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A dodgy poker game, antique shotguns and copious amounts of ganja, yeah? We put the gangster film that launched more than a few careers on the marble slab for our 56th episode.

For our 55th episode we put this beloved sci-fi classic on the slab.

As a small tribute to Sir Sam Neil we chose this hellish science fiction cult classic for our 54th episode. Libera te tutemet ex inferis...

For our 53th episode we take a scalpel to one of cinema's most enduring monsters via George A Romero's horror classic.

(The strong female protagonist is called Francine).

Ruined dates, aggressive dogs and lots of missing children. We take our 52nd episode to Santa Carla and follow the exploits of a couple of pint sized Van Helsings.

Booby traps, lost treasure and crumbling caverns. We put a seminal childhood adventure romp on the marble slab for our 51st episode.

Spiders, snakes and booby traps. We put the first Indiana Jones film on the slab for our 50th episode.

Ellen Ripley and the colonial marines face a nightmare on a distant planet. We put the second film in the Aliens franchise on the slab for our 49th episode.

We put Kevin Smith's lovable slacker comedy under the scalpel for our 48th episode. Join us for witty nostalgia and a reminder to never leave your child unsupervised on an escalator.

For our 47th episode we cut a Chuck Norris film in honour of his recent passing.

Our 46th episode is a nostalgic one as we put the original Transformers feature on marble. Bah-weep-gragnah wheep ni ni bong...

Our 45th episode takes a scalpel to the heart warming redemption arcs of a yuppie lawyer and gaggle of ice skate wearing urchins. Quack quack, Mr Ducksworth.

Minor irritations provoke bloodthirsty violence in our 44th episode. Keep your briefcase or help us carry the duffel bag...

We put the gruesome film that launched the Troma film studio on the slab for our 34th episode.

Gang violence, flamboyant costumes and a race to get home. For our 42nd episode talked about New York in the 1970s via this iconic cult film. Can you dig it?

Leather, labyrinths, and a face that haunted Blockbusters long before anyone even pressed play. We put this gruesome horror sequel to the knife for our 41st episode.

For our 40th episode we pick apart this seminal British horror. It was filled with piety, nudity and mystery.

We accidentally broke our 'no high art' rule for our 39th episode. Oh well. Join us for blasphemy, foul language and many other faux pas in our latest edition of Dissect the Direct. The power of Christ compels you...

For our 38th episode we pick apart the film that launched Jean-Claude Van Damme’s career, inspired Mortal Kombat, and immortalised one of Hollywood’s most dubious “true stories” — the legend of Frank Dux.

On the slab for our 37th episode we put the film that made 'the muscles from Brussels'; Jean-Claude Van Damme, a household name. Assuming that your household contained a spotty teenage boy at the time anyway.

Decapitations, immortals and terrible Scottish accents. Geoff joins me in the movie morgue for our 36th episode.

A gyro-copter, a boomerang and a scarcity of fuel. George Miller's dystopian classic goes under the knife for our 35th episode.

Road rage and revenge in an almost post-apocalyptic world. We take a scalpel to the film that started a 45 year long franchise and shaped our culture's view of what the end of the world would look like.

Pleasure and pain. Angels and daemons. We put Clive Barker's phenomenally successful supernatural horror on the slab for our 33rd episode.

We complete the Nicolas Cage trilogy with this gloriously silly popcorn action flick for our 32nd episode.

 We put this ultra-violent sword and sorcery tale of old on the slab for our 31st episode.

For our 30th episode we put the campiest superhero film of all time under the knife. Hawkmen, a villain with a Fu Manchu moustache and booming performance from Brian Blessed.

Supernatural terror in 80s suburbia. We examine this iconic horror classic and the rumours of the curse that plagues its franchise in our 29th episode.

Dobermans, booby traps and a shared national trauma. Hollywood's most famous fictional Vietnam war veteran is placed lovingly on the slab for our latest episode.

We drill into this 90s Arnie classic to complete the Verhoevan sci-fi trilogy for our podcast collection.

Heroes. Giants. Villains. We put a quotable comedy adventure on the slab for our 26th episode.

We put this silly sci-fi comedy under the scalpel in our 25th episode.

A severed head, a dead cat and a useless security guard. We dissect the Lovecraftian video nasty that drew snorts of derision before it commissioned two sequels and its own Broadway musical.

Swords, sorcery and silliness. The Go-Go brother of Cannon flew too close to the Mattel sun with waxy wings in this critical and commercial failure that sank their company in the late 1980s.

We do our part to reclaim this cinematic artefact from the clutches of Neo-Nazis and wide eyed conspiracy nuts in our autopsy of this low budget science fiction horror.

Disney and Warner Bros go under the scalpel in our trip down memory lane to Toon Town.

We meant to get this out before Xmas but were busy with other projects. We pick apart the Christmas movie that became the template for most of the action films between 1989 and 1996.

Anarchic Christmas chaos is under the scalpel in this episode. It's always after midnight somewhere.

We take a scalpel to one of Tom Hank's earlier films when he was still best known as a comedy actor. The film deals with issues of paranoia, xenophobia and mundanity in suburbia. Something... Daily Mail... something... Reform UK. Write your own fucking satire.

Join us for our 17th pod where we take a scalpel to the story of a nerd's Pyrrhic attempt to get laid. This episode marks the one year anniversary of our project.

Our 16th episode picks through the film that launched a beloved franchise that thrives 40 years later. A paean to the paranormal and New York city, Ghostbusters was a childhood favourite for the both of us. Get involved for a reminisce and a giggle.

Fascists, bugs and wobbly bits. We dissected Verhoeven's satirical scifi blockbuster in the 15th edition of our podcast. We did our part now you do yours...

Our 14th podcast takes you to a re-imagining of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World which takes place in a futuristic Los Angeles. It's also an action flick with Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes. We've covered our bases.

Festival season is now over so we jump back into the pod for our 13th episode with the nostalgia inducing original TMNT film. It's weird and hasn't aged well but it's still a lot of fun. Sometimes the jokes write themselves...

The final film of the original Evil Dead trilogy goes under the scalpel and we take a few swings at Braveheart too in the intro. Same timeline, innit.

We cut open a Pre-Nolan Batman film for your geeky pleasure. Not suitable for little ears though. Soz.

We reconvene after a hurried plot reassessment to complete our dissection of one of the most iconic horror movies ever made.

We put Fred Kruger and Johnny Depp's debut film on the slab for our 10th episode.

We conclude the dissection of the film that made Nick Cage an action star. Hard to believe he won an Oscar just one year before.

Often described as Sean Connery's last role as James Bond we pick apart another 90s action film starring Nick Cage.