Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers

On the latest installment of the podcast, Dion Baia and J. Blake step into the Quantum Leap Accelerator on a mission to travel back to May 5, 1993, and right a very specific wrong: the unjust negative reaction to the Quantum Leap series finale, “Mirror Image.” The guys begin by unpacking the show’s creation, its brilliance, the rules of leaping, and some of the series’ most memorable moments. They...

Welcome back to another exciting episode of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers. This month, Dion Baia and J. Blake are traveling back to 1992 to cover a movie that Dion's been telling Blake about for almost 3 decades, Walter Hill's Trespass. The boys dive into the origin of the script, which was written by the dynamic duo who brought the world Back to the Future. They talk about Walter Hill&#...

Welcome back to Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! Dion Baia and J. Blake are ringing in the new year with a cold, wintry classic — a film about perseverance, change, honoring the fallen, and synth-rock-fueled montages. That's right, the boys are covering Sylvester Stallone's 80s masterpiece, ROCKY IV (1985). Dion and Blake settle in for an all-nighter as they discuss their personal historie...

Happy holidays! Dion & Blake are back and celebrating the season with an in-depth discussion of one of Hollywood's greatest Christmas tales, 1946's It's a Wonderful Life — directed by Frank Capra and starring an amazing cast, including Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. The boys examine the making of this extraordinary holiday classic, as well as ponder its lessons and meaning, discuss...

Dion and Blake are back, celebrating the show's 11th Anniversary—a week late—and taking the SNMS anniversary episodes back to their comic book/pulp novel roots with a 1985 cult classic that explores the origin of literature's most famous detective. The boys are diving deep into the story, history, special effects, and wonder of Young Sherlock Holmes.

Dion & Blake are closing out the summer with a chat about a 1988 film that could have gone wrong at any turn, but a stellar cast, solid script, and a strong director helped make it a classic...BIG! We dive deep into the behind-the-scenes of the film, from the origin of the script & alternate casting choices to filming locations, to Tom Hanks' prep and the power of this amazing ensemble...

Dion & Blake return for an impromptu summer chat about a movie that found its audience on VHS and cable TV, and became a slumber party classic for at least two generations of female cinephiles....and the guys like it too. Grab your mystical medallions and dive in as the boys discuss 1989's Teen Witch!

Dion & J. Blake return for a summer episode exploring AI, SR-71 Blackbirds, and what it means to be human...as they discuss the 1985 family friendly sci-fi cult classic D.A.R.Y.L.

Dion Baia and J. Blake are back for the 2025 premiere of the Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers Podcast! Kicking off the season, the boys are tackling the iconic classic, Midnight Run, from 1988. They unpack the incredible story, amazing cast and the other incredible elements that made this movie the cult phenomenon it became. Come […]

Dion Baia and J. Blake are back to bring you their 2024 Holiday Special, where they kick back and discuss the iconic Christmas-shopping comedy, Jingle All the Way, from 1996. They break the film down and reminisce about their memories of the frenzied holiday madness, looking for the hard-to-get toys in the 1980s and 1990s; […]

Happy Belated Thanksgiving, everyone and welcome to another edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers ! J.Blake and Dion Baia are back for another collosal episode, covering one of the most influential horror films of all time, Tobe Hooper’s seminal work, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, from 1974. The boys unpack a lot and go through all […]

Welcome for another installation of the Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! We hitting another Halloween themed episode for the season, tackling a classic helmed by the iconic, Stephen King– the only film he’s taken a stab at directing- the cult favorite, Maximum Overdrive from 1986. Dion and J. Blake unpack the film’s history, the short story […]

J.Blake and Dion are back for a 2024 Halloween Season Edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! The fellas are going way down the alley, back to 1981 to cover one of the most classic and iconic horror films of all time, John Landis’ An American Werewolf in London. They chat about all the fascinating history […]

Dion Baia and J. Blake are back, celebrating their 10th anniversary on the podcast. And what better way to celebrate than to take a deep dive into a cult classic film that was notoriously panned when first released but has gained a substantial fanbase, the classic Last Action Hero, from 1993. The boys unpack this […]

The boys are back for the 2024 summer season! J. Blake and Dion Baia are diving headfirst into one of the most covered classics in all of cinema, Steven Spielberg’s Jaws from 1975. They analyze the original novel, the Jaws Logbook, and various other sources to unpack this iconic and ground-breaking film and the people […]

The boys are back for a Spring Edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! Blake and Dion are covering a genre film near and dear to their hearts, going way into the racks to watch the John Frankenheimer/ Elmore Leonard classic 52 Pick Up, from 1986! So come on down as they dissect a forgotten b-side […]

Welcome to a special March edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! This go around Dion and J. Blake have another impromptu discussion ranging from the motivations behind slowing down the regular show format, to the seismic changes in cultural landscapes which reflect audience’s evolving tastes and how that sometimes negatively affects a popular artist, to […]

Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers is coming at you, to open up the 2024 season. They boys are winging it this week since the tape got stuck and shredded in the VCR, having an off-the-cuff discussion about anything that comes to mind, which is usually about the good old days of childhood. Come have a listen […]

Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown ! Dion and Blake are back for a surprise episode to close out 2023, and thought what perfect way than to tackle the holiday classic, A Charlie Brown Christmas, from 1965. The lads talk about Charles M. Schultz and his iconc strip, and the forces that came together to produce this […]

Seasonal Greetings from Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! This Christmas season J. Blake and Dion Baia are back to close out the 2023 year with a holiday classic! The boys are sitting down and talking all things, A Christmas Story, from 1983! Dion and Blake unpack this classic film, it’s legendary writer, it’s unsung director, and […]

Welcome to a surprise, bonus 2023 Halloween episode of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! Dion Baia and J. Blake get back together to have a quick chat about Dion‘s favorite episode from the early ’90s show, Tales From the Crypt, that starred the legendary Morton Downey Jr. They reminisce about this iconic series and why they […]

The boys are back for a 2023 Halloween edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! In memory of an old near and dear friend, J. Blake and Dion Baia dive into this lesser-appreciated classic from John Carpenter‘s catalog. They discuss its position in the director’s apocalyptic trilogy, the origin and influences, and try to give this […]

This week on Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers, J. Blake and Dion Baia are back and reminiscing about the 1988 classic, Dead Heat. They dissect this insane horror/comedic mash-up and get into some of the deepest unpacking anyone every has dared to go about the events in the story and motives for the characters. So come […]

Dion Baia and J. Blake are tackling the third film in the iconic Spielberg/Lucas series which charted the exploits of adventurer and archeologist Indiana Jones, in what was thought to be the final in a trilogy, 1989’s Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. In typical SNMS fashion, Blake and Dion utilize the original novelization, comparing […]

The boys are back for a Spring 2023 edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! J. Blake and Dion Baia bring the band back together and cover a film near and dear to their childhood, The Fugitive from 1993. They discuss the movie’s origins and the epic original 1963 television series, and try to put into […]