Episodes

Nov. 14, 2020

Empire Strikes Back - Patreon Exclusive Preview

Check out a preview of our Patreon exclusive episode on the 40th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back. It was a three and a half hour marathon show, so this is just a taste to try to entice you. We would be honored if you would join us at patreon.com/3...

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Nov. 11, 2020

Episode #327: "Well done, mate" | Rescuers Down Under (1990)

In the late 80s, Disney was reeling from a lackluster box office. It wasn't until 1989 and The Little Mermaid that they started to regain their footing. One film, released in that buffer zone between the gloom of the 80s and the boom of the 90s was Rescu...

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Nov. 4, 2020

Episode #326: "Let's Experiment" | Quigley Down Under (1990)

Matthew Quigley answered a wanted ad to take a job in Australia that needed a sharpshooter. Unfortunately, he finds out too late that his targets would be native aborigines. His new employer, the ruthless Elliot Marston, tries to kill Quigley and Crazy C...

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Oct. 31, 2020

Episode #325: "I'm your number one fan" | Misery (1990)

Paul has just finished his latest novel but ends up in a car accident that leaves him incapacitated and bedridden. His "rescuer" Annie also happens to be a huge fan of his book series. Unfortunately, this fan doesn't agree with the fate of her favorite c...

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Oct. 21, 2020

Episode #324: "Broke into the Wrong Rec Room" | Tremors (1990)

Valentine and Earl are looking to get out of Perfection as fast as they can. They probably should have left one day earlier, though, when giant underground eel creatures start killing residents. With a little ingenuity and some residual boulders, they mi...

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Oct. 17, 2020

Episode #323: "Of course you can trust me" | Internal Affairs (1990)

For our second "Patreon Listener's Choice" episode, our newest Co-Executive Producer (the title bestowed upon our Patreon supporters) Jason Colvin chose Internal Affairs. Richard Gere plays Dennis Peck, a smooth but sociopathic dirty cop to Andy Garcia's...

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Oct. 14, 2020

Episode #322: "Step by Step, Rung by Rung" | Jacob's Ladder (1990)

Jacob Singer was intensely affected by his time in Vietnam, but until he begins to have vivid hallucinations he doesn't realize just how much. Is he on an extended drug trip or halfway between heaven and hell? Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña, and Danny Aiell...

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Oct. 10, 2020

Episode #321: "Call the mud guy" | Mr. Destiny (1990)

Larry feels like there could have been more to his life than just building model cars in an unfinished house in the suburbs. His job is fine, but not great. The boss's wife seems more appealing than his own. Then one night, after getting fired from his j...

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Oct. 7, 2020

Episode #320: "You'll Float Too!" | Stephen King's IT (1990)

It's the classic tale of boy meets girl, girl has abusive father, boy has weight issues, other boy has mommy issues, other boy stutters and has dead brother issues... and so on. Then there's a killer shapeshifting alien clown. You know... the usual. Harr...

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Oct. 1, 2020

Episode #319: "Cruelty to Children" | The Witches (1990)

When Luke's parents die in an accident, he travels with an elderly mentor and is pursued by an evil black-clad villain with a penchant for cutting off appendages. I just realized this movie is a copy of Star Wars! Not really... but it is the film adapta...

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Sept. 23, 2020

Episode #318: "Houston, we have a problem" | Problem Child (1990)

Ben Healy is a nice guy. It's hard to imagine how he ended up that way with the father who raised him or why he ever married Flo... basically everyone else around him are horrible people. When Ben and Flo adopt Junior, they think a gap has been filled in...

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Sept. 16, 2020

Episode #317: "Bless me bagpipes" | DuckTales: Treasure of the Lost L…

Scrooge McDuck has searched for the treasure of Collie Baba for years and it's finally within his grasp. A dusty old lamp is in with the treasure and Scrooge doesn't see much value in it, so he gives it to Webby to keep. Along with Huey, Dewey, and Loui...

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Sept. 9, 2020

Episode #316: "I made my family disappear" | Home Alone (1990)

Kevin just had one of the worst nights of his life as his entire family — and I mean ENTIRE family — ganged up on him and blamed him for pretty much everything. His worst night turns into a kid's dream and a parent's worst nightmare as his family leaves ...

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Sept. 2, 2020

Episode #315: "Ha, ha, ha... QUIET." | Kindergarten Cop (1990)

Undercover cop John Kimble is used to dealing with the dregs of the criminal underworld. They steal, they're obsessed with death, and he's always striving to keep them under control. Now he's dealing with the same issues... from a group of five year olds...

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Aug. 26, 2020

Episode #314: "Mo Better Makes It Mo Better" | Mo' Better Blues (1990)

It's Bleek's band and he won't have it any other way. Shadow's not putting up with that anymore, though and makes it pretty clear he's angling for everything Bleek has: the band, the girl... Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, and Spike Lee star in Mo' Bet...

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Aug. 19, 2020

Episode #313: "Prepare to Die Earth Scum" | Spaced Invaders (1990)

When a bunch of inept Martians mistakenly think they've missed the invasion of Earth, they arrive on Halloween night just in time for Big Bean, Illinois's rebroadcast of Orson Welles' War of the Worlds. Chaos ensues thanks to the lack of intelligent lif...

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Aug. 12, 2020

Episode #312: "Mr. Worf... Fire" | Star Trek TNG: The Best of Both Wo…

When Captain Picard is kidnapped and assimilated into the IKEA Börg collection, Commander Riker must grab his allen wrench and learn to get along with Commander Shelby so they can complete the bookcase that will stop the Börg before they can destroy Ea...

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Aug. 5, 2020

Episode #311: "Your Friend in Time" | Back to the Future Part III (19…

Last time Marty got back from the past just in time to head to the future where he would need to go back to the past in order to save the present. When Doc Brown was lost in time he needed to go further back in the past in order to bring Doc to the pres...

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Aug. 2, 2020

Episode #310: "They're all gonna die" | Jaws (1975)

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water... 45 years later it's still just as terrifying. Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, and Richard Dreyfuss star in Jaws.   Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1fu_sA7XhE

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July 29, 2020

Episode #309: "It Left Us... Breathless" | Dick Tracy (1990)

Dick Tracy has worked to put Big Boy Caprice behind bars for good and he might finally have the chance to do it. He'll have to take on the entire gang of goons while balancing his relationship with his girlfriend Tess Trueheart. Warren Beatty, Al Pacino,...

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July 22, 2020

Episode #308: "The Crying on the Inside Kind, I Guess" | Quick Change…

Grimm and his friends just pulled off a daring bank heist and are going to make a clean getaway... if they didn't live in New York City and need to get to the airport on time, that is. Bill Murray, Geena Davis, Randy Quaid, and Jason Robards star in Qui...

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July 15, 2020

Episode #307: "Bottomless Basket of Bullets" | Miller's Crossing (199…

Tom Reagan is willing to become a human punching bag to protect his friend and mob boss, Leo. In the process, he sleeps with Leo's girl Verna, pretends to kill Verna's brother Bernie, gets double-crossed at least four times, and we get to witness Leo — ...

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July 8, 2020

Episode #306: "Pete the Weed Killer" | Goodfellas (1990)

Ever since he was a kid, Henry wanted to be a gangster. Personally, I wanna be an airborne ranger. I wanna be put in danger... but that's a different kind of club. Henry enjoys the allure of the gangster life for a while, but eventually it catches up wi...

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July 1, 2020

Episode #305: "They Pulled Me Back In" | The Godfather Part III (1990)

Michael Corleone is getting too old for this stuff. He's worked to keep his family safe and the business legit, but every time he thinks he's out... you know the rest. Complicating matters is his nephew Vincent who is interested in overseeing the less-...

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