Commando Prompt

*FULL STORY SPOILERS THROUGHOUT* Boy howdy are we ending our 80s action month with a bang. Today, the Commando Prompt boys are delighted to have Chris Broach (Braid, The Firebird Band, L’Spaerow, The Blakhiv, Life at Sea and SNST) on the show. The boys get to ask Chris all about his recording process, his new music ( on Spotify now ), and why Predator rules so gosh darn much. Cover art by Derek Ri...

*FULL STORY SPOILERS THROUGHOUT* Welcome one and all to our ACTION MOVIES OF THE 80s theme! Today we’re talkin’ the seminal action film, Aliens , the perhaps divisive follow-up to the beloved Alien . Andy watched both movies back-to-back even though he didn’t have to, Ethan’s got a lot of thoughts about Bill Paxton’s Private Hudson, and even more UFO talk! What a time to be alive! Cover art by Der...

*FULL STORY SPOILERS THROUGHOUT* The boys are closing down their COLD FEAR month with 30 Days of Night, a movie that is definitely not as good as The Thing, but is still a fun watch. Vampires in Alaska? Why not! Also, Ethan talks about his time at Best Friend Forever Fest, Andy treated himself to sushi, and more UFO talk! Cover art by Derek Riley Check out our Substack ! This is a public episode....

*FULL STORY SPOILERS THROUGHOUT* Welcome to scary town, population Ethan and Andy! We're kicking off the scariest month of the year and our COLD FEAR theme with an absolute banger, 1982's The Thing. If you haven't seen this movie, stop reading this and go watch it. Seriously. Did you watch it? Good, now listen to our episode! Cover art by ⁠⁠Derek Riley This is a public episode. If you would like t...

*FULL STORY SPOILERS THROUGHOUT* IS THAT YOU, SANT-Y CLAUS???? Christmas in July? More like Christmas all year round, baby! That's right, Commies, we're headin' to Finland -- the land of reindeer! And also the home our movie today, Sisu! What a way to end our ARMY OF ONE theme. This is a movie about a guy that looks a lot like if Santa Claus was a navy seal and made a series of really...

*FULL STORY SPOILERS THROUGHOUT* We're back, baby! Ethan is fully rested, and Andy has a new catch phrase, so Santa's favorite helpers are ready to freakin' rip, and what a movie to make their return! Today we are discussing 1985's Commando, which was indirect influence to the name of this podcast! What a life! Cover art by Derek Riley This is a public episode. If you would like to...

Welcome one and all to Watch What Happens Live! Wait, wrong show -- sorry, Andy Cohen. Let's try again. We're doing things a little bit differently at Commando Prompt Media Corp Inc TM. Yes, we're watching Sharknado, but it's not business as usual. Since this is a silly movie, we decided to not do our usual routine of dissecting and earnest discussion, but instead watch the movie l...

*FULL STORY SPOILERS THROUGHOUT* **ALSO THERE ARE SOME STORY SPOILERS FOR THE NEW MOVIE LONG LEGS IN HERE THAT ETHAN DID HIS BEST TO BLEEP OUT BUT HE MIGHT HAVE MISSED SOME SO BEWARE** This movie freakin' rocks! Our baby boy, Andy, is back in the saddle, and both Ethan and Andy have a lot to say about Snowpiercer. The boys talk shop about how much capitalism sucks, how the tech industry is bei...

*FULL STORY SPOILERS THROUGHOUT* Buckle up and burn one down because daddy Snake Plissken is comin' to town! We got a great episode today for you, folks. Ethan's son, Andy Hollinger, couldn't make it on to this episode because he's busy being cool as hell, but that's okay because Ethan's grandson, Andrew Weigel, is filling in. The boys are back in town and they got a whole...

*FULL STORY SPOILERS THROUGHOUT* We are here to ride the freakin' wave, folks, and here to help us do that is Cameron Kunzelman. Cameron is an academic, critic, and co-founder of podcasting network Ranged Touch. He also has a PhD! Our first doctor on the show! We get to talk to Cameron all about why he gave State of Decay 2 a 6.3 / 10, his thoughts on nu metal, and more. Oh, we also talk about...

*FULL STORY SPOILERS THROUGHOUT* **ALSO IF TORNADOES ARE YOUR THING THIS EPISODE IS HOT AS HELL SO TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS** Hooooooooooooooooo, daddddyyy!!! Do we got a show for you today our fellow Prompters (giving this name a try for our fanbase, does it work?). Do you find yourself gettin' hot and bothered when you turn on the weather station? When a strong breeze picks up, does a sma...

*FULL STORY SPOILERS THROUGHOUT AND AT SOME POINT ANDY SPOILS A PART OF THE MOVIE POSSESSOR BUT ETHAN FORGOT TO CHECK THE TIME CODE AND DOESN'T WANT TO DO IT NOW* The boys are back in town, baby! It feels quaint not to have a guest on this one, but that's okay because it gives our two hosts some time to reconnect and remember why they love each other, which is what the show is all about. T...

*FULL STORY SPOILERS THROUGHOUT* Choo, choo! It's the podcast train barreling into the station to tell you that this is a very special episode! Today we are so lucky to have with us our #1 fan, Nobel prize winner, 4 time Olympic gold medal winner, holder of 5 doctorate degrees, Emi Freakin' Laufer, baby! She's here today to provide thoughtful insight on the hottest track stars, why bee...

*FULL STORY SPOILERS THROUGHOUT* Bob Nanna (Braid, Hey Mercedes, The City on Film, Lifted Bells) joins Andy and Ethan today to talk Tony Scott's extremely stylized and incredibly phosphorescent Man on Fire. We got to ask Bob all about his writing process, what it was like for Braid to come off hiatus in 2011, and how Best Friends Fest will be the greatest music festival of all time. Also, let...

*FULL STORY SPOILERS THROUGHOUT* Evan Lescallette (sp?) joins the Commando Prompt crew to talk about the Marietta days, whether or not there will be a Marietta tour footage documentary one day, and to just generally keep the podcast on track. Evan also is here to shake things up by *spoiler alert* not enjoying the movie we forced him to watch! We don't know about you, but we didn't invite...

*FULL STORY SPOILERS THROUGHOUT* I feel like I've started the intro to these descriptions the same way for the last 4 episodes, but here we go again -- hooooooooooooooo weeeeeeeeeeeee! Boy freakin' howdy is this episode a packed one. We have the wonderful Adrian Selkowitz on the pod today, and gosh, what a pleasure. Adrian is a cinematographer, producer, and director who has worked on a to...

*FULL STORY SPOILERS THROUGHOUT* Welcome to the Bruce Willis zone, a safe space where all of us do our very best Bruce Willis impressions. Listen, if you think about it hard enough, aren't we all just trying to emulate Bruce Willis? That's what our good boy, Joseph Gordon Levitt, is doing in 2012's Looper. This movie has some really cool sci-fi visuals and an extremely loose grasp on t...

*FULL SPOILERS THROUGHOUT* Hooooooooooooooooooooo, boy, do we have another banger for you! Not only are we talking about the incredible Edge of Tomorrow, but we have author J.S. Dewes to help us talk through it (pronounced "Dew-ess", not "Dews" like how I pronounced it on the show and then couldn't figure out how to record over my mistake.... don't be like me. Jenny, if...

*FULL STORY SPOILERS THROUGHOUT* The prodigal podcasting boy returns! We are so happy to have with us Johnny Gainer on this here podcast, and what a great episode for him to come on. Ad Astra is an extremely underrated movie that more people should watch, and it's a terrific movie to close down our A JOURNEY THROUGH SPACE month. Buckle up! Intro Song: "The Welcoming" by 2 Mello off A...

*FULL STORY SPOILERS THROUGHOUT* Hoooooo, baby, if this isn't another spectacular episode of Commando Prompt. This episode is even better because we have author Justin Lee Anderson with us to talk all about his fantastic Eidyn series and the wonderful Serenity. Strap in for a conversation about politics, Scottish lore, imposter syndrome, and why it's a god damn crime that *redacted* dies i...

I am not gonna even go through the effort of pointing out where spoilers are for this episode but I think it's at the 30 minute mark. It's 10 o'clock, I'm getting over COVID, just watch this incredible film. We are wrapping up our MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX month strong with perhaps the finest film we've ever talked about on this show, The Thin Red Line. We do our best to stri...

*Full story spoilers start around the 31:00 mark* WE'RE UNDER ATTACK IT'S THE BUGS I SWEAR TO GOD IT'S THE BUGS THE BUGS ARE BACK PLEASE HELP ME JOHNNY RICO EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE THE INFERIOR SOLDIER TO DIZZY. Welcome to 2024, or, as Andy likes to call it, the Year of the Bug. We got an infestation, folks, and there's only one way to fix it -- blind faith in the military and DOING...

IT'S THE ANNUAL STOCKHOLDER MEETING, AIN'T NO MOVIE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS TIME AROUND. WE'RE PRETTY LOSE ON THIS ONE AND HAVE A BUNCH OF GUESTS AND THE AUDIO ISN'T GREAT TOWARDS THE END BUT IT'S CHRISTMAS SO WHO CARES. PLEASE LISTEN TO IT NOW. Intro Song: "The Welcoming" by 2 Mello off Atmospheric Horror Music, Vol 2 ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠check it out here!⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) This is a pub...

I honestly don't know when story spoilers start in this episode because if you haven't seen Die Hard, I don't know how to help you. FINALLY December is here! Santa's birthday is upon us, and we as loyal subjects are here to spread the ever important word of CHRISTMAS and DIE HARD. Join us as Andy and I talk through this classic and, more importantly, decide who we'd want to see...

*Full story spoilers around the 34:00 mark* Rik Shellhammer is back, baby, and she is here to help us get through Kill Bill Vol. 2 and close out our REVENGE month! What a strange movie! I (Santa) am happy we are moving past Hollywood's most beloved edgelord, Quentin Tarantino, but hey, at least good discussion was had. Join us! Also, FREE PALASTINE! Intro Song: "The Welcoming" by 2 M...