Six Degrees of Schwarzenegger

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It's the PENULTIMATE episode of our HIGHLANDER retrospective! This episode covers 1:03:44 - 1:27:50; Brenda readies for her date with gun and tape recorder, Connor McLeod - creepiest date alive, Heather dies and Medieval McLeod leaves Scotland, McLeod reunites with Kastagir, Colonial McLeod fights in a duel, Kurgan kills Kastagir despite a meddling vigilante, Brenda researches McLeod, and Headhunt...

Welcome to the third episode of our look back at HIGHLANDER! This episode covers 44:28 - 1:03:44; Ramirez explains (poorly) what the hell is going on, a "Rocky-style" training montage, McLeod taps into the Quickening, Kurgan fights and kills Ramirez, Brenda surprises McLeod, and McLeod gets a date.

It's the second episode of our breakdown of HIGHLANDER! This episode covers 21:17 - 44:28; McLeod gets interrogated, Kurgan arrives in NYC, Brenda makes a startling discovery, McLeod stalks Brenda, the hunter becomes the hunted, Medieval McLeod is banished from his clan and meets Heather, Ramirez finds Medieval McLeod and takes him under his wing.

We're back with a brand spanking new series on 1986's HIGHLANDER and we're joined by special guest and HIGHLANDER aficionado Andrew! This episode covers 0:00 - 21:17; Connery voiceover, Queen will rock you, MacLeod goes to a wrestling match, MacLeod fights Fasil, Kurgan meets MacLeod in medieval Scotland; modern day MacLeod is detained by police, and Debra discovers a rare sword.

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We're back with the exciting third installment of our breakdown of Sylvester Stallone's 1986 masterpiece Cobra! This episode covers 32:15 - 50:46; Cobra goes to his files, the Nightslasher closes in on Ingrid, Cobra battles goons, Ingrid evades the Nightslasher, another attempted ambush, and a wild car chase.

In the second chapter of our breakdown of Stallone's opus Cobra, we take a deeper look at the utterly weird shit that makes this movie tick. This episode covers 16:41 - 32:15; The Nightslasher kills, a meeting in the morgue, Cobra's theory is discarded, the Nightslasher strikes again, Ingrid sees too much. a robot photoshoot, Ingrid gets attacked, Cobra and Gonzalez interview Ingrid, and the Night...

We're back with a brand new series about a true cult action movie - Sylvester Stallone's Cobra! This episode covers 0:00 - 16:41; Cobra fills us in on the decline of law and order in America, a cult gathering, a maniac take a grocery story hostage, Cobra arrives, Cobra kills, Cobra leaves, and a timely newscast fills us in on the Nightslasher.

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Welcome to the 2nd episode of our breakdown of 1996’s ERASER. Join us as Kevin and John talk about the Schwarzenegger shared universe, standing orders for balloon bouquets, toxic ex behavior, major/minor hand injuries, awkward flirting, the origins of Con Air, and we debate the Arnold Schwarzenegger of bourbons. This episode covers 21:01 - 42:07; Lee meets the Eraser and learns of the danger she’s...

LET’S PARTY! We return to the Well of Arnold as we tackle another Schwarzenegger classic, ERASER. Listen as John and Kevin discuss our origin story, binging free HBO, bootleg VHS’s, unethical milk, horny FBI agents, and the director’s checkered past. And RIP to the legend James Caan. This episode covers 0:00 - 21:01; a perplexing montage, Johnny has some unwelcome visitors, Eraser saves the day, D...

Time for Mai Tais and Yahtzee! In the final episode of CON AIR breakdown, John and Kevin talk crazy stunts and huge explosions, one-armed pull-ups, Las Vegas geography, recasting the movie, and the power of Christ and Nicolas Cage. This episode covers 1:29:45 - 1:49:20; a Jail Bird dance party, Grissom’s mole hunt, Baby-O takes a bullet, Poe proves the existence of God, a crash landing on the Vega...

In the PENULTIMATE episode of our breakdown of CON AIR, it’s time to “fight, f*ck, or hit the fence!” Things get weird as Kevin and John look at Nic Cage’s career trajectory, penal lore, fresh onions and chicken feet, and discuss how the Enola Gay factors into all this. This episode covers 1:07:59 - 1:29:45; Grissom puts the prisoners to work, Poe discovers Cindino’s deception, Poe meets Larkin, t...

In the third episode of our breakdown of CON AIR, things get unf*cked as John and Kevin critique the movie’s impossible logistics, Nic Cage’s professional motivations, everyone’s obsession with Poe, and we debate the right amount of “piece-of-sh*tness.” This episode covers 44:20 - 1:07:59; Swamp Thing takes the wheel, Larkin and Malloy bump heads, Poe sends Larkin a message, Garland Greene breaks...

In our second episode on the Nic Cage classic CON AIR, Kevin and John examine Sims’ poor judgement, lazy writing, useless pilots, Leo’s track record, Trejo’s one track mind, “umbrella drinks and dirty naked freaks,” and debate what exactly Cameron Poe’s hairstyle is. This episode covers 21:30 - 44:20; Pinball commits a hate crime, the cons take control of the Jail Bird, Sims gets himself killed, C...

We’re back with a new series on the 1997 classic CON AIR!!! Listen as John gives an impromptu Foreigner concert, and we discuss Nic Cage’s southern accent, knockoff Michael Bays, a Powers Boothe vocal cameo, ramming someone’s nose up into their brain, and Jerry Bruckheimer’s role in the downfall of the classic action movie. This episode covers 0:00 - 21:30; Poe gets discharged, Poe kills a guy, Po...

In the grand finale of our THE LAST DRAGON Kevin makes a mess as we discuss our favorite Ninja Turtles, Eddie’s criminal history, Chung Li’s powder, the unlikely history of nunchucks, and we send our respect to regular listener Daniel Day Lewis. This episode covers 1:23:25 -1:44:25; Leroy walks into a trap, Leroy’s students save the day, Ernie Reyes Jr. struts his stuff, Eddie switches to “plan B,...

In the PENULTIMATE episode of our THE LAST DRAGON retrospective, John and Kevin discuss soul brothers, Sho Nuff’s cult, TMNT inspirations, Chunk prototypes, Bruce Lee boners and lady blue balls. This episode covers 1:01:01 - 1:23:25; Eddie recruits Sho Nuff, Leroy tells Laura about the glow, Laura gives a thoughtful gift, Eddie abducts Laura and Richie, Leroy learns the truth about the Master, and...

In episode 3 of our breakdown of THE LAST DRAGON, Kevin and John are getting Woodenville wasted and talking about collectible porn, body oil & roller-skates, virgin nerves, pizza with bean sprouts, anti-Asian Asians, and Laura getting THIRSTY. This episode covers 39:43 - 1:01:01; Laura Charles is tortured with Angela’s music, Leroy rescue Laura again, Laura puts her moves on Leroy, Leroy resumes h...

“Kiss my Converse!” John and Kevin are back to talk more about the 1985 cult classic THE LAST DRAGON. In the second episode of our breakdown we discuss illicit dojos, Chinese Goju, the original Oprah, casual racism, and an unexpected Chazz Palminteri sighting. This episode covers 18:28 - 39:43; Laura Charles wows the crowd, the first appearance of Richie, Leroy rescues Laura, Leroy loses his medal...

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