The Slumgullion

CLOWNS GET DOWN in this UFC-style cage match pitting Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn versus Danny Kaye as The Court Jester.

Jeff and Scott grab their Picard and Mandalorian action figures fight for TV supremacy, before smooching. Features cameo appearances by Kristen Stewart and Cthulu.

Jeff, Scott, and the New Movie Crew join the Resistance against the First Order just in time to hear Rey's 23andMe results.

Jeff, Scott, and Mrs. C. discuss the first two episodes of THE MANDALORIAN over delicious strips of Salacious B. Crumb kebobs.

Jeff and Scott talk about Ed Wood movies and Terminator: Dark Fate. Do they draw a parallel? An incredibly insulting parallel? Nah...We wouldn't want to spoil it.

Jeff, Scott, and two-thirds of the New Movie Crew discuss their relationship status with Joker. It's Complicated.

Scott goes to the 40th Anniversary screening of BREAKING AWAY, meets the cast, and discovers Paul Dooley is not dead. Then it's Larry Cohen's Q THE WINGED SERPENT versus THE REBEL ROUSERS, featuring Bruce Dern as a kindly Hell's Angel from an alternate dimension.

Jeff goes to the National Comedy Center in New York. Scott goes to a dark place with some puppets.

Writer-Director Larry Blamire talks about the hilarious new short films he made to accompany the Blu-ray release of his cult classic THE LOST SKELETON RETURNS AGAIN.

In this episode Jeff and Scott talk trailers, tangents, tea, sympathy, and why Jeff now has a pick up truck and chews tobacco.

Jeff and Scott are joined by the new movie crew to discuss SPIDER-MAN FAR FROM HOME. Scott has a theory, John & Blanche have gripes, and Jeff has ambivalence, which frees Mary to follow the beat of a different drum.

Scott, Jeff, and Mary talk about the best movies to watch while quietly weeping as you eat ice cream on the couch in sweatpants--and Mary explains why 1999's THE MUMMY is the greatest comfort film ever made. Then the New Movie Crew checks into The Continental to discuss why JOHN WICK 3 has the worst ticketing system since Delta Airlines.

Jeff and Scott visit Star Wars Celebration, then several TV science fiction shows because who can stop them? No one! [insert maniacal cackling here] Then the New Movie Crew returns from a flaky death to discuss AVENGERS: ENDGAME.

Jeff and Scott debate the merits and demerits of Jordan Peele's US; Jeff remembers his mom's love of horror movies, Scott recalls his Dickensian childhood reading crappy screenplays in a Victorian blacking factory. Then the whole New Movie Crew is back to talk CAPTAIN MARVEL, with helpful tips on the care and feeding of Flerken.

Daily Grindhouse film critic Jim Donahue stops by for an all Unknown Movie Challenge show, bringing the 1980 Australian oddity HARLEQUIN (AKA DARK FORCES), starring Jesus of Nazareth as Rasputin, and the guy from BLOW-UP playing a British guy pretending to be an Australian guy pretending to be an American. Basically, it's TROPIC THUNDER disguised as Ziggy Stardust.

Jeff and Scott unlock the secrets of SERENITY (no, not that one. No, the OTHER one!) and give you unlimited lives, power-ups, and extra ammo. Then they follow Liam Neeson down a rabbit hole, where they find Judy Garland in blackface, the Lego Movie sequel, Bohemian Rhapsody, Sylvester McCoy as Mr. Mushnik, and Liam Neeson's best role, as a mute, imaginary baseball player.

Scott and Jeff try to agree about Star Trek Discovery but keep getting distracted, then agree to disagree about Glass, which made Scott extremely grumpy. Then horror novelist Steve Van Samson (The Bone Eater King) joins them for the Unknown Movie Challenge and makes them watch The Old Dark House, which turns out to be the cure for grumpiness. Have a potato.

Mike & Ike time travel back got 1977 to review Star Wars.

Jeff and Scott look back at 2018 and find that it's kind of like a monster in your dreams: no matter how slowly it lumbers, or how fast you run, it just keeps gaining on you.

A look back at a high point of the old ASSJAM podcast. As Ike himself remembers: "One of the reasons Barry Bostwick is one of the coolest people on the planet is that he got Mike and Ike immediately, who they are, what they are; and he played with us. He said afterwards it was the most fun he'd ever had being interviewed. We got that a lot."

Immortal alien stoners/movie critics Mike & Ike return to earth because everybody is fighting, and teach us all the True Meaning of Christmas by picking more fights.

As we count down to our Christmas Day spectacle, here's a flashback to 1931, as immortal stoner film critics Mike & Ike report live on what many consider to be the greatest year for horror films ever. Spoiler: they liked the German one.

Scott and Jeff return from their Strange Interlude and are joined by Mrs. C. for this quick mini-sode about the new season of Doctor Who.

Scott and Jeff see the new HALLOWEEN movie on opposite sides of the country, but they come together to completely disagree about it. Then it's Compare & Contrast Day, as they watch two different versions of the same mid-century Italian horror film. Jeff sits through the American release, ATOM AGE VAMPIRE, while Scott subjects himself to the complete European cut, entitled SEDDOK, THE HEIR OF SATAN...

In honor of the first woman Doctor, Jeff and Scott recruit expert woman Mary C to give the woman's point of view on womaning. Then they try to figure out why Venom sucked so bad, and why they loved it so much.