1994's With Honors 

Convinced his thesis will have him graduate with honors from Harvard University, a stuffy student finds himself at the mercy of a homeless man's demands when he holds the papers hostage.

We finally did this! Sorry Alan, but here it is! Enjoy!

Oh and we had a good time with it too. 

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2023's Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 

Archaeologist Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary artifact that can change the course of history.

This movie isn't as bad as the 4th one but its not great either.  We spend the last 10 minutes of the show making revisions that make it a way better film.  Hopfully you won't get mad too. 

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2007's Ghost Town the Movie

Dean Teaster's 'Ghost Town The Movie', is a unique "Eastern" Western. It is N.C. native Dean Teaster's tribute to his father Robert Doyle Teaster and "Ghost Town In The Sky" theme park.

This is a film that Shawn worked on as a boom operator in his film days.  Yes, this movie isn't very good.  Yes, the sound is bad, the acting is bad, the story is bad and the writing is bad.  But we had a good time talking about it and Shawn enjoyed reminicing about this fim. 

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1997's Grosse Pointe Blank

Martin Blank is a professional assassin. He is sent on a mission to a small Detroit suburb, Grosse Pointe, and, by coincidence, his ten-year high school reunion party is taking place there at the same time.

Tripp Rogers joins us to discuss this 90's action rom com.  Does it hold up? Is this John Cusask's best performance? Had Shawn or Andrew seen this before now? Find out here! 

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Music composer T.J. Hill joins us for a one on one interview about his career, his favorite composers and of course, Amphibia 

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1978's Superman 

An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.

Melissa Apple joined us to talk about this OG superhero film.  Does it hold up? Are the jokes inappropriate? Is Gene Hackman awesome?

Find out the answers to these questions. 

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2013's Oblivion

A veteran assigned to extract Earth's remaining resources begins to question what he knows about his mission and himself.

Erin and Kevin from the Podcast that woudn't die joined us to chat about this post-apocalyptic film starring Tom Cruise 

 

1978's Watership Down

Hoping to escape destruction by human developers and save their community, a colony of rabbits, led by Hazel and Fiver, seek out a safe place to set up a new warren.

Steven Honeycutt joins us to discuss this controversial film.  Deemed a kids movie by the British Film Censors, this film still gets complaints for being too violent. 

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https://twitter.com/theladywan1989's The Little Mermaid 

A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love.

The Lady Wan joined us to discuss the film that launched the Disney renesance. 

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1991's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Secret of the Ooze. 

The Turtles and the Shredder battle once again, this time for the last canister of the ooze that created the Turtles, with which Shredder wants to unleash an army of new mutants.

Abigail from the Mainc Pixie Weirdo Podcast joined us to discuss this sequal to the origianl, more dark film.  Does it hold up?  Find out! 

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Tucky is an independent filmmaker, writer, and actor.  Works includes the infamous TV series Girl/ Girl Scene and its continuation film, and the sci-fi/ fantasy series Dagger Kiss, which was the first TV series or film to feature two gay women as the main characters.  Her sensational series and movies are on Amazon, and continue to bring LGBT representation worldwide.

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1990's Dick Tracy

The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob.

Ryan and Jason from Esoterica Cinema 

 

2009's Watchmen 

In 1985 where former superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach into his own sprawling investigation, uncovering something that could completely change the course of history as we know it.

Danny from the I Screen U Scream 4 Movies podcast joins us to discuss this Zack Snyder epic film, based on the Graphic Novel. 

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1986's Aliens

Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.

This movie was picked because it was Shawn's first R rated film.  Is it as scary as I remember? No, but it's still a quality film.  

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1987's The Princess Bride 

While homesick in bed, a young boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.

Jesse from Sudden But Ineveitable joins us to discuss this instant classic. 

1995's The Net

A computer programmer stumbles upon a conspiracy, putting her life and the lives of those around her in great danger.

Jason from Binge Movies joins us to just destroy this bad movie about the internet and all the terrible things. 

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2021's The King's Man

In the early years of the 20th century, the Kingsman agency is formed to stand against a cabal plotting a war to wipe out millions.

Justin joined us from the Horror Wheel Podcast to discuss this prequal to the Kingsmen series.  

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2021's Free Guy 

A bank teller discovers that he's actually an NPC inside a brutal, open world video game.

This week, the cast goes guestless as we chat about this movie about a video game character with a lot of heart.  We all had fun on this one. 

Thank you to all who participated in our Top 3 segemt, way more than usual. 

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This week we explore the music of Howard Shore and his epic film score to The Lord of the Rings 

Erik from the Cinematic Sound Radio Podcast joined us to do a deep dive 

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2003's Return of the King

Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.

TV's Travis joined us to discuss the epic conclusion to one of the greatest trilogies of all time. 

While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.

Mark and Joe from Digital Dissection, join us for our review of The Two Towers. Mark is a super fan and we get in to some really great conversations. 

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2001's Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

20 years since this ground breaking film came out.  Does it hold up? Is it still great? 

Cameron from the Green Shirt Podcast joins us to swoon over this criticaly acclaimed film. 

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2004's National Treasure  A historian races to find the legendary Templar Treasure before a team of mercenaries. Greydon from the Binbuster Podcast joined us to discover how we feel about this "National Treasure" of a movie

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2021's The Harder they Fall When an outlaw discovers his enemy is being released from prison, he reunites his gang to seek revenge.

Director/Writer/Producer/Actor Will Triplett joins us to discuss this modern take on an Old West style movie.  

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2023's Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning 

Ethan Hunt and his IMF team must track down a dangerous weapon before it falls into the wrong hands.

We start our final 15 episodes with a bang and lots of running and cool stunts.  Join us as we review the most recent Mission Impossible film.  This movie has all the great stunts and action and intruige and spy stuff. 

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1999's Wild Wild West

The two best special agents in the Wild West must save President Grant from the clutches of a diabolical, wheelchair-bound, steampunk-savvy, Confederate scientist bent on revenge for losing the Civil War.

On this episode we celebrate our 8th anniversary as a podcast.  If you want to join us as we watch Wild Wild West, go to Netflix and cue it up at the beginning and prepare to laugh. 

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2021's Red Notice

An Interpol agent tracks the world's most wanted art thief.

This Netflix original movie, starring The Rock, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot, is a heist/Bond/National Treasure type movie. 

Melissa Apple joined us to chat about this movie.  Did we all enjoy it? Did Ryan Reyonlds get on our nerves? Did we buy the romance? Find out here 

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1995's While You Were Sleeping 

A hopelessly romantic Chicago Transit Authority token collector is mistaken for the fiancée of a coma patient.

We review this Rom-Com and look back at 2021.  What were some of your favorite movies you saw in '21? 

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1989's Ghostbusters 2

The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.

Chris from The First Run Podcast joined us to discuss the sequel to the beloved film, Ghostbusters 

Does it hold up? Is it still funny? Did Ernie Hudson still get the shaft? 

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1992's Batman Returns

While Batman deals with a deformed man calling himself the Penguin wreaking havoc across Gotham with the help of a cruel businessman, a female employee of the latter becomes the Catwoman with her own vendetta.

Lauren from the Beer'd Al Podcast joins us to discuss her favorite Batman movie.  We chat about villain origins, kitty litter and halloween costumes. 

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1988's Die Hard 

An NYPD officer tries to save his wife and several others taken hostage by German terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.

Chris from Geek Peak Podcast joins us to chat about this genre making film.  2 of us had not seen this movie before, does it hold up to 2 first timers? Find out 

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We finish our month long tribute to Star Wars with this bonus episode.  

Erik Woods from The Cinematic Sound Radio Podcast joined Shawn to do a deep dive in to the music of the original trilogy.  

We discuss our love for John Williams, some behind the scenes decisions that led to what we hear, and some fun stories in our music path. 

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1983's Star Wars Return of the Jedi

After a daring mission to rescue Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebels dispatch to Endor to destroy the second Death Star. Meanwhile, Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side without falling into the Emperor's trap.

The Lady Wan joined us from Screen Run podcast to discuss this wonderfully fun movie.  Does Shawn complain about some stuff? Of course.  Do we all love it? Find out 

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1980's Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back

After the Rebels are brutally overpowered by the Empire on the ice planet Hoth, Luke Skywalker begins Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued across the galaxy by Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett.

Randy from the Soundtrack Alley podcast joined us to discuss this beloved movie.  We chat about new additions to the movie, the score of course and some fun trivia. 

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1977's Star Wars A New Hope 

Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.

Andrew, Sam, and Shawn discuss this favorite film of ours.  We all love it, and yes are annoyed that the version on Disney+ is a little altered.  

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1995's A Goofy Movie 

When Max makes a preposterous promise to a girl he has a crush on, his chances to fulfilling it seem hopeless when he is dragged onto a cross-country trip with his embarrassing father, Goofy.

We end our summer break month with a fun film from our youth.  A goofy movie is a wholesome, father - son road trip about bonding and learning about each other.  Also the music is great and we're still waiting for that Powerline CD to drop. 

 

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2021's Halloween Kills

The saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode continues in the next thrilling chapter of the Halloween series.

Chris L from Measuring the Score Podcast joins us to discuss the sequel to the 2018 movie, Halloween.  This horror movie has been all over the map with reviews. Some like it, some hate it.  There are lots of kills and lots of bad decisions. 

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2016's The Conjuring 2

Ed and Lorraine Warren travel to North London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by a supernatural spirit.

This sequel to the original Conjuring held up the spookiness and gave us all a fright. 

V from Life Paranormal with V joined us to discuss this haunting movie as well as some of her own experiences.

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2019's Dr. Sleep

Years following the events of The Shining (1980), a now-adult Dan Torrance must protect a young girl with similar powers from a cult known as The True Knot, who prey on children with powers to remain immortal.

This sequel to the Shining is a very well executed, smart, creepy and high powered movie.  

TV's Travis joined us to discuss this brilliant sequel to a classic film. 

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1998's Blade

A half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires.

Ethan from 15 Minutes of Marvel podcast joined us to discuss Blade.  Half of us had seen this before and half hadn't.  Did it hold up for those of us who had seen it? Did the new comers like it? 

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2015's In the Heart of the Sea

A recounting of a New England whaling ship's sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the great novel Moby-Dick.

This epic movie based on the American classic is truly an epic story.  Some movie elements fail to hold up but over all we enjoyed this film. 

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2018's Game Over Man! 

Three friends are on the verge of getting their video game financed when their benefactor is taken hostage by terrorists.

Steve Everett joined us to discuss this raunchy action comedy. 

Check out his site: https://www.steveeverett.net/

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1991's Terminator 2

A cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten year old son, John Connor, from a more advanced and powerful cyborg.

Erik from the Cinematic Sound Radio Podcast 

Joined us to discuss one of his favorite films.  We all ranked this very high and it really holds up.  

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2021's Army of the Dead

Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble, venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.

Dray from the Ta2Squid podcast joined us to discuss the Zack Snyder Zombie - Heist movie. 

We talk zombie tigers, zombie horses, zombie robots and zombies. 

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Three generations of women fight back against those who could take everything from them.

Big Nick from the Gag on this Podcast joins us to discuss this female led action flick that, basically is John Wick without the dog. 

Here are the links for Big Nick

https://www.gagonthispodcast.com/

https://twitter.com/TheBigNickJ

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2007's Trick r Treat 

Five interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: An everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank; a woman who loathes the night has to contend with her holiday-obsessed husband; and a mean old man meets his match with a demonic, supernatural trick-or-treater.

Matt Kiser joined us to discuss one of his favorite cult films.  We discuss: Is this movie scary? Does it hold up? Can skin suits be put back on? 

Find out! 

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1995's Heavyweights 

Plump kids are lured into joining a posh fat camp with the promise of quick weight loss and good times, only to find that it is a woodland hellhole run by a psycho ex-fitness instructor.

This fun Disney film brought back lots of nostalgia for the both of us.  Andrew loves this film and watches it often, not the case for Shawn.  Does it hold up? Is Ben Stiller a good bad guy? Find out on...

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2002's Resident Evil

A special military unit fights a powerful, out-of-control supercomputer and hundreds of scientists who have mutated into flesh-eating creatures after a laboratory accident.

V joins us from the Life Paranormal with V to discuss Zombies, Scary movies, her show and of course, bad music. 

Check out her show here. 

Theme composed by Chris Lott 

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2021's The Suicide Squad 

Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.

Jesse from the Sudden But Inevitable podcast joins us to spoil this new addition to the DCEU.  Did we like it? A few of us loved it.  This is very different than most DC films, in that it's fun. 

Here are some important links

https://twistmyarmpodcast.com/ for links to the TMA Podcon as well as Jesse's show, Sudden But Inevitable 

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This is episode #1 of Them's Fight'n Nerds 

This is a debate podcast where two nerds enter one nerd leaves. 

On this episode the claim: Cameron states that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 is the best MCU film while Jesse claims that Thor: Ragnarok is the best.  They debate on 5 categories and a winner will be chosen by a judge, Shawn on this episode.  

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