The Film Thugs Movie Show

I honestly cannot think of  a sentence that inspires less confidence than, "A Christian horror movie, inspired by 'Saw.'" I can't. Maybe you can. That's cool. Thing is, no matter what you come up with... it cannot make this movie any better. Welcome to the baffling horror (?) movie about a serial... forceful helper. It's hard to explain.  All we can say is, we are sorry.

I would say that it is impossible to think of a movie being more wrong headed and awful than 1986's, "Soul Man," but... remember you are talking to the guys who recorded and published a full reading of, "The Day The Clown Cried." Just listen to ALL THREE PARTS But the simple fact that we have to reference that... nightmare just for context should tell you everything you need to know. So, let's tak...

We have seen some unlikeable protagonists in our time. We suffered Gary, endured LaRusso, and put up with Ferris (sorry, but he is a fucking sociopath)... we thought we'd seen the worst of it. But we forgot about Kaz. Let me try to Joe Bob Briggs this, single sentence style. My Demon Lover is the best romantic comedy about a homeless subway saxophone performer who, due to him being cursed as a tee...

This is one of the most deceiving movies ever marketed.  There ins't much else to say except... if this is a Halloween movie, then Die Hard is 100% a Christmas movie.

In honor of Halloween, Jim and Clarkson watch the only Friday the 13th movie Jim has seen before.   So... let's burn some trash on this All Hallow's Eve!

If you only know the character of Fletch from the Chevy Chase movies, nobody could blame you for that. They were classic 80's comedies. However, I.M. Fletch has a much more storied career. How storied? About 11. Confess, Fletch is 6th in the chronology, but the second book written. Yeah... it's one of those series.   So, how does Jon Hamm do? Listen, and find out.

Sometimes a movie franchise is just one movie... and that's OK.

Since Jim screwed up and launched this on the wrong feed, we figured we would try it again...     It's tough to argue against Superman and Batman as the "Big Two" of superheroes. And, if we are being honest, when it comes to superheroes... Superman is very much THE big guy.   So, let's take a look at the character that gave us the term super hero, and who has always been a ... questionable box off...

There are few, if any, characters as iconic as Indiana Jones. For a while, he was as perfect an action hero as you could find.   Then he aged.   Let's take a look at a character who proves that time is, indeed, undefeated.

Acting isn't terribly difficult. It's not easy, and lots of people are really bad at it, but it's hard. I guess that's why so many people take a stab at it.  Join us as we take a look at some of the different results we have gotten when non actors decide to start acting.

There are few characters with the versatility and staying power of Batman. From comic book detective, to campy superhero, to dark knight, the character of Batman has spanned a truly mind blowing spectrum of representation.   So, we take a look at the strange history of the bat.

The future is, indeed, so bright that it is probably not good for you.

Music biopics are a difficult genre because... to put it mildly, musicians are often difficult people. Not surprising. The human psyche isn't really built for international fame. This time out, we take a look at some of our favorite music biopics, and discuss some that really should exist.

After our extensive look at Christian films, we felt the need to stay Fair, and Balanced (TM, C, R).   So... here you go. A look at The Church of Satan and their crusade to... something about a statue.

We continue our discussion of what makes a movie "perfect."

This is a fascinating subjective question.  The beauty of it is how complex and simple it is at the same time. Just hearing the term, "perfect movie," where do you begin, and yes, you obviously know where to begin, and you have a solid defense, and yes... everyone knows Jim is going to mention Whiplash. You just...you know he is.

Because we went deep with Christian movies for a while there why not discuss what the future of that world is going to look like. I mean... we all know the answer is, "not great," right? Like... we ALL know that, right?

It happens all the time. A talented band has one member that just... they just aren't right for the kind of music they really want to make. Normally, this just gets you a mediocre band that could have been better. Sometimes, that band member leaves. This doesn't guarantee a replacement will change things for the better. But what if they did? Welcome to Anthrax's "The Sound Of White Noise," the bes...

Number two of the big four, and the one with the deepest connections to the biggest. That's right, Dave Mustaine and Megadeth. What happened to them after their big break through. Did they indulge like Metallica, or did they do the only thing that Dave Mustaine can do? Let's find out.

A band having an identity crisis.  This applies to Metallica in so many ways. But, how could it be any other way.  What happens to a band of outsiders, who suddenly become the biggest band on the planet?  Well... evidently, "Load," happens.  Join Clarkson and Jim as they discuss the videos of Metallica's seminal (I hate myself for that joke) "Load." And never forget... no matter what happens, Jim...

There are a baffling, and I mean BAFFLING, number of Oscar winners in this movie. Like, it's alarming how inept a film by an Oscar winning director, with 3 Oscar winning actors, and an Oscar winning songwriter can be.  Just, with these people it feels like it should have been... accidentally competent.  Well, listen to us talk about the movie that proved Louis B. Mayer right. Nobody knows nothing.

Remember how indulgent music use to be? We sure do, and we decided to take an in depth look at that with the epic Guns N' Roses video trilogy of: Don't Cry November Rain Estranged   It is a long, very long, incredibly long look at the indulgent days gone by.

Finally, a movie that answers the tough questions... What if terrorist got hold of a time machine and used it to try and assassinate Jesus, prevent the resurrection by bringing his body to the present, thereby erasing Christianity from history? What if the only people who can stop that from happening are a group of scientists that accidentally discovered time travel in less than a month? Can you s...

Thanks to a Patreon request, we finally take a look at possibly the Irish American film. John Ford's, "The Quiet Man," with John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. It's funny how much a little bit of introspection can change how you relate with a movie. Seeing the... Irishness of it all is... well, you kinda have to listen.

There are few movies as criminally overlooked and underrated as "Big Night." It's just a minor indie movie from the mid 90's, but it might be flashpoint for modern foodie culture.  All that nonsense aside... its just a good movie.