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Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Shane Bettenhausen previously graced this podcast to subject me to the awfulness that is The Apple. But he redeems himself today to talk about not one, but two, very good movies - the much belated sequels to Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho!
Are they as good as the original? Of course not, but they're both damn fine films that you need to see. We discuss how these fascinating films got made, and go over them in gory detail, so spoilers abound! Make sure you see the movies before you listen to this one!
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Very happy to have Rob Hill from the Bad Movie Bible joining me today to discuss a forgotten piece of Bondsploitation, 1967's Deadlier Than The Male!
This 60s update of the Bulldog Drummond books (which themselves inspired the Bond films), turns the character into a suave, understated ladies' man (of mystery) which makes his surrounding world of buxom female assassins, maniacal super-villains, and robotic chess pieces from hell all the more ridiculous.
It sure as hell ain't a classy film, but Rob and I agree that it's a hell of a lot of fun!
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
An amazing film with a great cast, fantastic crew, and stellar script: Alligator isn't just one of the best Jaws rip-offs ever made, it's one of the best horror comedies ever made. Period.
Madeline Koestner agrees with me, and she took time out of her busy schedule planning the Unnamed Footage Festival to sit down and talk with me about this film that's a downright masterpiece.
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Flashdance + The Exorcist + Poltergeist x Ninjas = Ninja III The Domination. Cannon made a lot of crazy films in their time, but this just might be their craziest! Norm from A Question of Character and Anthony Abatte return once more to discuss this legendary train-wreck. And we also use AI to hypothesize a potential Ninja IV!
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
The ninja cannot be stopped! Anthony Abatte returns to discuss the FAR superior sequel to Enter The Ninja. But he's not alone, Norm from A Question of Character is with him! There was simply too much awesome in this movie for one guest to discuss!
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Ninjas were just as much a part of 80s pop culture as big hair, neon, and growing economic disparity, but why? Enter The Ninja, that's why!
While not solely responsible for the ninja craze of the 80s, this flick had a lot to do with it! I'm joined by Anthony Abatte to talk about this utterly mediocre flick, and its bizarre influence on pop culture.
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Gene Simmons is a genderfluid drag performer/terrorist who wants to poison Los Angeles with radioactive waste. Only George Lazenby's son, John Stamos, and his partner Vanity can stop him.
It's a hell of a cast for a hell of a movie, 1987's Never Too Young To Die.
Matt Kucick returns to discuss this amazing gem of 80s cheese, and we also discuss our dream cast for a sequel/remake that damn well should happen!
Content Notice: This film uses some very outdated terminology to discuss intersex people, and we bring it up quite a bit.
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Takashi Miike broke through big in 1999 with Audition, but for me, his best movie of that year (he made, like, six) is Dead or Alive, a gonzo bonkers crime drama with one of the craziest beginnings in film history, which is then completely trampled by one of the most apeshit endings of all time. Diamon Feit agrees with me, and he joins me to talk about this underrated work in Miike's insane and impressive oeuvre.
Content Warning: Like, literally everything you can think of and some stuff that you probably can't even imagine.
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Jim Belushi beats up inner city youths with a baseball bat because he wants them to study algebra in this problematic classic.
Norm from A Question of Character returns to discuss Belushi's unlikely run as an action star, the film's questionable racial politics, and the movie's dope as hell rap song, "Set It Off."
Thursday Dec 23, 2021
Thursday Dec 23, 2021
Coonskin was animator Ralph Bakshi's first real bomb, attracting far more controversy for its racially charged content than box office. Emmett Watkins Jr. bravely joins me today to talk about this controversial cult classic that's problematic with a capital P, but absolutely fascinating.
Content warning: Lots of discussion on racial issues and homophobia, with descriptions and clips of scenes that some might find disturbing.