Saturday Night Freak Show
591 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★ - 133 ratingsEach Saturday, the Internet Radio Superstars (Colin, Sean, Holly and Michaela) assemble for some movie watchin' and analysis, with the accent on geek cinema, horror, sci-fi, and action films - chosen round-robin style by the Saturday Night Freak Show!
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The Ruins (2008)
May 20, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 54.6 MBMichaela takes the weed whacker along on her nightmare vacation atop The Ruins (2008), which deposits tourists upon an ancient Mayan temple that holds a deadly secret. Listen as we talk about risky vacation behavior, hot rock leg amputation, creeping vines and internal organs, flesh invasion, carnivorous vegetation, and more on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hard Target (1993)
May 13, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBHolly plays The Most Dangerous Game and finds Jean-Claude Van Damme very hard to kill in Hard Target (1993), the first American movie by Hong Kong action pioneer John Woo. When a merchant seaman with some very special skills helps a young woman track down her missing father in New Orleans, they become the targets of human safari. Listen as we marvel at snake-punching, motorcycle surfing, double fisted bulletstorm insanity in this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
Fallen (1998)
May 06, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBSean says time is on his side, and that's why we spent 2 hours and 4 minutes watching Denzel Washington pursue a body-hopping demon in Fallen (1998). Bizarro murders committed after a serial killer is put to death puzzle Philadelphia police, and one dogged detective finds himself the target of the Satanic trickster. Listen as we talk demon entrapment, chomp on turkey legs, and stage impossible murder scenes, on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...
What Have You Done to Solange? (1972)
April 29, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBColin continues serving Giallo Shots with What Have You Done to Solange? (1972) a hybrid Italian-German co-production that fuses the German "krimi" (crime) films with the Italian giallo genre they inspired. Girls at a Catholic prep school are murdered by a sadistic sex killer and a gym teacher finds himself a prime suspect after having an affair with one of his students. Listen as we talk about the cinematic legacy of writer Edgar Wallace, what Solange Knowles did in that elevator, Eurosleaze...
Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge (1989)
April 22, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 53.8 MBMichaela wants to time warp back to an 80's era mall but finds it's haunted by the Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge (1989)! A horribly burned lover survives the fire that nearly killed him and wreaks havoc on the greedy developers who build a mall on the spot of his family home, while trying to woo back his sweetheart. Listen as we talk about assassin snakes, killer workouts, and the cinematic legacy of action dude Gregory Scott Cummings on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. ...
Cellar Dweller (1987)
April 15, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBHolly finds that the pen is mightier than the sword in summoning a demonic Cellar Dweller (1987) from the netherworld! Students at a remote 'artist colony' (read: cabin in the woods) fall prey to a hairy creature conjured by a cloistered cartoonist in a film directed by makeup fx man John Carl Buechler. Listen as we pile hate on performance artists, tortured artists, pretentious artists, and art schools in general on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...
Evil Dead (2013)
April 08, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBSean wants to swallow your soul after being possessed by Evil Dead (2013), a gory remake of Sam Raimi's no-budget classic. Five friends go to a cabin in the woods and unwittingly set loose demons that possess and kill them one by one, but those expecting a straight retread of the original are in for a surprise. Listen as we make it rain blood, summon evil spirits, hack off our own limbs, and generally get groovy on this week's episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...
Blood and Black Lace (1964)
April 01, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBColin tracks the slasher movie genre back to Blood and Black Lace (1964), an Italian giallo from the maestro, Mario Bava, in which a (literally) faceless, black gloved killer stalks models at a haute couture fashion house. Listen as we reveal telltale ways to spot the murderer in any mystery movie, unravel convoluted whodunnit plotwork, and ooh and awe over the use of multi-colored lighting on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Down (aka The Shaft, 2001)
March 25, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBMichaela begins to think a rocket launcher might be the only way to take out a haunted elevator in Down (aka The Shaft, 2001), a movie that features a pre-stardom Naomi Watts, about a maintenance company employee (Twin Peaks' James Marshall) who finds himself pitted against a homicidal piece of machinery that's lopping off heads at a NYC high rise. Listen as we propose Down 2: The Second Floor with Dutch angles, flying baby births, love in an elevator and more on this week's exciting episode!...
Scream VI (2023)
March 18, 2023 14:04 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBSurprise! The Freak Show makes a sudden detour to the Big Apple with Scream VI (2023), as the famed slasher saga relocates to NYC and asks "Who gives a #$%! about movies?" So much stabbing ensues. Listen as we power up on serial killer DNA, get haunted by ghosts and Ghostfaces, and find out if #JusticeForKirby is finally served on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
There's Nothing Out There (1991)
March 11, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 56 MBSean vacations at the house by the pond (not to be confused with the cabin by the lake) and shouts, There's Nothing Out There (1991), only to discover there IS actually something out there: a horny, reptilian extra-terrestrial menace determined to kill everyone in sight! Listen as we discuss VHS-themed funerary rituals, the high school phenomenon of "super seniors" as we swing from boom mics while dodging laser eyes on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
The X-Files (1998)
March 04, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBColin wants to believe the truth is out there by reopening The X-Files (1998), the first big-screen version of the hit 90's sci-fi phenomenon that hopes to explain the first five years of the show's alien mythology, placing FBI Agents Mulder and Scully on a globetrotting adventure against a government conspiracy. Listen as we fight the future, turn people in to Jello, run up an incredible taxpayer-funded expense account, and uncover the secret government agency behind it all on this week's ex...
Orphan: First Kill (2022)
February 25, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBMichaela digs into Esther's daddy bible and uncovers Orphan: First Kill (2022), a 13-years-later prequel to the cult horror flick about a homicidal girl with daddy issues, only this one takes a bugnuts turn into crazytown. Listen as we talk Otherlands, accurate 2000's technological representation, and stab cutting boards with sharp knives on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Significant Other (2022)
February 18, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBHolly finds out what love's got to do with it with Significant Other (2022), a movie that stars Maika Monroe and Jake Lacy as a couple who go backpacking in a scenic forest where a meteor crash landed to Earth the night before. Listen as we become unsure of who's who, go slapping our tentacles around with abandon, and get to the bottom of why a man is named Plop, all on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dr. Giggles (1992)
February 11, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBSean finds nothing puts a smile on his face like medical-themed murder alongside Dr. Giggles (1992), a tongue-in-cheek slasher movie about a maniacal doctor with a nervous laugh who slaughters teenagers in his old hometown. Listen as we come to grips folding parents' undergarments, are shocked at surgical simulator video games, and recast movies as we watch them, all on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Torso (1973)
February 04, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBColin loves saying the word Torso (1973), the American title for an Italian giallo originally called "The Bodies Bear Traces of Carnal Violence", about a masked maniac murdering art students in Rome with a foulard, which we come to learn is more commonly known as a scarf. Listen as we discuss doll orgies, hippie orgies, the horrors of running barefoot in brackish water, and Sean starts another writer's feud on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...
Halloween Ends (2022)
January 28, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 79.2 MBWe conclude Listener Choice month with Halloween Ends (2022) because you demanded it! Corey Cunningham was a bad babysitter, who accidentally killed a kid. Cast out by the town of Haddonfield, he learns how to power up and self actualize after a gaining a psychic link to one of the town's most famous sewer dwellers. Listen as we relive the trauma of watching this movie and seek out unlicensed Hollywood professionals to help us deal with our trauma, all on this week's exciting, overlong and ov...
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
January 21, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 54.7 MBWe're back from the grave and ready to party with The Return of the Living Dead (1985), Dan O'Bannon's sly, punk rock zombie movie that throws all the conventions of George Romero out the window in favor of brain-eating, quick thinking, ambulatory reanimated corpses who cannot be killed after being exposed to a secret government chemical. Listen as we rave to the grave in the necropolis while Trash dances naked on tombstones on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...
Barbarian (2022)
January 14, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBYou demanded it, so we're here to find out if Barbarian (2022) is the best film of 2022. A woman rents an AirBnB, discovers a man in the house when she arrives. It's raining; he invites her inside. Eventually, she goes down into the basement. Listen as we chat about movie surprises, good casting, milk bottles, and the phenomenon of comedians becoming horror directors on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Fly (1986)
January 07, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBWe kick off Listener Choice month by scrambling our molecules with The Fly (1986), director David Cronenberg's remake in which a science experiment fuses a scientist (Jeff Goldblum) with a common housefly, ruining a potentially beautiful new romance. Listen at our revulsion at bodily fluids, list our favorite horror movie remakes, and work our way through the potential horrors of teleportation on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Best and Worst Movies of 2022
December 31, 2022 06:00 - 2 hours - 116 MBListen as we rank the five best and one worst movie we saw this year as we wrap up 2022 with the annual Best and Worst Movies of 2022 episode! Will your favorite make the cut? Thanks for listening and we hope you enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Curtains (1983)
December 24, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBMichaela would kill to get a part in Curtains (1983), in which several actresses are brought to a snowy Canadian mansion to audition for a tyrannical movie director for a role in his new movie. But, a masked slasher begins knocking them off, one by one! Listen as we talk about ice skating killers, scatological puppet jokes, and consider warning aspiring actors away from the movie business on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
To All a Good Night (1980)
December 17, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 53.6 MBHolly regales us with a Yuletide yelp yarn with To All a Good Night (1980), a killer Santa movie directed by Last House on the Left bad guy David Hess. Sorority sisters sitting out Christmas vacation import a plane full of boys for sexy swingin' times but don't count on a slay-happy St. Nick crashing the party. Listen as we document the only horror movie that uses a draft as a jump scare, express dumbwaiter love, and sexy teeth and gum fondling, all on this week's exciting episode! Hosted o...
Wild Things (1998)
December 10, 2022 06:01 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBMichaela gets hot and sweaty with the Wild Things (1998) of Florida, a movie famous for putting Denise Richards, Neve Campbell and Matt Dillon in a hotel room together with a bottle of champagne. Also, there are twists! Turns! And more twists! And turns! Listen as we get hot under the collar with the 90's era of steamy erotic thrillers, Hollywood's hills and valleys, Bacon dong, and more on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Enter the Dragon (1973)
December 03, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBColin tries to see past the pointing finger to the heavenly glory of Enter the Dragon (1973), a monument to O.G. martial arts wunderkind Bruce Lee, who plays a Shaolin Temple student who infiltrates the island fortress of a James Bond villain to participate in a deadly tournament and get revenge. Listen as we marvel at the athletic prowess of its star, hail the presence of Bolo Yeung, and invent a new martial arts discipline called "Slap the Snake" on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on...
Orphan (2009)
November 26, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBMichaela rethinks adopting Russian girls with a penchant for murder after dealing with Orphan (2009), in which a close-knit family brings said tot into the fold and then the evil imp promptly exploits fault lines in the happy relationship. Listen as we delve into the real-life case that inspired the movie, bird murder, multiple instances of coitus interruptus, the Warner Bros horror factory, and more on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mortuary Collection (2019)
November 19, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 55 MBHolly discovers that every corpse has a story to tell in The Mortuary Collection (2019), with Clancy Brown as a grim Mortician who relates four tales of terror to a new applicant with a secret to hide in this anthology film. Listen as we witness exploding penises, child cannibalism, eternal love vows, gushing bodily fluids, and squid infested bathrooms on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Action USA (1989)
November 12, 2022 13:44 - 1 hour - 53.8 MBSean speeds across the country pursued by cowboy hitmen in Action USA (1989), a movie made by a stuntman and employing lots of his movie brethren as they execute car chases, helicopter stunts, jumps, shootouts, falls, fire stunts, and death defying leaps all in the hopes of showing off. Listen as we talk camaraderie among hitmen, epic bar fights, and want you to call us Panama on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Wolfman (2010)
November 05, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBColin rampages through the streets of Victorian London with The Wolfman (2010) an expensive remake of the Universal Monsters classic, with Benico Del Toro as the titular character, who's plagued by daddy issues when he returns home to the family's Gothic estate after his brother is killed by a vicious beast. Listen as we salute makeup man Rick Baker, dive into the film's troubled production, and debate the merits of practical vs CGI werewolfery on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Aca...
From A Whisper to a Scream (1987)
October 29, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBMichaela digs up dirt on Oldfield, Tennessee in the anthology From A Whisper to a Scream (1987), which showcases four stories all transmitted from spooky librarian Vincent Price to inquisitive reporter, Susan Tyrrell. There will be: incest, necrophilia, undead babies, exploding carnies, voodoo spells, drownings, unrequited love, blood geysers, amputations, cannibalism, and a game of pin the arm on the torso! Listen in for the time of your life on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acas...
The Hole (2001)
October 22, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 53.3 MBHolly invites us to party in The Hole (2001), a WWII bunker in which rich prep schoolers spend a weekend to dodge parents and authorities, but then find themselves tragically trapped inside. But the stories of what transpired within, told by the survivor, may or may not be the entire truth. Listen as we plunge deep inside the hole to learn the whole truth, become consumed by the hole, and find out what else lurks inside the hole on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
Trick 'r Treat (2007)
October 15, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBSean reminds us to obey the time-honored traditions of Halloween with Trick 'r Treat (2007), or we may find ourselves punished by a pint sized demon! Four interconnected tales are presided over by Sam (aka Samhain), the spirit of Halloween, who blesses or murders the night's revelers in a small town. Listen as we talk the movie's rise to cult classic status, hot sexy werewolves, visceral reactions to movie vomit, and discover someone hates Charlie Brown on this week's exciting episode. Host...
Trick or Treat (1986, re-review)
October 08, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 53.3 MBColin tunes his ax to electrify and rocks out with Rock's Chosen Warrior to rule the apocalypse with Trick or Treat (1986). Sure we've done it before, but what does the latest crop of Internet Radio Superstars have to say? Will they be vaporized by the awesome power of metal? Listen as we talk about tiny hand puppets, dolphin tales, Satanic panic and cassette tapes all on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Berserker (1987)
October 01, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 53.8 MBMichaela dreams of transforming into a Viking warrior to wrestle with Bart the Bear in Berserker: The Nordic Curse (1987), a weirdo slasher-wannabe about a group of teens who head off to a lakeside cabin and go hiking, get lost in fog, and meet the aforementioned Viking and bear. Listen as we find out how to get Nickelodeon Certified, meet Pappy Nyquist, have sexual flashbacks, and more on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dark City (1998)
September 24, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBHolly forgets who she is and begins to question reality with Dark City (1998), in which a man with no memory awakens in a neo-noir city to find himself accused of murder and creepy chattering Strangers in hot pursuit. Listen as we mold matter with our minds, stop clocks, send rats through a maze, and try to pin down the location of the human soul on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Death Race 2000 (1975)
September 17, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBSean tries to rack up as many points as he can mowing down pedestrians in the Death Race 2000 (1975), a satiric, dystopian futuristic racing movie produced by Roger Corman and directed by Paul Bartel (so you can be sure Mary Woronov is in the cast). Sylvester Stallone also co-stars as a team of racers who try to beat top scorer Frankenstein (David Carradine) in a trans-continental death race. Listen as we careen off the road into sidebars about bare-assed acting scenes, propaganda clones, Loo...
Monster Dog (1985)
September 10, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 54.8 MBColin goes to Spain with his horror-rock idol Alice Cooper to fight a Monster Dog (1985)! The shock rocker plays a singer visiting his cursed ancestral home with the intention of filming a music video, but there's a pack of killer dogs on the loose. Or, maybe it's a werewolf movie. From the director of Troll 2! Listen as we spy on self-conscious German Shepherds, get lost in volumetric fog, and frantically search for the titular beast on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See ac...
Cutting Class (1989)
September 03, 2022 12:26 - 1 hour - 50 MBMichaela spends a lot of time lurking around a high school targeted by a slasher in Cutting Class (1989), starring Brad Pitt in his first major role. Jill Schoelen (The Stepfather) stars as a pretty senior stalked by, well, everyone, as a psycho killer thins out the cast. Listen as we visit the school of sex crimes, detail the best way to be a professional lurker, and try to decide if the movie is a comedy or a horror movie on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...
Slaughterhouse Rock (1988)
August 27, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 52.2 MBHolly fights Civil War cannibal vampire ghosts on Alcatraz Island in Slaughterhouse Rock (1988), a movie we thought would have more of a music theme since it stars Toni Basil ("Hey Mickey, you're so fine...") and sports a score by Devo. Listen as we talk about demon possession, night terrors, astral plane warfare, paranormal professors, and beg for the return of cloaks as evening wear on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Initiation (1984)
August 20, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBSean discovers getting into college can be murder after undertaking The Initiation (1984), in which a troubled college student, plagued by nightmares, finds murder and mayhem in store after she undertakes and experiment to find what lurks in the recesses of her amnesiac mind. Listen as we talk the practicality of night caps, shopping mall slashers, how to guess a killer's identity, and more on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
August 13, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBColin revs his engines with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth watching Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991), a neo-Western starring Mickey Rourke and Don Johnson as the titular anti-heroes who rob a bank to save their friend's bar and find themselves the target of futuristic drug smugglers. Listen as we mourn the death of Joe Camel, have Crystal Dreams, and hang out with Jack Daniels and Jose Cuervo on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...
Vampire's Kiss (1988)
August 06, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBMichaela runs down the street screaming "I'm a vampire! I'm a vampire!" after getting a Vampire's Kiss (1988). Prepare for undiluted Nicholas Cage as a NYC literary agent who begins to suspect he's becoming a blood-drinking creature of the night following a one night stand with a sexy vampiress. Listen as we talk about live cockroach consumption, funny accents, recite our ABCs, and celebrate our 500th episode this week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
July 30, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBHolly jams too much data into her wet-wired cranial hard drive with Johnny Mnemonic (1995), which finds our hero, played by Keanu Reeves, in the same life-threatening predicament. Only a plunge into the kaledescopic virtual rendering of cyberspace and the aid of a biologically enhanced dolphin can save him! Listen as we upload our downloads, get lo-fi with Lo-Teks and Tek Wars, burn chrome and go into full Mona Lisa Overdrive on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...
Death Spa (1989)
July 23, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 49 MBSean sweats blood at the Death Spa (1989), one of the most 80's movies ever to grace screens, about a health club owner, haunted by the death of his wife, who finds the jealous missus may be reaching out from beyond the grave to kill customers at his swanky, fully automated fitness spa. Listen as we talk neon lights, pastel colors, wild fashions, angular architecture and exploding bodies on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Witch Who Came From the Sea (1976)
July 16, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBColin girds his loins against the emasculating razor attack of The Witch Who Came From the Sea (1976), about a woman who experienced sexual abuse as a child who castrates the men she fantasizes about on television. Listen as we talk about the storied career of co-star/casting director George "Buck" Flower, intestinal ailments and the treatment for them, and the need to shower immediately upon finishing this movie, all on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...
Hellbound (1994)
July 09, 2022 13:02 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBMichaela finds there's hell to pay with the final film that Cannon ever released, Hellbound (1994), starring Chuck Norris, the only man to play Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and win. Chuck Norris doesn't shower, he takes blood baths. Did you know Chuck Norris once destroyed the periodic table? Because the only element Chuck Norris needs is the element of surprise. All this and more Chuck Norris jokes on this week's episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981)
July 02, 2022 05:01 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBSean files charges of lactose abuse against Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (aka Night Warning, 1981), starring cult movie icon Susan Tyrell in a histrionic performance as a woman with an incestuous interest in her 17-year-old nephew, who may resort to murder to keep him close to home. Listen as we reel in shock and horror from multiple weaponized milk products, homophobic cops, logging truck decapitations, and plenty of psycho mama skeeviness on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acas...
Frailty (2001)
June 25, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 53.3 MBHolly finds some of that Old Time Religion hunting down the God's Hand Killer in Frailty (2001), the directorial debut from actor Bill Paxton, a Southern Gothic horror-thriller about a single dad who receives a visit from an angel and trains his sons to slay demons on Earth. Listen as we talk religious fervor, killer children, supernatural visions, and an axe named 'Otis' on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Highlander (1986)
June 18, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBColin tries not to lose his head as he vows to claim The Prize with Highlander (1986). Immortal Christopher Lambert, born in the Scottish highlands, learns the ways of The Quickening from Sean Connery and struggles to reach the time of The Gathering in NYC when all these immortals will try to behead each other, because in the end There Can Be Only One. Listen as practice our swordplay, unravel the movie's filmic and TV legacy, and learn what a highlander is on this week's exciting episode! ...
Cyborg (1989)
June 11, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 52.9 MBMichaela rings the death knell for the Cannon Films empire with Cyborg (1989), a cheaply made Jean-Claude Van Damme sci-fi martial arts action flick cobbled together from the remnants of the unrealized Spider-Man and Masters of the Universe 2, casting Van Damme as a post-apocalyptic warrior trying to rescue a cyborg woman from the evil bandits who murdered his True Love. Listen as we chart the rise of Van Damme, the fall of Cannon, the marvels of Baywatch Knights and more on this week's excit...