1920
• https://www.nga.gov/stories/articles/what-german-expressionism-8-things-know
• https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Cabinet-of-Dr-Caligari
• https://www.classicmoviehub.com/blog/silents-are-golden-a-closer-look-at-the-cabinet-of-dr-caligari-1920/
• https://www.moma.org/collection/terms/die-brucke-the-bridge
• https://www.bohema-wien.com/artikel/german-expressionism
• https://theasc.com/article/german-cinema-comes-to-hollywood/
• https://colorculture.org/cinematography-analysis-of-the-cabinet-of-dr-caligari-in-depth/
• https://colorculture.org/cinematography-analysis-of-the-cabinet-of-dr-caligari-in-depth/
• https://grokipedia.com/page/Carl_Mayer
• https://filmstarpostcards.blogspot.com/2021/09/gilda-langer.html
• https://carrieannebrownian.wordpress.com/2015/10/21/the-cabinet-of-dr-caligari-part-ii-behind-the-scenes/
• https://www.classic-monsters.com/werner-krauss/

Tonight's Second Feature is Created, Produced & Hosted by James Hewitt, and Rhys Strang.

Movie behind the scenes researched by James Hewitt

Podcast Cover Art by Mihaly Csordas, https://www.instagram.com/sawdustnui/?hl=en

• (00:00) - Intro

On this week of Tonight's Second Feature James & Rhys explore John Carpenters The Fog.

The Fog, released in 1980, was writer and director John Carpenter's third entry into the horror genre. Alongside perhaps his most important collaborator, Deborah Hill, the pair co-wrote and produced a film harking back to ghost stories of old.

On the eve of celebrating its Centennial, strange poltergeist activities disrupt the small coastal town of Antonio Bay. Not long after, a mysterious fog bank rolls in, bringing with it the revengeful ghost of the Elizabeth Dane.

On our last episode of Season 0 we get warmed up with one last entry of James' personal favourites. But beware…the fog may come for you!

• (00:00) - Opening
• (01:00) - What the boys have been watching
• (29:09) - Movie guess
• (37:39) - The Fog Trailer
• (40:29) - Opening thoughts and opinions
• (47:38) - Letterboxd news
• (01:22:54) - Dean Cundey
• (01:45:09) - Origins of Ghost Stories
• (01:53:34) - James & Rhys share some childhood memories
• (01:59:54) - Production
• (02:08:03) - Effects
• (02:20:09) - Critic reviews
• (02:29:42) - Segments
• (02:39:00) - Ending

• https://www.rolcruise.co.uk/blog/ghost-ships-and-sea-legends-myths-from-the-high-seas
• https://magazinesandmonsters.com/2014/01/26/fog1980/
• https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-fog-1980
• https://www.nytimes.com/1980/02/29/archives/screen-fog-comes-in-at-3-theatersrevenge-from-the-past.html
• https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bernard-Herrmann
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-zhmAGH-ZQ
• https://horror.fandom.com/wiki/The_Fog_(1980)#Music

Tonight's Second Feature is Created, Produced & Hosted by James Hewitt, and Rhys Strang.

Movie behind the scenes researched by James Hewitt

Podcast Cover Art by Mihaly Csordas, https://www.instagram.com/sawdustnui/?hl=en

This week on Tonight's First Feature, James & Rhys discuss Hokum (2026). When novelist Ohm Bauman retreats to a remote inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, he is consumed by tales of a witch haunting the honeymoon suite. Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance forces him to confront dark corners of his past.

• (00:00) - Opening
• (04:00) - Synopsis, starring & Madame Web 4k
• (06:33) - Director
• (11:05) - YouTube Horror chat
• (17:22) - Thoughts & Opinions
• (25:47) - Beat by Beat
• (01:23:33) - Writing struggles
• (01:26:50) - What is Hokum about?
• (01:36:31) - Ending

• https://emeraldisle.ie/the-irish-hare
• https://www.fangoria.com/hokum-director-damian-mccarthy-interview/
• https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2163762/

Tonight's Second Feature is Created, Produced & Hosted by James Hewitt and Rhys Strang.

Movie behind the scenes researched by James Hewitt

Podcast Cover Art by Mihaly Csordas, https://www.instagram.com/sawdustnui/?hl=en