Gutting the Sacred Cow

It couldn't be better timing as we're doing a horror film this week, right before Halloween! Phil Ranta returns to pick apart one of the more recent successful horror films, It Chapter 1. What is abo…

Jim Carrey made a lot of comedies and then changed course to serious movies. Vinnie Potestivo casted and produced a lot of MTV shows like Real World, the Osbornes, Real World/Road Rules challenge, Re…

80's and 90's kids, put down your He-Man and Gi-Joe reissue action figures. Grab some Bubble Tape and Crystal Pepsi and head out with your pitchforks cause this one is going to STING. Johnny Brennan …

The Sandlot is a film that shaped baseball fans of the 80s and 90s and also gave us the infamous quote, "you're killing me, Smalls." Enter Mike Price (The Simpsons and F is For Family) who loves base…

Merry Christmas, s-----er's full! Noodles from the Offspring couldn't wait to attack the treasured, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Christmas blasphemy is in full effect as Noodles breaks down…

Blade Runner: One of the biggest science fiction box office bombs as well as having one of the biggest cult following. You either love this film or you hate it. Marshall Julius HATES this film, the d…

And on the next episode of Gutting the Sacred Cow:

Christian Finnegan (Chappelle Show and Best Week Ever) hops aboard to explains why Blues Brothers wasn't deserving of hanging that poster on your col…

The critics' darlings are taking an absolute beating on this podcast. Big Nick from the Gag on This Podcast decides to attack the greatest actor of our time, Daniel Day Lewis, by targeting "There Wil…

Chinatown is atop of most critics AFI top 100 lists as one of the most perfect films ever made. On the funniest movie podcast out there and right on cue, @AdamSank is one of few to find this movie ov…

Stripes is a universally adored comedy from the golden era: slapstick silliness with a few dashes of gratuitous nudity. And of course, starring the poster child of 80s comedies, Bill Murray. But Davi…

Is this heaven? No, it's Gutting the Sacred Cow's newest episode but it's pretty damn close. Writer and baseball aficionado Matt Welch thinks Field of Dreams is nostalgic nonsense and also believes t…

Apocalypse Now is heralded as one of our greatest, most acclaimed war movies of all time. Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall, Harrison Ford, Laurence Fishburne...titans of the industry. Enter…

Braveheart grabbed the nation by storm in 1995, especially dudes in their teenage years/20s. Women swooned over a blue face painted, pre-hot tub rant, Mel Gibson. Did you drunkenly yell FREEEEDOM at …

Our favorite former WWF/WWE wrestler returns and this time, she watched the RIGHT movie. Shelly Martinez returns as our babyface but turns heel on Tommy Boy. She tries to pile drive the Chris Farley/…

The Exorcist is he most acclaimed, beloved horror film of all time and it stands in front of cannon filled communion wafers, wine, and crucifixes. Dave Sirus (King of Staten Island) explains why vomi…

One of the most beloved baseball of all times is about to get a fastball in the ribs. Nick Whitmer will try to convince Kevin Gootee and guest co-host Bill Schulz (Mornin with Bill and Joanne Nosuchi…

Will Ferrell as Elf? Hock-tooey says Ray Gootz. Ray returns (Jurassic Park) to run this reindeer, Zooey Deschanel, and man-child over with Santa's sleigh. Will resident Christmas movie expert, Kevin …

Die Hard. Die Hard on a ship. Now, Die Hard on a bus. Brent Pope from Who Would Win joins Kevin Gootee and Kevin Israel to share why he thinks Speed should have Thelma and Louise'd it right off that …

80's action hero films be damned! @MattLaslo joins those handsome fellas @KevinGootee and @KevinIsrael_NJ to explain why Robocop is just subversive "satire" and is justly rebooted. Do KG and KI beat …

Beloved and immortal heads continue to roll! @JarrettBellini hops in a crappy blue Chevy Nova and comes on our podcast to tell us that Beverly Hills Cop isn't that crown jewel we remember. In fact, h…