Gremlins 2: The New Batch

There are some things that man is not meant to splice. This week PJ and Derek are joined by special guest Charlie as they dive headfirst into the pure cinematic mayhem of Joe Dante’s sequel that gleefully tears up the rulebook in Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990). In this episode they explore how Dante uses slapstick violence, mutant gremlins, and nonstop parody to mock sequels, media culture, corporate America, and even the audience itself. Whether you think this anything-goes approach makes it brilliant or unbearable, it is certainly one of the strangest studio horror films ever made. 📺

The last time we heard from Charlie was for our discussion on A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985).

Check out Charlie’s work on his website or his list of Queer Horror films on Letterboxd.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Cold Open
• 6:33 Intro
• 22:21 Facts & Figures
• 40:30 Discussion
• 2:28:17 Outro