Break out the Dunkin' and smokes, we're getting wicked pisser with three thrillers from everyone's 6th or 7th favorite Batman, Ben Affleck! We swear it'll be the best part of your day! CHANGING LANES (2002, Roger Michell) GONE GIRL (2014, David Fincher) DEEP WATER (2022, Adrian Lyne)
We're devoting this whole episode to the mid-career downturn of one Burt Reynolds, famed mega-star, nude pinup and mustache-haver. Yes, we're killing three Burts with one stone, so to speak. HEAT (1986, Dick Richards) RENT A COP (1987, Jerry London) PHYSICAL EVIDENCE (1989, Michael Crichton!)
You've seen all the "famous" and "popular" buddy cop movies, so why not take the road less travelled, with these three second-tier team-ups that put the "WHOA" in duo! SHAKEDOWN (1988, James Glickenhaus) RENEGADES (1989, Jack Sholder) DOWNTOWN (1990, Richard Benjamin)
We hope there are no OBJECTIONS to us discussing three movies about the law and courts and judges and such. But if you don't like it, SUE us! Okay, that's all the law words we know. RUNAWAY JURY (2003, Gary Fleder) BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT (2009, Peter Hyams) THE LINCOLN LAWYER (2011, Bret Furman)
We chose to waive our right to remain silent because we wanted to talk about these three movies about crooked cops and filthy streets. It might get gritty! TRAINING DAY (2001, Antoine Fuqua) NARC (2002, Joe Carnahan) DARK BLUE (2002, Ron Shelton)
We've got a FEVER. And the only PRESCRIPTION are these three *incredibly* varied Christopher Walken movies. And now...little man...we give the podcast to you. AT CLOSE RANGE (1986, James Foley) MCBAIN (1991, James Glickenhaus) WILD SIDE (1995, Donald Cammell)
You thought the kiss of death was bad news, you should try these movies! The whole trio is out of order! Say hello to my little three terrible movies starring Al Pacino! Forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown! THE RECRUIT (2003, Roger Donaldson) 88 MINUTES (2007, Jon Avnet) RIGHTEOUS KILL (2008, also Jon Avnet)
Your number is up, because we're talking about three (dumb) thrillers that have the word "number" in the title! Mostly they're not really about numbers at all, but one of the movies is literally about a killer number. Try to guess which one! We'll give you twenty three guesses. MURDER BY NUMBERS (2002, Barbet Schroeder) LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN (2006, Paul McGuigan) THE NUMBER 23 (2007, Joel Schumacher)
The heat is on! We're talking all things Beverly Hills Cop: the good, the crazy and the completely worthless. It's better than a banana in the tailpipe! BEVERLY HILLS COP (1984, Martin Brest) BEVERLY HILLS COP 2 (1987, Tony Scott) BEVERLY HILLS COP 3 (1994, John Landis)
TONYVEMBER comes to a triumphant conclusion as we discuss some of the maestro's work from the aughts. You think God will forgive us for what we've done? SPY GAME (2001) MAN ON FIRE (2004) DEJA VU (2006)
TONYVEMBER BEGINS! Tony Scott and the nineties went together like bangers and mash, which we can only assume Mr. Scott enjoyed. We explore three violent, flashy 90's classics in which he continued to forge his trademark style. REVENGE (1990) THE LAST BOY SCOUT (1991) ENEMY OF THE STATE (1998)
Just in time for two days after Halloween, here are three movies about Satan's monkeyshines at the end of the previous millennium. The late 90's were a pretty productive time for Old Scratch! STIGMATA (1999, Rupert Wainwright) END OF DAYS (1999, Peter Hyams) LOST SOULS (2000, Janusz Kaminski)
Hope you're hungry! We ring in Spooky Season with a trio of Thomas Harris also-rans that are only suitable for a well-scrubbed rube. Okey dokey! HANNIBAL (2001, Ridley Scott) RED DRAGON (2002, Brett Ratner) HANNIBAL RISING (2007, Peter Webber)
Celebrating the work of the recently departed Wolfgang Petersen, who had an amazing career, punctuated by a string of huge hits in the 90's. What was the secret to his populist magic? How was he able to create a body of work so perfectly tailored for dads? IN THE LINE OF FIRE (1993) OUTBREAK (1995) AIR FORCE ONE (1997)
We celebrate Long Island's most prestigious acting family with a trio of movies showcasing Alec (the talented one), Billy (the hot one) and Stephen (one of the other ones). THE GETAWAY (1994, Roger Donaldson) FAIR GAME (1995, Andrew Sipes) FLED (1996, Kevin Hooks)
Are you READY to get BLAND and MIDDLEBROW? That's right, it's a celebration of the valiantly mediocre captain of conventionality, DAVID KOEPP! He's more than just the guy who wrote Jurassic Park! THE TRIGGER EFFECT (1996) SECRET WINDOW (2004) PREMIUM RUSH (2012)
Bad houses with creepy people in them are no match for plucky blonde teens! Watch out, ya lousy houses! GLASS HOUSE (2001, Daniel Sackheim) THE QUIET (2005, Jamie Babbit) HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET (2012, Mark Tonderai)
It's a tribute to the great Linda Hamilton, and not a very good one! Yes, two out of three of these are a waste of her talents, but are they fun to watch? Debatable! BLACK MOON RISING (1986, Harley Cokliss) 21:21 SILENT FALL (1994, Bruce Beresford) 1:11:00 SHADOW CONSPIRACY (1997, George P. Cosmatos) 2:00:15
More growling, more pointing, more rugged decency! That's right, Harrison Ford is back and getting punched around for America again! WITNESS (1985, Peter Weir) 12:50 THE FUGITIVE (1993, Andrew Davis) 1:10:07 CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (1994, NOYCE) 2:12:35
The Northern Ireland Conflict was a tragic period that caused pain and suffering for decades, destroying many lives. So that's why it's the PERFECT backdrop for kick-ass thriller-type action! PATRIOT GAMES (1992, Phillip Noyce) 9:45 THE CRYING GAME (1992, Neil Jordan) 1:02:00 BLOWN AWAY (1994, Stephen Hopkins) 2:02:45
We take a hot n' sweaty look at three movies that put the noir in the Sunshine State. There's nothing quite like a thriller set in America's Wang. MIAMI BLUES (1990, George Armitage) PALMETTO (1998, Volker Schlöndorff) OUT OF TIME (2003, Carl Franklin)
We blast off into the inscrutable world of computer hackers. The exact details of what they do are unknown to filmmakers, but they definitely look “cool”doing it. HACKERS (1995, Iain Softley) ANTITRUST (2001, Peter Howitt) SWORDFISH (2001, Dominic Sena)
Welcome to prime time, bitches! We're going into the murky, surreal world of dreams with three movies that deal with R.E.M. psychos and the people who fight them. IN DREAMS (1999, Neil Jordan) 8:50 THE CELL (2000, Tarsem Singh) 50:15 I KNOW WHO KILLED ME (2007, Chris Sivertson) 1:39:35
Talk about school daze! These no good punk kids (who still go to school every day) are in dire need of some asshole authority figure to give them some tough love. Will they survive until graduation? THE PRINCIPAL (1987, Christopher Cain) 10:50 THE SUBSTITUTE (1996, Robert Mandel) 1:06:00 ONE EIGHT SEVEN (1997, Kevin Reynolds) 2:02:00
Once more we dive into the exciting world of movie journalism, where pimps and serial killers are glorified by soulless yuppie scum. To make matters even worse, Sigourney Weaver really lays into a Broadway musical. Vultures! EYEWITNESS (1981, Peter Yates) 13:55 THE MEAN SEASON (1985, Phillip Borsos) 1:06:00 STREET SMART (1987, Jerry Schatzberg) 1:43:30
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Super special guest Will Goss joins us to discuss three excruciating issues-oriented movies, all of which deserve to die and we hope they burn in hell. A TIME TO KILL (1996, Joel Schumacher) 12:05 MAD CITY (1997, Costa-Gavras) 1:09:30 THE LIFE OF DAVID GALE (2003, Alan Parker) 1:58:20
Three thrillers starring Kim Basinger, two of which she appears to have participated in voluntarily. It's an episode that is KIMpossible to resist! We worked on that joke for hours but didn't google it, so fingers crossed. NO MERCY (1986, Richard Pearce) 15:20 FINAL ANALYSIS (1992, Phil Joanou) 1:06:00 THE REAL MCCOY (1993, Russell Mulcahy) 1:51:20
Things are getting hot and sweaty and...illegal! We talk about three sexy romance movies that also involve stealing shit. ENTRAPMENT (1999, Jon Amiel) 4:55 THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR (1999, John McTiernen) 53:15 THE TRUTH ABOUT CHARLIE (2002, Jonathan Demme) 1:32:50
We finally got around to the King of Cantankerousness, the Velvet Humbug himself, Gene Hackman! Enjoy as we discuss three films that were undoubtebly "money jobs." THE PACKAGE (1989, Andrew Davis) COMPANY BUSINESS (1991, Nicholas Meyer) THE FIRM (1993, Sydney Pollack)
