The end of the Frightentimes is upon us, and we’re really sad about it cause that means we’ll have to go back to being normal and boring. But first, a movie that is neither normal nor boring – Malignant. Is this a good choice for a final movie? Is tonal whiplash frightening? How many different genres of movie can be stuffed into one run time? All of these questions and more will be questioned, right here on Zero Credit(s).
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Former Child Wrestling star and currently gay, unemployed filmmaker (who is just taking classes at Austin Film School, not teaching) Samantha joins the Zero Credit(s) boys to discuss Smile 2 (2024) starring the wonderfully talented Naomi Scott. Will Henry slowly turning into a demon derail the conversation enough times for meaning to be meaningless, or will the group prevail and arrive at the center of Smile 2’s core movie identity? Find out right here, on Zero Credit(s).
Show Notes:
Follow Sam: Link to Instagram.
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Drew has entered the Frightentimes with some sheep in tow. Can Drew, Henry, and John survive a bleak sheep outbreak in New Zealand? What awaits the world when the sequel to this movie drops in a mere month? All of this and more, including a deep dive into the inner struggle creatives face when presented with large sums of cash, right here on Zero Credit(s).
Show Notes:
Agents of M.A.C.E. Podcast (Where Drew is From)
Drew’s Film YouTube Channel
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A special time of the year means a special guest has appeared! Long-time fam and friend of the show Ashley is here and she has brought The Love Hypothesis (2026) with her into these the most dangerous and frightening of times (get it? cause it’s the Frightentimes. okay). What horrors does this new arrival have in store for our devilish little Zero Credit(s) boys? Find out, right here on Zero Credit(s).
Show note links:
RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-HOPE (4673)
National Sexual Violence Resource Center: https://www.nsvrc.org/
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
Bismuth Knife video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0SQ88bAjto
The Original “Head Over Feet” Reylo Fanfic by Ali Hazelwood aka Ever-So-Reylo: Link
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Welcome, students, to the class of night. Again, Frightentimes are in session and we have many lessons to get through before the clock strikes done. This week’s lesson: Backrooms, and how to navigate them. Join us for a rousing debate and discussion through these yellow wallpapered halls and how to not lose the plot. Can you keep your head as you find yourselves noclipped into those nostalgic twisting corridors? Find out, right here on Zero Credit(s) Frightentimes.
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Welcome Fams to the “Where Are They Now” series, where we check in on various actors from the Fast and Furious series while awaiting the final installment Fast Forever slated to come out in 2028. This week, we turn to one Shaw (of Hobbes and Shaw) to find out what he’s been up to and it does not disappoint. Does Die Hard on a boat go as hard as it should? Find out, right here on Zero Credit(s).
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John requested a short movie for this week, so we found the shortest movie that’s come out in 2026 so far – The Runner! A high-powered lawyer–hey, wait, what is a high-powered lawyer? Like, do they bill more per hour, or do they have some sort of power that other lawyers don’t have? Are there low-powered lawyers out there just existing and going about their day? Huh. Anyway, Gal Gadot is in this movie, right here on Zero Credit(s).
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September is here and with it comes the end of the summer season. Yes, Lezze Le Bon Temps Summer is ending right here with Disney’s Haunted Mansion (2023). This definitely set in New Orleans movie is the culmination of all the movies we’ve covered this summer – but can LaKeith Stanfield, Rosario Dawson, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Danny Devito, and Jared Leto send us out with a bang? Find out right here, on Zero Credit(s).
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From deep in the heart of our current programing came the need to take a break, and so here we are at a movie that came out this year on a streaming service: Aang: The Last Airbender, a sequel to a series that ended 20 years ago. Does this modern day interquel hold up to the series of the past? Let’s find out, right here on Zero Credit(s).
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Sometimes, John suggests a movie that Henry’s never seen. Usually it’s horror, but in this case it’s an independence comedy neo-beat noir crime film Down by Law written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. Most of the time, Henry’s life is improved by these suggests, but will this black-and-white buddy comedy crime film prove the rule or stand in defiance of it? Find out, right here on Zero Credit(s).
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