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What looks more like a radiation victim than a wolfman? The “creatures” in the 2025 Wolf Man reboot.

This reimagining of the classic Universal Monster is a swing and a miss, according to the only people that matter — us. It’s more of a slow-burn body horror transformation movie than a creature feature. Unfortunately, the plot is sluggish, the characters are threadbare, and there are too many plot inconsistencies to make it an effect...

In this Patron-exclusive episode (thanks, Gary!), we review Jordan Peele’s noir-western alien horror film Nope.

As we huddle under an umbrella protecting us from a downpour of blood and metal objects, we discuss everything from performances and special effects to character development and possible plot holes. While not a perfect film by any means, we all come with positive things to say about this one — and plenty of jokes, too.

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What happens when David Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen reunite for a body horror movie about organ-removal performance art?

Unfortunately, not much.

As huge fans of A History of Violence and Eastern Promises, we were excited to see Mortensen and Cronenberg together again, but our excitement didn’t last through the slow and muddled mess that is Crimes of the Future.

Luckily, we make performance art out of tumorous growths in this epis...

In this teaser clip, we’re down one brother but up a whole lot of laughs as we discuss Heretic.

This intimately claustrophobic horror film ramps up the tension in creative ways. Hugh Grant propels the plot by being sinister, hilarious, and somehow still very likable. The two leads also kill it (literally).

In between jokes, we ask the big questions: What does the ending mean? What does the butterfly represent? And most importantly, ...

“Wait, this movie was directed by Mel Gibson?”

The un-canceled Hollywood titan who brought us Braveheart and Apocalypto is back with what can generously be described as a movie. Even a bald Mark Wahlberg portraying the unhinged villain doesn’t provide enough entertainment value to save this plane-wreck. The concept — three people on a small plane in conflict with each other — is solid. But the execution is laughable. Which is good f...

It’s Kraven time! In this teaser, we delve into Sony’s Spider-Man villain-verse with what is hopefully the last film of its kind — Kraven the Hunter. As big fans of the Spider-Man comic books and 90s TV show, we feel especially capable of tearing this film apart in all its CG-vomit glory.

From the strange dialogue and awkward acting, to the silly action sequences and the janky visual effects, the Doggett brothers have a fun time di...

Five Oscars, one stripper, and three Doggett brothers with zero self-control (and Daniel).

Anora, the 2024 Oscar darling about a stripper who marries an oligarch’s son, is a film like no other. It shifts seamlessly from drama to comedy, features standout performances, and subverts expectations in ways that make for a hilarious and touching storyline.

(Plus, we’ve all proposed to a stripper at one time or another, so this one just h...

Set phasers to pants-pissing hilarity. In this week’s teaser, we’re boldly going where this podcast has never gone before — into the Black Mirror.

For the first time ever, we’re reviewing episodes, not movies, with a double-feature dive into Black Mirror’s USS Callister and its sequel Into Infinity. Both are love letters (and roast sessions) to Star Trek, and since all four of us grew up on the original and The Next Generation, we c...

Take off your shoes, remove your belt, and prepare to be violated by the TSA.

In this week’s free episode, we review Carry-On, an airport-based thriller with all those things we like to see in these kinds of movies: tension, twists, and Jason Bateman. This Die Hard clone gets mixed reviews from the Doggett brothers, but we all agree that a crying baby on an airplane is enough to drive anyone to terrorism.

During our review, we wond...

We watched Netflix set fire to $320 million so you don’t have to.

The Electric State, a Russo brothers alternate-history sci-fi, is one of the most expensive films ever made. Unfortunately, it has little to show for it aside from a few good performances and some well-crafted CGI. As far as plot, story, and character development goes, we all agree — and so does most of the internet — this is a steaming pile of …

In this Patron-only te...

This week’s free episode features all the insanity you’ve come to expect from the Doggett brothers. While reviewing a Netflix original near-future sci-fi film set in Britain, we strike an impossible balance between ridiculous tangents and genuine film discussion (or so we hope, anyway).

There are Alex Jones impressions, deliberation about what the Brits mean when they say “Takin’ a piss,” and a deep dive into why this movie starts ...

In this week’s Patron-only teaser, we ask ourselves, “Did Mookie do the right thing?”

Spike Lee’s powerful 1989 film has us grappling with big issues and cracking jokes to keep things light — because we’re incapable of being serious for more than five minutes at a time. Not only is this movie an exploration of racism, police brutality, and rebellion, it’s also packed full of amazing actors who deliver stellar performances.

As per us...

It’s Pooh Time! Everyone’s (least) favorite killer bear is back, and this time the body count is rising.

In this week’s sh*tshow, the Doggett brothers dissect a movie so ridiculous and baffling that the phrase “What the hell was that about?” comes up multiple times. This sequel improves on its predecessor, but not enough to be taken seriously, even as a tongue-in-cheek slash-fest.

From characters showering with earbuds in and seven...

In this teaser, the Doggett brothers do the impossible. We make the assassination of Civil Rights proponent and Black Panther leader Fred Hampton funny. Okay, maybe not funny exactly, but at least not insanely depressing.

How do we do it? By pretending this movie is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, seeing how many Jesse Plemons references we can make, and raging against the machine. All in a day’s work on Raised By Video.

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What happens when a simple but effective low-budget film outsmarts most major studio releases? You get Strange Darling.

On this week’s free episode, we take a look at JT Mollner’s 2023 cat-and-mouse thriller (with a twist). Starring Kyle Gallner and featuring first-time cinematographer Giovanni Ribisi (yes, that one), this told-out-of-sequence film provokes equal parts jokes and genuine film discussion. The fact that it’s actually s...

Praise the Lord for this Raised By Video teaser!

This week, the Doggett brothers find religion while reviewing Jeymes Samuel’s The Book of Clarence. This unique take on a story that has been told for thousands of years features plenty of highs and a few lows. But one thing that all the brothers can agree on is that the performances in this movie are (mostly) fantastic.

We’re nothing if not blasphemers, so there’s no shortage of jok...

A guy fights beavers for an hour and forty-five minutes—and it’s utterly amazing.

This week on the free feed, the Doggett brothers dive headfirst into the absurd, brilliant chaos that is Hundreds of Beavers. It’s as if Buster Keaton got together with Adult Swim and a video game developer — and they all dropped acid to come up with this idea.

This low-budget, high-chaos, modern cult masterpiece gets high marks from all four Doggett b...

We’ve all been there before. You get invited to a billionaire’s private island, have a few drinks, a few laughs, but then things start getting weird … and not in a good way.

If you haven’t experienced this, then count yourself lucky. It’s the subject of this Patron-only episode in which we review Blink Twice, a 2024 thriller that is (mostly) masterfully done and a lot of fun.

We’re happy to see Christian Slater and Geena Davis in t...

What do an acid bath, too much CGI, and an awkward dance number have in common? They’re all a part of our average weekend. Oh, wait, no — they’re all in the third (and hopefully last) Venom movie.

In this Raised By Video episode, we heroically endure the final installment of the trilogy nobody asked for. While there are a few laughs to be had and some fun action sequences, overall this movie is about as messy as the rest of the Spi...