Junkfood Cinema

Brian & Cargill form a rough-and-tumble detective agency to solve the case of the missing Scotch as they investigate The Nice Guys. Mystery solved: They drank the Scotch. The guys make their case that The Nice Guys is the most Shane Black movie of all Shane Black's movies. They also discuss famous corpses, Shane taking on Detroit like Action Jackson, and why Ryan Gosling doesn't do his own dri...

Welcome back to the podcast that's always frank and earnest. As Black Christmas rolls on, Brian & Cargill recover and share their fond memories of The Long Kiss Goodnight.  They discuss how this film helped Shane Black find his voice, make Samuel L. Jackson a star, and how the circumstances of its release sadly kept Shane from making another film until 2005. All this, plus, the guys get Krank-...

Brian and Cargill kick off Black Christmas with a bang! Well, by "Black Christmas" we mean a celebration of Shane Black films and by "bang" we mean Kiss Kiss Bang Bang! The guys discuss why this fast-talking, gun-burying buddy cop deconstruction needs to be on your regular Christmas rotation. Also discussed are twitchy Bob Ross, Blue Rangers, and why we wouldn’t have our current MCU without this f...

It’s not Summer of 78, it’s not Octoburt, but Brian & Cargill prove the third time is the charm as they finally do an episode on Hooper! Hal Needham’s best and most personal film, the guys discuss Hooper’s stunts, gags, and amazing cast! Also discussed is VCRs versus VHS players, Cargill’s shared screen time with Burt Reynolds, and why everyone should be in love with Sally Field. Put on your h...

Fasten your seatbelts, Junkions! This week, Brian and Cargill roam the wastelands with The Road Warrior.  The guys discuss the stunts, the film's legacy to both Austrailian genre and Italian knockoff cinema, and why George Miller is the Stanley Kubrick of action films. Also tangentially discussed are Han Solo in a road western, Wiggles on The Enterprise, and why Sixpence None The Richer is cheaper...

When you hear the harmonica, you know it's time for another Junkfood Cinema! And boy howdy, are y'all in for a treat! This week, Brian & Cargill fulfill a Patron request and discuss one of the greatest westerns of all time: Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West. The guys discuss the score, Leone's use of stillness in one of cinema's greatest opening sequences, and the Terminator 2 moment...

This week, Brian & Cargill swim with sharks in the deepest, bluest, most shark-fin-hatted action movie of all time: DeepBlue Sea. The guys discuss the cast buffet, the gigantic awesome of the theme song, and the movie’s insane post-test-screening changes. Also discussed are combo meals, landsharks, and why Thomas Jane is probably in Dreamcatcher. Download, listen, and share before one or both...

Do you wanna party? It's party time, Junkions!  Brian & Cargill resurrect one of the best and most important zombie films of all time: Return of the Living Dead. The guys discuss the "brains" of Dan O'Bannon, the relationship this punk horror flick has with Romero's universe, and the greatness of Clu Gulager.  They also discuss shit pickles, undead Charles Brosnan, and why you might not want t...

Happy Junkyween!  In honor of the season, and in response to overwhelming listener demand (that is to say overwhelming demand from one particular listener) Brian & Cargill discuss one of the scariest movies ever made: Small Soldiers. What? It is scary...if you're a toy collector. The guys chat about the effects, the insane assembled voice cast, and how Joe Dante was able to remake Gremlins int...

Brian & Cargill wrap Octoburt with a special double feature of Burt Reynolds' hicksploitation classics: White Lightning & Gator.  While one is clearly superior and the other a cartoon, binging both these moonshine-running drive-in flicks is as thrilling as a big bowl of shaky pudding! The guys discuss Hal Needham's stunts, the head cannon that connects Gator to The Longest Yard, and how Steven Spi...

This just in! Junkfood Cinema continues Octoburt with a newroom comedy that breaks the story (and a few hearts): Switching Channels.  From the Director of First Blood (what?!), Burt Reynolds is Ted Turner (basically) trying to run a 24-hour news TV station while also fighting feelings for his ace reporter/ex-wife played by Kathleen Turner. She falls in love with literally the only man handsome eno...

Requested by one of their high-tier Patrons, Brian and Cargill match wits (and mullets) with The Boz in Stone Cold.  Imagine Point Break on motorcycles...with a lot more uncomfortably prominent confederate flags.  The guys also discuss hobo boxing with Lance Henriksen, blowing up Wilford Brimley, and why you should NEVER go to an Alabama Olive Garden.  Like the show? Consider supporting us on Patr...

Brian and Cargill celebrate the late, great Burt Reynolds with Octoburt! What better kickoff than to take the field with both iterations of The Longest Yard? The guys discuss how both versions are winning, how closely the remake follows the original’s playbook, and how great Burt is in the dual roles he plays. Plus, Stone Cold Steve Austin breaks Brian’s heart, Cargill reveals his fast food orient...

Here it is, saved from the fires of obscurity (thanks to some sort of diabolical hosting error). It's the first ever (and hopefully last) lost episode of Junkfood Cinema, and it's full of musicals! With a brand new edit by our producer Merrill, Can't Stop the Musicals Part 1 examines three of the most bizarre, head-scratch inducing fever dreams to ever call themselves musicals. Get your iTunes rea...

Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a blimp, it’s Junkfood Cinema! This week, Brian and Cargill take on the man of steel himself with Richard Donner’s Superman. The guys discuss the triumphs, shortcomings, and cultural impact of the first big superhero film. Also discussed: The trouble with time travel, stealing steaks, and how Superman might have caused the 1977 New York blackout.

Brian and Cargill pledge Delta as they shout their love for National Lampoon’s Animal House. These Blutos discuss the comedy, the legacy, and the perfect double feature of Animal House and Netflix’s A Futile and Stupid Gesture. Also discussed are steak theft, garbage buffets we love, and why the government investigated the most harmless song on this soundtrack.

Originally released as a patron exclusive episode last year, Junkfood Cinema presents a Summer of 77 series minisode on Smokey and the Bandit. For the first time ever, in honor of the recently departed king of hicksploitation (and Junkfood icon), Burt Reynolds, we’ve decided to make this episode available to everyone. Grab a truckload of Coors and go eastbound and  down memory lane as we toast Bur...

Get revved up for another Junkfood Cinema! This week, Brian and Cargill race through a Corvette Summer with Mark Hamill. An oddball gem, Corvette Summer pits the once and future Skywalker against Vegas odds, replicants, and the dude from Laserblast! The guys discuss how the plot could’ve taken place on Tatooine, ill-advised diversions, and which 70s child star’s voice was stolen by Cargill.

In what could very well turn into a regularly scheduled program where we let Merrill out of the dungeon, our friendly neighborhood editor sits down with the one and only Joe Carnahan to talk his new movie El Chicano and other Warparty projects like Wheelman, Boss Level, The Raid and Point Blank!

Brian and Cargill prove they harbor sympathy for the devil...‘s son as they give their 666 cents on Damien: The Omen 2. The infernal duo discuss why this sequel might actually surpass the original, how it plays to our collective fears, and how it proves Satan and Monsanto are one and the same. Also in this damned episode, The Lovecraft Bible, Illuminati babies, and the lunacy of The Omen 3.

What’s happening, Babagazoos?! Even though it’s Wednesday, Brian and Cargill are here to exalt Thank God It’s Friday. One of the oddest disco movies of all time, as it seems to have decidedly anti-disco humor, Thank God It's Friday also features Donna Summer, The Commodores, and a smoking hot young Jeff Goldblum playing...the devil? Disco Ichabod Crane? Unclear. The guys also discuss high school c...

Buckle up, Junkions! This week Brian and Cargill slide behind the wheel with Walter Hill’s The Driver.  Arguably the most cinematic car chase flick of all time, the guys discuss The Driver’s place in an amazing triple feature. They also discuss the stunts, the silence, and the heist at the heart of this uncompromising character piece. Then...the episode takes one of the sharpest left turns in JFC...

Brian and Cargill pick the wrong day to float the river and are met with a hungry horde of Piranha. Piggybacking off last week's episode, we discuss one of the very best Jaws rip-offs of all time that was coincidentally released in the Summer of 78 right alongside Jaws 2. The guys chat about the ravenous swarm of talent that descended upon Texas to accomplish this Corman production. They also chat...

Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the Internet... Brian and Cargill kick off Summer of 78 by discussing the sequel with all the bigger boats: Jaws 2. Brian reaffirms his theory that Jaws 2 is a slasher film with a shark, Cargill expounds on the history of American whiskey, and the mob ties of Amity Island are revealed. Download, listen, and share, chums! 

This week, Brian and Cargill go undercover with Shakedown. Peter Weller and Sam Elliott aren’t just mismatched buddy investigators, they exist in separate mismatched movies! The guys discuss hockey hair cops, 42nd Street theaters, and the episode manages to go as off the rails as that rollercoaster that hit the taco stand! Download, listen, and share! Shake a leg!