Ludicrously Specific

Three movies. One improbable connection. Countless puns. Endless pedantry. From the grindhouse to the arthouse, join Doug Dillaman, Steve Skeet and Darren Waugh on this New Zealand-based, Internet-distributed audio podcast. That’s not just specific - that’s *ludicrously* specific.

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53: Nine Months

Monday Jun 22, 2026

Monday Jun 22, 2026

It's enough time to make a baby. It's a movie Julianne Moore doesn't put on her CV. And it's how much time since our last episode happened. 
So: we're back. And in a desperately doomed attempt to make it snappy, we've asked three questions: what's the best new movie you've seen? What's the best old movie you've seen? And what's the movie you're most desperate to talk about? From Charles Laughton to Godfrey Ho to Fabio Testi, from the sublime to the ridiculous, discover where our cinematic obsessions have taken us over the last nine months. 
And we promise: it won't be nine months until the next one. 

52: They're a Weird Mob

Tuesday Sep 23, 2025

Tuesday Sep 23, 2025

... is a film we're not discussing today. More of a comment about Doug, Steve, and Darren, who are discussing a film called The Mob. And also a film called The Mob. You'll see. 

Friday Aug 29, 2025

This episode is under an hour. No, this is not a typo. We cannot guarantee that our hosts have not been body snatched by other hosts. 

50: The Ashes of Trashathon

Sunday Jun 15, 2025

Sunday Jun 15, 2025

Jesus Christ, Daffy Duck, and some ninjas walk into a bar. Just a usual day on Ludicrously Specific. But before that, we unpack the wonders of Trashathon, a new event at the Hollywood sponsored by the Incredibly Strange Archive and Vinegar Syndrome, and the absolute dreck (complimentary) that screened there. 

49: Hacking Away

Wednesday Mar 19, 2025

Wednesday Mar 19, 2025

Skeet's been hacking away at #ACenturyOfCinema. Doug's been hacking away at the releases of 2024. Darren's been hacking away at Twin Peaks. And we've all been hacking away at the legacy of Gene Hackman. Join us for a double in-memoriam, followed by a few rounds of What We Watched, featuring a killer lawn mower, the worst idea for a date movie ever (Takashi Miike edition), a Roger Corman movie with a Winnie the Pooh connection, and your favourite: much more!

48: LudiBest of 2024!

Tuesday Dec 31, 2024

Tuesday Dec 31, 2024

Two episodes in one month?!? Hold onto your monocles, the surprises are only beginning as we explore the best and worst of cinema in 2024. Will Skeet praise a film that rhymes with "curiosa"? Will we talk for two hours yet again? Who's to say? 

47: WWW, Summer Solstice

Saturday Dec 21, 2024

Saturday Dec 21, 2024

You know we couldn't let the year go by without another episode, right? (Well, we *could*, but we didn't.) Join us for everything from Dr. Seuss to Dr. Acula, from sheep to ants, from laughter to tears, from digressions to distracting cats, and - yes - more!

Sunday Sep 15, 2024

Is this thing on? Oh, yes it is. Get ready for two hours of zombie ninjas, oversized canaries, Pablo Escobar's cocaine hippo, and whatever the hell XTRO is. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. From Victor Erice to Bruce Leung, join us for a ramble as we discuss - that's right - what we watched for the last three months. 

Tuesday Jun 11, 2024

Roger Corman may be the only man who was involved with the making of more films than we could mention in a single podcast. But that doesn't mean we don't try! Come celebrate BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS, THE TOMB OF LIGEIA, DEATH RACE 2000, A BUCKET OF BLOOD and much much more. Plus we conclude with a brief (lol) round of What We Watched, which explains why this is the only Roger Corman tribute you'll hear about that brings up LUST, CAUTION!

Sunday May 26, 2024

If you pay attention to obscure UK boutique Blu-ray labels - and who doesn't? - you know that Radiance is the most exciting new player in the market. Profiling two of their titles from Europe in the mid-70s would have been specific. Choosing two that had male nudity would be very specific. But two that also have their plot disrupted by the arrival of a sniper? Well, some might say that's ludicrously specific. Welcome to Man on the Roof, Goodbye & Amen, and quite possibly a digression or two. (Okay, definitely a digression or two.)

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