BAMF Presents The Rewind Underground

Taking a page out of Tales from the TTRPG podcast, I am walking and talking about the state of The BAMF Podcast. Where are we going and how do we get there? I do not think I figure it out here but I have ideas. There is more to come so please do not touch that dial.

This week on The BAMF Podcast with Sideburnzombie , is playing a new game called Rewind Roulette. Instead of picking a movie off the shelf, I reached into an old box of ticket stubs, shook ‘em up like a bottle of Yoo-Hoo. What came out? Spice World. Yeah… that one. The 1997 pop-culture fever dream starring the Spice Girls at the absolute peak of their powers, platform boots, Union Jack dresses, an...

Tonight, Sideburnzombie cracks open the case file on Fletch —the 1985 cult classic that proves you don’t need a badge to solve a crime… just a good disguise and a better attitude. Starring Chevy Chase at his most chaotic, Fletch follows an investigative reporter who gets offered money to commit a murder… and instead stumbles into a full-blown conspiracy packed with lies, disguises, and nonstop one...

This week, Sideburnzombie cracks open one of the weirdest video game adaptations ever made, the 1993 Super Mario Bros. movie. Yeah… THAT one. We dig into the fungus-covered chaos of Dinohattan, try to figure out what the hell happened during production, and ask the big question: who was this movie actually for? In The Static Zone , we compare it to the modern animated Mario movie that finally got...

Step inside the temple, Rewind Junkies, because this week we’re diving into The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (Master Killer) , the kung fu classic that turned training into an art form and pain into power. Sideburnzombie breaks down why this 1978 Shaw Brothers masterpiece still hits today, how it helped shape the philosophy behind the Wu-Tang Clan , and why every modern action movie owes it a debt. We...

This week Sideburnzombie cracks open one of the goriest cult films ever put on tape: Peter Jackson’s splatter classic Dead Alive (aka Braindead ). Long before hobbits and Oscars, Jackson unleashed a zombie comedy so over-the-top it used 80 gallons of fake blood in its legendary lawnmower finale. We dig into the story of Lionel, his overbearing mother Vera, the infamous Sumarian rat-monkey, and how...

Welcome back to an All New Season of The BAMF Podcast This week, we dive headfirst into the sticky, neon-lit madness of Frankenhooker - Frank Henenlotter’s gloriously unhinged VHS-era cult classic. In the Cult Pick of the Week , we break down why this outrageous horror-comedy still earns its place on the shelf, from its fearless commitment to pure grindhouse insanity to its legendary practical eff...

Tune in and tune out for a very special holiday episode. Tonight we have some of the best folks who have stopped by the video store this year and some new. We talk about movies that take place at Christmas, Classic Christmas and Holiday themed episodes we grew up watching. Sit back and relax, its the holidays so dont make me nuts. Rewind and Be Kind.

This week on BAMF - Badass Movie Friday , Sideburnzombie cracks open the VHS vault to salute one of Troma’s strangest, wildest, and most gloriously unhinged creations: Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. Is it offensive? Yep. Is it messy? Absolutely. Is it badass ? Hell. Yes. Join us as we break down Kabukiman’s chaotic rise to power, his parasols of doom, and every absurd wire-fu stunt that made this 1990 fe...

Sharpen your blade and buckle that baby cart, Rewind Junkies because this week we’re diving headfirst into the grindhouse legend that turned two samurai classics into one unstoppable cult masterpiece: Shogun Assassin . Sideburnzombie opens the video store again and breaks down how a chaotic American re-edit of Lone Wolf and Cub became a blood-soaked VHS icon. We’re talking geysers of fake blood, n...

Grab your mop, Rewind Junkies. This week Sideburnzombie is opening up the Reserve List to wade knee-deep into the glowing awesomeness of The Toxic Avenger (2023). It’s been nearly forty years since Troma unleashed their radioactive underdog on the world, and somehow this new reimagining sticks the landing. It is bloody, heartfelt, and gloriously unhinged. From Peter Dinklage’s sludge-soaked sincer...

The BAMF Video Store opens its doors for a Halloween night massacre of the Halloween franchise. Sideburnzombie slashes through every insane timeline, from Carpenter’s classic to Busta Rhymes’ kung-fu kicks, Rob Zombie’s trailer park trauma, Blumhouse’s “Evil Dies Tonight” chaos, and the mask-melting madness of Season of the Witch. It’s all killer, no filler, and 100% WTF. So grab your candy, keep...

Grab your coffee and keep your eyes open, Junkies. This week, Sideburnzombie drags you into dreamland for a full rewind through A Nightmare on Elm Street . From Wes Craven’s terrifying original to Freddy’s one-liner meltdown, we’re slicing through every sequel, every scream, and every surreal dream sequence. We’ll talk about the highs ( Dream Warriors ), the lows ( Dream Child ), and the glorious...

This week on The BAMF Podcast , we celebrate the unluckiest episode with the unkillable franchise: Friday the 13th. Join Sideburnzombie as he slices through twelve movies of camp carnage, zombie resurrections, Manhattan detours, and one glorious space upgrade. We’ll break down what makes Jason timeless, why horror comfort food still rules, and how Friday the 13th secretly makes a perfect tabletop...

The Ultimate Experience in Grueling Podcast Terror. This week, Sideburnzombie cracks open the Necronomicon and bleeds nostalgia all over the mic as he dives into his all-time favorite horror masterpiece, The Evil Dead (1981). From a cabin in the woods to the birth of Bruce Campbell’s Ash. Join us for the Cult Pick of the Week where we breakdown Raimi’s relentless classic. From the wild camera work...

Before The X-Files , there was Kolchak . We rewind to the 1972 TV movie that broke ratings, spawned a cult series, and set the blueprint for every TV monster hunter that followed. Vampires in Vegas, Darren McGavin’s legendary sass, and the Top 5 Kolchak episodes you need to watch. PLus we talk to Russ who watched it when it originally aired in the Late Fee Confessional

Snow, paranoia, and one of the gnarliest creatures ever put on film. This week we’re thawing out John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982). Sideburnzombie breaks down the cult pick of the week, runs through the icy terror scene by scene, and hits the Static Zone to ask: does this masterpiece of mistrust still hold up in 2025? Spoiler...it absolutely does. Grab your flamethrower, roll your sanity check, an...

Hop aboard the Pork-Chop Express as Sideburnzombie breaks down John Carpenter’s Big Trouble in Little China (1986), the cult classic that bombed in theaters but became unstoppable on VHS. From Lo Pan’s sorcery to the Three Storms’ boss-fight energy, we dig into why Jack Burton is every D&D character I ever played, and how this movie is basically the perfect tabletop campaign caught on film. Wh...

Rowdy Roddy Piper walks into L.A. with a mullet, a flannel, and no plan, then the next thing you know, he’s seeing aliens in Armani. This week, Sideburnzombie grabs the shades and breaks down John Carpenter’s They Live scene by scene: the black-and-white nightmare of consumerism, the most stubborn street fight in movie history, and Meg Foster’s eyes (aka Hollywood’s coolest special effect). Then i...

It is Badass Movie Friday again and enough is never enough, especially when it comes to Larry Cohen’s cult classic The Stuff . This week, Sideburnzombie scoops deep into the killer dessert that took over the 80s, scene by gooey scene. From Michael Moriarty’s smooth-talking badass Mo Rutherford, to gallons of glorious practical FX goo, to Cohen’s razor-sharp satire of consumerism, this movie has it...

Before Mario stomped Koopas on the big screen… there was TRON . It was neon, innovative, and way ahead of its time. Then came the '90s. And Hollywood said, “Hey, we can make video game movies too!” Spoiler: they couldn’t. In this episode, Sideburnzombie blows the dust off a whole stack of pixel-powered classics and catastrophic flops—from the beautiful disaster of Street Fighter , to the bizarre f...

It’s the return no one asked for...and yes, we’re talking about those sequels that show up 20 years late and 10 steps behind. From Beetlejuice Beetlejuice to The Matrix Resurrections , this episode dives deep into the long-gap sequel: when it works, when it really doesn’t, and why Hollywood keeps dragging your favorite VHS heroes out of retirement. Join Sideburnzombie as he rewinds through the bes...

On this week’s episode, I walk down the old VHS comedy shelf and revisit the hilarious, cringe-worthy, and endlessly quotable movies we rented way too many times. From Ace Ventura to Tommy Boy , we’re laughing our way through the sleepover classics that shaped our warped sense of humor. But there’s static ahead! We bravely venture into comedies from the '80s and '90s that… well, let’s just say the...

This week I dive into the whirlwind world of kung fu cinema, from Rumble in the Bronx to Master of the Flying Guillotine . It’s a tale of wrong rentals, flying kicks, and falling headfirst into the badass world of Golden Harvest. Plus a call from Mark, Host of Tales From the TTRPG Dust Pan.

This week, Sideburnzombie cracks open a cult classic so unhinged it makes Frankenstein look like a Hallmark special. We’re talking Re-Animator from 1985. The splatterpunk brain-melter filled with glowing green goo, dismembered drama, and enough gore to flood your basement. From Herbert West’s mad science to the infamous “head” scene (you know the one), we dive deep into what makes this flick a VHS...