Betamax Babylon

Sam and Bruce try to make some sense of one of the most demented movies of the decade while discussing smug 80s hats and the dangers of stand-up comedy

Sam & Bruce celebrate the genius of Michael Keaton, disagree over calypso music and pick their favourite Tim Burton movies

Bruce & Sam ponder the American suburban dream as Tom Hanks makes his debut on Betamax Babylon with Joe Dante’s 1989 cult comedy

Its cocktail hour! Bruce explains why Cocktail is one of the great 80s movies while Sam deep dives the toxic masculinity of Coughlin’s Law

Sam and Bruce look back at the archetypal Brat Pack movie, dissect the history of it’s iconic theme song and get seriously creeped out by Emilio Estevez

Sam and Bruce slip on their Cuban heels to enter the world of Prince’s 1984 blockbuster and celebrate some of the best music and worst acting of the decade!

In the last episode of the year, Sam and Bruce discuss the 1989 supernatural spectacular and hail some of the most insane sequences of the decade while remembering some classroom banter, Bond movies and a bit of Tenet too!

Twas the night before Christmas and Sam and Bruce gather to worship at the altar of the John Landis role reversal classic and one of the truly great festive flicks!

Bruce and Sam slash their way through the controversial 80s slasher movie and discuss dressing up as Father Christmas, Santa banter and scary Grandads.

Sam and Bruce dive into Joe Dante’s 1984 festive classic and discuss rubbish inventions, going on the piss with the gremlins and some of their favourite 80s Christmas presents!

Bruce and Sam pay homage to the seminal action classic Die Hard while discussing classic 80s Christmas nuts and a little a bit of real-life John McClane inspired heroics

Bruce and Sam get serious about their love of the Thanksgiving comedy classic and realise they’re much more John Candy than Steve Martin

Arnie returns with his nutty 1987 sci-fi actioner and Bruce and Sam ponder reality TV, Arnie writing his own lines, Killian stealing the show and why sex standing up is another movie lie

Sam and Bruce pay special tribute to Sean ‘Big Tam’ Connery and discuss his 80s movie highlights, seductive screen presence, best performance of the decade and how he taught men that going bald was fantastic!

Bruce and Sam look back at an iconic moment in 80s music and horror including a full audio commentary on the extended music video and some dubious MJ impressions  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bruce and Sam travel to deepest darkest Wales to record a Halloween special at the filming locations of the John Landis horror classic!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

They’re here!! This week the guys worship at the altar of Poltergeist mom, expose the worst construction workers in film history and discuss how much to charge for de-ghosting a house  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bruce and Sam take on Cronenberg’s creepy crawly classic and discuss the sexual prowess of flies, wanting a baboon as a pet, a classic horror movie arsehole and why you don’t put Parmesan in coffee  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The chaps meet Michael Myers and discuss whether Dr Loomis is the real loony, how easy it is to walk through a glass door and the moment Sam lived his very own slasher movie at a 1980s McDonalds birthday party.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bruce and Sam visit Camp Crystal Lake to dismember slasher classic Friday 13th and pay homage to Tom Savini, Crazy Ralph and some highly dubious murder set-pieces.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Betamax Babylon’s season of 80s horror movies for Halloween gets underway with John Carpenter’s The Thing as Bruce geeks out on the glory of practical monster FX and Sam marvels at elite winter fashions for men.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bruce and Sam take on the Man of Steel and discuss smashing up diners, intergalactic football hooligans and rubbish superhero powers.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sam and Bruce head to the Aussie outback to revisit an era when Paul Hogan charmed the pants off the world, Australia became the coolest place on Earth and Sam was scarred for life after heartbreak in Wales.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bruce and Sam look back at Big Trouble in Little China and enjoy a fiery debate over the legacy of the 80s cult classic, Jack Burton's suspicious footwear and Michael Myer's weird singing voice.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Bruce and Sam discuss the brilliance of Robocop, the madness of Paul Verhoeven, the psychotic bantz of Clarence Boddicker and the veracity of some 80s playground myths!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.