Second Breakfast with Cam & Maggie

We all know that vampire movies have to be horny – but Bram Stoker’s Dracula takes it to a whole other level. Going beyond the basic themes of desire and sexuality, there’s a unique preoccupation wit…

Discussion of The Tower of Swallows, Chapter 6

We’re doubling down on the themes introduced in the last chapter, specifically the comparison between Ciri and Angoulême. Sapkowski stretches the parall…

A team of the world’s best scientists working 24/7 for years on end could not have created a movie that appeals to us more. For Maggie, we’ve got a sweeping period romance, Gothic landscapes, and a d…

Discussion of The Tower of Swallows, Chapter 5

Believe it or not, there’s an interesting new bird this week. But we think it serves a larger emerging pattern – one about delicate social contracts and…

Where is the Jedi returning from…? He never left. He never changed. He was never tempted by the Dark Side. Join us for an in-depth investigation as we try to figure out what the hell happened here. E…

Of all the indie horror splatterfests we've covered on the show, this one is definitely the most controversial - and we had such a good time with it. Even Cam - the famed Winnie-the-Pooh purist - smi…

Discussion of The Tower of Swallows, Chapter 4

Now that we’ve thawed out from the Texas Ice Apocalypse, we can get back to what really matters: deep dive research papers about birds. This time, Maggi…

Oh look, a crossover between our favorite genres! This horror classic has an important connection to the world of fantasy. Writer / Director Neil Marshall helmed two of the all-time “Game of Thrones”…

Discussion of The Tower of Swallows, Chapter 3

You thought all those narrative zoom-outs were a storytelling curveball? In this chapter we dive into Dandelion’s brain and then jump forward hundreds o…

There are 1-star reviews for Skinamarink and there are 5-star reviews for Skinamarink. Nothing in between. This has to be the most polarizing horror movie in years, a fuzzed-out, ultra low-budget, ex…

The early 2000s were a goldmine for epic fantasy on screen, with the Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and Pirates of the Caribbean all lighting up the box office and winning our millennial hearts. An…

Discussion of The Tower of Swallows, Chapter 2

We've referenced Doctor Faustus. We've echoed Macbeth. But today we add another work of Elizabethan theater to our tool belt as Shakespeare's Henry IV b…

What’s the recipe for the perfect sequel? Two parts outnumbered chase scene, two parts morally gray supporting cast, and two parts arguing with a philosophical muppet. The Empire Strikes Back is a da…

Discussion of The Tower of Swallows, Chapter 1

New year, new book, new infographic style! At long last, Ciri has returned – not Falka, but actually Ciri, and she’s got a new single serving guest star…

Woohoo! It's our last episode of the year and you know what that means - it's time for the third annual Brekkies award show! We've got six winners across two categories: Best Work of Art Released in …

Discussion of Baptism of Fire, Chapter 7

The finale of Baptism of Fire is here, and with it comes the biggest bout of Tolkien crossovers yet. We’ve got Black Riders, White Riders, Mirkwood, Gollum, t…

It’s the holiday season: a kaleidoscope of presents, tinsel, caroling, food, melancholy, guilt, broken childhood memories – and a sheep with no face. Today we’re discussing Cam’s new Christmas short …

Discussion of Baptism of Fire, Chapter 6

Yennefer is finally back – and she brought all of her emotional baggage with her. The mages gather again, and it goes a little better than last time. We discu…

We’re finally looking at the Daddy of all franchise movies, but this first Star Wars movie is nothing like the films that it inspired. It’s simple, restless, and light on its feet, filled with an ove…

Discussion of Baptism of Fire, Chapter 5

Is this a chapter, a short story, or 14 scenes in a trench coat? Sapkowski dives into his new fellowship with the same glee as Ciri slaughtering a rude bystan…