Suspense is Killing Us MVPs Rebecca de Mornay and Ashley Judd team up for a crackerjack, legal AF podcast extravaganza. And they're joined by CHER? The scales of justice have truly tipped in your favor. Sustained! SUSPECT (1987, Peter Yates) GUILTY AS SIN (1993, Sidney Lumet) HIGH CRIMES (2002, Carl Franklin)

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Ep. 31: LAW BE A LADY

Special guest Corey Brewer guides us through the wonderful world of sleazy, flashy Italian thrillers aka Giallo! In Italy, no one can hear you scream! Until the dubbing process is completed in post. A BLADE IN THE DARK (1983, Lamberto Bava) DELIRIUM (1987, Lamberto Bava) FATAL FRAMES (1996, Al Festa)

Ep. 30: GIALLO SHOTS (w/ Corey J. Brewer)

If you like movies about children in peril (and who doesn't?) have we got a podcast episode for you! Troubled stars Johnny Depp, Bruce Willis and Mel Gibson square off agains the last century's greatest scourge—kidnappings! NICK OF TIME (1995, John Badham) RANSOM (1996, Ron Howard) MERCURY RISING (1998, Harold Becker)

Ep. 29: STRANGER DANGER

We recommend that you listen to this from the safe confines of your own house, because if you venture too far out there into the world, it's practically inevitable that you'll be SET UPON BY PSYCHOS! Case in point: DEAD CALM (1989, Phillip NOYCE) BREAKDOWN (1997, Jonathan Mostow) A PERFECT GETAWAY (2008, David Twohy)

Ep. 28: BAD TRIPS

Things sure are nice and peaceful in the comforting confines of your very own nice house in boring old suburbia, right? Wrong! Two psycho cops and Vince Vaughn are coming for ya! Time to MAN UP. DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE (2001, Harold Becker) UNLAWFUL ENTRY (1992, Jonathan Kaplan) LAKEVIEW TERRACE (2008, Neil LaBute)

Ep. 27: DOMESTIC BLITZ

Surely we can all agree that there's no better way to kick off the second season of TSIKU than with a batch of movies that Dennis Miller had small roles in! Also starring (in much larger roles) Sandra Bullock, Rebecca DeMornay and all-star Diane Lane! Bing bang boom babe! THE NET (1995, Irwin Winkler) NEVER TALK TO STRANGERS (1995, Peter Hall) MURDER AT 1600 (1997, Dwight H. Little)

Ep. 26: MILLER TIME

We celebrate our 25th episode and our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY (more or less) the only way we know how: by finally discussing the work of our patron saint, the legendary ASHLEY JUDD! KISS THE GIRLS (1997, Gary Fleder) DOUBLE JEOPARDY (1999, Bruce Beresford) TWISTED (2004, Philip Kaufman)

Ep. 25: JUDDMENT DAY

The Right Reverend Spencer Hoyt joins us to talk about some 80's Elmore Leonard adaptations of WILDLY differing quality. And considerable sleaze! STICK (1985, Burt Reynolds) 52 PICK UP (1986, John Frankenheimer) CAT CHASER (1989, Abel Ferrara)

Ep. 24: TICKLE ME ELMORE (w/ Spenser Hoyt)

We cover three Alec Baldwin thrillers in depth, tell some jokes, do some Baldwin impressions and are never sick at sea. You ask us if we have a God complex? Let me tell you something: WE ARE GOD. MALICE (1993, Harold Becker) THE JUROR (1996, Brian Gibson) HEAVEN'S PRISONERS (1996, Phil Joanou)

Ep. 23: ALEC BADMAN

The boys discuss three "edgy" independent crime movies that were basically targeted directly at them as curse-word loving movie nerd teens in the 90's. ROMEO IS BLEEDING (1993, Peter Medak) KILLING ZOE (1993, Roger Avary) THE USUAL SUSPECTS (1995, Bryan Singer)

Ep. 22: NINETIES INDIE CRIMIES

We take a dark and twisted look inside the dark and twisted minds of some of cinema's most second rate psychopaths! KALIFORNIA (1993, Dominic Sena) COPYCAT (1995, Jon Ameil) PRIMAL FEAR (1996, The Hoblit)

Ep 21: SERIAL FILLER

To celebrate our 20th episode (!) we pay tribute to our Patron Saint of Cinematic Sleaze, Michael Douglas. Sleaze, for lack of a better word, is good. DISCLOSURE (1994, Barry Levinson) A PERFECT MURDER (1998, Andrew Davis) DON'T SAY A WORD (2001, Gary Fleder)

Ep. 20: THREE DOUGLASSES

We discuss three movies that were clearly inspired by Chinatown. They all take place in mid-20th century LA, deal with morally ambiguous men exploring vast, evil conspiracies, and feature classic cartoon characters. Well, only one has cartoons. WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (1988, Robert Zemeckis) DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS (1995, Carl Franklin) MULHOLLAND FALLS (1996, Lee Tamahori)

Ep. 19: CHINATOWNSPLOITATION

We've had ENOUGH with movies that aren't about husbands who DECEIVED their brides into not realizing they were SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY. So we discuss a handful of movies about that particular subject matter. SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY (1991, Joseph Ruben) DECEIVED (1991, Damian Harris) ENOUGH (2002, Michael Apted)

Ep. 18: BAD BOY HUBBIES

The fabulous Amie Simon joins the gang for a JUST AS LONG AS IT SHOULD BE discussion of the early provincial noirs of John Dahl. KILL ME AGAIN (1989) RED ROCK WEST (1993) THE LAST SEDUCTION (1994)

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