The Suspense is Killing Us

We're taking on three movies about spy craft, international intrigue and the murky doings of the CIA. Pretty compelling stuff, right? You'd think so! BAD COMPANY (2002, Joel Schumacher) BODY OF LIES (2008, Ridley Scott) SAFE HOUSE (2012, Daniel Espinosa)

We're putting the SYSTEM on trial with this episode. And in this case the system is found GUILTY of driving decent men to take hospitals hostage, break their wives out of prison and construct deadly kill bots to take out City Hall. JOHN Q (2002, Nick Cassavetes) LAW ABIDING CITIZEN (2009, F. Gary Gray) THE NEXT THREE DAYS (2010, Paul Haggis)

It’s a SIKU job fair as we take a look at three (fairly insane) movies about occupations! THE PAPERBOY (2012, Lee Daniels) THE COUNSELOR (2013, Ridley Scott) THE ACCOUNTANT (2016, Gavins O'Connor)

In which we explore some "white people get trapped in the inner city" films, a purely fun and innocent genre with zero problematic undertones! ENEMY TERRITORY (1987, Peter Manoogian) TRESPASS (1992, Walter Hill) JUDGEMENT NIGHT (1993, Stephen Hopkins)

We heard somewhere that relationships based on intense experiences never last. But on the flip side, if an intense experience happens to an estranged married couple, it brings them back together! It's just science. COLD CREEK MANOR (2003, Mike Figgis) VACANCY (2007, Nimrod Antal) TRESPASS (2011, Joel Schumacher)

We go back to the mediocre serial killer well, with three more movies about psychos that just can't thrill us with their acumen. But we get our first (and last) appearance of Dane Cook on the podcast, so that's something? SUSPECT ZERO (2004, E. Elias Merge) TAKING LIVES (2004, DJ Caruso) MR. BROOKS (2007, Bruce A. Evans)

We're mixing things up, taking on a "classic" 90's cable TV softcore franchise and seeing if there's any value beyond the boobies. In this (perhaps only?) installment we're talking about an odd series starring Tanya Roberts, Shannon Tweed and future super producer Andrew Stevens. We hope you can take the HEAT!

Renowned Seagalogist VERN drops by to talk us through the career of one Steven Seagal: actor, martial artist, former CIA operative, blues master, Russian diplomat, pathological liar and all around singular human being. And you can take that to the bank! HARD TO KILL (1990, Bruce Malmuth) THE GLIMMER MAN (1996, John Gray) BELLY OF THE BEAST (2003, Siu-Tung Ching)

We're celebrating Mother's Day the only way we know how: by watching three middle-to-low brow thrillers in which legendary actresses play psychotic moms! It's better than breakfast in bed! MOTHER'S BOYS (1993, Yves Simoneau) HUSH (1998, Jonathan Darby) MOTHER'S DAY (2010, Darren Lynn Bousman)

Wherein we ask the important question: is Ewan McGregor good? Is he maybe, just maybe, actually kinda bad? You'll have to listen to the entire episode to hear our stunning conclusions! DECEPTION (2008, Marcel Langenegger) STAY (2005, Marc Forster) EYE OF THE BEHOLDER (1999, Stephan Elliott)

Break out the Dunkin' and smokes, we're getting wicked pisser with three thrillers from everyone's 6th or 7th favorite Batman, Ben Affleck! We swear it'll be the best part of your day! CHANGING LANES (2002, Roger Michell) GONE GIRL (2014, David Fincher) DEEP WATER (2022, Adrian Lyne)

We're devoting this whole episode to the mid-career downturn of one Burt Reynolds, famed mega-star, nude pinup and mustache-haver. Yes, we're killing three Burts with one stone, so to speak. HEAT (1986, Dick Richards) RENT A COP (1987, Jerry London) PHYSICAL EVIDENCE (1989, Michael Crichton!)

You've seen all the "famous" and "popular" buddy cop movies, so why not take the road less travelled, with these three second-tier team-ups that put the "WHOA" in duo! SHAKEDOWN (1988, James Glickenhaus) RENEGADES (1989, Jack Sholder) DOWNTOWN (1990, Richard Benjamin)

We hope there are no OBJECTIONS to us discussing three movies about the law and courts and judges and such. But if you don't like it, SUE us! Okay, that's all the law words we know. RUNAWAY JURY (2003, Gary Fleder) BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT (2009, Peter Hyams) THE LINCOLN LAWYER (2011, Bret Furman)

We chose to waive our right to remain silent because we wanted to talk about these three movies about crooked cops and filthy streets. It might get gritty! TRAINING DAY (2001, Antoine Fuqua) NARC (2002, Joe Carnahan) DARK BLUE (2002, Ron Shelton)

We've got a FEVER. And the only PRESCRIPTION are these three *incredibly* varied Christopher Walken movies. And now...little man...we give the podcast to you. AT CLOSE RANGE (1986, James Foley) MCBAIN (1991, James Glickenhaus) WILD SIDE (1995, Donald Cammell)

You thought the kiss of death was bad news, you should try these movies! The whole trio is out of order! Say hello to my little three terrible movies starring Al Pacino! Forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown! THE RECRUIT (2003, Roger Donaldson) 88 MINUTES (2007, Jon Avnet) RIGHTEOUS KILL (2008, also Jon Avnet)

Your number is up, because we're talking about three (dumb) thrillers that have the word "number" in the title! Mostly they're not really about numbers at all, but one of the movies is literally about a killer number. Try to guess which one! We'll give you twenty three guesses. MURDER BY NUMBERS (2002, Barbet Schroeder) LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN (2006, Paul McGuigan) THE NUMBER 23 (2007, Joel Schumacher...

The heat is on! We're talking all things Beverly Hills Cop: the good, the crazy and the completely worthless. It's better than a banana in the tailpipe! BEVERLY HILLS COP (1984, Martin Brest) BEVERLY HILLS COP 2 (1987, Tony Scott) BEVERLY HILLS COP 3 (1994, John Landis)

TONYVEMBER comes to a triumphant conclusion as we discuss some of the maestro's work from the aughts. You think God will forgive us for what we've done? SPY GAME (2001) MAN ON FIRE (2004) DEJA VU (2006)

TONYVEMBER BEGINS! Tony Scott and the nineties went together like bangers and mash, which we can only assume Mr. Scott enjoyed. We explore three violent, flashy 90's classics in which he continued to forge his trademark style. REVENGE (1990) THE LAST BOY SCOUT (1991) ENEMY OF THE STATE (1998)

Just in time for two days after Halloween, here are three movies about Satan's monkeyshines at the end of the previous millennium. The late 90's were a pretty productive time for Old Scratch! STIGMATA (1999, Rupert Wainwright) END OF DAYS (1999, Peter Hyams) LOST SOULS (2000, Janusz Kaminski)

Hope you're hungry! We ring in Spooky Season with a trio of Thomas Harris also-rans that are only suitable for a well-scrubbed rube. Okey dokey! HANNIBAL (2001, Ridley Scott) RED DRAGON (2002, Brett Ratner) HANNIBAL RISING (2007, Peter Webber)

Celebrating the work of the recently departed Wolfgang Petersen, who had an amazing career, punctuated by a string of huge hits in the 90's. What was the secret to his populist magic? How was he able to create a body of work so perfectly tailored for dads? IN THE LINE OF FIRE (1993) OUTBREAK (1995) AIR FORCE ONE (1997)

We celebrate Long Island's most prestigious acting family with a trio of movies showcasing Alec (the talented one), Billy (the hot one) and Stephen (one of the other ones). THE GETAWAY (1994, Roger Donaldson) FAIR GAME (1995, Andrew Sipes) FLED (1996, Kevin Hooks)