A podcast about movies and the scenes that make them special. Each week, hosts Dom Nero and Adam Volerich explore a movie... more
Programs, we've reached the END OF LINE. We'll jack in one last time to close the book on our cyberpunk... more
This week, we're giving STEM full control. It's Leigh Whannell's UPGRADE! Here to break down the revenge and technological horror... more
We're back, but we're not even close to baseline. It's Denis Villeneuve's BLADE RUNNER: 2049! As our cyberpunk series nears... more
We port into the ENCOM servers one more time to cover the first sequel of our cyberpunk series. It's Joseph... more
We take a break from our cyberpunk series for a little MAYhem. After we cover our next film franchise, the... more
What does a scanner see? Into the head? Down into the heart? It's A SCANNER DARKLY. Richard Linklater's take on... more
Everybody runs, but nobody runs like Tom Cruise. Prolific video essayist Patrick Willems (!!) joins us for this extra-long MINORITY... more
Spielberg, Kubrick, and one of the greatest child actor performances of all time. It's AI ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE! Our cyberpunk series... more
Bio-ports, ski boots, and guns that shoot teeth... it's eXistenZ! A film that asks, "what if your VR headset had... more
This week, it's here... THE MATRIX! Built on bullet-time and broken ribs, The Wachowskis' groundbreaking and endlessly impactful classic brought... more
This week we enter a world where you're only known by strangers and the only constant is change... it's DARK... more
Have you ever jacked in? Wire-tripped? Experienced a Blackjack? This isn't just TV but better, it's STRANGE DAYS!
Strap on your data gloves and jack in. It's JOHNNY MNEMONIC. A film where Jesus is evil, Dolphins can code,... more
In a world dominated by machines, what does it mean to be human? Must we abandon our identity to attain... more
Is this a podcast, or just a memory of one? Does it matter? Come to Mars and find out as... more
Motorcycles. Telekinesis. Hypersonic sounds? It's AKIRA, the first anime of our Cyberpunk series, and if we're going to cover it... more
Welcome to Brazil! We're on the hunt for eye of the ducks in the ducts from Terry Gilliam's sci-fi masterpiece.... more
Greetings programs. We continue our journey through cyberspace today with Steven Lisberger's TRON! Was one of the most groundbreaking digital... more
Wake up, time to die! It’s the miniseries premiere(!!) of 20XX, our descent into the neon-tinted cultural movement known as... more
The new year is here, and our Cyberpunk miniseries is about to begin! But before that, we have some truly... more
Hail to the king, baby. Today we close the Necronomicon once and for all…that is, until they make a new... more
A new EVIL DEAD movie? From this year?! Yes, we are shooting up the high rise of the latest vision... more
Happy Holidays Duckheads! We're taking a load off and so should you. See you in 2024!
The book of the dead is back, and so are we. It's Fede Alvarez's remake (reboot? reimagining?) of the Sam... more
Who did it better? MONSTERS INC or CABIN IN THE WOODS? Listen to today's exploration of Joss Whedon, horror tropes,... more
Adam and Dom have an okay podcast, a good friendship, and a great obsession with Sam Raimi movies. But in... more
It wouldn't be an EVIL DEAD series if we didn't include BUBBA HO-TEP. Wait. It wouldn't be an EVIL DEAD... more
It's the movie that by all accounts should have been called MEDIEVAL DEAD...and the last entry in the iconic... more
Remake? Reboot? Or the Raimi's full, demented vision for a Looney Tunes style horror movie where the punchlines are his... more
Series premiere!! Spooky season may be coming to an end, but here at Eye of the Duck we party with... more
Today we say a sad farewell to one of the greatest and most creatively-inspired filmmaking movements Western cinema has ever... more
Our final bonus of the series! Joining us is our old friend, co-host of Into the Aether podcast, Stephen Hilger!... more
I will avenge you, father. I will save you, mother. I will kill you, Fjölnir. It's another bonus, baby. This... more
Bonus!! It’s been 2 whole years, and we’re doing something we’ve never done before….back in 2021 we shared a rare... more
Have to fly, have to fight, have to crow, have to save Maggie, have to save Jack, Hook is back!!... more
Somehow...George Lucas has returned! And also, our old friend, Desmond Thorne. Join us this week for a journey into the... more
Inconceivable! As we near the end of the 80s, one (kind of) dark fantasy movie stands proudly in our way...PRINCESS... more
You remind me of the babe. What babe? The babe with the power. What power? The power of voodoo. Who... more
There can only be one. And he's with us this week for HIGHLANDER! It's screenwriter, playwright, and co-host of the... more
What is light without dark? What are you without me? What is Eye of the Duck without Ridley Scott? The... more
Dorothy returns to Oz...kind of. This week we are joined by our series Assistant Programmer and great friend, Nik Long... more
Flying (not) dogs, muddy ponies, and the infinite Nothing. We're finally here! It's the moment '80s Dark Fantasy movies become... more
This week, we're talking wolves, baby. Man-wolves, She-wolves, werewolves, and even wolf-wolves. It's Neil Jordan's COMPANY OF WOLVES, and of... more
A thousand years ago, this land was green and good...until the Crystal cracked. Today, we return THE DARK CRYSTAL to... more
Kittridge is back. And so are we. Will you take the Oath?
[Whip sound!!!!] Today we rewind through a fissure in time and return to our Indiana Jones miniseries for one last... more
Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis and the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age... more
In the Dark Ages, Magic was a weapon, Love was a mystery, Adventure was everywhere... and Dragons were real. Today... more
Podcasters of the round table, assemble. John Boorman's EXCALIBUR may be a bit grittier and more 1970s-esque than the bulk... more
Another world. Another time. In the age of wonder...Welcome to Part 1 of our 80s Dark Fantasy miniseries, LEGENDS OF... more
ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS – EXCEPT EUROPA. ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE
It's a classic romantic comedy. Lonely trash robot meets sentient space probe. You'll laugh. You'll cry. Your soul will be... more
When Ridley Scott goes to space, we follow. That's just the rule of our podcast. If you're a longtime listener,... more
Hold on. There's a whole other movie from 1998 about a doomed crew rocketing to outer space to board an... more
Houston, this is a kick-ass ride. Yup, it's ARMAGEDDON week. Returning to save the world from a second extinction is... more
We all knew this day would come. You could call this a bonus. You could call it a swerve. But,... more
Ever watch a movie so satisfyingly repulsive that you have no choice but to claw your eyes out and enter... more
Murph. We're coming home. Join us this week for one of those "this is why we started this podcast" kind... more
This is a space movie! It may only spend a total of like 20 minutes in outer space…but it still... more
Brad Pitt is a superhero. His superpower? Depression. On this week's episode, we travel to the outer limits of our... more
I. Hate. Space. This week we're finally saying the quiet part out loud with Alfonso Cuaron's landmark (and weirdly...forgotten?) space... more
Our sun is dying. Mankind faces extinction. And on this week's episode, we're strapping ourselves to the Icarus 2 (with... more
How many Sam Rockwells is too many Sam Rockwells? Joining us this week to talk Duncan Jones's MOON and answer... more
Ryan Gosling in space. Ryan. Gosling. In. Space. How did this movie not blow up? On today's episode, we're embarking... more
Houston, we have a podcast. Today we shut down the LEM and attempt to return to Earth, with the legendary... more
Here we are again, trapped in the conscience-eating orbital pull of Solaris. Except this time, George Clooney (and his exposed... more
This week, we drift into the ocean of Tarkovsky’s exceedingly human, empathetic (and definitely anti-2001), SOLARIS. Or, perhaps, the ocean... more
My god. It's full of stars.
It happened. The episode is here. It's Kubrick's foundational science fiction epic, and we tried our darnedest to contend with... more
It’s our 2 year anniversary, we’ve joined the Morbid Podcast Network, and we couldn’t be happier to be here. For... more
We made it! We’ve gone where no toy has gone before…to Disney Plus, where you can watch FORKY ASKS A... more
Eye of the Duck has joined the Morbid Podcast Network!
Griffin Newman returns to Eye of the Duck this week for Pixar’s LIGHTYEAR! And just to be clear, this isn’t... more
Bonus!! This week we depart the Pixar studio to answer the question, What if Raytheon manufactured children’s toys? It’s Joe... more
It’s…Forky! The dawn of a new era is here, and it’s all about a plastic spork and his love of... more
What is a good death when your God has abandoned you? TOY STORY 3 is courageous enough to explore such... more
How can you watch a TOY STORY movie and not completely emotionally unravel? This week we find ourselves, our trauma,... more
TOYS!! And returning champion Stephen Hilger is back! Welcome to the premiere of our December/January miniseries, BEYOND INFINITY. The TOY STORY... more
That's a wrap on our Romero series! No more zombies. For now. 2023 will be all mummies, all the time!... more
Bonus #3! It’s Dan O’Bannon’s gnarly punk rock black comedy, RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD. This week is one of... more
At long last, we’ve arrived at the end of Romero’s run of (not) zombie movies. This week our old friend... more
I bet you didn’t know George Romero made a god dang found footage film. Yeah. We didn’t either! This week,... more
Romero returns! After exactly 20 years, the master of (not) zombie movies helps resurrect the genre for the modern day.... more
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! For our second and final bonus of our FALL OF THE DEAD miniseries, we are exploring the very... more
We're coming to get you, Barbara! This week we are NOT saying the "zed word" OR talking about a George... more
Bub, your Day has come. This podcast is for for all the Bub heads out there. It's Eye of the... more
Today we're joined by our friends from the Morbid podcast (and a new NY Times best-selling author!!) Alaina Urquhart and... more
New miniseries premiere!! The leaves are falling, the air is crisp, and the dead are rising from their graves. Welcome... more
Today, we're saying farewell to Ethan Hunt and our entire MISSION miniseries with the squad who helped us produce it.... more
TOP GUN BONUS. Pausing our exploration of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE movies for a TOP GUN: MAVERICK bonus episode. No further information... more
TOP GUN BONUS. Pausing our exploration of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE movies for a TOP GUN: MAVERICK bonus episode. No further information needed. Well... more