The Jacked Up Review Show

Another noteworthy yet dynamite music composer of the big and small screen, Tara Jabbari (Who Was She history podcast) returns once again for another dissect of a pop culture entertainer. What is his best soundtrack for TV versus his best TV show theme? What is it about his movie material that allows him to bring his own flavor to it? Is he more intense or more emotional in his tone and mood that...

Filmmaker, Blogger and Podcast Creative Mark Oguschewitz and I go back and forth on the reminiscing of another cinematic gem: dramatic storyteller Peter Weir. His diverse filmography, his gripping themes and visceral characters all compile together yet another rare mixture of audience pleasing storytelling and award-winning acclaim but what is possibly his best known of the post-Australian New Wav...

Mark Shaver leaves a voicemail and Jon joins me as usual for the summary of Maggie Q's turn from a model to international supporting movie star to martial arts-laden TV actress. Why did it take awhile to see her get some better projects? How does she rank as an action star? How does she hold her own now that she's getting lead roles? And more tributes. MAIN LINKS: LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/JURSP...

The indie rap queen/businesswoman returns for a 5th sit-down on the show. This time, we're discussing the sketchy, unreliable and money grabbing jerks that no one should ever have as friends (and the key indicators for when you can tell that someone is about to rip you off)! When can you tell that some peer has mistaken you for a sugar daddy/sugar babe? Why should you never help out with rent but...

A definitive film composer, he show some clips of the late great composer James Horner speaking and lecturing on his memorable film career! A man who's career includes complimenting the visions of names such as: James Cameron, Mel Gibson, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Ron Howard, Phil Alden Robinson, Steve Zaillian, Joe Johnston, Edward Zwick, Antoine Fuqua, Philip Noyce, Michael Apted and Martin Campbell...

Some unique, colorful, edgy and downright cool stories on the football player, actor, filmmaker and all-around entertaining persona that is Fred Williamson on tonight's episode! Joining the brigade is Charlie Chase (Give Me Back My Podcast network, blogger and gearhead Charlie Chase! What is the most commonly mentioned film in Fred's diverse filmography? Does he bring more credibility to each B-pi...

John Potoky (Attack of the B-Movies) joins me for another round of cult spy movies and addicting TV! The international megahit Spooks (AKA as MI-5 and often dubbed as Britain's answer to America's 24/Mission: Impossible) highlights neat use of intense dialogue, emotional plot twists and other conspiracy driven espionage. Which plot reveal will make any grown man cry? Where can you stream it now si...

We start off Season 7 in our 4th year on the air making non-stop shows! Jason from Genre Exposure podcast stops by to help me highlight the many actors and filmmakers often associated with the many period pieces, adventure thrillers, heist mystery, supernatural horror, comedic fantasy and action cinema from your's truly: Hong Kong! This first part highlights how we often were introduced to said ci...

Retrotainment Recast's "G-Man" shows up to echo the fun, oversaturation, misbehavior and loose Christmas based fun of the 4 Lethal Weapon films! Is this still the best production from Richard Donner and Joel Silver to date? Is Gary Busey or Jet Li the definitive villain here? Which one sorta wastes its various subplots and stunts in favor in the non-stop comedy and character arguments? And why do...

It's finally here: Robb of Reel Sharks Podcast and YouTube Channel joins me to detail the trashy Christmas-time set (and then some!) saga by Sony (and later Lionsgate)! Is the first one too hard to watch due to the slower pace and excess rape segments? Is Part 2 the definitive one or is parts 4 & 5 actually more fun? Why is the remake its own special oyster instead of being another lame remake...

Jon continues the discussion of B-movie stars and martial artists who we often saw on the big and small screens in many fashions. Wether it was at an actual theater, videostore shelf or at 2 AM on an edgy cable TV station, we saw some serious whacky, fun and outrageous shit! Why were Casper Van Dien and Jeff Speakman not bigger stars? Why couldn't some of these guys get better scripts, budgets and...

Alex Krueger (ComPOSERS: A Film Score Podcast) joins usual suspects Jon Mark & I for a discussion of the movie soundtracks minds Trevor Rabin and Mark Mancina, both of who got connections to so many industry talents from producer Jerry Bruckheimer to composer (and mentor!) Hans Zimmer to even working together with the music group YES! Don't miss this hard-boiled discussion as we find some amus...

Another all-star cast discusses some low-brow territory! We sum up some amusing 80s/90s theatrical, direct to video and TV show stars that often would be in absurd B/Z-grade pictures often kickboxing, fighting aliens (if not killer cyborgs and killer dolls) and dominated the usual trend of TNT/USA Network/HBO/Skinemax/Spike TV type programming! How many of them might you've seen on a campy adventu...

Stand-Up Comedian, podcaster and moviebuff Kevin Gootee illustrates the many comedy styles, peers and brainstorming sessions he's done to make his independent comedy career remain steady in this exclusive interview! Hopefully many will be inspired by this while sharing some of the laughs on display here. MAIN LINKS: LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/JURSPodcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Ja...

In this interview, comedian and multi-talent Kevin Israel notes his early Jewish upbringing, New York comedy venues he's performed stand-up at, brief foray into legal and political side-gigs and current surprises he's able to hint at! MAIN LINKS: LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/JURSPodcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/JackedUpReviewShow/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/24523...

Phil Gillon (Far East Films review site) hops aboard in our first podcast collab to illustrate the less seen yet still explosive works of the latter part of Jean-Claude Van Damme's has-been career. Which ones are WAY too good to go straight to TV/videostore shelves and which ones were deservingly forgotten about? Which ones actually got a limited release yet still not enough press release despite...

Filmmaker and Action filmbuff Dylan Reynolds hops aboard to illustrate the movies that are rather similar to the old school Action formula rather similar to neo-westerns like High Noon and modern-day hostage/heist thrillers like Die Hard! Some of these also got Dog Day Afternoon, Trespass (1992), Assault on Precinct 13, Panic Room, Sudden Death and Treasure of the Sierra Madre vibes but those are...

Superfan duo of The Pretender join me in illustrating the endless appeal, why the show is even bigger overseas in places like France, Italy, Germany and Spain(!) and why its crossover show Profiler is also rather beloved! What cable channels still air reruns of either? Why is Michael T. Weiss and Andrea Parker both so downright underrated in their talent? Why can't more shows mix elements of The F...

The after-Thanksgiving leftovers centers around a different kind of "Family": Fast and fucking Furious saga! Will they get up to 30 plus movies at this rate in an attempt to beat Marvel, Twilight and SAW to the punch? Why did they all of a sudden go all James Bond after trying to start off more plausible?? Who gives the worst performance (not that it really matters)??? And is it about the cars as...

A dynamite show that's the proper "family" theme for the Thanksgiving holiday season. We're reunited with historical researcher Tara Jabbari and bring on fellow podcasters Katie Geilenkirchen and Hal Rudnick too! Is this show much like Power and Yellowstone series where it has disturbed too many critics and speaks too many truths about society to where even the award shows are scared to give it an...

The addiction comes to a close for the saga as we note the final two shorter seasons while briefly discussing the videogame (and why it should've been redone as the Grand Theft Auto of spy videogames!), books, comics, internet webisodes and Indian TV remake! Why was London a great getaway for Jack's final on-screen appearance to date? Why was Legacy hardly as mediocre as critics and audiences note...

Tonight we discuss the junky spy movie and extreme sports mash-up trilogy of films: Triple X! Who would had guessed in a million years we'd be discussing a bizarre Vin Diesel, Ice Cube & Sam Jackson related franchise that's just to dumb, whacky and outrageous for it's own good and then some: that's sorta why it actually works in it's own stupid way! MAIN LINKS: LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/JURS...

One of the most underrated yet rather beloved action-war-spy drama, The Unit. Conceived by Shawn Ryan (The Shield, Nash Bridges) and David Mamet (Ronin, Glengarry Glen Ross), the four season epic gets highlighted with newcomer and NCIS mega-fan Neil Chittendon! We also briefly discuss the similar military adventure show by Ryan, dubbed Last Resort, which also was unfairly cancelled and was a neat...

Another done-it-all entertainment native, Ray Stakenas highlights his comedy improv training, wrestling career, voice acting, videogame testing, road travels, audio drama creations and podcasting abilities all in one explosive hour! Don't miss a single second of this opinionated badass! MAIN LINKS: LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/JURSPodcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/JackedUpReviewShow/...

Another talent who's truly done it all: comedian, podcaster and social commentator Robert Clarke-Chan is here tonight to discuss his entertainment career and personal upbringing! He highlights awful movies, lack of proper communication, societal norms, bring raised by a single mother, various places he's lived and other off-color yet hysterical tales on how he found his comedic niche! MAIN LINKS:...