John and The Jones Boys begin a new investigation into films based on Pulp and Comic Strip characters. They kick things off with 1954's "Prince Valiant." Listen to them discuss Robert Wagner's wooden performance, the crazy amount of horned helmets, the source material being boring and so much more. For exclusive content: patron.podbean.com/punchup Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John & Eliott Lewis finish their investigation into Stephen King adaptations with 2023's "Pet Sematary: Bloodlines." Listen to them discuss a sleepy David Duchovny, the total lack of momentum in the plot, new ways to kill the undead and so much more. For exclusive content: patron.podbean.com/punchup Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John & Eliott Lewis continue their investigation into Stephen King adaptations with 2019's "It: Chapter 2." Listen to them discuss the great choices of adult actors, the alluded queerness of characters, trhe improved ending and so much more. For exclusive content: patron.podbean.com/punchup Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John & Eliott Lewis continue their investigation into Stephen King adaptations with 2019's "Pet Sematary." Listen to them discuss the way better female lead, John Lithgow being great in everything, the unsettling new ending and so much more. For exclusive content: patron.podbean.com/punchup Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John & Eliott Lewis continue their investigation into Stephen King adaptations with 2013's "Carrie." Listen to them discuss Carrie being way too hot, the abundance of CGI, a sparsely attended prom and so much more. For exclusive content: patron.podbean.com/punchup Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John & Eliott Lewis continue their investigation into Stephen King adaptations with 2002's "Carrie." Listen to them discuss the extreme TV vibes, way too old high school students, the series setup ending and so much more. For exclusive content: patron.podbean.com/punchup Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John & Elliott Lewis continue investigation into Stephen King adaptations with 1999's "The Rage: Carrie 2." Listen to them discuss how this started as an original movie, hot nerds, parents having random sea weapons and so much more. For exclusive content:patron.podbean.com/punchup Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John & Elliott continue their investigation into Stephen King adaptations with 1992's "Pet Sematary 2." Listen to them discuss Clancy Brown's unhinged performance, potato truck killings, ghost animal sex and so much more. For exclusive content head to patron.podbean.com/punchup Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John & Elliott continue their investigation into Stephen King adaptations with 1990's "It." They discuss the great ensemble cast, Tim Curry's iconic presence, the TV production value and so much more. For exclusive content head to patron.podbean.com/punchup Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John & Elliott continue their investigation into Stephen King adaptations with 1989's "Pet Sematary." Listen to them discuss the iconic performance of Fred Gwynne, the campiness of this take, the badass theme song and so much more. For exclusive content head to patron.podbean.com/punchup Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John & Elliott continue to investigate Stephen King movies with 1980's "The Shining." Listen to them discuss Kubrick seemingly hating the book, bizarre potential casting, the conspiracy theories surrounding the film and so much more. For exclusive content head to patron.podbean.com/punchup Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John and his partner Elliott Lewis kick off their investigation into Stephen King adaptations with 1976's "Carrie." Listen to them discuss building tension, King's preference for the movie, lunkhead John Travolta and so much more. For more content head to patron.podbean.com/punchup Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The video game movie investigation comes to a close as Elliott Lewis joins John look into 2025's "Until Dawn." Listen to them discuss the changes to the game lore, a totally wasted time loop structure, the magic of Peter Stormare and so much more. For early episodes/exclusive content:patreon.com/punchupent Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John & Mike Gorgone continue the investigation into video game adaptations with 2025's "A Minecraft Movie." Listen to them discuss this being passion project for Jason Momoa, the weird Jennifer Coolidge subplot, how you bring narrative to a building game and so much more. For early episodes/exclusive content:patreon.com/puncupent Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John & Michael Lissman continue the investigation into video game adaptations with 2024's "Sonic The Hedgehog 3." Listen to them discuss Jim Carrey playing dual roles, the move to focus on the CG characters, the screen persona of Keanu Reeves and so much more. For early episodes/exclusive content:patreon.com/puncupent Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John & Mike Gorgone continue the investigation into video game adaptions with 2024's "Borderlands." Listen to them discuss the change from R to PG-13, Cate Blanchett's commitment to her part, the Guardians of The Galaxy connections and so much more. For early episodes/exclusive content:patreon.com/puncupent Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John & Elliott Lewis continue the investigation into video game adaptations with 2023's "Five Nights At Freddy's." Listen to them discuss the heavy amount of custody drama, dream detective work, whether the animatronics are evil and so much more. For early episodes/exclusive content:patreon.com/punchupent Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John & Mike Gorgone continue the investigation into video game adaptations with 2022's "Sonic The Hedgehog 2." Listen to them discuss perilous stakes in kids movies, Idris Elba going all in, adapting games with limited narrative and so much more. For early episodes/exclusive content: patreon.com/punchupent Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John & Brendan Jones continue the investigation into video game adaptations with 2022's "Uncharted." Listen to them discuss the decision to make this an origin story, the long shadow of Indiana Jones, structural integrity of old wooden ships and so much more. For early episodes/exclusive content: patreon.com/punchupent Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John & Michael Lissman continue the investigation into video game adaptations with 2021's "Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City." Listen to them discuss the commitment to visually capturing the games, the strange take on Leon, whether the film is scary and so much more. For early episodes/exclusive content:patreon.com/punchupent Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.