Reels of Justice

The Court builds its first beer bong this week when Case Aiken (“Another Pass” Podcast) crams for his final exam and still gets a D for 1998’s “Dead Man on Campus.” *** Prosecutor: Big Ben Haslar. Defense: Case Aiken. Judge: The Honorable Maynard Bangs. Jurors: Dylan J. Schlender, Maynard Bangs, Ryan Luis Rodriguez. *** Advisory: Silvana Carranza. Prologue: Kirk R. Thatcher. Original Theme: WT Golden. What did you think of the verdict?

The Court goes barking up the wrong tree this week when author Gregory Marlow (“Seeking”) refuses to put down the 1989 family animated film “All Dogs Go to Heaven.” *** Prosecutor: Maynard Bangs. Defense: Gregory Marlow. Judge: The Honorable Big Ben Haslar. Jurors: Ryan Luis Rodriguez, Big Ben Haslar, Dylan J. Schlender. *** Advisory: Silvana Carranza. Prologue: Kirk R. Thatcher. Original Theme: WT Golden. What did you think of the verdict?

The Court regrets loaning out its groove so carelessly this week when author Frieda Toth (“James Bond Route 9 and Me”) calls out the 1998 cradle-robbing classic “How Stella Got Her Groove Back.” *** Prosecutor: Frieda Toth. Defense: Dylan J. Schlender. Judge: The Honorable Big Ben Haslar. Jurors: Big Ben Haslar, Maynard Bangs, Ryan Luis Rodriguez. *** Advisory: Silvana Carranza. Prologue: Kirk R. Thatcher. Original Theme: WT Golden. What did you think of the verdict?

The Court is full of even more puppets than usual this week when Sitting Duck (“Mutant Reviewers”) cries fowl on the beloved 1982 children’s fantasy film “The Dark Crystal.” *** Prosecutor: Sitting Duck. Defense: Big Ben Haslar. Judge: The Honorable Maynard Bangs. Jurors: Ryan Luis Rodriguez, Maynard Bangs, Dylan J. Schlender. *** Advisory: Silvana Carranza. Prologue: Kirk R. Thatcher. Original Theme: WT Golden. What did you think of the verdict?

The Court doesn’t have your two dollars again this week when author Alessandra Seggi (“Youth and Suicide in American Cinema”) starts down a slippery slope chasing after 1985’s “Better Off Dead.” *** Prosecutor: Maynard Bangs. Defense: Alessandra Seggi. Judge: The Honorable Dylan J. Schlender. Jurors: Big Ben Haslar, Dylan J. Schlender, Ryan Luis Rodriguez. *** Advisory: Silvana Carranza. Prologue: Kirk R. Thatcher. Original Theme: WT Golden. What did you think of the verdict?