Ian Fagan died, so now his little brother (middle-aged family man Ted Fagan) and big brother (old gay nerd Matt Fagan) battle grief and stay connected by co-hosting a podcast about movies. Named after Ian Fagan's internet handle and favorite rhetorical idea (the Depot Devoid of Thought), the brothers share childhood memories, and celebrate the terrible movies that turned them into the dreadful men they have become.
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Pitching a tent down by the creek at the back of the Depot Devoid this week, it's MULTIPLE MANIACS! Longtime John Waters fan Matt Fagan drags his brother Ted all the way back to 1970 for this cheap, nasty, black-and-white feature that carefully walks the line between arthouse and outhouse. Starring Divine, David Lochary, Mink Stole, and Mary Vivian Pearce, Multiple Maniacs was Waters' first "talkie," and he still had a lot to learn. But so much of what would eventually define a John Waters movie is already on display here: the criminal outsider heroes, the glamourless ridicule of human sexuality, and Divine's drag persona becoming a literal monster, are all powerful indications of what was yet to come.
What are Jersey girls made of? In this 1990 comedy, she's made of 8 prostitutes from New York, but love finds a way. Matt Fagan gets his brother Ted to watch Frankenhooker for the first time since he was nine years old (which is too young to see Frankenhooker but just the right age to appreciate the humor.) Join the brothers in the Depot Devoid for a movie with lots of heart, and several other spare parts. Highly recommended: the full video version on YouTube https://youtu.be/F9lWo04tfBI has some secret delights.
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.