The niche of physical media is growing. More and more movies are getting quality releases on the newest and best format, making any film not yet available on 4K disc...SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the 4K treatment.
Halloween (2007) and Halloween II (2009) with Kyle Logan
Everyone’s entitled to one two good scares.
The Spine-Chilling Month of Horror continues as Nick and Brennan are joined by film critic and genre enthusiast Kyle Logan (Chicago Reader, Screen Anarchy, and more) for a massive double feature: Rob Zombie’s gritty 2007 remake of the seminal slasher Halloween and his even more ambitious 2009 sequel Halloween II*. In our longest episode ever, we talk about the unwieldy franchise that gave us Michael Myers, the 2000s-era trend of horror remakes, and how Zombie’s singular style grafts onto the iconic white mask. Are these films misunderstood triumphs? Underrated curios? And of course, why are they the only two Halloween movies not yet on 4K disc? All this and more on this can’t-miss episode of Spineless: The Future Films of 4K!
*is it possible for the second movie called Halloween II and the tenth movie in the franchise to be singular? If so, this movie is singular and you should check it out.
Read Kyle's work at the Chicago Reader (https://chicagoreader.com/author/kyle-logan/) and ScreenAnarchy (https://screenanarchy.com/globalvoices/kyle-logan/)!
The niche of physical media is growing. More and more movies are getting quality releases on the newest and best format, making any film not yet available on 4K disc...SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the 4K treatment.
REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS:
Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com
Instagram: @spinelessfilms (https://www.instagram.com/spinelessfilms/)
Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms (https://letterboxd.com/spinelessfilms/)
As always, thank you to Joey Johnson (https://www.instagram.com/thejoeyjohnsonshow/) for our music and to Sparrow Potter (https://www.instagram.com/meenakshious/) for our artwork.
26 Oct 2026
CIFF Wrap-Up with Kyle Logan!
The 62nd Chicago International Film Festival has come to a close, and on this bonus episode of Spineless, Nick is joined by film critic Kyle Logan to reflect on their experience at the festival and discuss some of the biggest surprises, highlights, and disappointments of the festival lineup. They talk about the festival's Animate! program including Brad Bird's newest feature Ray Gunn, their favorites from the Documentary Competition, and the CIFF awards handed out by the juries: The Golden and Silver Hugo Awards! Plus: just for fun, they talk about Wildwood briefly as well. Everyone go see Wildwood.
Full list of movies discussed:
Cherry and Virgin (dir. Masanao Kawajiri)
Ray Gunn (dir. Brad Bird)
Iron Boy (dir. Louis Clichy)
Tangles (dir. Leah Nelson)
Ana, en passant (U.S. Premiere, dir. Fernanda Salgado)
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (dir. Yoshiaki Kawajiri)
The Liberation (dir. Guy Nattiv)
A Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra (dir. Jacqueline Lentzou)
Castration Movie Chapter iii.ii Junior Ghosts--Premorphic Drift; a fragmentary passage (dir. Louise Weard)
A City in the Forest (dir. Lev Omelchenko and Nolan Huber)
Tricontinental, Letter to Open in Case Of (North American Premiere, dir. Laura Cazador)
The Illusion of an Everlasting Summer (dir. Alessandra Sanguinetti)
Edward Said: Between Worlds (dir. Maiken Baird)
Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors (North American Premiere, dir. Lav Diaz)
The Spiral (dir. Paolo Strippoli)
Dao (dir. Alain Gomis)
Back to regularly scheduled programming this Tuesday with Halloween (2007) and Halloween II (2009)!
The niche of physical media is growing. More and more movies are getting quality releases on the newest and best format, making any film not yet available on 4K disc...SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the 4K treatment.
REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS:
Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com
Instagram: @spinelessfilms (https://www.instagram.com/spinelessfilms/)
Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms (https://letterboxd.com/spinelessfilms/)
As always, thank you to Joey Johnson (https://www.instagram.com/thejoeyjohnsonshow/) for our music and to Sparrow Potter (https://www.instagram.com/meenakshious/) for our artwork.
23 Oct 2026
CIFF: Minotaur, Mouse, and the Horror Shorts with Adelina Marinello!
Nick is joined by actor-playwright Adelina Marinello to discuss some of this week's screenings at the 62nd Chicago International Film Festival, including Minotaur (dir. Andrey Zvyagintsev), Mouse (dir. Kelly O'Sullivan and Alex Thompson), and the collection of horror shorts After Dark: Siren Songs on this bonus episode of Spineless!
Full list of films included in Siren Songs:
Banshee (dir. Peter Vass)
Dëmm (dir. Aïda Captijn)
Embla (dir. Katla Sólnes)
Scissors (dir. Hannah Alline)
Rusalka (dir. Oleg Batrakov, Nikita Bulgakov, and Vlad Fisher)
Man Eating Pussy (dir. Emily Lawson)
Screening info for 10/24 and 10/25 for After Dark: Siren Songs (https://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/film/shortsprog-afterdark/)
Read Nick's capsule reviews for Animation: Altered States (https://thirdcoastreview.com/film-tv/2026/10/21/dispatch-62nd-chicago-film-fest-5), The Echo Chamber (https://thirdcoastreview.com/film-tv/2026/10/19/dispatch-62nd-chicago-film-fest-4), and After Dark: Siren Songs (https://thirdcoastreview.com/film-tv/2026/10/22/dispatch-62nd-chicago-film-fest-6)
The niche of physical media is growing. More and more movies are getting quality releases on the newest and best format, making any film not yet available on 4K disc...SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the 4K treatment.
REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS:
Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com
Instagram: @spinelessfilms (https://www.instagram.com/spinelessfilms/)
Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms (https://letterboxd.com/spinelessfilms/)
As always, thank you to Joey Johnson (https://www.instagram.com/thejoeyjohnsonshow/) for our music and to Sparrow Potter (https://www.instagram.com/meenakshious/) for our artwork.
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