Movie Meltdown - Episode 512 This outing we crawl our way into the disaster movie genre, as we spend a good portion of the episode trying to decide - just what makes a disaster movie. Plus we discuss our Sofa Theater feature - Crawl starring Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper and directed by Alexandre Aja. And while we all work on our horrendous Michael Caine impressions, we also bring up… Irwin Allen, The Swarm, The Towering Inferno, The Core, a hyper drama, technical advancements, Maximum Overdrive...
Jan 13, 2020•2 hr 19 min•Season 12Ep. 1
Movie Meltdown - Episode 511 This episode we celebrate Life Day and the final chapter in the Skywalker saga... The Rise of Skywalker . Join us as we discuss the finer points of this latest movie. How effective it is as the last movie in this most recent trilogy. And how well it wraps up this huge story arc that has meant so much to so many people - for generations. And as we try to recollect just which stories are canon and which ones are legends, we also address… The Mandalorian, The Good Place...
Dec 31, 2019•2 hr 39 min•Season 11Ep. 48
Attack of the Killer Soundtrack 59 As the world is about to be reintroduced to Lando Calrissian on the big screen, we thought what better time than to talk with Billy Dee Williams about his crossovers into the music industry. And of course, along the way we build a soundtrack from his different films and music tie-ins. "...they were sort of gearing me up to become a sheik eastside nightclub singer."
Dec 12, 2019•1 hr 18 min•Season 11Ep. 47
Movie Meltdown - Episode 510 This episode we talk with Jonah Ray about art, friendship, movies, comedy, music and Mystery Science Theater 3000 . And while we try to convert people to our pop culture religion, we also mention… Joel Hodgson, Mel Brooks, Weird Al Yankovic, Paul Myers, refusing the call to action, Defending your Life, Kids in the Hall, Where'd You Go, Bernadette, Hawaii, Anthony Bourdain, Ed Wood, Chris Farley, Felicia Day,Harmontown, Wayne White, Brendon Small, Jonah Raydio, The Gr...
Dec 02, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Season 11Ep. 46
Movie Meltdown - Episode 509 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") Welcome to the Horror Club exclusive... Meltdown dysfunctional family Thanksgiving celebration! Featuring not only dinner of mostly traditional foods, but also a full discussion of the minorly Thanksgiving-related movie Kristy . And while we try to decide just what we think of the plant-based imitation turkey slices, we also cover… Castle Rock, The Irishman, baby Yoda, Song of the South, giant dinnerware, heartbreaking and gorgeous, Si...
Nov 27, 2019•7 min•Season 11Ep. 45
Movie Meltdown - Episode 508 This episode we're joined by special guest Tony Moore. Now you probably know Tony as the co-creator of The Walking Dead comic series. Or if you are more of a comic fan, you also may know his titles like Battle Pope , Fear Agent and The Exterminators . And of course, in recent years, you've seen his work as part of several huge series for some of Marvel's biggest characters. But as usual, in our on-going series with artists, we're going to start at the beginning and f...
Nov 14, 2019•1 hr 28 min•Season 11Ep. 44
Movie Meltdown - Episode 507 This episode we welcome back previous guests and terrific artists in their own right - Ryan Case and Dick Starr. And as usual... once we're hanging out together, almost immediately we'll be... talkin' 'bout nerdy stuff. And while we try to decide if we were inspired by or traumatized by the up-close shots of Ren and Stimpy (it's both), we also address… The Fanatic, Searching, Puppet Master, that devil was everything for me, wait a minute… those are puppets, I'm going...
Nov 05, 2019•1 hr 36 min•Season 11Ep. 43
Movie Meltdown - Episode 506 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode our Halloween party continues as we discuss the 2018 horror anthology Nightmare Cinema . Directed by Joe Dante, Mick Garris, David Slade, Ryuhei Kitamura, Alejandro Brugués and hosted by Mickey Rourke as "The Projectionist"… so what do we think of this mixture of genre entries? Plus as we run down some of the more inappropriate things once aimed at children, we definitely mention… Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Courage the C...
Oct 29, 2019•6 min•Season 11Ep. 42
Movie Meltdown - Episode 505 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode, our Halloween party becomes a murder party - as we discuss Jeremy Saulnier's 2007 film of the same name Murder Party . And as we kick-off our own pagan celebration that centers around candy and Charlie Brown, we also cover… death by pumpkin bread, all these animals staring at us, independent film, Chris Sharp, free cheese, I guess that would get you in the mood to murder somebody, World War I flashbacks, New York City, Th...
Oct 20, 2019•6 min•Season 11Ep. 41
Movie Meltdown - Episode 504 What better way to kick-off our October/Halloween fun than with our recent trip to Scarefest? Plus we talk with actor Thom Mathews about being part of the horror world starring in beloved films like The Return of the Living Dead and Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives . And as we make plans to move into The Kentucky Castle, we also bring up… Eerie, Indiana, Bruce Campbell, I got a dragon, Hollywood Boulevard, it wasn't far from the cat house, Dee Snider, the naughty...
Oct 10, 2019•1 hr 33 min•Season 11Ep. 40
Attack of the Killer Soundtrack 58 This week we're coming to you "live" from Bourbon and Beyond music festival, as we build a soundtrack from the show's musical line-up. And while we use music to mark the passage of time, we also address… The Blob, Yentl, Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, Tootsie, solo career, Cable's gun, dinosaurs, they add charm and finesse to the whole thing, Just One of the Guys, I'd rather have a remake than a sequel, classic music videos, sparkly dresses, playing a baseball...
Oct 02, 2019•1 hr 40 min•Season 11Ep. 39
Movie Meltdown - Episode 503 This week we're coming to you "live" from Videodrome as we continue with our Atlanta adventures. We visit with the staff of this impressive video store and reminisce about the glory days of video stores as well as what it takes to keep a business like this running today. Plus we discuss this week's movie - Police Story starring Jackie Chan. And while we find out that the cow-print nightmare that was Moovies - was a real thing, we also mention… John Woo, Scandinavian ...
Sep 24, 2019•1 hr 41 min•Season 11Ep. 38
Movie Meltdown - Episode 502 This week our Atlanta adventures continue as we talk to iZombie 's Rose McIver as well as give a general wrap-up of this year's Dragon Con . And along the way, we try to decide just how much this modern, pop-culture friendly world has affected the lives of the different generations of fans. And while we try to figure out just which one of us is the token weirdo, we also cover… A Christmas Prince, David Bowie, Scoops Ahoy, that's how you relate emotionally to the worl...
Sep 16, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Season 11Ep. 37
Movie Meltdown - Episode 501 This week we are coming to you "live" from Atlanta as we are lured into town to cover DragonCon . But as usual we are easily sidetracked and next thing we know - the episode ends up in Piedmont Park . And to add an even stranger twist... what happens when we meet up with a longtime listener of our show? Will one of us turn out to be a weirdo in the park... or will it just end up leading to a lot of geeky movie talk?! Only one way to find out... And as we get sucked i...
Sep 09, 2019•1 hr 45 min•Season 11Ep. 36
Movie Meltdown - Episode 500 This week we round-out our coverage of Flyover Film Fest as we sit down and talk with director Ani Simon-Kennedy about her life as a filmmaker as well as her latest movie The Short History of the Long Road . And as we decide if we're going to live off the grid, we also address… Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Times at the El Royale, Straight to Hell, Wes Anderson, one of the directors of the Tribeca Film Festival, Darius Khondji, shifting landscape of how people watch movies,...
Sep 02, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Season 11Ep. 35
Movie Meltdown - Episode 499 This week we return to our coverage of Flyover Film Fest as we talk with this week's special guest - director Ilana Rein. Listen as we discuss the tragedy that made her want to devote herself to filmmaking as well a healthy love of science fiction, which led to directing the documentary We Are All Cylons . Which of course will lead us talking about the trajectory of humanity and our connection to technology. And finally, we come to her most recent film, Perception - ...
Aug 26, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Season 11Ep. 34
Movie Meltdown - Episode 498 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This week's exclusive Meltdown Horror Club episode, we will be discussing the recent film The Golem directed by Yoav and Doron Paz. And as we consider dismembering just about everybody, we also cover… The Torah, Mary Shelley, The Dead Don't Die, Halloween, gory scenes, Ex Machina, dealing with loss, persecution, blood on the pillow, magical surrealism, Solomon Kane, the neighbor lady, the beast, ancient gynecologist, Friday the 13th, r...
Aug 20, 2019•6 min•Season 11Ep. 33
Movie Meltdown -Episode 497 This week we are coming to you "live" from Flyover Film Fest for the opening night showing of Burning Kentucky (winner of best feature film honors at Mammoth Film Festival , Chattanooga Film Festival and Garden State Film Festival and acting awards at Mammoth and the Richmond International Film Festival ). Plus we are joined by the writer and director of the film Bethany Brooke Anderson as well as one of the stars of the movie Augie Duke. And while we finally pin down...
Aug 12, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Season 11Ep. 32
Movie Meltdown - Episode 496 This week we're coming to you "live" from Harry Dean Stanton Fest - featuring our discussion with director Alex Cox! Listen as we discuss his early movie memories as well as stories of creating Repo Man , Sid and Nancy , Straight to Hell , hosting Moviedrome and the glory days of the L.A. punk scene. And as we continue searching for the best burrito in America, we also address… Cisco Pike, Mysterio, Echo In The Canyon, Crawl, The Mattei Affair, Samuel L. Jackson, a d...
Aug 05, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Season 11Ep. 31
Attack of the Killer Soundtrack 57 This week we're coming to you "live" from this year's Forecastle music festival. Join us as we build a soundtrack from the bands playing the event. Plus we are joined by our special guest - singer/songwriter Israel Nash! And while we are deputized to be on the lookout for unscrupulous teens, we also mention… an Australian accent, the music is everywhere, insect wings, Jennifer Carpenter, in glitter and bikini tops, a desert planet, ducks, put on your sunscreen,...
Jul 28, 2019•1 hr 26 min•Season 11Ep. 30
Movie Meltdown - Episode 495 This week we hit the road to Days of the Dead in Indianapolis - where we talk with Kathleen Turner! That's right... we sit down with the star of Body Heat , Romancing the Stone , Who Framed Roger Rabbit , Prizzi's Honor , Jewel of the Nile , The Accidental Tourist , Crimes of Passion , The Man with Two Brains , The War of the Roses , Serial Mom and so many other huge films! Plus we recap a recent massive road trip from which a couple of the cast members have just ret...
Jul 21, 2019•1 hr 44 min•Season 11Ep. 29
Movie Meltdown - Episode 494 This week the Super Series returns from "the blip" to discuss the end of the old phase/kick off of Marvel moving forward, as we cover Spider-Man: Far from Home . And as we come to terms with the fact that we are all just living in Grendel's world, we also bring up… the second installment in comic book movies, string of illusions, Miles Morales, What if… comics, the green mist, Silver Surfer, the new Ben, Keanu Reeves, undercut the emotional connection, The Wizard of ...
Jul 14, 2019•1 hr 39 min•Season 11Ep. 28
Movie Meltdown - Episode 493 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This week the Meltdown Horror Club sits down to discuss Jeremy Saulnier's Green Room - a real-world horror movie starring Anton Yelchin, Patrick Stewart, Alia Shawkat and Imogen Poots. And as we start putting together our own punk band to fight evil, we also address... Blue Ruin, isolation, a theater experience, just in shock, desert island band, forgotten life-changing events, arsenal of weapons, slasher movies, cannot catch a break, ...
Jul 09, 2019•6 min•Season 11Ep. 27
Movie Meltdown - Episode 492 This week we sit down for an epic discussion with Sam Irvin. Sam is a director, producer, screenwriter - amongst many other jobs in the industry. Including being a published author as well as a two-time Rondo Award winner, for articles in both Scream magazine as well as Little Shoppe of Horrors magazine. He's worked with everyone from Brian De Palma to Cassandra Peterson and has had run-ins with amazing movie stars going all the way back to his childhood. So settle i...
Jul 02, 2019•2 hr•Season 11Ep. 26
Movie Meltdown - Episode 491 This week we continue our coverage from WonderFest as we are joined by our special guest - propmaker Ken Palkow. Now Ken has worked on an amazing list of projects over the years… just to name a few… the last three X-Men films, as well as Dark Phoenix . He has made weapons, gadgets, and props for Skyscraper, Night at the Museum, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Sonic the Hedgehog, Underworld: Awakening , and even the Federation phasers, alien weapons, and medical gadge...
Jun 23, 2019•1 hr 18 min•Season 11Ep. 25
Movie Meltdown: Episode 490 This week we continue our "live" coverage from WonderFest as we talk with artist Daren Dochterman. Early on, Daren worked in the art department on The Abyss - when he was just 20 years old. And since then, he's worked in the art departments of more than 75 feature film projects including - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Independence Day: Resurgence, Passengers, Star Trek Beyond, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, TRON: Legacy, Iron Man 2, Addams Fam...
Jun 17, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Season 11Ep. 24
Movie Meltdown: Episode 489 This week we are coming to you "live" from the 30th annual WonderFest ! Featuring our special guest - makeup artist Craig Lindberg. For more than 20 years Craig has worked in the industry on a multitude of impressive projects like The Walking Dead , Spider-Man 3 , Kong: Skull Island , Boardwalk Empire , Elementary , Gotham , Shutter Island , The Greatest Showman , Power , Limitless , The Founder , The Magnificent Seven , The Deuce , War of the Worlds , The Tick and ev...
Jun 11, 2019•1 hr 30 min•Season 11Ep. 23
Attack of the Killer Soundtrack 56 This week we hang out with Sarah Shook and the Disarmers to discuss music, movies and along the way build our own awesome soundtrack. And as we realize we all just wanna lay in the back of the van and go on road trips, we also mention… dancing on the beach, very very strict conservative parents, I'm sure it was lyrical content, the movie star, movies warp you in a different way, Gorman Bechard, these little homemade speaker boxes, Werner Herzog, rolling numbers...
Jun 06, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Season 11Ep. 22
Movie Meltdown - Episode 488 This week we discuss different character's jobs in movies. Some of them may seem like the ideal job... while others are strange jobs that only seem to exist in the alternate universe of that particular film. Listen as we cover some of our favorites as well as ones that just seem weird. And as we realize that we have gravitas out the wazoo, we also cover… de facto video stores, Werner Herzog, on roller skates, a whiteout blizzard, we were a parade route for lunatics, ...
May 27, 2019•1 hr 46 min•Season 11Ep. 21
Movie Meltdown - Episode 487 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This week the horror club meets to discuss Await Further Instructions . This 2018 movie is directed by none other than… Johnny Kevorkian. And it starts off seemingly as an awkward holiday family gathering - but quickly turns into a high-concept horror scenario that crosses over into everything from xenophobia, black goo, national pride, television devotion, religion and biomechanical invaders. And while we realize we all just want a tu...
May 20, 2019•5 min•Season 11Ep. 20
