The Neon Movie Bunker

It's big and beefy, rollicking and rip-roaring this week, as John, El'Ahrai, and Cati assemble to review "Klara and the Sun", "Clayface", and "Hope"! Plus newsbits of mourning and mockery, video picks, questions, and so much more! It's a really good one, folks--you should listen! I do love a good joke and this is the best ever: a joke on the children.

It's a big show this week, as El'Ahrai and John probe the nature of truth and reality--and the nature of love and weaving--with reviews of "You Can See Everything" and "Wicker"! Plus Bat-newsbits, home video picks, a question, and more! That lady promised me six whole bars of cream-whipped hazelnut milk chocolate. I've come to collect.

Can you go home again? Can an Oscar-winning screenwriter go back to the well that won them that award? Listen to John, El'Ahrai, and Cati try to get to the bottom of that question with their mutual review of "The Social Reckoning"! Plus a historic flop, a closing of note, and a dispatch from The Massacre at the Pickwick Theatre! You should listen! We get 'em all: sun-worshippers, moon-worshippers,...

Conflict! Friction! Fight! Fight! Fight! El'Ahrai, John, and Cati gather 'round the microphones this week, and there is a major disagreement about one of the films up for discussion! Which one will it be? Your choices, all reviewed, are "Digger", "Verity", and "The History of Concrete"! Plus! The merger practically nobody wanted has gone through--what will Skydance do to you? Plus video picks, que...

You've all been very good boys, girls, and everything elses, so John and El'Ahrai have returned to bestow upon you talk about movies! This week, we've got reviews of "Primetime" and "The End of Oak Street" for you, as well as newsbits, video picks, and more! (Look, all the writeups can't be winners. Clearly.) You should listen! In heathen times you might have been a Great Priestess of Isis. Yet, i...

Another 168 hours (give or take) have passed, so El'Ahrai and John are back with another round of reviews, news, and more! Thrill to reviews of "Resident Evil" and "Runner"! Hear, at last, who won the TIFF People's Choice Award! Learn about home video releases! And, just possibly...more! You should listen! Remind me again how you found your nipples attached to a car battery.

We're rounding the turn into the home stretch of the year, which around these parts means ANTICIPATION! Join John, El'Ahrai, and Cati as they enumerate their lists of their Five Most Anticipated Movies Through The End Of The Year! (Unanimous agreement on "Hexed", of course.) Plus! Reviews of "Practical Magic 2" and "The Uprising"! You should listen! You've always been crazy. This is just the first...

Fall festival season has arrived, and we're talking about it! Hear El'Ahrai and John dsicuss the goings-on at Venice, Telluride, and Toronto. But wait, there's more! There are also reviews of "Mutiny" and "The Furious"! Plus video picks and more. You should listen! I'm supposed to believe that you are perfectly relaxed, right here, now...in a dark alleyway, waiting to buy black-market plutonium fr...

3-2-1. This week, John, El'Ahrai, and Cati (The Blonde in Front) review three films this week, all three of them on the first ("The Dog Stars"), El'Ahrai and Cati on the second ("Buddy"), and John alone on the third ("Coyote vs. Acme"). Which will come out triumphant? But wait, there's more! We also have details of the Neon Movie Bunker 20th Anniversary Whatever! (Here's a hint: twitch.tv/neonmovi...

It's another magnificent episode this week, as John and El'Ahrai are joined by Cati Glidewell, the Blonde in Front, for a lively roundtable discussion of Maastricht Zone trade in the age of Trump's tariffs and whether the Yankees have enough relief pitching for the 2026 postseason. Wait, I'm getting late word--that agenda has been scrapped and this week they're talking about movies. Reviews of "To...

There is a theme running through this week's reviews: it's called "people doing dumb things". John and El'Ahrai review "The Wrong Girls" and "Jackass: Best and Last". Plus other bits and things and stuff. It's not a bad show, all told. You should listen! Were you wearing an armadillo helmet when you said it?

Hey, buddy, do you waant to hear about some movies? Well, El'Ahrai, John, and frequest guest Cati Glidewell are here to talk about such things! This week features reviews of "Super Troopers 3", "One Night Only", and "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma" (because those are three titles that otherwise have so much in common). Plus newsbits, video picks, and more! It would be nice if you'd listen. W...

After the Week of the Giant Spider, John and El'Ahrai return to keep talking about agrarian policy in 14th Century Lower Silesia...I mean, uh, movies. Reviews of "I Want Your Sex" and "Scary Movie (2026)" are on tap! Plus newsbits, questions, answers, and perhaps, if youre very, VERY good...more. You should listen! My mom used to be a heroin addict, and now she's a Scientologist.

It's an absolutely jam-packed show this week, as El'Ahrai and John are joined by everybody's favorite Blonde in Front, Cati Glidwell, for a long dissection and review of "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" with a "Hadestown" bonus! Plus! Breakdowns of the San Diego Comic-Con announcements and the developments in the Paramount-Warner Brothers merger, plus home video picks, questions, and so much more! You...

Tie yourself to the mast and don't plug your ears, John and El'Ahrai are here to guide you home with their dulcet, Siren-like tones. This week, they're bringing reviews of "The Odyssey" and "Circle City Supernatural"! Plus all the newsbits and things you've come to love. Nobody is listening, are you? I'm not the man they send in to negotiate, or the man they send to make deals. But I am the man pe...

Time marches on! You can almost hear the cadence! I DON'T KNOW, BUT I BEEN TOLD! THESE PODCAST HOSTS ARE MIGHTY OLD! This week, El'Ahrai and John bring reviews of "The Invite" and "Evil Dead Burn"! Plus a beloved trilogy looks to be expanding, video picks, questions, answers, and so much more! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BE MISSIN'! IF YOU DON'T DOWNLOAD AND LISTEN! Any man that'd leave you oughtta...

The midyear is here! And to mark the occasion, John and El'Ahrai have invited in the effervescently entertaining Cati Glidewell--that's right, The Blonde in Front herself--for a discussion of the Best Movies of 2026 So Far! (The only title on all three lists? You guessed it: "K-Pops!".) Plus! Reviews of "Minions & Monsters" and "Iron Lung"! Plus the usual bits of idiosyncratic delight that make Th...

There are lofty shows, and there are other shows. This is certainly one of those two types. El'Ahrai and John review "Supergirl" and "Find Your Friends"! Plus! "Artificial" finds a home, videos are picked, questions are answered and so much more (well, OK, not a LOT more)! Download and listen! Or stream and listen! Or...don't. It's your time, and we're trying to respect that. Can I break through y...

Gather 'round the electronic fireside, children, it's time for another film-based chinwag. John and El'Ahrai are back for another seamless, uninterrupted, problem-free episode. Reviews of "Toy Story 5" and "The Terror: Devil in Silver" are on offer this week. Plus! News, video picks, questions, answers, and...more! Please listen! Oh my God, for a minute there I thought that man didn't have an arm.

Let the heavens shake! It's time for a Count-Pointercount review, as El'Ahrai and John take on "Disclosure Day"! Plus! We draw the curtain on the Hollywood Labor Relations Story Corner...for now. Plus DVD picks, questions, and the rest. Bạn nên lắng nghe! It's not easy having a good time! Even smiling makes my face ache!

In what is certainly not an entirely desperate flail for relevance, "The Mandalorian and Grogu" is getting an upgrade during its theatrical run. John and El'Ahrai discuss that on this show. Plus! Reviews of "Masters of the Universe" and "Backrooms", video picks, and so much more! You should listen! Where I come from, it's illegal to be naive.

Well, another attempt to "Escape from New York" is in the works. Will this one actually happen? El'Ahrai and John have the discussion here! Plus! Reviews of "I Love Boosters" and "Mortal Kombat II", so you should listen! Speak for yourself. You may be a sinner, but I ain't yet had the opportunity.

Well, Cannes has concluded. Join John and El'Ahrai live far from the Croisette as they talk about the award winners and implications for the future. Plus! Reviews of "Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu" and "Saccharine", home video picks and more! You should listen! Do you get a bigger kick doing this, or stealing small objects?

It's a big, big show with a big, big crunch this week! El'Ahrai, John, and The Blonde in Front Cati Glidewell review "Obsession", "Is God Is", and "In the Grey". Which are magnificent works of art, and which are Guy Ritchie movies? Listen to find out! Plus! Reports from Cannes, and answers to all of the most pressing philosophical questions of our time! Okay, kids, let's settle down and review the...

Where I come from, we have a saying, kind of a blessing, really: may two strangers not fly 700 miles to murder your fondest dreams. You wouldn't think it would come up much--and you'd be right about that--but when it does, the power of those sagacious words really hits in ways you could never have anticipated. Anyway, John and El'Ahrai review "The Sheep Detectives" and "Mārama". Listen if you want...