306: Resident E.T.vil (feat. Jory Griffis)

306: Resident E.T.vil (feat. Jory Griffis)

From Leighton Night with Brian Wecht by Leighton Gray

March 27, 2026 · 1h 12m

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with guest Jory Griffis about Resident Evil: Requiem and a commentary on the film E.T.

We're here with our unofficial third host and certified rapscallion Jory Griffis to talk about Resident Evil: Requiem and watch the terrible film E.T. Go to our Patreon to enjoy our commentary track either with or without the movie; it goes crazy in the second half once we completely turn on the movie and start fantasizing about all the ways that little alien menace could bite it for good. How about E.T. phone Life Alert, huh? How about E.T. staying 70s calcium-rich dog** white in the gutter? How about we scrub this mawkish scourge from the collective cultural consciousness? How about that? Would you like that? Is there a reason to get out of bed in the morning knowing that in the state of Florida, there's a scary E.T. animatronic that knows your name? Do you know what he's going to do with that information? What sick invocations he'll conjure in the dark halls of that accursed Universal Studios TM dark ride? Is there any way out of this utter madness? Yes, actually, there is. And it's supporting our Patreon at patreon.com/leightonnight, where you can get an incredible deal on access to our entire 5 year backlog of video and ad-free episodes for as low as TWO DOLLARS A MONTH. I…

People in this episode

Host: Brian Wecht

Guest: Jory Griffis

Topics covered

  • Resident Evil
  • E.T.
  • movie commentary
  • Patreon
  • film critique
  • comedy

Keywords

  • Resident Evil
  • E.T.
  • Jory Griffis
  • movie commentary
  • Patreon
  • comedy podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, Universal Studios

Books & works: Resident Evil: Requiem, E.T.

Places: Florida

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