30something Movie Podcast

The life of up-and-coming rock 'n' roll prodigy Ritchie Valens was cut tragically short on "The Day the Music Died," but his memory lives on in the 1987 biopic La Bamba starring Lou Diamond Phillips. 1. Intro [0:00] 2. Star Trek: TNG episode preview [8:49] 3. La Bamba movie info/trailer [19:23] 4. La Bamba discussion [28:30] 5. Wrap-up/Bye-bye [1:10:42] The trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

It's 2017, the world economy has collapsed. Food, natural resources and oil are in short supply. A podcast, hosted by three guys who love 80s movies rules with an iron hand. Join us for our latest review and you could be the next contestant in the hottest game show around: The Running Man! 1. Intro [0:00] 2. Han Solo movie news [7:08] 3. Wonder Woman reviews [17:03] 4. The Running Man movie info/t...

Thirty years before this podcast begins it was a time of darkness in the Monster Squad clubhouse. Fast forward three decades to a time when John and a small band of freedom fighters (Pat) conspired to rid the world of vampires and monsters... and to save mankind from the forces of eternal evil by producing a podcast so amazing that the entire world would listen to it and marvel.... They blew it. 1...

Legend has it, that it was written by the dark ones: NECRONOMICON EX MORTES; Roughly translated...The Book of the Dead. To trace the origin of the Book, we must go back...back...to a day when spirits ruled the earth. When the seas ran red with blood. It was this blood that was used to ink the book. It was also with this blood that we recorded this podcast. Even though that doesn't make any sense a...

She's come to the world of men and we don't deserve her. Much to the surprise of movie executives — but not movie fans — Wonder Woman has been the biggest success of the DCEU so far. Does it deserve that accolade? What do we want to see from a sequel? Also, we take a moment to say goodbye to another superhero: Adam West.   1. Intro [00:00] 2. Black Panther trailer discussion [08:29] 3. RIP Adam We...

The one thing I could never stomach about doing this podcast... all the damn vampires. 1. Intro/Wonder Woman discussion [00:00] 2. Shout out to Brody's Kitchen Podcast for the shout-out on their podcast [06:06] 3. The Lost Boys movie info/trailer [11:39] 4. The Lost Boys discussion [29:52] 5. Top 3 Vampire Movies [1:16:07] 6. Wrap-up/Bye-bye [1:32:40] The trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5...

Words to live by: You don't tug on superman's cape. You don't spit into the wind. Hermanos Rodriguez do not approve of drugs. Don't f*** with the babysitter. Jeff and Pat talk about seeing Mel Brooks live at a showing of Young Frankenstein, we rail on the stupidity of the Internet, and we tread lightly into the seedy underbelly of Chicago at night. Because cities are scary. 1. Intro/Mel Brooks Liv...

David has a bit of a dysfunctional relationship with his father and — by default — the rest of the human race. As a result, some decisions he made 10 years ago, coinciding with a run-in with an alien race that may have been our creators, has lead him to where he is today: alone on a dead planet, tinkering and learning the flute. Oh... and he's got a connection to a certain xenomorph we all know an...

It is the 40th anniversary of the release of STAR WARS and we're looking back on memories of growing up surrounded by the tales of a galaxy far, far away.... 1. Intro [00:00] 2. RIP Roger Moore [05:04] 3. Star Wars movie info & original trailer audio (1976) [16:04] 4. Star Wars merchandising [29:32] 5. Recalling our first viewing [35:00] 6. Did Star Wars change movie making forever? [45:52] 7. The...

1. Intro/Welcome back Jeff! [00:00] 2. Live-action Aladdin casting discussion [06:05] 3. Universal releasing new monster movie box sets ("Dracula" and "The Mummy" related films) [15:08] 4. John finally watched Suicide Squad [16:49] 5. Pirates stole Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales [22:03] 6. Powers Boothe passed away last weekend [30:08] 7. Project X discussion [32:00] 8. Does Jame...

Most of our 80s movies have been the nostalgia-filled romps through the sporting world, fantasy adventures, time traveling teens, or the high school hangups of John Hughes... this episode we take a turn into a dark corner of the 80s with Less Than Zero. Based on the novel of the same name by Bret Easton Ellis (writer of American Psycho), this film follows three friends during the winter break afte...

We've got Glass (the sequel to M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable), a little Indy 5, a few other movie news snippets... then Dennis finally gets to gush about his love for Lea Thompson in this movie (or did he really have a crush on Mary Stuart Masterson all along?) It's 1987's under-appreciated John Hughes' film — Some Kind of Wonderful.

John went to C2E2 in Chicago this last weekend and ended up on the WGN Evening News. We geek out over old-school He-Man cartoons, Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future, and we open up a dimensional gateway to Eternia so we can talk about Masters of the Universe. And we have the best fantasy-cast for a He-Man reboot ever. We hope you enjoy... and "All Hail, King Lubic!"

Planes, trains, and The Last Jedi are on the table for this discussion. We opine about the future of the Force and end up arguing about the final scene of the John Hughes' classic road trip movie Planes, Trains & Automobiles.

Alvin, Simon, and Theodore along with the Chipettes embark on a race around the world to see who is the most globetrottingest of them. (Don't even try to look that one up, it's not a word.) Little do they know, they've been duped into smuggling diamonds and cash for Claudia and Klaus! We also talk about the upcoming 2019 slate of Batman-related films, the passing of Don Rickles, the trailer for Th...

It's episode #125... our Sasquatchcentennial! (Or whatever you call 125.) It's also a longer than usual episode as the gang's all together and we talk about Spider-Man: Homecoming, It, Justice League, Joss Whedon's Batgirl movie, Tommy Wiseau's The Room and our favorite movie sword fights of all time. And, oh yeah... this little fantasy adventure called The Princess Bride.

In the debate over favorite James Bond actors, Timothy Dalton seems to get the short end of the stick, having only featured as 007 for two films. This time around, we try to explore why this 007 didn't last long and whether The Living Daylights deserves to be ranked among the weakest Bond movies.

Beauty and the Beast with the kids. Matrix remake discussion with Patrick. What are the kids these days clamoring for...? Apparently an Alfred Pennyworth movie. (According to a kindergartener.)

So I hope that you have signed on for some action ladies and gentleman, because you are going to get it. Grab your shotguns and your crowbars... it's time for a good old fashioned Chicago liquor raid. That's right... it's The Untouchables!

In this episode we're strictly adhering to the Podcasting Code Section 3-605. 10. 20. 22. 24. 26. 50. 70. 80. It specifies: discuss the new Wonder Woman trailer, Dragnet, preferably with a high shine.

Omni Consumer Products is out to make Detroit great again. Unfortunately for the Detroit Police Department (now run by OCP) is bearing the brunt of the city's violence and the corruption within OCP. When a young cowboy cop, Alex Murphy, is brutally murdered OCP finally has the raw material they need to construct their newest prototype. The ultimate solution in law enforcement: Robocop.

Riggs. Murtaugh. You know the drill. We're going to jump into this episode on three...

It's not the years, honey, it's the mileage. For Logan, however, it might just be both. An aging Logan is living out his days as a limo driver while he cares for Charles Xavier, who is suffering from a degenerative brain disease. They're forced out of seclusion when a young girl with remarkable ties to Logan and his past is dropped into their lives. And she's got claws. Did we mention the claws?

Take Toucan Sam — that lovable cereal box version of Cyrano de Bergerac — and make him a lovestruck human in charge of the most inept fire brigade ever. Throw in a love triangle, a bunch of nasal puns, and dueling with tennis rackets... follow your nose and you've got Roxanne!

We take some time to talk about our reactions to the Oscars and the sudden passing of Bill Paxton.