The Comeuppance Reviews Podcast

It's Episode NO 22 and today we're talking about our list of "no" movies. No, no, no, it's not a list of movies you shouldn't see. Titles that begin with the word "no" are the order of the day. Of course, our now-classic segments of Cliché of the Day and Should've Been an Action Star are included to kick things off. Should you have a listen? Well, there's NO reason not to!

We're joined by special guest Matt, the DTV Connoisseur, as we delve into the life and work of one Ronald L. Marchini. Though they were mainstays of video stores in the 80's and 90's, finding a Marchini movie was a treat, because there aren't that many of them. We talk all things Steve Parrish, John Travis, and Jake Turner (his alter egos), proper name pronunciation, yellow shirts, and so much mor...

For our landmark 20th episode, we got a great guest - Richard Hawes of The DTV Digest! The three of us dive back into the heady subject of Video Store Memories, and Mr. Hawes has some excellent reminiscences to share. Of course, we have our normal segments: They Should've Been an Action Star (AKA Could Have Been a Contender) and Cliché of the Day. What gems will we have 'in store'? Press play to f...

For Episode 19, we discuss movies that start with the word KILLING. Emphasis on the ING, because on a prior episode, we talked about just KILL. Now that that brief housekeeping is out of the way, on this all-new ep of the 'cast, we hit all the important points: Byron Allen, giant faces, Tarantino slogs, underappreciated character actors, certain former employees of the E! Network, Portishead and M...

A single, solitary hero walks the streets of the city looking for vengeance. Why is it always one man? We discuss why that might be, as various one man juries, forces, armies, and wars (among others) populated our video store shelves. There's only ONE thing left to do...press play!

Feeling pregnant with the love of such films as Snake Eater, Bad Blood, Blood For Blood, and Snake Eater III: His Law? Well, welcome to LAMAS class! Yes, we know that's a bit of a stretch, but that's just one of the many stretches made during this particularly freewheeling episode. Today, we're joined by Matt, The Direct To Video Connoisseur, as we discuss our favorites in the Lorenzo Lamas canon....

Our fortunes are in the black this week on the podcast as we run down our list of movies that begin with the word "Black" that currently appear on comeuppancereviews.net. Will we engage in some black humor as we do so? You are cordially invited to find out...

For episode fifteen, we get a bit fatalistic about things...finally! In other words, we discuss not just the FATAL flicks on the website, but the FINAL films as well. Think of it as a two-for-one deal. Which ones have fatal flaws and are our final viewings? Which ones come with stronger recommendations? And where is Jack S. Daniels in all this? Tune in to find out!

What do John Quinones, Christopher Knight, and Nicolas Cage's jacket have in common? They're all mentioned on this week's episode, which covers all the KILL movies currently listed on comeuppancereviews.net. "What Would You Do?" - press play!

It's cool. It's hot. It's deadly! For episode thirteen, Ty and Brett peruse the video store shelf with all the "Deadly" movies on it. In the action section, of course. Why were there so many of them? What does it all mean? Which ones are deadly dull, and which ones are deadly...awesome? And why were they all so DEADLY? Also, we debut a new segment. Tune in!

For the second in our continuing series of shows focusing on video store memories, our buddy Paul stops by for further reminiscing. Many towns had multiple video stores, including in the supermarket. What were your local video stores? Did you have one embedded in your grocery store? Let us know with some feedback. Enjoy this second blast of nostalgia, but fear not, there will be more to come!

NEW AND IMPROVED VERSION!  This is the episode you want to listen to, not the earlier one... In a sort of companion piece to last week's Van Damme ranked episode, we follow pretty much the same formula, except this time we're talking about a certain Mr. Seagal. Matt, the Direct To Video Connoisseur, is our special guest as we power through Steve's high highs and low lows. So kick back, grab a snac...

Our buddy Mitch from the Video Vacuum stops by and a lively discussion about Van Damme ensues. We go over some highlights and some low lights from the great man's lengthy career. Is he the Muscles from Brussels or the Twerp from Antwerp? Maybe today's chat will help you decide...

We were going to call this episode "The Last Podcast", but we didn't want to scare anybody. We plan to be around for a long time to come, but that's not necessarily the case when it comes to the movies we're talking about today. It's another grouping based on a word in the title, but rather than "Blood", "Kill", or "Dead", we decided to go a bit more subtle today, and talk about the "Last" movies....

If you want blood, you got it...on episode eight, where Ty and Brett have a friendly chat about, well, blood. More specifically, they delve into the annals of comeuppancereviews.net and they look at the prevailing trend of blood-entitled, if not blood-soaked, action cinema. Why were there so many "Blood" movies? We try to extract the answer...feel free to sample a listen!

Special guest Ryan joins us as we speculate as to what might have been... During the boom of action movies and video stores that exploded (literally) throughout the 80's and early 90's, many people got a chance to be an action hero. Everyone from Van Damme to Jay Roberts Jr. to Matt Hannon and many, many more got their moment in the sun. But what about those that didn't? With new mom and pop video...

For Episode Six, we run wild in the streets! That's only because there may or may not be a wildfire there somewhere. While we search for it, we examine why there were so many movies that dealt with the streets during the DTV era...or at least had the word "Street" in the title. We believe we came up with an actual answer, but you'll just have to press Play to find out what it is...

For episode five, we trespass on private property...but we've got a good reason! It's so we can explore the phenomenon of what we call the "DieHardInA" movie that proliferated during the classic DTV era and beyond. All manner of vehicles and structures alike were commandeered by dastardly baddies, and a lone hero must save the day. After all, ya gotta Die Hard somewhere. Is any place safe? Listen...

On the fourth episode, we welcome a great guest: The Direct To Video Connoisseur! In the first of what we hope will be a multi-part series, we walk down the dusty aisles of video stores past. Of course, the conversation veers into some other places, but at the heart of it we discuss our Video Store Memories. 

On the third episode, we discuss the Punchfighting movies that proliferated during the classic years of DTV and beyond. They're also known as underground fighting or tournament fighting films, but where did this mysterious word "Punchfighting" come from? And what exactly defines a Punchfighter? Answers will be revealed and meatheads will be repeatedly punched. Have a listen!

On the second episode - and this IS the second episode - we talk about how, starting in the 80's, just having the word "American" in the title became popular, and we do a brief overview of some standout American titles. Confusingly, that doesn't necessarily mean the movie was made in America. To learn more, have a listen!