Analog Jones and the Temple of Film: VHS Podcast

Analog Jones starts it's Adventure theme! Brad gets the first pick and he has chosen Pee Wee's Big Adventure.  Quick Facts Directed by Tim Burton Written by Phil Hartman, Paul Reubens, and Michael Varhol Produced by Robert Shapiro and Richard Gilbert Abramson Music by Danny Elfman Distributed by Warner Bros. Released on August 9, 1985 Budget: $7 million Box Office: $40.9 million Rotten Tomatoes: 8...

From the creators of Independence Day...comes a much worse movie. This week, Analog Jones reviews the box office disappointment Godzilla (1998).  Quick Facts Directed by Roland Emmerich Screenplay by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich Story by Ted Eliott, Terry Rossio, Dean Vevlin, and Roland Emmerich Based on Godzilla by Toho Co. Ltd Distributed by TriStar Pictures (Worldwide) and Toho (Japan) Relea...

Is that Perry Mason in a Godzilla film? It sure is. This week the crew reviews the heavily edited Godzilla movie for American audiences!  Quick Facts Directed by R. J. Kizer and Koji Hashimoto Written by Shuichi Nagathara, Tony Randel, and Straw Weisman Story by Tomoyuki Tanaka Distributed by New World Pictures and Toho  Released on August 23, 1985 (US) Running time of 87 minutes Budget of $2 mill...

See The Mighty Godzilla In A Fight To The Death With His Bionic Double! Analog Jones tackles the Godzilla Franchise when they watch Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.  Quick Facts  Directed by Jun Fukuda Screenplay by Hiroyasu Yamamura and Jun Fukuda Story by Shinichi Sekizawa and Masami Fukushima Distributed by Toho Released on March 21, 1974 (Japan), it wasn’t released on home video in the US until 198...

While reviewing A Scanner Darkly, Everything Is Not Going To Be OK with Analog Jones. You've been warned! Put on your scanner suites and prepare for a weird Phillip K. Dick-inspired animated movie.  Quick Facts Directed by Richard Linklater Screenplay by Richard Linklater Based on A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick Distributed by Warner Independent Pictures (the last film released was Slumdog Mill...

Scrooge McDuck's First Full-Length Animated Feature Film and Analog Jones is reviewing it!  Quick Facts Directed by Bob Hathcock (Who worked on classics like Scooby-Doo, Smurfs, and Ducktales) Screenplay by Alan Burnett (Who wrote many Batman films we have reviewed, like Batman: Mask of the Phantasm) Based on DuckTales by Jymn Magon (He was the head writer for many Disney Afternoon classics like D...

Analog Jones gets louder and nastier than ever when they review Heavy Metal (1981). Quick Facts Directed by Gerald Potterton Produced by Ivan Reitman and Leonard Mogel (the publisher of Heavy Metal magazine) Screenplay by Daniel Goldberg and Len Blum Based on Original art and stories by Richard Corben, Angus McKie, Thomas Warkentin, Bernie Wrightson Distributed by Columbia Pictures Released Date:...

The boys of Anajog Jones and the Temple of Film take a break from VHS and review the new Indiana Jones film, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.  Quick Facts Directed by James Mangold Written by Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, David Koepp, and James Mangold Based on Characters by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Running Time: 154 minutes Budget: $300 m...

The Analog Jones and Temple of Film Podcast discusses:  Dead Formats 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana The cancelations by Marvel, Sony, HBO, Universal, and Netflix at San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Godzilla TV on Pluto Tomb Raider TV series James Gunn picks a Superman and Louis Lane Dumb Money Trailer The Flash Movie Secret Invasion so far Dune part 2 Tinkerbell and the Legend of the Neverbeast The Little...

Who ya gonna call? Analog Jones.....oh wait...Ghostbusters! We finish our Canadian-themed films and take on the supernatural spectacular Ghostbusters from 1984.  Quick Facts Directed by Ivan Reitman (Canada) Written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis Distributed by Columbia Pictures Released June 8, 1984 Budget: $25-30 million Box Office: $295.2 million 95% Tomatometer, 88% audience score Starring Bi...

Warning: This movie will warp your fragile little minds just like listening to Analog Jones. This week we picked the South Park movie for our Canada theme!  Quick Facts Directed by Trey Parker Written by Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Pam Brady Based on South Park by Trey Parker and Matt Stone Distributed by Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Released: June 30, 1999 Budget: $21 million Box Office:...

Something funny is brewing at Analog Jones. This week we review the Canadian cult classic Strange Brew (1983).  Quick Facts Directed by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas Written by Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, and Steve De Jarnatt Based on Bob and Doug McKenzie by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas Distributed by MGM/VA Entertainment Co. Release date: August 26, 1983 Budget: $4 million Box Office: $8.5 million...

WHAT A LOVELY PODCAST! Analog Jones finishes its Mad Max franchise review with Mad Max: Fury Road (2015).  Quick Facts Directed by George Miller Written by George Miller, Brendan McCarthy (comic book writer and artist), and Nico Lathouris (this is the car mechanic in the first Mad Max) Based on characters by George Miller and Byron Kennedy Produced by Doug Mitchell (who has produced many films wit...

Two men enter. One podcast leaves! Analog Jones continues its Mad Max franchise review with Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome from 1985.  Quick Facts Directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie Written by Terry Hayes (who also wrote Payback starring Mel Gibson)  and George Miller Based on Characters by George Miller and Byron Kennedy Produced by George Miller Distributed by Roadshow Film and Warner Bros...

In the future, cities will become deserts, and roads will become battlefields, but at least we will still have podcasts! We continue our Mad Max franchise review by watching what some call the greatest dystopian action film ever made, Max Mad 2: The Road Warrior.  Quick Facts Directed by George Miller Screenplay by Terry Hayes, George Miller, and Brian Hannant  Based on Characters by George Miller...

We start our Mad Max franchise review! Let's look at the movie that made Mel Gibson an international star.  Quick Facts Directed by George Miller Screenplay by James McCausland and George Miller Story by George Miller and Byron Kennedy Distributed by Roadshow Film Distributors Released: April 12, 1979 (Australia) Budget: $350-400,000 Box Office: $100 million (a record profit at the time) Starring...

We picked a great one to finish our sword theme with Miami Connection. Let's discover what happens when you combine Florida, Motorcycle Ninjas, a band spreading a positive message, and narcotics! Quick Facts Directed by Richard Park and Y.K. Kim Screenplay by Joseph Diamond Story by Richard Park and Y.K. Kim Distributed by  Manson International and Drafthouse Films Original release: August 26, 198...

The gang continues its sword theme and reviews the cult classic Samurai Cop (1991).  Quick Facts Directed by Amir Shervan (the final film of his career) Written by Amir Shervan Distributed by Demel International Corporation and Cinema Epoch (Blu-ray) Released in 1991 Budget: 50,000 (according to Layton Eversaul) Box Office: NA Starring Mathew Karedas as Joe Marshall (credited as Matt Hannon) Rober...

The group sits down and discusses The Last of Us, The Mandalorian Season 3, Marvel Phase 5, and the most anticipated movies for the rest of the year.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Analog Jones dives back into our sword theme with Brad's pick, Beastmaster (1982).  Quick Facts directed by Don Coscarelli Written by Don Coscarelli and Paul Pepperman Distributed by MGM/UA Entertainment Released on August 20, 1982 Budget: $9 million Box Office: $14.1 million Starring Marc Singer as Dar Billy Jacoby as Young Dar Tanya Roberts as Kiri Rip Torn as Maax Jogn Amos as Seth How to find...

Analog finishes its body transformation theme when Brad selects The Gold Child (1986) for us to watch. Is this the first Eddie Murphy starring role that disappointed audiences in the 80s?  Quick Facts Directed by Michael Ritchie Written by Dennis Feldman Produced by Edward S. Feldman and Robert D. Wachs Distributed by Paramount Pictures Released into theaters on December 12, 1986 Budget: $12-24.5...

Analog Jones continues its body transformation theme, and Chris picks Ponyo (2008), directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Stay tuned after our Ponyo (2008) movie review to listen to us talk about Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), The Woman King (2022), Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022).  Quick Facts of Ponyo (2008) Directed...

This week Analog Jones starts our body transformation theme. Steve starts us out with a weird one from Brian Yuzma, Society (1989).  Quick Facts Directed by Brian Yuzna (Produced movies for Stuart Gordon in Re-Animator, From Beyond, and Dolls) Written by Wood Keith (Bride of Re-Animator) and Rick Fry Special Effects by Screaming Mad George Distributed by Wild Street Pictures Released June 11, 1992...

Can Chuck Norris defeat a ragtag team of terrorists? Of course, he can! Listen to Analog Jones break down one of the best Chuck Norris movies ever!  Quick Facts Directed by Joseph Zito (F13: Final Chapter) Screenplay by James Bruner and Chuck Norris  Story by Aaron Norris and James Bruner Distributed by Cannon Releasing Corporation Budget: $12 million Released on September 27, 1985 Box Office $17....

Analog Jones wishes you a Merry Christmas with a lump of coal. Enjoy our review of Silent Night from 2012. After the review, we discuss Willow (2022), The Offer (2022), Dark (2017), and Black Adam (2022).  Quick Facts Directed by Steven C. Miller Screenplay by Jayson Rothwell Based on Silent Night, Deadly Night by Charles E. Sellier Jr Distributed by Anchor Bay Films Released November 30, 2012 Bud...