Welcome to the newest episode of Phantom Video! Phantom Video is a voyage into film criticism and film history through the lens of collectors, with up to date reviews of physical media old and new. We cover dvd, bluray, 4k and even VHS. Nathan Bartlebaugh is joined by his cohosts Trey Whetstone and Dave Becker as they dig into the release schedule …

Phantom Galaxy returns with a new review episode and news regarding a new structure! Nathan delivers some brand new reviews for Mario Bros and John Wick 4, and is joined by Greg Bensch for some recent reviews including Scream 6, and then he and Bill take a deep dive into several different films including an Andy Sidaris joint! Nathan also has some …

Phantom Galaxy goes After Dark! Nathan and Bill are joined by a giant team-up of Victor Rodriguez, Dave Becker, Greg Bensch and Greg Buzelli as we take a look at sexy genre movies and adult thrillers. Each of the guests picks two movies and we discuss the sub-genre in general as well.It's a wild ride through bawdy sci-fi and turbulent horror, all t…

Welcome back to the X-Files Round Table returns to Phantom Galaxy with over four hours of coverage for the fantastic 5th season! Nathan is once again joined by Victor Rodriguez from Inside the Sound of Fear, Dave Roy from The Great Fright North,, X-Files super-fan Karen Wagner, and introducing Shannon Barnes who sits in for Tommy Wood this time, bu…

Phantom Galaxy follows up our Best Horror Movies of 2022 with a more general list covering all the other releases of 2022, within all genres. To accomplish this, we bring Victor H. Rodriguez and Trey Whetstone back from last year and also welcome the Morgans, Greg and Pearl, to join us for this year's mega-list of best films. All the hosts share th…

Phantom Galaxy gets down to their Top Movies of 2022. We are doing two episodes again this year, and the first is Best Horror Movies with guests Greg Bensch, Victor H. Rodriguez and Greg Buzzelli of Monsters and the Mosh Pit. The team cover their ten favorite horror movies of 2022 and then discuss some honorable mentions for the year. SPOILER WARNI…

Happy Holidays all! Nathan and Bill journey back to the land of yuletide fear and cheer with a another Christmas extravaganza, covering 10 holiday related movies that include holiday staples, uncovered gems, pure schlock, and some refreshing indie horrors. We bring Karen Wagner and Brian Scott back to the show, rejoining us from last year, and read…

Nathan and Dave return to the Illustrated Fan with a big episode celebrating animated Christmas specials, including classics like How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Charlie Brown Christmas and the madness of Rankin Bass! Joining them on this addled odyssey of yuletide delirium is Karen Wagner, from our X-Files Round Table. We also open the episode wit…

Welcome back to Phantom Galaxy Review! In this episode Nathan and Bill review several new 2022 releases and one film from 1978. We talk about the Netflix monster smash Troll, the new thrillers Nocebo, The Menu and Something in the Dirt. We also talk about the David Harbour helmed Violent Night, the Prime doc Goodnight Oppy, Bodies, Bodies, Bodies, …

Welcome to the newest episode of Phantom Video! Phantom Video will be a voyage into film criticism and film history through the lens of collectors, with up to date reviews of physical media old and new. We cover dvd, bluray, 4k and even VHS. Nathan Bartlebaugh is joined by his cohosts Trey Whetstone and Dave Becker as they dig into the release sche…

Phantom Galaxy returns with a new episode dedicated to underrated horror movies. Bill Van Veghel and Nathan Bartlebaugh are joined by Dave Roy of the Great Fright North Podcast and by fellow horror movie fan and Phantom Galaxy honorary co-host Brian Scott. We each bring two horror films we find underrated or underseen and recommend them. We also fi…

Welcome to Strange Frequencies! This series within Phantom Galaxy is hosted by Bill Van Veghel, our resident music guru. Although it's been a long time coming, our special anniversary episode of Strange Frequencies shows up just in time for spooky season and Halloween, with an extra Creepy special treat. Bill has rung the bell in the Land of the Cr…

Welcome back to Phantom Galaxy! This episode is our biggest review episode yet, with Nathan and Bill covering several films including House of Darkness, Speak No Evil, Dont Worry Darling, Gatlop: Game of Hell, Piggy and more. Then Nathan is joined by guest Trey Whetstone to review Smile, Barbarian, Pearl, My Best Friends Exorcism and Sissy. Check o…

Welcome to the first official episode of Phantom Video! Phantom Video will be a voyage into film criticism and film history through the lens of collectors, with up to date reviews of physical media old and new. We cover dvd, bluray, 4k and even VHS. Nathan Bartlebaugh is joined by his cohosts Trey Whetstone and Dave Becker as they dig into the rele…

VOD Roulette returns with a new episode, recorded near July 4th and full of fireworks literal and figurative! Nathan and Bill are joined by two greats in the PG alumni category; cohost Seth Dombach, who crewed the cast with Nathan for a number of years, and returning guest and horror enthusiast Brian Scott, a true champion of the cast on social med…

Welcome back to Phantom Galaxy! In this episode we take a break from our regular programming to bring you the records of two summers, when a Canadian podcaster and his family went off to the woods....and came back, and went back to the woods...and came back again. During that time, from 2021 to 2022, he captured a horde of reviews of television, mo…

Welcome to a bonus episode presenting a new sister podcast to Phantom Galaxy. Phantom Video will be a voyage into film criticism and film history through the lens of collectors, with up to date reviews of physical media old and new. We cover dvd, bluray, 4k and even VHS. Nathan Bartlebaugh is joined by his cohosts Trey Whetstone and Dave Becker for…

Welcome back to the Phantom Galaxy! As Bill Van Veghel enjoys his well deserved vacation in the wilds of Canadian, Nathan brings in guest co-host Victor Rodriguez to talk all things related to the Blade Runner franchise. Starting with the quirky and dizzying novella 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick, Nathan and Victor roam th…

Welcome back to Phantom Galaxy! This episode is another review episode, with Nathan and Bill covering several films including Rats: A Night of Terror, Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special, Emergency, Top Gun: Maverick, Men, The Sadness, Crimes of the Future, and more! Check out the episode and then head over to the Phantom Galaxy Facebook group and shar…

The Return of VOD Roulette! J.T. and Ryan from The Horror Chronicles join Nathan and Bill as they each choose a film from streaming and review it! In this episode we talk Bloodrunners, Poor Pretty Eddie, the Tubi original Hellblazers and The Reflecting Skin! Enjoy!----more---- Check out The Horror Chronicles at: https://www.facebook.com/thehorrorch…

Welcome back to the X-Files Round Table returns to Phantom Galaxy with a 4 hour rundown of the glorious 4th season! Nathan is once again joined by Victor Rodriguez from Inside the Sound of Fear, Dave Roy from The Great Fright North,Tommy Wood from Reel Talk: A Movie Podcast, and X-Files super-fan Karen Wagner, returning from last episode! ----more-…

Welcome back to Phantom Galaxy! This episode is another review episode, with Nathan and Bill covering several films including Metal Lords, Apollo 10 1/2, Madelines, Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, The People, We're All Going to the World's Fair, Against the Ice, and a fun throwback TV movie called The People with none other than William Shatne…

Welcome back to Phantom Galaxy! This episode is another review episode, with Nathan and Bill covering several films including Death on the Nile (2021), Jackass Forever, Morbius, The Bubble, and The Killer Inside Me (1976). Then Nathan is joined by guest Trey Whetstone to review X, Master, Hellbender, Ultrasound, Catch the Fair One, and a spotlight …

Nathan and Dave return to the Illustrated Fan with a big episode celebrating the animated films of Walt Disney and reviewing the stop-motion Netflix film 'House'. Dave and Nathan bring back Khristian Knecht from the Miyazaki episode (now a college graduate!) and each host shares their top 10 Disney animated films after they review the trippy, unset…

Welcome back to Phantom Galaxy! This episode is another review episode, with Nathan and Bill covering several new releases including Scream 2022, Fresh, Studio 666, Shut-In, Chain Reaction (2006), Strawberry Mansion, Those Who Walk Away, The Clown Murders, and the new tv show From on Epix. Nathan also reviews Matt Reeves The Batman with some help f…

Welcome back to the Phantom Galaxy Podcast! This week we return to the review format for a series of new and older reviews of films and television, some playing at the theater and most available through various streaming services. Nathan and Bill go head-to-head with Netflix's hotly debated new sequel to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and report back…

Welcome to the fourth episode of Strange Frequencies! This series within Phantom Galaxy is hosted by Bill Van Veghel, our resident music afficianado. With the help of guests, Bill explores the worlds where music and fiction meet, taking a look at films with musical themes, albums and artists who use their medium to tell stories and explore ideas, a…

Phantom Galaxy follows up our Best Horror Movies of 2021 with a more general list covering all the other releases of 2021, within all genres. To accomplish this, we bring Victor H. Rodriguez back, and introduce Trey Whetstone, of 'Screaming Through The Ages' to the Phantom Galaxy. Bill, Nathan, Victor and Trey all share their Top 10 lists and honor…

Phantom Galaxy finally gets down to their Top Movies of 2021. We are doing two episodes again this year, and the first is Best Horror Movies with guests Greg Bensch, Victor H. Rodriguez and Amanda Lee. The team cover their ten favorite horror movies of 2020 and then discuss some honorable mentions for the year. SPOILER WARNING: We avoid most spoile…

Nathan and Bill are joined again by Victor H. Rodriguez, as we review DUNE, SPINE OF NIGHT, LAST NIGHT IN SOHO, and more. Don't miss this episode, and check us out at all the places below: www.phantomgalaxy.podbean.com Twitter: @fantomgalaxy You can also find us on Facebook at: The Phantom Galaxy Podcast Also come check out the Phantom Galaxy FB gr…

Happy Holidays all! Nathan and Bill finally deliver their Christmas episode with a whopping 11 entries covering everything from tried and trued classics to underrated gems to....well...Feeders 2. To assist with this treasure trove (and the odd abomination), Phantom Galaxy beamed Brian Scott and Karen Wagner in to help us get into the holiday spirit…

Nathan and Dave finally get around to talking the great Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki and two of his most influential works, Spirited Away and Mononoke Hime (Princess Mononoke). In order to do the master justice, we've invited on Miyazaki fan and animation student Khristian Knecht to discuss the films and their influence on the medium, as well a…

The X-Files Round Table returns to Phantom Galaxy with a deep dive on Season 3! Nathan is once again joined by Victor Rodriguez from Inside the Sound of Fear, Dave Roy from The Great Fright North,Tommy Wood from Reel Talk: A Movie Podcast, and, making her Phantom Galaxy debut, X-Files super-fan Karen Wagner joins the team! We cover every single epi…

Happy Turkey Day all! Nathan and Bill (who already celebrated Thanksgiving in October!) invite friend of the show Brian Scott on to discuss movies related to the holiday. Of course finding good movies outside of the same 3 or 5 titles can be difficult, with the pickings slimmer than a turkey carcass after the last round of leftovers. So, we've trie…

Nathan is joined by Victor Rodriguez as they consider the best and most terrifying horror novels ever written! We each share our top ten, and then discuss some honorable mentions, too. Sure, you'll find some of the classics here, but our voyage into the unknown takes us past some often overlooked destinations, including hidden gems you may be encou…

Nathan and Dave get about celebrating that spookiest of holidays, Halloween with an episode dedicated to animated specials and films with a horror bent. They are joined by the always fun Greg Bensch as they talk Charlie Brown, Garfield, Coraline, Monster House and a few films and shorts you might not have heard of before. So settle in for this spin…

Welcome to the third episode of Strange Frequencies! This series within Phantom Galaxy is hosted by Bill Van Veghel, our resident music afficianado. With the help of guests, Bill explores the worlds where music and fiction meet, taking a look at films with musical themes, albums and artists who use their medium to tell stories and explore ideas, an…

Phantom Galaxy brings you spooky Halloween-related content with this episode covering the wild, weird and wonderful world of Indonesian horror! Marvel at the complete insanity of Mystics in Bali, or the grueling terror of Queen of Black Magic, and the grind house overdrive of Lady Terminator! Podcaster and film critic Don Anelli suggested this topi…

Nathan and Dave are headed into the long-forgotten past and the far-flung future as they roam the fantasy worlds of animator and director Ralph Bakshi! In particular, we are reviewing Bakshi's wild, eccentric 1977 epic 'Wizards' and his 1983 collaboration with artist Frank Frazetta, the sword and sorcery spectacle 'Fire and Ice'. We also open the s…

in this episode of the Phantom Galaxy, Nathan and Bill are joined by guest critic Jason Widgington (Ion Cinema, The Quiet Earth) who brings us coverage of the 25th Fantasia Film Festival with a genre lovers wishlist of awesome films. From the animated dark fantasy of The Spine of Night to the ultra-gory horror of the infamous festival shocker The S…

Nathan and Bill are excited to welcome back Matt Rawlings and his son Jackson from the podcast Father and Son Watch Horror, as they join us to cover two cult sci-fi classics with the b-movie bonanza of Dark Star (1974) and Ice Pirates (1984). We discuss rabid alien beach balls, insidious space herpies, and listen to the Father and the Son go at it …

Welcome back to the Phantom Galaxy Podcast! This week we return to the review format for a series of new and older reviews of films and television, some playing at the theater and most available through various streaming services. Nathan and Bill are joined by special guest Amanda Lee, who brings her horror and sci-fi knowledge to the table to tack…

The X-Files Round Table returns to Phantom Galaxy with a deep dive on Season 2! Nathan is once again joined by Victor Rodriguez from Inside the Sound of Fear, Dave Roy from The Great Fright North, and Tommy Wood from Reel Talk: A Movie Podcast. Our longest episode to date, no nook or cranny of the episodes or the series mythology (to this point) is…

Nathan and Dave return for the latest episode of The Illustrated Fan with a special guest, "Vicious" Victor H. Rodriguez, author of 'The Sound of Fear', to talk arguably the greatest of all comic heroes, Batman. The gang looks specifically at the animated films 'Batman: Mask of the Phantasm', 'Gotham by Gaslight' and 'Soul of the Dragon'. We also c…

Welcome to the second episode of Strange Frequencies! This new series within Phantom Galaxy is hosted by Bill Van Veghel, our resident music afficianado. With the help of guests, Bill explores the worlds where music and fiction meet, taking a look at films with musical themes, albums and artists who use their medium to tell stories and explore idea…

After a brief hiatus, Nathan and Bill return to launch the Summer season of PG, complete with an upcoming anniversary episode at the end of the month. In this episode we review: Spiral: From the Book of Saw The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It It’s Me Billy (A Black Christmas short film) A Quiet Place 2 Test Tube Teens From the Year 2000 Army of …

Nathan and Dave return for the latest episode of The Illustrated Fan, focused on animated films dealing with the theme of war. First we bridge from last episode with a review of the short film 'Voices of A Distant Star', the debut of Makoto Shinkai, the director of 'Your Name' and 'Weathering With You'. Then we review two more realistic exposes on …

Welcome to the first episode of Strange Frequencies! This new series within Phantom Galaxy is hosted by Bill Van Veghel, our resident music afficianado. With the help of guests, Bill explores the worlds where music and fiction meet, taking a look at films with musical themes, albums and artists who use their medium to tell stories and explore ideas…

The Return of VOD Roulette! J.T. and Ryan from The Horror Chronicles join Nathan and Bill as they each choose a film from streaming and review it! In this episode we talk The Barn, Shakma, The Willies and Dark Was The Night! Enjoy! Check out The Horror Chronicles at: https://www.facebook.com/thehorrorchroniclespodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/grou…

Nathan and Bill put together an epic expedition with Greg Morgan and Dave Becker to traverse the craggy dino-infested crags of Skull Island and scale the steely towers of New York, as Phantom Galaxy sets its eyes on the 8th Wonder of the World, King Kong himself! The motley crew takes on all 9 of Kong's cinematic adventures, including a spoiler-fre…