Today we’re packing up and heading west to Arizona because silver has been discovered there, and there are some cottages coming up for rent in a little mining town called Tombstone full of sash-wearing cowboys, opium addicted women, and no law. Join us as we lay it down!
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Wow, Joseph and I didn’t realize there would be so much to unpack in this one, so we brought along guest host Chris: Red to Joseph’s Andy. We have some laughs, some deep dives, and even a few existential questions that still need answered. What is Death? And WHO. IS. JOE. BLACK? Special thanks to our patrons Annette W., Collin S., James D., Louis O., Ryan M., Mando M., Test Pattern: A Horror Movie Podcast, Jonathan W., Mike P., Ryan S., Pete I., and Jack P.!
Varicon Video and Random Movie Roulette join forces and check out the Park Plaza Mall and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in today's episode! We also talk about some really, really random stuff.
Today we’re in Gotham City for its 200th anniversary birthday festival, despite it being overrun by the clown prince of crime, The Joker. We dine with Bruce Wayne and talk to reporter Vicki Vale and Alexander Knox to find out if there really is a six foot bat in Gotham City — THIS TOWN NEEDS AN ENEMA! Special thanks to our patrons Annette W., Collin S., James D., Louis O., Ryan M., Mando M., Test Pattern: A Horror Movie Podcast, and Jonathan W.!
Here's a little snippet of our Patreon exclusive episode of ROBOCOP! If you're not a patron of the show and want to learn more about how that works, head over to www.patreon.com/variconvideo for more information!
Today we’re jockeying the cash registers at the Quick Stop and RST Video to deal with (and talk about) unsavory customers — buncha savages — with our first guest host (and patron) Ryan! Grab a tabloid and some Gatorade because we’re chatting about shitty jobs! And spare 12 minutes for a hockey game and some sex jokes! Special thanks to our patrons Annette W., Collin S., James D., Louis O., Ryan M., Mando M., and Test Pattern: A Horror Movie Podcast! Check out Annette and Hayden’s podcast “How to...
Today we’re trekking to Springwood, Ohio to cruise down Elm Street and check ourselves into Westin Hills Psychiatric Hospital. We’ve been having bad dreams about this guy who’s burned, wears a red and green striped sweater, and has knives for fingers. Join us for group therapy, only straight talk here, and help us take down the murderous slasher of our nightmares, Freddy Krueger, the bastard son of a hundred maniacs! Special thanks to our patrons Annette W., Collin S., and James D.! Check out An...
You're about to hear two podcasters in a fledgling video store watch a film from 1983, one based on a popular television show ripe with societal commentary. Soon they’ll be transported, as will you, to the fifth dimension. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition. That’s the signpost up ahead — your next stop: Varicon Video! Brandon created the musical transitions based on the Twilight Zone ...
Grab your rock hammer because we’re going to prison! We meander off the beaten path a few times to indulge in some digressions, but revisiting this award-winner film was a treat, and we bet you three cigarettes and a pin-up poster that you’ll enjoy it, too. Or are we being obtuse?
We follow actor Ricky Coogan and his pal Ernie down to Santa Flan to check out FREEK LAND in today’s episode! Co-written, co-directed, co-produced and co-starring Alex Winter, this is a fun cult film for all to enjoy! Just stay away from that Zygrot 24 because hey, you’re not supposed to have that stuff!
Happy New Year to all! Today we trek up to a New England mansion called Hill House back in the 50s for a dinner party, and get to the bottom of a string of murders. We find out WHODUNNIT, WHERE, and WITH WHAT. Join us for the mystery, and perhaps for fruit or...dessert? Brandon recreated some music cues from the score by John Morris for today’s episode.
We’re sledding back to 1989 to rap about ginormous Christmas trees, attack squirrels, flying sheets of ice, non-nutritive cereal varnish, and the jelly of the month club. Clark W. Griswold, Jr. will show you where to put a tree that big in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ! Grab your moose mug and scoop up some eggnog because we’re getting ready to empty the shitter, dream about a new swimming pool, and get down with the jolliest bunch of assholes this side of the nut house!
Today we drop into the sewers to rap with Leo, Donnie, Mikey, and Ralph to battle the evil Shredder and his Foot clan in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from 1990! The highest grossing independent film at its time, this movie is still jammin’. And Brandon recreated some bits from John Du Prez’s score for this episode! Enjoy! And Happy Thanksgiving!
In today’s episode, we delve into the posh ranks of 1980s Wall Street yuppies and their shallow, materialist world to pontificate about that memorable satire American Psycho starring Christian Bale. It’s a laugh riot — a playful but mysterious little film; you’ll love it. Also, do you like Huey Lewis and the News?
Halloween might have just passed, but we’re not through with it yet! Joseph and Brandon take a trip to Sleepy Hollow and revisit Tim Burton’s gothic take on Washington Irving’s tale of the Headless Horseman. We had a lot of fun with this one, and we hope you do, too! The Horseman rides again!
We’re baaaack after a little break, and today’s episode digs into a story about a boy and his killer doll possessed by a madman and where the Chucky franchise got its start. Put on your favorite Good Guys jammies and get ready for some child’s play! Brandon performed and produced a snippet from Joe Renzetti’s score for this episode.
Get your Bubba Gump shrimp cookin’ however you like it! Today we’re talking Forrest Gump, running, and a bit about destiny. This Academy Award winner needed fresh eyes to give it due credit, so we hope you enjoy it. Due to some technical issues, our primary recording track got corrupted, but fortunately we had a backup recording from the computer mic, so the quality isn't quite up to par, but it's definitely listenable -- we apologize! Brandon contributed a brief performance recreated from Alan ...
We’ve got a jealous killer car with a taste for vengeance! Based on the novel by Stephen King, this adaptation by John Carpenter is a landmark horror film in which a sentient 1958 Plymouth Fury and a geeky high schooler fall in love, and no shitter ever comes between a boy and his car. As a little bonus, Brandon performed and produced selections from John Carpenter’s score in today’s episode.
Bring your merry men! We have a great chat about this 1991 action flick and muse about some of the plot holes and humor that are peppered throughout Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves ! And remember: everything we do, we’ll do it for you.
This episode has a little bit of everything: overbearing mothers, imaginary friends, Carrie Fisher, and dog poo. It’s a romp of a comedy classic that’s reached cult status, and we’re excited to share our thoughts as we have a look at Drop Dead Fred !
We’re kicking off our first episode — our grand opening, as it were — as a kind of experiment. We meander through themes in Tron while also trying to feel out the best possible format for the show. For future episodes, we will have more structure and walk through each film, stopping along the way to tease out some of the complexities we come across.
