Talking Pondo

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie Space Truckers to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie SpaceCamp to watch.  Clif and Marty take on a space themed double feature with SpaceCamp and Space Truckers. Plenty of space for everyone! SpaceCamp (1986) taps into that 80s spirit of adventure and imagination. What happens when a group of trainees are suddenly launched into space...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Jessica Stone joins the podcast. She brings along the movie Only Lovers Left Alive . Marty and Clif give Jessica the movie Arrival to watch.  Clif and Marty welcome back returning guest favorite Jessica Stone for two wildly different but unexpectedly connected films, Arrival and Only Lovers Left Alive. The conversation starts with Arrival, through a discussion of...

Send us Fan Mail  In this very special episode, Marty and Clif have access to large movie database and decide to use its shuffle function to assign each other movies. It's live, no breaks. Two movies watched and reviewed back to back. Marty shuffles to the movie Cobra and Clif shuffles to The Voices .  What happens when your two favorite movie review podcasters spend six hours doing a live ep...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie The Love Witch to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie Blade Runner to watch.  It’s a milestone episode for Talking Pondo. Hosts Clif and Marty hit 200 movies covered, and for the occasion, they’re finally recording in the same room. First up is The Love Witch. A visually stunning throwback to ‘60s and ‘70s exploitation cinema. Is it fe...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie American Fiction to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie Weapons to watch.  First up, Marty and Clif break down Weapons (2025). A bizarre and polarizing horror film where an entire class of kids disappears at the exact same moment… except one. Is it smart, experimental storytelling or completely off the rails? They dig into the nonlinea...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, first time guests Charlotte Wells and Chris Piuma (" It's Just A Show ") join the podcast. They bring along the movie Purple Rain . Marty and Clif give Charlotte and Chris the movie America's Sweethearts to watch. This week on Talking Pondo , Marty and Clif welcome Chris and Charlotte from the “It’s Just a Show” podcast for a double feature th...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie Jawbreaker to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie Wrong to watch. First up is the dark teen satire Jawbreaker . When a birthday prank gone wrong leaves the most popular girl at school dead, a trio of queen bees scramble to cover up the crime. The guys explore the film’s campy tone, its attempt at biting social satire, and whether its o...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, first time guest Isabel Teran ( "That's Bodacious, Dude! 80 Radical Movies from the '80s!" ) joins the podcast. She brings along the movie Paprika . Marty and Clif give Izzy the movie The Lost Boys to watch. This week on Talking Pondo , Marty and Clif welcome podcast host Isabel Teran to the show for a wildly different double feature: a mind-b...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie Running Time to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie Sinners to watch. Includes a season recap! First up is Running Time , the black-and-white, real-time heist thriller directed by Josh Becker and starring Bruce Campbell. Shot to appear as a single take, the film leans into guerrilla film making energy and cult sensibilities. Marty and...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, first time guest Ben Cheknis joins the podcast. He brings along the movie Blue Thunder . Marty and Clif give Ben the movie Vision Quest to watch.  First up is Vision Quest , the coming-of-age wrestling drama starring Matthew Modine. Marty, Clif and guest Ben Cheknis (" The Two Vague Podcast ") explore it's themes of obsession, identity, masculinity...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, first time guest Derek Schlender (" Schlender 5 Productions ") joins the podcast. He brings along the movie Dragonheart . Marty and Clif give Derek the movie Rollerball to watch. Season 4 kicks off with a guest, and a double feature that couldn’t be more different. Marty and Clif are joined by Derek Schlender to break down two films connected by spectac...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie Withnail and I to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie The Commitments to watch.  Season 3 wraps with a British/Irish cult double feature. First up is Withnail and I (1987) - Bruce Robinson’s chaotic, quotable portrait of two struggling actors at the tail end of the ’60s. Marty and Clif explore its “British Fear and Loathing” energy, cu...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie The Border to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie The Last Detail to watch.  This week on Talking Pondo , Marty and Clif stumble into a theme they didn’t plan but couldn’t ignore: Talking Nicholson . The connective tissue between this double feature is Jack Nicholson , starring in two very different films from two very different eras:...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, first time guest Ben Apuan joins the podcast. He brings along the movie Clerks . Marty and Clif give Ben the movie Say Anything to watch. This week on Talking Pondo , Marty and Clif are joined by Ben from Chasing the Whimsy for a deep dive into two landmark films that helped define independent cinema: Cameron Crowe’s Say Anything (1989) and Kevin Smith’s Clerks (...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie Wind River to watch.  This week on Talking Pondo , Clif Campbell and Marty Ketola celebrate the show’s two-year anniversary with a wildly mismatched double feature. First up is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) , the surprise hit comic book movie that also happens to...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie The Party Animal to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie Bad Day At Black Rock to watch.  This week on Talking Pondo , Marty and Clif take on two films that couldn’t be more different, yet somehow define everything about the show. First up is Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) , a tight, 82-minute neo-western starring Spencer Tracy. The conve...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, first time guest Robert Linden joins the podcast. He brings along the movie I'm Gonna Git You Sucka. Marty and Clif give Robert the movie Enter The Dragon to watch. Join us for a high-kick double feature that pairs martial arts legends with razor-sharp parody: Enter the Dragon (1973) and I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) . The episode breaks down why Enter the...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie Hot Shots! to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie They Came Together to watch. In a special bonus to this episode Marty and Clif are joined by two very special guests, Kyle and Zuzu Weingart, to discuss their latest film "Cuisine de la 'Pocalypse" . First up is Hot Shots! , the slick Top Gun spoof starring Charlie Sheen....

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie The Hudsucker Proxy to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie Sunset Boulevard to watch.  In this New Year’s special, Marty and Clif take on two classics where time, success, and self-delusion collide: The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) and Sunset Boulevard (1950). First up is the Coen Brothers’ fast-talking corporate fairy tale The Hudsucker Pro...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Jessica Stone joins the podcast. She brings along the movie Rare Exports . Marty and Clif give Jessica the movie The Ref to watch. This milestone episode gets it's start with Ted Demme’s The Ref (1994). The trio breaks down Dennis Leary’s breakout performance as a cat burglar forced into referee duty for a brutally unhappy family, discussing the film’s sharp...

Send us Fan Mail   In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie Return of the Jedi to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie Local Hero to watch.  Clif and Marty revisit 1983 by pairing two very different films released just weeks apart: Return of the Jedi and Local Hero . They break down what makes this moment in movie history so unique: from the large-scale filmmaking and iconic imagery of Jedi to...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie The Empire Strikes Back to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie The Right Stuff to watch.  This week on Talking Pondo , Marty and Clif dive into a double feature: the unaltered Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and the epic aviation drama The Right Stuff . From space chimps and Wampa attacks to the bleak brilliance of early-80s filmmak...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Dylan J. Schlender (from Reels of Justice ) joins the podcast. He brings along the movie Mixed Nuts . Marty and Clif give Dylan the movie Mazes and Monsters to watch.  Clif and Marty return with special guest Dylan for a completely unhinged holiday double-feature: Mixed Nuts (1994) starring Steve Martin, and Mazes and Monsters (1982) starring a very young Tom Han...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie The Last Waltz to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie My Cousin Vinny to watch.  In this Thanksgiving installment of Talking Pondo , Clif and Marty serve up the perfect double feature: My Cousin Vinny (1992) and The Last Waltz (1978). They break down Joe Pesci ’s hilarious courtroom chaos, Marisa Tomei ’s Oscar-winning performance, and...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie Star Wars to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie Hell or High Water to watch.  The FBI teaches Darth Vader how to surf? Not this week: Marty and Clif dive deep into two films that changed their galaxies in very different ways. First up: Hell or High Water , Taylor Sheridan’s neo-Western about brothers robbing banks to save the family r...