Big Ass Spider was not only a surprise hit with audiences, but it quickly won over Jason and Shawn to become a Basement favourite. Plus the episode in which The Basement Boys reviewed the flick is one of the more popular in the Basement archive. So it's only fitting Jason and Shawn interviewed Big Ass Spider director Mike Mendez in what turned out to be a lively 15 or so minutes of film conversation about the movie , its origins, and how it fits in with Mike's other work: the supernatural thriller The Gravedancers and the horror/comedy The Convent. What does the man have to say? Stick with us!

Long before The Basement existed, I ended my work week with a movie double bill over a six pack or two. One flick was chosen from the mainstream, the other from obscurity. On one such Friday night I selected Mike Mendez's The Gravedancers as my obscure title, and there was much rejoicing. Does the flick hold up today? Stick with me! After a night of drunken exploits, Allison, Harris, and Kira are chased and terrorized by the ghosts of a child pyromaniac, an ax murderer, and a rapist.

The Basement is back with two, count 'em two, reviews for your ear holes plus the return of esteemed movie opinionists Jon Cross and Moe Porne of The After Movie Diner and Drunk on VHS fame. First up, Jason and Shawn tackle the horror/comedy Big Ass Spider from director Mike Mendez. Starring the great Ray Wise and Greg Gunberg, this flick features a giant alien spider that escapes from a military lab and rampages through Los Angeles . When a massive military strike fails, it's up to a team of scientists, and one clever exterminator, to kill the creature before the city is destroyed.

Man, this looks awesome. Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus awesome. Or even Sharktopus awesome. Either way, The Basement is all over director Mike Mendez's new movie Big Ass Spider. Greg Grunberg , Lombardo Boyar , Clare Kramer and Ray Wise star in the flick, which concerns a giant spider that attacks Los Angeles and the two exterminators who join forces with the military to take it out, and we don't mean for dinner and a movie. Big Ass Spider premieres at SXSW , and we hope to see it ASAP. I dug Mendez's The Gravedancers , which was a lot more serious than how this movie looks. Still, I admire any filmmaker who doesn't stick to one thing. That's right, I called a guy who made a movie called Big Ass Spider a filmmaker. Wanna fight about it? Now get a load of this preview, Basementites! Source: Shock Till You Drop Related articles Simpsons Characters as Spider-Man Villains - Fan Art Spiders Hapless Spider V8 Building a Monthly SEO Action ...