Dustin and Logan are finally getting around to the next installment of their Evil Dead series by covering the 1987 gonzo-horror-comedy masterpiece, Evil Dead II aka Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn. It's probably the most important film in the Evil Dead canon. It kinda remakes the first one, sets up the tone for the future, and fully forms the character of Ash Williams. Logan and Dustin get into all of it. They go through the film's madness, cover the stories behind the scenes, and attempt to clarify t...
Sep 29, 2023•1 hr 46 min
As Logan and Dustin's "Summer to Remember" winds down, they look at one of their favorite comedies from their youth. Saving Silverman is a goofball comedy about kidnapping, toxic romances, and Neil Diamond. Does it hold up? You'll have to listen to hear these two old friends analyze a silly movie and delve into the state of comedy films in the early 2000s.
Sep 06, 2023•1 hr 40 min
Lost Episode #2 - Remember back in 2021 when Dustin and Logan were going to change the name of the show from Sharktoberfest the first time but then had to abort the whole thing because a show with that same name popped up right before they launched? No? Well, that's basically the gist of it. Anyway, this is the first episode of that cancelled podcast. This is episode #1 of Nielsen & Pixley's Film Pub! This episode is also a bit of an experiment. Dustin and Logan decided to watch the first th...
Aug 29, 2023•2 hr
Part 2 of our Throwback Throwdown on movies about doing a Die Hard in the White House. We've seen how Chananning Tatum does a Die Hard, now it's time to watch Gerard Butler do a Die Hard. We take a dip into the Aaron Eckhart Abyss™ to break down Olympus Has Fallen. And we do it while sipping on Lark Brewing's American AF Ale because we are patriots! Antoine Fuqua assembled a team of true B-List all-stars (and Morgan Freeman) to shoot at each other in Louisiana standing in for Washington D.C. Doe...
Jul 28, 2023•1 hr 24 min
It's that time again...time for another THROWBACK THROWDOWN!!! It's where we have two very similar movies that were released in the same year face off in a head-to-head cinematic battle. This time around we are reaching back to 2013 when, for some reason, Hollywood made two different movies Die Hard ripoffs set in Washington D.C. - White House Down vs. Olympus Has Fallen! For this first installment, we're sipping on Busch Lite Peach (yes, that's a thing that exists) and discussing the Channing T...
Jul 25, 2023•1 hr 5 min
We're kicking off our "Summer to Remember" theme which is all about movies that make you go, "oh yeah, that did exist." To start it off we're going with the 1993 bomb Freaked, co-written, co-directed, and starring Alex Winter of Bill & Ted fame. It's an over-the-top comedy about an actor turned into a mutant and trapped in freak show and it's a gosh darn delight! The movie is no longer available on home media but it is on Youtube in it's entirety and in HD! Check it out! https://www.youtube....
Jul 14, 2023•1 hr 26 min
Lost Episode #1 - This summer we'll be releasing all of our "lost episodes" aka "long recordings that we never took the time to edit". This first one was recorded in 2021 when the show was still called Sharktoberfest. Not only do we tackle the 1985 smash hit, capital-c Classic, Back to the Future , but we also attempt to create our own signature drink that pays homage to the 1950s and 1980s. And, oh boy, does it not go as planned. We also discuss the general issues of time travel in movies and c...
Jun 29, 2023•1 hr 55 min
We told you in our Evil Dead Rise review that we wanted to revisit earlier Evil Dead films and here we are making good on our threat! This is a freewheeling chat about the original 1981 classic as well as the 2013 "reimagining". We compare and contrast the two and talk about what makes an Evil Dead film work. We also sip on some Surly Darkness, Logan fulfills a promise from a previous episode, and Dustin has some illuminating thoughts on Men in Black.
Jun 24, 2023•1 hr 36 min
We're back and trying something a little different! We watched several shark movie trailers and decided to talk about them. "Visionary" "director" of The Room, Tommy Wisseau has decided to dip his toes into the shark infested water for his next "film". We do a deep dive into the trailer/underwear commercial for Big Shark! Then, we do a fresh watch of a movie we are personally excited for, The Meg 2: The Trench! We also check out the trailer for an oily shark in Black Demon, an opportunistic cash...
Jun 21, 2023•57 min
Dustin and Logan actually left the safety of their homes and ventured into a movie theater to see the latest entry into the Evil Dead franchise. Evil Dead Rise is Evil Dead but in an apartment building. That's the elevator pitch. Oh and there's an elevator in it! This episode is already coming together nicely. Groovy. Spoilers start around 33:20 Skip to 1:20:50 to avoid spoilers but hear other Evil Dead chit chat.
May 04, 2023•1 hr 36 min
We've seeded the bracket. We've held the competition. Now, it's time to see who is the winner of our Jurassic March Madness bracket and get to pick a movie for us to watch for the pod. But the twists are still coming, because there's been a tie! So Dustin and Logan must determine the winner...and talk about some other bullsh*t because this is QHE after all. Strap in for the exciting(ish) conclusion to Jurassic March Madness!!!
Apr 24, 2023•34 min
All the brackets have been submitted and now it's time to reveal how the actual competition will play out! Which dinosaur will grab the top spot and how will they do it! Logan and Dustin talk out all the competitions which also includes and element of random luck that can affect the outcome! It's a wacky bloodbath here on QHE! Bracket winner revealed by the end of the week!
Apr 18, 2023•54 min
It's time for another bracket tournament as a 16 prehistoric competitors face off in battles to the death! It's...JURASSIC MARCH MADNESS!!! Logan Nielsen and Dustin Pixley are in the booth to introduce you to the group of movie/tv dinosaurs that will be facing off in this bloody battle of teeth, claws, and even a train. Which dinosaur do you think has what it takes to be king of the thunder lizards? Submit your bracket today! The most accurate bracket gets to pick a movie for Dustin and Logan to...
Mar 28, 2023•54 min
Here it is. The last of this. We've gone on a journey and ended up here at the season 1 finale of the hit, record-breaking HBO program, the Last of Us. Dustin and Logan review the episode and discuss if the show stuck the landing in their eyes. They also do a short retrospective of the show to pick their favorite episodes and predict what might be coming in season 2. Timecodes 4:20 - Episode 9 review 34:50 - Season retrospective 42:30 - Predictions for season 2 47:30 - More predictions involving...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Ahead of the season one finale, we are covering two semi-standalone episodes. One is primarily a flashback and one is maybe the darkest chapter yet. Both reveal a lot about our main characters. And things get even darker on the show as Logan shares more of his Last of Us/John Mellencamp song parody. Harrowing. Timecodes: Episode 7 - 8:50 Episode 8 - 31:50 Follow us on Instagram @qhepod or send us an email at nielsenandpixley@gmail.com Opening and closing music - "Groovy Guitar" by joshuaempyre -...
Mar 12, 2023•1 hr 16 min
Beast is the 2022 film in which Idris Elba fights a lion. That's really all we have to say. We break down this film that splits its time between South Africa and the uncanny valley. We also do a proper special features section where we get into research on lions vs. tigers, the Tsavo man-eater lions (The Ghost in the Darkness), and the infamous nature snuff film, Roar. We also debate which big cats we think think we could beat in a fight and have some spoiler-free chats about Poker Face, Your Ho...
Mar 03, 2023•1 hr 49 min
Joel and his brother Tommy are reunited in an emotional episode of the Last of Us that now has Logan fully on board with the series. Full disclosure, we had just recorded a silly episode right before this (coming next week!) so we are pretty cranked up throughout the episode. But what can we say? We were psyched. Psyched on the emotional core of the episode, psyched on what they changed and what they did accurately to the game, and you know we're psyched about some Graham Greene! Get psyched wit...
Feb 23, 2023•1 hr 16 min
We're taking a dark and bloody tour of Kansas City as we talk about the 4th and 5th episodes of HBO's the Last of Us! As Joel and Ellie make their way through Cowtown, they encounter new enemies and some friends. Will they survive their detour through the City of Fountains or will they perish in the Paris of the Plains? Did I google these nicknames for KC? Yes. Yes I did. Follow us on Instagram @qhepod or send us an email at nielsenandpixley@gmail.com Opening and closing music - "Groovy Guitar" ...
Feb 13, 2023•1 hr
The boys are riding out the end of winter by sipping on some scotch and snuggling up with a comfy film about a paranoid group of fellas that discover a flesh absorbing, human mimicking alien that just might end all of humanity. It's John Carpenter's the Thing! A film that underperformed at the box office and was critically panned by critics upon its 1982 release but has since gone on to be considered an American classic and one of Logan and Dustin's favorite films. So watch along and enjoy a coz...
Feb 08, 2023•1 hr 48 min
The third episode of the Last of Us is getting a lot of talk, both for its story and for being the first major deviation from the video game. Dustin and Logan break down the episode title "Long, Long Time" and talk about how it changed the the story of game character Bill. Also, Logan has a little surprise for Dustin...
Feb 03, 2023•46 min
It's part two of our Throwback Throwdown of Deep Impact vs. Armageddon! While Deep Impact was a pensive meditation on how the world would react to a meteor heading toward Earth to wipeout humanity, Armageddon is a nonstop, breakneck Aerosmith music video that leaves no breathing room for the viewer and needs to blow something up every ten minutes just to calm the shakes. It's Michael Bay's most Michael Bay-ish movie and was the highest grossing film of 1998, but is it the best meteor-based pictu...
Jan 31, 2023•1 hr 51 min
We warned you! We are both massive fans of the the Last of Us video games and have been looking forward to HBO's adaptation since they announced it. Well, it's finally here and we are going to cover it in installments throughout the season. And we promise to not spoil anything from the game! We're only going to chat about the events of the series as they unfold. For this first installment, we're discussing the first two episodes back-to-back (view timecodes below). We talk about our thoughts so ...
Jan 25, 2023•1 hr 33 min
Two big movies about an asteroid heading towards Earth came out in 1998 and we are having them face off in what we are calling Throwback Throwdown: Deep Impact vs. Armageddon! These two apocalyptic blockbusters will be reviewed in back-to-back episodes and we will determine which one was the better way to destroy our planet. This first episode is all about Deep Impact, a movie filled with political intrigue, teen marriage, and an unfortunately horny title. We also sample Boulevard's Space Camper...
Jan 11, 2023•1 hr 19 min
We're kicking off the new year by covering one of last year's wide releases that is fresh to Netflix: Bullet Train. It's a movie that asks "what if Smokin' Aces but on a choo choo?" Then, we also look ahead at some of the movies coming out in 2023 that pique our interest.
Jan 04, 2023•1 hr 13 min
Rounding out our holiday double-header is a movie that raises a couple interesting questions: Can Santa Claus be sexy and is he responsible for all history's most deadly conflicts? We sip on some Baileys Irish Cream and try to sort out what this silver-fox Santa has done to humanity. What we do know is that Kurt Russell is having a great time playing Santa. We also talk about Midnight Run, Steven Seagal, and Beverly Hills Cop 3. We're not sure why.
Dec 29, 2022•1 hr 37 min
We're kicking off a couple of holiday themed episodes by covering a Christmas-themed horror comedy that manages to check all the boxes and thread all the needles! Krampus is coming to town and he's got his sights set on Adam Scott, Toni Collette, and a bunch of children. We (Dustin and Logan) are sipping on some festive drinks to keep us warm as we watch the yuletide chaos unfold. We taste a little Redbreast whiskey and sample New Belgium's Holiday Ale that, on paper, sounds like it would be a n...
Dec 20, 2022•1 hr 34 min
An old friend from the past returns and a new adventure begins... also we talk about a movie. Oh, and we've renamed the show. Sorry. Kinda buried the lede there. Things have been confusing since we got left in this alternate dimension. But the show must go on! On this "inaugural" episode of Quality Home Entertainment with Logan Nielsen and Dustin Pixley , we focus on Everything Everywhere All at Once in all of its glorious, heartwarming bonkers-ness. (Spoilers start around 52:15). We also sample...
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 44 min
And so ends another Sharktoberfest. To finish off a particularly batty season, Dustin and Logan are getting conceptual as they outline and cast what they think a Jaws 5 would be, IF all the existing Jaws movies are canon. It's quite the endeavor to take on as they retread what happened in the franchise so far, decide where the characters would be 35 years after the last film, and what would bring them back together now. They're also rebooting it the way a studio would so be prepared for some gre...
Nov 17, 2022•1 hr 30 min
Every now and then, a shark's gotta go ROGUE!!! That's right, it's time for the annual rogue episode where Dustin and Logan skip a shark movie and explore some other waters. Basically, like the episodes from the rest of the year. (Also, Sharktoberfest has been stretched into November. This whole conceit has maybe gotten out of hand.) Anyway, what better way to go rogue than by bringing in podcast bad boy and new nemesis of the show, Caleb Woodley! Back in March, Caleb was the winner of the Shark...
Nov 10, 2022•2 hr
For the first time, Dustin and Logan are doing a special Sharktoberfest/Halloween crossover episode by watching a movie where a zombie fights a shark. And this ain't no CG nonsense. This is a man in full zombie makeup, underwater, wrestling a real dang shark. That's the kind of stuff they were doing in Italy in the 70s. Zombie, aka Zombi 2- the movie so nice they named it twice- is a cult hit from Italian gore legend Lucio Fulci that was released in Italy as a sequel to Dawn of the Dead and brou...
Oct 31, 2022•1 hr 30 min
