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May 10, 2016

Episode #69: That Was A Little "On The Nose" | The Karate Kid Part II…

"Mercy is for the weak. We do not train to be merciful here. A man face you, he is enemy. Enemy deserve no mercy." This week it's The Karate Kid Part II. Does the sequel uphold the honor and tradition …

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May 3, 2016

Episode #68: God Wants You On The Floor | Hoosiers (1986)

We shift from our sci-fi month of April to May Madness as we move from the sleepy town of Hadley's Hope on LV-426 to Hickory, Indiana. While they both have that small-town charm, both towns' locals have to deal with …

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April 25, 2016

Episode #67: Killer Queen | ALIENS (1986)

In space, no one could hear you scream. This time it's war. And this time we're hugging each other's faces and chest-bursting with excitement over the action-packed bug hunt that is ALIENS! We all mostly loved this movie... mostly. Check …

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April 20, 2016

Episode #66: "Damage control is easy. Reading Klingon... that's hard."

We ask the probing questions about Star Trek IV and have a whale of a time doing it! Is this the best Star Trek movie ever? Did the timeline skew off into an alternate 2286? Boldly go with us as …

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April 15, 2016

Episode #65: Knowhutimean?

It's he who had an eye and yet couldn't see. It's he who served bouillabaisse when he was a she. It's all of your favorite Jim Varney characters — including Ernest — in their first full-length movie: Dr. Otto and …

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April 13, 2016

Episode #64: Penny for Your Thoughts?

The marines have no qualms about killing Martians... and we have no qualms about discussing them! Whether you loved the 1953 alien abduction/"Red Scare" classic, this 1986 remake, or are just a lover of sci-fi B-movies in general, join us …

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April 6, 2016

Episode #63: No Disassemble!

Hey, laser lips! Your mother wants you to listen to our episode on Short Circuit, the classic 1986 Pinnochio/Robocop mashup starring Steve Guttenberg and Ally Sheedy. Then if you want some more A.I. fun, go watch the other movies we …

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April 1, 2016

Episode #62: April Fool's Day

What do you do when you have a podcast that is covering movies from 1986 and it's April 1st? You record an impromptu episode on the 1986 teen slasher spoof April Fool's Day, of course. Or do you? Is there …

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March 31, 2016

Episode #61: The Red Capes Are Coming!

Part 2 of our Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice coverage. Did Batfleck succeed? Was Wonder Woman wonderful? Was Doomsday doomed? Will Captain America: Civil War be the best Batman v Superman movie ever?

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March 30, 2016

Episode #60: Batman vs Superman vs Critics vs Audiences

After a three year wait, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was released last week. So far the reviews from fans and critics have been polarizing. Is it as bad as the critics want you to believe? Is it one …

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March 22, 2016

Episode #59: There Are No Cats In This Podcast

We take an extended look at some new movie (and a little TV) news — Indiana Jones V, Batman: The Killing Joke, Preacher, the "Screening Room" streaming movie service — then we get into our discussion of An American Tail. …

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March 16, 2016

Episode #58: "Bah weep gragnah weep nini bong!"

Nobody summons Megatron... but we summon you to listen to the latest episode where we talk the 1986 animated epic — Transformers: The Movie. We thank Val Kilmer for listening while he mows his lawn, we talk about the movie, …

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March 8, 2016

Episode #57: Compliance

We apologize that it's been 8 years since our last episode. We know we have a lot to catch up on, what with it now being 2024 and we can't explain where we've been for all this time. The best …

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March 2, 2016

Episode #56: Space Friends Forever

Houston, we have a problem! Space Camp was a fun kids movie from the 80s that was released at exactly the wrong time. Today, when interest in the sciences and engineering is higher than ever, this movie still resonates with …

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Feb. 24, 2016

Episode #55: Sleep Tight, Sucker.

Grab a Budweiser, mount up on your rocket launcher equipped motorcycle and God bless America... or should that be "Chuck bless America?!" It's The Delta Force.

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Feb. 17, 2016

Episode #54: "Mom... Dad... I'm Black."

College is expensive. Harvard Law School even more so. But if you've just been cut off by your wealthy parents mere weeks before beginning your first semester of law school, what do you do? Do you work your way through …

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Feb. 10, 2016

Episode #53: What's Love Got to Do With It?

It's about time for our episode on About Last Night... Join John and Patrick as we discuss this look at life, love, and lust in the Windy City featuring Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Jim Belushi and Elizabeth Perkins.Intro Music: "Thunderlizard …

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Feb. 3, 2016

Episode #52: Murder By Illusion

Nobody cares about actors anymore. They — and we — only care about... F/X this week. Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehy try to solve the mystery of a fake assassination mixed with a double-cross, mixed with a lot of special …

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Jan. 29, 2016

Episode #51: The Kids Are All Right

With the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in December and the death of David Bowie just one day after we watched the movie Labyrinth, both of my kids wanted to talk more about their favorite movies. My son, …

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Jan. 26, 2016

Episode #50: Our Most In-Famous Episode

We've reached our milestone 50th episode... and our gift to you is ¡Three Amigos! Wherever there is suffering, we'll be podcasting! But does that mean we're easing the suffering or causing it? Would you go so far as to say …

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Jan. 19, 2016

Episode #49: The Stars Look Very Different Today

This is our Labyrinth/David Bowie tribute episode. The man who was Ziggy Stardust, Jareth, Pontius Pilate... and so much more... passed away last week from cancer at age 69. Ironically, we had just watched Labyrinth the day before.

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Jan. 15, 2016

Episode #48: This One's For You, Chappy!

This one's a couple of days late... we didn't have Doug Masters' makeshift walkman to help speed us up. This one's no Top Gun, but... it's not Top Gun. Lock and load, friends. We're taking this one to up to …

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Jan. 9, 2016

Episode #47: There's Been An Awakening (Part 2)

WARNING: Spoilers abound in Part 2 of our discussion on The Force Awakens. The Force has been awake for about three weeks now and we've had time to digest what we saw. Who are the Knights of Ren? Was this …

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Jan. 6, 2016

Episode #46: Choosy Moms Choose Jeff

You've heard Jeff, but do you really know Jeff? It could be argued that no one knows Jeff... not even Jeff. What are we evening talking about? I don't know. But soon, you will.Come with us on a journey of …

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