Analog Jones and the Temple of Film: VHS Podcast

Get ready to join Analog Jones on this stellar podcast while we watch and talk about Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure! In August we review movies that introduced us to soon to be mega stars. Our first movie has Keanu Reeves before he starred in Point Break, Speed and the Matrix, which made him a house hold name. The enthusism we have for Bill & Ted can barely be contained, so brace yourself for a...

Analog Jones finishes their America month with our most patriotic film to date, Clear and Present Danger! Matt and Steve, with special guest Jon Harrington, go red, white and blue with Harrison Ford. This movie came out in 1994 and is part of Harrison Ford's 2nd wave of his career. We discuss Tom Clancy and his biggest character, Jack Ryan. Does this movie live up to Ford's previous work in Patrio...

Analog Jones continues their America month! This week we dip our toes into Canuxploitation with a horror/thriller/mystery called American Nightmare from 1983. This is a movie that was made in Toronto, which is pretending to be in Chicago and looks more like New York! We can’t be too hard on this B-movie that was made for $200,000 in 1981 from the creator of Prom Night, Paul Lynch, because it gave...

Analog Jones returns for week two of AMERICA month and this week we rumble by watching The First Purge. Matt and Steve are joined by Cati Glidewell of "The Blonde in Front". These three discuss the good and bad of the fourth installment of the Purge franchise. Did anyone on the podcast like the prequel? Did Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes change the way we look at the Purge? Could this be one of the...

It’s July and that means it’s time for Analog Jones to celebrate AMERICA! The first movie Matt and Steve choose was a film that changed the way summer movies were marketed and introduced us to Mr. Summer himself, Will Smith. That movie is the summer smash of 1996, Independence Day! Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin created this Sci-Fi disaster movie, one of many for them, that changed the history of...

Matt and Steve end their Jurassic June with Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom! This is one of our in theaters now and we talk about the 5th installment in this film series. Chris Pratt returns as Owen Grady and Bryce Dallas Howard as Claire Dearing. They are on a mission to save the dinosaurs from a volcanco and do battle with dinosaurs hunters/suits looking to sell them.  Directed by J. A. Bayona Pr...

Jurassic June roars on with Matt and Steve reviewing Jurassic Park 3 from 2001. This VHS is loaded with trailers and a great Universal Theme park promo. We discuss what is going on with this dinosaur film that no one really was asking for at the end of dinosaur fatigue. This film’s story is a basic rescue mission where Amanda and Paul Kirby trick Dr. Grant into going to Isla Sorna to find Eric, th...

Jurassic June would not be complete without Matt and Steve reviewing a trashy independent B movie. The characters are bizarre, the story is confusing but the entertainment is there. Our special guest Jon Harrington comesback to help us try and figure this one out. Raptor Ranch is a 2012 science fiction action adventure horror comedy film written and directed by Dan Bishop. Produced by Stephan Galf...

Its time to learn about dinosaurs! With the help of Will Vinton Studios and Fred Savage most kids in the late 80's and 90's learned about dinosaurs from this awesome VHS. Fred Savage is playing a little boy named Phillip and he's struggling to find an idea for a class science topic but suddenly a song called Mesozoic Mind comes on the radio and gives him a great idea, DINOSAURS. Matt and Steve dis...

Enjoy our bonus episode of Avengers Infinity War! We recorded this at the end of Theodore Rex with our special guest Jon Harrington.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you love buddy cop movies? Do you love Dinosaus? Do you love Whoopi Goldberg!?! Well how about when you smash them all together and have to sue your star just to get her on camera? Let's travel back to the mid 90's and unearth this truely bizarre mash up in Theodore Rex! Matt and Steve are joined by special guest star, Jon Harrington, listen as all three of them try their hardest to figure out...

Get your Millenium Falcon toy out of the basement and get ready to listen to Matt and Steve review Solo: A Star Wars Story. Ashley Nickell comes back and joins us once again for a Star Wars review! Film details Directed by Ron Howard Written by Joanthan Kasdan, Lawrence Kasdan and based on characters created by George Lucas Starring:  Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca Woody...

Look out pardners, there's a new podcast in town! Matt and Steve discuss An American Tail: Fievel Goes West from 1991. The Mousekewitzes get kicked out of their home by cats and escape to the sewers. Once there they meet a strange marionette mouse promising them a new home out west where cats and mice live in peace. Of course Tiger comes along and Fievel gets separated from his family on the trip,...

Grab your ear buds and listen to Matt and Steve discuss G.I. Joe: The Movie from 1987. This is one of the most bizarre animated films Analog Jones has ever watched for this podcast. It stars Don Johnson; the ladies man himself, and the 60’s Pigeon from Batman, Burgess Meredith. Don’t go into a coma while watching this but just in case, don’t worry, Sgt Slaughter can save you! Remember kids, knowin...

Matt and Steve learn to save the rainforest! Have you ever wanted to watch Avatar in cartoon form? Well then we have found the movie for you! Time Stamps 00:00 Welcome, FernGully Trailer and our history with FernGully 06:24 We explain the Box Art of FernGully 13:22 FernGully's breakdown 41:30 Behind the scenes of FernGully 51:21 What's going in the Museum 54:48 What's Next? GI:Joe the Movie! We al...

Extraordinary Tales Movie Review Matt and Steve discuss an animated anthology of five tales adapted from Edgar Allan Poe’s stories. This film is available on Netflix as of this recording and we urge you too watch for all the wonderful visuals.   Time Stamps 00:00 Welcome, then we talk a little about the film and last we break down “Extraordinary Tales” stories. 18:28 What we watched: Matt watched...

Matt and Steve discuss another New Line 90’s movie with an amazing look, that movie is Mortal Kombat!!!!   Podcast Time code: 00:00 Welcome and our experience with the Mortal Kombat game 05:02 VHS Box Art 09:44 Crew and Cast 21:56 Trailer and Movie Breakdown 47:28 Behind the Scenes & The Animated Film 59:41 What’s going in our Museum? 01:02:12 What’s Next?   Cast/Crew/Notes Directed by Paul W.S. A...

Matt and Steve discuss a big/dumb/fun movie with the Rock, a giant Gorilla, a flying wolf and a massive dinosaur alligator smashing Chicago!  Episode Timecodes: 05:05 Rampage Movie Details 10:39 Trailer & then Movie Breakdown 13:43 Spoiler discussion 33:00 Behind the Scenes 34:54 Nerd News 37:37 What Did You Watch? 42:19 Next Week Rampage Details Directed by Brad Peyton (Cats & Dogs 2, Journey 2 a...

Matt and Steve discuss a super flop from 1993 and do we ever go long! There's just too much to talk about with this extreme 90's movie.  Film Details Released on May 28, 1993 in the US, rated PG and had a runtime of 104 minutes Taglines: Anything is possible, You just gotta believe in it… A Bright, Clamorous Extravaganza! This Ain’t No Game, It’s a Live-Action Thrill Ride! This Ain’t No Game! Can...

Matt and Steve discuss a movie so packed with nostalgia that it should have been called, “Remember that? The Movie!”. We also watched Pacific Rim: Uprising, the sequel made for China! Stay tuned to the end to hear more on Windy City Horrorama, What We Watched and What’s Next on the podcast. Our Show Notes: 01:10 Ready Player One Trailer and Notes 14:10 Pacific Rim: Uprising Trailer and Notes 26:28...

Matt and Steve get weird for Easter by watching The Littlest Angel’s Easter (1998) and Jay Jay the Jet Plane: Never Give Up (2002). We bought these VHS for 25 cents apiece at a local resale shop and boy do we wish we would of saved our money. The Littlest’s Angel’s Easter (1998) Directed by: John Delaney Cast: Naomi Judd Produced by: Don Schroeder (Executive Producer) Chris Delaney (Producer) Arni...

Leprechaun Origins (2014) Movie Review Film Details The tagline for this movie was “A Horror Icon was Born” and this has a runtime around 90 minutes. This movie was released to select theaters on August 22, 2014, VOD on August 26, 2014 and DVD/Blu-ray on September 30, 2014. Directed by Zach Lipovsky Produced by Chris Foss and Michael Luisi Written by Harris Wilkinson Based on characters by Mark Jo...

Leprechaun 2 & Final Mission (1994) VHS Movie Review This week Matt and Steve breakdown a double promo tape of both Leprechaun 2 and Final Mission from Trimark Pictures. Trimark Pictures no longer exist after they merged with Lionsgate in 2000. Leprechaun 2 Film Details -Leprechaun 2 has a runtime of 85 minutes and was released on April 8, 1994. The tagline for this movie was “This time…luck has n...

Welcome to Analog Jones and the Temple of Film. We are breaking down the 2018 remake of Death Wish with special guest Alex Vazquez. Directed by Eli Roth, Roth has directed such movies as Cabin Fever and Hostile. Produced by Roger Birnhaum and he has produced many remakes as The Magnificent Seven, RoboCop and Footloose. The Characters from this film were based on the original novel by Brian Garfiel...

Listen as Matt & Steve, plus special guest Alex discuss TriMark's double tape of War Room and Death Wish 5: The Face of Death. We also learn more about Matt & Alex's Windy City Hororama!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices