Underrated Podcast
1) Fright Night (2011)
A remake of the cult 1985 film, Fright Night received decent reviews and a lukewarm box office draw. Jason Stein of Dads from the Crypt and Derick talk about why the film should be given a second chan...Show More
2) Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Robert Rodriguez ends the story of El Mariachi with the sprawling and bombastic Once Upon a Time in Mexico. Kurosh Jozavi returns to talk about the film and how it impacted him at an impressionable ag...Show More
3) The Gift (2000)
This gothic supernatural murder mystery, directed by Sam Raimi and starring Cate Blanchett and Keanu Reeves, has been overlooked for a quarter century. Author of Much Ado About Keanu, Sezin Devi Koehl...Show More
4) Missing Link
Our LAIKA retrospective comes to a close, discussing the studio's most recent, and likely most underrated, film to date, Missing Link! Jaymo from The Old SwitchAroo returns to talk about the ambitious...Show More
5) Kubo and the Two Strings
Kubo and the Two Strings was an ambitious fantasy epic, and a stop motion film on a scale never before seen. Pop culture educator and friend of the show, JPG returns to discuss the film, including som...Show More
6) The Boxtrolls
Our LAIKA retrospective continues as RiRi returns to talk about The Boxtrolls. She discusses how the qirky film has largely been forgotten, and how the film's social themes are even more relevant toda...Show More
7) The Hidden Value of a Director's Cut (Live From SDCC)
Recorded live from San Diego Comic-Con, Underrated hosted a panel on The Hidden Value of a Director's Cut! Enjoy it here as a bonus episode!The director’s cut is a time-honored tradition in the film i...Show More
8) ParaNorman
Our LAIKA Retrospective moves to the main feed to discuss the studio's sophomore effort ParaNorman. Taylor Bartle of Wild Mouse and The Grave Plot Podcast joins Derick to discuss the supernatural fami...Show More
9) Across the 2nd Dimension: Coraline
We kick off our LAIKA retrospective on Across the 2nd Dimension by discussing their first film Coraline. To break down this 3D masterpiece, Derick is joined by the director of podcasting at The Pop Br...Show More
10) Last Night in Soho
Edgar Wright's tale of murder and nostalgia failed at the box office despite being one of the sleekest and most impressive looking films in years. Andrew Linde of Nothing New joins Derick to take a de...Show More