Junkfood Cinema

Brian and Cargill celebrate the late, great Burt Reynolds with Octoburt! What better kickoff than to take the field with both iterations of The Longest Yard? The guys discuss how both versions are winning, how closely the remake follows the original’s playbook, and how great Burt is in the dual roles he plays. Plus, Stone Cold Steve Austin breaks Brian’s heart, Cargill reveals his fast food orient...

Here it is, saved from the fires of obscurity (thanks to some sort of diabolical hosting error). It's the first ever (and hopefully last) lost episode of Junkfood Cinema, and it's full of musicals! With a brand new edit by our producer Merrill, Can't Stop the Musicals Part 1 examines three of the most bizarre, head-scratch inducing fever dreams to ever call themselves musicals. Get your iTunes rea...

Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a blimp, it’s Junkfood Cinema! This week, Brian and Cargill take on the man of steel himself with Richard Donner’s Superman. The guys discuss the triumphs, shortcomings, and cultural impact of the first big superhero film. Also discussed: The trouble with time travel, stealing steaks, and how Superman might have caused the 1977 New York blackout.

Brian and Cargill pledge Delta as they shout their love for National Lampoon’s Animal House. These Blutos discuss the comedy, the legacy, and the perfect double feature of Animal House and Netflix’s A Futile and Stupid Gesture. Also discussed are steak theft, garbage buffets we love, and why the government investigated the most harmless song on this soundtrack.

Originally released as a patron exclusive episode last year, Junkfood Cinema presents a Summer of 77 series minisode on Smokey and the Bandit. For the first time ever, in honor of the recently departed king of hicksploitation (and Junkfood icon), Burt Reynolds, we’ve decided to make this episode available to everyone. Grab a truckload of Coors and go eastbound and  down memory lane as we toast Bur...

Get revved up for another Junkfood Cinema! This week, Brian and Cargill race through a Corvette Summer with Mark Hamill. An oddball gem, Corvette Summer pits the once and future Skywalker against Vegas odds, replicants, and the dude from Laserblast! The guys discuss how the plot could’ve taken place on Tatooine, ill-advised diversions, and which 70s child star’s voice was stolen by Cargill.

In what could very well turn into a regularly scheduled program where we let Merrill out of the dungeon, our friendly neighborhood editor sits down with the one and only Joe Carnahan to talk his new movie El Chicano and other Warparty projects like Wheelman, Boss Level, The Raid and Point Blank!

Brian and Cargill prove they harbor sympathy for the devil...‘s son as they give their 666 cents on Damien: The Omen 2. The infernal duo discuss why this sequel might actually surpass the original, how it plays to our collective fears, and how it proves Satan and Monsanto are one and the same. Also in this damned episode, The Lovecraft Bible, Illuminati babies, and the lunacy of The Omen 3.

What’s happening, Babagazoos?! Even though it’s Wednesday, Brian and Cargill are here to exalt Thank God It’s Friday. One of the oddest disco movies of all time, as it seems to have decidedly anti-disco humor, Thank God It's Friday also features Donna Summer, The Commodores, and a smoking hot young Jeff Goldblum playing...the devil? Disco Ichabod Crane? Unclear. The guys also discuss high school c...

Buckle up, Junkions! This week Brian and Cargill slide behind the wheel with Walter Hill’s The Driver.  Arguably the most cinematic car chase flick of all time, the guys discuss The Driver’s place in an amazing triple feature. They also discuss the stunts, the silence, and the heist at the heart of this uncompromising character piece. Then...the episode takes one of the sharpest left turns in JFC...

Brian and Cargill pick the wrong day to float the river and are met with a hungry horde of Piranha. Piggybacking off last week's episode, we discuss one of the very best Jaws rip-offs of all time that was coincidentally released in the Summer of 78 right alongside Jaws 2. The guys chat about the ravenous swarm of talent that descended upon Texas to accomplish this Corman production. They also chat...

Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the Internet... Brian and Cargill kick off Summer of 78 by discussing the sequel with all the bigger boats: Jaws 2. Brian reaffirms his theory that Jaws 2 is a slasher film with a shark, Cargill expounds on the history of American whiskey, and the mob ties of Amity Island are revealed. Download, listen, and share, chums! 

This week, Brian and Cargill go undercover with Shakedown. Peter Weller and Sam Elliott aren’t just mismatched buddy investigators, they exist in separate mismatched movies! The guys discuss hockey hair cops, 42nd Street theaters, and the episode manages to go as off the rails as that rollercoaster that hit the taco stand! Download, listen, and share! Shake a leg!

For this 200th episode of Junkfood Cinema, Brian and Cargill bring you all the fireworks packed into Action Jackson! Carl Weathers stars in what is essentially the last great blaxploitation movie produced by JFC mainstay Joel Silver. This might explain why Cargill describes Action Jackson as what would happen, "if Predator fucked Die Hard."  The guys discuss the cast, Craig T. Nelson's dye job, th...

Kome one, kome all to the kreepiest kollection of karnival kreeps! But enough about your hosts, it’s Killer Klowns from Outer Space! That’s right, continuing the Summer of 88, Brian and Kargill juggle the many, many things they love about one of the decade’s great horror satires.  Also discussed in this episode are beer brand beer, trips to a less than desirable makeout spot, and how Cargill recen...

Greetings, true Vulgarians! This week, continying their Summer of 88 series, the podcast called Junkfood discusses A Fish Called Wanda. Brian and Cargill chat about the rules of farce, the scene stealing/chewing of Kevin Kline, and how Fish Called Wanda is able to violate Brian’s Law three times and still be funny. Also discussed somehow are Lethal Weapon villains, Clint Eastwood sex acts, and the...

Recorded live at Denver Comic Con, Brian and Cargill suit up with The Monster Squad! Joining the guys are Monster Squad cast members Andre Gower and Ryan Lambert who share stories, insights, and an apparent ongoing rivalry over who’s better at killing monsters. Also discussed is the upcoming Monster Squad documentary Wolfman’s Got Nards! Time to call this meeting to order! Download, listen, and sh...

In the epic finale of our exploration of The Blob, Brian pits Cargill against our guest Joe Lynch in a trivia battle royale...that somehow leads to Cosby impressions. The guys also discuss the guns buried in The Blob, the return of Fangoria, and how Chuck Russell saved Joe’s life. Don’t be a slimeball, download now!

Beware, Junkions! This week's episode is the first of an epic two-parter as the guys are joined by film director Joe Lynch (of The Movie Crypt) to take on the massive, creeping, crawling, world-eating threat that is The Blob! Terror has no shape, and neither do the men of Junkfood Cinema. The guys have a great time discussing the film's practical effects, the deaths that haunt their dreams, and Jo...

Would you Junkfood on a plane? Would you Junkfood on a train? That’s right, this week Brian and Cargill make a Midnight Run. And for once, that doesn’t mean they’re getting pie at a diner. Want the wrap sheet? The perfect buddy movie that’s also the perfect road trip movie from the director of Beverly Hills cop, the writer of Bad Boys 2 and featuring JFC legend Yaphet Kotto. Do we make ourselves u...

Continuing their Summer of 88 series, Brian & Cargill take a little detour through Toon Town. Who Framed Roger Rabbit didn’t just change the game, it whacked the game on the head with an oversized Acme mallet.  The guys discuss the watershed animation, the version of the movie that almost was, and some of the troubling cartoon characters that snuck their way into the movie. Smile, darn ya, smi...

Mount up, Junkions for one of the most exciting Junkfood Cinemas yet! In yet another epic crossover, all the way from, NEW YORK CITY, Eric Szyszka from We Hate Movies joins Brian and Cargill's posse to rustle up some love for the hunkiest western of all time: Young Guns. The guys discuss the incredible cast, the film's surprising historical accuracy, and the shocking revelation of which cast membe...

It’s Showtime! This week, in an epic crossover event, Brian is joined in the afterlife waiting room by Chris Cox of OneOfUs.net and Ian Butcher of Double Toasted to discuss the Ghost with the Most: Beetlejuice. The guys venture outside reality to dissect the version of this classic that almost was; from Alyssa Milano to mutant squirrels. They also reflect on Burton’s golden age, venture oddly into...

This week, continuing their journey through #Summerof88, Brian and Cargill break open religious thriller The Seventh Sign starring Demi Moore. No, not The Seventh Seal...although creepy Angel of Death Jurgen Prochnow does keep breaking open seals every time an omen comes to pass so it technically should be called The Seventh Seal. Oh well, guess that name was taken. The guys discuss the Biblical b...

Welcome to the party, pals! Brian and Cargill kick off Summer of 88 with the towering masterpiece that is Die Hard . How did Japanese auto monopolies inspire the story? Why are SWAT guys afraid of shrubbery? And was Frank Sinatra really offered the role of John McClane? All this, plus the debate over Theo rages on. #LessTheoMoreArgyle Download the podcast, we’ll get together, have a few laughs.