Series premiere! This week we leave The Shire behind to embark on a journey through the epic fantasy genre! In the spirit of Lord of the Rings, we've divided our miniseries into three parts, and today we begin Part 1: The Road to Mordor with JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS!

Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊: Jason and the Argonauts (1963) Dir. Don Chaffey Ray Harryhausen’s effects in this movie influenced a generation of filmmakers, including Peter Jackson — there’s simply nowhere else we could begin our Lord of the Rings series!

Behold! Peter Jackson’s LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy has been at the top of our list for years, now we’re finally going there…and back again! Starting Monday, join us for an exploration of Middle Earth and the epic fantasy genre in our new miniseries, ONE SCENE TO RULE THEM ALL 💍

"I'm so, so sorry." Heather's snot-filled confessional at the end of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT is one of the most iconic shots in horror movie history – so much so that this type of extreme close-up became a staple of the found footage genre

Ring ring! BLACK PHONE 2 has landed on VOD, and this week on the Patreon, we’re answering the call! Because, holy shit…The Grabber can ice skate? Also, the most important news in film history–there's going to be a Miss Piggy movie! patreon.com/eyeoftheduck...

Run back the tape! This week we’re closing the book on yet another miniseries, and biggest of all… revealing the epic journey that lies ahead!

Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊: We wrap up Lost & Found, answer listener questions, and announce our next series! One common theme among found footage films — many often directly address the construction of their own reality on screen, and RAP WORLD is no different

we just finished a months-long miniseries on found footage horror films and im so happy that we capped it off with the scariest found footage film of them all, Rap World. i mean this without exaggeration, i think it is a truly horrific movie and also one of the funniest in years

SPOILERS FOR RAP WORLD It took a whole night of (not) working — not to mention Matt’s life — but the Coolbaugh Crew managed to record one (1) whole song! And it’s the worst garbage you’ve ever heard! Has any movie ever captured the “late 2000s era suburban scumbag” vibe better?

Del Toro’s FRANKENSTEIN has awakened. And we may never stop talking about him. Also discussed on the Patreon this week is BUGONIA, GOOD FORTUNE, SLOW HORSES, and, as always, some truly fascist industry news! Fun! patreon.com/eyeoftheduck...

Try to remember these times, listeners. Some of the best nights of our lives were being had in parking lots. When Connor O’Malley brings a couple DV cameras to the suburban abyss of Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, we simply have no choice but to watch.

Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊: Rap World (2024) Dir. Connor O’Malley, Danny Scharar We've followed through on our threat — on Monday, we end our Lost & Found series with a movie about the “making" of a “rap” “album,” starring all the worst people you knew from 2009

Happy Halloween from everyone at Eye: MF! Tell us what scary movies you’re watching today

"One of the most exciting things for me to come on board [Unfriended: Dark Web] was to try to make a film that... ignored everything I had learned in all my years of writing” Listen to director Stephen Susco talk at length about this and more on this week’s episode!

for the past few months we've been doing found footage on the podcast, and we're finishing out with screenlife movies now. it's an extremely rad (and underrated) subgenre of horror!! this week the director of unfriended: dark web tells us how to make a macbook terrifying

Welcome to the Dark Web! For the penultimate episode of our found footage miniseries, we’re making Eye of the Duck history and inviting a writer/director to come on and explore his own film! Join us and Stephen Susco as we sail down The River and talk all things UNFRIENDED!

Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊: Unfriended: Dark Web (2018) Dir. Stephen Susco Be sure not to miss our bonus episode with VERY special guest Stephen Susco! You got it — for the first time in Duck history, we’re discussing a movie WITH the director! On mic! Get ready!

CONTENT WARNING: WORMS As @dominicknero puts it, LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL is very interested in “the illusion and inherent dishonesty of entertainment” Deep down we *want* to be fooled, and the found footage genre is all about taking that wish to the most logical extreme

Users, our world is no longer safe. But luckily, some bearded guy who’s inexplicably named Ares is here to protect us. This week on the Patreon, we've got a TON of film and TV to cover, including TRON: ARES, TOXIC AVENGER, THE SMASHING MACHINE, and more! patreon.com/eyeoftheduck...

Welcome to Late Night with Abraxas! Hosted by the one and only... Mr. Wriggles! This week we’re filming one VERY cursed television broadcast in front of a live studio audience – it's LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL!

Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊: Late Night with the Devil (2023) Dir. Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes In the 70s, late night comedy was a cutthroat business — so much so that a host making a deal with the devil to beat Carson in the ratings is *entirely* plausible

If this scene from HOST seems familiar, that’s because it is! The film in fact originated from a prank the director pulled on his friends during a Zoom call that involved the scene from REC where they search the attic with the camera Hear the full story on this week's episode!

Viva la revolución! It’s ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER on the Patreon this week, and we’re fighting for our lives while trying not to laugh at Sean Penn’s bizarre haircut. Really, what is going on with Sean Penn’s whole deal in this movie? Listen to find out! patreon.com/eyeoftheduck...

There’s a demon in the internet

We are so back! It’s the worst pandemic in modern history, and we couldn’t be more excited (and terrified) to be trapped on a Zoom call with you (and a demon) again. Lockdown-era movies have been pretty unimpressive so far, but HOST is a VERY notable exception.

Don’t even talk to me till I’ve had my vector graphics

Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊: Host (2020) Dir. Rob Savage There’s a demon in the internet, but what if the real horror was the novel coronavirus we caught along the way? (Seriously though, stop with the séances already!)

“You don’t always know your kid, and that is never your fault.” Uhhh… “never”? Really? I dunno about that one, Vick. But if you’ve seen SEARCHING, then (SPOILER) you know there’s a *lot* of cope going on here, to say the least. Listeners who are parents — what’s your take?

Dom is out, so we nabbed the living manifestation of destiny (and our resident researcher) @parthmarathe.bsky.social for the Patreon this week! There's a ton of news to unpack, including Tilly N*rwood controversy, a new Simpsons movie (?!), and Bond casting rumors! patreon.com/eyeoftheduck...

The screen is life! The found footage genre infects MacOS this week with SEARCHING — a truly horrific story of parenting, grief, and, of course, screens!

ENDS TONIGHT — ENTER NOW!

Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊: Searching (2018) Dir. Aneesh Chaganty The screenlife genre reaches its full form when a widowed father must dig into the secret digital life of his teen daughter after she disappears

GIVEAWAY ALERT Next week we’re covering SEARCHING (2018), the next (and best?) screenlife movie in our Lost & Found series, and we’re giving away a FREE digital redemption code!

SPOILER — GO WATCH THE MOVIE FIRST “That’s an EotD if I ever saw one” — @sirniklong.bsky.social to the group chat Every once in a while, the "scene at the center" will be so obvious that we must simply must acknowledge it, and ONE CUT OF THE DEAD is one of those rare movies

"This is filmmaking. True filmmaking! Look there's no fiction. No lies. This is reality! We keep rolling. Don't stop shooting!"

There’s meta, and then there’s a movie thats so self-referential it basically takes place inside a Russian nesting doll. It’s the INCEPTION of the found footage genre, and we're going all the way down!

Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊: One Cut of the Dead (2017) Dir. Shin'ichirô Ueda A film crew making a low budget zombie movie encounter real zombies — and in classic found footage fashion, they decide to keep shooting. But it only gets weirder from there.

In this BTS clip for THE VISIT, M. Night Shyamalan and Jason Blum discuss the central hurdle of the found footage genre — veracity Waving the camera around until you capture something is easy, but doing it artfully in a way that’s justified within the film’s conceit? That’s the real challenge

Thank you Sal Saperstein! Seth Rogen is rolling in Emmy wins for THE STUDIO and we’re here for it! This week on Patreon we’re sorting through a minefield of industry news and going long on some recent TV faves including the eyeball guy from ALIEN: EARTH! patreon.com/eyeoftheduck...

Grandma’s home! This week, it's Shyamalan’s ticket out of director jail, and we’re paying him a visit with THE VISIT!

Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊: The Visit (2015) Dir. M. Night Shyamalan With this self-financed found footage horror movie about two kids visiting their grandparents, Shyamalan the Comeback Kid *literally* bet the house on resurrecting his career — and won.

“[Duplass] simply bought a mask, followed his instinct, and ‘started playing.’” — @adamvole.com From The Blair Witch Project all the way to Creep, found footage has demonstrated that “the process is the art” perhaps better than any other genre we’ve covered on the show

What if there was a very creepy guy? This week on the Patreon, we're reckoning with that truly terrifying idea, and checking out CREEP 2 as well as THE CREEP TAPES! Also, there's a Monster Mash™ brewing over on ALIEN: EARTH and we're here for it! patreon.com/eyeoftheduck...

Finally a movie about the dangers of a career in freelance cinematography

Mark Duplass has entered the fray! And he is very, very CREEPy. This week we’re going deep on another found footage gem from the indie world. In maybe only true “character study” of our series, Patrick Brice presents a new type of slasher… one who simply won’t shut the f*ck up.

Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊: Creep (2014) Dir. Patrick Brice Mark Duplass stars in a movie about the perils of accepting a filming gig off Craigslist — something we’re VERY familiar with!

“You brought violence on us.” Did they though?? Like @dominicknero.bsky.social said – "I think if I started a cult, I simply wouldn't invite Vice to come interview me.” What do you think, do the dude-bro reporters bear any responsibility for what happened?

Holy sh*t, there was a screenlife movie in 2002? And it took place in @dominicknero.bsky.social's hometown?! This week on the Patreon we're exploring the forgotten computer screen horror THE COLLINGSWOOD STORY, as well as some new releases including RELAY and TOGETHER! patreon.com/eyeoftheduck...

Partake in The Sacrament

It’s indie filmmaking Smash Bros this week with THE SACRAMENT! Ti West, Joe Swanberg, Kentucky Audley – everyone is here! And they’re all (probably) going to die!