Oldie But A Goodie

It's a Godzilla movie! We head to Japan for the 16th installment of the popular kaiju franchise. It's a direct sequel to the first one, while also serving as a soft-reboot that kicked off a whole new era for everyone's favorite monster. Follow the show! Facebook: https://fb.me/oldiebutagoodiepod Omny: https://omny.fm/shows/oldie-but-a-goodie YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjfdXHxK_rIUsO...

In our last guest episode of the year, we finally check out the adaptation of the classic sci-fi novel Dune, released December 14th in 1984. It's the movie David Lynch doesn't want to be associated with, the movie that proved to studios that epic sci-fi's (that aren't Star Wars) don't make money, and the movie that launched Kyle MacLachlan's career. At least one good thing came out of it! We're jo...

It's a sequel! We're heading out to space for the follow-up to 2001: A Space Odyssey that no one really remembers. Expect lots of monoliths, homicidal AI's, bad Russian accents, and a bunch of retcons (that kinda work). It's 2010: The Year We Make Contact, released December 7th, 1984. Follow the show! Facebook: https://fb.me/oldiebutagoodiepod Omny: https://omny.fm/shows/oldie-but-a-goodie YouTube...

We've made it to 100 episodes and to celebrate, we've put together a big special. We've got quizzes, interviews, bloopers, a bonus battle, and a full synopsis review of the movie that came out this week back in 1984: Beverly Hills Cop. We're also joined by loads of guests, including Rob Lloyd, Ben Volchok, Sandy Whittem, Jacob Sacher, Jen Speirs, Rhys Parton and Jack McGorlick. Follow the show! Fa...

[VOTE FOR WHAT YEAR WE COVER IN 2021: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HPLW5SX ] It's our first ever big superhero blockbuster! Only took us 99 episodes to get to one. This week, we're talking about Supergirl, released November 21st in 1984. It's pretty terrible, however we can't quite agree on if it's so-bad-it's-good or if it's just a really awful movie. Follow the show! Facebook: https://fb.me/ol...

[VOTE FOR WHAT YEAR WE COVER IN 2021: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HPLW5SX ] Chuck Norris is an action hero that both of us aren't that familiar with. We've heard a lot about him but never seen one of his films. This week, we changed that! It's Missing in Action, released November 16th in 1984. It's a war movie about sneaking around and slowly setting up explosives. Follow the show! Facebook: ht...

[SILENT NIGHT REVIEW STARTS AT 27:20] It's a slasher special! We're joined by our streamer friend MissMandeee to chat about two of the biggest slasher movies of 1984, both of which were released November 9th. First up, it's the classic dream-based horror A Nightmare on Elm Street. Then it's the controversial Christmas-themed murder-fest Silent Night, Deadly Night. One of them is really good! The o...

We head down under this week to our home country of Australia and review a natural horror film filmed out in the outback about a giant boar. It's called Razorback, released November 2nd in 1984, and it's pretty ridiculous.  Got feedback? Send us an email at oldiebutagoodiepod@gmail.com Follow the show! Facebook: https://fb.me/oldiebutagoodiepod Omny: https://omny.fm/shows/oldie-but-a-goodie Y...

It's Halloween week and we're reviewing the scariest sci-fi action horror of 1984... The Terminator! Released October 26th, it's the movie that started it all with high-concepts and intense action. We're joined by Robert Yaniz Jr. (Crooked Table) to see just how well it holds up. Listen to Robert on the Crooked Table Podcast! https://www.crookedtable.com/   Got feedback? Send us an email at o...

We question everything as we trudge our way through a review of a problematic romantic drama called Thief of Hearts, released October 19th in 1984. It features a few diaries, a lot of red flags, and a bunch of uncomfortable scenes on a boat. Got feedback? Send us an email at oldiebutagoodiepod@gmail.com Follow the show! Facebook: https://fb.me/oldiebutagoodiepod Omny: https://omny.fm/shows/oldie-b...

We're heading to Glasgow this week for a Scottish comedy by Bill Forsyth called Comfort and Joy, released October 10th, 1984. Why is it called that? We're not sure. We do know that it's about radio and ice-cream and gangs though! Got feedback? Send us an email at oldiebutagoodiepod@gmail.com Follow the show! Facebook: https://fb.me/oldiebutagoodiepod Omny: https://omny.fm/shows/oldie-but-a-goodie...

It's not your average episode this week, we're talking about a black-and-white deadpan comedy. It's Jim Jarmusch's groundbreaking film Stranger Than Paradise, released October 1st, 1984. Did it have a story? Not really. Is that going to stop us from reviewing it for over an hour? No way! Got feedback? Send us an email at oldiebutagoodiepod@gmail.com Follow the show! Facebook: https://fb.me/oldiebu...

In Irreconcilable Differences, released September 28th in 1984, Drew Barrymore plays a character who is in court trying to get a divorce from her parents. It's a movie that has a fun concept but instead chooses to focus on other stuff. Did we like the other stuff it focuses on? You'll probably be able to predict it but feel free to listen in to find out. Got feedback? Send us an email at oldiebuta...

The Company of Wolves, released September 21st in 1984, is a re-telling of Red Riding Hood... Kind of. It's also a tale about growing up, about the greys between good and evil, and about pretty tense werewolf transformations. Got feedback? Send us an email at oldiebutagoodiepod@gmail.com Follow the show! Facebook: https://fb.me/oldiebutagoodiepod Omny: https://omny.fm/shows/oldie-but-a-goodie YouT...

We're taking a break from b-movies this week and are instead checking out a film many consider to be one of the greatest ever made. It's Amadeus, released September 19th, 1984. It tells the (very fictional) story of Mozart and a man called Salieri who wants him dead. It's a tale of jealousy, opera and mercury. Got feedback? Send us an email at oldiebutagoodiepod@gmail.com Follow the show! Facebook...

In an alien-fantasy-desert-land, there is a well. The well has a lot of water in it, but two warlords and their constant fighting over it has prevented the poor villagers from getting to it. When a Holy Warrior shows up, he decides to help these villagers... Kind of. This is The Warrior and the Sorceress, released September 7th in 1984. We gave it a watch to see just how painful it is. Got feedbac...

C.H.U.D, released August 31st, 1984, stands for Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers... Or does it?! This week, we checked out this very underrated cult classic that feels like it's going to be more of a splatter horror film, but is actually more about the mystery about a conspiracy involving toxic waste and zombie-creature-things. Listen to Zach on Nerd-Out Consumed: https://omny.fm/shows/...

He's a rock star! He's a neurosurgeon! He's a test pilot! He's a physicist! He fights aliens! He's Buckaroo Banzai! We're joined by Ben Volchok to obverse his adventure into the 8th dimension. Listen to Sandro on Crooked Table: https://www.crookedtable.com/ Listen to Zach on Nerd-Out Consumed: https://omny.fm/shows/nerdout (Out on Wednesday) Got feedback? Send us an email at oldiebutagoodiepod@gma...

We're heading to Spain this week for a Hong Kong martial arts film starring Jackie Chan. It's Wheels on Meals (快餐車), released August 17th, 1984! We follow a couple of food van workers who get caught up in a conspiracy, leading to a lot of jokes and a lot of fighting. Listen to Sandro This Week on Crooked Table: https://www.crookedtable.com/ Got feedback? Send us an email at oldiebutagoodiepod@g...

We've got another cheesy 80s sci-fi horror this week with Dreamscape, released August 15th in 1984. We follow a psychic who, along with the help of a top secret government agency, discovers that he can enter dreams. There's a lot of creepy dream sequences, dodgy visual effects and a Snakeman. Got feedback? Send us an email at oldiebutagoodiepod@gmail.com Follow the show! Facebook: https://fb.me/ol...

1984 was a great year for Prince fans. We got his classic album 'Purple Rain'. We also got a movie with the same title that uses a lot of those songs as inspiration and features a performance from the musician himself. Does the film work as a narrative or are the sequences of live performances the best part of it? We checked it out to find out! Got feedback? Send us an email at oldiebutagoodiepod@...

This week, we're doing the children's fantasy movie everyone in the 80s fell in love with. It's The NeverEnding Story, released July 20th in 1984. One of us loves it, the other just wishes it would end sooner rather than later. Got feedback? Send us an email at oldiebutagoodiepod@gmail.com Follow the show! Facebook: https://fb.me/oldiebutagoodiepod Omny: https://omny.fm/shows/oldie-but-a-goodie Yo...

Today's movie asks a question many sci-fi fans have pondered: What would happen if a computer fell in love with your neighbor? Electric Dreams, released July 20th in 1984, does it's best to answer that question! Expect corny dialogue, strange plot choices, and an incredible soundtrack. Got feedback? Send us an email at oldiebutagoodiepod@gmail.com Follow the show! Facebook: https://fb.me/oldiebuta...

We head to Manhattan with our favorite group of puppets: The Muppets! Released July 13th in 1984, it's the perfect mix of music, nostalgia and puns. There's so many puns. They're great though. Got feedback? Send us an email at oldiebutagoodiepod@gmail.com Follow the show! Facebook: https://fb.me/oldiebutagoodiepod Omny: https://omny.fm/shows/oldie-but-a-goodie YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/chan...

[BACHELOR PARTY REVIEW STARTS AT 36:22] It's a Tom Hanks double feature! We've got the mermaid-themed romp Splash, released March 9th in 1984. Then we head to the 29th of June for the incredibly wild and ridiculous Bachelor Party. We're joined by Jacob Sacher (Paul Noodle PhD. Candidate / Will It Juice?). Join the Bad Porridge Club on Patreon for TWO bonus episodes each month! https://www.patreon....