Welcome to the Film Jury Podcast - where movies stand trial and the verdict is always final.
Step inside the cinematic courtroom. Each episode, a roundtable of passionate film fanatics becomes the jury, dissecting the craft behind the movies we love (and love to debate). From cinematography and sound design to performances, writing, and direction — no detail escapes deliberation.
Whether it's a timeless classic or a polarizing blockbuster, every film deserves its verdict. Expect spirited debates, sharp insights, a few heated objections, and plenty of spoilers along the way.
On this episode of Film Jury, we're diving into the 2023 supernatural horror film The Offering. Set within an Orthodox Jewish community, the film blends demonic folklore, family trauma, and possession horror into a chilling story centered around an ancient evil unleashed during funeral preparations.
The verdicts are split on this one.
Kat and Kristina both deliver Guilty verdicts, finding the film weighed down by familiar horror tropes, predictable scares, and missed opportunities despite its unique cultural backdrop.
James lands on a light Not Guilty, appreciating the film's atmosphere, creature design, and willingness to explore lesser-seen religious traditions within the horror genre, even if the execution doesn't fully live up to its potential.
Does The Offering bring something fresh to possession horror, or is it another case of style over substance? Join the jury as we debate the scares, symbolism, performances, and whether this supernatural thriller deserves a place on your watchlist.
26 May 2026
The Possession of Hannah Grace
In this episode of Film Jury, the jury heads into the underground halls of The Possession of Hannah Grace (2018), a horror film that somehow feels like CSI, a CW supernatural pilot, and Cabin in the Woods all stitched together under flickering fluorescent lights.
James Patrick, Kat Stratford, and Kristina Patrick break down the film's rushed editing, bizarre worldbuilding, over-the-top exorcism sequences, and an underground morgue that looks suspiciously like a secret Vatican demon lab. Along the way, the panel debates whether the movie had genuine potential buried beneath the surface, or if it was doomed by production chaos from the start.
From upside-down crucifix lighting and "Vecna" telekinesis to motion-sensor jump scares and one very confused EMT named Randy, nothing escapes the scrutiny of the Film Jury.
Court is now in session.
20 May 2026
The Mortuary Assistant
On this episode of Film Jury, we dive into the upcoming adaptation of and why Kat, James, and Kristina absolutely loathed it. From the baffling creative decisions to the wasted potential of adapting one of the most genuinely unsettling indie horror games in recent years, the jury tears into what went wrong and why this adaptation completely missed the psychological dread that made the original game so effective.
Was it bad casting? Weak writing? A total misunderstanding of the source material? Or did Hollywood once again prove that adapting horror games is far harder than studios think?
Nothing is spared in this brutally honest breakdown as the Film Jury delivers its verdict.
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