Genre Grinder

Gabe Powers
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Genre Grinder Podcast

Genre Grinder is a podcast devoted to the weirdest, most unique, and painfully specific film genres. Every month, your host, Gabe Powers, and a special guest will talk about movies that (hopefully) you’ve never heard of.

  1. SEP 9

    46.3 The Giant Monster Movies of 1957, feat. Patrick Ripoll of 96 Greers (3 of 3)

    TAKE ONE LAST TRIP INTO THE UNKNOWN FOR THE ULTIMATE GIANT INSECT MOVIE, THE ULTIMATE GIANT MAN IN A DIAPER MOVIE, AND THE ULTIMATE KILLER, UM, ROCK MOVIE… Welcome to the final part of Gabe and Patrick’s look back at the biggest year in giant monster movie history. This episode features the most eclectic collection of movies, including a shoestring ‘lost world’ epic in Virgil W. Vogel’s The Land Unknown, Edward Ludwig’s absolutely incredible Black Scorpion, Bert I. Gordon’s second giant bald guy movie of the year, The Amazing Colossal Man, John Sherwood’s uniquely eerie The Monolith Monsters, and the only real kaiju movie released in 1957, Ishirō Honda’s The Mysterians.   Remember to also check out part one, which covers Nathan H. Juran’s 20 Million Miles to Earth, Roger Corman’s Attack of the Crab Monsters, Jack Arnold’s The Incredible Shrinking Man, and Kurt Neumann’s Kronos, as well as part two, which covers Nathan H. Juran’s The Deadly Mantis, Kenneth G. Crane’s The Monster from Green Hell, Fred F. Sears’ The Giant Claw, Arnold Laven’s The Monster that Challenged the World, and Gordon’s The Beginning of the End and The Cyclops.   This episode is taken from two recording sessions, so forgive us for overlap and minor changes in audio quality.   00:00 – Intro 5:32 – The Land Unknown 25:24 – Black Scorpion 43:16 – The Amazing Colossal Man 56:55 – The Monolith Monsters 1:17:43 – The Mysterians 1:56:24 – Outro   If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Trans Lifeline: https://translifeline.org/ Palestine Children’s Relief Fund: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-relief Anera Gaza Aid: https://www.anera.org/where-we-work/palestine/gaza/ Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/

    1h 49m

  2. AUG 9

    Episode 47: Jaws, Minus the Shark Movies, feat. Ann-Marie Taylor

    YOU DON’T NEED TO GO TO AMITY ISLAND FOR A SHARK MASSACRE!! IN FACT, YOU DON’T EVEN NEED A SHARK!!   It’s easy to recognize a Jaws knock-off when it revolves around a shark eating people, but what about all of those movies without sharks that lift scenes and ideas from Steven Spielberg’s film and Peter Benchley’s novel? Well, around here we call those movies “Jaws, Minus the Shark” movies and they make up a surprisingly versatile and eclectic little subgenre, one full of Brodys, Quints, and inordinately sexy Hoopers.   Join Gabe and Ann-Marie Taylor – returning to Genre Grinder for the first time since 2020’s Bad Shark Movies episode – as we explore what defines a Jaws, Minus the Shark movie and look at four such films: Michael Anderson’s Orca (aka: Orca: The Killer Whale, 1977), Lewis Teague’s Alligator (1980), Dick Maas’ The Lift (Dutch: De Lift, 1983), and Christophe Gans’ Brotherhood of the Wolf (French: Le Pacte des loups, 2001).   Note: There’s something going on with my mic during this recording that makes me sound a little weird. Unfortunately, I didn’t notice until I was editing. Apologies.   00:00 – Intro 10:48 – Orca (and the unfortunate truth of killer whales in captivity) 50:08 – Alligator 1:10:32 – The Lift 1:33:50 – Brotherhood of the Wolf 2:02:42 – Outro   If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Justice for Sonya Massey: https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-sonya-massey Palestine Children’s Relief Fund: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-relief Anera Gaza Aid: https://www.anera.org/where-we-work/palestine/gaza/ Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/

    2h 8m

  3. JUL 21

    46.2 The Giant Monster Movies of 1957, feat. Patrick Ripoll of 96 Greers (2 of 3)

    FROM THE FROZEN WASTES OF THE ARCTIC TO THE DEPTHS OF THE AFRICAN JUNGLE, THE ARID DESERTS OF MEXICO, AND THE AMERICAN MIDWEST THEY CAME… Welcome to part two of Gabe and Patrick’s look back at the biggest year in giant monster movie history. We’ve got a lot of big bugs this time, including Nathan H. Juran’s The Deadly Mantis, the wasps of Kenneth G. Crane’s The Monster from Green Hell, ocean mollusks of Arnold Laven’s The Monster that Challenged the World, and locusts of Bert I. Gordon’s The Beginning of the End. For good measure, we also talk about the really big bird from the antimatter universe seen in Fred F. Sears’ The Giant Claw and the mutated monster man of Gordon’s The Cyclops.   Remember to also check out part one, which covers Nathan H. Juran’s 20 Million Miles to Earth, Roger Corman’s Attack of the Crab Monsters, Jack Arnold’s The Incredible Shrinking Man, and Kurt Neumann’s Kronos. We recorded this in two parts and I apologize for a change in audio quality that occurs at the beginning and middle of this middle part.    Here’s the full Letterboxd list we are working from: https://letterboxd.com/gabepowers/list/1957-giant-monster-movies/   00:00 – Intro and corrections 5:32 – The Deadly Mantis 25:24 – The Monster from Green Hell 43:16 – The Giant Claw 56:55 – The Monster that Challenged the World 1:17:43 – Beginning of the End 1:39:40 – The Cyclops 1:56:24 – Outro   If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Trans Lifeline: https://translifeline.org/ Palestine Children’s Relief Fund: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-relief Anera Gaza Aid: https://www.anera.org/where-we-work/palestine/gaza/ Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/

    1h 59m

  4. JUL 1

    46.1 The Giant Monster Movies of 1957, feat. Patrick Ripoll of 96 Greers (1 of 3)

    FROM THE FURTHEST REACHES OF SPACE AND THE DEEPEST DEPTHS OF THE SEA CAME ALIENS, MUTATED CREATURES, AND OTHER LARGE, SCARY ALLEGORIES! Welcome to another patented Genre Grinder deep dive into a specific year where a specific genre peaked. This time, Patrick and Gabe are looking at 15 of 17 movies about gigantic monsters released in some capacity during the year 1957 (festival, roll-out, wide, et cetera). The other two are a lost film (Tokyo 1960) and one already covered on a different episode of Genre Grinder (Quatermass II). Not unexpectedly, the conversation carried on for some time, so the complete 15-movie discussion will be spread over three episodes.   In part one, following an intro to the genre and era, we’re covering Nathan H. Juran’s 20 Million Miles to Earth, Roger Corman’s Attack of the Crab Monsters, Jack Arnold’s The Incredible Shrinking Man, and Kurt Neumann’s Kronos.    Here’s the full Letterboxd list we are working from: https://letterboxd.com/gabepowers/list/1957-giant-monster-movies/   00:00 – Intro: Why were there so many Giant Monster movies in 1957? 13:21 – 20 Million Miles to Earth and the cinema of Ray Harryhausen 42:47 – Attack of the Crab Monsters and the cinema of Roger Corman 1:02:46 – The Incredible Shrinking Man and post-WWII gender politics 1:26:40 – Kronos  1:48:27 – Outro   If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Trans Lifeline: https://translifeline.org/ Palestine Children’s Relief Fund: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-relief Anera Gaza Aid: https://www.anera.org/where-we-work/palestine/gaza/ Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/

    1h 51m

  5. MAY 6

    Episode 45: Meta Horror Movies, feat. Jim Laczkowski of Director’s Club

    THE FIRST PODCAST ABOUT MOVIES THAT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT’S A PODCAST ABOUT MOVIES!!   Gabe (looks directly into camera): This is a podcast about making podcasts. The podcasters are also acknowledging you, the listener, directly. Yeah, you, Derek. Oh, and the fabric of the podcast is also haunting us and maybe killing you. And by you, I mean Derek. Anyway, join me and returning guest Jim Laczkowski as we look at the phenomenon of meta horror movies. We initially planned on covering José Mojica Marins' Hallucinations in a Deranged Mind (1978), Lucio Fulci's Cat in the Brain (1990), Julian Richards' The Last Horror Movie (2003), and Prano Bailey-Bond's Censor (2021), but the discussion ended up requiring comparisons to Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994), Dario Argento's Tenebrae (1982), and David Cronenberg's Videodrome (1983), and many more. 00:00 – Intro 07:01 – Hallucinations in a Deranged Mind, plus a primer on José Mojica Marins/Coffin Joe 18:56 – Cat in the Brain, plus a primer on Lucio Fulci 31:59 – Comparing Hallucinations in a Deranged Mind, Cat in the Brain, New Nightmare, and Tenebrae (plus Videodrome, Scream [1996], and the other Nightmare on Elm Street movies) 54:41 – The Last Horror Movie, plus Man Bites Dog (1992) 1:11:19 – Censor, plus a primer on the Video Nasties phenomenon 1:41:44 – Outro If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Campus Encampment Bail Funds (school by school links): https://campusbailfunds.com/ Palestine Children’s Relief Fund: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-relief Anera Gaza Aid: https://www.anera.org/where-we-work/palestine/gaza/ Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/

    1h 49m

  6. APR 10

    Episode 44: Heavy Metal Horror, feat. Justin Clark of Slant Magazine

    WELCOME TO THE HEADBANGERS’ BALL …FROM HELL!!   Can hard rock music really corrupt the youth? Will the lyrics raise the dead and turn innocent children into perverts and murderers? Is that a literal demon on lead guitar? Join Gabe and returning guest Justin Clark as they enter the pit to answer these questions and more. While Gabe spent the month watching several heavy metal and hard rock horror movies, the discussion this week pertains largely to four films – Krishna Shah’s Hard Rock Zombies (1984), John Fasano’s Black Roses (1988), Álex de la Iglesia’s Day of the Beast (Spanish: El día de la bestia, 1995), and Tetsuro Takeuchi’s Wild Zero (1999).   00:00 – Intro 08:38 – Hard Rock Zombies (and other ‘80s Heavy Metal Horror) 27:58 – Black Roses 45:21 – Day of the Beast 1:11:05 – Wild Zero 1:36:47 – Outro   Check out Justin’s review of Monkey Man here: https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/monkey-man-review-dev-patel/   If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Freedom Oklahoma Education Campaign Palestine Children’s Relief Fund Anera Gaza Aid Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds)

    1h 41m

  7. MAR 7

    Episode 43: Killer Animal Movies, feat. Arianny Pilarte of Not All Podcasts Wear Capes

    LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS AND RATS AND…DUGONGS?! OH GOD!!   They’re cute, they’re cuddly, they’re out for blood. Join Gabe and returning guest Arianny Pilarte as they traipse into the sunbaked Australian outback, the darkest corners of Italy’s subway system, and dank Canadian sewers in search of the scariest and most insane killer animal movies released in a 11 year period between 1978 and 1989. This month’s batch of trash and treasures includes Colin Eggleston’s Long Weekend (1978), Russell Mulcahy’s Razorback (1984), Franco Prosperi’s Wild Beasts (Italian: Belve feroci, 1984), and Damien Lee’s Gnaw: Food of the Gods II (1989).   00:00 – Intro 06:38 – Long Weekend 30:33 – Razorback 1:00:00 – Wild Beasts 1:31:25 – Gnaw: Food of the Gods Part II 1:54:18 – Outro   If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Freedom Oklahoma Education Campaign: https://www.freedomoklahoma.org/donate Palestine Children’s Relief Fund: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-relief Anera Gaza Aid: https://www.anera.org/where-we-work/palestine/gaza/ Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/

    1h 56m

  8. FEB 5

    Episode 42.5: Alternative 1970s American Horror – THE SEQUEL, feat. Bill Ackerman of Supporting Characters (2 of 2)

    THE GREATEST HITS OF A DECADE: VIETNAM, WATERGATE, ATTICA, MAN-EATING PIGS, SEEDY HOLLYWOOD, KILLER BRIDES, HOME INVASION, GANGSTERS, AXE MURDERERS, AND DEADLY GAMES…   After Night of the Living Dead (1968) and before the slasher boom of the early ‘80s, American horror went through one of its most creative and influential eras. But, for every Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Carrie (1976), and Halloween (1978), there were dozens of under-the-radar oddities that took years – sometimes decades – to be recognized by cult audiences for their unique contributions to American horror. Join Gabe and special guest Bill Ackerman of the Supporting Characters podcast and numerous Blu-ray commentary tracks look at six more underseen classics of the era.   Part 2 includes Marc Lawrence Pigs (aka: Daddy’s Deadly Darling, 1973), Christina Hornisher’s Hollywood 90028 (aka: Insanity and Twisted Throats, 1973), Jean-Marie Pélissié’s The Bride (aka: The House That Cried Murder and Last House on Massacre Street, 1973), Frederick R. Friedel Axe (aka: Lisa, Lisa and California Axe Massacre, 1974), Peter S. Traynor Death Game (aka: The Seducers, 1977), and Karen Arthur’s The Mafu Cage (1978).   Check out episode one here, and the original 2 part series here and  here.   00:00 – Pigs 19:20 – Hollywood 90028 40:39– The Bride 58:21 – Axe (plus Video Nasties and Kidnapped Coed) 1:16:55 – Death Game (and Knock, Knock and Little Miss Innocence) 1:37:19 – Mafu Cage 1:57:39 – Outro   And check out Christina Hornisher: Alone with that Obscene Image of Yourself by Marc Edward Heuck (The Projector Has Been Drinking blog), which Bill references during our discussion of Hollywood 90028.   If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Islamic Relief USE (Emergency Gaza fund) : https://irusa.org/middle-east/palestine/ Palestine Children’s Relief Fund: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-relief Anera Gaza Aid: https://www.anera.org/where-we-work/palestine/gaza/ Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/

    2h 1m
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Genre Grinder is a podcast devoted to the weirdest, most unique, and painfully specific film genres. Every month, your host, Gabe Powers, and a special guest will talk about movies that (hopefully) you’ve never heard of.

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    Gabe Powers
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
  • Episodes
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