Episodes

When Col. Robert Gould Shaw took command of the 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, he likely had no idea how much the men under his command would contribute to the war and to the history of the United States. GLORY tells the story of the for...

These are the simple rules. No barking, now growling, you will not lift your leg to anything in this house. This is not your room. No slobbering, no chewing, you will wear a flea collar. This is not your room. No begging for food, no sniffing of crotches...

If you live on a quiet little cul-de-sac in the suburbs, you might want to take a second look at your neighbors because you just never know when they might be devil-worshipping axe murderers. Happens all the time. Especially if you live on Mayfield Place...

This one's a little more obscure than we've done in a while, but it's a post-apocalyptic sports movie starring Rutger Hauer, so how could we pass it up?! Not only that, but they've actually turned this into a real sport that people play today. You might ...

I had the opportunity to spend some time chatting with author and speaker, Kevin Smokler (Brat Pack America, Practical Classics). Our discussion ran the gamut from Batman & James Bond to favorite 80s movies and great places to eat in Chicago!Check out K...

I love the Power Glove. It's so bad. And when it comes to The Wizard, we'll leave it up to you to decide what camp you're in. Is this movie "bad" in the 80s sense of the word — like the Power Glove? Or is this one of those that you really only loved as a...

Don't mess with Jobu... or the Indians. They might not look like much, but they've got it where it counts.Intro:Intro [0:00]News [5:23]LOST reboot, No-host Oscars, Flipped Fatal Attraction, Tommy Wiseau's Big SharkThis Week in '89 [37:03]The Movie:...

Is this heaven? No! Your favorite movie podcast is back to talk about a movie that makes every one of us tear up every. single. time. we. watch. it. It's the movie about following your dreams and building a baseball diamond in your cornfield, which we ca...

007 seeks revenge on the South American drug lord who murdered one friend and fed another to a shark... but Bond doesn't have the backing of Her Majesty's Secret Service, so he's on his own. To top it all off, his LICENCE TO KILL has "JUST BEEN REVOKED."...

This time around Murtaugh and Riggs are up against white supremacist South African diplomats who just happen to have "DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITYYYY!!!" On top of that, they have to babysit Leo Getz, deal with the ramifications of Rianne's first commercial gig, ...

What's better than a father and son adventure movie that spans several continents and centuries? One that happens to be an Indiana Jones movie featuring Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, and of course, plenty of Nazi stooges!Intro:Intro [0:00]News [3:47]T...

Pat has waited since our first episode (nearly four years ago) to talk about this one. The Dark Knight. The Caped Crusader. He is the night. He is BATMAN.Intro:Intro [0:00]News [5:31]This Week in '89 [10:11]The Movie:Batman info/trailer [14:07]Bat...

We watched Aquaman a few days ago and while the rest of the hosts were off on vacation, I roped the kids into coming on the show with me. John and Norah return to share their thoughts on Jason Momoa and Amber Heard in Aquaman!Intro:Intro / Hellboy tra...

Come listen to the podcast, we'll get together, have a few laughs... It's time for our final 1988 movie and that perennial Christmas favorite (or is it?)... DIE HARD.Intro:Intro [0:00]Favorites of 1988 and 2018 [3:41]Social Media Updates [8:44]This...

Ahh, smell those Christmas movies. You can keep your 'Channel' Number 5, just give me a whiff of the old lonesome podcast. That symbol of brotherly love, that centerpiece that all mankind gathers around to share the cranberry sauce shaped like a can... K...

It's December! It's... it's the one month of the year when we all act a little nicer, we smile a little easier, we... we cheer a little more. For a little over an hour we podcast about a modern spin on the Scrooge story. It's really a sort of a miracle. ...

Have you ever had one of those days where all you want to do is knock off some old lady who witnessed a crime that you helped commit and you keep accidentally killing her prized pet dogs instead? No? Oh... um... okay then. I'm just going to step out for ...

Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Lou Diamond Phillips, Kiefer Sutherland, Terrence Stamp, Jack Palance... any one of them in an action-packed western would be amazing. Cram all of them in... and you get Young Guns.Intro:Intro [0:00]This Week in '88 [5:...

It's the same old story. Boy starts podcast, boy watches movies with friends, friends cohost with boy, podcast gets to 1988, 1988 sees the release of The Naked Gun,boy and friends podcast about The Naked Gunwithout dying in a tragic blimp accident over t...

If you're looking for a quirky Australian movie about how Albert Einstein grew up as a poor Tasmanian apple farmer who wanted to patent the invention of bubbly beer, electric guitars, and surfing... then this is the film for you!Intro:Intro [0:00]New...

All they really want to do is eat your brains... and they've been doing it since 1968. As the original George A. Romero zombie classic reaches its 50th anniversary, we take a look back at the grand-daddy of zombie films. Then we compare it to the annoyin...

It is a good thing to marry and reproduce. Obey the authorities and consume. Conform. Chew bubble gum. They Live.Intro:Intro/TV talk [0:00]This Week in '88/John's Horror Catch-up [9:10]The Movie:They Live info/trailer [26:34]They Live discussion [...

There may be no such person as Dracula, but does Dracula know that? Wilbur and Chick didn't know it before they stumbled upon a plot by the evil Count Dracula to switch the simple brutish brain of Frankenstein's monster with a fresh more-obedient one. It...

Revenge of the Nerds? Revenge of the Jedi? Naw... just a straight up revenge demon that hangs out in a pumpkin patch. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find it, maybe you can conjure... The Pumpkinhead.Intro:Intro/This Wee...