SIGHT and SOUND

The Smiths’s third record “The Queen is dead” has turned 40 years old. Lou and I discuss the record, the band, the impact and break down the entire record. Is this their best record? Hear our thoughts. #thesmiths #morrissey #thequeenisdead #sirerecords #moz #andyrourke #mikejoyce #johnnymarr #britpop #newwave #80s #80smusic #80sculture #popculture #england

1993's demolition man is a wild, futuristic romp!

The debut self titled record from New York City’s own personal madmen not only defined the genre.,,it created it. Innovative drumming, a croon the world had never heard before, lyrics that of a misunderstood Poet and fast guitars. All downstrokes! Myself and my old friend and fellow Ramones psycho; Lou Smith joins me today to celebrate 50 years since the release of Ramones- “Ramones”. April 23rd 1...

1993 is here, kids are obsessed with pogs, power rangers and fruit by the foot. Stallone stars as Gabe in this griping, Die Hard on mountain romp. We get into story, the actors and veer off on tangents as per usual. Enjoy as the Action Movie Syndicate returns Please check out the YouTube channel for way more content! https://youtube.com/@heartgodmedia?si=qHWIf8_tNRhtwFd6

Lou and I break down and rank the classic CKY catalogue and give fav tracks, encounters and tid bits on the early 00s era of music and culture.

listen to our top 2025 albums from the world of music and we also discuss shows we went to and notable films.

Happy Halloween 2025! We discuss our S tier candies growing up, fav Halloween costumes from our youth and take a look at two Tales From The Crypt Episodes! Cutting Cards from season 2 feat Lance Henriksen and Kevin Tighe and Death of some Salesmen feat Tim Curry and Ed Begley Jr! #halloween #candy #talesfromthecrypt #cryptkeeper #hbo #walterhill #richarddonner #wb #eccomics #warnerbrothers #heartg...

The conclusion of the class of 1991 is here and we end with a bang! Brian Bosworth stars as STONE COLD! A cast that includes Lance Henriksen and William Forsythe and every action movie sequence you’d ever want, Stone Cold is a verified cult classic action film. Do not listen to any sites or naysayers straying you from this one. The real ones know this is one of the very best! We dive into the whol...

Class of 1991 series rolls on thee Action Movie Syndicate as we get doubly Van Dammed with DOUBLE IMPACT! Chad and Alex played by Jean Claude Van Damme and…Jean Claude Van Damme!) are twin Brothers (pretty boy gymnast and a drug smuggling hustler ) raised in different parts of the world after their parents are murdered during their infancy. Seeking revenge and their birthright with the help of “Un...

Thee Action movie syndicate is back! and we are doing the class of 1991! The best action films from 1991 and first up is Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man staring Mickey Rourke and Don Johnson. A buddy action film with supreme branding. This full tilt romp hits all the moves for the like of thee action movie syndicate! Tune in all this month for 1991 action films and fun factoids of the year! #...

We pay tribute to the late great Brent Hinds and give our Top 5 Mastodon songs

1985's vampire classic Fright Night Turns 40 this August and we celebrate as only we can.

We break down the loss of the Prince of Darkness. His impact is immeasurable. A founding father of heavy metal as 1/4th of Black Sabbath and with a second to none solo career, The Ozzman came and destroyed for 55 years. Passing away only weeks after his last performance he bowed out like no other entertainer on earth. We give our top 5 ozzy sabbath songs and top 5 ozzy solo songs. Tune in, Turn up...

As the pod turns 8 years old next month we reflect on George A. Romero's passing and celebrate 40 years of Day of the Dead.

A very special guest joins the Pod this week, Christian Hanna of Planet CHH! The Planet CHH YouTube channel covers mainly horror but does amazing breakdowns of physical media releases, horror news, interviews and much more. He also co-hosts the Uneeda Horror Podcast. We get into his origin story for horror, collecting physical media, musical interests and much more! We go deep on some Ramones and...

We conclude this run with the Action Movie Syndicate as we tackle 1992's Passenger 57! Starring Wesley Snipes, Bruce Payne and Tom Sizemore. This hijack romp captures all the tropes of 90s action and we dicuss what makes 90s action different. We also discuss Lou's product placement spotting, Arsenio Hall, Kevin Hooks and much more! #passenger57 #wesleysnipes #actionmovies #90s #90saction #actionfi...

1975's Roger Corman produced classic Death Race 2000 is at the plate! For Eric's Pick we dive into this 70s dystopian romp breaking down the film, Roger Corman, what a dumb piece of trash Ebert was and going off into several avenues as we always do!

We are back the and Thee Action Movie Syndicate is swingin again. We got Lou's pick this week; 2014's gem of a Keanu flick that launched a franchise...JOHN Mf'n WICK! We talk the simplistic plot, why it works, the innocence of animals, Lou gives us a history lesson once again with some product placement. It is the only podcast you'll get all that shit and more! Enjoy!

Thee action movie syndicate is back and we have 4 films ahead in the next month- First up is Charlie's pick and its a good one! 1986's The Golden Child starring the legendary Eddie Murphy. We talk the plot, the wild idea of mixed sub genres and you even get a history of bagged chips from Lou. you get it all here from this pod Enjoy!

In November of 2024 we lost the incomparable and legendary Tony Todd. Tony had ability to captivate genre audiences with his raw talent and unquestionable emotion. Even is the smallest of roles, he stood out and stole the scene despite where he was in the credits. We all had a chance to meet him over of years of attending horror cons and film festivals. We share memories of our first time seeing T...

The OG crew is on to Draft our elite lists of 1985 films! It is a late night wild romp for this one, enjoy!

40th anniversary of 1985's Vision Quest! full break down of the film!

For our final installment in action movie January we got a low key blast of a film from 1998 called BLACK DOG! A high fueled trucker rampage heist film that carries a fun punch and a killer cast. Patrick Swayze, Randy Travis and Meat Loaf inject us with all the entertainment you would need for a romp on filmic friday with the boys. We also give our off the cuff top 5 actions films as of right now!...

1993's Showdown is at the plate for Action movie January! “Thee Action Movie Syndicate” is back with a bit of an unknown selection that we break down and shoot the shit about! Starting Billy Blanks of Tae-Bo fame in the 90s and a grip load of familiar and unfamiliar face for this “teen” martial arts flick! We discuss the atmosphere in the early 90s that cultivated such a film. #billyblanks #taebo...

Action movie January : ENGAGE! We have “thee action movie syndicate” on to talk action movies- (Myself, Eric, Lou and Charlie ) We talk 1992’s Under Siege starring Steven Seagal! This entire month is dedicated to action movies! Some of these you may have never heard of - buckle up and let’s have some fun! Regarding the fires in the LA areas and surroundings - this has unfortunately impacted the HG...