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On this pod, we wade deep into the waters of these two craptasic movies. We also chop up the entire American Ninja franchise, the glory days of Cannon Films, and that stellar Patrick Swayze run from …

Come quietly, or there will be trouble ... as in our playback review of the 1987 sci-fi/action movie RoboCop, starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, and Ronny Cox. 

We retrace our steps from enthusiastic fans who loved everything about reading and collecting comics, to one day wanting to draw them ourselves. And our appreciation of comic shops, cover burbs, word…

There is no sanctuary as we play back the 1976 sci-fi thriller Logan's Run starring Michael York, Jenny Agutter, and Richard Jordan. Come with us as we discuss the film's pre-Star Wars impact, its pr…

We go back to school for the 40th anniversary of the teen comedy 'Fast Times At Ridgemont High'. The 1982 classic is the feature directorial debut of Amy Heckerling and stars Sean Penn, Judge Reinhol…

Netflix's award-winning series Stranger Things has concluded its fourth season. On the pod, we share our favorite moments, make comparisons to Goonies and It, show love for newer characters like Robi…

All of our tapes have been erased! Every one except our playback review of Brian De Palma's 1981 conspiracy thriller Blow Out. We also chop up other films in this subgenre like All the President's Me…

The Dark Knight Returns was a game changer for Frank Miller, but Batman: Year One holds a special place for us. To celebrate its 35th anniversary, we discuss Year One's fresh take on Batman's origin …

Image Comics released three number ones 30 years ago: Spawn #1, WildCats #1 and Youngblood #1. We celebrate that anniversary by discussing the formation of Image at the peak of the Speculator Boom, o…

The first three episodes have been released on Prime Video and The Boys are back — bloodier, gorier and more outrageous than ever.

It can’t rain all the time as we play back 1994’s The Crow starring Brandon Lee in his final role, along with Ernie Hudson, Michael Wincott, Tony Todd and David Patrick Kelly.

It's the age old argument among comics fans: Team Lee or Team Kirby? Or Team Ditko?! On the podcast, we debate who does more of the heavy lifting; the comic book writer or the comic book artist? We d…

You've been had! Ya been took! Bamboozled! Led astray! So why don't you check out our 30th anniversary tribute to Spike Lee and Denzel Washington's 1992 epic, Malcolm X?

Neal Adams was a legend in the comics industry and the second most influential comic artist behind Jack Kirby. From his take on Batman, to his run on books Green Lantern/Green Arrow with Denny O'Neil…

Reposting our classic episode featuring comic artist, Fiona Staples. Staples co-created the award-winning series Saga with Brian K. Vaughan, and she herself is an Eisner and Harvey award winner. 

It's 1-8-7 on the undercover cop as we play back 1992's Deep Cover, starring Laurence Fishburne, Jeff Goldblum, and Victoria Dillard.

Nobody trusts anybody anymore as we discuss John Carpenter's 1982 sci-fi/horror classic, The Thing. 

Join us as we discuss ENCOM, master control programs, and yes, light cycles in 1982's 'Tron.' We also chop up the 2010 sequel 'Tron: Legacy' as well as the animated series, 'Tron: Uprising.'