The Story Punk Podcast

Episode 005: In this week's episode we give you a full report on the visceral Iraq war drama Warfare, co-directed by Alex Garland & Ray Mendoza, starring Will Poulter and Joseph Quinn. We examine the real time tension, sound design chaos, gritty realism, and memory based storytelling that make this A24 release unforgettable.

Edge of Tomorrow (2014) — This week we are under orders to dive into Doug Liman’s time-loop sci-fi epic starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt. From the action sequences to character arcs, world-building, and visual effects, we explore why this film (also known as Live Die Repeat) still stands out. Also, feel free to fully immerse yourself into the Edge of Tomorrow experience and listen to this week's episode multiple times.

Episode 003: This week we dig into Predator: Killer of Killers (2025), Dan Trachtenberg & Josh Wassung’s brutal, animated take on the Predator mythos: we are discussing the themes, voice acting, overall place in the Predator franchise as well as a brilliant, surprise cameo and how this one expands the franchise.

Episode 002: We're dissecting John Carpenter's paranoid masterpiece "The Thing" (1982) to explore how Kurt Russell's iconic performance and Rob Bottin's legendary practical effects transformed a simple alien invasion script into the ultimate exercise in claustrophobic terror and body horror. Join us as we analyze how Carpenter's genius direction turns an Antarctic research station into horror cinema's most unforgettable pressure cooker, where trust dies and nightmares are born!

Episode 001: We're diving into Ryan Coogler's ambitious vampire and blues mashup, "Sinners", to unpack how Michael B. Jordan's dual role as bootlegging twins and Ludwig Göransson's genre bending score attempt to blend 1930s Mississippi Delta atmosphere with supernatural horror and whether this"kitchen sink" approach actually works or just makes a beautiful mess.

Join us as we dissect what happens when auteur filmmaking meets the undead, complete with Irish folk singing vampires and enough thematic swings to make your head spin!