In this episode, we finally tackle Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, a film that has only grown more divisive with time. We approach it not just as a Tarantino film, but as a meditation on Hollywood nostalgia, aging masculinity, and the mythmaking power of cinema itself. We start by talking about the…
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In this episode, we sit down to discuss Left-Handed Girl, the 2025 film directed by Shih-Ching Tsou, making her long-awaited solo directorial debut after years of collaboration with Sean Baker (Take Out, Tangerine, Anora). The film follows a mother and her two daughters as they relocate to Taipei to open a noodle stand in a…
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In this episode of Never Seen It, we finally sit down with Joe Dante’s Gremlins (1984), a movie that somehow balances Christmas cheer, creature-feature horror, slapstick comedy, and sharp social commentary all at once. We talk about watching Gremlins through fresh eyes, especially for those of us who only remembered scattered images from childhood like…
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In this end-of-year wrap-up episode of the Never Seen It Podcast, we take a step back from our usual deep dives and instead run through a rapid-fire list of movies that stood out to us this year, an intentionally uncomfortable storyfilms we watched, argued about, and couldn’t stop thinking about, even if they never got…
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In this episode, we dive deep into the film’s powerful and unsettling portrayal of schizophrenia, paying special attention to how the sound design creates an authentic sense of what it feels like to hear literal voices in your head. We talk about how the film uses audio to make the audience experience the same eerie…
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In this episode, we take a deep dive into The Black Phone and unpack the film’s blend of real-world horror and supernatural mystery. We explore how Derrickson uses 1970s true-crime anxieties, child abductions, and local paranoia to ground the story’s paranormal elements, while also asking whether the film fully commits to either side of its…
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In this episode, we’re cracking open the containers and digging into the 2004 (released 2008) indie gem, Take Out, co-directed by the brilliant Sean Baker and Shih-Ching Tsou. We are the Never Seen It podcast, and we’re all about fresh perspectives on films we should have seen by now. We start by discussing why we…
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In this episode of the Never Seen It podcast, the hosts take a deep dive into the highly anticipated horror film Weapons. As one of the most talked-about horror releases of the year, Weapons has sparked widespread discussion and debate—and the hosts explore exactly why. From its chilling atmosphere to its multi-perspective storytelling, this episode…
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In this episode, we revisit The Crow — one of the most haunting and beloved cult classics of the ’90s. We talk about the film’s gothic atmosphere, Alex Proyas’ stunning direction, and how Brandon Lee’s final role became a powerful symbol of art born from grief. We break down The Crow beat by beat, analyzing…
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Never Seen It Podcast — Episode 67 Sinners (2025)
In this episode of the Never Seen It podcast, we sit down together and unpack Ryan Coogler’s 2025 vampire horror film Sinners. We went into this one with a mix of hype and curiosity, and the conversation pretty much exploded in every direction because the movie gives us a lot to work with. We talk…
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