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Legend (1985)
Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review - January 24, 2024 00:17 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsShat The Movies power couple Carlos and Natasha were kind enough to gift the Shat Crew three film commissions of our choice. So we used the first to fill a glaring omission in the Pantheon of Shat: "Legend." Nursing a "Hawk The Slayer" hangover, Ash was a bit worried venturing back into her b...
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review - January 15, 2024 20:15 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsShat The Movies takes its anglophilia to a new level with an English commissioner, an English guest host and a movie that epitomizes the English film renaissance: "Four Weddings and a Funeral." Rob Will Taylor joins Ash and Gene to discuss the reality of British weddings, why they start so ear...
Hawk The Slayer (1980)
Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review - January 10, 2024 02:31 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsWhen listener Joe asked to commission a pair of films for his grandmother's 100th birthday, the Shat Crew never suspected his first choice would be "Hawk The Slayer." And the surprises didn't end there. This low-budget 1980 sword-and-sorcery fantasy treated us to machine-gun crossbows, a magic...
MM#182 Alien Blood (1999)
Movie Melt! Podcast - Psychotronic and Outsider Cinema - January 04, 2024 16:55 ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsIt’s New Year’s Eve 1999, and we’re counting down to Y2K with aliens wearing Zuba pants, piss-pants vampires, and Men In Black with hydrating masks. This may be the most incomprehensible movie we’ve ever watched for the show…which is really saying something! Yes, we watched the brain melter Alie...
Death Becomes Her (1992)
Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review - January 03, 2024 06:16 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsIf you had to assemble a film canon, a collection of movies you'll never outgrow, what would be in it? For listener Shawn, the answer is simple: "Death Becomes Her." We're kicking off 2024 with cutting-edge computer-generated effects (for 1992), life lessons about immortality and Goldie Hawn i...
Philadelphia Experiment 2 (1993)
Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review - December 29, 2023 19:16 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsProving that we always save the Shat for last, Shat The Movies humbly presents its final film review for 2023: "Philadelphia Experiment 2." It's a movie full of time travel, family drama and big people giving small performances. Closing out the Month of Mark from Minneapolis, this 1993 sci-fi ...
Elf (2003)
Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review - December 26, 2023 04:54 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsWhat more do you want from Christmas than some warm fuzzies, friends returning from afar and the miracle of Shat The Movies covering another film from the new millennium? Maybe some Will Farrell. "Elf" is the rare movie that old people like Dick Ebert and young people like Ash's kids can equal...
MM#181 The Disease That Stole Christmas (1995)
Movie Melt! Podcast - Psychotronic and Outsider Cinema - December 23, 2023 07:53 ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsTonight for our feature presentation: We dive into the baffling 1995 public access cable Christmas special – The Disease That Stole Christmas – our very first stage production in Movie Melt history! Join our Patreon if you can! Hey, why not call us on our hotline? (724) 246-4669!
Go (1999)
Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review - December 20, 2023 08:13 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsThe Month of Mark from Minneapolis enters its Christmas phase with the 1999 crime comedy "Go." Or, as we like to call it, "MTV Magnolia." While Gene praises the film's optimistic attitude toward drug use, he struggles with painful memories of how trivia failed to make him popular. Ash compares...
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review - December 16, 2023 08:51 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsAsh is back! Shat The Movies' "female expert" rejoins the team and breaks the millennial wall to cover her favorite movie: "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind." Topics in this episode run the gamut from manic pixie dream girls to breakups to losing pets. Gene airs some personal grievances a...
The Quick and the Dead (1995)
Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review - December 07, 2023 04:56 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsWhat do "The Quick and the Dead" and NBA Jam have in common? Is loose clothing appropriate for quick-draw competitions? How many flashbacks is too many? Commissioner Edwin instructed the Shat Crew to drink a few beers and have fun with this episode, and we were happy to oblige. Technically, B...
MM#180 Teenage Bonnie & Klepto Clyde (1993)
Movie Melt! Podcast - Psychotronic and Outsider Cinema - December 03, 2023 04:56 ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsThe gang tackles the bizarro adolescent spin on the "Outlaw Couple" trope with Menahem Golan’s Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde from 1993! Join our Patreon if you can! Hey, why not call us on our hotline? (724) 246-4669!
The Blood of Heroes (1989)
Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review - November 30, 2023 21:20 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsIf you made a mashup of Shat The Movies films, "The Blood of Heroes" might be the result. It has a dose of "Mad Max," a pinch of "Blade Runner," two tablespoons of "Robot Jox" and just a hint of "The Sandlot." Definitely an acquired taste. Rutger Hauer returns to a dark, wet dystopia in this 1...
Final Wrap-Up Episode
We're Not Over Six Feet Under - November 30, 2023 05:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 135 ratingsJenna and Caroline discuss their final thoughts on Six Feet Under as a whole, its place in television history, and their experience making this podcast... and predict how some of the characters not featured in the finale die. Thank you so much for listening to this podcast. It has truly been o...
Young Guns II (1990)
Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review - November 23, 2023 18:51 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsOf all the '80s movies that needed a sequel, "Young Guns" wasn't one of them. But when you quadruple the budget, beef up the cast and toss in Christian Slater, the Shat Crew (and commissioner Kelly B.) certainly will saddle up. This 1990 Western is more "The Ballad of Brushy Bill Roberts" than...
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review - November 16, 2023 21:29 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsIf you aren't a Kathleen Turner fan, haven't experienced a young Nicolas Cage or want to see what would happen if Francis Ford Coppola directed a time-travel fantasy rom-com, "Peggy Sue Got Married" is the movie for you. Both Shat The Movies hosts went into this 1986 film with low expectation...
S05E12B: "Everyone's Waiting"
We're Not Over Six Feet Under - November 16, 2023 05:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 135 ratingsJenna, Caroline, and producer Alison discuss the second half of the Six Feet Under Finale, in which Brenda bonds with Ruth and finally makes peace with Nate's ghost, the Fisher/Charles family moves into the funeral home, Rico and Vanessa acquire a new business, Ruth finds her utopia without men,...
Bowfinger (1999)
Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review - November 09, 2023 05:20 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsWho doesn't love a movie about making a movie? Who doesn't love Eddie Murphy? Who doesn't love Steve Martin? By the end of our "Bowfinger" podcast, you'll find out exactly who. Along the way, you'll hear Big D downplay the tragedy of Anne Heche's death. Gene will explain his fascination with G...
MM#178 The Wizard's Curse (1992) MEGASODE
Movie Melt! Podcast - Psychotronic and Outsider Cinema - November 08, 2023 20:00 - 4 hours ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsThe gang is back to cover the Hong Kong movie that has it all. From leather clad, gender fluid, witchy, power couples with giant blue light saber penises, to magic loogies, to LOTS of urine from all kinds of creatures. You name it, this film has it. PLUS: an impropteau poop focused opener, bat...
S05E12A: "Everyone's Waiting"
We're Not Over Six Feet Under - November 02, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 135 ratingsJenna, Caroline, and producer Alison discuss the first half of the Six Feet Under finale, in which Brenda gives birth to Willa prematurely and is terrorized by Ghost Nate, Claire is offered a job in New York, David agrees to sell the business and then changes his mind, Rico prepares to buy a dif...
Cat's Eye (1985)
Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review - October 31, 2023 22:47 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsThis year's Shat The Movies Spooktacular brings you three movies in one: It's the 1985 horror anthology "Cat's Eye." What do all the stories have in common? A cat, Drew Barrymore and a heavy dependence on Stephen King's name recognition. In this episode, Gene questions why anyone would own a c...
The Godfather (1972)
Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review - October 27, 2023 05:02 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsShat The Movies has dabbled in films from the 1970s, but we've never reached back this far. More than 50 years ago, a Francis Ford Coppola epic changed the way America viewed organized crime and set a new standard for storytelling. This is "The Godfather." And who better to commission this fil...
MM#177 Little Bigfoot 2 (1998) [Squatchtober #7]
Movie Melt! Podcast - Psychotronic and Outsider Cinema - October 25, 2023 17:26 ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsThe Companeros dip into PM entertainment’s children’s catalog with the Sqauatchtober family classic Little Bigfoot 2: The Journey Home (1998) directed by Art Camacho! PLUS: a Bigfoot Battle of the bands, what we've been watching, and so much more! Join our Patreon if you can! Hey, why not ...
Sneakers (1992)
Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review - October 19, 2023 21:19 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 1.3K ratings"Sneakers" is to Dick Ebert as "Hackers" is to Gene Lyons. This 1992 thriller doesn't have flashy graphics, funky fashions or a techno soundtrack—but it does have Ben Kingsley, Sidney Poitier, Dan Aykroyd and Robert Redford. In loafers. With its playful tone, low barrier to entry and establish...
S05E11: "Static"
We're Not Over Six Feet Under - October 19, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 135 ratingsJenna and Caroline discuss "Static," in which Claire fights with Ted, loses her job, and totals her hearse while driving drunk, David's panic attacks get the best of him, Brenda fights with Ruth about where Maya should live and confronts her inappropriate feelings for Billy, Rico loses his mind ...
The Warriors (1979)
Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review - October 12, 2023 02:53 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 1.3K ratings"The Warriors" is a movie that many people quote but few truly appreciate, at least not as much as listeners Carlos The Mailman and Natasha The Mail Lady. And for them, Big D faced his childhood fears and ventured back to 1979 New York. In this episode, Dick Ebert ranks "The Warriors" diverse ...
The History of The World, Part I (1981)
Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review - October 06, 2023 21:55 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsDoes Big D hate "Spaceballs" or does he hate Mel Brooks? Shat The Movies Fantasy Football champion John decided to settle the question once-and-for-all by commissioning the 1981 ensemble comedy epic "The History of The World, Part I." Spanning from prehistoric man to the French Revolution, thi...
MM#176 Judge & Jury (1996)
Movie Melt! Podcast - Psychotronic and Outsider Cinema - October 06, 2023 11:55 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsFor Matt's final Portland show, Shea breaks down Judge & Jury (1996) starring David Keith and Martin Kove. Plus: Sexy Gorillas, Martin Kove: Hot or Not?, Battle of the Bands, Listener Feedback, and so much more! Join our Patreon if you can! Hey, why not call us on our hotline? (724) 246-46...
S05E10: "All Alone"
We're Not Over Six Feet Under - October 05, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 135 ratingsJenna, Caroline, and special guest Meghan Deans discuss "All Alone," in which the Fisher/Chenowith family gives Nate the green funeral he wanted and grieves. David takes on too much responsibility, stops sleeping, and succumbs to panic attacks. Claire turns to Ted and finds a reserve of inner st...
98. Wild Wild West (Damn)
Media Obscura - Retro and Obscure TV/Movie Reviews - October 02, 2023 22:47 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsMedia Obscura's back and, on this week's episode, we're tackling Wild Wild (ficka) Wild Wild West, the 1999 Will Smith Box Office bomb! Join Nick, Sierra & Raekwon as they reminisce about this (not so) classic 90s action comedy! It's a film they all grew up with and have some nostalgia for it,...