The Outer Reels

We were surprised by this one. It's not good, but it's a lot more fun than we expected it to be! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're starting a new year with a new season: Forgotten Apocalypse! Jason cheats right off the bat with a movie that only has a slight apocalypse, but it does start with a small nuclear war, so it counts, damnit. We also welcome back our Returning Outer Reels Champion William Smith, for his 3rd appearance in one of our movies! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Some ex-cons and two helpless girls get trapped inside a mine shaft with a Temu Hills Have Eyes monster that never really becomes a threat." Sam nails that one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam is annoyed that we even did this movie and spends more time talking about He-Man and Johnny Mnemonic, but Jason loved it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This one's Event Horizon BEFORE Event Horizon?!? It's not a good movie (unlike Event Horizon), but we still have lots to talk about here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fun fact from Sam: Director Robert Culp shares a birthday with Cash of Tango and Cash fame. I'm sure you're better for knowing that. This one's an interesting time capsule that Jason enjoyed a fair bit more than Sam. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam makes rules onto to break them. Neither director on this movie is a "sometime", but it's fun to see the Shaw Brothers team up with Hammer Films. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We watched this Dan O'Bannon-directed Lovecraft story because Sam wouldn't let Jason pick Return of the Living Dead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we take a look at Sal Bass' only feature as a director: Phase IV. Bass is an artistic genius, and this is not the movie you might think it is from the poster. Also, Sam's still mad about Time After Time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason was happy to revisit this classic from 1979, but Sam wasn't having it. As tends to happen, we digress a lot, but Sam encouraged it this time, even though he loves his San Francisco movies. Also, you won't believe who Sam's accountant is! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a meditation on regaining your faith..? Sam liked it more than Jason who saw the "twist" from the start. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We had fun with this fast-paced directorial debut from Michael Crichton: 1972's made-for-TV "Pursuit". Look for a blink-and-you'll miss him cameo from pre-famous Martin Sheen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the last movie in our season of selections from Action Smacked, we watched Roller Blade from 1986. It's a trip, and we still don't really know what happened. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you can make it to the end of this Action Smacked pick, you might actually enjoy this family affair. Bonus old phone story time from Sam, and the usual gushing about Tango and Cash Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's multiple versions (and titles!) of this movie and all seem to be a mess, but this guy has made a movie and we haven't, so it's got that going for it! Buckle up, this is a long one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This movie is WILD. It's not a good movie, but we still had some fun with this boxing Blaxploitation film from '82. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another fun pic from Action Smacked, though Jason enjoyed this more than Sam did (but Jason is also a pervert). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another pick from Action Smacked, but with a twist: Jason already owned this on DVD. This movie is terrible in the most wonderful ways but we also talk a lot about Robocop because how can you NOT? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We continue with our season of movies selected by Action Smacked. We had a lot of fun with this exploitation classic, even if it technically gave Jason serious anxiety. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We start a new season where Jeff Kirschner from Action Smacked picks the movies for us. This week we start with a doozy: 1988's Lady Terminator, out of Indonesia. Is it more than just a Terminator rip-off? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam (shockingly) enjoyed this more than Jason, but this live-action Japanese co-pro from Rankin Bass does have some charm. Warning: we digress A LOT on this one. #anythingbutcobra Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam liked this a lot more than Jason, but it's still a fun watch and has a hell of a title song! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason spends more time talking about comic books thank he does this "superhero" movie out of 80's India. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason was almost dead for this episode, so apologies on how bad he sounds, but he did come up with quite the find: We watched a version of this movie that was terrible quality, but it still managed to impress us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If this was Samurai Encino Man, it would have been a far better movie. Listen in while we discuss what wasted opportunity this movie was and still wish there was a sequel to watch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.