Jacob and Marten continue down the lost highway of TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG with Volumes 4 + 5, hunting pedophiles and, eventually, rape porn peddlers as Viggo enlists Marten in his quest to cleanse the planet of sex pests. Also up for discussion: Nicolas Winding Refn's stone masterwork of chase film fetishism, DRIVE (2011).
The boys take a break from their usual Season Three shenanigans to deliver a four part, in-depth dissection of Nicolas Winding Refn's thirteen-hour dronecore L.A. crime opus, TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG. Also up under the SH microscope: Refn's breakout work: the Tom Hardy prion brawl picture, BRONSON (2008).
Death to Videodrome. Long live the New Flesh. This week, the boys dig into one of their all time favorite filmmakers: David Cronenberg. Does his latest sci-fi transmission, CRIMES OF THE FUTURE, fit in with the rest of his body of work? Find out.
We're feeling the need...the need for speed! Jacob and Marten hop into the cockpit of Tom Cruise's highly anticipated legacy sequel, TOP GUN: MAVERICK, and dissect the career of one of our all time finest movie stars.
Marten really gets one for him, as he and Jacob discuss the charms of low budget monster movie-making, starting with everybody's favorite indescribable turtle beastie in THE BOOGENS.
Jacob and Marten tool up and get their body parts replaced with cybernetic organisms before getting down and dirty with NEMESIS and the filmography of trash action maven Albert Pyun. Is it better to be more human than human when watching these movies? You bet your ass it does.
You're doomed...you're all doomed! Brandon's back on the pod with the fellas, talking everybody's favorite murderous mama's boy: Jason Voorhees. In celebration of the special stalker's birthday, Secret Handshake presents the drunkest conversation ever had about Friday the 13th flicks.
Marten and Jacob celebrate the mind melting Summer of '97, particularly the fact that CON AIR and FACE/OFF - two of the most insane studio action films of all time - were released within weeks of one another. Plus, the boys dive into the meta Nic Cage nonsense that is THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT.
HAAAAAAAARK! The boys do their research and dive into the filmography of Robert Eggers, including his latest: the über-bloody viking revenge saga, THE NORTHMAN.
The official start of Season 3 sees Jacob and Marten attempting to tackle Pascal Laugier's MARTYRS and the films of the New French Extremity, making themselves super bummed, scared and grossed out in the process.
The boys demonstrate just how hard they're ready to ride or die for Michael Bay's brand of gonzo action cinema, breaking down his entire filmography before discussing his latest: the coked up drone bank robbery roller-coaster, AMBULANCE.
The doctor is in (sort of)! As they attempt to duck watching Jared Leto's MORBIUS, the boys revisit Wesley Snipes' iconic day-walking vampire hunter, Blade. Oh yeah, they do get to Leto's bloodsucker, eventually, albeit begrudgingly.
While the boys continue to work out the Season 3 deets, they check out X at SXSW and then go on a bender of Ti West's peculiar brand of horror cinema.
We're in-between seasons, but that didn't stop the boys from bingeing a whole bunch of RPattz and then talking about his turn taking on the cape and cowl in Matt Reeves' THE BATMAN. In this Bonus Episode, we become vengeance!
Will somebody, please, get these boys some guns. Jacob and Marten square off against SH regular Simon Abrams, who unloads a full clip into the JOHN WICK franchise. But does he nuke the boys' minds? Tool up and find out.
For the Season 2 finale, Jacob and Marten boil down nine Texas Chain Saw films (including the latest Netflix entry) to their disreputable essence and then shoot them directly into the main vein. Who will survive and what will be left of them?
Set the diving depth for schlock! For Spine #26, Jacob and Marten travel back to '89 and dissect the underwater horror boom that arrived in response to James Cameron's THE ABYSS. The brilliant filmic foam produced by this saltwater wave? George P. Cosmatos' goopy, mean creature feature, LEVIATHAN.
The boys throw on some rocket skates and decide to jump the LA river with the greatest mondo stuntmen who ever lived. It's our JACKASS episode!
A "one for us" rabbit hole episode of the highest order, Jacob recommends the oeuvre of James Bridges to Marten, and much beer swilling, bull-riding, and fist-fighting occurs because of it. It's the mechanical bull extravaganza, URBAN COWBOY!
For our latest barrage of bad takes, Cody thinks Chris Nolan's high-minded action movie COVID bomb is "dumb", causing Jacob and Marten to clutch their pearls.
What's your favorite scary movie? Jacob and Marten go long on their love for Wes Craven, wrestle with their feelings about the SCREAM franchise as a whole, and then tackle the latest installment in the murderous trials and tribulations of Sidney Prescott, Gail Weathers, Deputy Dewey, and Ghostface.
To celebrate one of their favorite directors, Jacob and Marten commit almost three hours to Paul Thomas Anderson's operatic San Fernando Valley melodrama, MAGNOLIA. But why is Marten so resistant to the auteur's BIG emotions? Find out now.
And that's a wrap on Secret Handshake's first year of existence. But what were the boys' favorite films of 2021? Jacob and Marten compare notes on the modern movies they watched in-between ingesting every cult classic under the sun.
For the final episode of 2021, Jacob and Marten wax on about the ultimate movie bromance: Burt Reynolds and Hal Needham. But why is the life of a Hollywood stuntman so thrilling? Crack some cold Coors and find out.
Our 20th spine number sees wild tentacle abortion monsters being added to the Secret Handshake canon, as Jacob and Marten explore the slimy wonders of THE KINDRED, as well as the rest of Jeffrey Obrow and Stephen Carpenter's low budget horror output.
Y'all musta thought it was White Boy Day, huh? Cody's back in town for Thanksgiving and we're talkin' Tony Scott! The master of '90s disaster gets the Secret Handshake treatment as we dive into his timeless Tarantino collaboration, TRUE ROMANCE.
Room service motherfuckers! This week, Jacob and Marten head to Abel Ferrara's grimy vision of New York City to watch Chris Walken battle cops and rival gangs as the iconic Frank Black. Get the shower ready, this is real gutter cinema.
In the second installment of the Bad Opinions Podcast, Marten attempts to justify why he hates the seminal Stephen King prison picture. Cody and Jacob disagree.
The boys travel to beautiful Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and experience 25 hours of 35mm horror madness. With Special Guest Simon Abrams!
The antithesis of "Secret Handshake", "Dealbreakers" covers the movies opinions your friends hold that make you rethink your entire relationship. Kicking it off: Jacob says Zombie's slasher sequel is a masterwork. Cody and Marten do not concur.
