Episode 358 - Dust Bunny

Episode 358 - Dust Bunny

From The Magnificently Huge Podcast by Magnificently Huge Podcast

February 25, 2026 · 1h 5m

About this episode

The episode discusses the film 'Dust Bunny', exploring its themes and significance in cinema.

Dust Bunny is destined to be a cult classic, kids. Get ahead of the curve and see it right now, you won’t be disappointed. But what is Dust Bunny? A little girl has a monster under her bed and hires the hitman across the hall to kill it. Simple, right? But is the monster even real? Or is the monster all of us? We describe it as “Leon, the Professional” if it were made by Jeunet & Caro. Or maybe “The Babadook” if done by Terry Gilliam. But really it is “Dust Bunny” written and directed by Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies, Hannibal) and starring Mads Mikkelsen. It is a rare original film these days, delightful and fun and one that has helped restore our faith in the power of cinema. Yea verily. Here’s a link to the Gen X psychology video Eric references: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5YmIqYSqA0 0:00 - Intros 9:10 - A PSA about not falling for conspiracy bots 12:05 - The Running Man (2025) 20:35 - Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 27:40 - Bugonia (2025) 33:25 - AI Artificial Intelligence (2001) 41:15 - Dust Bunny (2025)

People in this episode

Host: Magnificently Huge Podcast

Topics covered

  • film review
  • cult classic
  • cinema
  • monsters
  • psychology
  • original films

Keywords

  • Dust Bunny
  • Bryan Fuller
  • Mads Mikkelsen
  • cult classic
  • film review
  • cinema

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Dust Bunny, Pushing Daisies, Hannibal, The Babadook, Leon, the Professional, AI Artificial Intelligence, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, Bugonia

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