AV Club 69

This time, Mark checks himself straight into Woodward Penitentiary and unpacks his rain-soaked briefcase of curiosities in a desperate attempt to escape the padded-cell fever dream that is Gothika (2003). Prepare to trip on the trope rope as we psychoanalyse the twisted minds of the writers, marvel at the sudden career pivot from axe-wielding inmate to freelance ghost detective, and figure out why...

School's out losers! Join Rob this week as he ditches detention to dive head first into unraveling the identity of the high school slasher this 1989 cult classic, Cutting Class!  ABOUT THE AV CLUB 69 PODCAST Welcome to AV Club 69, the comedy film review podcast hosted by Rob and Mark. Each episode, we take on cult classics, sci-fi oddities, and B-movie madness, attempting to guess the plot and bre...

This week Rob lays down the law as we go on a man hunt in this 1997 Canadian indie hit. Will Mark be the man to solve the riddle that is this  ludicrous laugh riot or will he be The Wrong Guy for the job.  ABOUT THE AV CLUB 69 PODCAST Welcome to AV Club 69, the comedy film review podcast hosted by Rob and Mark. Each episode, we take on cult classics, sci-fi oddities, and B-movie madness, attemptin...

This week, Rob proves he ain't no squid as he shoots up the time serum and heads back to 1984 to figure out what our cinematic ancestors were thinking when they cooked this one up in the lab! Can he make it past the Santa boss in time to get to the truth, or will it all prove to be too much for his mind, leaving him Tranced? Grab the popcorn and prepare to be entertained to Deth! ABOUT THE AV CLUB...

Lock and load your CD player and set it to kill! This week, Mark takes on an endorphin spiking cinematic disasterpiece, battling his way through absurd alien logic in a bizarrely grounded 1990 sci-fi beatdown, where the only thing higher than the aliens is their body count! ABOUT THE AV CLUB 69 PODCAST Welcome to AV Club 69, the comedy film review podcast hosted by Rob and Mark. Each episode, we t...

Pack up the picnic and ready the EpiPen as we prepare to take on The Swarm! Join Rob as he swats away redundant subplots and dull dialogue, on his descent into the hive of horrendously overacted performances in this totally killer 1978 Bee-movie classic. ABOUT THE AV CLUB 69 PODCAST Welcome to AV Club 69, the comedy film review podcast hosted by Rob and Mark. Each episode, we take on cult classics...

Rob is in the driver’s seat this week, and he’s brought Mark along for the ride to help navigate the total gridlock of creative writing that is this episode. Together, they’re attempting to decipher the bizarre detours, narrative pile-ups, and break down the wreckage to try and figure out just who in the hell is driving the plot of this movie.  ABOUT THE AV CLUB 69 PODCAST Welcome to AV Club 69, t...

Dig out your dial-up modems and dust off the floppy disks. This week, Rob boots up, logs in, and downloads the absolute madness of a movie that is Virtuosity. Can he successfully patch the logic errors in this digital disaster, or will this virus fuelled vituperation of a film cause his brain to blue-screen?  ABOUT THE AV CLUB 69 PODCAST Welcome to AV Club 69, the comedy film review podcast hosted...

Grab your tactical gear, lock and load the Kalashnikov with clichés, and get ready to rappel down into cavernous plot holes as this week, Mark attempts to dodge cinematic shrapnel in this high-octane dumpster fire. Can he extract the target of sense and reason and find out what the producers were thinking? Or will his sanity get left KIA?  ABOUT THE AV CLUB 69 PODCAST Welcome to AV Club 69, the co...

Dust off your power suit and load up the business cards, as we’re following Rob into the shadows of a high-stakes, corporate noir-mare. With more questionable lines than a night at Tony Montana’s penthouse, can Rob become a master and make sense-i out of all the Japanese jargon to get to the heart of the story? Or will this young grasshopper be beaten by the boardroom blitz, leaving him singing ka...

We've heard this one before... haven't we? Or maybe we have yet to hear it? A story from the future about the past? Confused? So is Mark, as he attempts to unravel the quantum entanglement that Rob is laying down.  ABOUT THE AV CLUB 69 PODCAST Welcome to AV Club 69, the comedy film review podcast hosted by Rob and Mark. Each episode, we take on cult classics, sci-fi oddities, and B-movie madness,...

We're back! Kicking off our new and improved format Rob will be whipping out his rods of divination in search of elusive character development, and knocking back the communion wine to get into the headspace of the director, all in an attempt to figure out what in the holy hell is happening in this 1997 second coming of the 1938 classic and make it atone for its cinematic sins.  ABOUT THE AV CLUB 6...

Rob finds himself on terror firma unaware of the evil that lies beneath! Can he dig deep and find the truth? or will he have to worm his way out of the sink hole of despair?  ABOUT THE AV CLUB 69 PODCAST Welcome to AV Club 69, the comedy film review podcast hosted by Rob and Mark. Each episode, we take on cult classics, sci-fi oddities, and B-movie madness, attempting to guess the plot and break d...

Did this movie cause a stir? does a duck's quack echo when its stirred? Amazing questions I think you will agree. But none will be answered here! Mark gets all spooky as he tries to understand who Said that! and if he gets hypnotised will he have the eyes?  ABOUT THE AV CLUB 69 PODCAST Welcome to AV Club 69, the comedy film review podcast hosted by Rob and Mark. Each episode, we take on cult class...

Mark has no idea what is about to hit him. It's got more twist and turns than a Swiss alpine slope! Kevin Bacon is our focus and Detective Duquette has his hands full with this case. Out in the everglades lurk many things, some lie deep beneath the surface. Take a walk on the wild side with Mark as he blindly falls for Perez and gets himself in a right kerfuffle!  ABOUT THE AV CLUB 69 PODCAST Welc...

Can Rob use his tools of truth, justice and sanity to un-shroud the evil of this script? or with this James Gun wacky indie hit prove to be hit Kryptonite.  ABOUT THE AV CLUB 69 PODCAST Welcome to AV Club 69, the comedy film review podcast hosted by Rob and Mark. Each episode, we take on cult classics, sci-fi oddities, and B-movie madness, attempting to guess the plot and break down truly chaotic...

Join us this time as we enter a world of Astro bastardry! Do they come in peace or just want us in pieces? Rob's not taking any chances as he sets his phaser to kill and dives head first into the guts of this gory slapstick indie classic. Can he get on board? or will these Kiwis just leave a bad taste.  ABOUT THE AV CLUB 69 PODCAST Welcome to AV Club 69, the comedy film review podcast hosted by Ro...

In a time when the future looked so bleak and crime was bad, we needed a hero to come to the fore and save us from evil! No it's not Jesus it's Robocop. Mark has no idea what's in store for him as he seeks to uncover this classic Sci Fi epic. Explosions, melting faces and Bazookas are all in a days work for this maverick renegade.  ABOUT THE AV CLUB 69 PODCAST Welcome to AV Club 69, the comedy fil...

Get off the phone!! Because it's time for Rob to dial up and dial in to 56k's of techno madness! Can he hack into the mind of the creators to discover what it all means? or will he get lost in cyber space ..space..space... ABOUT THE AV CLUB 69 PODCAST Welcome to AV Club 69, the comedy film review podcast hosted by Rob and Mark. Each episode, we take on cult classics, sci-fi oddities, and B-movie m...

Rob lays down a movie that drives a stake through the heart of good story telling. As Mark gets lost in a dark cavern of terrible dialogue and weak plot and discovers that the only thing this movie sucks, is the fun out of the superhero genre. ABOUT THE AV CLUB 69 PODCAST Welcome to AV Club 69, the comedy film review podcast hosted by Rob and Mark. Each episode, we take on cult classics, sci-fi od...

This time Rob goes deep behind enemy lines and must wade through a trench of tropes and a minefield of mise en scene madness! As he takes on the greatest enemy known to man, unfettered script writing! …and a couple of Nazis. ABOUT THE AV CLUB 69 PODCAST Welcome to AV Club 69, the comedy film review podcast hosted by Rob and Mark. Each episode, we take on cult classics, sci-fi oddities, and B-movie...

Ever wondered what would happen if you were given the power to do "absolutely anything" with the flick of a wrist? Join Mark as he attempts to unravel the chaotic plot of the sci-fi cult comedy Absolutely Anything , starring Simon Pegg—and see if he can guess what happens to the ill-fated Class 10C. ABOUT THE AV CLUB 69 PODCAST Welcome to AV Club 69, the comedy film review podcast hosted by Rob an...

It's one small step for Rob and one giant leap for logic. Join us this time as we boldly go where no one has gone before... into the minds of the creators of this E.xtremely T.errible rip off. ABOUT THE AV CLUB 69 PODCAST Welcome to AV Club 69, the comedy film review podcast hosted by Rob and Mark. Each episode, we take on cult classics, sci-fi oddities, and B-movie madness, attempting to guess th...

The 80s was a strange but wonderful time. Of course there was mystery, action and inappropriate behavior but it was normal back then apparently. Well here we are right in the thick of it, just add some magic and you've got yourself the dirt bike kid! Dive in with Mark  dumbfounded and confused as he was when he unraveled this confusing mix of genres.  ABOUT THE AV CLUB 69 PODCAST Welcome to AV Clu...

The parents are out  and now Rob must find away to the top shelf and reach into the cookie jar of clues in order to solve the mystery of the writers minds in this not so PC PG-13 family romp. Will he need to enlist the help of a grown up? and can he have it solved be for bed time? ABOUT THE AV CLUB 69 PODCAST Welcome to AV Club 69, the comedy film review podcast hosted by Rob and Mark. Each episod...