When we talk about great opening sequences, everyone always has one that comes to mind whether it's that iconic music and first attack in Jaws, the sweeping futuristic cityscape and increasing anxiety of the interview in Blade Runner, or Indie's jungle exploration and immediate hurried escape in Raiders of the Lost Ark. A single scene or sequence can set you at ease and know you're in for a ride for the rest of the runtime. Rule of Thirds returns this season with an opener of its own as Nick, De...
Feb 20, 2023•36 min•Ep. 19
We're back, and just in time for the holiday season with Joe Dante's classic Christmas film, Gremlins! Oh, we missed it? It's February? Well Nick, Dean, and Tim are back and kicking off 2023 anyway with a childhood film that introduces us to the best little creature in cinema as well as the most frustratingly confusing rules we've ever seen. So stay dry and eat before midnight; it's time to settle in for Screen Refresh!
Feb 06, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Halloween season is in full swing at Screen Refresh, which can only mean another Halloween episode to wax nostalgic on all the spooky Halloween episodes of our favorite shows both past and present. So, pull up a pumpkin and settle in for a very spooky Rule of Thirds!
Oct 18, 2022•35 min•Ep. 18
It's that time of year, so grab your black flame candles and get ready to run amok with Hocus Pocus! This October, join Nick, Dean, Tim, and Laura as they relive their favorite Halloween tale in anticipation for Hocus Pocus 2 (now available on streaming)!
Oct 03, 2022•2 hr 56 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Screen Refresh is back this month to with their favorite out-of-this world aliens! Join Dean, Nick, and Tim as they discuss their favorite aliens in this new twist to our Rule of Thirds evolution.
Sep 19, 2022•48 min•Ep. 17
The year is 1993 and dinosaur fever sweeps the nation as a hit dinosaur-based film hits shelves and a franchise is born. Also at some point, Jurassic Park gets released too. Dean, Nick, and Tim reemerge from their Summer slumber in time to cover the most rockabilly dinosaur movie to date as Screen Refresh returns for Prehysteria!
Sep 05, 2022•2 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 9
The Screen Refresh Crew is back this month to revisit the greatest cinematic game of "The Floor Is Lava" you have ever seen! Tim, Dean, and Nick visit the town of Perfection to follow Val and Earl's totally normal, uninterrupted trip to Bixby, so grab(oid) a seat and settle in for Tremors!
Jun 06, 2022•1 hr 50 min•Season 2Ep. 8
This month, the Screen Refresh crew sets its sights on a subject (but not podcast) suitable for listeners ages 4 and older…..Toys! From childhood nostalgia to hardcore collector's items, toys continue to grab fans young and old, so join Dean, Nick, and Tim as they take a look at what they played with as kids and what, if at all, they still play with today!
May 16, 2022•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 16
Saddle up, Pilgrim! The Screen Refresh crew is gearing up for the intergalactic romp better known as Wing Commander! Nick and his two wingmen, Dean and Tim, blast off on this sci-fi dogfighting adventure, so join the squadron and listen in!
May 02, 2022•2 hr•Season 2Ep. 7
Cowabunga, Screen Refresh listeners! Prepare for the most radical episode of Screen Refresh yet as Dean, Nick, and Tim revisit one of their all-time favorites. Hold on to your shell and join us for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!
Apr 12, 2022•2 hr 50 min•Season 2Ep. 6
This month, the Screen Refresh gang heads to Tiktok to find a subject worthy of such an episode. Listen in to hear our top Heroic Moments, with the idea influenced by @cellphone_wallet_keys ! His amazing TikTok videos really opened up a great subject for us, and this was a blast to discuss. Come on down and see who and what makes our cut on this month's Rule of Thirds!
Mar 21, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 14
The Screen Refresh Crew are back this month to return to a time before Top Gun, before Ferris Bueller, and before pants (evidently) as they journey into the most pollen-filled forest committed to film. Hop on your favorite unicorn and join Tim, Nick, and Dean as they revisit Ridley Scott's fantasy classic, Legend!
Mar 07, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Have you ever walked into something expecting to hate it, and it turned out to be pretty good? Well, the Screen Refresh crew is back this month as Dean, Nick, and Tim dive into the movies and games that they were happy to be wrong about. Settle in and prepare to be pleasantly surprised on this month's Rule of Thirds!
Feb 21, 2022•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 15
TEN HUT! Join the emissaries of 90s nostalgia as Screen Refresh reviews Small Soldiers. Nick, Dean and Tim revisit this toy-gone-insane movie while testing their geography skills, so grab a gin and tonic and settle in!
Feb 07, 2022•2 hr 40 min•Season 2Ep. 4
The Screen Refresh crew is getting in touch with their inner child this month as Tim, Nick, and Dean revisit the cartoons of their childhoods. Prepare to wax nostalgic on Saturday morning cartoon blocks, waking up to catch a show before the school bus, and the impact cartoons had on our impressionable young minds. Settle in and enjoy this month's Rule of Thirds: Childhood Cartoons!
Jan 17, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 12
The Screen Refresh crew is back this month (and this year!) to revisit the story of a humble townsperson entrusted with a quest by a wizard as he gathers together a fellowship to defeat an evil force (sounds kind of familiar). Dean, Nick, and Tim continue their own fellowship and delve into high fantasy with this month's Screen Refresh: Willow!
Jan 03, 2022•3 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 3
The holidays are upon us here at Screen Refresh, so take a seat by the fire and join Tim, Nick, and Dean as they wax nostalgic about gifts they grew up with, the holiday specials that stayed with them, and what makes a "Christmas" movie as we wind down another long year. Enjoy the season and we'll see you all on the other side of 2022!
Dec 20, 2021•1 hr 46 min•Season 2Ep. 3
It's the holiday season here at Screen Refresh so this month Nick went to the North Pole for some December magic to bring us Jingle All the Way! Join us as we follow our favorite Schwarzenegger while he tries to stay two steps ahead of the Postal Service's best, so grab some cookies and your favorite pet tiger Booster and settle in for this month's Screen Refresh!
Dec 06, 2021•2 hr 28 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Structure and schedules are out the window for November so we want to share a movie with you before everyone is away for Thanksgiving here in the states. We're just wild about Harry over here at Screen Refresh and wanted to bring you a film that brings together a sense of family while also providing wanton Sasquatch chaos. Dean, Nick, and Tim head to the forests of Washington this month to revisit the classic Harry & The Hendersons so settle in and enjoy, and catch us back here in December f...
Nov 23, 2021•2 hr 23 min•Season 2Ep. 1
The Screen Refresh crew decided to give you a little extra time last week to finish listening to our 4-hour Halloween Special (you have listened to it, right?) but Tim, Nick, and Dean are back again this week to bring you a very special guest, Von Babasin! We sit down to discuss Von's experiences working on films such as Jaws 2, Phantasm 2, and (a Screen Refresh Favorite) The Thing, as well as discussing his ongoing project of honoring his father's legendary contributions to the Jazz world. Sett...
Nov 08, 2021•2 hr 5 min
Halloween is just around the corner and in case you are still scrounging for some movies to get you in the spirit, the Screen Refresh crew have put together their own overnight horror marathons with a little help from fellow horror-head, Mike Falcigno. Tim, Dean, Nick, and Mike take you through each of their 6-movie marathons as they carry you from dusk till dawn and give you 24 films to add to your list before Halloween. This also marks the 1-year anniversary since starting the show so a big th...
Oct 26, 2021•3 hr 46 min•Season 1Ep. 13
The Screen Refresh crew is back this month to spoil everything so you've been warned (don't worry, Nick will warn you again before any spoilers)! Nick, Tim, and Dean delve into some of their favorite movie/show/game twists that have lasted with them over time, as well as how some twists make rewatches so much more satisfying. Settle in and prepare to get twisted on this month's Rule of Thirds! George Street Shuffle by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/ Promoted by MrSnooze https://youtu.be/i...
Oct 18, 2021•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 11
The Halloween season is upon us, and that means the Screen Refresh crew is slipping into something a little more spooky as they continue revisiting their childhood favorites. Tim, Nick, and Dean take a look back at a movie that gave us some great creatures effects along with a baffling amount of dynamite. Settle in and join us for this month's Screen Refresh: The Monster Squad!
Oct 04, 2021•2 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 12
As you know, the Screen Refresh crew is back this month, and things get off the rails when Nick, Dean, and Tim begin discussing the movie/tv tropes that always seem to get under their skin. You'll hopefully hear all the tropes you've noticed that drive you crazy too, and if you've never noticed them, we're sorry in advance if it's all you can see now. So settle in and prepare for this month's Rule Of Thirds: Tired Tropes! Intro/Outro Music: " Tittle Screen " by sawsquarenoise , licensed under CC...
Sep 20, 2021•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 10
The Screen Refresh crew is back this month and taking a break from ninja as Nick kicks things into a more Sci-Fi gear. Join Nick, Dean, and Tim as they revisit a favorite childhood robot and his one robot war against car seats. Settle in and join us for Short Circuit!
Sep 06, 2021•2 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 11
The Screen Refresh crew is back this month to take a stroll down memory lane to revisit some of their favorite animated films of their childhoods. Animated films are some of the first introduced to us as children and secure that special spot in our minds as we get older, and there is always the struggle of "Do I revisit them and try to reclaim a bit of that nostalgia or can it potentially ruin a good memory?" Well Dean, Nick, and Tim take a look at some of the ones that stuck with them in additi...
Aug 23, 2021•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 9
Continuing on a ninja kick, the Screen Refresh crew is back this month to tackle a classic 90's film dealing with brothers raised to use martial arts combating an old acquaintance of their sensei. The Teenage Mutant Ninj....oh it's 3 Ninjas? Well that plot description still applies. Dean, Nick, and Tim discuss some of the differences in the International Cut of the film, as well as the desired shared universe of 3 Ninjas/Surf Ninjas that we deserved. Decide on your ninja name and get ready to ki...
Aug 02, 2021•2 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Here at Screen Refresh, we like to laugh (usually at ourselves), but this month Nick, Dean, and Tim are taking a break to find what's struck their funny bones over the years. The crew discusses what makes comedies not last as well as other genres, as they dive into the movies that used to (and still) make them laugh. Settle and join us for this month's Rule of Thirds, Comedies! Intro/Outro Music: "Tittle Screen" by sawsquarenoise, licensed under CC BY 4.0 / Speed increased from original...
Jul 19, 2021•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 8
What is the first image that appears in your head when thinking about the 4th of July? Flags? Stars? Eagles? Well for the Screen Refresh crew, it's naturally werewolves. Join Nick, Dean, and Tim as they travel back to the small town of Tarker's Mills in 1976 to search for answers to questions like "What exactly is the case completion rate for the Tarker's Mills PD?" or "Did all those cans in the garage ever actually get donated?" and "How did Marty get so alarmingly strong?" Break out the firewo...
Jul 05, 2021•3 hr•Season 1Ep. 9
The Screen Refresh crew welcomes aboard Josh from Into The Video Game this month to delve into their favorite horror games as they try to pin down what makes a horror game good and why their favorites hit the mark. Why do we search out games and media specifically to frighten ourselves? Is horror subjective, and can any game qualify as a horror game? Why do we somehow keep talking about sharks in this episode? Lock your doors and turn off your lights, it's time to get spooky on this month's Rule...
Jun 21, 2021•3 hr 9 min•Ep. 7
