What if you couldn’t escape your own mistakes… no matter how many times you tried? Triangle (2009) barely made a ripple in theaters but has quietly become a cult favorite for fans of time loops and psychological horror. In this episode, we unpack its mind-bending structure, haunting themes, and why Melissa George gave one of the most underrated performances in modern horror. #TriangleMovie #SecondChanceCinema #TimeLoop #PsychologicalThriller #UnderratedMovies #CultClassic #HorrorPodcast #MindBen...
Jul 29, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Season 7Ep. 705
Remember when comedies didn’t hold back? EuroTrip (2004) bombed at the box office but found a second life as a sleepover staple. This week, we break down why this raunchy romp across Europe deserved better—and why “Scotty Doesn’t Know” is still stuck in our heads. Join us as we toast to train mishaps, robot fights, and the sheer chaos of early-2000s comedy. #EuroTrip #ScottyDoesntKnow #SecondChanceCinema #MoviePodcast #CultClassic #2000sComedy #UnderratedMovies #ComedyGold #ThrowbackMovies #Road...
Jul 01, 2025•1 hr 24 min•Season 7Ep. 704
You might not know his face, but you’ve definitely seen his work. Jeff Wolfe is an Emmy Award–winning stunt coordinator, second unit director, and performer with over three decades of experience shaping the most iconic action sequences in film and television. He’s worked on blockbuster franchises like John Wick , Rush Hour , and The Fast and the Furious , and helped redefine what’s possible on the small screen with shows like Westworld , 24 , and The Terminal List . In this exclusive interview, ...
Jun 17, 2025•1 hr 31 min•Season 7Ep. 706
MC and Spro exploit a Second Chance loophole to talk about the late, great Val Kilmer's less talked about gem. If you're in the mood for a sleek '90s action thriller with a bit of espionage, a touch of romance, and a wildly entertaining performance by Val Kilmer, The Saint is worth a watch. Kilmer plays a master of disguise and international thief who gets pulled into a Cold War-style conspiracy involving stolen technology and Russian politics. It's got that stylish, globe-trotting vibe, a moody...
Jun 03, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Season 7Ep. 703
If you're in the mood for a psychological thriller that blends emotional depth with zombie horror, Outbreak (2024) might be just what you're looking for. Now available on Amazon, this indie film offers a fresh take on the genre by focusing on the human psyche amidst chaos. Set in the eerie expanse of Mourning Rock State Park, the story follows park ranger Neil Morris (Billy Burke) and his wife Abby (Alyshia Ochse) as they grapple with the mysterious disappearance of their teenage son, Ben. Their...
May 20, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 7Ep. 702
TJ Storm is an American actor, martial artist, and motion capture performer known for his dynamic presence on-screen and behind the scenes in major film productions. Born Juan Ricardo Ojeda in Indiana and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Storm studied martial arts, dance, and gymnastics, which would later define his career. He is widely recognized for his motion capture performances, portraying iconic characters like Godzilla in Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) and Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), as w...
May 06, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Season 7Ep. 701
Second Chance Cinema is about to evolve. That's right-- MC and Spro will still be breathing life back into the movies that you may or may not have heard of their first go around, Rudy will still be reading our reviews to open the show, but for Year 7-- we're going to be focusing half of our episodes into STUNTS. That's right. The world the Academy is about to start acknowledging, we want to prepare you for all the high-octane, world-of-wonders stunt designers put together and performers risk the...
Apr 22, 2025•3 min
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962) is an American actor and producer. He is considered a Hollywood icon and has received various accolades, including an Honorary Palme d'Or and three Golden Globe Awards, along with nominations for four Academy Awards. His films have grossed over $12 billion worldwide, placing him among the highest-grossing actors of all time. He is considered one of Hollywood's most bankable stars and is consistently one of the highest-paid actors in the world. Cruise...
Jan 14, 2025•1 hr 38 min•Season 6Ep. 616
"Trojan War" is a 1997 American teen comedy film directed by George Huang and starring Will Friedle, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Marley Shelton. The film was both a critical and box office failure. Produced on a budget of $15 million, it grossed only $309 in ticket sales, as it was shown in just two theaters in the United States and was pulled from screens after only one week. The film premiered in the fall of 1997, with one of the theaters located in Boulder, Colorado. Interestingly, the only att...
Dec 17, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 6Ep. 615
Compliance is a 2012 American thriller film written and directed by Craig Zobel and starring Ann Dowd , Dreama Walker , Pat Healy , and Bill Camp . The plot of the movie is closely based upon an actual strip search phone call scam that took place in Mount Washington, Kentucky in 2004, although the names of the real-life figures were changed. In both the film and the real-life incident, a caller posing as a police officer convinced a restaurant manager and others to carry out unlawful and intrusi...
Nov 26, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 6Ep. 614
Cedar Rapids is a 2011 American comedy film directed by Miguel Arteta . The script, written by Phil Johnston , was included on the 2009 Black List , a Hollywood list of the most popular unproduced screenplays of the year. The film stars Ed Helms , John C. Reilly , Anne Heche , Isiah Whitlock Jr. , and Sigourney Weaver . The film grossed $6,861,102 in the United States and Canada, and $867,834 in other territories, for a worldwide total of $7,728,936. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomat...
Nov 12, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 6Ep. 613
Michael Chaturantabut (born April 30, 1975) is a Thai American actor, martial artist and stuntman, best known for his role as Chad Lee , the Blue Ranger in Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue . He was born in Rayong Province , Thailand . Extreme martial art Xtreme Martial Arts or XMA is a brand name owned by Chaturantabut. Chaturantabut's XMA is a combination of elements from martial arts , acrobatics and gymnastics , with an emphasis on showmanship. The concept of adding gymnastics-like tumbling mo...
Sep 17, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Season 6Ep. 612
Coherence is a 2013 American surreal science fiction psychological thriller film directed by James Ward Byrkit in his directorial debut . The film had its world debut on September 19, 2013, at Fantastic Fest and stars Emily Foxler as a woman who must deal with strange occurrences following the close passing of a comet . Byrkit came up with the idea for Coherence after deciding that he wanted to test the idea of shooting a film "without a crew and without a script". He chose to shoot in his own h...
Aug 27, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 6Ep. 611
Frailty is a 2001 American psychological horror film directed by and starring Bill Paxton , and co-starring Matthew McConaughey and Powers Boothe . It marks Paxton's directorial debut . The plot focuses on the strange relationship between two young brothers and their father, who believes that he has been commanded by God to kill demons disguised as people. Released on April 12, 2002, the film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $17 million....
Aug 13, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 6Ep. 610
The War is a 1994 American drama film directed by Jon Avnet and starring Elijah Wood , Kevin Costner , and Mare Winningham . It is a coming of age tale set in Mississippi in the 1970s. Despite a weak box-office opening and negative reviews, the film gained praise from critics for Wood’s performance. Elijah Wood was nominated for a YoungStar Award in the category of Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film while Lexi Randall was nominated for a Young Artist Award in the category of Best ...
Jul 30, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 6Ep. 609
Concussion is a 2015 American biographical sports drama film written and directed by Peter Landesman , based on the exposé "Game Brain" by Jeanne Marie Laskas , published in 2009 by GQ magazine. Set during the 2000s, the film stars Will Smith as Bennet Omalu , a forensic pathologist who fights against the National Football League trying to suppress his research on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) brain degeneration suffered by professional football players. The film premiered at AFI Fest o...
Jul 02, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 6Ep. 608
Airheads is a 1994 American comedy film directed by Michael Lehmann and written by Rich Wilkes . It stars Brendan Fraser , Steve Buscemi , and Adam Sandler as the members of a struggling rock band who hijack a Los Angeles radio station in order to get their demo aired. The supporting cast includes Chris Farley , Michael McKean , Judd Nelson , Michael Richards , Joe Mantegna , Ernie Hudson , Amy Locane , Nina Siemaszko , Marshall Bell , Reg E. Cathey , and David Arquette . Airheads was a critical...
Jun 18, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 6Ep. 607
Welcome to this bisected episode where in the first part-- Upon reflection, MC and Spro realized that they didn't do their newest segment called 5 Questions for The Punisher: War Zone. So, for a quick opening, they fix that error which gives MC more time to rant against the "ammo-sexuals" (as he calls them) that use the logo to symbolize something The Punisher wouldn't stand for. In the second part-- MC and Spro catch-up with their pal (and Review Reader) Rudy who just got done returning to the ...
Jun 04, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 6Ep. 606
Punisher: War Zone is a 2008 vigilante action-thriller film based on the Marvel Comics character the Punisher , directed by Lexi Alexander . Rather than a sequel to 2004's The Punisher , the film is a reboot that follows the war waged by vigilante Frank Castle / Punisher ( Ray Stevenson ) on crime and corruption, in particular on the disfigured mob boss known as Billy "Jigsaw" Russotti ( Dominic West ). [6] It is the third feature film adaptation of The Punisher, the second reboot thereof and th...
May 14, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 605
For the first time in Second Chance Cinema history, MC and Spro sat down together to watch a film and then hopped right on the mics to talk about it. Maybe it's because this film is only 11 minutes long. But, despite how short it is, it truly packs a punch. If you want to watch it with them, you can find Power/Rangers here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wncYbIpm6hk Power/Rangers , or Power Rangers: Unauthorized , is an American superhero fan short film based on the Power Rangers franchise, and...
Apr 30, 2024•46 min•Season 6Ep. 604
In 2004, amongst other comedies like Road Trip, Eurotrip, Grandma's Boy, Super Troopers came this comedy starring Dax Shephard, Seth Green and Matthew Lillard that started amazingly and then went... a little off the rails. Jeremy joins MC and Spro for this episode to talk A LOT about Poop, Friendship and how Without a Paddle could have been the basis for Stand By Me 2. #withoutapaddle #daxshepard #sethgreen #matthewlillard #antonystarr #ethansuplee #abrahambenrubi #jerryconlaine #danmott #tommar...
Apr 16, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 6Ep. 603
MC and Spro continue Year 6 with one of Spro's most liked under-the-radar films. Basic reunites John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson on the screen for the first time since their Pulp Fiction days. Critics hated this film because they didn't understand it, but Spro hopes to explain it so the SCC audience can grasp how John McTiernan's ( Die Hard) last film isn't filled with twists and turns but rather just manipulative lies. This episode proves that Basic isn't complicated. It's as simple as this ...
Apr 02, 2024•1 hr•Season 6Ep. 602
Episode Description-- At the height of Macaulay Culkin's Home Alone fame, his father strong-armed the studios to let his son star as the villain opposite Elijah Wood in this 10-year-olds vs each other Thriller masterpiece. MC and Spro are back for their sixth year to explore a universe where Elijah's dad has to go hijack Alcatraz, what makes a cigarette safe for a preteen, and who is probably the worst cinematic psychiatrist of all time? Welcome to Year 6! #thegoodson #henryevans #macauleyculkin...
Mar 19, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 6Ep. 601
MC and Spro are back for 2024! The boys look forward to Year 6 of their little podcast which takes a second look at films that either you never heard about or never heard good things about. We are back to correct that, starting with: THE GOOD SON BASIC WITHOUT A PADDLE POWER/RANGERS: THE DEBOOT PUNISHER:WAR ZONE Just to start. Subscribe now! #TheGoodSon #Basic #WithoutAPaddle #PowerRangers #Punisher
Feb 09, 2024•4 min
Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is an American former actor. He achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series Moonlighting (1985–1989) and has appeared in over a hundred films, gaining recognition as an action hero after his portrayal of John McClane in the Die Hard franchise (1988–2013) and other roles. [1] [2] Willis's other credits include The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), Hudson Hawk (1991), Pulp Fiction (1994), 12 Monkeys (1995), The Fifth Element (1997), Armagedd...
Aug 25, 2023•2 hr 31 min•Season 3Ep. 316
Several years ago, Second Chance Cinema Host and S.C.C. Guest Host Jeremy were sitting at work and came up with a brain exercise of picking the four best things in a pop culture category. Years later, they invited Spro and Rudy to join them and nominate, dissect, debate and elect their choices. To introduce the second season of The Mount Rushmore Podcast (recorded between Second Chance Cinemas 2nd and 3rd seasons,) we came up with a crossover idea of trying to figure out which of the movies we c...
Aug 18, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 316
TMNT is a 2007 computer-animated superhero film written and directed by Kevin Munroe (in his feature directorial debut). It is the fourth theatrical Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film and a standalone sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993). [6] The first animated film in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, it features an ensemble voice cast including Chris Evans , Sarah Michelle Gellar , Mako , Kevin Smith , Patrick Stewart , and Ziyi Zhang with narration by Laurence Fishburne ...
Aug 18, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 315
Sudden Death is a 1995 American action-thriller film directed by Peter Hyams and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme , Powers Boothe , Raymond J. Barry and Dorian Harewood . [3] The film pits a lone fire marshal against extortionists who hold unsuspecting NHL players and fans for ransom during game seven of the Stanley Cup Finals , and set payment milestones to coincide with the game's progress. [4] It was Hyams' second directorial collaboration with Van Damme, after Timecop (1994) and before Enemies...
Aug 18, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 313
Hancock is a 2008 American superhero film directed by Peter Berg from a screenplay by Vince Gilligan and Vy Vincent Ngo and co-produced by and starring Will Smith in the title role with Charlize Theron and Jason Bateman . The story was originally written by Vy Vincent Ngo in 1996. It languished in development hell for years with various directors attached, including Tony Scott , Michael Mann (who would later co-produce the film), Jonathan Mostow , and Gabriele Muccino , before being filmed in 20...
Aug 18, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 3Ep. 314
HAPPY NFL DRAFT DAY 2023! A special Thursday episode as we celebrate what has become a weird American holiday of selecting young athletes for the teams they may be made expendable by. But, we're here for it. More specifically, we're here for Jennifer Garner to explain it all to us. Aaron Goldhammer Obviously the worst part of a great movie -Spro Cleveland rocks. Go Browns What’s worse than being a fan? Vontae Mack’s phone case -MC Draft Day is a 2014 American sports drama film directed by Ivan R...
Aug 18, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Season 3Ep. 312
