The Old Testament disco musical you never realized you needed, The Apple pulls into the Depot Devoid this week... just in time for the rapture! Join the meandering Fagan brothers for a discussion of the deep religious themes, finely crafted musical compositions, and a message that will endure for the ages.

Just kidding. It's delirious garbage, and the songs are ass. But The Apple is the best kind of belly-flop: a film wholly committed to a greater vision that we cannot possibly understand.

From deep in the vaults, the second recording we ever made was this conversation about Heathers, the ultimate high school movie. We were still figuring out our equipment (the first episode we recorded didn't work at all!) and only the audio is usable, but Heathers is one of our favorite movies. And maybe one of yours! We had a good talk, and I think it was worth preserving.

Recorded during some Halloween past, but inexplicably released around Valentine's day, this episode is all about The Babadook! Two adult brothers who started a podcast after their brother died, talking about a movie where the monster is a living incarnation of grief and loss? That's an obvious recipe for upbeat entertainment!

But that isn't all. We're also here to dish about Halloween plans, amazing costumes, and the innate joylessness of those who don't participate! And for an episode with meaningful themes about the cost of unprocessed emotional trauma, we spend a surprising amount of time talking about the movie "Edward Penishands." And about Predator, singing with the voice of John Denver.

Maybe the world didn't want THE WIZARD OF SPEED AND TIME in 1988, but man, the world sure needed it. And still does.

Your hosts, the meandering Fagan brothers, traditionally take a more cynical view of movies, but one might accurately describe this one as "magical" or "a feel-good movie" and guess what? We fucking love it. The story of a talented but unsuccessful special-effects filmmaker attempting to navigate the bureaucracy and ineptitude of Hollywood, THE WIZARD OF SPEED AND TIME is a piece of celluloid origami that is about the making of itself. And yet, that's not what it's about at all.

THE WIZARD OF SPEED AND TIME celebrates the persistence of inspiration in unpleasant circumstances. It celebrates joy and sincerity and magic, in a way that works because the artist himself believes in them. Writer/director/star/actual wizard Mike Jittlov creates good old-fashioned movie magic, and in doing so, he shows all of us in the audience that we can be wizards too. THE WIZARD OF SPEED AND TIME resonates with artists of all types, reminds us of the joy of creation, and allows us to imagine a better (and more magical) world. And Matt really needed to watch it, because holy fuck, a better and more magical world would really hit the spot about now.

Depot Devoid recorded this episode nearly a year ago, but this week we lost legendary filmmaker David Lynch so we finally decided to do something about it. Here is the first episode we ever made about a David Lynch movie.

Ted had never seen Eraserhead at all, so this was a pretty fun experience for both of us! Join us in the bleakest Philadelphia, a grimy, colorless wasteland that is all the more perfect now - as a symbol for a world without David Lynch.

In this first episode of 2025, the sparkling romantic comedy FRESH pulls into the Depot Devoid. Matt and Ted enjoyed this cheeky critique of modern dating, and now they're hungry for justice! Matt gets carried away, Ted tries to insert a disclaimer, but nobody is safe from their woke nonsense. Gnash into the new year and start FRESH with Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sebastian Stan!

Full video of this episode is available on the Depot Devoid Podcast channel on YouTube

The 1989 Puppet Master, unwittingly the first entry in an infinite series, is messy and stupid and frequently incompetent. And one of our favorite movies! Matt loves any horror movie with a killer who only stands knee-high, and Ted has a secret fetish for anyone who can barf up leeches, but we would probably love Puppet Master even if it weren't obviously tailored to those interests.

Matt and Ted have a great time talking about the first two episodes of the Doom Patrol television series! If you haven't seen it, take our advice: watch the motherfucking Doom Patrol.

This episode was plagued by technical difficulties (recording over Wi-Fi in the mountains can be an adventure), but I've done what I could to save the file. Unfortunately, the video component was too corrupted to use at all. Most of the audio is broadly acceptable, but I did have to ADR a couple of spots. I promise you'll know which ones!