Movie Meltdown

Movie Meltdown - Episode 589 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") Gather your family around the table and your listening device - as we discuss the Thanksgiving "classic" BLOOD RAGE !  And while we consider whether we want to sample turkey meat powder, we also mention… Barbarian, hunting a human being, Ghosts, Night of the Demons, Carnival of Souls, it features a cemetery which is not in this movie, Ed...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 588 This episode we head to Lexington for Scarefest and hang out talking about movies, actors, costumes and the ever-changing convention scene. And as we rewatch that videotape that fell behind the entertainment center, we also cover… The Slumber Party Massacre, The Midnight Club, Robert Englund, Hellfire Club, Beetlejuice, wearing double denim, that's just going to slime-...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 587 Join us for our annual "spooky soiree" as we discuss the usual seasonal fun as well as our take on David Gordon Green's Halloween Ends . And while we try to decide just what the phrase "more nougat than normal" really means, we also bring up… Deadstream, The Munsters, The Hitcher, Cronenberg's The Fly, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, one of those strainer scanning device...

Attack of the Killer Soundtrack 66 As we are well into spooky season, we thought we would play and discuss some of our favorite songs that round out different horror movies. As we try to figure out the best horror song hat trick, we also delve into… Night of the Ghoul, Smile, Werewolf by Night, stunt casting, Barbarian, a new era of horror, patient zero of all monsters, a spooky old house, amazing...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 586 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we're discussing Things Heard & Seen , the 2021 film written and directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini. And while we continue our investigation of the pumpkin patch, we also address… Perfect Blue, Devil In Ohio, Day Shift, What We Do in the Shadows, Amanda Seyfried, speaking of vampires, they're up to being he...

Attack of the Killer Soundtrack 65 Join us "live" from The Whirling Tiger as we talk with Tim Cappello . He's an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, a singer, a songwriter and a man who will forever be known as - the sexy sax man from "The Lost Boys".  And while we consider pausing the interview to start looking for back issues of Interview Magazine, we also mention… Tina Turner, John Coltrane, Bi...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 585 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This session of the horror club we discuss Dead Silence , the 2007 film directed by James Wan. And while we reminisce about special times with Donnie Wahlberg, we also cover… Tourist Trap, The House, Stan Against Evil, Ryan Kwanten, Frankenstein, digging up bodies, an anthropomorphic mouse, he's very proud of those paintings, ghosts with...

Attack of the Killer Soundtrack 64 Join us for a soundtrack episode as we discuss finale songs and/or our favorite songs that play during the closing credits. "There are songs… that do get stuck in my head as a credit song. And I will hear it and like… in my mind credits will be rolling on the screen."

Movie Meltdown - Episode 584 This episode we are coming to you "live" from Character Fest as we talk with actor Sy Richardson . And as we realize our unlimited capacity for twinkly lights, we also bring up… The State Theater, a family reunion, Tim Robbins, came to California, Slim Jim Phantom, Straight to Hell, I had no place to stay I had fifty dollars in my pocket, taking me to the nightclub, Ch...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 583 Join us "live" from The Kentucky Theater for this year's Harry Dean Stanton Fest with special guest - director Allison Anders. And as we try to decide if we've had too much coffee, we also delve into… Wim Wenders, the unacknowledged Kevin Bacon, Billy Woodberry, RiverDale, double features, the OG, Billy Swan, The Paramount and The Capital, cop shows, American independe...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 582 The Super Series continues as we discuss Taika Waititi's Thor: Love and Thunder . And as we try to decide if we ourselves would work better as a limited series or as a theatrical film, we also address… Ms. Marvel, Miek, Wilson Fisk, Slash, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Taron Egerton, the Hemsworth family affair, Hercules, Secret Wars, there's a whole bun...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 581 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we're discussing Fresh , the 2022 film directed by Mimi Cave and starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sebastian Stan. And as we realize it's best if people just stay away from each other, we also mention… A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Baby, cotton candy grapes, The Regal Beagle,  mismatching periods of singlehood, mean letters fr...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 580 This episode we're coming to you "live" from WonderFest as we visit with friends and look at amazing models. All before we are joined by director, author, screenwriter, producer - Nicholas Meyer . He's the creative mind behind movies like Time After Time , The Seven-Per-Cent Solution , The Day After , as well as bringing us many of the most beloved Star Trek films incl...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 579 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") Join us as we discuss Fright Night , the 2011 movie directed by Craig Gillespie and featuring Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, David Tennant, Toni Collette, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and our beloved Imogen Poots. And as we consider recording our future episodes in Romania, we also bring up… Fright Night 2, Death on the Nile, Todd & the Book...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 578 Join us as we discuss Sam Raimi's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness … and all things Marvel.  And as we order up a round of pizza balls, we also delve into… Moon Knight, Drag Me to Hell, Steve Ditko, Elizabeth Olsen, James Gunn, Black Bolt, Robert E. Howard, She-Hulk, The Savage Land, Doctor Doom, Benedict Cumberbatch, the Delta 88, universal constants, Ms. M...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 577 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we discuss Blood Fest directed by Owen Egerton and starring Zachary Levi. Yep...  Zachary Levi. Oh yeah, and also Robbie Kay, Seychelle Gabriel, Jacob Batalon and Barbara Dunkelman. And as we work on creating our own horror movie theme park, we also address… Reacher, Sleepaway Camp, Death Trap, The Cabin In The Woods, resear...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 576 This episode we return to The Lexington Comic & Toy Convention and have a run-in with a certain beloved celebrity as well as a lot of fun!  And as we wait ever vigilant against an onslaught of geese, we also mention… Twin Peaks, Clancy Brown, William Hurt, Don Coscarelli, Muzan Kibutsuji, the slime pit, the new Scream, Burlesque, Rose McIver, Jeepers Creepers 2, Channi...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 575 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we discuss The Devil's Hand , a 1961 movie directed by William J. Hole Jr. This movie is about a man and a woman... and another woman, and a doll, and a cult... and a witch? There's a lot of stuff going on. Well - kind of. So get your personalized devil dolls and join us as we cover… Fresh, shirt/vest combo, Last Night in So...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 574 This episode our dynamic duo returns to discuss Matt Reeves' The Batman . And while we wait patiently for our red phone to ring, we also bring up… The Eternals, Richard Kind, Year One, The Court of Owls, the lighting, Robert Pattinson, Kurt Cobain, dealing with a horde of evil, DC's showrunner, Frank Miller, The Suicide Squad, Seven, Joe Chill, Planet of the Apes, Jeff...

Attack of the Killer Soundtrack 63 This episode we welcome back composer Erich Stem as we play and discuss all the 2021 Oscar nominees for both Best Original Song and Best Original Score.  And as we decide who has just thrown in a B-side from their latest album, we also delve into… the movie trailer formula, a transformation, layers upon layers, the harmonic box, If Beale Street Could Talk, taking...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 573 So the Meltdown Horror Club was so excited to discuss the new Scream movie - we decided to put together a bonus horror club episode - available to everyone! So join us as we discuss the new "requel" directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett.  And as the horror snake eats it's own tail, we also address… The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 572 Get yourself a heart-shaped box of candy and join us as we discuss some alternate (questionably) romantic movies to watch for Valentine's Day.  And as we try to decode our special love messages from Reeses, we also mention… George Wendt, cannibalism, redefining cinema, The Island of Dr. Moreau, a golem more than a zombie, Danny Trejo, nothing good can last, Oliver Ston...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 571 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we discuss Kuntilanak - aka "The Chanting Revisited". This 2018 film directed by Rizal Mantovani tells the story of a sinister mirror and a creepy witch. And as we get a small window into life in Indonesia, we also cover… Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Malignant, adding a wacky noise, worst babysitter ever, extended jaw,...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 570 This episode we return to the Super Series with a vengeance as we discuss Spider-Man: No Way Home and all things Marvel.  And as we work to make sense of the alternate universe we now live in, we also bring up… Hawkeye, Daredevil, Kingpin, She-Hulk, Tom Holland, Kate Bishop, Shang-Chi, Loki, What If...?, Spider-Man: Freshman Year, WandaVision, Young Avengers, Kang the...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 569 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") Join us as we round out our holiday party with the Horror Club feature - Black Christmas . The 2006 remake/sequel directed by Glen Morgan is an alternate and gorier take on the college co-eds trapped at Christmas idea. And as we try to decide the perfect way to shove Christmas down your throat, we also delve into… musky caramel, The Fall...