This episode, we're looking at 2 80s comedies that have a connection to one of the hosts of the podcast. First up, we take a look at what is called a spiritual sequel to Fast Times At Ridgemont High with Cameron Crowe's THE WILD LIFE. Then, things get really weird and uncomfortable at an orphanage with BAD MANNERS.
We finally close out Fanuary halfway through March. Jeff wants us to read some movies so first up is the French zombie movie THE HORDE. Then we move on to the other French zombie movie THE NIGHT EATS THE WORLD.
This week, Tracy picked our topic. We're doing Ken Russell movies! First up, things get super weird at a convent in THE DEVILS. Then things get even weirder with a snake cult and Hugh Grant in LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM.
This week's Fanuary pick is a Matthew Broderick double feature. First up, we try to play a game in WARGAMES. Then, we teach apes to play games in PROJECT X.
It's Fanuary and that mean's it's time to review movies as suggested by you listeners. Both of you. First up is a Quaid Brother double feature. First, we learn about controlling our dreams with Dennis Quaid in DREAMSCAPE. Then we learn about how annoying neighbors and moving can be with Randy Quaid in MOVING.
This week, we're checking out these movies about this strange little town that has a problem with vampires. First up, we find some unsettling imagery in Tobe Hooper's SALEM'S LOT. Then, we have a confusing time at Larry Cohen's RETURN TO SALEM'S LOT.
This week, we're looking at two movies that sort of involve kids' tv show hosts and the dark side they don't tell you about. First up, someone steals our bike, and we follow along on a cross-country trip in PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE. Then, it's an all-out war in the realm of children's TV with DEATH TO SMOOCHY.
We're heading back to the 90s to chat about some ghostly psychic movies. First up, Kevin Bacon drinks a lot of orange juice in STIR OF ECHOES. Then, Keanu Reeves is a super creep in THE GIFT.
This week, we're talking about two Kevin Smith horror films. What happens when someone known for indie comedies takes a shot at horror? First, we discuss the nature of religious beliefs with horror in RED STATE. Then, what happens when one man turns another man into a walrus? Find out in TUSK.
Noah picked two supposed Italian Films and then tries to backtrack once it's found out that neither are in fact, Italian. First up, we rip off Robocop with THE VINDICATOR. Then aliens help the US Army kill Nazis during World War II in ZONE TROOPERS. The episode ends with a spoilery and lengthy discussion of THE IRON CLAW.
We're going to party like it's 1999! First up, Arnold fights Satan in END OF DAYS. Then, Ralph Fiennes tries to find out who is murdering women, and who shot a famous rapper, and why his girlfriend dumped him, and . . . you know what? He tries to find out a lot of things in STRANGE DAYS.
As a special present to all of you, we sat down and watched Gremlins . You'll hear our thoughts as the movie progresses, and maybe we'll all gain a little holiday spirit by the end. Or we'll be convinced all these foreign parts are trying to kill us. Find your copy of Gremlins and watch along with us. Happy Holidays!
It's time for some psychopaths on the show. First up, a doctor is attacked by Harry Conick Jr. and becomes a recluse. Too bad she has to help hunt down a serial killer in COPYCAT. Then Richard Gere takes a case where a young man is accused of killing a Cardinal. Too bad he has multiple personalities in PRIMAL FEAR.
This week, we're taking a look at two films inspired by true events. First up, a woman hits a guy with her car and is annoyed that he is stuck in her windshield in STUCK. Then, working at a fast food place is bad enough, but when a guy on the phone claims he's a police officer and makes you strip search a fellow co-worker, it's disturbing in COMPLIANCE.
This week, we're taking a look at two Bill Paxton crime films that co-star Billy Bob Thorton. First up, they find some money in a plane but argue over how to spend it in A SIMPLE PLAN. Then, things get racy as Bill is a small-town sheriff who wants to go to the big time but has to contend with Billy Bob as a killer in ONE FALSE MOVE.
This week, we're looking at some wacky spy movies. First up, we head back to the swinging 60s, where we find Flint taking on a group of evil scientists who want to save the Earth in OUR MAN FLINT. Then, we go with Bill Murray on a live theater spy event that gets a little too real in THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO LITTLE.
We're stuck in a time loop and we're checking out two Bruce Willis Time Travel movies. First up, Bruce Willis tries to prevent Covid from being released in 12 MONKEYS. Then, it's Willis vs. Willis in LOOPER.
This week, we're looking at some sleazy hospital horror. First up, a woman can't seem to be able to leave the hospital as she's stalked by a killer in X-RAY. Then, a woman is sent to an asylum where the head doctor begins doing terrible experiments on the patients in HELLHOLE.
It's a Luc Besson double feature. First up we take up the job as a cleaner in LEON THE PROFESSIONAL. Then we drive a space cab in The Fifth Element.
As our Halloween gift to you, we present a commentary for Halloween 4. How is it as a sequel? We discuss that and much more during the film. Find a copy and listen along with us. Learn such things as how many times Loomis claimed he shot Michael in Halloween II. All this and more!
Our final director's spotlight of the spooky season sees us talking about Del Toro movies. First, we're heading to an orphanage out in the middle of a desert that is being haunted by a troubled ghost in THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE. Then we find out about a magical kingdom where our wishes could come true in PAN'S LABYRINTH.
It's time for some Tim Burton movies. First up, we're taking a look at the ghost with the most in Michael Keaton's awesome performance in BEETLEJUICE. Then we lose our heads at the effects in SLEEPY HOLLOW.
This week we're looking at two of John Carpenter's famed Apocalypse Trilogy. First up, Satan will be returning when a group of scientists spend the weekend in a church with an evil secret that will shake religion to its core in THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS. Then things go trippy when Sam Niel is tasked with finding a famed horror writer and shows up in a town that shouldn't exist in IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS.
October means it's time to celebrate the work of some horror directors. First up, we're heading back to the 1950s to check out the work of celebrated gimmick filmmaker William Castle. Vincent Price invites us out to his spooky haunted house film HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL. Then Vincent Price discovers where terror comes from in THE TINGLER.
We close out Swayze September with some of his lesser-celebrated roles. First up, pure water becomes scarce after World War III, and only one man can protect the only source of pure water left in STEEL DAWN. Then things get brain achy as Swayze plays a child predator in DONNIE DARKO.
We keep Swayze September rolling but also pay tribute to the recently passed wrestling legend Terry Funk. First up, we are put in charge of a new nightclub in ROAD HOUSE. Then we time travel with Klaus Kinski in TIMESTALKERS.
Swayze September rolls on as we talk about two films about rescuing POWs from Vietnamese camps. First up, Gene Hackman recruits a group of soldiers to free his son in UNCOMMON VALOR. Then Stallone goes full Rambo in RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II.
This episode weirdly starts out salute to Patrick Swayze, as we don't know until the very end that we're doing Swayze September. First, we head over to the outback as we take over a creepy retirement home in NEXT OF KIN. Then we take our street smarts and become a cop in Chicago looking for our brother's killer in NEXT OF KIN.
This skeezy episode we're checking out two exploitation films about weirdo brothers kidnapping women. First up we lament the ripping off of PSYCHO in SCHOOLGIRLS IN CHAINS. Then we wonder what the point is in MOTHER'S DAY.
In the 80s, gangs were the biggest problem facing every single high school in America. Let's take a look at two examples of this problem. First up we welcome Jim Belushi to try and clean up the hallways of an inner city school with THE PRINCIPLE. Then we are ready for a fight in 3:15 The Moment Of Truth.
