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On the 5th episode of Bomb Squad Matinee, Tanner, Austin, and Joe talk about the 2003 Jon Favreau-directed/Will Ferrell-starring Christmas comedy Elf. Does this movie still have the Christmas magic 20 years later? Does the humor work for people who didn't grow up with it? What was the working relationship between Will Ferrell and Jon Favreau like? Is that Don Cheadle? Tune in to find out!

On the 4th episode of Bomb Squad Matinee, Tanner, Austin, Tim, and a very special mystery guest talk about the classic John Carpenter slasher film Halloween. Being the prototype of the slasher subgenre, does the film hold up today? What made this film so scary to audiences when it came out? What makes Michael Myers such a fascinating horror villain? Tune in to find out!

Alright, you primitive screwheads, listen up! On the 3rd episode of Bomb Squad Matinee, Tanner, Tim, Joe V, and Austin finish out the original Evil Dead Trilogy and talk about Sam Raimi's 1992 horror-action-comedy Army of Darkness. Does the film hold up to the first two Evil Dead films? Is the humor effective on a first-time watch? What are the group's favorite lines from this ever-quotabl...

On the 2nd episode of Bomb Squad Matinee, Joe V, Austin, and Tim talk about the legendary horror classic The Exorcist. Deemed to be the scariest film of its time, do the scares hold up? What kinds of real life horrors plagued the production of this film? Is the new Exorcist movie Believer any good? Tune in to find out!

Welcome to Bomb Squad Matinee, our new less edited freeform discussion show! For our first episode, Tim, Austin, and Joe V are talking about Hellbound: Hellraiser II. Does the sequel live up to the original? Do the practical effects hold up? Did Julia have the sauce to be the female Freddy Krueger? Tune in to find out!

ON THE 136th EPISODE OF BOMB SQUAD MOVIE NIGHT: Tim, Ethan, Tanner, Joe, Rein and Austin discuss the 1993 animated romantic superhero film from Eric Radomski and Bruce Timm, 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐧: 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐦. Although audiences ignored this when it hit theaters 30 years ago, Mask of The Phantasm has returned like a vengeful specter ever since it arrived on home video. Since then it has garnered the rep...

ON THE 136th EPISODE OF BOMB SQUAD MOVIE NIGHT: Tim, Ethan, Tanner, Joe, Rein and Austin discuss the 1993 animated romantic superhero film from Eric Radomski and Bruce Timm, 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐧: 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐦. Although audiences ignored this when it hit theaters 30 years ago, Mask of The Phantasm has returned like a vengeful specter ever since it arrived on home video. Since then it has garnered the rep...

ON THE 135th EPISODE OF BOMB SQUAD MOVIE NIGHT: Tanner, Joe and Austin discuss the 2003 comedy film from Richard Linklater, 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐤. A beloved childhood classic that's officially old enough to vote, are Jack Black's goofy shenanigans still entertaining? What did all those kids go on to do later in life? How can 7 simple words drive one man to the brink of insanity? Tune in to find o...

ON THE 135th EPISODE OF BOMB SQUAD MOVIE NIGHT: Tanner, Joe and Austin discuss the 2003 comedy film from Richard Linklater, 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐤. A beloved childhood classic that's officially old enough to vote, are Jack Black's goofy shenanigans still entertaining? What did all those kids go on to do later in life? How can 7 simple words drive one man to the brink of insanity? Tune in to find o...

On the 134th episode of Bomb Squad Movie Night: Austin, Ethan and Tim discuss the 1973 yakuza film from Kenji Fukasaku, 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲. Battles was an enormous hit that spawned 10 sequels, but what was it that made this original entry so incredible? What made this film such a huge influence on Quentin Tarantino? How did the real-life Yakuza retaliate to this incendiary motion p...

On the 134th episode of Bomb Squad Movie Night: Austin, Ethan and Tim discuss the 1973 yakuza film from Kenji Fukasaku, 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲. Battles was an enormous hit that spawned 10 sequels, but what was it that made this original entry so incredible? What made this film such a huge influence on Quentin Tarantino? How did the real-life Yakuza retaliate to this incendiary motion p...

ON THE 133rd EPISODE OF BOMB SQUAD MOVIE NIGHT: Austin, Rein, Tanner and Tim discuss the 1998 avant-garde satirical buddy road black comedy from Terry Gilliam, 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐬 𝐕𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐬. Once a box office flop that lost to the worst Godzilla movie, what has Fear and Loathing evolved into 25 years after its release? Is this film merely a morbid curiosity for rebellious high schoolers, or did G...

ON THE 133rd EPISODE OF BOMB SQUAD MOVIE NIGHT: Austin, Rein, Tanner and Tim discuss the 1998 avant-garde satirical buddy road black comedy from Terry Gilliam, 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐬 𝐕𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐬. Once a box office flop that lost to the worst Godzilla movie, what has Fear and Loathing evolved into 25 years after its release? Is this film merely a morbid curiosity for rebellious high schoolers, or did G...

ON THE 132nd EPISODE OF BOMB SQUAD MOVIE NIGHT: Tanner, Austin, Tim and Ethan discuss the 2023 computer-animated superhero film from Jeff Rowe, 𝐓𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐚 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬: 𝐌𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐡𝐞𝐦. Universally acclaimed by critics and audiences alike, is Mutant Mayhem the magic reboot that will re-ignite the 1990's era Turtlemania? Featuring a totally unique art style that's somewhere between Spide...

ON THE 132nd EPISODE OF BOMB SQUAD MOVIE NIGHT: Tanner, Austin, Tim and Ethan discuss the 2023 computer-animated superhero film from Jeff Rowe, 𝐓𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐚 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬: 𝐌𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐡𝐞𝐦. Universally acclaimed by critics and audiences alike, is Mutant Mayhem the magic reboot that will re-ignite the 1990's era Turtlemania? Featuring a totally unique art style that's somewhere between Spide...

ON THE 136th EPISODE OF BOMB SQUAD MOVIE NIGHT: Tim, Ethan, Tanner, Joe, Rein and Austin discuss the 1993 animated romantic superhero film from Eric Radomski and Bruce Timm, 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐧: 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐦. Although audiences ignored this when it hit theaters 30 years ago, Mask of The Phantasm has returned like a vengeful specter ever since it arrived on home video. Since then it has garnered the rep...

ON THE 131st EPISODE OF BOMB SQUAD MOVIE NIGHT: Tim, Ethan, Joe, Austin and special guests Cody Johnson (  @codyhunnie  ) & PMC Trilogy (  @pmcTRILOGY  , Co-Host of Giant Robot FM) discuss the 2013 science fiction monster film from Guillermo del Toro, 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐢𝐦. Once a cutting-edge blockbuster that introduced US viewers to humongous robots battling kaiju, how does Pacific Rim's larger-th...

ON THE 131st EPISODE OF BOMB SQUAD MOVIE NIGHT: Tim, Ethan, Joe, Austin and special guests Cody Johnson (  @codyhunnie  ) & PMC Trilogy (  @pmcTRILOGY  , Co-Host of Giant Robot FM) discuss the 2013 science fiction monster film from Guillermo del Toro, 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐢𝐦. Once a cutting-edge blockbuster that introduced US viewers to humongous robots battling kaiju, how does Pacific Rim's larger-th...

ON THE 130th EPISODE OF BOMB SQUAD MOVIE NIGHT: Tanner, Ethan, Tim, Rein, Austin and special guest Lauren (Chicago based stand-up comedian) discuss the 2023 fantasy comedy film from Greta Gerwig, 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐞. Now one of the highest grossing comedies of all time, what did we think of Barbie and its florescent pink dream world? Was this the feminist blockbuster of the century, or did Barbie miss that mar...

ON THE 130th EPISODE OF BOMB SQUAD MOVIE NIGHT: Tanner, Ethan, Tim, Rein, Austin and special guest Lauren (Chicago based stand-up comedian) discuss the 2023 fantasy comedy film from Greta Gerwig, 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐞. Now one of the highest grossing comedies of all time, what did we think of Barbie and its florescent pink dream world? Was this the feminist blockbuster of the century, or did Barbie miss that mar...

ON A 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐘 129th EPISODE OF BOMB SQUAD MOVIE NIGHT: Ethan, Tim, Austin and Tanner discuss the 1973 live-action/animated comedy drama from Ralph Bakshi, 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜. Considered to be Bakshi's greatest critical success, can modern day viewers 50 years later still vibe with this deeply abrasive tale of urban funkiness? Featuring animation techniques that were downright experimental for the...

ON A 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐘 129th EPISODE OF BOMB SQUAD MOVIE NIGHT: Ethan, Tim, Austin and Tanner discuss the 1973 live-action/animated comedy drama from Ralph Bakshi, 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜. Considered to be Bakshi's greatest critical success, can modern day viewers 50 years later still vibe with this deeply abrasive tale of urban funkiness? Featuring animation techniques that were downright experimental for the...

ON THE 128th EPISODE OF BOMB SQUAD MOVIE NIGHT: Austin, Tanner, Tim, Joe, and Bennett discuss the 2023 epic biographical thriller film from Christopher Nolan, 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫. Taking every IMAX theater in the world by storm, is this large-format cinematic event remotely as epic as the marketing made it out to be? Did Christopher Nolan's first biopic pack the same thunderous punch as his previous h...

ON THE 128th EPISODE OF BOMB SQUAD MOVIE NIGHT: Austin, Tanner, Tim, Joe, and Bennett discuss the 2023 epic biographical thriller film from Christopher Nolan, 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫. Taking every IMAX theater in the world by storm, is this large-format cinematic event remotely as epic as the marketing made it out to be? Did Christopher Nolan's first biopic pack the same thunderous punch as his previous h...

ON THE 127th EPISODE OF BOMB SQUAD MOVIE NIGHT: Tanner, Tim and Austin discuss the 2023 spy action film from Christopher McQuarrie, 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞: 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐎𝐧𝐞. Mission Impossible has become one of Hollywood's most critically acclaimed action franchises since the release of Ghost Protocol, can Dead Reckoning Part One meet the sky-high bar that the previous three movies set? Did...