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A second look at our favorite movies, without the fog of nostalgia
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Send a text Grab a diablo sammitch and a Dr. Pepper and join the gang as they go back to the glorious morality-free movies of the 70s by viewing Smokey and the Bandit. There's CB radio-talk, casual misogyny, and more car crashes than you can shake a stick at. Bandit's Trans Am overstimulates the hosts to the point where they feel compelled to talk about their favorite movie cars. We got a long way to go and a short time to get there, so get listenin', you sombitches!
Send us a text This 80s brat pack weren't your standard yuppie romantics, they were hardened killers. Swayze puts his Roadhouse kill count to shame in this cold war thriller that scared the crap out of us, but taught us the only good commie was a dead commie. Wolverines!
Send a text Our 2025 Halloween series comes to a merciful close as we cover the amazing An American Werewolf in London from 1981. Much like a unicorn, its a crazy original horror movie from a time where imagination, creativity, and talent could beat up a CGI movie any day of the week. We keep the grumpy going to the end where we name our worst horror movie of the 21st century displaying our complete lack of self-awareness.
Send us a text Time to kick off our season series Where Wolf? There! Wolf! with the obnoxiously entertaining Silver Bullet from 1985. A little known Stephen King movie featuring Cory Haim and Gary Busey! And as if that wasnt horrible enough for you, the boys look back at the plethora of Stephen King movie adaptations from the very best to Lawnmower Man. True horror, indeed.
Send us a text Killer worms with a side of Bacon. In the 90s, this was more than enough for us. This week we're going the full six degrees of something-or-other trying to interpret this ridiculous 1990 B-movie. Kevin Bacon's hair stars as Val, the garbage man turned worm basher. Along for the ride is Fred Ward's Earl, who repeatedly ask us to pardon his French. And we do willingly. Stick around to the end when the boys talk about their favorite B-Movies. It B ter...
Send us a text We're going back to the stone age this week, which is appropriate in that the viewing experience feels like you're passing one. Justin and Mike give their timid responses to the Flintstones in this brutal episode that test the very boundaries of their podcasting fortitude. John Goodman and cast do their best, but a script that took 35 (!) writers 87 minutes to tell wins out in the end. Only the strong survive indeed. Thanks Darwin!
Send us a text We don't go to 11 here, but we come close. This week were looking back at the glorious mockumentary Spinal Tap from 1984. One of the greatest rock movies ever made was never really appreciated in its time (just like us). We all reveled in the pure, unadulterated hedonism of metal in the 80s and barely lived to tell the tale. That's why our music was so good, it could potentially kill us. But hey, we're sure Fallout Boy is dangerous nowadays too. Drunk on...
Send a text We had to go all the way back to the 70s to find a movie where Superman was actually cool and, man oh superman, does this one deliver. Who needs crappy-looking CGI villains when you have the horrifying Ned Beatty and an ascot-wearing Gene Hackman. Throw in some pre-meltdown Margot Kidder and the perennial whacked out Marlon Brando and this one writes itself. We loved this one as boys and couldn't find a reason not to like it still. But we give it our best s...
Send a text We can all agree that music is generally getting worse, but the technology used to bring it to us is better than ever. Only it isn't. In this episode, the gang looks back at the wonderful ways we got our music. From scratchy AM/FM radios to glorious vinyl. From bulky cassettes to green sharpie'd CDs. Ultimately leading to the cold, soulless streaming services that murdered it all. We have not come to bury our 8-tracks, but to honor them. Even better, ...
Send us a text Are we are too old to enjoy this movie? No. Did we enjoy it anyway? Also no. Regardless, we truffle shuffled thru this one and had a blast. Easily one of the most fun episodes we've ever done. Did we mention Corey Feldman wears a Members Only jacket in this?
Send us a text Jean shorts volleyball. Only take away. Actually we have a few more observations about this 80's blockbuster that cemented Tom Cruise at the top of the box office for the last 40 years. Were not entirely sure if anything even happens in this movie, but there's a bunch of music and man nipples so it's not a total loss. #topgun #maverick #goose #iceman #valkilmer #tomcruise #tonyscott #80s #80smovies #blammo #nostalgia #nostalgiamovie #comedypodcasts #retro #mst3k #dangerzone
Send us a text Wow. Just, wow. A big, fake-looking snake vomits up monkeys and Jon Voight, all while out-acting the entire cast. We have opinions.
Send us a text There can be only one. As it turns out, "one" is probably too many based on our most recent viewing of this 80s sci-fi/fantasy epic! Christopher Lambert stars as the immortal sword-wielding Scotsmen with a thick French accent hacking and slashing his way thru 80s New York. Tagging along is our favorite be-wigged actor Sean Connery in purple pantaloons and peacock feathers. Add a dash of Queen's soundtrack, and you've got yourself a cult masterpiece. Trus...
Send us a text feat. James Spader that's it. Please listen to this one. We suffered to bring it to you
Send us a text It's double O hell no this week as the boys make their first pass at Bond movies. We're not entirely sure what happened here, but like always, there's a supervillian bent on world domination, two Bond girls, and a crap ton of gadgets designed to kill people in original ways. Not to mention waves and waves of easily accessible ladies along the way. Endlessly fun throughout, but the sheer amount of camp and cheese left us very shaken (not stirred).
Send us a text Happy New Year, y'all. We're starting 25 with lots of chomp by reviewing one of the big 'uns, the OG Jurassic Park. Over 30 years old and not even a scratch on it. Stick around til the end where the gang lovingly discuss things in Hollywood they wish would go extinct. Fun! #jurassicpark #dino #1993 #blockbusters #trex #goldblum #podcast #nostalgia #mst3k
Send us a text We're wrapping up 2024 with a very special movie picked by our new guest contributor @kevin_the_movie_guy. Better yet, Kevin's sitting in for this one too! We decided Santa could just go to hell for the time being because we wanna talk about 1996's From Dusk Til Dawn. It's a subtle little understated character study of a criminal and his sex predator brother fighting evil vampire strippers in a Mexican roadhouse. Pass the eggnog! Stick around til the end when we do ...
Send us a text You're gonna like these apples for sure. This week the boys are going back to 1997 to revisit this amazing take on the "troubled genius" theme that Hollywood loves so wicked much. Watching hurts a little more this time knowing Williams isnt with us anymore, but luckily the Southie accents more than make up for it. Spoiler! The boys liked this one a lot and were really at a loss for words which, we suppose, is not very good for a podcast. Listen anyways, ya Bar...
Send us a text Gobble Gobble, y'all. We're so caught up in the holiday excitement preamble, we are using our precious studio time to wrap gifts and browse thru the Sears Christmas catalog making our lists for Big Red. In the meanwhile, please revisit this lost episode that no one really bothered listening to the first time. We really never got over that. Please give this one a listen and be our Holiday miracle. Then we could walk like the other podcasters!
Send us a text This week, we're diving into the 1990 Dick Tracy movie. Remember this one? Of course you dont. Imagine Tim Burton’s Gotham got hit with a color filter that only understands primary colors and then added... a whole lot of questionable choices. Warren Beatty is no Michael Keaton (sorry, buddy), but he does give it his best shot. And Pacino? Well, let’s just say he was definitely a more over-the-top villain than Jack Nicholson's Joker—if you replaced menace with ham. H...
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