The Cinema Craptaculus Podcast Network

Tonight, Steph, Dave & Adam slurp down a tall, frosty Gunpowder Milkshake as we find out what happens when you pour a brimming cup of candy-colored John Wick, stir in a little Kill Bill, add a dollop of Luc Besson and a sprinkle of Zack Snyder, and TOP IT with some ass-kicking feminism! Hope you brought a couple of straws! Sam, a young assassin played by (Karen Gillan) is hired by Nathan (Paul Gia...

Marvel Studios’ Black Widow has finally arrived and John, Doc, and Smoore couldn’t be happier to see this Avenger back on the big screen! Join in as they discuss the long road Natasha Romanov traveled to become one of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes as well as Scarlett Johansson’s challenges seeing her Russian-born assassin get her own cinematic solo adventure. Cinema Craptaculus Presents: The Expanded U...

Tara, Adam & Dave turn back the rock & roll clock for an 80’s anthem fable that takes place….int the 50’s? It’s STREETS OF FIRE! It is another time and another place – an odd mix of the 80’s and the ‘50s. Rock star Ellen Aim (played by Diane Lane) is kidnapped by motorcycle gang leader Raven Shaddock (Willem DaFoe). That’s win Billy Fish (played by Rick Moranis), nerdy music manager hires Ellen’s...

It’s the alien invasion movie that raised the bar while raising iconic landmarks – INDEPENDENCE DAY! But is it a great movie or a great big bore? On this day, Adam and Dave express their freedom with independent thought as they go head-to-head on the Reel Debate. Whose point of view will light up the sky with fireworks and whose point of view will crash to the Earth? JDH hosts and moderates this e...

Steph, John & Dave can’t get enough of 1985 horror comedy – THE STUFF! When a mysterious yet tasty treat oozes up out of the ground, it’s packaged and marketed as the next big treat only called THE STUFF. As it becomes ragingly popular, a rival company hires David “Mo” Rutherford (Michael Moriarty) former CIA and current corporate espionage gun for hire, to find out the secret recipe. As he begins...

Happy Father’s Day! The Geeks welcome Justin Worsham , comedian and host of the popular The Dad Podcast to celebrate all of our favorite movie dads. The good, the probably not so good, and well, there are some really, really awful film dads. Maybe Darth Vader wasn’t as bad as we all thought? You decide as Cinema Craptaculus Presents: The Expanded Universe “Movie Dads: The Good and the Probably Not...

Michael Bay’s THE ROCK, great movie or great waste of time? It’s been 25 years since the Rock crashed into theaters and today the debate is on! Adam and Dave take their grudge match into the verbal arena as they fight for supremacy in brand a new special, CINEMA CRAPTACULUS PRESENTS: THE REEL DEBATE! Starring Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery and Ed Harris as well as a slew of other familiar faces, THE R...

Join Tara, Adam & Dave as they go into the Irish country side to an old, castle turned bed and breakfast to wake some HIGH SPIRITS! Here’s how April M. Cheek describes the movie on IMDB: When Peter Plunkett's Irish castle turned hotel is about to be repossessed, he decides to spice up the attraction a bit for the 'Yanks' by having his staff pretend to haunt the castle. The trouble begins when a bu...

It’s undead Vegas, baby! Join John, Dave & Adam as they head to sin city for a new kind of buffet! Las Vegas has fallen to the Zombie empire. Now, days before being wiped off the map by a presidential ordered nuclear strike, Bly Tanaka, a Japanese billionaire, needs his own Ocean’s 11 to pick up 200 million left in a very well protected safe in the basement of one of the strip’s casinos. Now, Scot...

It must be our birthday because today we’re headed down to WILLY’S WONDERLAND! A quiet loner played by Nicolas Cage (and by quiet, I mean the kind of silence that makes mimes green with envy) breaks down in a small out of the way Nevada town. To get his car fixed, he agrees to the very shady deal of cleaning up a children’s arcade/restaurant in lieu of payment. But in this creepy fun house, the an...

Ever wonder how a small-town kid becomes one of Broadway’s biggest stars? The multi-talented Brooks Ashmanskas joins John and Smoore to discuss his extraordinary career, which includes the Showtime series The Good Lord Bird and his standout turns in The Producers, Bullets Over Broadway, and his Tony Award nominated performance in The Prom. The pandemic has been rough for all live performance, and...

Join Tara, Dave and Adam as they journey into the jungles of Asia and come face to face with Nicolas Cage! It’s Jiu Jitsu!! Here’s how IMDB describes the movie: Every 6 years, an alien hunter comes to earth to challenge the greatest Jiu Jitsu fighters. When Jake Barnes, a master Jiu Jitsu fighter, refuses to face Brax, the nearly undefeatable alien creature (Think Predator without the hair extensi...

Something's shakin' up the Terror Tunnel, and it doesn't smell good. Join Steph and her sister Natalie as they celebrate the best monster movie to ever come out of Perfection... TREMORS! This month we’re supporting Black Girls Code whose mission is to empower girls ages 7 through 17 by exposing them to computer science and technology. find out more at BlackGirlsCode.com. “Terror Tunnel Theme Song”...

Join Tara, Dave & Adam as they take a deep dive into the meanest of shark movies! What happens when you take Jaws 1, Jaws 2 and Jaws 3 and smash them into one incomprehensible movie? You get CRUEL JAWS! Here’s how Nick Riganas describes the movie on IMDB – (who definitely deserves credit for this coherent description of the movie) With the annual Regatta celebration just around the corner, an aggr...

Movie cinemas are on the ropes, and the geeks are on the case! With closures from Regal Theatres, Alamo Drafthouse and now Pacific Theaters and Arclight Cinemas, America's greatest artistic medium may be at the crossroads. Is there a path to survival, or will moviegoing go the way of the T-Rex? Join John, Doc, and Smoore as they tackle Tinseltown's existential crisis as Cinema Craptaculus Presents...

TV writer and playwright, Meghan Pleticha joins Steph, John & Dave for some super powered fun! Today we’re thundering through a thoroughly modern take on the traditional superhero outing, where two BFFs are given the chance to pull on super suits and kick some serious ass. Put your crab claws in the air for THUNDERFORCE! Two school outcasts, Lydia (Melissa McCarthy) and Emily (Octavia Spencer) are...

Stephanie brings her sis Natalie aboard for an 80s sci-fi tale of sisterly love and zombie horror -- NIGHT OF THE COMET! “Terror Tunnel Theme Song” Intro and outro music composed & performed by Gregory Bromfield This month we’re supporting Black Girls Code whose mission is to empower girls ages 7 through 17 by exposing them to computer science and technology. find out more at BlackGirlsCode.com.

After a month of match ups it’s finally here! The fans have spoken and they all have said the same thing – “I have the power!” The March Badness Champion – it’s the 80’s classic MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE! Here’s how IMDB Describes the movie On the planet Eternia, Skeletor, played by Frank Langella has taken over Castle Greyskull! In his quest for all power, he has begun draining the Sorceress' power...

The Snyder Cut lives! More filmmakers seem to be getting their vision out to the world, but do we really need to let these film directors back into the editing room? From Justice League to Bladerunner to Star Wars, John, Doc, and Smoore drop the verdict on vanity or vindication with their look at director's cuts! This month is Women’s History Month and we’re supporting The Black Women’s Agenda who...

Join Steph, Dave & John as they get a little FREAKY! There was Freaky Friday and then Friday the 13th, put them together and lose a bunch of other words and what do you get? A Blumhouse body swap movie that takes place on Friday the 13th called FREAKY! Meek Millie – played by Kathryn Newton - is not the most popular girl in high school. It’s a year after her father died, and she seems more and mor...

Tara, Adam & Dave travel deep into the China countryside and comes face to face with a family film that tries to out hairy Harry & The Hendersons. Here’s how IMDB Describes JOURNEY INTO THE FORBIDDEN VALLEY : After a small airplane crash lands in a remote area of Central China, several passengers survive, including a Zhi Yu, a Chinese boy who’s mother recently passed away, his American guardian, S...

Tara, Adam and Dave wade into a river of horror comedy to be dammed by ZOMBEAVERS! In this horror/comedy group of 3 college women head up into the woods for a girls-only weekend at a riverside cabin. Unbeknownst to them, a barrel of radioactive waste has turned all the local, kindhearted beavers into deadly, man-eating beavers! When the boyfriends crash the party, a weekend of sex and debauchery s...

As part of Black History Month, the Expanded Universe geeks go retro and dig into the gritty, violent, humorous and thoroughly original films of the early 1970s. From Shaft to Foxy Brown to Dolemite, take a listen as John, Doc, and Smoore explore the cultural influence and impact of the world of Blaxploitation Cinema! Intro and outro music “Star Monster” by Duncan Neilson, engineered by Drew Canul...

Steph, John & Dave romance the star studded "Valentine's Day"!! What do Julia Roberts, Jennifer Garner, Jessica Alba, Anne Hathaway, Topher Grace, Jamie Foxx, Ashton Kutcher, Bradley Cooper, Patrick Dempsey, Emma Roberts, Queen Latifah, Shirley MacLaine, Kathy Bates, George Lopez, Taylor Lautner and Taylor Swift all have in common? In 2010, they all were unable to say no to Garry Marshall when he...

Buckle up. The TERROR TUNNEL Crew is back with Killer Cars Part 2 where they'll rip through CHRISTINE, MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE, and TRUCKS! Hope you don't get carsick. “Terror Tunnel Theme Song” Intro and outro music composed & performed by Gregory Bromfield This month, we’re supporting the National Urban League whose mission includes enabling African Americans to secure economic self-reliance, parity,...