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Skyscraper (w/Ryan Gilbert) Mar 28, 2024

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This week, Ryan is back to talk about the 2018 action hit Skyscraper starring The Rock! Unlike the Anna Nicole Smith one, this movie has a budget! The guys talk all about this whackadoo movie including Neve Campbell's car fight, the duct tape product placement, the Hall of Mirrors as a functioning room... and they also sorta answer the question - is The Rock a good actor?

Next week: Aussie Aussie Aussie!

What We've Been Watching:

Ralph Bakshi's "Mighty Mouse"

"Birdman and the Galaxy Trio"

Targets

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Skyscraper stars Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han, Roland Moller, Noah Taylor, Byron Mann, Pablo Schreiber and Tzi Ma; directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber.

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WCW New Blood Rising (w/Ryan Gilbert) Mar 21, 2024

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It's that time of year so Nathan and Brendan welcome back Ryan Gilbert to discuss the Vince Russo-era WCW PPV New Blood Rising. They talk all about the overly convoluted and confusing rules for nearly every match, Goldberg refusing to "play ball," four referees in one match, storylines involving revenge p*rn and miscarriages and much more. Plus: brief reminiscing about one of the craziest shows in all of television - Passions.

Next week: Dwayne.

What We've Been Watching:

"AEW Dynamite"

IWS vs. GCW: UnFnSanctioned 25th Anniversary

Poor Things

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Virtuosity Mar 14, 2024

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We travel back to 1995 to learn about the futuristic world of 1999 this week with Virtuosity starring Russell Crowe as... a ham sandwich? The guys talk all about Crowe's absolutely bananas performance as SID 6.7 and his literal devouring of scenery but they also discuss the music of screams, the UFC content, Denzel Washington's wig and much more.

Next week: Wrasslin'!

What We've Been Watching:

The Straight Story

Catch Me If You Can (1989)

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Virtuosity stars Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Kelly Lynch, William Forsythe, Stephen Spinella, Louise Fletcher, William Fichtner, Costas Mandylor, Kevin J. O'Connor and Kaley Cuoco; directed by Brett Leonard.

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The Toxic Avenger Part II Mar 07, 2024

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This week, one of our patrons Adam Jures brings us the long-awaited sequel to a trashterpiece of cinema - The Toxic Avenger Part II. The guys talk about Troma Films and their Don Rickles approach to comedy, the Toxic Avenger somehow becoming a CARTOON SERIES FOR CHILDREN, the lack of planning on the part of Apocalypse Inc, the Neil Breen-level evil dialogue and much more.

Next week: Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!

What We've Been Watching:

Lisa Frankenstein

"Chernobyl"

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The Toxic Avenger Part II stars John Altamura, Phoebe Legere, Rick Collins, Lisa Gaye, Rikiya Yasuoka, Myako Katsuragi and Jessica Dublin; directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz.

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Hell Comes to Frogtown Feb 29, 2024

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There are five Thursdays this month so it's time to discuss a movie that didn't QUITE make its way to cinemas - Hell Comes to Frogtown starring "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. The guys talk about the Dance of Three Snakes, the nonsensical "twist," the immobility of the frog costumes, Roddy Piper being absolutely irresistible and much more.

Next week: Some Troma!

What We've Been Watching:

Wings

The Marvels

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Hell Comes to Frogtown stars "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Sandahl Bergman, Cec Verrell, William Smith and Rory Calhoun; directed by Donald G. Jackson and R.J. Kizer.

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Monster Trucks (w/Jerika Layne) Feb 22, 2024

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The guys finally talk about a movie that has been pitched since it came out back in 2017. Frequest guest and extreme sports expert Jerika is delighted that they are finally discussing the sorta-pun movie Monster Trucks. They talk about Lucas Till looking way older than his classmates, Jane Levy playing a full-on stalker, saving photos on the cloud, all the great actors in useless supporting roles and much more.

Next week: Mariah gives us a movie!

What We've Been Watching:

The Conversation

"Scammer Payback" (YT channel)

Origin

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Monster Trucks stars Lucas Till, Jane Levy, Barry Pepper, Thomas Lennon, Holt McCallany, Rob Lowe, Danny Glover, Frank Whaley, Samara Weaving and Amy Ryan; directed by Chris Wedge.

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Pass Thru (w/Mariah Lirette) Feb 15, 2024

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This week, it's Mariah's turn to choose the doom & gloom and she brings back old stalwart Neil Breen with his 2016 manifesto Pass Thru. She also joins the fellas to help discuss the fake tiger, Breen's lengthy monologue on the evening news, the drug cartel leader's yell-acting, the useless subplot with the child astronomers and much, MUCH more.

Next week: a long-promised film is finally delivered.

What We've Been Watching:

Nymphomaniac Vol. I

Strays

Saltburn

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Pass Thru stars Neil Breen and a lot of poor, hapless souls; directed by Neil Breen.

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Metro Feb 08, 2024

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This week, Patty picks the movie for the guys and bestows upon them... Metro starring Eddie Murphy. Yes, it's the action/comedy with very little comedy that made the nation come together... and ask each other if they'd seen that new Eddie Murphy movie to which most people shrugged and walked away? After Nathan reveals his very personal connection to this film, the guys also discuss Michael Wincott's sexy growling, all of the plot threads that lead nowhere, last-minute nudity and a whole lot more.

Next week: Mariah gives us a movie!

What We've Been Watching:

Rope

"Drak Pack"

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Metro stars Eddie Murphy, Michael Wincott, Carmen Ejogo, Michael Rapaport, Art Evans, Denis Arndt, Paul Ben-Victor and Donal Logue; directed by Thomas Carter.

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The Exorcist: Believer Feb 01, 2024

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The Worst of 2023 concludes and bookends our series with unnecessary sequels with The Exorcist: Believer, David Gordon Green's attempt to resurrect the series. The guys talk about this film disrespecting the original film by way of their abuse of Ellen Burstyn, having two possessed girls this time, the Linda Blair cameo, the Religious Avengers (TM Jason MacLeod) and much more.

Next week: Patty gives us a movie!

What We've Been Watching:

King of the Hill

Agnes Browne

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The Exorcist: Believer stars Leslie Odom Jr., Lidya Jewett, Olivia O'Neill, Ann Dowd, Jennifer Nettles, Ellen Burstyn, Norbert Leo Butz, Raphael Sbarge and Linda Blair (BLAIR-ly); directed by David Gordon Green.

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The Son (w/Gabe Elder-Gomes) Jan 25, 2024

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The Worst of 2023 rolls forward with a breakdown of Oscar-winning writer/director Florian Zeller's followup to The Father... The Son. He went from winning an Oscar for Best Screenplay to... THIS!? Gabe Elder-Gomes joins the guys to break this baffling representation of mental illness from... someone else's perspective? What is happening? They discuss the gameshow environment and a very unprofessional doctor, the jarring tone shift in the dance sequence, Anthony Hopkins' fantastic performance in a 5-minute scene, comparisons to Sia's Music and much, much more.

Apologies for the dodgy (but totally listenable) audio at times - we were having what we call in the business....errr.... technical... times.

Next week: we cap off our "Recently Regrettable" series with another horror "treat."

What We've Been Watching:

"BEEF"

"Spider-Man 2" (videogame)

"The Curse"

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