Small Screeners

AJ & Chris look at the 1990 Made-For-TV movie Killing In A Small Town, based on a true crime ax murder case, and discuss it in relation to the recent Hulu and Max series’ also based on that case, Candy and Love And Death. Then they testify to their Top 3 Courtroom flicks (37:51), before discussing several recent watches, including The Patriot, The Lost World, The Flash, Kids Vs. Aliens, & Clerks 3...

AJ & Chris are back in action to break down the DTV actioner Drive, starring Mark Dacascos, Kadeem Hardison, & Britney Murphy! They also kick out their Top 3 “Bound Together” flicks (43:10), and talk about several recent watches including Extraction 2, Cocaine Bear, and Evil Dead Rise (50:07)! Plus a little talk on The State and I Think You Should Leave!

AJ & Chris take a look at the 1996 trashploitation flick, Freeway, starring Reese Witherspoon & Kiefer Sutherland, before dishing out their top 3 Kiefer performances (1:06:53)! They also discuss several recent watches, like Babylon, Pearl, Copland, Evil Dead Rise, and Scream 6 (1:18:58), as well as musicals in general, and their preferences on The Lost Boys/Near Dark, Alien/Aliens, and The Termina...

AJ & Chris take a swing at Billy Crystal’s HBO baseball picture 61*, focusing on the 1961 home run race between Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, starring Tom Jane and Barry Pepper. They also share their Top 3 baseball movies (1:10:33), before once again chatting up Everything, Everywhere, All At Once in the wake of it’s Oscars success (1:20:13), and wrap up with talk of some recent watches, includin...

AJ & Chris take a look at the direct-to-video action/slasher Maniac Cop 2, which leads to many a digression into topics like forgotten TV show Brimstone, Soderbergh’s The Limey, and more. They then present their Top 3 “Bad Cops” in film (1:08:00), which leads to many a digression on topics like William Friedkin’s charisma, The McConaissance, Barry Sonnenfeld’s Big Trouble, and Elmore Leonard’s cri...

AJ and Chris dive back into the HBO film world with a look at the 1993 Made-For-TV flick The Last Outlaw! A bloody Western featuring Mickey Rourke and a bevy of character actor heavy hitters, like Dermot Mulroney, Kieth David, and Steve Buscemi. Plus the guys reveal their top movies of 2022 (50:51), before chatting about the recent trailers for Marlowe, Evil Dead Rise, and more (1:20:22)! Finally,...

AJ & Chris wrap up their Shane Black Christmas celebration with a dive into the MCU, looking at Iron Man 3! After which they discuss Black’s post-Iron Man 3 flicks (1:00:42), dish some more holiday recommendations (1:04:31), and talk a bit on The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (1:15:12). Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays folks!

AJ & Chris continue to celebrate Shane Black Christmas with this look at Black’s directorial debut Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang! They also dish out some more holiday recommendations for ya (57:01)!

Shane Black Christmas season rolls on with the Renny Harlin helmed action romp The Long Kiss Goodnight! AJ & Chris continue looking at Shane Black’s career, as well as Harlin’s (09:11), before discussing the flick’s cast (20:23). After chatting about the movie (39:19), they dish out some more Holiday Season recommendations (56:32)!

It’s Shane Black Christmas season folks! AJ & Chris discuss the screenwriter’s early days and his first big hit in the Richard Donner directed action classic Lethal Weapon (09:20), before dishing out some recommendations for holiday entertainment (1:02:15)!

AJ & Chris are back in the Direct-To-Video world with a discussion on the Universal Soldier sequel that brought MMA stars to the screen (which makes Chris happy), and brought Dolph back to the franchise (which makes everybody happy). They also reveal their Top 3 Dolph Lundgren movies (49:56), before chatting about the John Wick 4 and A Christmas Story Christmas trailers (1:07:47). Finally, they ge...

AJ & Chris are back for one last Halloween hurrah! After ranking all the originals, remakes, franchises, and slasher icons from the previous four episodes, they take a look at the glut of OTHER horror remakes since the turn of the century (25:13). Then they reveal their favorite Simpsons Treehouse of Horror segments (53:45), and share their nearly opposite reactions to Halloween Ends (1:13:40)!

AJ & Chris enter the dreamworld to take on the hand-bladed psycho from Elm Street in our final spotlight on the Slasher remake craze of the early 2000’s! Plus, our final movie recommendations for Spooky Season! 1984- (6:15) 2010- (47:35) Franchise- (1:19:49) Movie Rec’s- (1:31:42)

AJ & Chris continue their look at the slasher remakes of the 00’s! Thank God It’s Friday the 13th! They also dish out a couple more movie recommendations for Spooky Season! 1980- (1:59) 2009- (48:31) Franchise- (1:29:07) Spooky Movie Picks (1:31:05)

AJ & Chris are in Haddonfield to continue their look at the Slasher remakes of the 00’s and the classic flicks that inspired them! This week is John Carpenter’s seminal work Halloween, and Rob Zombie’s divisive reimagining of the white masked boogeyman. They also continue to pass out spooky movie rec’s like candy! Franchise- (5:54) 1978- (17:53) 2007- (1:10:00) Spooky Movie Picks- (2:50:06)

AJ & Chris are celebrating Halloween-time with a series on the Slasher remakes of the 00’s and the classics that inspired them! The guys also shout out some of their favorite movies for the Spooky Season! First up: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre! 1974 - (8:00) 2003 - (47:21) Franchise - (1:43:38) Halloween Movie Picks - (1:53:42)

AJ & Chris celebrate spooky season with a Carpenter/King TV movie double dip! John Carpenter’s Someone’s Watching Me and Tobe Hooper’s adaptation of Stephen King novel Salem’s Lot! They also discuss their Top 3 John Carpenter scores (24:15), Carpenter’s adaptation of Christine (33:00), It Chapter 2 (1:14:07), Midnight Mass (1:23:44), and their Top 3 Stephen King books (1:31:12). They then shift th...

AJ & Chris visit Gotham to cover the DC Animation flick Batman: Under The Red Hood! They also discuss the Jonah Hex animated short that originally accompanied it, which leads to a chat about the various Punisher films (1:21:26)? After a tangent on Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (1:30:15), the fellas reveal their Top 3 animated features (1:37:20). Then they turn their attention to some new-ish trai...

AJ & Chris got together for a bonus episode to discuss a couple straight-to-streamer genre flicks! First up is Hulu’s Predator prequel Prey, then Netflix’s Day Shift (34:56). They also touch on the WNUF Halloween Special follow-up “Out There Halloween Mega Tape” (53:06), and close out with a brief talk on The Black Phone (1:01:48).

AJ & Chris welcome Jesse from The Source Material Comics Podcast to discuss the 1996 Direct-To-Video sequel Tremors 2: Aftershocks! After which they reveal their Top 3 Creature Features (41:59), before chatting a bit about the summer movies of 2002 (1:14:08). Then, after talking new-ish trailers (1:30:23), they wrap up with some of their recent watches, including The Void, David Simon’s The Corner...

AJ & Chris discuss the Full Moon Features crossover flick Dollman Vs. The Demonic Toys and give their picks for Top 3 fictional firearms. They then jump into discussions on a bevy of other subjects, including the Nick Cage low-budget renaissance (47:49), the Underworld franchise (53:20), Dr. Strange 2 & the MCU in general (59:01), Stranger Things 4 (1:18:50), some recent additions to Shudder in He...

AJ & Chris chat about The Second Civil War, Joe Dante’s 1997 political satire for HBO. Afterwards they share their respective Top 5 Joe Dante flicks (1:12:01) AND their Top 3 Phil Hartman performances (1:40:37). Finally, they discuss some recent watches, including Ti West’s X, Sam Raimi’s Crimewave, and Jim Cumming’s The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2:05:10). This is a long one, folks!

AJ & Chris discuss the 1989 Direct-To-Video Horror/Comedy C.H.U.D. 2: Bud the CHUD, directed by David Irving, starring Gerrit Graham, Brian Robbins, Bill Calvert, Tricia Leigh Fisher, and Robert Vaughn. They also reveal their top 3 zombie flicks (41:52), before chatting about The Batman and some other recent watches (57:37).

AJ & Chris discuss the 1991 HBO film Cast A Deadly Spell, directed by Martin Campbell, starring Fred Ward, David Warner, Julianne Moore, and Clancy Brown. They also chat about The Mortuary Collection (54:02), before turning their attention to the newest entries into two iconic horror franchises, Scream (56:26) & Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1:06:00). Finally, they discuss their recent streaming favori...

AJ and Chris discuss the 1993 HBO film Full Eclipse, directed by Anthony Hickox, starring Mario Van Peeples, Patsy Kensit, and Bruce Payne. They also reveal their favorite films of 2021 (42:55), and share their opposing views on Halloween Kills and The Matrix Resurrections (1:07:54).