Episode #433: 'Dust Bunny' with Elliott Kalan

The Flop House’s Elliot Kalan joins us to put his “Mad about Mads”-ness where his mouth is as we discuss a stylized new horror-ish thriller from director Bryan Fuller. Then we’ll talk about movies that would make good genre entry points for kids who are ready.
What’s Good
Drea - Heated Rivalry
Elliott - Latke Night, his new book Joke Farming (press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/J/bo…), & Werner Herzog’s A Guide for the Perplexed (rizzolibookstore.com/product/werner-herzog-gui…)
Kevin - Yuletide Unc gets his decorations up
ITIDIC
a.) Zootopia 2 Becomes the Year’s Highest Grossing Film (variety.com/2025/film/box-office/zootopia-2-hi…)
b). Famed Variety Oscars Party Moves to LACMA (hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news…)
Christmas Movie Minute
Single on the 25th
Oy to the World
A Suite Holiday Romance
The Christmas Writer
(and a shout out to yet-unseen The Christmas Baby premiering on Hallmark on 12/21/25)
Staff Picks
Drea - The Princess Bride (justwatch.com/us/movie/the-princess-bride)
Elliott - This Is Spinal Tap (justwatch.com/us/movie/this-is-spinal-tap) (see also, A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever (bookshop.org/p/books/a-fine-line-between-stupi…): The Story of Spinal Tap)
Kevin - Misery (justwatch.com/us/movie/misery-stephen-king)

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