Thor's Hour of Thunder

CONTENT WARNING: we discuss attempted suicide and the harsh treatment of those experiencing mental illness. Elon Thrust references his article on Bloody Good Horror called Unsane and the Representation of Mental Illness Facilities . It's a new month, and we continue our tradition of Thor coming up with the theme, while McFly makes a punny name. This new theme is February Made Me Shiver, containing...

We reference McFly's 70s rock podcast Tequila Sunrise and Judi Dench's role in the James Bond Franchise (Episodes 217 - 223). Jazzy theme by Iain Farrington . Need more made for TV Movies? Check out 907: Phantom of the Megaplex and 933: Ghostwatch . Next month's theme is February Made Me Shiver, containing all horror films, starting with Unsane (2018).  

It went from traditional Muppets adaptation to WTF real fast. Check out these other Muppet properties we covered:  819: Labyrinth , 823: Muppet Treasure Island , & 1006: The Great Muppet Caper . We've also discussed the very odd  655: Return to Oz . The final topic of TV Dinner Theatre month is The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000).

Jody of Dads From the Crypt picked this week's TV Dinner Theatre. We reference 847: Serial Mom , 1001: Fargo , 1026: Wild Wild West and  1041: Big Trouble in Little China . Speaking of Scarecrows, next week's made-for-TV topic will be The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005).

Thor's newest theme month is TV Dinner Theatre, featuring made-for-TV movies. The Day After originally aired on ABC. The next TV Dinner Theatre course will be Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981).

We compare the film to 845: Ghost Rider and 911: Morbius . 2025 will kick off with a month of Made for TV Movies, starting with The Day After (1983).

This is part 2 of THOR CON 2024 . Joe from  Films at First Sight gave us an amazing tour of Phoenixville PA, home of the famous Colonial Theatre and The Blob . We reference 614: Lifeforce , 806: Witness , and 906: Under the Skin . The next topic will be Kraven the Hunter (2024).

It's the holiday season, time for another radio play by the silly pantheon! This time, we performed the 1985 film Clue (wonderfully trascribed by Jack Witzig). The publish date of this behind-the-scenes bonus episode falls on the birthday of our wonderful Mrs. White herself, the Scarlet Witch! You can find the full LIVE recording of our zoom session with costumes, props, and minimal editing on You...

We reference 825: Dune (1984) , 958: The Doors and 1023: Fallen . Elmer picked this topic but was unable to join us. His thoughts on the best and worst roles for kyle mclachlan: "Best is Agent Dale Cooper. Worst is the guy who's a doppelganger at our local tire shop and hasn't gotten back to me in a week, and we have one car with a full-size spare"   This concludes BM Month of Action Films Before...

Original title: Hung fan kui. We fumbled in the Bronx, but mostly throughout Vancouver. Chibi can be found on the Unidentified Flying Obsession . The next Before Matrix action topic is The Hidden (1987).

Chef's do that. Welcome to Thor's newest (and dumbest named) month "Thor's BM". It is the most stressful time of the year for many of us and we are distracting ourselves with some action films from the 15 years before The Matrix set the new standard for the genre. Topics we reference include 962: A League of their Own and  1004: Predator . Next week's BM pick is Rumble in the Bronx (1995).

Scarlet Witch and McFly went to the dog show from the movie!!! For more Thanksgiving content, you can listen to  844: Alice's Restaurant . Join us in December for a month of action films from before The Matrix, starting with The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996). You'll never guess what dumb month name we came up with.

Breathtaking stunts, pyrotechnics, flying props and the ultimate battle of good vs evil! Thank you for listening to Stuntvember. Tune in later this week for a special Thanksgiving related topic, Best in Show (2000).

There may have been some confusion regarding the topic assignment...  The last item of Stuntvember will be the Universal Studios ride WaterWorld: A Live Sea War Spectacular!

Hooper is the greatest stuntman alive!... or is he? We reference episodes 945: Nope (2022) and 993: The X-Files - Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose . Mr. Monopoly co-hosts  Bad For Me . Kool-Aid Guy can be found on Letterboxd and wrote the book Cinema Autopsy. Other mentioned projects by occassional pantheon members include sci-fi novel Galaxy Cruise by Your Old Pal Marcus and Caitlin's  Plug It Up Po...

It's Thor's newest theme month, Stuntvember. According to Wikipedia, "A stunt is an unusual, difficult, dramatic physical feat that may require a special skill, performed for artistic purposes..." Well... this podcast sure has nailed the unusal part... In this episode, we touch upon topics that you can hear more about in 740: Edge of Tomorrow and 817: Timecop . You can find Chibi on the Unidentifi...

Mr. Monopoly & Old Tomato Face host Bad For Me and Chibi hosts the Unidentified Flying Obsession . Thank you for listening to us discuss some of our favorite Simpsons moments. Next month is Stuntvember, starting with The Fall Guy (2024). Looking for more content? We are continuously backfilling our library with classics such as The James Bond-athon (episodes 200 - 224)

Lebbi joined from the GameLink Podcast. Old Tomato Face and Mr. Monopoly host Bad For Me . The last episode of Thor's Long Halloween will be Simpsons Treehouse of Horror 6.

Newest pantheon member Jean Grey joins from The Silver Scream Podcast . For more James Earl Jones content, check out 804: Coming 2 America and 964: Field of Dreams . Next week's topic is Simpsons Tree House of Horror 7 (Season 8).

For Thor's Long Halloween 2024, we are covering our favorite Simpsons Tree House of Horror episodes, starting with #5 (Season 6). You can check out the 24 minute episode of RAY BRADBURY THEATER -- A Sound of Thunder that inspired the 2nd Simpsons segment. Next week's topic is Simpsons Tree House of Horror 1 (Season 2).   If you're looking for the Simpsons & X-Files crossover, that was part of 2023...

The Drum of Dumb has spoken, and we discussed one of the most quoted films of all time. Is it so clever that its dumb? You be the judge! Content Warning: we discuss outdated themes in the film that would not be acceptable by today's standards. Old Tomato Face and Mr. Monopoly co-host Bad For Me . If you have a favorite dumb film, let us know at hourofthunder@gmail.com and it could be entered into...

Elon Thrust is back with his dumb pick! Content Warning: we discuss outdated themes in the film that would not be acceptable by today's standards. Click here to see Thor's Drum of Dumb randomly select the last topic of Septdumber.   Check out the various projects of our pantheon members: Mr. Monopoly cohosts  Bad For Me , Chibi hosts  Unidentified Flying Obsession , and Ballarina Suzy is one of th...

Lotta is back with her dumb movie pick. The next dumb film is Chopping Mall (1986).

Oh my god, it's the drive bee! There's no surprise that Scarlet Witch's dumb pick is charming. Next up in Septdumber is Big Trouble in Little China (1986).

It's Septdumber month! Our podcast covers a lot of movies that people may consider dumb, but this month, WE DID IT ON PURPOSE! If you're looking for Rambo First Blood Part 2, that was  episode 930. We also reference 952: Oscar and 1024: Rocky . The next dumb topic will be The Stupids (1996).