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At long last the Alien 3 review is here. This is only part 1! In this video me and my many guests will go over the theatrical cut of the film and try to pinpoint the reasons it failed to please fans and audiences in 1992. Why do you think this failed? Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is the only survivor when she crash lands on Fiorina 161, a bleak wasteland inhabited by former inmates of the plane...

Tony finally got to sit down with Joe Bob Briggs, The host of The Last Drive in on Shudder ! Today's topic is quite possibly the strangest sequels ever made. Which is saying a lot because it's part 7 in a very strange franchise. Watch as they dissect this bizarre film that supposed to be a Howling movie.

What is the worst Star Wars movie? That is the subject of today's debate! We go through all the live action films from special editions of the original trilogy, the CGI filled prequel trilogy, and the Disney product that is the sequel trilogy. We also take a look at the spins from the Ewok adventures to Rogue One and Solo!

Tony and Crystal are back for another Friday The 13th episode! This time joe joins them to talk about Part VII The New Blood, Part VIII Jason Takes Manhattan, and Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday. Which one is your favorite of the 3?

Tony and Frank went out and saw the new Doctor Strange movie. Its the latest entry in the MCU that has ties to spin off TV shows and old marvel cartoons. All of which can be found on Disney +! So as we review In The Multiverse of Madness we try to decide if its more of a movie or big commercial. Dr. Stephen Strange casts a forbidden spell that opens a portal to the multiverse. However, a threat em...

Tony, Crystal, and Frank revisit 1978's Superman The Movie and talk about how it influenced most superhero films and TV shows that came after. Everything from Burton and Nolan's Batman films, the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy, and even Marvel's Cinematic Universe have all used elements that were introduced in this film. Just before the destruction of the planet Krypton, scientist Jor-El (Marlon Bra...

Tony teams up with Klayton Fioriti to talk about a film that they believe is the perfect sword and sorcery film! The first big screen adaptation of the classic Robert E. Howard character, Conan The Barbarian. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Earl Jones. Orphaned boy Conan (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is enslaved after his village is destroyed by the forces of vicious necromancer Thulsa Doom (Ja...

Tony and Frank acted like adults and saw a real movie for once. Watch and learn all about how The Northman is cinema in it's truest form! Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who raids Slavic villages. He soon meets a seeress who reminds him of his vow -- save his m...

Tony, Joe, and Johanna return for ALIENS! The sequel to Alien. In this movie review/podcast they will talk about why its a great sequel. Everything from the jump forward the movie took with special effects, how they pulled off amazing stuff on a relatively small budget, and how the movie came out so good despite the problems that were happening behind the scenes. After floating in space for 57 yea...

Tony and Crystal team up to ride out the apocalypse and talk about Tank Girl! The forgotten movie based off the indie comic. In this movie review/podcast find out why Tank Girl is the manic pixie Mad Max! After a comet disrupts the rain cycle of Earth, the planet has become a desolate, barren desert by the year 2033. With resources scarce, Kesslee (Malcolm McDowell) -- head of the powerful and evi...

This episode is brought to you by the Hack The Movies/WATP commentary track for National Lampoon's One, Two, Many. https://www.patreon.com/hackthemovies https://www. Patreon.com/whoarethesepodcasts Tony is joined by Karl from @Who Are These Podcasts? and Doug from Good Times, Great Movies to talk about one of their favorite films. Private Parts was a huge influence on Tony when he was growing up a...

Tony, Joe, and Tom got together and make there way through The Terminator franchise. Why? Because they want to know what Terminator movie is the WORST Terminator movie!

Tony, Johanna, and Kieran team up to talk about the original X-Men film from 2000! In this movie review/podcast they will talk about all the Excellent stuff in the film. Like the near perfect casting, the cool in camera stunts, and how it really brought the comics to life! Oh and it gave us Hugh Jackman. They are children of the atom, homo superior, the next link in the chain of evolution. Each wa...

Tony and Crystal stayed up late to talk about the new Sony/Marvel spin off set in the Venom-verse which might have Spider-man? Its unclear. He definitely isn't in this movie. In this movie review/podcast they will talk about all the things that make this movie miserable. Like the by the numbers plot, the incomprehensive action scenes, and the copy and pasted villain. Dangerously ill with a rare bl...

Tony and Johanna take a look back at The Phantom Menace and try to view it through a positive lens. In this movie review/podcast they will talk about all the things that make it good like Darth Mauls amazing lightsaber skills, the new world and creatures made by George Lucas, and how its not a cynical cash grab like Disney's new movies. Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) is a young apprentice Jedi kni...

Tony, Johanna, and Crystal gather around to talk about the movie that kicked off the trend of the US remaking Japanese horror films, The Ring! In this movie review/podcast they will talk about all the things that make it a good remake. It takes the basic idea from the original, reworks the plot to make it stand apart, and gives a new backstory to the films antagonist. It sounds like just another u...

Get 20% OFF Manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code HACKTHEMOVIES at https://MANSCAPED.com Tony, Johanna, and Joe take a look back quite possibly the best Sci Fi Horror film ever made. In this movie review/podcast they will talk about all the things that make this movie great. Everything from the brilliant designs by Ron Cobb and H.R. Giger, The top notch writing, and the iconic scene that made...

Tony, Trisha, and Frank break open a bottle of Francis Coppola's Pinot Noir and revisit his film The Godfather on its 50th Anniversary. In this movie review/podcast they will talk about all the things that still make it a classic like the amazing visual storytelling they achieve with the camera work, the iconic performances by the cast that all became some of the most famous actors, and the amazin...

Tony, Trisha, and Joe from Movie Dumpster get together to talk about the much reviled sequel to The Blair Witch Project, Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2. In this movie review/podcast they will talk about all the reasons this movie is a mess. From the subpar acting, the studio interference, and the fact there is no book of shadows anywhere to be seen. As it follows the twisted path traveled by five...

Tony caught a leprechaun in the store! To celebrate he invited Johanna to the store to talk about Leprechaun 4 in Space. In this movie review/podcast they will talk about all the awesome things in the film like the laugh out loud gags and one liners, the cool sci fi ship setting, and the awesome make up effects! Resurfacing on an alien planet, the Leprechaun (Warwick Davis) abducts a member of the...

Tony and Kieran get together to talk about the extremely disappointing sequel to the first Resident Evil Movie. In this movie review/podcast they will talk about all the things that are awful in this movie. Like the horrible action scenes, the choppy editing, and the major letdown that was Nemesis. A deadly virus from a secret Umbrella Corporation laboratory underneath Raccoon City is exposed to t...

Tony, Crystal, and newcomer Frank (Trisha's brother) get together and talk about THE BATMAN! The along awaited reboot featuring a new standalone Batman. Now that it's out we ask ourselves "is this is the greatest Batman movie ever made?" Batman ventures into Gotham City's underworld when a sadistic killer leaves behind a trail of cryptic clues. As the evidence begins to lead closer to home and the...

Tony, Crystal, and Joe team up to talk stillsuits and sandworms. In this episode they will go over all the film adaptations of Frank Herbert's Dune! The goal is to figure out what is the best Dune movie? Is it David Lynch's trippy 80s film, the 2000 Sci Fi channel miniseries that attempts to tell the whole story on a smaller budget, or is it the newest big screen adaptation directed by Denis Ville...

Tony is joined by living film legend Lloyd Kaufman! Head of Troma Entertainment and director of The Toxic Avenger! Tony sits down and discusses some of his favorite Troma produced or distributed films and gets fun insight about them from Lloyd! It's gonna be Toxerrific! Sign up for Troma Now! https://watch.troma.com/

It's Johanna's birthday and she picked Midsommar to review with Tony and Crystal. In this movie review/podcast we will talk about how MESSED UP this movie is! Everything from the opening scene, the cliff diving moment, and a part that will make you never want to drink lemonade again. A couple travel to Sweden to visit their friend's rural hometown for its fabled midsummer festival, but what begins...