IMMP

In the early 1900s, Harry Houdini became the world's greatest entertainer by executing seemingly impossible escapes from every imaginable type of captivity. In the mid 1970s, ten-year-old Matthew was captivated by THE GREAT HOUDINIS , a biopic starring Paul Michael Glaser of Starsky and Hutch fame. How will Ian escape this TV movie?

Ian takes over the podcast to lead a discussion of an action-adventure tale that had a deep impact on his young movie-loving mind: Disney's ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE .

Following their arctic visit to Ice Station Zebra, Ian and Matthew continue their icy endeavors with a journey to the Antarctic to explore H.P Lovecraft's AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS .

As we deal with the icy winds of January, we ask ourselves: what if we take these icy winds and add Cold War nuclear tensions? And a cool nuclear submarine? Join Ian and Matthew for a talk about 1968's ICE STATION ZEBRA .

CHRISTMAS WITH CONAN continues! Right on the tail of 1982's CONAN THE BARBARIAN, Raffaella De Laurentiis produced 1984's CONAN THE DESTROYER . New villain. New sidekicks. New director. New tone. Same Conan?

Happy Hyborian Holidays! Our December theme is Christmas with Conan , starting with 1982's CONAN THE BARBARIAN starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

More than two decades before Peter Jackson made the world believe that New Zealand is Middle Earth, animator Ralph Bakshi gave us an ambitious and deeply weird adaptation of Tolkien's THE LORD OF THE RINGS . Or the first half, at least.

Tricksey hobbitses! In this episode Ian and Matthew discuss Matthew's junior high Tolkien obsession, and specifically the 1977 Rankin Bass animated version of THE HOBBIT .

For Halloween 2022, our Frankenstein theme wraps up with one of the stranger, and most beloved, takes on classic monster tropes: the 1960s TV sitcom THE MUNSTERS .

After the 1931 Universal Adaptation of FRANKENSTEIN -- 43 years after -- Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder revisited the material with ... a parody? A sequel? Both? Something more? Ian and Matthew try to figure it out as they talk about YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN .

As Halloween approaches once again, we return to the Universal Pictures monster movie canon to talk about the 1931 adaptation of Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN .

The Millennial Strikes Back! Ian takes over the podcast to share the most influential show from his youth: HOMESTARRUNNER.COM

For our special 100th episode, Ian and Matthew discuss the first anime Matthew ever saw: GIGANTOR ! Recorded live at Nan Desu Kan 2022 in Aurora, Colorado.

For late August 2022, Matthew chose to show Ian the 70s sci-fi feature LOGAN'S RUN . For reasons that will become clear.

The poster does its best to give the game away: "UNWITTINGLY, HE TRAINED A DOLPHIN TO KILL THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES." It doesn't bother to mention that he also taught the dolphin to talk. Ian and Matthew discuss the 1973 marine biology techno thriller (!?) THE DAY OF THE DOLPHIN .

It's the height of the summer, and for many that means memories of summer camp. Or summer camp movies like MEATBALLS from Bill Murray, Ivan Reitman and Harold Ramis.

From the depths of space comes a message of peace...or else. Matthew and Ian discuss the 1951 movie THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL .

The IMMP sets sail with Captain Sinbad! Three different Sinbads, as a matter of fact: THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1958) THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1973) and SINBAD AND THE EYE OF THE TIGER (1977)

Giant bees! Giant Chickens! GIANT ENEMY CRAB! Ray Harryhausen takes on Jules Verne in the 1961 adventure MYSTERIOUS ISLAND .

Our H.G. Wells month wraps up with the 1964 movie FIRST MEN IN THE MOON . Space cops. Victorian slapstick. Thrilling conflict with a non-human menace. How many movies did they fit into this movie?

H.G. Wells month continues (continued? will continue?) with George Pal's 1960 version of The Time Machine .

A bonus show from our special Patreon feed: Something New to Watch! Ian and Matthew went out to see the movie The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent , starring Nicholas Cage and Pedro Pascal. That was…an experience. And Matthew feels targeted.

In 1898 H.G. Wells imagined a war between the people of Earth advanced invaders from Mars. Since then storytellers have re-envisioned this conflict for their own times. One of these was George Pal, whose 1953 movie became a generation's iconic depiction of THE WAR OF THE WORLDS . How does that mid-century version hold up seventy years later?

Brave knights, weapons ready, armor made fast, ride into battle astride their mighty...motorcycles. Can a code of chivalry survive on a carny circuit? Ian and Matthew explore this and more as they discuss George A. Romero's KNIGHTRIDERS .

Knights in shining armor. A mythic sword conferring the power to unite a kingdom. A manic mage. Ian and Matthew talk about John Boorman’s Arthurian epic EXCALIBUR .