Movie Meltdown - Episode 457 This week we hang out in the spooky outdoors as we reminisce about some of our favorite Halloween costumes, collecting VHS tapes, the first time watching a horror movie and even trying to make our own movies. And as we weave through enough tangents to de-rail even the Terror Train, we also cover… Drive-in Theater, Siskel and Ebert, Michael Myers mask, tracking lines, the box with the slide, here's blood and some jingle bells, Spotlight, super 8, mom and pop video sto...
Oct 14, 2018•1 hr 26 min•Season 10Ep. 41
Movie Meltdown - Episode 456 As the daylight starts to slip away… we gather together for a grand discussion on all things horror… and sort-of horror… and Halloween and of course - pumpkin-spiced. And as we kick off the season by seeing how many Smarties we can eat, we also bring up… the slow retail shuffle, A Quiet Place, Heredity, folk horror, The Mummy, Runaway, monster in the woods, mariachi band of the undead, Brazil, the last great epic Francis Ford Coppola movie, a cornucopia of underwear,...
Oct 07, 2018•2 hr•Season 10Ep. 40
Movie Meltdown - Episode 455 This week as we return to our wrap-up of ScareFest , we are also joined by actor/writer Nicholas Vince to discuss the horror movie Hellbent directed by Paul Etheredge. And as we ask the burning question - how old is Nathan Fillion? We also mention... Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood, pumpkin-spiced something or other, what's up with Cameo, John Schneider, Book of Monsters, Larry Wilcox, reverse-engineering filmmaking, if you're young and pretty, a three-way...
Oct 01, 2018•59 min•Season 10Ep. 39
Movie Meltdown - Episode 454 This week we begin our coverage of ScareFest as well as talking with actress Shawnee Smith about a wide array of things like... the Saw franchise, The Blob , Summer School , dancing orphans, Meathead, the Olympics and hanging out with John Candy. Plus we discuss Creepshow 3 , not spoiling movies back in the day as well as a rundown of the many different people we've met at conventions over the years. And as we cover the most jarring moment of your life, we also cover...
Sep 23, 2018•1 hr 25 min•Season 10Ep. 38
Movie Meltdown - Episode 453 (For our Patreon supporters.) This week we hang out and watch the Netflix original feature Little Evil . And while we pin down just which one of the cast is usually I'm jacked up on Robitussin, we also discuss… Truth or Dare, Clueless, a coked-up unicorn, Party Down, Sally Field, she's just oddly likable, Ray Wise's birthday party, Space Truckers, iZombie, stunt programming, Meredith Salenger, Sock and Sam, a bus-load of dead kids… I'm sticking with it, every movie n...
Sep 17, 2018•9 min•Season 10Ep. 37
Movie Meltdown - Episode 452 This week we sit down with actor Jeff Kober to learn the secrets of not just life... but also to surviving in the entertainment industry. And while we decide which celebrities we plan to pretend to have a relationship with, we also bring up… La La Land, China Beach, Devon Sawa, Taserface, Tank Girl, dark endings, that was my target audience, The First Power, Debra Granik, Beauty Mark, James Remar threw a bottle at my frickin' face, I followed a woman to California, S...
Sep 09, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Season 10Ep. 36
Attack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 54 This week we welcome special guest co-hosts Catherine Mary Stewart and Lance Guest as we play and discuss some songs featured in their movies over the years as well as some of their favorite soundtracks. So join us as we put together one of the weirdest things to ever be committed to the airwaves, we also discuss… African dance, the orgy scene, showing up on her doorstep, shopping and shooting guns, if you're a hippy… and you're living in a park in Be...
Sep 03, 2018•1 hr 37 min•Season 10Ep. 35
Movie Meltdown - Episode 451 This week we hang out at The Bastion and talk about movies... and other random things. And while we try our best to not get shived, we also bring up… We are Still Here, visiting abandoned places, Jeremy Irons sleeping in a teepee, golden harvest, hanging out in old prisons, The Bissman Building, The Amulet of Sauron, cell 13, the delightful and ever-so-stalkerish Lisa Marie, The Shawshank Redemption, it's no longer oozing it's no longer yellow, Dead Last, possessed W...
Aug 27, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Season 10Ep. 34
Movie Meltdown - Episode 450 (For our Patreon supporters.) This week we get together to trade pitches from some unusual movies we've watched lately. Who has the more alluring project?? Listen and find out for yourself... And while we try to decide who has the weirder semi-post-apocalyptic future, we also discuss… Streets of Fire, Future Cops, Christopher Robin, Immortals, Mozart in the Jungle, The Disaster Artist, Babylon 5, Ray Harryhausen, double tweed-on-tweed green with a bow tie, if you poi...
Aug 20, 2018•13 min•Season 10Ep. 33
Movie Meltdown - Episode 449 This week we welcome our friend Nora to lead an over-all history and general discussion about the way mental illness is portrayed in the movies. So join us as we hit some key films over the decades as well as some unusual personal favorites on how we look at "crazy people" and therapists on the big screen. So as we work toward finding the most healthy way to deal with what we're messed up about, we also mention… Isle of Dogs, he got a road trip out of it, he wanted t...
Aug 12, 2018•1 hr 35 min•Season 10Ep. 32
Movie Meltdown - Episode 448 This week we wrap-up Flyover Film Fest as we sit down with director Brett Simon to discuss his latest feature Better Start Running . Brett has devoted many years to studying film, art practice and creative writing as well as teaching film history, film theory and video production at UC Berkeley. As well as building a successful career as a commercial and music video director for bands like The Killers , Hoobastank and Queens of the Stone Age . So listen as we discuss...
Aug 05, 2018•1 hr 11 min•Season 10Ep. 31
Movie Meltdown - Episode 447 This week we're coming to you "live" from Harry Dean Stanton Fest as we sit down with Drago Sumonja the co-writer of Harry Dean's last film ( Lucky ) as well as director of the documentary Char·ac·ter . So listen as we discuss his time spent with Harry Dean as well as the artistic collaboration and friendship he has built over the years with actor Dabney Coleman. And while we realize that the whole world eventually comes together at Dan Tana's, we also bring up… Priv...
Jul 29, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Season 10Ep. 30
Attack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 53 This week we are coming to you "live" from Forecastle Music Festival as we welcome our co-host Bryan Hamilton from the band Tsunami Samurai . Join us as we discuss the goings-on of the event all the while assembling a makeshift soundtrack from the bands playing there that weekend. And while we shun sunlight and other humans, we also mention… some art on a tree, here's Johnny,the welcome overcast, they saved the best for the sequel, no one is curating,...
Jul 22, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Season 10Ep. 29
Movie Meltdown - Episode 446 This week we round out our coverage of this year's WonderFest as we talk with Rick Sternbach about space, art and the movies and projects he's worked on. (Including Carl Sagan's Cosmos , Star Trek: The Motion Picture , The Last Starfighter , The Black Hole , Solaris and Star Trek: The Next Generation .) Plus we are joined by our somewhat annual, reluctant co-host Eric Chu. And while we work on building our own Cray supercomputer, we also bring up… Deadpool 2, Better ...
Jul 15, 2018•1 hr 30 min•Season 10Ep. 28
Movie Meltdown - Episode 445 (For our Patreon supporters.) This week we sit down for a simple movie discussion and suddenly we are knee deep in an examination as to whether or not we are in fact - a culture of despair? But after hammering out the finer points of Thanos' plan for the universe vs. Roddenberry's vision of the future... we quickly fix all the world's problems. And while we try to figure out just what it takes to assemble the lair of a podcasting super-villain, we also mention… Guill...
Jul 09, 2018•12 min•Season 10Ep. 27
Movie Meltdown - Episode 444 This week we are coming to you "live" from Days of the Dead: Indy as we talk with Ray Wise. You may know him Leland Palmer or The Devil himself. Or maybe as the Swamp Thing or Leon Nash from RoboCop ... or the multitude of other roles from his impressive career. So join us as we hang out with Ray and discuss these roles and so much more! And as we fight the powers that be at the CW Network with all our might, we also mention… Winchester, The Rock version of Jumanji, ...
Jul 02, 2018•1 hr 27 min•Season 10Ep. 26
Movie Meltdown - Episode 443 This week we return to our coverage of WonderFest as we sit down with actor John Amplas and discuss this week's Sofa Theater feature On the Waterfront . John is not only an actor (and part of many of George Romero's early productions including Martin , Dawn of the Dead , Knightriders , Creepshow and Day of the Dead) but he has also spent the majority of his life teaching acting. So who better to delve into the acting style of Marlon Brando and the complex director th...
Jun 25, 2018•1 hr 43 min•Season 10Ep. 25
Movie Meltdown - Episode 442 This week we travel to Indy PopCon and discuss all the crazy goings on, as well as the latest trailers we've seen for upcoming movies, including… Bad Times at the El Royale, Suspiria, Destination Wedding, Upgrade, and the latest Halloween reboot attempt. And while we try to work through our Dakota Johnson issues, we also bring up… the greatest costume duo… that I've ever seen, free ice cream, so many accidental high-five deaths, you have to kill someone they love, a ...
Jun 18, 2018•1 hr 16 min•Season 10Ep. 24
Movie Meltdown - Episode 441 This week we kick off our coverage of WonderFest as we sit down with Michael Possert Jr., who has spent many years working as a Special Effects Modelmaker as well as a Stop-Motion Fabricator. Listen as Michael tells stories of his adventures in the semi-recent past as he worked on huge movies like The Rocketeer, Apollo 13, Terminator 2, Alien 3, Serenity, True Lies, RoboCop 3 and many others all before joining up with Laika Studios to work on amazing stop-motion film...
Jun 11, 2018•1 hr 42 min•Season 10Ep. 23
Movie Meltdown - Episode 440 This week we sit down to discuss the latest Star Wars standalone (sort of) movie Solo: A Star Wars Story . And all the history and universe-building that the film entails. Plus as we rejoice in the appearance of Clint Howard, we also mention… Mowgli, Skyscraper, Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, all these thousands of people were murdered… for no real reason, making up for the nonsense we did way back here in this universe, it doesn't count if they're not going any...
Jun 05, 2018•2 hr 9 min•Season 10Ep. 21
Movie Meltdown - Episode 439 (For our Patreon supporters.) This week we sit down and talk... about many, many things. Even some movies. And while we pin down exactly what meta-pandering means, we also discuss... The Sonora Pine, Ursula K. Le Guin, Ready Player One, Silence, weird Technicolor psychosis, once the Slint is in your system, hyper science, Superman mentality, the motionless picture, everyone was turning into Larry King, every other one... we know the rule, the American business, Marti...
May 28, 2018•12 min•Season 10Ep. 21
Movie Meltdown - Episode 438 This week we welcome the return of comedian Justin Golak to discuss this week's Sofa Theater feature: Ryan Coogler's Creed . Plus we go into some of the other movies we've seen recently, if it's worth getting a MoviePass and just what is the state of the modern comedy films these days. And as we compare and contrast the modern-era Rockys, we also bring up... Blockers, Rampage, Game Night, The Death of Stalin, Super Troopers 2, like a puppy, too far Germany, the last ...
May 20, 2018•1 hr 38 min•Season 10Ep. 20
Attack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 52 This week we are joined by composer, pianist and old school rock star - Rachel Grimes. Rachel has recently composed the score for Jeremy Frindel's film The Doctor from India , so we eventually discuss that... but not before we delve into her youthful interests, her formative years in the middle of a world-renowned punk rock scene and just how she got involved with the coolest field hockey team ever formed. And while we confirm that Rachel's is the bes...
May 14, 2018•2 hr 26 min•Season 10Ep. 19
Movie Meltdown - Episode 437 This week our Super Series hits a new level with the culmination of a decade of Marvel movies bringing together the entire MCU - and our epic discussion of Avengers: Infinity War . And as we sat in awe at the sheer amount of planning and orchestration it took to get so many major actors in this one movie, we also discuss... Henry Cavill's mustache, Tom Cruise, The Empire Strikes Back, Trevor Goodchild, that disapproving look, the score, Fast and the Furious for your ...
May 08, 2018•2 hr 26 min•Season 10Ep. 18
Movie Meltdown - Episode 436 This week we head to The Bastion to watch and discuss The Void directed by Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie. And while we realize that we are all under the control of Bill Cipher, we also bring up... Channel Zero: Butcher's Block, Santa Clarita Diet, Avengers: Age of Ultron, the remakes of Dementia 13 and Cabin Fever, Art Hindle, Cthulhu mythos, Scarlet Witch, Bonnie Hunt, Sleepaway Camp, the magical murder powers of the woods, Linda Cardellini, being a realtor,...
Apr 29, 2018•1 hr 47 min•Season 10Ep. 17
Attack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 51 This week we are joined by Jonathon Mitchell from the band Nellie Pearl as we put together our own soundtrack of songs from a multitude of Winona Ryder-related projects. Including many live versions of songs from the recent Winona Ryd or Die event (coordinated by Heather and FEVA) as well as adding our own assortment of musical prerequisites and deep cuts from Winona's career. And as we try to figure out where all the stickiness came from, we also men...
Apr 23, 2018•2 hr 18 min•Season 10Ep. 16
Movie Meltdown: Episode 435 This week we talk with filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe about his early pop culture interests and the influences that led to his specific documentary style. In particular, those that led him to direct his films The People vs. George Lucas , Doc of the Dead and 78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene . And as we realize we all come from the same international pop culture beginnings, we also discuss... Star Wars, Night of the Living Dead, Blade Runner 2049, Isle of Dogs, respect...
Apr 15, 2018•1 hr 11 min•Season 10Ep. 15
Movie Meltdown - Episode 434 (For our Patreon supporters.) This episode is a crossover Patreon event with one of our favorite artists - epyon5! Join us as we discuss the modern cult classic "What We Do in the Shadows"! A small, independent film that not only managed to find it's niche audience but along the way has also created it's own horror universe that has lead to many other projects. And while we create our own shaming ritual, we also bring up… The Shape of Water, Murder on the Orient Expr...
Apr 08, 2018•10 min•Season 10Ep. 14
Movie Meltdown - Episode 433 This week we return to our coverage of the Lexington Comic & Toy Convention as we discuss acting and directing with Jonathan Frakes. Plus we cover some of the variety of movies we've seen recently. And while we have a very special interaction with that girl in the stairwell, we also mention... The Octagon, Amityville: The Awakening, Leatherface, The Orville, Pauly Shore, Southbound, Alien: Covenant, Atomic Blonde, The Librarians, I call it speaking at performance...
Apr 02, 2018•1 hr 11 min•Season 10Ep. 13
Movie Meltdown - Episode 432 This week we talk with master puppeteer David Barclay who not only helped to create Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back and Jabba in Return of the Jedi but also worked on Fraggle Rock, Labyrinth, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Little Shop of Horrors and many other projects over the years. And while we all want to go hang out at a bar with David Bowie, we also bring up… Tiny Tim, Red Sparrow, Suburbicon, The Florida Project, Stuart Freeborn, Frank Oz, Scooby-Doo kind of sounds,...
Mar 26, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Season 10Ep. 12
