We're back - and this time we're totin' a duffel - a duffel bag of gems, that is! What's in said duffel? We've got 70's drive-in classics, an imagined Karerika team-up, and we honor Michael Madsen. And where does Scott Wolf figure into all this? Press play today!
What the heck is Karerika? Well, we wanted to talk about Kari Wuhrer. We also wanted to talk about Erika Eleniak. We realized we might not have enough of their films on the website to devote individual episodes to each, so now they're best friends (at least in our world they are!) IMPORTANT LISTENER NOTE: This was almost a "lost" episode. We managed to save it, but just barely. The audio quality is not great. You may have to listen to it in some sort of a hermetically-sealed bank vault. But we f...
And the subjects are strange, you gotta admit that! Matt, our old buddy and collaborator, returns for this melange of wackiness that manages to string together seagulls, monkeys, and Andy Rooney. How does it all come together? Press play today!
It's time to talk about another fan-favorite actor: the one and only C. Thomas Howell! We dive deep into his back catalog - and we're not 'Kid'ding around. There's a brief segue into the latest segment of Action News, and a classic Brett rant about the abomination that is fruit in salad. Enjoy, everybody!
On today's sparkling episode, we unearth another batch of gems for your inspection, or, should we say, ENJOYMENT: We're talkin' Wayne Crawford, we're talkin' Eddie Cibrian, and the last gem will leave you breathless! So breathless, you won't be able to breathe. Well, enough of the hyperbole, press play today!
On today's power-packed episode - HAUER-power-packed episode - we pay tribute to the one and only Rutger Hauer. There really was no one like him - he was a true original. And, yes, he made some "Comeuppance Classics" during the course of his long and illustrious career. Along the way, we discuss why you shouldn't reach for Reacher, the controversy involving Shmuda, and in which movie does Hauer resemble Willie Nelson? You MUST tune in today!
Hot on the heels of us catchin' up (it has to end with an N and an apostrophe because we're cool young people, you see) with Mr. DTVC on our previous episode, and us catchin' up with Mr. Jon Cross on his 'cast, The PM Entertainment Podcast, what better time than now to catch up with Mr. Richard Pierce? With his new movie, Abducted in the Everglades streaming on Lifetime now, we got together and had a wide-ranging chat. Enjoy!
It's been a while since we last talked with longtime collaborator and friend Matt, the DTVC - so we decided to rectify that situation and have a good old-fashioned catch-up! It's a wide-ranging conversation that encompasses a good many things - too many to mention here, so have a listen and press play today!
He was a character actor that added life and vitality to all his roles, big and small - the one and only Brion James is the subject of today's 'cast. His memorable presence was felt in everything from Mogavero to Blade Runner and everything in between. As usual, we go down our interesting (?) side roads - what the heck is a Mup? You'll sure find out once you press play!
We're back! And what better way to start off the new year than with the second (and final) installment of our tribute to David Carradine? We could talk about Mr. Carradine for hours, so this is the short version - even with all our classic tangents (hey, new year, new tangents). Some ideas for new segments and episodes are touched upon as well, ensuring that 2025 is the year we DON'T run out of ideas! Thanks for listening and press play today!
To paraphrase the great Faith No More, we Carradine a lot! Part one of our projected multi-part series on the multi-talented David Carradine starts out with a bang - jungle huts exploding, a falcon held by a quiet man, and a certain Chess Piece Killer. Carradine was so prolific, we can't stop at just one podcast - his movies are like Lay's potato chips in that way. So gently tap the play button today!
To quote Tesla (the band, not the car), we're comin' at ya live! That's right, we're back in the same room kickin' up some subjects in this wide-ranging hangout episode. What do movie junkets, Talkboy/Talkgirl, and Keenen Ivory Wayans have in common? We say hey, find out today and press play!
Isn't it about time we talked about Sam Jones? While a mainstay of action cinema in the 80's and 90's, most people only seem to know him from Flash Gordon. But there's much more to Mr. Jones than that, as we discuss in greater detail. Then there are the brief (and rather strange) cameos he started to do in the 2000's. Is Sam Jones an unsung hero of DTV action? Find out what we have to say today!
Our tribute to the great Tom Sizemore is here! As usual, we discuss his more offbeat entries into the DTV canon. Not that his mainstream work wasn't impressive, but this is what we do. And what does Frankie Valli have to do with any of this? For all this and 'More, press play today!
For our fifth anniversary show, we load up the Halloween pillowcase not with Zagnuts and Whatchamacallits, but with gems - suggestions for your watchlist...or are they? Where else would the indifference of Jim Mitchum meet the effervescence of MC Kung Fu? It would have to here (and only here) - so press play today!
Writer extraordinaire Richard Pierce returns for the third entry in our "Hangin'" series! While the topic of Sector 4: Extraction was, let's face it, inevitable, a wide range of topics are covered in our typical style. Will there be mentions of To The Limit? Perhaps Latin Dragon? Well, yeah, obviously, but what exactly are we saying this time? Tune in - now - to find out!
Our trilogy dedicated to the work of fan favorite Cynthia Rothrock concludes with this, the third and final episode. Nostalgia and silly tangents aside (hey, where would we be without our trademarked nostalgia and silly tangents?) - we would like to dedicate these past eps to the countless hours of entertainment Ms. Rothrock has provided us all. Watch one of her classics tonight - but press play today!
Our tribute to the great Lance Henriksen begins with a recounting of our trip to Terrificon where we met six - count 'em, six! - celebrities, most of whom are what you might call "Comeuppance Reviews" celebrities - who are they? You'll just have to tune in to find out. After that, we take a chance with our stance on Lance. What does that entail exactly? Once again, we would kindly encourage you to have a listen...today!
Welcome back to the second of our three-part series about fan favorite Cynthia Rothrock! In this installment, we tackle some of her earlier Hong Kong outings, as well as lesser-known gems and favorites. What does a bunch of mountaintop yelling and asking yourself certain philosophical questions have to do with any of this? Find out - and press play - today!
Today we talk about one of our favorite actors - the great Peter Weller! But, as always, with a concentration on his DTV work. Weller wasn't afraid to go from highbrow to lowbrow and back again - which is just one reason why he's one of the greats. It's time for your yearly Weller-ness check, so press play today!
How is it possible that we've gotten this far into our podcasting career without doing a show about the great and mighty Cynthia Rothrock? Perhaps the ultimate fan favorite, it's going to take time to delve into her peerless body of work. So, today we present part one of our planned miniseries about her. It's CR (Comeuppance Reviews) meets CR (Cynthia Rothrock), so scorpion kick that play button today!
We're crazy fans of Billy Zane - so, following on from our Tom Berenger episode, we now dare to enter the In Zane Asylum! The career of Mr. Zane is discussed, leaving out most of the obvious stuff, as is our wont. Billy usually livens up anything he appears in, so we'll try to make him proud - press play today!
When does studio meddling go right? It's a jumping off point for this, the fifth installment of our Grab Bag of Gems series. There could be an Alien Warrior, there could be an Act of Valor...and who knows what else? That's why they call it a grab bag. What's in today's tote? Press play to find out today!
On today's episode, friend of the show and acclaimed screenwriter Richard Pierce joins us for the long-awaited twelfth installment of our Video Store Memories series...But Wait! There's More! It's not just memories - it's a wide-ranging discussion of action personalities, what it's like to work with Olivier Gruner, Tubi, Lifetime, and so much, yes...more! You HAVE to tune in today!
Where does Tom Berenger fit in to all this action madness? It's a question we've all been pondering, and today we explore the life and times of Berenger in search of an answer. In a career that spans from award-winning theatrical features all the way through to DTV crud, isn't it about time SOMEONE decided to talk some Tom? Why not us...and why not press play today?
Matt, the DTVC, returns for the tenth - yes, TENTH - installment of the now long-running series of wackiness that we like to call No Subject. How does Martin Mull connect to Puddle of Mudd - or is it Puddle of Mull? And if you think that's nutty, get ready for more in that vein and press play today!
On today's episode, we honor the great William Forsythe - a favorite around these parts and no stranger to the wild world of DTV movies. Dick Tracy barely gets a mention as we dig deep into his lengthy catalog. Will we find gems? Not so...gems? You're just going to have to tune in to find out!
Much like our podcast about Robert Forster, today's discussion of the great Roy Scheider eschews the obvious titles. If you're expecting lots of jawing about Jaws, you're plum out of luck. But did you think we WEREN'T going to talk about Red Serpent? This is the Comeuppance Reviews Podcast, after all. So always remember that the world is your Royster as you press play today!
Following on from the Bad Boys of Best Video and Hangin' With Mr. DTVC episodes, today - as Street Corner Justice's Mike Justus might put it - it's just us. What do Michael Douglas and Michael Madsen have in common - besides the name Michael? All this and much more are covered in this wide-ranging conversation. Much like a certain boring movie under discussion, "launch" this episode today!
1989 was truly an amazing year for video stores, and on today's episode, we highlight some of the titles you may have rented - or just perused right past - on your old video store's increasingly-packed shelves. Of course, this is just a mere sampling - get ready for more installments in the future. But until then, sit back, relax, and enjoy this virtual video store trip back to the magical year of 1989!
