The Uncut Network

After six months away from this style of episode, we’re finally back — and we’ve returned with a filmmaker who makes “easing in gently” completely impossible.

This week, Álex de la Iglesia takes centre stage, Rob is joined by Graham and Aidan, as we dive into the wild, maximalist world of a director who might genuinely be the smartest man making the stupidest movies. If you’ve never seen Witching & Bitching, The Day of the Beast or Mutant Action, don’t worry — this episode is built for newcomers as much as long‑time fans, and it’s the perfect gateway into Spanish genre cinema at its most chaotic and inventive.

For listeners who love discovering new filmmakers, exploring cult cinema, or falling down rabbit holes of international genre film, this conversation opens the door to a director whose work feels seconds away from exploding at any moment. We talk about why de la Iglesia’s films operate on the edge of hysteria, how he blends satire, horror, slapstick and social commentary, and why a death scene involving full SpongeBob SquarePants cosplay somehow makes perfect sense in his universe. Along the way we draw unexpected lines between his work and the traditions of Polish satirists, Terry Gilliam, Takashi Miike, Dick Maas and other filmmakers who treat cinema as a playground for excess.

It’s not a serious podcast, but it’s not a joke either — just a lively, affectionate, occasionally bewildered look at a filmmaker who refuses to be normal. Whether you’ve never heard of Álex de la Iglesia or you’ve seen everything he’s ever made, this episode pulls you into his world: the spectacle, the satire, the chaos, the craft, and the strange brilliance of a director who might be too smart for the films he chooses to make. And honestly, that’s exactly what makes him great.

A little later than planned, They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead returns for this month’s free episode with Irish Comedian Ryan Cullen in tow.

Andy, Rob and Ryan look at Universal Soldier, specifically the Jean‑Claude Van Damme entries: the 1992 Roland Emmerich original, 1999’s The Return, and John Hyams’s 2009 Regeneration and the threat to all sufferers of epilepsy that is the acclaimed Day of Reckoning from 2012.

We spoil these movies in totality, so don’t go in expecting a considered analysis of these deeply goofy and inconsistent movies. We are discussing them with a comedian after all — if we took these movies seriously here, we’d be doing it wrong. In the next episode of They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead, we are heading over to The Geek Show Patreon, so subscribe there for more.

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Hello and Welcome to a Brand New Podcast featuring Rob and Andy called They'll Love Me When I'm Dead - a reference to the nature of franchise films, the subject matter of this new pod.

I won't go too deep into the reeds about how this podcast works, as it's discussed in the podcast but in essence there will be 6 free episodes and 6 paid for episodes a year. This first one is a freebie for both the Patreon feed and the uncut podcast feed. Whichever one you are seeing this on, please subscribe to the other.

THE GEEK SHOW'S PATREON IS HERE

In this first episode we discuss the Blade movies, how pivotal they are to us and individuals and to Marvel as a company, plus there frankly bonkers internal mythology. Just how many times does Whistler need to be killed for it to stick? And we finish by talking about how underutilised the character of Blade is.

Plenty more is coming soon from They'll Love Me When I'm Dead, so, thank you for checking out this first episode.

Welcome back to Uncut—a little later than planned, but we’re thrilled to finally launch Uncut Presents, a brand‑new series where we invite a filmmaker to explore three films that shaped them: one that influenced them, one they love, and one of their own.

Our debut guest is Dan Martin, the FX wizard behind Possessor, Color Out of Space, Infinity Pool, In the Earth, and countless other genre favorites. Dan sits down with us to break down three wildly different films:

Bad Taste (Peter Jackson, 1987) – the low‑budget splatter classic that inspired a generation of DIY filmmakers.

Parents (Bob Balaban, 1989) – a darkly comic, underappreciated gem that Dan loves.

F (Johannes Roberts, 2010) – a taut British horror from Dan’s own filmography.

This episode is the full, uncut conversation—available now in audio on Spotify. Prefer to watch? Head over to The Geek Show on YouTube, where the video version has been split into three standalone episodes, one per film, so you can dive deep into each movie at your own pace.

Coming next: another first—They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead, a new franchise‑based podcast. There’s too much to squeeze into one description, so stay tuned. Follow the Geek Show on Instagram, BlueSky, Twitter and Facebook to keep up to date with all the happenings on Uncut and Beyond.

It's that time of the year for Uncut, we review the past 12 months, or at least a good half of it.

Join Rob, Kat, Caitlyn, Andy, Graham, Simon, Aidan, Mike, and Robyn for the the second half of the best of 2025, including a healthy slab of film festival picks.

We discuss the following... deep breath, here we go... Superman, One Battle After Another, 28 Years Later, The Shrouds, Bring Her Back, Weapons, Together, Caught Stealing, The Life of Chuck, The Long Walk, From Ground Zero: Stories from Gaza, Happyend, The Toxic Avenger, The Golden Spurtle, Roofman, The Mastermind, Bugonia, Frankenstein, One More Shot, The Running Man, I Swear, Alpha, Keeper, Predators, Reflection in a Dead Diamond, The Ice Tower, Pillion, Wake Up Dead Man, Then, in the festivals section...Mother of Flies, Man Finds Tape, Burning, Kinky, Mag Mag, Redux Redux, Dooba Dooba, Crossword, Human, Weekend at the End of the World, Tribe, Worm Town, I See the Demon, and Lesbian Space Princess.

Now you could say that I just ruined the surprise by including every title included here, but I disagree, I just made it easier to add to your watchlist later. You're welcome.
As for Part One, you can Listen Here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5DXqMSlor047SzzbF7Gc9L

We will be having a little break for now, just as I address and get the ball rolling on the interview portion of the podcast going forward, and get pre-production rolling on my second short film. It's called MARA, and hopefully it is coming to a film festival near you in 2026.

Until next time, thanks for listening. The video version will drop soon on YouTube, but given how much more is required to edit that, it'll be with you as soon as we can manage.