Junkfood Cinema

Brian and Cargill venture into the barren wasteland of...Scotland to battle mutants, aliens, and medieval knights with Doomsday. They discuss the influences, the action, and what makes a young cannibal so fine. All this plus, Cargill provides some very...unique...cooking tips. Download the episode now, it's a good thing.

This week, Brian and Cargill bring you an episode you can hear, but you cannot see! They discuss Leigh Whannell’s Invisible Man, the rebirth of the Universal Monsters, and why Ice-T needs to be more visible in movie franchises. Stay home, listen to podcasts, save lives!

Brian is once again joined by the great Scott Weinberg to, finally, discuss a horror film! Not just any horror film, but the very last Friday the 13th movie: Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter.  Wait what? There are how many more?!  The guys discuss the gore, the Feld Man, and the jobs Jason Voorhees definitely never had. Also, trying to make sense of the porn trends of Crystal Lake.  Cli-...

The theaters may be closed, but thanks to some makeshift new release models, Brian and Cargill are still able to fly with the Birds of Prey from their living rooms! The guys discuss the colorful, gleeful thrill ride that is Birds of Prey and how it improves upon Suicide Squad. They also advocate for more R rated DC comedies. Also addressed are Gotham’s shitty city planners, the role Nic Cage shoul...

While quarantined in their separate cities, Brian and Scott Weinberg tackle possibly the most 90s thriller ever: Outbreak! The guys discuss the cast, the preponderance of monkey shots, and the legitimacy of viewing Outbreak during an outbreak as a means of comfort. They also cast a 70s Captain America, strap on some Congo watches, and argue the do’s and don’ts of Pop-Tart consumption. Please be sa...

Celebrities, royals, heirs and heiresses—you may think you know them, you may think you envy them, but you have no idea what really goes on behind the scenes. Wondery’s new series Even the Rich pulls gives you a hilarious behind-the-scenes look at the stories of some of the greatest family dynasties in history. From the Murdochs to the Royals, and the Kardashians to the Kennedy’s, Even the Rich is...

This week Brian is joined by a very special guest: film critic/podcaster/film producer Scott Weinberg! The guys fulfill a patron request by climbing aboard this Runaway Train. Was this definitively The Cannon Group’s best movie? Very likely. Was it originally written by Akira Kurosawa? Somehow yes. This episode contains a great deal of singing, several sidetracks, and a thrilling round of “Burt Yo...

Brian and Cargill break all the rules as they fulfill a patron request with Law Abiding Citizen. This movie is an absurd, misguided revenge-coaster and possibly the best Joker movie ever made. From the cast, the traps, and the wild misunderstanding of the legal system, the guys hold court on all of it! All that plus crazy prison stories, the unwritten Fallen sequel, and the only way slaps-only Gol...

This week, Brian and Cargill fulfill a great Prophecy. The guys discuss the environmental monster movies of the 70s, the questionable casting (but unquestionable awesomeness) of Armand Assante, and why Prophecy works when it should not. All this plus...how this podcast might have resurrected Grizzly II!

Today, Brian & Cargill celebrate Independence Day...in February. The guys discuss the cast, the blueprint this movie created for an entire genre, and why it just may be the most perfect blockbuster of the 90s. Also discussed are weird deleted scenes, Keegan-Michael Balfour, and Brian shamefully confesses what movie he saw in theaters instead of Independence Day. Checkmate.

Brian & Cargill present a very special Valentines Day episode of the podcast called Junkfood Cinema...but don’t let the name fool you. Fulfilling another patron request, the guys spend some time with Tatum O’Neal, Christy McNichol, and the rest of the Little Darlings. Did you know it was possible to make an 80s sex comedy without the sleaze? Neither did we, but here it is. The guys also discuss th...

Brian and Cargill accompany Mad Max along the Fury Road. They discuss the visionary choices, the behind-the-scenes drama, and the hardest working editor in the business. They also chat grocery store raves, imaginary dragons, and why you shouldn’t follow your 80s heroes on Twitter. Download and share this shiny and chrome episode!

rian and Cargill were bound by honor to fulfill a patron request to discuss Blood In, Blood Out. And boy did they. An insane viewing odyssey for Brian, and the movie that got Cargill his first videostore job, Blood In, Blood Out turned out to be a Junkfood classic! Thanks to Patron Jason Tull for requesting this film, and for inadvertently creating the buddy cop saga of Biff & Pangborn. Enjoy!

Wrapping up their retrospective series, Brian & Cargill present a JFC Famous Bowl of the rest of their favorite movies of the last decade. All that plus...Reindeer Games??

The first episode of the new decade has dropped...cut the check! Brian and Cargill gush bromantic over their pick for best Marvel movie yet made: Captain America: The Winter Soldier. They also reveal Doctor Strange’s next ice-cream-based enemy.

As a special Christmas gift, we unwrapped a previously patron-exclusive episode on one of the craziest holiday movies of all time that may or may not have inspired Home Alone. Open up your stockings for...Deadly Games! As a special extra present, we’ve included some recent outtakes at the end of the episode. Happy Life Day!

You’re not dreaming (or are you), this week Brian and Cargill descend into pure subconsciousness with Inception. Along with the films incredible script, cast, and score, because time moves more slowly in JFC, the guys also discuss Bikini Inception, After Last Season, and the importance of being Joe Estevez. Enjoy, dream thieves!

Brian and Cargill discuss Brian’s favorite movie of the decade. It’s Attack the Block, get me? The guys chat about the influences, the music, and how great it is to watch Finn and Doctor Who battle aliens. This episode also features an even weirder Weird Science, a semantic problem with Hot Dog on a Stick, and plenty of Brian screaming at people. Download the ep, bruv. Allow it.

Racing through their list of their favorite films of the decade, Brian and Cargill lay down one long killer track on Baby Driver! The guys rock out to the soundtrack, geek out on the editing, and Brian pigs out on some Hamm. Don’t let this episode get away, download and share now!

Brian and Cargill don their coolest jackets and jump behind the wheel for a Drive. The guys discuss the insanely awesome cast, the genre-birthing score, and why this might be Ryan Gosling’s Escape from New York. Also featured, an argument about The Addams Family and more fables than your granddad told at the Thanksgiving table. Enjoy!

As they continue to reminisce about their favorite movies of the last decade, Brian and Cargill take a stroll down Sing Street. The guys discuss Cargill’s obsession with coming-of-age movies, Brian’s gripes about Flash Gordon’s football prowess, and why Cargill will never stay at the Hotel California. Download the episode and share it like you stole it!

Brian and Cargill kick off a new series on their favorite films of the last decade (aka The Rewatchables). First up, movie that needs no aca-duction: Pitch Perfect. The guys discuss why this movie shouldn’t work, why it totally does work, and why Walter Matthau is so damned horny. Don’t be a son-of-a-pitch, download and share!

In this extra spooky Halloween episode, Cargill and Brian (old priest and young priest respectively) give themselves infernal nightmares with The Exorcist III. The guys discuss how this sequel is far more than just its legendary jump scare, as well as why George C. Scott should’ve been a playable character in Mortal Kombat. Happy Junk-o-Ween!

Brian and Cargill are joined by comedian Bill Stiteler as all three exhibit Disturbing Behavior. The guys discuss the cast, the time capsule soundtrack/visual aesthetic, and the prescient condemnation of toxic masculinity. They also advocate for William Sadler to play The Rat King, warn of the killer conspiracy of Big Jingle, and explain why you can’t spell Varsity Blues without U.V. Everybody’s c...

For this week’s Patron request, Brian and Cargill jump in their jalopies and Cargill drives as fast as he can away from Follow That Bird. The guys discuss the limits of nostalgia, selling Cannonball Run to children, and inappropriate puppet noses. They also discover the connection that makes Big Bird a secret Commie killer? All this and maybe some other stuff. Ain’t there no episode too long? Down...