The Juniors: An Imagine Fantastic Film Festival Podcast

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Welcome to The Juniors, an Imagine Fantastic Film Festival podcast full of controversial film opinions and behind the scenes titbits hosted by junior programmers Seth Verhaart & Elina Meinerte. Produced & edited by Seth Verhaart. --- Formerly the Imagine Fantastic Film Festival Podcast hosted by Stanislaw Liguzinski and Kiko Morah. Produced by Inez de Coo. Edited by Tom Ooms.

  1. 09/24/2025

    The Juniors EP5 - Letterboxd Culture, Opinions & Hooptober

    Presenting The Juniors: An Imagine Fantastic Film Festival Podcast which will dive into the world of fantastic media, behind the scenes titbits and controversial film opinions. Hosted by the junior programmers, Seth Verhaart (⁠⁠⁠@sethverhaart⁠⁠⁠) & Elina Meinerte (⁠⁠⁠@eliina.mein⁠⁠⁠). During this episode we talk about everyone's favourite film social media platform Letterboxd. What does Letterboxd mean for the community? We also create Seth's Hooptober 12 Challenge list of films live on air!    Timestamps:  0:00 – Intro  1:08 - What Did We Watch Recently?  19:09 – A Tentacular Touch: Programme & Trailer  20:10 – What is Letterboxd?  23:57 – Letterboxd as a Social Media Platform  25:00 – Uwe Boll's Delusional Letterboxd  26:53 – Our Favourite Letterboxd Users  28:16 – What Kind of Reviews We Like & Write  33:15 – The Genre film Community on Letterboxd: Hooptober  35:46 – Making Seth's Hooptober List & Discussing Elina's Hooptober List     Elina's Hooptober List:  The Funhouse (1981) by Tobe Hooper  Braindead (1992) by Peter Jackson   Night of the Dead (1968) by George A. Romero  [REC] (2007) by Paco Plaza & Jaume Balagueró  Prince of Darkness (1987) by John Carpenter  Black Sheep (2006) by Jonathan King  Noroi: The Curse (2005) by Koji Shiraishi  Society (1989) by Brian Yuzna  Digging Up the Marrow (2014) by Adam Green  Martyrs (2008) by Pascal Laugier  Psycho (1960) by Alfred Hitchcock  The Long Walk (2025) by Francis Lawrence  Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) by John Harrison  Fear Street: 1994 (2021) by Leigh Janiak  The Mist (2007) by Frank Darabont  Night of the Comet (1984) by Thom Eberhardt  Blade (1998) by Stephen Norrington  Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (2023) by Ariane Louis-Seize  Dead Mountaineer's Hotel (1979) by Grigori Kromanov  Cat People (1942) by Jacques Tourneur  The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973) by Wojciech Jerzy Has  Frogs (1972) by George McCowan  Onibaba (1964) by Kaneto Shindo  All the Colors of the Dark (1972) by Sergio Martino  Doctor X (1932) by Michael Curtiz  The Wizard of Oz (1939) by Victor Fleming    Seth's Hooptober List:  Braindead (1992) by Peter Jackson  Dawn of the Dead (1978) by George A. Romero  Black Sheep (2006) by Jonathan King  Versus (2000) by Ryûhei Kitamura  Premutos: The Fallen Angel (1997) by Olaf Ittenbach  Noroi: The Curse (2005) by Koji Shiraishi  Martyrs (2008) by Pascal Laugier  Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) by Don Siegel  Clown in a Cornfield (2025) by Eli Craig  Jaws (1975) by Steven Spielberg  Rosemary’s Baby (1968) by Roman Polanski  A Quiet Place (2018) by John Krasinski  The Mist (2007) by Frank Darabont  Nope (2022) by Jordan Peele  Tigers are Not Afraid (2017) by Issa López  eXistenZ (1999) by David Cronenberg  Viy (1967) by Georgi Kropyachyov & Konstantin Ershov  The Wolf Man (1941) by George Waggner  A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) by Wes Craven  The Birds (1963) by Alfred Hitchcock  The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) by Robert Wiene  The Blob (1988) by Chuck Russel  All the Colors of the Dark (1972) by Sergio Martino  The Mummy (1932) by Karl Freund  The Wizard of Oz (1939) by Victor Fleming  The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) by Tobe Hooper  Black Swan (2010) by Darren Aronofsky  Confessions (2010) by Tetsuya Nakashima  Helter Skelter (2012) by Mika Ninagawa  Häxan (1922) by Benjamin Christensen  Mentioned in 'What Did We Watch Recently':  Fear Street Trilogy (2021) by Leigh Janiak  Fear Street: Prom Queen (2025) by Matt Palmer  Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) by David Blue Garcia  The Grudge (2004) by Takashi Shimizu  The Botanist (2025) by Jing Yi  Eyes Wide Shut (1999) by Stanley Kubrick    ------------------------------------------------------------------  Credits:  Hosts: Seth Verhaart & Elina Meinerte  Editor: Seth Verhaart  Producer: Seth Verhaart  Executive Producer: Rabia Sitabi Stigter  Artwork: Anna Kallos  Music: Benjamin De Murashkin - Can You Imagine (The Juniors Theme)

    1h 3m

  2. 09/10/2025

    The Juniors EP4: The Wave of Straight to Streaming Films

    Presenting The Juniors: An Imagine Fantastic Film Festival Podcast which will dive into the world of fantastic media, behind the scenes titbits and controversial film opinions. Hosted by the junior programmers, Seth Verhaart (⁠⁠⁠@sethverhaart⁠⁠⁠) & Elina Meinerte (⁠⁠⁠@eliina.mein⁠⁠⁠). During this episode we talk about the new wave of straight to streaming films. What are the downsides? What are the upsides? We also talk in detail about War of the Worlds (2025), The Killer and Get Duked!.    Timestamps:  0:00 – Intro & Imagine Talk  2:35- What Did We Watch Recently?  14:32– War of the Worlds & Ice Cube  24:11– History of Straight to Streaming: Netflix & The First Movie on the Internet  28:47– Straight to Streaming Films: The Bad  43:03 – How Do These Movies Make Money?  52:15– Straight to Streaming Films: The Downsides & the Upsides  01:01:26– Outro (feat. Trashy Shark Flicks)    Films Mentioned:  War of the Worlds (2025) by Rich Lee  War of the Worlds (2005) by Steven Spielberg  Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees (1991) by David Blair  E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind (1984) by Robert Hegyes  The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) by Michael Chaves  Get Duked! (2019) by Ninian Doff  Cam (2018) by Daniel Goldhaber  The Invisible Raptor (2023) by Mike Hermosa  Madame Web (2024) by S.J. Clarkson  Morbius (2022) by Daniel Espinosa  Kraven the Hunter (2024) by J.C. Chandor  Birdbox (2018) by Sussane Bier  The Old Guard (2020) by Gina Prince-Bythewood  The Electric State (2025) by Joe & Anthony Russo  Crumbs (2015) by Miguel Llansó  Borderlands (2024) by Eli Roth  Enola Holmes (2020) by Harry Bradbeer  Damsel (2024) by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo  Holland (2025) by Mimi Cave  Don't Worry Darling (2022) by Olivia Wilde  The Killer (2023) by David Fincher  The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) by Joel & Ethan Coen  Fargo (1996) by Joel Coen  No Country for Old Men (2007 by Joel & Ethan Coen  I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020) by Charlie Kaufman  The Call (2020) by Lee Chung-hyun  Revelations (2025) by Yeon Sang-ho  Wall to Wall (2025) by Kim Tae-joon  Sharks in Venice (2008) by Danny Lerner  Under Paris (2024) by Xavier Gens  Ninja vs. Shark (2023) by Koichi Sakamoto  The Shark Exorcist (2015) by Donald Farmer  Sharktopus (2010) by Declan O'Brien  Mega Shark vs. Mecha Shark (2014) by Emile Edwin Smith  Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf (2015) by Kevin O'Neill  Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda (2014) by Kevin O'Neill  Mentioned in 'What Did We Watch Recently':  Ran (1985) by Akira Kurosawa  Kagemusha (1980) by Akira Kurosawa  Caught Stealing (2025) by Darren Aronofsky  The Roses (2025) by Jay Roach  Weapons (2025) by Zach Cregger  Barbarian (2022) by Zach Cregger  Together (2025) by Michael Shanks  From Beyond (1986) by Stuart Gordon  Re-Animator (1985) by Stuart Gordon  Dagon (2001) by Stuart Gordon  War of the Worlds (2025) by Rich Lee      ------------------------------------------------------------------  Credits:  Hosts: Seth Verhaart & Elina Meinerte  Editor: Seth Verhaart  Producer: Seth Verhaart  Executive Producer: Rabia Sitabi Stigter  Artwork: Anna Kallos  Music: Benjamin De Murashkin - Can You Imagine (The Juniors Theme)

    1h 4m

  3. 08/13/2025

    The Juniors EP3: Found Footage Horror

    Presenting The Juniors: An Imagine Fantastic Film Festival Podcast which will dive into the world of fantastic media, behind the scenes titbits and controversial film opinions. Hosted by the junior programmers, Seth Verhaart (⁠⁠⁠@sethverhaart⁠⁠⁠) & Elina Meinerte (⁠⁠⁠@eliina.mein⁠⁠⁠). During this episode we talk about the Horror subgenre of Found Footage and its origins, tropes and subgenres of found footage, some of the essential watches, like The Blair Witch Project, [REC] and Creep.     Timestamps:  0:00 - Intro  0:45 - What Did We Watch Recently?  9:50 – The Origins of Found Footage: Cannibal Holocaust, The Blair Witch Project & Orson Welles  14:40 - The Difference Between Found Footage & Mockumentaries  18:10 – Cloverfield  19:45 – The Screen Recording Subgenre: Unfriended, Host & Spree  26:22 – The Ghost Hunter Subgenre: Grave Encounters, Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum & Hell House LLC  34:26 - [REC] & the Motivation to Keep Filming      Films Mentioned:  Cannibal Holocaust (1980) by Ruggero Deodato  The Blair Witch Project (1999) by Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sánchez  The Other Side of the Wind (2018) by Orson Welles  This Is Spinal Tap (1984) by Rob Reiner  What We Do in the Shadows (2014) by Jemaine Clement & Taika Watiti  Megan is Missing (2011) by Michael Goi  Cloverfield (2008) by Matt Reeves  Unfriended (2014) by Levan Gabriadze  Unfriended: Dark Web (2018) by Stephen Susco  Host (2020) by Rob Savage  Mayhem (2017) by Joe Lynch  Spree (2020) by Eugene Kotlyarenko  Grave Encounters (2011) by Stuart Ortiz & Colin Minihan  Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018) by Jung Bum-shik  Hell House LLC (2015) by Stephen Cognetti  [REC] (2007) by Pasco Plaza  As Above, So Below (2014) by John Erick Dowdie  Creep (2014) by Patrick Brice      Mentioned in 'What Did We Watch Recently':  Mamma Mia! (2008) by Phyllida Lloyd  Shaun of the Dead (2004) by Edgar Wright  There Are Monsters (2013) by Jay Dahl  ------------------------------------------------------------------  Credits:  Hosts: Seth Verhaart & Elina Meinerte  Editor: Seth Verhaart  Producer: Seth Verhaart  Executive Producer: Rabia Sitabi Stigter  Artwork: Anna Kallos  Music: Benjamin De Murashkin - Can You Imagine (The Juniors Theme)

    47 min

  4. 07/30/2025

    The Juniors EP2: Alien Horror & M. Night Shyamalan

    Presenting The Juniors: An Imagine Fantastic Film Festival Podcast which will dive into the world of fantastic media, behind the scenes titbits and controversial film opinions. Hosted by the junior programmers, Seth Verhaart (⁠⁠@sethverhaart⁠⁠) & Elina Meinerte (⁠⁠@eliina.mein⁠⁠). During this episode we talk about the Alien series, M. Night Shyamalan and even more alien horror. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:43 - What Did We Watch Recently? 7:10 - Alien vs. The Thing 18:40 - Aliens 26:00 - Signs (& M. Night Shyamalan) 39:12 - Event Horizon 45:29 - AVP: Alien vs. Predator (& Aliens vs. Predator Requiem) Films Mentioned: Alien (1979) by Ridley Scott The Thing (1982) by John Carpenter Aliens (1986) by James Cameron Signs (2002) by M. Night Shyamalan Unbreakable (2000) by M. Night Shyamalan The Sixth Sense (1999) by M. Night Shyamalan Split (2016) by M. Night Shyamalan Glass (2019) by M. Night Shyamalan The Visit (2015) by M. Night Shyamalan The Village (2004) by M. Night Shyamalan Creepshow (1982) by George A. Romero Event Horizon (1997) by Paul W. S. Anderson AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004) by Paul W. S. Anderson Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007) by Colin & Greg Strause Mentioned in 'What Did We Watch Recently': Mamma Mia! (2008) by Phyllida Lloyd Dancing With the Birds (2019) by Hugh Cordy Motel Destino (2024) by Karim Äinouz ------------------------------------------------------------------ Credits: Hosts: Seth Verhaart & Elina Meinerte Editor: Seth Verhaart Producer: Seth Verhaart Executive Producer: Rabia Sitabi Stigter Artwork: Anna Kallos Music: Benjamin De Murashkin - Can You Imagine (The Juniors Theme)

    53 min

  5. 07/16/2025

    The Juniors EP1: Club Imagine June, Hyperfixations & Disagreements

    Presenting The Juniors: An Imagine Fantastic Film Festival Podcast which will dive into the world of fantastic media, behind the scenes titbits and controversial film opinions. Hosted by the junior programmers, Seth Verhaart (⁠@sethverhaart⁠) & Elina Meinerte (⁠@eliina.mein⁠). During this episode we talk about Club Imagine June, the interesting dilemma of hyperfixations and our disagreements on both I Saw the Devil and Final Destination. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:31 - Club Imagine 12:20 - Hyperfixations 28:05 - What Did We Watch Recently? 53:55 - Outro Films Mentioned: - Plein Soleil (Purple Moon, 1960) by René Clément - Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature (2024) by Léo Favier - Harvest (2024) by Athina Rachel Tsangari - Kind (2025) by Jan Verdijk - Bring Her Back (2025) by Michael & Danny Philippou - U Are the Universe (2024) by Pavlo Ostrikov - Clown in a Cornfield (2025) by Eli Craig Mentioned in "What Did We Watch Recently": - Jurrasic World Rebirth (2025) by Gareth Edwards - Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) by Jim Jarmusch - Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) by Jim Jarmusch - I Saw the Devil (2010) by Kim Jee-woon - Final Destination (2000) by James Wong TV-Series Mentioned: - Game of Thrones (2011-2019) - Stranger Things (2016-2025) - Steins;Gate (2011) - Steins;Gate 0 (2018) Books Mentioned: - Clown in a Cornfield (2020) by Adam Cesare - A Game of Thrones (1996) by George R.R. Martin Video Games Mentioned: - Steins;Gate (2009) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Credits: Hosts: Seth Verhaart & Elina Meinerte Editor: Seth Verhaart Producer: Seth Verhaart Executive Producer: Rabia Sitabi Stigter Artwork: Anna Kallos Music: Benjamin De Murashkin - Can You Imagine (The Juniors Theme)

    55 min

  6. SEASON 3 TRAILER

    The Juniors - Teaser Trailer

    THE JUNIORS IS COMING 16 JULY 2025! Presenting The Juniors: An Imagine Fantastic Film Festival Podcast which will dive into the world of fantastic media, behind the scenes titbits and controversial film opinions. Hosted by the junior programmers, Seth Verhaart (@sethverhaart) & Elina Meinerte (@eliina.mein). The first recording of the podcast went as well as you could expect, disastrous. To keep you on your toes until the first episode releases July 16th, we decided to lift the veil a little into our recording process. Credits: Hosts: Seth Verhaart & Elina Meinerte Editor: Seth Verhaart Producer: Seth Verhaart Executive Producer: Rabia Sitabi Stigter Music: Kevin McLeod - In The Hall of the Mountain King

    2 min
  7. Re:Imagining 1984 - Episode 3

    11/07/2024

    Re:Imagining 1984 - Episode 3

    In Re:Imagining 1984, Imagine Fantastic Film Festival goes beyond the dystopian diagnoses of George Orwell, inviting a wide array of voices to a speculative discussion about the viable alternatives for our futures. Over the span of two prerecorded episodes and one live public podcasting session during the festival, we try to escape the binary opposition between Utopias and Dystopias by closely following the the works featured at the festival.     Credits Hosts: Kiko Morah, Stanislaw Liguzinski  Guests: Merel Hogerheijde, Sammy Shefa Idris, Robin Noorda, Joep Gerrits Producer: Inez de Coo  Editor: Tom Ooms  Music: TeknoAxe

    1h 6m
  8. Re:Imagining 1984 - Episode 2

    10/17/2024

    Re:Imagining 1984 - Episode 2

    In Re:Imagining 1984, Imagine Fantastic Film Festival goes beyond the dystopian diagnoses of George Orwell, inviting a wide array of voices to a speculative discussion about the viable alternatives for our futures. Over the span of two prerecorded episodes and one live public podcasting session during the festival, we try to escape the binary opposition between Utopias and Dystopias by closely following the works featured at the festival.     Credits  Hosts: Kiko Morah, Stanislaw Liguzinski  Guests: Peet Gelderblom, Christopher Noessel, Hugh Fisher Producer: Inez de Coo  Editor: Tom Ooms  Music: TeknoAxe  Special Thanks: Berend van Eerden, Mark Fonseca Rendeiro    Interview Peet Gelderblom:  Films referenced:  Remaking Fear: Evolution of the Body Snatchers - Peet Gelderblom, 2018: 
https://vimeo.com/260659837  Dystopia in Denial: The Future According to 1984 - Peet Gelderblom, 2024  1984 - Michael Radford, 1984  The Goonies - Richard Donner, 1985  Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - Steven Spielberg, 1984  Romancing the Stone - Robert Zemeckis, 1984  Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Terry Gilliam, 1999  Velvet Goldmine - Todd Haynes,1998  The Matrix - Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, 1999-2003  Nausicaä, Valley of the Wind - Hayao Miyazaki, 1984  Tomorrowland - Brad Bird, 2015  The Dark Knight - Christopher Nolan, 2008  The Batman - Matt Reeves, 2022  Se7en - David Fincher, 1995  Minority Report - Steven Spielberg, 2002  Pleasantville - Gary Ross, 1998  Back to the Future Part II - Robert Zemeckis, 1998  The Apprentice - Ali Abbasi, 2024  Starship Troopers - Paul Verhoeven, 1997  Total Recall - Paul Verhoeven, 1990  Total Recall - Len Wiseman, 2012  Showgirls - Paul Verhoeven, 1995     Books referenced:  1984 - George Orwell, 1948  Brave New World - Aldous Huxley, 1932  The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood, 1985  The Lathe of Heaven - Ursula K. Le Guin, 1971  The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas - Ursula K. Le Guin, 1973     Series referenced:  Batman, 1966-1968    Interview Christopher Noessel, Hugh Fisher:   Glossary:  FUI = Fantasy/Fictional User Interface    Films mentioned:  Alien vs Predator, Paul W. S. Anderson, 2004  Mission Impossible, Brian de Palma, 1996  Blade, Stephen Norrington, 1998  The Bourne Ultimatum, Paul Greengrass, 2007  Cabin in the Woods, Drew Goddard, 2012  Iron Man, Jon Favreau, 2008  Blade Runner, Ridley Scott,1982  Minority Report, Steven Spielberg, 2002  eXistenZ, David Cronenberg, 1999  Star Wars: A New Hope, George Lucas, 1977  Sword Fish, Dominic Sena, 2001  Johnny Mnemonic, Robert Longo, 1995  2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick, 1968  Her, Spike Jonze, 2013  Iron Man 2, Jon Favreau, 2010  Black Panther, Ryan Coogler, 2018  Doctor Strange, Scott Derrickson, 2016  My Favourite Martian, Donald Petrie, 1999  Aladdin, Ron Clements, John Musker, 1992  Blade Runner 2049, Denis Villeneuve, 2017  The Terminator, James Cameron, 1984  Warriors of Future, Yuen Fai Ng, 2022  Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, 2023  Prometheus, Ridley Scott, 2012  Alien, Ridley Scott, 1979  Aliens, Ridley Scott, 1986  Idiocracy, Mike Judge, 2006  Dark Star, John Carpenter, 1974  Tron, Steven Lisberger, 1982  The Lord of the Rings, Ridley Scott, 2001-2003  A Trip to the Moon, George Méliès, 1902  Smoking Causes Coughing, Quentin Dupieux, 2022     Books mentioned:  Make it So: Interaction Design Lessons from Science Fiction - Nathan Shedroff, Christopher Noessel, Rosenfeld Media, 2012  Neuromancer, William Gibson, 1984  The Cuckoo’s Egg, Cliff Stoll, 1989  The Design of Everyday Things, Don Norman, 2013  The Culture series, Iain M. Banks, 1987-2012  Maneki Neko, Bruce Sterling, 1998  The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams, 1979-1984     Series mentioned:  Firefly, Josh Whedon, 2002-2003  Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry, 1966-1969  Black Mirror, Charlie Brooker, 2011-2023  The Boys, Eric Kripke, 2019-2024  The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, John Lloyd, 1981

    1h 23m
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Welcome to The Juniors, an Imagine Fantastic Film Festival podcast full of controversial film opinions and behind the scenes titbits hosted by junior programmers Seth Verhaart & Elina Meinerte. Produced & edited by Seth Verhaart. --- Formerly the Imagine Fantastic Film Festival Podcast hosted by Stanislaw Liguzinski and Kiko Morah. Produced by Inez de Coo. Edited by Tom Ooms.

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