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1-Week Rental | Behind the Scenes Film Analysis

1-Week Rental | Behind the Scenes Film Analysis

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Behind the scenes look at a beloved movie every week, followed by an in-depth review and discussion, giving film lovers and pop culture enthusiasts a complete deep dive with every episode. Matt Stokes and Laci Roth rent a movie from the video store, spend the week obsessing over it, and then tell you all about it. They spend the week watching, re-watching, researching, reading interviews, and reading the source material of the week's movie. Whether it's a blockbuster from the past, an all-time flop, or a cult classic, they unpack the history behind its production and the people who made it, then discuss, review, and make fun of the movie itself. New episodes every Friday. Formerly known as Load Bearing Beams. Art
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  • 210. The Purge (2013) | How A Low-Budget Home Invasion Film Spawned A Horror Mega-Franchise | Behind The Scenes Of The Purge | The Purge Movie Review

    210. The Purge (2013) | How A Low-Budget Home Invasion Film Spawned A Horror Mega-Franchise | Behind The Scenes Of The Purge | The Purge Movie Review
    9 Oct 2026
    This week on 1-Shriek Rental, Laci Elizabeth* Goth and Matt Chokes continue their examination of 2010s horror films by going through The Purge (2013). It's the best night of the year to buy and sell exotic reptiles. But what other crazy shenanigans happen in this movie? Well, it's mostly a home invasion story. But there's a reason for that! And we tell you all about it by going through the history of this movie and the larger franchise it spawned. Watch this The Purge podcast in full on YouTubE: https://youtu.be/UbMWku0pdAc We are taking next week off, and will return on Friday, October 23, 2026 with an episode about Jordan Peele's Us (2019)! Time stamps: 00:13:00 — History segment: How James DeMonaco had the idea for The Purge and built it into an enormous action/horror franchise00:39:07 — Movie discussion + The Purge film analysis01:31:42 — Star ratings + final review of The Purge THE PURGE (2013) was directed by Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Adelaide Kane, Max Burkholder, Edwin Hodge, Tony Oller, Rhys Wakefield, Chris Mulkey, and Arija Bareikis as Grace. Sources: "An oral history of 'The Purge' franchise: From micro-horror breakout to Trump-era cautionary tale" by Sonaiya Kelley | The Los Angeles Times (2018) - https://bit.ly/4y5hBcO"'The Purge' Trilogy Director James Demonaco Talks About the Movies' Shocking Origin" by Robert DeSalvo | Fandango (2016) - https://bit.ly/4ASTXmA Transcript: https://1weekrentalpod.com/2026/10/the-purge/#transcript Artwork by Laci Roth. Matt has two monthly spin-off podcasts: PodJob: A James Bond Podcast | Check it out on Apple Podcast (https://bit.ly/4jRL2K1), Spotify (https://bit.ly/4a8jM6E), and YouTube (https://youtube.com/@podjob007).The Sign Post Up Ahead: A Twilight Zone Recap Podcast | Check it out on Apple Podcast (https://bit.ly/4gXjtiR), Spotify (https://bit.ly/4gTE8Ev), and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@TheSignPostUpAhead) Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC). Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: "Winston-Salem" - https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IM"Snake Drama" - https://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkg"The Bible Towers of Bluebonnet" - https://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ Follow 1-Week Rental, a movie podcast: Twitter: @1weekrental | @MattStokes9 | @LRothConceptsFacebook: @1weekrentalInstagram: @1weekrentalTikTok: @1weekrental | @mattstokes9Letterboxd: @loadbearinglaci | @mattstokes9Bluesky: @1weekrental.bsky.social 1-Week Rental used to be Load Bearing Beams. *Elizabeth, the bride of Frankenstein in Bride of Frankenstein (1935).
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    1 hr and 35 mins
  • 209. It Follows (2015) | Breaking Dawn One Of The Era's Defining Horror Films | Behind The Scenes Of It Follows | Analysis Of It Follows

    209. It Follows (2015) | Breaking Dawn One Of The Era's Defining Horror Films | Behind The Scenes Of It Follows | Analysis Of It Follows
    2 Oct 2026
    Welcome to 1-Shriek Rental, where your hosts Matt Chokes and Laci Elizabeth* Goth take you through horror films all through the month of October. And this October, Ms. Goth and Mr. Chokes are specifically taking a look at horror movies from the 2010s, starting first with 2015's word-of-mouth sensation It Follows. Writer/director David Robert Mitchell was inspired by recurring childhood dreams about being followed by an amorphous, slow threat. It's a deliciously simple idea: It moves slow, but it's never gonna stop moving toward you. It will be the thing that defines you, the thing you can never escape, the thing that will ruin your life and turn you into a bad person. And it's why we think this movie is actually a metaphor for getting a job. Watch this It Follows podcast in full on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@1weekrental Next week (Oct. 9, 2026): The Purge (2013)! Time stamps: 00:10:00 — History segment: Career overview of writer/director David Robert Mitchell; origins of It Follows; casting Maika Monroe; success and legacy of It Follows00:43:15 — Movie discussion + It Follows film analysis02:08:03 — Star ratings + final review of It Follows IT FOLLOWS (2015) was directed by David Robert Mitchell. Starring Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Lili Sepe, Olivia Luccardi, Daniel Zovatto, Jake Weary, and Bailey Spry as Annie. Sources: "'It Follows': The Story Behind the Year's Creepiest Film" by David Fear | Rolling Stone (2015) - https://bit.ly/4d2GM8s"Exploring the horror of It Follows: David Robert Mitchell interview" by Ben Rawson-Jones | Digital Spy (2015) - https://bit.ly/4hvmg1D "Maika Monroe balances acting with kiteboarding" by Lynn Hoppes | ESPN (2012) - https://bit.ly/4yESRcN "Sundance It Girl Maika Monroe Won't be Going Back to Kiteboarding" by Daniel Schindel | Los Angeles Magazine (2015) - https://bit.ly/4yhTOav "David Robert Mitchell Talks It Follows" by Drew Tinnin | Dread Central (2015) - https://bit.ly/4ym4RQ1 "Myth of the American Sleepover Director on Making a Gentler American Graffiti" by Brian Brooks | IndieWire (2011) - https://bit.ly/4ymhk6h "The Yahoo Movies Interview: 'It Follows' Director David Robert Mitchell on His Surprise Horror Hit" by Gwynne Watkins | Yahoo! (2015) - https://yhoo.it/4xSaKUc Transcript: https://1weekrentalpod.com/2026/10/it-follows/#transcript Artwork by Laci Roth. Matt has two monthly spin-off podcasts: PodJob: A James Bond Podcast | Check it out on Apple Podcast (https://bit.ly/4jRL2K1), Spotify (https://bit.ly/4a8jM6E), and YouTube (https://youtube.com/@podjob007).The Sign Post Up Ahead: A Twilight Zone Recap Podcast | Check it out on Apple Podcast (https://bit.ly/4gXjtiR), Spotify (https://bit.ly/4gTE8Ev), and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@TheSignPostUpAhead) Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC). Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: "Winston-Salem" - https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IM"Snake Drama" - https://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkg"The Bible Towers of Bluebonnet" - https://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ Follow 1-Week Rental, a movie podcast: Twitter: @1weekrental | @MattStokes9 | @LRothConceptsFacebook: @1weekrentalInstagram: @1weekrentalTikTok: @1weekrental | @mattstokes9Letterboxd: @loadbearinglaci | @mattstokes9Bluesky: @1weekrental.bsky.social 1-Week Rental used to be Load Bearing Beams. *Elizabeth, the bride of Frankenstein in Bride of Frankenstein (1935).
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    2 hrs and 12 mins
  • 208. The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) | How A Cheesy '70s Sitcom Was Revived In A Postmodern '90s Comedy Without Really Changing Anything | Behind The Scenes Of The Brady Bunch Movie

    208. The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) | How A Cheesy '70s Sitcom Was Revived In A Postmodern '90s Comedy Without Really Changing Anything | Behind The Scenes Of The Brady Bunch Movie
    25 Sep 2026
    We travel back in time to the perfect year, 1995, when nothing at all was bad about the world. And it was in that year that you would have met a family unstuck from time, the Bradys, who are here to make sure you have nothing but sunshine days. You might remember The Brady Bunch Movie as a movie that sticks it to the cheesy old '70s sitcom, that injects double entendres and crass humor into those squeaky-clean Bradys, but you will be surprised to find that this is basically an update of the show that mostly keeps the wholesomeness and sweetness, and it works beautifully. The story can now be told! We take you through the history of Brady Bunch ephemera, the weird TV movies and spin-offs that eventually lead to The Brady Bunch Movie and A Very Brady Sequel in the 1990s. Then we take you through The Brady Bunch Movie itself, celebrating its neato blending of past and present and refreshing lack of world-building. Just imagine what a Brady Bunch movie would be like if it were made today. It'd be 2 hours and 45 minutes long, it'd take an hour for you to meet a single Brady, the horse statue would be beneath a dusty old sheet, etc. Watch this Brady Bunch Movie podcast in full on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@1weekrental Next week (Oct. 2, 2026): It Follows (2014)! Time stamps: 00:16:05 — History segment: A brief history of The Brady Bunch TV series and the many revival attempts; the casting and production of The Brady Bunch Movie and A Very Brady Sequel00:51:30 — Movie discussion + Brady Bunch Movie film analysis01:59:12 — Star ratings + final review of Brady Bunch Movie THE BRADY BUNCH MOVIE (1995) was directed by Betty Thomas. Starring Gary Cole, Shelley Long, Christine Taylor, Jennifer Elise Cox, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Paul Sutera, Olivia Hack, Jesse Lee Soffer, Henriette Mantel, Michael McKean, Jean Smart, Alanna Ubach, and RuPaul as Mrs. Cummings the guidance counselor. Sources: "'Sure, Jan': How 'A Very Brady Sequel' Became a Trippy, Quippy Cult Classic" by Ashley Spencer | Vice (2021) - https://bit.ly/4h4dRTS"The Way We All Became The Brady Bunch: How the Canceled Sitcom Became the Beloved Pop Culture Icon We Are Still Talking About Today" by Kimberly Potts (2019) - https://amzn.to/3TF2lVY"A very Brady book about the making of America's favorite TV family" by Jacqueline Cutler | New York Daily News (2019) - https://bit.ly/4heN0TS"New team to rewrite 'Brady'" by Andy Marx | Variety (1993) - https://bit.ly/4AsEZ6r Transcript: https://1weekrentalpod.com/2026/09/brady-bunch-movie/#transcript Artwork by Laci Roth. Matt has two monthly spin-off podcasts: PodJob: A James Bond Podcast | Check it out on Apple Podcast (https://bit.ly/4jRL2K1), Spotify (https://bit.ly/4a8jM6E), and YouTube (https://youtube.com/@podjob007).The Sign Post Up Ahead: A Twilight Zone Recap Podcast | Check it out on Apple Podcast (https://bit.ly/4gXjtiR), Spotify (https://bit.ly/4gTE8Ev), and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@TheSignPostUpAhead) Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC). Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: "Winston-Salem" - https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IM"Snake Drama" - https://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkg"The Bible Towers of Bluebonnet" - https://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ Follow 1-Week Rental, a movie podcast: Twitter: @1weekrental | @MattStokes9 | @LRothConceptsFacebook: @1weekrentalInstagram: @1weekrentalTikTok: @1weekrental | @mattstokes9Letterboxd: @loadbearinglaci | @mattstokes9Bluesky: @1weekrental.bsky.social 1-Week Rental used to be Load Bearing Beams.
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    2 hrs and 3 mins
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