Joel and Chris try to decipher Richard Kelly's 2006 puzzle of a film the only way they know how... by adding the creature from The Thing. Will the addition of a shapeshifting, parasitic alien help to make sense of this sprawling, apocalyptic satire? Listen to the episode to find out, just be warned you will be subjected to some ex-film student bitterness along the way.

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Joel and Chris take on the totally not controversial and not at all divisive Star Wars entry, The Last Jedi. Directed by Rian Johnson, they discuss how this film went from critics' darling to most-hated movie of the century, and consider why that might have happened (answer: misogyny).

Then they put everything right by adding The Thing to the plot.

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Joel and Chris are delighted to be joined by author and folk horror enthusiast Kit Whitfield to put The Thing into the 1999 found footage movie, The Blair Witch Project.
Overrated? Underrated? Just about accurately rated? Our extensive discussion covers the film's creation and aftermath, as well as its impact on horror films and the rise and fall of fake found footage. Also...the plot?
We also discuss folk horror and the crossover between folk stories and urban legends. And whether aliens are the modern faeries. And also puppets, low budgets and the real world impact of fake documentaries. We get a little...lost in the woods.

Kit Whitfield's latest book All The Hollow Of The Sky is now available in paperback and you should definitely read it.

Kit Whitfield | Hachette UK

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Season 4 of Just The Thing begins, and Joel and Chris try to fix the 2023 Haunted Mansion by putting John Carpenter's The Thing into it!
The Haunted Mansion is a well-loved theme park ride, but why is it so difficult to turn into a movie? The answer may shock you! Or seem blindingly obvious. We talk about haunted houses, ghost logic, and how best to use a Danny DeVito in your film.
PLUS: Chris questions the ability of a very famous well-regarded actor and then Joel pitches the worst sitcom idea ever.
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Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

A quick catch-up episode to let you know that Just The Thing will be returning for Season 4 on Tuesday 6th August.

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Chris and Joel wrap up their Kurt Russell season by putting The Thing into Escape from L.A.

They started in New York and they're ending in La La Land! (Not the musical.) Is this the last good John Carpenter film, or was that the one before this? And can they now provide the definitive take on Kurt Russell's career?

Chris has a new way to analyse film quality based on background actors. Joel recounts his time in Mega City One. And we reveal Snake Plissken's actual name! I mean you could google it yourself, but you may has well let us tell you first.

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Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Joel and Chris are joined by filmmaker Ross Boyask (I Am Vengeance: Retaliation) to help put The Thing into the Fast and Furious universe.
Why did they come in at number 7? Family. And because it's the first one Kurt Russell is in! But they dip into the whole franchise and come to some amazing, baffling conclusions!
Joel compares the franchise to My Little Pony. Chris explains why he forced all his friends to see a film he was pretending to love and ended up loving it anyway. Ross questions Deckard Shaw's healthcare related decisions.
And can Chris and Ross correctly guess the real Dominic Toretto lines?

Ross Boyask's films I Am Vengeance and I Am Vengeance: Retaliation are available to rent on all major platforms.

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Joel and Chris continue their Kurt Russell season by putting the creature from John Carpenter's The Thing into the 1993 western, Tombstone!
Is this a revisionist or reconstructionist Western? Why does it have such an amazing cast list? Who has the only fake moustache in the movie? Two of those questions will be answered!
Joel tries to grow a moustache live on air, Chris suffers from Billy Zane Anticipation Syndrome, and they have a lot of trouble getting The Thing into the film but manage to discuss an almost forgotten Daniel Craig classic...
AND there's a quiz!

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio