Talking Pondo

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, first time guest Robert Linden joins the podcast. He brings along the movie I'm Gonna Git You Sucka. Marty and Clif give Robert the movie Enter The Dragon to watch. Join us for a high-kick double feature that pairs martial arts legends with razor-sharp parody: Enter the Dragon (1973) and I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) . The episode breaks down why Enter the...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie Hot Shots! to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie They Came Together to watch. In a special bonus to this episode Marty and Clif are joined by two very special guests, Kyle and Zuzu Weingart, to discuss their latest film "Cuisine de la 'Pocalypse" . First up is Hot Shots! , the slick Top Gun spoof starring Charlie Sheen....

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie The Hudsucker Proxy to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie Sunset Boulevard to watch.  In this New Year’s special, Marty and Clif take on two classics where time, success, and self-delusion collide: The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) and Sunset Boulevard (1950). First up is the Coen Brothers’ fast-talking corporate fairy tale The Hudsucker Pro...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Jessica Stone joins the podcast. She brings along the movie Rare Exports . Marty and Clif give Jessica the movie The Ref to watch. This milestone episode gets it's start with Ted Demme’s The Ref (1994). The trio breaks down Dennis Leary’s breakout performance as a cat burglar forced into referee duty for a brutally unhappy family, discussing the film’s sharp...

Send us Fan Mail   In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie Return of the Jedi to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie Local Hero to watch.  Clif and Marty revisit 1983 by pairing two very different films released just weeks apart: Return of the Jedi and Local Hero . They break down what makes this moment in movie history so unique: from the large-scale filmmaking and iconic imagery of Jedi to...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie The Empire Strikes Back to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie The Right Stuff to watch.  This week on Talking Pondo , Marty and Clif dive into a double feature: the unaltered Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and the epic aviation drama The Right Stuff . From space chimps and Wampa attacks to the bleak brilliance of early-80s filmmak...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Dylan J. Schlender (from Reels of Justice ) joins the podcast. He brings along the movie Mixed Nuts . Marty and Clif give Dylan the movie Mazes and Monsters to watch.  Clif and Marty return with special guest Dylan for a completely unhinged holiday double-feature: Mixed Nuts (1994) starring Steve Martin, and Mazes and Monsters (1982) starring a very young Tom Han...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie The Last Waltz to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie My Cousin Vinny to watch.  In this Thanksgiving installment of Talking Pondo , Clif and Marty serve up the perfect double feature: My Cousin Vinny (1992) and The Last Waltz (1978). They break down Joe Pesci ’s hilarious courtroom chaos, Marisa Tomei ’s Oscar-winning performance, and...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie Star Wars to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie Hell or High Water to watch.  The FBI teaches Darth Vader how to surf? Not this week: Marty and Clif dive deep into two films that changed their galaxies in very different ways. First up: Hell or High Water , Taylor Sheridan’s neo-Western about brothers robbing banks to save the family r...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Joe Palmer joins the podcast.  He joins Marty and Clif for an episode of Walter Matthau movies with Hopscotch and The Taking of Pelham One Two Three .    Joe Palmer joins Marty and Clif for a Walter Matthau -themed double feature, diving into Hopscotch and The Taking of Pelham One Two Three . It’s Talking Matthau, a celebration of one of Hollywood’s sharpest, fun...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie Star Trek The Motion Picture to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie Midnight Run to watch.  What do Captain Kirk, the first-ever Happy Meal, and Robert De Niro on a cross-country road trip all have in common? They’re all part of this week’s Talking Pondo ! Marty and Clif fire up the warp drive for a deep dive into Star Trek: The Motion...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie Scream 3 to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie He Never Died to watch.   The guys dig into Wes Craven’s Scream 3 (2000), from the Creed soundtrack and Courtney Cox’s infamous bangs to the chaos behind the scenes and a cameo from Jay & Silent Bob. Then they switch gears with He Never Died (2015), where Henry Rollins broods his way...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Thomas and Erin Lilley Smith ("Demon Squad") join the podcast. They bring along the movie Fright Night . Marty and Clif give Thomas and Erin the movie Darkman to watch.  The crew dives deep into Sam Raimi’s Darkman (1990): a chaotic, comic-book revenge tale starring Liam Neeson, and Tom Holland’s Fright Night (1985), the ultimate 80s blend of vampires,...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie Scream 2 to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie Jason X to watch. Clif and Marty kick off spooky season with a double dose of ’90s/early-2000s chaos: Jason X and Scream 2 . First, the guys launch Jason Voorhees into space, where the CGI is questionable, the kills are creative, and Clif recounts the Space Chimps mask incident that nearl...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie Losin' It to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie Sneakers to watch. Support the show Find our films here: The Love Song of William H Shaw Revenge of Zoe Writing Fren-Zee Making Pondo on Facebook X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram Making Pondo on Letterboxd: Season One Season Two Season Three Season Four Theme Song "...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Lillee Jean Trueman (" Lillee Jean TALKS Live ") joins the podcast. She brings along the movie Mrs. Doubtfire . Marty and Clif give Lillee the movie The Full Monty to watch.  Support the show Find our films here: The Love Song of William H Shaw Revenge of Zoe Writing Fren-Zee Making Pondo on Facebook X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram Making P...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie After Hours to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie Warlock to watch. Support the show Find our films here: The Love Song of William H Shaw Revenge of Zoe Writing Fren-Zee Making Pondo on Facebook X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram Making Pondo on Letterboxd: Season One Season Two Season Three Season Four Theme Song "The...

Send us Fan Mail  In this "EnTÁRage" episode, Marty gives Clif the movie Entourage to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie Tár to watch.  Support the show Find our films here: The Love Song of William H Shaw Revenge of Zoe Writing Fren-Zee Making Pondo on Facebook X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram Making Pondo on Letterboxd: Season One Season Two Season Three Season Four Theme...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Jim and Dani Hoey (from "Bravo for the B-Side") join the podcast. They bring along the movie Give Me Liberty , while Marty and Clif give Jim and Dani the movie Strange Darling to watch.  Support the show Find our films here: The Love Song of William H Shaw Revenge of Zoe Writing Fren-Zee Making Pondo on Facebook X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instag...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie Fighting with My Family to watch.  Support the show Find our films here: The Love Song of William H Shaw Revenge of Zoe Writing Fren-Zee Making Pondo on Facebook X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram Making Pondo on Letterboxd: Season One Season Two Season Three...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie Nashville to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie Oppenheimer to watch. Support the show Find our films here: The Love Song of William H Shaw Revenge of Zoe Writing Fren-Zee Making Pondo on Facebook X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram Making Pondo on Letterboxd: Season One Season Two Season Three Season Four Theme Song "Th...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Drew Kallen-Keck joins the podcast. He brings along the movie Real Genius . Marty and Clif give Drew the movie Top Secret to watch.  Support the show Find our films here: The Love Song of William H Shaw Revenge of Zoe Writing Fren-Zee Making Pondo on Facebook X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram Making Pondo on Letterboxd: Season One Season Two Season Thr...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie Blackberry to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie Francis (The Talking Mule) to watch.  Support the show Find our films here: The Love Song of William H Shaw Revenge of Zoe Writing Fren-Zee Making Pondo on Facebook X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram Making Pondo on Letterboxd: Season One Season Two Season Three Season Four Th...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie Fool's Paradise to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie The Straight Story to watch.  Support the show Find our films here: The Love Song of William H Shaw Revenge of Zoe Writing Fren-Zee Making Pondo on Facebook X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram Making Pondo on Letterboxd: Season One Season Two Season Three Season Four...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Geoff Notkin joins the podcast. He brings along the movie Hope and Glory . Marty and Clif give Geoff the movie Yellowbeard to watch.  Support the show Find our films here: The Love Song of William H Shaw Revenge of Zoe Writing Fren-Zee Making Pondo on Facebook X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram Making Pondo on Letterboxd: Season One Season Two Season Th...