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THIS WEEK: Yes, Madam! (1985) and Righting Wrongs (1986)

Ronda Rousey might call herself "the baddest woman on the planet" but we all know that can't be true as long as Cynthia Rothrock is still breat…

THIS WEEK: Ravenous (1999), The Proposition (2005), Lawless (2012)

Nobody pulls off the "exhausted Australian in dire need of a bath" look quite like Guy Pearce. Maybe that's why when it comes to cont…

THIS WEEK: The Butcher/Le Boucher (1970), Just Before Nightfall/Juste Avant la Nuit (1971), and The Ceremony/La Cérémonie (1995)

Every once in a while we need Shawn Glinis to jump in and make our show…

THIS WEEK: Mad God (2021) and The Thief and the Cobbler (1993)

Colin Tanner drops in for a scintillating discussion on the minutiae of process. Is a creative work ever truly complete? Is Harvey Weinst…

THIS WEEK: WarGames (1983) and Cloak and Dagger (1984)

Whether you're a young Mathew Broderick or just the kid from E.T., the only surefire way to protect America from a nefarious foreign power is wit…

THIS WEEK: Crimes of the Future (2022), Crimes of the Future (1970), eXistenZ (1999)

David Cronenberg is back with more body horror because the man can't resist a good goopy bone machine. Plus, it's b…

Steve and Stephen endured cross-state travel and sweltering heat to check out Tears for Fears on their 2022 tour in support of The Tipping Point. How do the new songs translate live? More importantly…

THIS WEEK: Thriller: A Cruel Picture AKA They Call Her One Eye (1973) and Breaking Point (1975)

Swedish director Bo Arne Vibenius may have gotten his start working with Ingmar Bergman, but he made his…

THIS WEEK: The Guyver (1991) and Guyver: Dark Hero (1994)

Brian Yuzna sure did make a pile money off of Honey I Shrunk the Kids. That's the only explanation for this franchise based on an incomprehens…

THIS WEEK: Scanners 2: The New Order (1991), Scanners 3: The Takeover (1991), Scanner Cop (1994), and Scanner Cop 2: Volkin's Revenge (1995)

We celebrate the release of Crimes of the Future by examini…

THIS WEEK: RRR (2022)

With Steve marooned on a godless island, we've called Jake Tropila away from his fatherly duties to discuss the best film of the... year? Decade? Century? All answers are valid.

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THIS WEEK: Mad Dog Time (1996) and Hell Ride (2008)

Larry Bishop rubbed shoulders with the Hollywood elite at a young age and made a name for himself among cult film fans with roles in classic biker e…

THIS WEEK: The Haunting of Morella (1990), The Demolitionist (1995), Amanda and the Alien (1995), and Blown Away (1993)

Nicole Eggert was an American television mainstay with roles on Who's the Boss, …

THIS WEEK: Father Stu (2022)

Sometimes God calls you to do something extraordinary. Maybe he wants you to get blackout drunk and carbo load until you're accepted into the priesthood. Maybe he wants yo…

THIS WEEK: The Laughing Dead (1989) and Shatter Dead (1994)

From the fringe corners of the zombie film spectrum comes a pair of movies that might have "dead" in the title but couldn't be further from …

THIS WEEK: High Risk (1995) and The Red Wolf (1995)

Steve is sick, Miros is hung over, and Jack is fending off a feral dog. Ideal recording conditions for discussing two Hong Kong Die Hard clones. Doe…

THIS WEEK: Champagne and Bullets AKA Geteven AKA Road to Revenge (1993)

How do you measure greatness? When do you know you're watching an unimpeachable masterpiece? What is it like to touch the hand o…

THIS WEEK: Snapdragon (1993), Raw Force (1994), Barb Wire (1996), Naked Souls (1996)

From Playboy centerfold to first-run syndication starlet and tabloid fodder, only one woman can claim the title of …

THIS WEEK: Fatal Exam (1990), Beyond Dream's Door (1989), Winterbeast (1992)

From the crusty bowels of middle America to a crisp HD Vinegar Syndrome boxset, Homegrown Horror Volume 1 collects three re…

THIS WEEK: Nothing But Trouble (1991), Cool As Ice (1991), Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991), Hudson Hawk (1991), and Dice Rules (1991)

The morning zoo crew tackles the hottest awards show in tinsel to…