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"Weird Al" Yankovic is known for his song parodies, but did you realize he made a movie too? This week's guest, Lauren Carey, and Rafe talk about the enduring legacy of Weird Al, the numerous soon-to-be comedy superstars that assembled for UHF, a comedy full of movie parodies of the quality you'd expect from the guy who brought you "Eat It" and "It's All About the Pentiums". This is definitely one...

When Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost team up, hilarity is bound to happen. This week we look at the second film in the "Cornetto Trilogy," Hot Fuzz. Guest Jack Hewson and Rafe discuss how they may have unfairly compared this movie to the other films in the trilogy, and how brilliantly the script is put together to create not only a hilarious comedy, but also a fantastic murder mystery of...

We tackle our first documentary this week with guest Elizabeth MacDuffie and her pick: Grey Gardens. Among other things, we discuss the crazy antics of the Beales, the Documentary Now! parody "Sandy Passage," the objectivity of documentaries, the birth of direct cinema, and more! Follow Rafe on Twitter  and Letterboxd . Elizabeth MacDuffie is the creator of Meat for Tea and the Meat for Teacast . ...

Happy Halloween everybody! We bring you a full-sized candy bar length episode this week as returning guest Drew Meyer and Rafe dive into another '80s horror remake: The Blob. Drew has some strong feelings on this one, folks. Is it an often overlooked gem of '80s horror? Is Meg Penny a female hero on par with Alien's Ellen Ripley? Listen as we discuss with a spoiler-filled conversation! Follow Rafe...

The last time Emily was on the show we discussed Labyrinth, but now it's October and time to look at spooky movies! Listen as Rafe and Emily discuss the movie we couldn't feature, Ghostwatch, before diving into this week's pick: The Blood on Satan's Claw. We goof on gorilla gloves, debate strong female characters vs. those possessed by Satan, and have a rollicking good time. Follow Rafe on Twitter...

It's episode 50 and we've got a big announcement to make. After that, we turn our attention to '80s nostalgia with The Transformers: The Movie thanks to this week's guest, Mike Seibert. Were you a G.I. Joe kid or a Transformers kid? How did this movie shape an entire franchise in an era before "Intellectual Property" was a thing? And why does "Weird Al" have a song in the middle of a rock and roll...

We take our first trip into Australian film with a movie I would bet good money most of you have not seen: Hercules Returns, a comedy that takes a 1960s Hercules movie and dubs in new audio. The film is picked by this week's guest Chris, from Generation Random. Along with their discussion of the movie, Rafe gets a feel for the movie-going experience in Australia and their general mindset toward th...

When The Last Starfighter hit theaters, critics were quick to draw comparisons to Star Wars and other space operas of the time. But was Last Starfighter more of an influence on other works than we give it credit for? That’s one of the questions this week’s guest, Jodi Krangle, poses as she and Rafe dive into this ‘80s cult classic. They discuss Robert Preston continuing his Music Man performance,...

He's brainy, he's brawny, and he once killed a man by ripping out their throat with his bare hands. He's Dalton, the bouncer of Road House, one of Patrick Swayze's better-known roles. Join Rafe and guest Sean Connell as they dive into this iconic '80s picture that Rafe had not seen until this point. Who would win in a fight - Swayze or Sam Elliott? Just how mustache-twirling villain can Ben Gazzar...

What do Charlie Sheen, Randy Quaid, Sherilyn Fenn, and two characters best described as the "bully Statler and Waldorf" have in common? The 1987 sci-fi/horror film The Wraith, which Rafe discusses with this week's guest Casey Edison. Rafe and Casey talk "bad" movies, '80s movie tropes, the popularity of Quaid and Fenn, and lots more as they dive into this movie most of you probably have not seen....

When you think '80s and '90s action, you tend to think of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone's powerhouse blockbusters. But there's a vast array of B-movie sci-fi action films from the time period, starring some of the action stars who would support Arnold and Sly in their bigger endeavors. This week's movie is one of those: I Come In Peace (also known as Dark Angel) starring Dolph Lundg...

This week's guest, Hem Cleveland, is a podcaster and voice artist, so it seems appropriate that she picked an animated movie to talk about on the show: Disney's Beauty and the Beast. We discuss vocal performing, Disney archetypes, anti-intellectualism, and a talking candelabra, as we dig through the first animated film to get an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. Follow Rafe on Twitter  and Letter...

Guest Joe McDonnell started out just looking for a podcast that discussed Tim Burton's only directed sequel, Batman Returns. Little did he know he would soon be taking part in a conversation as a guest on a show doing exactly that. Rafe and Joe discuss how well Burton's Batman follow up holds up today, the impact of stuffing a superhero film with villains, and how contested classifying Batman Retu...

John Carpenter's The Thing is a creepy enough movie on its own, but add in the context of 2020's pandemic situation and a movie where an undetectable threat infiltrates an isolated science base suddenly gets a lot creepier. Rafe is joined by Who & Company's Drew Meyer to talk about the impact of context, why this movie almost ruined the careers of those involved, the influence of Agatha Christie o...

We haven't had a proper western on the show yet, but that changes this week as we look at the end of the cowboy era in Monte Walsh, starring Lee Marvin and Jack Palance. The source of the movie is a bit unusual, as guest Jeff Mohr (of Gruesome Magazine) is usually a horror guy, but his love for this movie quickly becomes apparent. Listen as Rafe and Jeff talk about the end of the western era, the...

This week, guest Luke Kunka brings Warcraft to the show for discussion (if that name sounds familiar, it's because he's the brother of Alex Kunka who brought The Secret Life of Walter Mitty  for a previous episode). Rafe and Luke talk about the video game adaptation and how it changed the story created through Warcraft games and novels for a big screen retelling. We also discuss the idea of fan se...

We're diving into our first animated Disney feature this week with guest Scotty Moore of the BS Network. Scotty is out to set a record for the most podcast appearances and we were happy to have him on our show to add to his count. Rafe and Scotty discuss the train wreck that was the making of Kingdom of the Sun (which eventually became The Emperor's New Groove), crying at Disney films, and the doc...

This week is a special episode for Rafe - not only is it a great conversation about Blood Simple, the first movie from the Coen Brothers, but the guest is one of Rafe's childhood friends. Rafe and Chris met in high school and immediately became good friends, sharing a love of movies, gaming, and video games. This week's episode reconnects them after a decade as talk about the Coen Brothers' debut...

Summer should be a time for popcorn-blockbuster films, but with the state of the world right now the closest we're going to get are the ones we can stream, so what better time to check out 2013's Sharknado (which had a limited one-night-only theatrical release). Rafe is joined by Sara Newell to talk about the first in SyFy's shark-laden franchise. We start to lay down rules for a Sharknado drinkin...

With the events currently going on in the world, and particularly the United States, it doesn't feel quite appropriate to release an episode this week (especially with the silly movie scheduled next) so I'm joining in the #podcastblackout movement to stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter protests taking place. I encourage anyone who can to get involved in some way, but more importantly b...

Last week we talked about The Beatles faux-documentary A Hard Day's Night , so what better movie to follow that up with than a mockumentary about a heavy metal band, This Is Spinal Tap. The timing of the move feels rather appropriate as well, given the recent loss of comedian Fred Willard, who appears in one of Spinal Tap's scenes. The movie is brought to us this week by Marc from the Performance...

There's no denying the cultural behemoth that is The Beatles, but how many of you have actually seen their cinematic endeavors, which started in 1964 with A Hard Day's Night? Their film debut is an enduring work of art that has had a lasting effect on the movie world, including clear influences upon more contemporary rock band stories. Rafe and guest Lindsay Stamhuis talk about those influences, h...

This week's episode is one we've been holding onto for a while - given the state of the world it just didn't feel right to watch or discuss a post-apocalyptic zombie movie. But for some reason, the timing feels right now. We can't say whether that's because of the social commentary at the heart of George Romero's Day of the Dead or because the conversation Rafe has with guest George Heftler feels...

Happy (late) Star Wars day and happy (early) Mother's Day! This week was almost a lost episode as we were scheduled to record just as the COVID-19 pandemic broke out and locked everything down, but thankfully we managed to reconnect and make the conversation happen, and I'm certainly glad we did. Harold and Maude may be a darker comedy, but it is certainly a movie worth seeing and talking about. R...

We're still trying to keep things lighter given the current cultural climate, but "light" doesn't only have to mean comedy, as we are reminded of thanks to Daniel (of the Passion Fruits podcast) who brings Edge of Tomorrow for this week's conversation. Rafe and Daniel talk about Tom Cruise as an actor, time travel stories, try to dissect the ending of the movie, and ponder what direction the story...