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For Halloween 2022, our Frankenstein theme wraps up with one of the stranger, and most beloved, takes on classic monster tropes: the 1960s TV sitcom THE MUNSTERS .

After the 1931 Universal Adaptation of FRANKENSTEIN -- 43 years after -- Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder revisited the material with ... a parody? A sequel? Both? Something more? Ian and Matthew try to figure it out as they talk about YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN .

As Halloween approaches once again, we return to the Universal Pictures monster movie canon to talk about the 1931 adaptation of Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN .

The Millennial Strikes Back! Ian takes over the podcast to share the most influential show from his youth: HOMESTARRUNNER.COM

For our special 100th episode, Ian and Matthew discuss the first anime Matthew ever saw: GIGANTOR ! Recorded live at Nan Desu Kan 2022 in Aurora, Colorado.

For late August 2022, Matthew chose to show Ian the 70s sci-fi feature LOGAN'S RUN . For reasons that will become clear.

The poster does its best to give the game away: "UNWITTINGLY, HE TRAINED A DOLPHIN TO KILL THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES." It doesn't bother to mention that he also taught the dolphin to talk. Ian and Matthew discuss the 1973 marine biology techno thriller (!?) THE DAY OF THE DOLPHIN .

It's the height of the summer, and for many that means memories of summer camp. Or summer camp movies like MEATBALLS from Bill Murray, Ivan Reitman and Harold Ramis.

From the depths of space comes a message of peace...or else. Matthew and Ian discuss the 1951 movie THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL .

The IMMP sets sail with Captain Sinbad! Three different Sinbads, as a matter of fact: THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1958) THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1973) and SINBAD AND THE EYE OF THE TIGER (1977)

Giant bees! Giant Chickens! GIANT ENEMY CRAB! Ray Harryhausen takes on Jules Verne in the 1961 adventure MYSTERIOUS ISLAND .

Our H.G. Wells month wraps up with the 1964 movie FIRST MEN IN THE MOON . Space cops. Victorian slapstick. Thrilling conflict with a non-human menace. How many movies did they fit into this movie?

H.G. Wells month continues (continued? will continue?) with George Pal's 1960 version of The Time Machine .

A bonus show from our special Patreon feed: Something New to Watch! Ian and Matthew went out to see the movie The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent , starring Nicholas Cage and Pedro Pascal. That was…an experience. And Matthew feels targeted.

In 1898 H.G. Wells imagined a war between the people of Earth advanced invaders from Mars. Since then storytellers have re-envisioned this conflict for their own times. One of these was George Pal, whose 1953 movie became a generation's iconic depiction of THE WAR OF THE WORLDS . How does that mid-century version hold up seventy years later?

Brave knights, weapons ready, armor made fast, ride into battle astride their mighty...motorcycles. Can a code of chivalry survive on a carny circuit? Ian and Matthew explore this and more as they discuss George A. Romero's KNIGHTRIDERS .

Knights in shining armor. A mythic sword conferring the power to unite a kingdom. A manic mage. Ian and Matthew talk about John Boorman’s Arthurian epic EXCALIBUR .

Following up on our Streets of San Francisco show, Ian takes over to talk about the spiritual descendant of Quinn Martin and the best American animated series you may have never seen: Disney's middle-school police procedural FILLMORE!

Tonight’s episode: our first QUINN MARTIN PRODUCTION! A young Michael Douglas and a seasoned Karl Malden solve crime on THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO .

1984's ROMANCING THE STONE was a hit that surprised even its own studio. So what could they do but make a sequel to release the very next year? Ian and Matthew find out whether 1985's THE JEWEL OF THE NILE lives up to the original.

Valentine's Day is almost here! And what's more romantic than murder, theft, kidnapping, crocodiles, and movie stars in the jungle? Ian and Matthew find out as they discuss the 1984 feature ROMANCING THE STONE .

In 1981 John Carpenter and Kurt Russell showed us how bad things could be in 1997: the USA, Russia, and China at war, while the United States Police Force maintains Manhattan Island as one big prison. How does this all play in 2022? Ian and Matthew discuss ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK !

Ian and Matthew were not able to record a show this week, so we dug into the Patreon archives to assemble a special episode. Sonic the Hedgehog from the 2020 movie, or Harvey the giant invisible rabbit from the classic Jimmy Stewart movie: Choose your sassy animal companion!

Just in time for New Year's, the IMMP Holiday in Space ends with a saga starring Keir Dullea as an adventurous young man navigating physical and existential perils aboard a dangerous spacecraft with a faulty computer. So sure, it's kind of like 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY . But it's not. It's the 1973 Canadian TV series THE STARLOST .

The IMMP Holiday In Space continues! Maybe 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY didn’t need a sequel. But it got one. So Ian and Matthew are back to discuss the 1984 film 2010: THE YEAR ME MAKE CONTACT .