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This week on Zack’s Corner we bring you Jojo Rabbit (2019)! In this film we see a young boy dealing with what we all deal with loneliness, lack of a purpose, and the need to be wanted. How Jojo differs is that he lives in Germany during WW II and his imaginary friend is Hitler. This is an amazing film and it is certainly one you do not want to miss. It is a current movie in theaters so SPOILERS li...

This week we watched The Ghost and the Darkness, a film based on the true story of the Tsavo Man-Eaters, a pair of lions that were responsible for the deaths of around 30 railroad workers in Kenya in 1898. This film stars Val Kilmer and Michael Douglass, and is one of Zack's childhood favorite movies.

This week on Zack’s Corner we bring you The Little Rascals (1994)! In this film we see the conflict of age. Boys right before they find girls. The main issue is that Alfalfa is growing up first and is in love with Darla. Spanky and the rest of The He-Man Womun Haters Club have a problem with this. Calamity ensues when the clubhouse is burnt down and their go kart is stolen just before a big race....

This week we bring you our Halloween Special, Madman (1981)! In this film we are introduced to the campfire legend Madman Marz. This is an awesome 80's slasher and one of our favorite episodes we have done. We had to go into the archives for this one and we hope you guys enjoy it! Happy Halloween!

This is week five of our five weeks of horror for Halloween and this week on Zack’s Corner we bring you The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)! In this film we follow five youths traveling through Texas in the summer heat. What is supposed to be a straight forward trip with an easy task turns into a nightmare and a struggle for survival. What is happening? Who is involved? Will anybody survive? All of...

This week we have week four of five for our five weeks of horror for Halloween with Zombieland (2009)! In this film, the world has been taken over by zombies! We follow Columbus as he travels alone home to Ohio to hopefully find his family. On his trip he meets Tallahassee, Wichita, and Little Rock and he discovers that they are the only family he needs! Is there any place without zombies? Will Co...

This week we bring you week three of five for our five weeks of horror for Halloween with Hellraiser (1987). In this film we see Frank use the puzzle box to unleash Pinhead and the other cenobites on himself. When he runs away, the fun really begins. What will happen to Frank? Who else might this affect? Can anyone actually escape the cenobites? All of these questions and more will be answered on...

This week we bring you week two of our five weeks of horror for Halloween with The Fog (1980). In this film, we are in the sleepy seaside town of Antonio Bay. The town is celebrating its 100th Birthday and its rich history. Through a few discoveries we find out that things may not be as squeaky clean as they would have hoped. Bad things begin to happen as a terrible evil rolls into town in the for...

Sorry everybody Dutch escaped the cage we keep him in between shows. He seems to have gotten into the audio equipment, and recorded a solo episode. We thought it couldn't hurt to put it up here for you to listen to. He rambled about the film The Big Year and why despite it's mediocrity there is something to love about it. 

This week we start our month of horror for Halloween with Would You Rather (2013)! In this film, we meet Iris a woman who is in a bit of a financial crunch. She has to take care of her sick brother without help from anybody. It is a huge financial strain and Iris has to find a way to make money to keep him alive. Enter Shepard Lambrick and The Lambrick Foundation. Mr. Lambrick offers Iris a spot a...

This week we watched Shakes the Clown, in this movie we get a look into the life of Shakes, a birthday party clown who lives in the city of Pulukaville, a city full of clowns. Although not the most ubiquitous movie on our list, there were some good moments with fun laughs and even an unexpected cameo by a very familiar face. 

This week we bring you the hilarious mid 90's classic Clueless (1995)! In this film, we see high school socialite Cher in her day to day life. With her best friend Dionne by her side life seems great. But with slipping grades and a change in social hierarchy, life for Cher becomes difficult. And you thought high school would be easy. As if! How will Cher adapt to the ever changing high school land...

This week on Zack's Corner we have a movie conversation with a very special guest. Our dear friend of the show Mo came by and let me interview her.  It was a fun time and there were plenty of laughs to be had. We hope you enjoy this type of show because we would love to do more. So check out the interview now, on Zack's Corner! If you like what we do please swing by the official Facebook page...

This week on Zack's Corner we have a double feature! In our second offering we bring you the amazing movie Monster Trucks (2016)! In this film we have an evil oil company Terravex who accidentally unearth a creature while drilling for oil. Our hero is Tripp a high school student and car mechanic. While tinkering at the junkyard that he works at Tripp finds the creature that had escaped from Terrav...

This week on Zack's Corner we bring you a double feature! In our first offering, we have Open Water (2003). It is an early 2000's shark attack movie. A couple in a tropical locale go on a scuba diving trip and are left behind by their tour boat. Floating in the open water they wait for rescue but also have to worry about circling sharks. Will they be saved or will they be killed by the sharks? Fin...

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story is a hilarious early 2000's comedy! In this film, we see the classic battle of good vs evil. The little guy vs the machine. Average Joe's Gym is a small gym with lovely clientele just struggling to make a living. Globo Gym is the corporate juggernaut next door that wants to buy out Average Joe's and bulldoze it for a parking lot. In a race against time and all the...

Sleepaway Camp is a fun 1980’s horror movie! In this film, we see Angela an awkward and quiet young lady go to live with her aunt and cousin Ricky following a family tragedy. Trying to have a normal life, Ricky and Angela get to go to Camp Arawak! It is supposed to be a really fun summer. There are plenty of people to hang out with and plenty of activities to do. Everything appears to be going fin...

Batman & Robin is an awesome ‘90’s superhero movie! In this feature, Batman and Robin have to fight off Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy, and Bane to try to save Gotham. The trio of villains is almost too much for our caped heroes, but the newly arrived Batgirl could be just what they need to overcome the odds. Can they save the city and be the heroes we all know and love? Find out now on Zack’s Corner!

Alice Sweet Alice is an amazing 1970's slasher! In this film we see the murders and attacks of several people in increasingly more violent fashion. When everything starts to go sideways blame is cast and fear takes over. Who could be doing these horrible things? Could it be a simple solution or is there something far more sinister preying on these poor people? All this and more, right now, on Zack...

This week we chose Child's Play, not the remake, but the original. Child's Play is a movie about a boy named Andy and his good guy doll named Chucky and all of their whimsical adventures and misadventures. Little does Andy know that his good guy doll has been possessed by the soul of the Lakeshore Strangler, Charles Lee Ray. Chucky says to Andy that he'll be his friend 'til the end, but Andy doesn...

This week we went Big, a movie from practically everybody's childhood. Zack felt obligated to show Dutch and Tomás what they were missing out on as they had not watched it. The movie is about a boy that is tired of being treated like a child and makes a wish to be big. Through this wish, he learns that being older is not always what it is cracked up to be. And it's Tom Hanks, who doesn't love Tom...

West Side Story is a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet set in 1950's New York. One key difference from the original Shakespeare play is that race relations are used as the point of contention instead of family relations, also it's a musical. Our special guest Rob picked this movie because it is his favorite musical and we thought it would be worthwhile for us to watch on the podc...

We picked this movie because it features both Zack's favorite wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper, and one of his top five all time favorite directors John Carpenter. They Live is John Carpenter's commentary regarding consumerism with what is portrayed as people's sheep-like following of government propaganda and corporate advertising designed to get people to consume more and think less. Do you need any o...

This week we watched Little Miss Sunshine, a movie about a family that goes on a road trip on their way to a children's beauty pageant. But what was supposed to be a normal road trip turns into a grueling trek where the family has to cope with its dysfunction. We had a great time watching this movie and hope you can enjoy it with us.

Today the gang talks about Invasion of the Body Snatchers. We picked this movie because this is where we got the name of the podcast.