Matt Finnegan is back with another 90s sci-fi “classic”, Screamers (1995).  Peter Weller is our main star in this dystopian, sci-fi, horror film which is based on a Phillip K. Dick short story and written by Dan O’Bannon (Alien).  That’s a strong start, but the finishing touches of another writer punching up the dialogue, O’Bannon having no idea it was being made, and the direction of our first returning director, Christian Duguay, leaves an acrid taste.  At least it’s really interesting and has some strong visuals?  We’ll break it all down, so tune in!

Episode 72: Screamers featuring Matt Finnegan

Sara Lautman, New Yorker published cartoonist, has taken a chance on Quigley (2003) and struck gold.  This one isn’t Tom Selleck in Australia, or whatever, this is the one that has Gary Busey come back from death as a white Pomeranian who expressly can’t talk.  Can Busey/Dog change hearts?  He certainly won all of us over and it’s got us talking; we even get a bit existential.  It’s a journey of discovery as we ponder life with a dog/man who can save the day by playing video games.  Be sure to tune in!

Episode 71: Quigley featuring Sara Lautman

David Weiner, director of the In Search of Darkness series of documentaries, is in the studio and they’ve brought something very unique: Terror in the Aisles (1984).  Far ahead of its time, it’s a compilation of "terror films" from cinema’s past that has Donald Pleasence and Nancy Allen narrating from the audience, watching the films we’re watching.  Very meta, and full of so many great films! We’ll talk all about it with David AND we'll discuss his newest film, In Search of Darkness 1995-1999.  It’s not one to miss, so tune in!

Episode 70: Terror in the Aisles featuring David Weiner

Trevor Henderson, author of Scarewaves: Beyond the Grave and creator of Sirenhead, is sitting down with Chris and Anna to access a nostalgic pick, Creepshow 2 (1987). George Romero and Stephen King have smaller, behind the scenes roles in this anthology horror film sequel than it's predecessor.  It also had fewer stories, included some terrible animations and had Tom Savini appears in a mask, so you can’t tell it’s him.  Despite all of questionable choices, everyone agrees that  one section is one of the strongest pieces of horror cinema every recorded.  Tune in to hear all about it!

Episode 69: Creepshow 2 featuring Trevor Henderson

Yennaedo Balloo, host of the DnD Versus podcast, has the crew revisiting a cable staple, The Devil’s Advocate (1997). This faustian horror has Keaunu Reeves as a lawyer taken under the wing of Al Pacino’s Devil, all while ignoring his wife, Charlize Theron, who’s having her own set of problems.  Often gory and intense, too long, and full of scenery chewing it’s obviously gotten high ratings from the entire panel. Spoiler Alert, everyone will attempt a Pacino Impression, so tune in!

Episode 68: The Devil's Advocate featuring Yennaedo Balloo

Friend of the podcast Larry Brown has brought something tasty for the panel, it’s Popcorn (1991).  Mark Herrier directed this meta-horror film that had a cast of largely unknown “teens” with veterans Dee Wallace, Tony Roberts, Tom Villard and Ray Walston rounding out the roster.  Ostensibly the story of a killer stalking a film festival, it also contains segments of four other fictional movies that make light of classic horror films and audiences.  It all adds up to a heady mix of horror, comedy and commentary, if that’s your thing.  And you’ll only find out… if you’re brave enough to tune in!

Episode 67: Popcorn featuring Larry Brown

Co-host of The Tasting Menu podcast, MB, is swooping into the studio this week and they’ve brought friends, namely Batman & Robin (1997).  Joel Schumacher is making bold directorial choices, Uma Thurman and Arnold Schwarzenegger are gladly chewing scenery, Chris O’Donnell is back and petulant, and George Clooney and Alicia Silverstone are certainly reading their lines in this over-the-top cartoon of a film.  It swings at comedy, adventure and raw sexuality, but does it succeed?  You already know that it doesn’t, so tune in.

Episode 66: Batman and Robin featuring MB

Josh Boerman, co-host of the podcasts Ill Conceived and The Worst of All Possible Worlds, is with us today and he’s brought the musical anthology film Moonwalker (1988).  It’s a complicated film from a complicated star: Michael Jackson. While not having a narrative throughout the whole piece, the Smooth Criminal segment does spin a very strange tale and contains a well-known music video (which also gets a little weird).  It’s certainly a film and a person that has us talking, so tune in!

Episode 65: Moonwalker featuring Josh Boerman

Bitter Karella, author of the new splatterpunk novel Moonflow, is in the courthouse and they’re presenting Nothing But Trouble (1991). Dan Aykroyd directs and appears in this over-the-top horror-comedy along with John Candy, Chevy Chase, and Demi Moore.  Aykroyd is an evil judge, Candy plays dual roles, Chase is an asshole, Moore is doing her best and there are two, big oily babies for some reason.   It’s a strange one that inspires strong reactions and we’re pleading our cases. You can be in the jury box, just tune in!

Episode 64: Nothing But Trouble featuring Bitter Karella

Discord Dawg Gloria Yip joins us to discuss the Hong Kong cult-classic Future Cops (1993).  This Wong Jing action-comedy is in the tradition of Airplane!, but is the story of three officers from the future trying to save a judge.  The crucial thing to know, though, is that most of the characters are actually fighters from the video game Street Figther 2.  It’s gonna get strange, it’s gonna get zany, and it’s gonna be the next thing you want to see.  Tune in to find out why!

Episode 63: Future Cops featuring Gloria Yip

Join your hosts Chris, Anna, and Greg as they dare to ask the question, "If this movie is so bad, why do you like it so much?". Special guests bring us their own personal favorite bad movies and we figure out what is up with the movies we love to hate and hate to love. 



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