Broken VCR

Two middle-aged cinephiles discuss one film a week.

Tv & Film Film History

Update frequency: every 6 days
Average duration: 96 minutes
Episodes: 202
Years Active: 2023 - 2025

BONUS #202 Caught Stealing (2025)

Darren Aronofsky's 2025 NYC punk-rock crime ride, CAUGHT STEALING, is our bonus feature presentation this week. We discuss if this is Aronofsky's most accessible film, if Zoe Kravitz is overrated, th…

01:03:35 | Fri 05 Sep 2025

#201 Wayne's World 2 (1993)

Stephen Surjik's 1993 schwing-tastic comedy sequel, WAYNE'S WORLD 2, is our feature presentation this week. We talk how the film stacks up to the original, Mike Myers nightmare encounter with a Param…

01:45:16 | Tue 02 Sep 2025

#200 Heat (1995)

Michael Mann's 1995 Los Angeles cops & robbers crime epic, HEAT, is our feature presentation this week. We talk the iconic pairing of Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, the soundstage-less shoot, that god…

01:44:07 | Tue 26 Aug 2025

#199 Sicario (2015)

Denis Villeneuve's 2015 mean "War on Drugs" action thriller, SICARIO, is our feature presentation this week. We talk the elevating moral symbolism, if Emily Blunt's character "Kate" is a buzzkill, Be…

01:39:51 | Tue 19 Aug 2025

BONUS #198 Weapons (2025)

Zach Cregger's 2025 suburban horror mystery epic, WEAPONS, is our bonus feature presentation this week. We discuss the nightmarish tension, the humor, suburbia at night, Cregger's unprecedented studi…

01:05:37 | Fri 15 Aug 2025

#197 The Stunt Man (1980)

Richard Rush's 1980 satirical psychological Hollywood black comedy, THE STUNT MAN, is our feature presentation this week. We talk how outside forces influences a first-time watch, the purposeful mind…

01:32:45 | Tue 12 Aug 2025

#196 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)

Quentin Tarantino's 2019 hangout revisionist "Manson Movie", ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, is our feature presentation this week. We talk QT clearing the film with Sharon Tate's sister and not clear…

01:55:28 | Tue 05 Aug 2025

BONUS #195 Eddington (2025)

Ari Aster's 2025 Covid-era neo-western, EDDINGTON, is our bonus feature presentation this week. We discuss if the topical film is partisan, Pedro Pascal as Gavin Newsom, if Emma Stone and Austin Butl…

01:18:04 | Fri 01 Aug 2025

#194 Body Heat (1981)

Lawrence Kasdan's 1981 hot & sweaty Floridian erotic thriller, BODY HEAT, is our feature presentation this week. We talk George Lucas secretly protecting Kasdan on his directorial debut, those electr…

01:41:53 | Tue 29 Jul 2025

#193 Tremors (1990)

Ron Underwood's 1990 small desert town monster movie, TREMORS, is our feature presentation this week. We talk Kevin Bacon's evolving feelings on the film, "Spielberg Lite" directors, how a fun whimsi…

01:26:05 | Tue 22 Jul 2025

#192 Cockfighter (1974)

Monte Hellman's 1974 southern gothic cockfighting drama, COCKFIGHTER, is our feature presentation this week. We discuss Roger Corman's struggles to market the film, Joe Dante's involvement with the f…

01:32:54 | Tue 15 Jul 2025

#191 The Apostle (1997)

Robert Duvall's 1997 southern gothic gospel drama, THE APOSTLE, is our feature presentation this week. We dive deep into the genuine authenticity of the world Duvall creates, the small yet powerful p…

01:38:55 | Tue 08 Jul 2025

BONUS #190 F1: THE MOVIE (2025)

Joseph Kosinski's 2025 sports racing drama, F1: THE MOVIE, is our bonus feature presentation this week. We discuss the film's connection to Days of Thunder, Brad Pitt in full Robert Redford mode, sim…

00:55:20 | Fri 04 Jul 2025

#189 Junior Bonner (1972)

Sam Peckinpah's 1972 neo-western rodeo drama, JUNIOR BONNER, is our feature presentation this week. We talk about Steve McQueen preventing Joe Don Baker from whooping Sam Peckinpah's ass, how this re…

01:42:10 | Tue 01 Jul 2025

BONUS #188 28 Years Later (2025)

Danny Boyle's 2025 zombie horror film, 28 YEARS LATER, is our bonus feature presentation this week. We discuss the lead kid kissing the skull of his dead mother, that infected pregnancy scene, those …

01:05:00 | Fri 27 Jun 2025

#187 Barton Fink (1991)

The Coen Brothers' 1991 bizarre dark comedy, BARTON FINK, is our feature presentation this week. Special Guest and owner of Vulture Video, Dave Walter, joins us to discuss the film. We talk about how…

01:50:38 | Tue 24 Jun 2025

#186 Shampoo (1975)

Hal Ashby's 1975 sexy satirical Nixon-era comedy, SHAMPOO, is our feature presentation this week. We talk how the Manson Murders relates to the film, if its a quintessential Hollywood Hills movie, th…

01:40:14 | Tue 17 Jun 2025

BONUS #185 The Phoenician Scheme (2025)

Wes Anderson's ornate heartfelt caper, THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME, is our bonus feature presentation this week. Although both of the fellas are huge Wes Anderson fans, this new offering has Chad saying We…

01:03:18 | Fri 13 Jun 2025

#184 The Hot Spot (1990)

Dennis Hopper's 1990 neo-noir romantic thriller, THE HOT SPOT, is our feature presentation this week. We talk Dennis Hopper's choice words for his leading man of the film, Virginia Madsen & Jennifer …

01:36:52 | Tue 10 Jun 2025

BONUS #183 Bring Her Back (2025)

The Philippou Brothers' 2025 grief-riddled domestic nightmare, BRING HER BACK is our bonus feature presentation this week. We discuss dread and atmosphere in horror films, the practical FX, Sally Haw…

01:00:39 | Fri 06 Jun 2025

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