Thor's Hour of Thunder

Thank you for checking out Rock Musical Month. Coming up is Septdumber, where the topics are slightly dumber than usual, and way more September. First film will be Rambo III (1988). Looking for more content? We are continuously backfilling our library with classics such as our radio play of Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps (250 - 253) and Music Videos that Remind Us of Thor (754 - 759). If you want...

We will conclude Rock Month with Rockula (1990).

Mr. Monopoly picked a Brian De Palma film for rock musical month... not to be confused with the first time he was on the podcast, and picked the Brian De Palma film  734: Bonfire of the Vanities . Next up in rock musical month is Streets of Fire (1984).

Don't worry, we do discuss the b-hole cut. The YouTube video essays we referenced were: Maggie Mae Fish's "The Baffling Politics of Cats (2019) and TS Eliot" and Lindsay Ellis's "Why is Cats?" . We were joined by Ben and Eve, who played in the British math rock band Cats and Cats and Cats between 2005-2012. The band reformed recently for performances this summer, including the upcoming ArcTangent...

The pantheon performed a LIVE reading of Labyrinth (1986). Here is a preview of the madness, and the entire performance can be watched on YouTube . If you're looking for a regular review of the movie, that can be found in Episode 819 . Check out some other Rock Musical movies we've covered: 741: Shock Treatment 746: Rock & Rule 820: Rock 'n' Roll High School The first new review for Rock Musical M...

If you want to play along at home while we discuss the various countries' entrance uniforms, here is The Cut article we reference: The Olympic Opening Ceremony Uniforms and Outfits, Ranked . Episode includes results of first few days of games and chat about corporate sponsorships. We also talk about the sport Banana Ball, check out our full episode on the ESPN+ documentary mini series, 963: Banana...

Shivers, also known as The Parasite Murders, They Came from Within , and, for Canadian distribution in French, Frissons . Editor of this film, Patrick Dodd, also worked on  913: Johnny Mnemonic . Mr. Monopoly has a book of hoaky Canadian radio plays that Cronenberg adapted for television. E-mail hourofthunder@gmail.com if you want us to do a reading of one of those in the future. This concludes Ca...

It's Canada Month and Thor's birthday week. Doctrette of Horror coincidentally picked the film Happy Birthday to Me, but the calendar event made some people think it was a Zoom birthday party for Thor. The conversation went exactly as you'd expect. End song by Riyandi Kusuma . Mr. Monopoly wrote a Bloody Good Horror article about the film. The next Canadian topic is Shivers (1975).

This movie had the same composer as 953: Oscar , 1022: Trading Places , & 1026: Wild Wild West . Next week's Canadian produced topic is Happy Birthday to Me (1981).

Double Identity is back to share kindness like sprinkles. The band taps into the nostalgia of distorted 2000's pop rock guitars and sugarcoats it with confident and catchy vocal melodies, accumulating in a genre fans have affectionately dubbed "Disney pop-punk." ---------------------------------------------- Also discussed in this epiosde was 746: Rock & Rule . The next Canadian topic will be Meat...

🎵 Oh Canada.... month... 🎵  We kick off our newest theme and I hope you poured yourself a Bloody Caesar or Double-Double. Lebbi joined from the GameLink Podcast. Old Tomato Face breaks down the scene locations of downtown Calgary. Other films produced in Canada that we reference: 718: Cool Runnings and 904: The Lighthouse . Next week's topic is The Care Bears Movie (1985).

We conclude Cowpoke Month with new pantheon member, Bob The Girl. July will be all Canadian films, starting with FUBAR (2002). Looking for more content? We are continuously backfilling our library with classics such as our Hunter S. Thompson 3-part conversation (226-228) and Tom Hanksgiving (729-734). If you want to check out the full list of topics covered, it can be found here , and we'd love to...

Stuart Wellington of  The Flop House Podcast joined this week. They discuss bad movies, while Mr. Monopoly co-hosts the sad movie podcast, Bad For Me . The final topic of cowboy month will be Young Guns (1988).

This movie has the combined writing staff of  Predator and Land Before Time . The final question was a lengthy discussion about favorite songs written for a movie. If you're looking for the time we discussed movie songs BETTER than the movies they were written for, it can be found in episodes 25 - 27 of  Tequila Sunrise . Next week a very special guest joins for The Quick and the Dead (1995).

YEE-HAW, it's coybow month! We compare this film to 227: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas . Check out another cowboy film we covered, 957: Tombstone (1993) The next cowboy topic is Wild Wild West (1999).

We conclude our Philadelphia-themed month, "City of Brotherly Shove", with the quintesential Philly movie. After years of Thor teasing a potential in-person gathering, over a dozen people met up over a weekend to explore: the most historic square mile in the US, one of America's largest and oldest public markets, America's first zoo, The Mütter Museum, The Colonial Theatre, and of course, Wawa. Co...

It's Philly-ish Month and here's Old Tomato Face's review of the episode: "We barely talked about Philly. We barely talked about the movie. We did talk about old radio serials and not the one you're thinking of." The next episode will be a very special recording from THOR CON Philadelphia, featuring Rocky (1976).

In most cities, this podcast is worthless. But in Philadelphia, it's worth 50 bucks. Scarlet Witch answers many questions about Philly commodities and historical locations in this episode. The next topic in City of Brotherly Shove Month is Fallen (1998).

Here's the Movie Tourist Article Scarlet Witch found, discussing Philadelphia locations in chronological order. We reference episode 734 - The Bonfire of the Vanities , which had the same director. The next Philly Philm will be Trading Places (1983).

Thor's newest themed month is "City of Brotherly Shove", a play on Philadelphia's motto City of Brotherly Love , but capturing the reality of the dangerously passionate sports fans. Poster art is of Gritty dressed as Loki. You can get in the Philly spirit with these previous topics:  787: The Blob , 822: 1776 , 952: National Treasure , and 971: 12 Monkeys .

Poster art is of Thor, who decided to dress in clothing that was as antiquated of 2024 as the costumes in Psycho (1998) were for 1998. Mr. Monopoly has finally appeared for the themed month he picked. Thor makes him recap the Psycho films he missed, and Mr. Monopoly was not prepared. Join us next month for City of Brotherly Shove, featuring films set in the Philadelphia area, starting with Blow Ou...

New pantheon member Pockets had never seen any Psycho films and watched about half of this one. Find out if she enjoyed it. Henry Thomas was in this film, and if you'd like to explore a supposedly sad film starring him, check out the time McFly appeared on Bad For Me . Join us next time as we complete April Showers with Psycho (1998).

"You may have a sister in front of you, but Mother is superior." ~ Old Tomato Face improving the script. The next topic in April Showers Month is Psycho IV: The Beginning.

Mr. Monopoly and Old Tomato Face pitched a new theme, "April showers". Join us all month long as we cover all the Psycho sequels. Check out the various projects of our pantheon members: Old Tomato Face - Bad For Me , examining movies that supposedly make people cry. Chibi - The BRAND NEW Unidentified Flying Obsession . Lebbi - Gamelink is about video game movies and the games behind them. Next wee...

Original title: Huang jia shi jie. Presented by only Mr. Monopoly ( Bad For Me Podcast ) and Ellen Smithee ( Letterboxd reviews ), so you know it is was witty and an easier edit for McFly. This concludes Expendabelles Month! Have no fear, Thor plans to bring it back next March. Join us for April Showers, discussing the Psycho sequels and 1998 remake.