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This week on New Release - Best Year Ever! … survivalists Ashley, Derrick, and Drew find themselves smack dab in 1990 for the first time—only to be stalked by an old foe from slashers past. Leatherface , the chainsaw-wielding monster that will cut you up and try on your face, is back and buzZZzier than ever in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III . Will we band together to escape the clutches of a cann...

This week on New Release - Best Year Ever! … time travelers Ashley, Derrick, and Drew put a bow on 1984 and get hyped for a brand new Best Year Ever of movies. We’ll be trading in our worn out scooters for a slick new method of transport and looking back on an unforgettable year in film. Find out who we crown King or Queen of ‘84 and so much more. Be sure to listen to the end when we’ll reveal whi...

This week on New Release - Best Year Ever! ... supermofos Ashley, Derrick, and Drew look back at 1984 through the lens of 2020. If that sounds like huh , don’t worry, Wonder Woman 1984 will answer ALL your questions about what to wish for when you grow up and how to bring a little love back into your life. C’mon, would I mislead to you after learning that the secret to flying is not lying? Or was...

This week on New Release - Best Year Ever! … breakers Ashley, Derrick, and Drew shake their groove things up beat street and back down funk ave. Breakin’ 2’s cult status was pretty much preordained when people heard the full title was Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo . More than fun and names, though, this 90-minute dance party is like playing trampoline in a lightning storm. Feel the rush! Follow Ke...

This week on New Release 1984 … lovable aliens Ashley, Derrick, and Drew get swept off their feet by The Dude from another planet. Jeff Bridges is Starman ! With this intimate tale, John Carpenter proves he’s not only a master of horror and sci-fi, but a romantic at heart. We ride shotgun while Bridges slowly discovers his humanity and burning desire for … apple pie. That’s right, he crashed lande...

This week on New Release 1984 … lawbreakers Ashley, Derrick, and Drew get pulled onto the shoulder by a comedic icon. Eddie Murphy. Holy shit, Beverly Hills Cop is your basic police story that takes off when you realize this dude doesn’t play by the rules. He’s a renegade. Who cares about jurisdiction when you’re on “vacay” trolling in Beverly Hills? Modern art, convertibles, room service, what el...

This week on New Release 1984 … wild hogs Ashley, Derrick, and Drew contend with a baby-eating beast terrorizing the Outback. Bad boar, bad boar … what you gonna do when we come for you . Razorback is pretty much Jaws with a pig, and we’re cool with that. We discuss our love for all things large-killer-animal and decide where this big boy ranks amongst your jumbo Crocs and ‘Condas and Eight-Legged...

This week on New Release 1984 … santa’s little helpers Derrick and Drew unwrap the naughty and nice bits of another killer Christmas movie. Silent Night, Deadly Night may have been pulled from theaters because it made kids super scared of Old St. Nick, but surely we’re old enough to handle it, right? We make a list of the most memorable slashes and slays—one of which involves, you guessed it, a de...

This week on New Release 1984 … comet zombies Ashley, Derrick, Drew, AND beloved guest Jamie just wanna have fun despite a little bit of apocalypse. If Night of the Comet is meant to tell us anything, it’s that the malls are open and the living is free … until you meet a flesh-eating zombie. We follow two sisters from the valley with badass survival skills and killer clothes to boot. Get ready for...

This week on New Release 1984 … dream warriors Ashley, Derrick, and Drew dig their claws into a horror classic. A Nightmare on Elm Street directed by Wes Craven proves that slashers can be more than empty vessels. They can also have jokes. Whether you’re a Freddy-dude, Jason-stan, or Micheal-man, you gotta respect what the guy with the finger knives brings to the table. Dinner is severed. At the e...

This week on New Release 1984 … cyborgs Ashley, Derrick, and Drew go balls to the wall for an action movie that never gets old. Or is it a slasher? No wait, there’s time travel and post apocalyptic vibes and of course, Arnold blowing up on and off screen. It’s the best of all worlds. If you haven’t seen this sucker for awhile, like us, you’ll be amazed by how well it holds up. We get into that and...

This week on New Release 1984 … one-off voyeurs Derrick and Drew (where’s Ashley?) take an up close and personal look at a twisted adult thriller. Brian De Palma’s Body Double will dazzle you with its style, confound you with its plot, and leave you questioning everything you’ve seen. Do we have answers? Probably not. Is that the point? Hmmm . Did we thoroughly enjoy ourselves? That’s a yet. If yo...

The week on New Release 1984 … psycho killers Ashley, Derrick, and Drew get jiggy with “the finest concert film” of all time. Perhaps. We discuss whether Stop Making Sense featuring the Talking Heads blew us away or rocked us back and forth, gentle like? Either way, it’s the journey that counts when you’re on the road to nowhere … or something like that. Come, join us for a sonic experience like n...

This week on New Release 1984 … citizens Ashley, Derrick, and Drew subject themselves to the uncompromising oppression of—what must be—the definitive dystopian story. Nineteen Eighty-Four , the movie, takes the flat-out bleakness of Orwell’s imagined world and projects it onto the screen with little concern for what’s palatable. Despite the dark mood, we find value in returning to concepts of tota...

This week on New Release 1984 … gym rats Ashley, Derrick, and Drew get all the gore and hardcore action they could possibly ask for. And then some! The Toxic Avenger might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but it doesn’t give a crap. Prepare to be shocked, appalled, and if you’re lucky, tickled in ways you’ll never forget. Have you ever wondered what would happen if a bullied janitor jumped out of a w...

The week on New Release 1984 … dirtbags Ashley, Derrick, and Drew stake out a forgotten thriller led by the OG anti-hero. Did Clint make Tightrope to subvert his good guy image or was the seedier side of Eastwood obvious all along? All we know is when this dude gets busy onscreen it ain’t gonna work out well for anyone involved. Luckily, the movie takes place in New Orleans where he’s got unfetter...

This week on New Release 1984 … swappers Ashley, Derrick, and Drew get giddy with it watching Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin cohabitate one body in All of Me . Left is right, up is down, tap-tap mothersucker. If you like physical comedy, then you’re gonna love this take on the classic changing identities format. And speaking of, where does this fit on the on the Freaky Friday v Big continuum? All I...

The week on New Release 1984 … stealth assassins Ashley, Derrick, and Drew slice into a crucial piece of ninja movie cannon. Ninja 3: The Domination is what you get when you mix The Exorcist with non-sensical, gratuitous, freaking awesome ninja action. In the first ten minutes alone there’s a ninja taking down a golf cart, helicopter, and damn near the entire police force of Arizona. Find out wher...

This week on New Release 1984 … out-of-towners Ashley, Derrick, and Drew visit the arthouse cinema to see something that feels like a very personal story. The Brother From Another Planet is sci-fi that cares more about making an emotional connection than it does about dazzling with special effects (although look out for one moment). We do our best to unpack the themes of the movie, while acknowled...

This week on New Release 1984 … humanoids Ashley, Derrick, and Drew examine some unusual activity taking place below street level. Who made these C.H.U.D. and what do they want? It’s not every day you stare a cannibalistic yellow-eyed stretchy-necked mutant in the face and live to podcast about it. But we did! Oh yes, we gab about body horror and rank the most terrifying underground dwellers in mo...

This week on New Release 1984 … cornballs Ashley, Derrick, and Drew sink their teeth into a creepy kid classic. Do you know the difference between a scythe and a sickle? You better believe these Children of the Corn do. We also figure out where this crop of budding child psychopaths fits in amongst the Damiens and Regans and Rosemary Babies of movie history. If you’re not afraid to walk behind the...

The week on New Release 1984 … jacks-of-all-trades / masters-of-some Ashley, Derrick, and Drew diagnose a shaggy, but otherwise lovable cult classic. Is Buckaroo Banzai the hero we need in 2020 or a hero only the 80s deserve? After sorting through a plot with more holes than old Swiss, we share our personal favorite cult hits and decide whose nostalgia matters more. Spoiler: always mine! … (is wha...

This week on New Release 1984 … Wolverines Ashley, Derrick, and Drew look for silver linings through a haze of global annihilation. Yay! Can a group of PG-thirteens put a dent in the armor of the supposed big bad Soviet empire … and how many lives will be lost along the way? Let’s set the over/under for on screen deaths at 100. If all that sounds like a downer—well—don’t fret, for this week we’re...

The week on New Release 1984 (sorry for the delay! technical issues) … skeezes Ashley, Derrick, and Drew nerd out on an iconic sex comedy. Does it hold up under closer examination or fall apart like lead under your block eraser? We also rank the Most Talented nerds from movies as seen through their talent show performances. You can expect a little something for everyone this week, so search “ New...

This week on New Release 1984 … solo artists Ashley, Derrick, and Drew gear up for a strange viewing experience. On one hand, you got Prince doing rad Prince things on stage … on the other, there’s Prince (and every other male character) modeling gross, toxic behavior toward women. We parse whether this “story” adds anything to the music, and if not, why bother? It’s also a great excuse for us to...