The Jacked Up Review Show

We conclude the week with our final SOPRANOS themed episode for this GODFATHER MONTH: Ranking the Villains of the Saga! TALKING POINTS: *Co-hosts Oreo Brewer & Josh Hansen join us to remark on the unusual style of this franchise *Is Phil Leotardo the deadliest gangster? *Do both Ralphie and Mikey give everyone else a run for their money? *And how does Tony seem less like a villain in compariso...

To continue the themed week, we dive into our favorite GODFATHER movie moments that live rent-free in our minds: *Is Tales from the Hood the best at doing parodies of Godfather's shocking death scenes? *Why is Clemenza soooo badass (in both the book and films)? *How many movies have done death squad-style marches set to a music-filled montage and Biblical type imagery? *What other disturbing b...

While continuing to focus on the influence of THE GODFATHER for this themed week, I dive into the GHETTO DAWG hood action dramas from the '00s: *What filmmakers today are the best at using limited resources and not overcomplicating their plots now that all filmmaking is digital? *How do these films make their material bigger than it actually is? *How does it handle various subplots while avoid...

Join us for another special side-episode of ALL VERSIONS OF... where we discuss multiple directors cuts of both famous and infamous movies! For the GODFATHER theme week, it was time that we dived into the next divisive crime epic by the same film crew known only as THE COTTON CLUB. What serious changes were enhanced and truly benefitted this problematic film? What were the main components that mad...

Speaking of True Talents, let's have a Godfather Themed Month: Enjoy our summary of Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo's movie trilogy! *Why is it so embroiled in the pop culture zeitgeist? *How does John Wick basically make mild nods to Godfather's Italians with its Russian characters? *We also reference homages, the unmade Part 4 sequel, discuss less-talked-about trivia as well as r...

Our all-star cast discusses the appeal, ups-and-downs and pop culture expertise of comedic filmmaker/actor Kevin Smith.   Talking points Include: *New Jersey culture that Kevin recreates, some surprisingly positive takes on Clerks 2   *Kevin's comic book & TV contributions   *Is him being stoned the reason for why he cries so much inbetween his geeky rants? *We dives into some of his graph...

Indie Comic Book Creating Duo Joe Kazmer & Jarrod Burris (Collision Force) get an exclusive interview!   They tell the inspiring story of how the duo's creativity energy came to be stemming post-pandemic.    They also lay out some neat advice on networking with well-known artists, taking the crowdfunding seriously & always outlining what journey will take their original characters on n...

I get to welcome another unique talent to interview: Actress/Dancer Morgana Shaw!   TALKING POINTS: *Her credits include: Home Fries, True Women, Salem, Little Woods, The Long Game & The Passenger but what role as a stand-in changed her life for the better for years to come? *She gets to detail how to bring life to both one's work and your own personal day-to-day routine. *She discusses he...

I get to interview Cinematographer Luisa Mendoza: We're diving into some true entertainment talents for the rest of this week so it was only fitting that we start off with examining her many skillsets while she shares some neat advice for all entertainers!   TALKING POINTS INCLUDE: *Inbetween her neat stories about using Panasonic cameras, we also talk about different tech used for way more co...

Stuart Mulrain (And Why Not? Podcast) joins me for another game of 2 Movies, 1 Theme: this time, we dive deep into the '80s inspiring dance dramas Flashdance and Footloose!   *Do the studios know what makes for a good dance movie formula or are they just hoping to attract crowds going to something infamous like the Breakin' movies? *Which of the original casting choices for either film mig...

We previously did epic franchise face-offs with both FREDDY VS. JASON and STAR WARS VS. STAR TREK and it was time to conclude another epic one for this summer: Come listen to the most divisive one yet with a franchise face-off special dedicated to ALIEN VS. PREDATOR! TALKING POINTS: *We might agree which is objectively a better movie but which saga is just far more enjoyable? *We might have troubl...

Corey Stevenson (Podcasting After Dark) rejoins for another movie tie-in special: the short-lived STARSHIP TROOPERS graphic novels by Dark Horse Comics and Markosia Publishing! TALKING POINTS: *Could they had done a Anthology comic book series for this? *Some coverage on the Neodogs and Sknnies species in both the Starship Troopers expanded universe and novel itself *Tributes to the artists/illust...

Continuing the Cyberpunk themed week on aliens and android corporations, I dive into the various fan-made BLADE RUNNER short films: *Which ones truly showcase some serious talent and visions? *Which ones could've easily been an official entry? *Which one is neat but you can't find on IMDb (possibly due to legal reasons)? *And which ones have some stunning visual effects? INTRO CLIP: "...

Since we're talking about everything in the Alien/Predator/Blade Runner universe the rest of this week, it was only fitting to do a tribute to android actor himself, the late great Rutger Hauer! TALKING POINTS: *Hauer's probably best known for other films like Flesh and Blood, Ladyhawke, The Hitcher and Blind Fury but what are the roles that truly show his almighty range (SPOILER: We each...

I get to tackle the AVP: Rage War book trilogy which is set at Love Grove Base on LV-1529 in the year 2692: TALKING POINTS: *Is this still the best of the book trilogies in the AVP saga to date? *What emotional beats drove the rest of the drama and thrills? *What plot reveal was actually chillingly claustrophic to read here? *Why did the 2nd book have a bit too much filler & soapy melodrama? *...

Check out our Bonus Interview with Singer, Radio DJ & Full Moon Actress Venesa Taylor: The Discussion on the Multi-Talent includes: *How she got to worked with famed dance choreographer Michael Rooney *An infamous mainstream movie role she missed out on and her experiences working as both a cabaret dancer and college radio station entertainer *And using DistroKid to publish indie music We also...

Oreo, Johnny & I sum up all you need to know about the HALO videogame franchise (the games, the comics, the cartoon anthology film, the web series, the books & the Paramount Plus streaming show) as well as why its overall concept is still pretty damn cool in hindsight. Why did its fanbase seem to want just shallow mindless shenanigans while the creators wanted to deepen their mythology? Wh...

In another minisode, I get to cover some of the many Alien Vs. Predator fan films: Which of these would totally work as a feature film (if not a videogame premise)? Which ones are surprisingly similar to the beginning of Predator: Killer of Killers? And which ones show soooo much more imagination than FOX Studios could ever shake a stick at? Lock N' Load for nothing fur intergalactic fun! MUSI...

I dive into another mini-chat on SyFy Channel's Aliens/Predator rip-off series Interceptor Force 1 & 2: Why was the first film the highest rated SyFy Channel Original Movie for the longest time? Where do they rank alongside other low-brow B-Movie/DTV franchises? Why was Olivier Gruner not a bigger MMA Action movie star? All that and why the superguns in this are a total knock-off of the BF...

We begin the Alien themed week for all your Xenomorph, Predator & space creature needs: I start off with a mini-review on Audible's ALIEN 3 audio drama from 2019. Does it properly update William Gibson's unused 1987 script? Are the voice-overs by the returning actors any good or is everyone rather unenthusiastic? Why does it suffer from some confusing edits or was that deliberate? Woul...

We close out the Dragon podcast themed week with a look at Universal Pictures' DRAGONHEART franchise: *Is the original film the third best Dragon movie of all time or does some of its script problems compromise that ranking nowadays? *Does supporting actor Brian Thompson get to do most of his usual bad guy antics? *Are the Spain filming locations surprisingly eye-catching? *Why are the visual...

The pentultimate Dragon themed episode focuses on REIGN OF FIRE and its videogame tie-in   *Does this film remain the 2nd best dragon movie of all time or has it been displaced from that ranking since? *Is this still Matthew McConaughey's best role to date? *Do more apocalyptic scifi films need to just be like this film where you can take it as mindless fun or as a serious adventure? *How many...

We're into more Dragon related schlock but we got some winners to balance out some more losers:   *Is DRAGON FIGHTER a fun DIE HARD/ALIENS clone or does it only remind you of the bigger and better movies it could be doing due to its junky execution?   *Is there actually a winner here in this Syfy Channel outings or is this one humongously stinky pile? *What do DRAGON STORM and DRAGON DYNASTY b...

If there's anyone who loves doing knock-off movies of bigger blockbusters, it's gotta be the bullocks put out by the bloody Brits!   For such an infamous fantasy action franchise (advertising but barely featuring ANY dragons), why is Cam able to waste half an hour discussing it?   Are bad dragon movies WAY too much trouble compared to other kinds of so-bad-they're-good movies?   There&...

We start off our 14th Season of the podcast with a Dragons themed week:   In this reviewing corner, we tackle both the fantasy movie DRAGONSLAYER as well as its Marvel Comics adaptation.   TALKING POINTS: *This is totally the best Dragon movie ever made but why is it also underrated as a dark fantasy and sorcery drama? *How does this film build suspense without becoming a lesser Godzilla movie whe...