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Send us Fan Mail Eric, Neil and David talk about the influential Sci-Fi film from 1982, Ridley Scott's Blade Runner. We talk about the problems making the movie and of course the ultimate question, is Deckard a Replicant.   Join us! 

Send us Fan Mail We're back!  Dropping our first episode of 2022. Eric, Neil and David talk about Spider-Man 2 from 2004. We also spend the first bit talking about Spider-Man:  No way home, so spoiler alert if you haven't seen it. 

Send us Fan Mail In anticipation for the newest movie, Eric, Neil and David talk about the original 2002, Spider-Man.  Some things haven't aged that well, but overall it holds up. Swing in and listen. 

Send us Fan Mail Eric, Neil and David wrap up the original trilogy with the least of the bunch, The Return of the Jedi.  We talk a lot about the Ewoks and of course Princess Leia and her iconic gold bikini. Grab your hookah pipe and a fresh bowl of frogs and join us. 

Send us Fan Mail Eric and Neil continue their run through the original trilogy, with the undisputed best Star Wars movie of all, The Empire Strikes Back.  Commence nerd discussion! 

Send us Fan Mail Its about to get really nerdy up in here as Eric and Neil talk about one of the most important movies of their childhood, Star Wars.  We talk about how much this movie impacted our lives and how we both discovered that there was no Santa Claus.   Grab a glass of blue milk and join us. 

Send us Fan Mail Turkey month comes to an end with one of the biggest movie bombs of all time, Howard the Duck.  Join Eric, Neil and David as we discuss duck anatomy and the logistics of interspecies mating.  Grab some Thanksgiving left overs and listen! 

Send us Fan Mail David is back this week and joins us for Sylvester Stallone's action movie, Cobra.  It's only 89 minutes long and full of unintentional comedy and great 80's style action.  Crime is the disease and Stallone's the cure. 

Send us Fan Mail Journey with us to the fictional country of Parmistan, where gymnastics equipment is plentiful and teeth are not.  Neil and Eric talk about the unintentional comedy masterpiece called Gymkata. 

Send us Fan Mail We begin "Turkey Month", only the worst movies out there, with the aptly titled Ozsploitation classic.   Set in the dystopian future of 1995, prisoners are hunted by the wealthy elite for their entertainment.  Low budget action with high camp craziness. Pop open a cartoonishly large can of beer as we go down under the realm of good taste. 

Send us Fan Mail David is back to help Eric and Neil discuss, "The Night He Came Home", the original Halloween. It's our longest episode to date, but its a funny one and we talk about the legacy of the original and how it's still going strong today.  

Send us Fan Mail Eric and Neil discuss the time during the late 70's and early eighties when Satan was everywhere. The end times were coming and listening to Heavy Metal and Playing Dungeons and Dragon's was a one way ticket to damnation!  We talk about Jack Chick comics other phenomena that seem so silly now, but were deadly serious back then.  Check it out!  It's our our one non m...

Send us Fan Mail Eric and Neil talk about John Carpenter's 1987 horror movie, Prince of Darkness.  Witness Neil's impressive memory of 1980's action television shows. Turn on Satan's Lava Lamp and listen! 

Send us Fan Mail Eric and Neil talk about the controversial 1974 movie, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Depending on your headspace at the time of viewing, its either a masterpiece of dread and terror, or an annoying chore.  Either way, we manage to fill up a lot of time talking about it.  Put on your favorite skin mask and join us! 

Send us Fan Mail Eric and Neil explore the lighter side of spooky season with the all time classic, Ghostbusters. We digress and have our first real Star Wars conversation as well.  Who you gonna call? 

Send us Fan Mail Eric and Neil tackle another classic that didn't hold up as well as we might have remembered.  It launched a franchise and a new horror icon, Freddy Krueger.  Get a strong cup of coffee and remember, don't fall asleep! 

Send us Fan Mail David joins Eric and Neil for this episode. We discuss the 1976 classic adaptation of Stephen King's first hit, Carrie. Neil hates the way John Travolta drinks beer among other things. Eric and David enjoy it, even though it is not aging well.  

Send us Fan Mail Eric and Neil discuss the iconic, The Silence of the Lambs.  Tuck your sack back and enjoy this episode! 

Send us Fan Mail Eric and Neil struggle to find positives when discussing this much loved movie. Without the goggles of nostalgia, Goonies will make you question your love for children.  

Send us Fan Mail Eric and Neil praise the classic Sci-Fi action sequel.  

Send us Fan Mail Eric, Neil and yes.. David, tackle the franchise spawning 1984 classic, The Terminator. We talk about David's troubled childhood as well. Join us and bring your Phased Plasma Rifle in the 40 Watt Range! 

Send us Fan Mail Eric and Neil talk about the 1986 cult classic, The Hitcher. We marvel at Rutger Hauer's performance and deride C. Thomas Howell. We spend a lot of time talking about horror movies from 1986 as well.  

Send us Fan Mail Eric and Neil discuss the John Carpenter classic, Escape from New York.  We also discuss the amazing year in movies that was 1981, and the dangers of onion rings and boxed dinner helpers. 

Send us Fan Mail Eric and Neil discuss the influential 1996 horror movie, Scream.  We cover the movies that is spawned in its wake, and horror movies of the 90's in general. We also propose several shows for the new HGTV season. 

Send us Fan Mail Eric and Neil talk about the first major super hero movie. Get ready for lots of dad jokes and juvenile elementary school Superman jokes.