For The Story

If you haven't yet, rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!  Also, join us MWF 9PM CT at twitch.tv/battleslap for our video game live streams! Avery and Ash get back on track after having watched far too many movies over the weekend. Oh, and also Black Swan.  Stick around until the end of the episode to hear our picks for next month!!  Come curl in, chill out, and listen to ya boys during quarantine to keep yourself from murdering your spouse. 

Well it's been a wet and wild week here in Austin. Coronavirus everywhere. We've been cooped up, watching some movies, and decided on a change of plans to get the new episode up - all the theaters are closed, so no Bloodshot.  Things will hopefully get back to normal sometime soon so we can get back on track! But until the quarantine is over we're going to have to dig into the depths of film and pull out whatever we can find.  Stay safe and wash your hands everyone!

WE'RE FINALLY IN AUSTIN! We drove WAY too much in two days through the God-Forsaken Apocalyptic Desert of the American Southwest.   Ash moved here and we're recording eps in person! We're still setting up the studio so please forgive the little bit of extra reverb for this episode and probably next week's as well. Hopefully our humor compensates.    Dog Soldiers was kind of boring so we also talk about The Invisible Man aka Inviso-Bill, aka The Invincible Man.   If Arthas's Horse's name is Invincible then how come you can see him?

In this episode, Ash pretends he wasn't excited for this movie, Avery pronounced "Akimbo" wrong, and Kimbo Slice's unsettled spirit makes a brief but impactful cameo

We haven't gone over the edge, you have! We still watch real movies sometimes, just next month. 

Come with us on a journey to hell and back, with nothing but our pale blue fur, skinny legs and human teeth. Spencer of Idiots Discuss the Universe and The Odious fame joins us as Ash reveals Spencer's sorted history, Avery can't get over how much this movie is just Detective Pikachu, and Spencer extorts Ash and Avery over $12.50.

WATCH OUT! This movie has a totally ridiculous title and Avery is NOT going to type the whole thing out. Avery and Ash make promises they can't keep on this episode of FOR THE STORY - get in on it now before they redact the offer.

FOR THE STORY returns to its impromptu Lovecraft kick with the 2nd best movie based on his work - Dagon, from 2001. It's getting WET and WILD down here at FOR THE STORY, the only podcast hosted by Ichthian Horrors.  What's that smell? That's right, it's FISH. and FOR THE STORY.

This movie rules. Avery and Ash were happy, and believe me, this is rare. Especially nowadays with the long-standing Cold War of bad films Come join us and hang out for a bit!

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, directed by Terry Jones, was released in the UK in 1983, and features the entire Monty Python comedy troupe performing a series of comedic sketches that comment on the various phases of one's life, in order from Birth to Death.  Avery and Ash talk about it, as well as the state of Lovecraftian films, Marvel's The New Mutants and why it exists, and they get the names of the Beatles completely wrong.  Check out our YouTube Channel where we play games and goof off! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_JMhianIM5GLHV2U2rtZuQ? We also stream video games and conversation Saturday nights at 11:30PM Central: https://www.twitch.tv/battleslap

This Episode of FOR THE STORY is sponsored by Podcorn!   Under the Skin was directed by Jonathan Glazer and premiered on 29 August 2013 at the Telluride Film Festival.   Avery and Asher have two very polarizing opinions on this film, which leads to a very interesting and in-depth conversation! Join us as we discuss negative noise, and what it means to be human. And lonely. 

Brokeback Mountain is an independent award winning film from director Ang Lee that came out in 2005. At the 78th Academy Awards, Brokeback Mountain was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and won three awards for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Original Score. This movie is also known for being a very forward-thinking LGBT film. Bold move in 2005!! Come join us as we give this movie a fair analysis and determine whether its message holds up today! Ash also gets himself angry about the outcome of the Golden Globes.  Check out our new projects! We stream Saturdays nights at 11PM, and post the video to our YouTube channel as well! YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_JMhianIM5GLHV2U2rtZuQ?view_as=subscriber TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/battleslap

I'm thinkin about those beans

We have a fantastic episode to ring in the new year.   Ash and Avery compiled their top 10 movies of the decade (2010-2019), Avery defends the visuals on this movie, and Ash gets frustrated that the mythical "Star Wars Lore" is no where to be found in this movie.    We also announce our picks for January, including some audience recommendations, so be sure to tune in.

"Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

This week the guys review 2001: A Space Odyssey, from 1968, directed by Stanley Kubrick. Come join the guys in a more serious discussion of what could be the most impressive and acclaimed film we've ever reviewed. 

It's late. It's Great. Please don't be irate.   We watched Fargo. 

Ash continues campaigning for the worst movie of all time. Avery has drinks and still manages to be funny.   Tooth Fairy 2 is about the goodness in all of our hearts and has a deep and profound meaning that really resonates in this current political climate.    We then nurse our hangover, get to the soft jazz piano club and drink some coffee while discussing our picks. Come drop by for a listen.

The boys considered legitimately releasing this podcast on a VHS tape for you guys and mailing it to your house! Fortunately they didn't because that's inefficient and we wouldn't be able to see the downloads for our enormous egos.  Happy Thanksgiving and enjoy our spooky weirdo predictions for the RISE OF SKYWALKER and the Star Wars universe inevitable crossover with the Cats Universe! ....ugh

Wow. This was unexpected guys. Avery liked this movie. A lot. The boys get together to talk about RIPD, Men in Black, and the terrible slew of movies that came out in 2013.  Rate and review on Itunes for us to check out YOUR movie picks.