Hyper Strong Miracle Treasure
51 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsOur two hosts take a deep dive into the pop culture grab bag and hurl random implements of entertainment at one another with reckless abandon.
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Fairy Tales of New York with Mork – The Fisher King (Part 2)
December 29, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 52.2 MBIn the second part of Hyper Strong Miracle Treasure’s final film discussion, sadness, cruelty, selflessness, and love are pondered. Both a fond farewell to podcasting and an embarrassing supercut occur.
Fairy Tales of New York with Mork – The Fisher King (Part 1)
December 28, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBIn the first part of Hyper Strong Miracle Treasure’s final film discussion, Ben reminisces with Alexis about Terry Gilliam, gun violence, homelessness, and mental health crises while Robin Williams sees nude cherubs.
Fairy Tales of New York with Mork – Moscow on the Hudson
December 20, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBIn the penultimate episode of Hyper Strong Miracle Treasure, Alexis teaches Ben about patriotism, advertising, misery, and romance to the tune of Robin Williams playing the saxophone.
The Transcendent Stupidity Special – Con Air
November 24, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBBen invites Alexis to experience a spiritual awakening. It’s unclear how much of Ben’s reaction is a manic episode, religious epiphany, or Zen clarity. In any case, Steve Buscemi wore a lady’s head as a hat.
The Transcendent Stupidity Special – Deep Blue Sea
October 05, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBAlexis needs Ben to know that LL Cool J’s hat is like a shark’s fin. If this deeply idiotic movie must be watched to get that point across, then so be it. Evil scientists, demon fish, and Sam Jackson abound.
Ultra Variety Private Memories #1 – Vampire Encounters & Andor
September 28, 2022 01:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBWhen Alexis and Ben are too lazy to make up a themed battle, they fall back on telling stories and talking about TV. Real-life Blade vampires and the state of Disney intellectual property are considered.
Run the Franchise (Star Trek vs. Hellraiser) – Hellraiser: Bloodline
September 21, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBBen introduces Alexis to the director Alan Smithee in a movie that was edited by a production company more obsessed with cutting than a pack of cenobites. Space demons and Adam Scott are also present.
Run the Franchise (Star Trek vs. Hellraiser) – Star Trek IV: The Journey Home
September 14, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBAlexis circles around the sun while Ben stares in horror at a mutilated space-time-continuum. Before they’re done they’ll experience all the whales, punks & nuclear wessels that the 1980s have to offer.
Riddle Me This – The Batman
September 07, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBBen tries to sell Alexis on some elevated-grim-dark hilarity that’s half a reboot of Se7en and half QAnon cautionary tale. Having all his wildest pop-cultural dreams fulfilled leaves Alexis nonplussed.
Riddle Me This – Batman Forever
August 31, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBAlexis helps Ben rediscover his love of comic book campiness. 90s college music will be appreciated, grown-ass men will be adopted, and a pair over-the-top supervillains will go Zuckerberg.
Weirdos From Another Planet – Psycho Goreman
August 24, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 49 MBBen’s movie is the heckin’ best. Yeah, yeah, yeah! Alexis is less than convinced so he can frig off. Walken contests, a few rounds of Real Name/Fake Name, and silly suit ultra-violence abound.
Weirdos From Another Planet – The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
August 17, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 52.2 MBAlexis advises all monkeyboys to laugh while they can. Can Ben possibly learn to appreciate a character actor extravaganza about a rock-n-roll-brain-surgeon-cowboy-rocket-scientist? Possibly!
Strangers in a Strange Show – Legion: Chapter 20
August 10, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBBen conducts a misguided experiment on Alexis that fails spectacularly. Turns out that it’s a bad idea to skip the first 19 episodes of a bewildering television show! Eventually, they give up and discuss Prey instead.
Strangers in a Strange Show - First Contact (Star Trek: TNG)
August 03, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBAlexis has Ben perform intergalactic espionage when a planet full of deeply unpleasant aliens gets invaded by space utopians. WARNING! This is the TV episode First Contact, not the movie of the same name.
Why Don’t You Like This? – Adaptation
July 27, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBBen tries in vain to prove to Alexis that verbal twists and turns can be just as entertaining as CGI stunts. He fails. Then Ben writes a self-referential meta-summary of his failure as a metaphor for this movie.
Why Don’t You Like This? – Speed Racer
July 20, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 50.4 MBAlexis is enraged by Ben’s stubborn refusal to admit that this CGI extravaganza is the greatest film of all time. The Wachowski belief that corporate interference is a blight on all forms of art is psychoanalyzed thoroughly
Stanley Kubrick is My Opening Act – Doctor Sleep
July 13, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 51.6 MBBen has Alexis observe director Mike Flanagan’s audacious use of an X-Men story arc to reconcile modern horror’s most popular author with the genius filmmaker who defiled/perfected The Shining.
Stanley Kubrick is My Opening Act – 2010: The Year We Make Contact
July 06, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBAlexis introduces Ben to an adaptation of a scifi novel that would have been an awesome Star Trek prequel. Except that it had the sheer, unmitigated gall to be a sequel Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey instead.
Run the Franchise (Star Trek vs. Hellraiser) – Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
June 29, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBBen tortures Alexis (and himself) with an uninspired patchwork of inexplicably diabolical electronics, the trendiest murder bar on the lower east side, and employment-themed cenobites galore.
Run the Franchise (Star Trek vs. Hellraiser) – Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
June 22, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 52.8 MBAlexis harasses Ben with Leonard Nimoy’s directorial debut! A film featuring a Klingon muppet dog, a stylish half-cape, and the most fascinating nightlife hotspot ever to appear in the Star Trek universe.
Terrible Movie Watch-Along – Tough Guys Don’t Dance
June 15, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 81.6 MBOh god! Oh Man! Ben holds an ill-advised séance to summon the ghosts of Kiley Oram and Norman Mailer. They’ll subject Alexis to double flashbacks, toxic masculinity, and Dave Foley’s drag twin!
Terrible Movie Watch-Along – Roger Corman’s Fantastic Four
June 08, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBAlexis subjects Ben and special guest Kiley Oram to a misbegotten trove of shattered dreams used primarily to preserve intellectual property rights! Watch along with us and experience the magic of Mr. Film for yourself!
Season 1 Wrapup
June 24, 2021 04:00 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MBAlexis and Ben celebrate the end of their first podcasting season the only way they know how! Via navel gazing, criticizing each others lifestyle, and laughing at their own jokes. Like friends do!
Don’t Judge Me, I Was a Kid, Okay? – Krull
June 17, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBBen bores Alexis with a D&D session masquerading as movie. British actors will be identified, lackluster wizards will be appreciated, and we will ride a fire mare to a demon castle to use a switchblade starfish.
Don’t Judge Me, I Was a Kid, Okay? – Howard the Duck
June 10, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBAlexis helps Ben recall where the MCU began: In Cleveland, Ohio with an anthropomorphic duck. Competition for most realistic Cleveland moment is fierce and mallard sexuality scars us permanently.
Actors in TV We Love (William Shatner) – Fade In To Murder
June 03, 2021 06:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBBen reveals to Alexis that there is a beautiful purity in poor acting choices. But how do you tell the difference between a bad actor acting poorly and a great actor perfectly pretending to act poorly? Is it the pauses? Maybe?
Actors in TV We Love (William Shatner) – The City on the Edge of Forever
May 27, 2021 04:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBAlexis shows Ben the time a cranky sci-fi author forced his deeply cynical morality onto Star Trek. Prepare yourself for lawsuits aplenty, space-PCP-benders, bad improv, and how to incorrectly guard Forever.
Run the Franchise (Star Trek vs. Hellraiser) – Hellbound: Hellraiser 2
May 20, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 42.7 MBBen exposes Alexis to a sequel with some fantastic visuals and a mishmash of directionless plots. Learn proper occult interior design, practical maggot shaving techniques, and how to ululate the silliest noise of all time!
Run the Franchise (Star Trek vs. Hellraiser) – Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
May 13, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 49 MBAlexis weaves Ben a magical tale of men who didn’t like Star Trek joining forces to save Star Trek! Brace for space-mind-control-ear-worms, Scotty’s V.D., and Ben’s hot take that Khan is bad at being a villain!
I’ve Only Heard of the Crappy Remake – Get Carter (1971)
May 06, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MBBen finally gets Alexis to watch a gangster film that feels like a documentary. Side characters will be discarded, Michael Caine will be pointlessly cruel, and we will all donate to the makemoremst3k.com kickstarter!
I’ve Only Heard of the Crappy Remake – Bedazzled (1967)
April 29, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBAlexis makes his triumphant return to teach Ben about British comedy duos, diabolical monkey’s paw wishes, explanations to H.R. and why the Almighty is quite unpleasant. Nuns will jump on trampolines to the delight of all.
Embedded in the Subculture – The Decline of Western Civilization
April 22, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBBen takes special guest host Kiley Oram on the same emotional roller coaster he feels every time he watches this movie: Interest, excitement, enjoyment, annoyance, anger, depression. Time to jump in the pit and pogo dance!
Embedded in the Subculture – Paris Is Burning
April 15, 2021 04:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBSpecial guest host Kiley Oram teaches Ben about the balls, the reading, the shade, the voguing, the realness and the stunting! A bunch of complicated questions about race, class, queerness, gender, and cultural exploitation arise.
The Foul Stench of Suburban Decay – Blue Velvet
April 08, 2021 04:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBBen takes special guest host Kiley Oram on a disturbing journey into the depths of David Lynch’s psyche. Time to take a ride to Ben’s apartment, meet a candy-colored clown, and put on our best well-dressed man disguises!
The Foul Stench of Suburban Decay – Polyester
April 01, 2021 04:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBSpecial guest host Kiley Oram returns to share her least favorite John Waters movie! What is a gimmick movie without the gimmick? Odors will be unleashed, feet will be stomped, and we’ll all share a nice refreshing Tab.
Filthy Family Feature Films – Dead Ringers
March 25, 2021 04:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBBen presents his special guest host Kiley Oram with a drama made by body horror aficionado/creep, David Cronenberg! Do mutant women have multiple cervixes? Cervices? Cervicii? Never mind. Just remember: Doing switcheroo is a crime.
Filthy Family Feature Films – Pink Flamingos
March 18, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBSpecial guest host Kiley Oram punishes Ben for the sin of not appreciating John Waters. What is the philosophical meaning of filth? Would you want to be a snuff film chicken? If you don’t want to know then don’t let the couch reject you on the way out!
The Caan-a-thon – Rollerball (1975)
March 11, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBBen shares a tale of a stupid violent man who plays a stupid violent sport in a dystopian future. But is it really a dystopia? Thrill as Alexis walks the thin line between playing devil’s advocate and being a troll! But, like, more than usual!
The Caan-a-thon – Alien Nation
March 04, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBAlexis sends Ben to the far-flung future of 1991 for a so-so buddy copy movie set in a fascinating sci-fi immigration parable. Featuring: Mandy Patinkin drunk on sour milk, James Caan as a unrepentant racist, and Terrence Stamp melting into pink goo!
The Cheesiest of All Time – Death Race 2000
February 25, 2021 05:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBDoes this movie feature the greatest line in the history of cinema? Debatably! Is any of this satire? Doubtfully! Are the car crashes glorious? Decidedly! Is Alexis really unhappy that Ben forced this upon him? Oh my, yes.
The Cheesiest of All Time – Godzilla: Final Wars
February 18, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBAlexis has a riddle for Ben. When is a Godzilla movie not a Godzilla movie? When it’s live-action Dragon Ball! Jump in your favorite Drill Ship with Don “The Predator” Frye because it’s time to be motorcycle-kicked by cheesiness!
Run the Franchise (Star Trek vs. Hellraiser) – Hellraiser
February 11, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBBen introduces Alexis to the tale of a harmless tailor named Garak who harbors a secret past as a Cardassian spy. Just kidding! It’s an 80s horror classic about Sadomasochists from Beyond the Grave! Will this podcast tear your soul apart? Probably.
Run the Franchise (Star Trek vs. Hellraiser) – Star Trek: The Motion Picture
February 04, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBAlexis has Ben watch a motionless picture where Incompetent Kirk, Pissed-Off Spock and Fashion Victim McCoy battle a space cloud. Also, they aren’t even the main characters in their own movie? But hey! Space cloud!
Actors in TV We Love (Ricardo Montalbán) – A Matter of Honor.
January 28, 2021 05:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBLet’s be honest. Ben probably wouldn’t have made Alexis watch this episode of Columbo if Ricardo Montalbán wasn’t in it. On the plus side, it’s not nearly as racist as you might expect! Is his performance any good, or is Montalbán just doing Kahn as a bullfighter? We’re not sure!
Actors in TV We Love (Ricardo Montalbán) – Space Seed
January 21, 2021 05:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBAlexis teaches Ben the most important piece of wisdom he has to offer: Never trust Space Napoleons because they’ll steal your woman and your starship. The uncontrollable sexuality of Ricardo Montalbán and the Clone Wars of the 1990s cannot be contained by your pathetic Earth podcast!
Movies That Take a Severe Turn Halfway Through – Malice
January 14, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 50.7 MBBen takes Alexis into the dark recesses of Aaron Sorkin’s back catalogue with a 90’s thriller that is essentially two different movies in one. Boston accents will be assessed. Your hosts will hold a Deposition-Off. Medical ethics will be violated and private laughter will be revealed for all the world to see!
Movies That Take a Severe Turn Halfway Through – Fant4stic
January 07, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBTime for a Wig Watch! Did we say we wanted to watch movies that take a turn at the halfway mark? This one is chopped into thirds. Alexis teaches Ben a lesson in fractions and how not to reboot a franchise by making him watch a “gritty” superhero movie or a crowd pleaser... maybe a body horror psychological thriller?
Modern Japanese Movies – Shin Godzilla
December 31, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBAlexis forces Ben to join his Giant Lizard Task Force. Is this a monster movie? A disaster movie? A political satire? All we know is that The Prime Minister wants his noodles and Toho learned about Morphing. Cultural misunderstandings fueled this viewing of Shin Godzilla (2016).
Modern Japanese Movies – One Cut of the Dead
December 31, 2020 04:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBHey, listen. Ben has something he wants you to watch but he can’t tell you why. He can’t even tell you why he can’t tell you. And if you go look it up on the internet without watching first, you’ll ruin it. Don’t be a real jerk. Don’t ruin it.
Actors in TV We Love (Leonard Nimoy) – A Stitch In Crime
December 24, 2020 04:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MBThe second part of our pilot and Leonard Nimoy battle. Alexis learns about Ben's Columbo obsession while watching a classic 1973 episode featuring the ersatz Vulcan as a murderous surgeon.