Junkfood Cinema
586 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 607 ratingsJunkfood Cinema is a shame-free celebration of cult cinema hosted by critic Brian Salisbury and Marvel Studios screenwriter C. Robert Cargill
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One Junky Summer: Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI
August 01, 2016 15:47 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBOne of the most important horror films of the 1980s wears the mask of a run-of-the-mill slasher sequels. Download and listen to the episode approved by director Tom McLoughlin!
One Junky Summer: Band of the Hand
July 21, 2016 18:36 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBBrian and Cargill dig deep to unearth another fantastic gem of the summer of 1986! They were the problem, now they're on our side (and we're super excited they are): it's Band of the Hand!
One Junky Summer: Never Too Young To Die
July 14, 2016 17:50 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBIt's the movie Cargill called, "by far the strangest we've ever watched." Donkey sauce, James Bond on Tinder, and Brian's terrible student film are all wrapped up in our discussion of 1986's Never Too Young To Die! Stargrove!
One Junky Summer: Vamp
July 07, 2016 17:26 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBBrian and Cargill head to the cinema sewer to unearth a forgotten relic that is also a fang-dang-tastic cult classic: 1986's Vamp!
One Junky Summer: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
July 01, 2016 01:38 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBJunkfood Cinema invites you to take a day off. As part of the continuing One Junky Summer series, Brian and Cargill work very hard to dissect a classic movie about a guy who only ever wants to take it easy, connecting Ferris Bueller's Day Off with the likes of Charlie Chaplin, Sam Peckinpah, and...James Dean? Leisure rules, and so does this flick!
Raw Deal
June 23, 2016 05:04 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBOne Junky Summer blazes on with the oddball bargain-basement Arnie actioner Raw Deal. As entertaining as it is ridiculous, Raw Deal may feature the worst undercover work ever committed to screen, but it is also the movie whose failure gave us...Total Recall?
Cobra
June 16, 2016 16:16 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBCargill & Brian kick off their season-long feature on the films of the summer of 1986! The first entry for One Junky Summer? Why it's the cure for what ails society: Cobra!
Sorceress
June 10, 2016 01:27 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBGet ready for swords, sorcery, and masturbating goat men! It's time for Sorceress!
Maniac Cop 2
June 02, 2016 03:54 - 1 hour - 59 MBThis week, Brian & Cargill bring you the second half of JFC's killer double feature as they return (like Matt Cordell) for Maniac Cop 2!
Maniac Cop
May 27, 2016 03:40 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBManiac Cop is true cult gem if ever there were one and we explain how not only is it an oddly prescient slasher flick, but also how when paired with its sequel, it draws interesting comparisons to the first two Godfather films.
The Last Boy Scout
May 19, 2016 04:59 - 1 hour - 72.6 MBBrian & Cargill are fully prepared to discuss the greatness of the Shane-Black-penned, Tony-Scott-directed sports noir "cruddy cop" opus The Last Boy Scout!
Welcome to the Space Jam
May 13, 2016 00:27 - 1 hour - 63 MBBrian & Cargill welcome you to the jam as they discuss possibly the greatest Looney Tunes/NBA mashup movie of all time!
Space Jam
May 13, 2016 00:27 - 1 hour - 63 MBBrian & Cargill welcome you to the jam as they discuss possibly the greatest Looney Tunes/NBA mashup movie of all time!
Clue w/Special Guest Meghan McCain
April 20, 2016 02:42 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBColumnist and America Now host Meghan McCain joins Brian & Cargill as they take turns solving the not-so-mysterious greatness of 1985's Clue.
Mortal Kombat
April 07, 2016 05:43 - 1 hour - 63 MBIt has begun! Brian and Cargill try to survive their encounter with Paul WS Anderson's film adaptation of that videogame your parents didn't want you to play!
Goonies vs. Monster Squad
March 31, 2016 16:17 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBIt's time to settle an age-old dispute, to put an end to the squabbling and declare a winner in the ultimate clash of geek titans...no, we're not talking about bloated blockbusters pitting dreary cape against dour haircut. This week, Cargill and I are heading back to the 80s and trading blows until we have a victor in the battle between The Goonies and The Monster Squad!
Giving You Nightmares
March 23, 2016 03:46 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBThis week, Brian and Cargill give you Nightmares! No, we're not talking about the sleep you'll lose thinking about their terrible diets, we mean the 1983 anthology horror flick Nightmares.
Nightmares (1983)
March 23, 2016 03:46 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBThis week, Brian and Cargill give you Nightmares! No, we're not talking about the sleep you'll lose thinking about their terrible diets, we mean the 1983 anthology horror flick Nightmares.
Born To Fight
March 10, 2016 05:37 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBBrian and Cargill flip (and cartwheel and handspring) over the relentless 2004 Thai actioner Born To Fight! The movie Gymkata wants to be when it grows up!
The Phantom (1996)
March 03, 2016 04:19 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBAfter almost exactly two years of broadcasting, Brian and Cargill finally get to slam some evil with The Phantom!
The Slammin' Phantom
March 03, 2016 04:19 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBAfter almost exactly two years of broadcasting, Brian and Cargill finally get to slam some evil with The Phantom!
Eliminators
February 25, 2016 03:53 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBBrian "River Rat" Salisbury and C. "Mandroid" Cargill gear up to take on a ninja, a scoundrel, two types of robots, and twelve kinds of crazy. Prepare, as best you can, for Eliminators!
Night of the Creeps
February 18, 2016 05:13 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBThis week, Brian & Cargill seek to thrill you by strolling through the uniquely spectacular genre mashup that is Fred Dekker's Night of the Creeps!
After the Fall of New York
February 11, 2016 03:13 - 1 hour - 83.4 MBBrian and Cargill wax poetic (and a little inebriated) about one of their favorite bad movies of all time, the film that may have launched JFC in the first place: the plagiaristic After the Fall of New York!
Death Race v. Death Race
February 05, 2016 04:45 - 1 hour - 63 MBBrian and Cargill pop the hoods and kick the tires of Death Race 2000 and its remake Death Race (2008).
Master of Beasts
January 26, 2016 03:45 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBFrom the netherworld, from dimensions and eras untold, Brian & Cargill have returned! Back with a vengeance, the guys sink their claws into the sword-and-sorcery masterpiece that is The Beastmaster!
The Beastmaster
January 26, 2016 03:45 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBFrom the netherworld, from dimensions and eras untold, Brian & Cargill have returned! Back with a vengeance, the guys sink their claws into the sword-and-sorcery masterpiece that is The Beastmaster!
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
October 29, 2015 03:08 - 57 minutes - 53 MBCargill and I continue our journey through underrated horror sequels and end up in Haddonfield on the night HE came home...again!
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
October 22, 2015 04:02 - 55 minutes - 50.3 MBBrian and Cargill begin their celebration of their favorite horror sequels with the meta-as-hell Wes Craven's New Nightmare. Don't let them catch you sleeping!
Roadside Prophets
October 06, 2015 03:05 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBBrian and Cargill take you on a magical road trip replete with colorful characters, scenic weirdness, and a couple of unlikely prophets!
Stick It
October 01, 2015 03:59 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBCargill takes over JFC and begins his random movie selections by explaining why he does blackflips for the gymnastics comedy Stick It!
Dredd
September 22, 2015 02:54 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBWelcome to the wasteland. Millions of movies living in the ruin of taste. Only one thing fighting for order in the chaos: Junkfood Cinema.
The Rocketeer
September 17, 2015 05:04 - 1 hour - 55 MBBrian and Cargill are back with the sky-swashbuckling period superhero flick The Rocketeer. This exciting pulp-pourri features a stellar cast and crew, amazing specifity of references, and is possibly the best Howard Hughes biopic of all time. Sorry, Scorsese!
After Hours
August 25, 2015 02:46 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBThe last call of Brian and Cargill's exploration of single-night flicks is the darkly excellent, woefully underappreciated Scorsese comedy After Hours!
Judgment Night
August 18, 2015 01:02 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBContinuing their tireless exploration of single-night movies, Brian and Cargill encourage you to survive Judgment Night! An amazing cast and stellar score elevate what could have otherwise been written off as the bro-iest movie of all time!
Adventures in Babysitting
August 12, 2015 05:13 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBCheck your bedtime at the door, because this month Junkfood Cinema is celebrating those movies that take place over the course of one long evening. First up, we accompany Elizabeth Shue on her Adventures in Babysitting!
Freebie and the Bean
July 28, 2015 03:52 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBBrian and Cargill turn in their badges and guns as they close the book on Buddy Cop July with the weird, offensive, and somehow wholly fantastic Freebie and the Bean!
Running Scared
July 21, 2015 04:25 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBBrian & Cargill run their mouths about the unlawfully good Running Scared as Buddy Cop July continues!
I Come In Peace
July 14, 2015 02:19 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBBrian and Cargill continue Buddy Cop Month! Their adventures take them outside of anyone's jurisdiction as they chase alien drug dealers with Dolph Lundgren in I Come in Peace!
JFC Live(ish): Tango & Cash!
July 08, 2015 19:40 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBBrian & Cargill kick off Buddy Cop July with a live preformance at CONvergence in Minneapolis! It's live so...things may get more absurd than Jack Palance!
Junkfood Summer School: The Last American Virgin
June 30, 2015 04:05 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBBrian and Cargill end Junkfood Summer School with a graduate course on one of the most bizarre teen comedies of the 80s: The Last American Virgin.
Junkfood Summer School: 'Sky High'
June 23, 2015 04:26 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBBrian and Cargill lead this month's Junkfood Summer School on a field trip to the super excellent Sky High!
Junkfood Summer School: 10 Things I Hate About You
June 16, 2015 04:10 - 1 hour - 55 MBClass is back in session as Brian and Cargill teach you a dozen things they love about 10 Things I Hate About You
Junkfood Summer School: Can't Hardly Wait
June 09, 2015 03:42 - 51 minutes - 47 MBIt may be June, but Brian & Cargill are headed back to school! All month long, they'll learn ya all about some of their favorite teen comedies!
Yor Time Is Now
June 03, 2015 02:44 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBBrian and Cargill travel back, or rather forward, in time to do battle with the magnificently insane sci-fi sword-and-sandal flick Yor, The Hunter from the Future!
Yor: The Hunter from The Future
June 03, 2015 02:44 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBBrian and Cargill travel back, or rather forward, in time to do battle with the magnificently insane sci-fi sword-and-sandal flick Yor, The Hunter from the Future!
Snake's Alive
May 27, 2015 05:35 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBStart spreadin' the news! Cargill & I are finally talking about one of our all time favorite movies: John Carpenter's Escape from New York!
Escape from New York
May 27, 2015 05:35 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBStart spreadin' the news! Cargill & I are finally talking about one of our all time favorite movies: John Carpenter's Escape from New York!
Miami Vice (2006): Director’s Cut
May 12, 2015 04:52 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBBrian and Cargill push their sleeves up and dig into Michael Mann's director's cut of Miami Vice. They chew on the differences in the two versions and try to digest the possibility that it might be the last great Mann film.
Vice Squad
May 12, 2015 04:52 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBBrian and Cargill push their sleeves up and dig into Michael Mann's director's cut of Miami Vice. They chew on the differences in the two versions and try to digest the possibility that it might be the last great Mann film.