Episode #440: 'Send Help' with Kristen Lopez

Sam Raimi's darkly comedic thriller SEND HELP is a bright spot in the early 2026 movie calendar, and we've got writer and film critic Kristen Lopez with us to discuss it, as well as some of our favorite "Desert Island Movies" -- by which we mean movies set on a remote island, of course.
What's Good
Alonso - Super Bowl festivity & food
Drea - Rainbow Wool (rainbow-wool.com)
Kristen - good movies in January
Kevin - Twilight Zone fundraiser reading
ITIDIC
IRON LUNG, YouTube Creator’s $3m Indie, Opens #2 at the Box Office (nbcnews.com/pop-culture/viral/markiplier-youtu…)
Lake Oswego Theater Loses Rights to Screen ‘Melania’ After Marquee Jokes (lakeoswegoreview.com/2026/02/02/lake-oswego-th…)
MST3K and Rifftrax Plan Crossover (denofgeek.com/movies/new-mst3k-rifftrax-crosso…)
Check out our "Desert Island Movies" List on Letterboxd (boxd.it/SoLEi$ctgPevb61CAaG1v8)
Staff Picks
Drea - The Housemaid (justwatch.com/us/movie/the-housemaid-0)
Alonso - Office Killer (justwatch.com/us/movie/office-killer)
Kristen - Pillion (justwatch.com/us/movie/pillion)
Kevin - The Ruins (justwatch.com/us/movie/the-ruins)
Read all about Kristen Lopez (kristenklopez.com)at her site or on The Film Maven (thefilmmaven.com)

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With
Kevin Avery (instagram.com/kevinaverycomedy)
Drea Clark (twitter.com/thedreaclark)
Alonso Duralde (bsky.app/profile/aduralde.bsky.social)
Produced by Marissa Flaxbart (instagram.com/flaxbart)
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher (twitter.com/swish)