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The Screen Refresh crew is getting in touch with their inner child this month as Tim, Nick, and Dean revisit the cartoons of their childhoods. Prepare to wax nostalgic on Saturday morning cartoon blocks, waking up to catch a show before the school bus, and the impact cartoons had on our impressionable young minds.  Settle in and enjoy this month's Rule of Thirds: Childhood Cartoons!

The Screen Refresh crew is back this month (and this year!) to revisit the story of a humble townsperson entrusted with a quest by a wizard as he gathers together a fellowship to defeat an evil force (sounds kind of familiar).  Dean, Nick, and Tim continue their own fellowship and delve into high fantasy with this month's Screen Refresh: Willow!

The holidays are upon us here at Screen Refresh, so take a seat by the fire and join Tim, Nick, and Dean as they wax nostalgic about gifts they grew up with, the holiday specials that stayed with them, and what makes a "Christmas" movie as we wind down another long year.  Enjoy the season and we'll see you all on the other side of 2022!

It's the holiday season here at Screen Refresh so this month Nick went to the North Pole for some December magic to bring us Jingle All the Way!    Join us as we follow our favorite Schwarzenegger while he tries to stay two steps ahead of the Postal Service's best, so grab some cookies and your favorite pet tiger Booster and settle in for this month's Screen Refresh!

Structure and schedules are out the window for November so we want to share a movie with you before everyone is away for Thanksgiving here in the states. We're just wild about Harry over here at Screen Refresh and wanted to bring you a film that brings together a sense of family while also providing wanton Sasquatch chaos.  Dean, Nick, and Tim head to the forests of Washington this month to r...

The Screen Refresh crew decided to give you a little extra time last week to finish listening to our 4-hour Halloween Special (you have listened to it, right?) but Tim, Nick, and Dean are back again this week to bring you a very special guest, Von Babasin! We sit down to discuss Von's experiences working on films such as Jaws 2, Phantasm 2, and (a Screen Refresh Favorite) The Thing, as well as dis...

Halloween is just around the corner and in case you are still scrounging for some movies to get you in the spirit, the Screen Refresh crew have put together their own overnight horror marathons with a little help from fellow horror-head, Mike Falcigno.  Tim, Dean, Nick, and Mike take you through each of their 6-movie marathons as they carry you from dusk till dawn and give you 24 films to add...

The Screen Refresh crew is back this month to spoil everything so you've been warned (don't worry, Nick will warn you again before any spoilers)!  Nick, Tim, and Dean delve into some of their favorite movie/show/game twists that have lasted with them over time, as well as how some twists make rewatches so much more satisfying.  Settle in and prepare to get twisted on this month's Rule of...

The Halloween season is upon us, and that means the Screen Refresh crew is slipping into something a little more spooky as they continue revisiting their childhood favorites.  Tim, Nick, and Dean take a look back at a movie that gave us some great creatures effects along with a baffling amount of dynamite.  Settle in and join us for this month's Screen Refresh: The Monster Squad!

As you know, the Screen Refresh crew is back this month, and things get off the rails when Nick, Dean, and Tim begin discussing the movie/tv tropes that always seem to get under their skin.  You'll hopefully hear all the tropes you've noticed that drive you crazy too, and if you've never noticed them, we're sorry in advance if it's all you can see now.  So settle in and prepare for this...

The Screen Refresh crew is back this month and taking a break from ninja as Nick kicks things into a more Sci-Fi gear. Join Nick, Dean, and Tim as they revisit a favorite childhood robot and his one robot war against car seats. Settle in and join us for Short Circuit!

The Screen Refresh crew is back this month to take a stroll down memory lane to revisit some of their favorite animated films of their childhoods.  Animated films are some of the first introduced to us as children and secure that special spot in our minds as we get older, and there is always the struggle of "Do I revisit them and try to reclaim a bit of that nostalgia or can it potentially ru...

Continuing on a ninja kick, the Screen Refresh crew is back this month to tackle a classic 90's film dealing with brothers raised to use martial arts combating an old acquaintance of their sensei. The Teenage Mutant Ninj....oh it's 3 Ninjas? Well that plot description still applies.  Dean, Nick, and Tim discuss some of the differences in the International Cut of the film, as well as the desir...

Here at Screen Refresh, we like to laugh (usually at ourselves), but this month Nick, Dean, and Tim are taking a break to find what's struck their funny bones over the years.  The crew discusses what makes comedies not last as well as other genres, as they dive into the movies that used to (and still) make them laugh.  Settle and join us for this month's Rule of Thirds, Comedies! Intro/O...

What is the first image that appears in your head when thinking about the 4th of July? Flags? Stars? Eagles? Well for the Screen Refresh crew, it's naturally werewolves.  Join Nick, Dean, and Tim as they travel back to the small town of Tarker's Mills in 1976 to search for answers to questions like "What exactly is the case completion rate for the Tarker's Mills PD?" or "Did all those cans in...

The Screen Refresh crew welcomes aboard Josh from Into The Video Game this month to delve into their favorite horror games as they try to pin down what makes a horror game good and why their favorites hit the mark. Why do we search out games and media specifically to frighten ourselves? Is horror subjective, and can any game qualify as a horror game? Why do we somehow keep talking about sharks in...

It's the Summer of 1995. Kids all across theaters throughout the country are fist-pumping in anticipation for their Saturday morning show to finally hit the big screen. Parents are ushering them into seats as two things are on all their minds: "Will this movie accurately portray the extreme lifestyles of teenagers with attitude?" and "Will this movie provide me with the 7 seconds I need of my favo...

We've all had things in our lives that we wanted to share with everyone we could. It could have been a game you found in a sale bin or a movie you caught some night on TV that clicked with you but no one in your life was aware of or talking about. Well join Nick, Dean, and Tim this month as they reveal their own hidden gems that they feel more people should check out.  Could it be a book? A m...

After TMNT2 and Mortal Kombat, the Screen Refresh crew has decided to do something a little smaller this month. Much smaller.  Nick, Dean, and Tim discuss the 1989 hit, "Honey I Shrunk the Kids" and contemplate serious issues like, "Just how big is an adult scorpion in Disney's Fresno?" or "Was everyone traumatized by the Antie scene?" and "Is Wayne Szalinski one bad day away from giving us a...

Join Dean, Nick, and Tim this month as they return to innocence and sail away to Shang Tsung's island to defend Earth Realm!   In preparation for the reboot (please be good), the Screen Refresh crew investigates questions like "Where's Kano?" or "Is Jax still waiting at that dock?" or "Does anyone here know what a 'flawless victory' is?"   Get over here, and prepare for Mortal Kombat!

Dean, Nick, and Tim are back this week to discuss a game genre deeply ingrained in both arcades and childhoods, Beat'em Up Games! Do you find yourself eating apples and turkey dinners off the ground? Do you frequently fall on the ground and blink in and out of existence? Do you feel the undeniable need to "Continue"? You may be in a beat'em up game! Also, take part in our first impromptu giveaway...

It's no secret that we're big Turtles fans here and you knew it was only a matter of time before we broke down and covered the series.  Now you may ask, "But Screen Refresh, why are you starting with the second movie?" Well we don't want to make you feel old here at Screen Refresh, but it's the 30th anniversary this month! Then you might ask, "But the 30th anniversary of the first was last ye...

The Screen Refresh gang is fighting this month. In games, that is.  Tim and Dean are missing Nick this week but managed to pick up a few new challengers in the form of Sam from the Into The Video Game Podcast and David from The Screaming Brain. They're taking a look at the fighting games that stood the test of time or captured what it was that they love about the genre.  Join them as the...

Love is in the air as we approach Valentine's Day here at Screen Refresh, so naturally Tim, Nick, and Dean are covering the 1987 Rom-Com, Predator!  Join the Screen Refresh crew this week to find answers to burning questions like "Can a former Mr. Olympia outrun a nuclear blast?" or "Do any of these commandos know what a stealth mission is?" or "Why do shaving cream companies hate Mac?" Note:...

We're taking a little break from the norm this week as we had the pleasure of chatting with film crew/critic/writer/podcaster/all-around great guy Steve Head! We pick his brain on what it was like to work on films like Little Monsters and TMNT 2: Secret of the Ooze, and hear some great behind the scenes stories. Prepare to wax nostalgic with us about the theater-going experience and why it's impor...