Thor's Hour of Thunder

The Mothman Festival is an annual gathering that commemorates the mysterious visit of the "Mothman" in the 1960s and is a great event for all ages. It's held annually in downtown Point Pleasant, West Virginia, during the third weekend of September. You may be interested in Episode 787: The Blob (1958) , in which we discuss Phoenixville Pennsylvania's annual Blobfest that takes place during the sec...

The pantheon discusses how 400 Blows is one of the defining films of French New Wave, while Thor recalls some middle-school Latin. Tune in this THORSDAY for a Special Bonus episode discussing the 2026 Mothman Festival & Mothman Prophecies (2002).

The episode includes a scene from our 2014 radio play of The 39 Steps. If you're interested in hearing the entire radio play with sound effects and music, it is available as episodes 250 through 254. The next topic will be 400 Blows (1959).

No songs were harmed in the making of this movie, only ears. The Thor's Hour of Thunder pantheon firmly stands by the fact that the Confederate flag is only flown by racists, and if you disagree, you're not going to like this episode.

You may like our other Harrison Ford conversation, 806: Witness (1985) . The next topic will be 38 Special: Live at Rockpalast 1981.

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (Chinese: 少林三十六房, also released as The Master Killer and Shaolin Master Killer) is a 1978 Hong Kong martial arts film produced by Shaw Brothers Studio. We discuss many Kung Fu movies and the American films that pay homage. We also reference Episode 445: Movie Songs Better Than Their Movies Part 3 . Next week will be the film where Harrison Ford probably says "Get...

The Up series of documentary films follows the lives of ten boys and four girls in the United Kingdom, beginning in 1964, when they were seven years old. The documentary has had nine episodes—one every seven years—with a tenth and final instalment on the way. The next topic will be The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978).

No cats were harmed in the making of this film... or barely on screen... or part of the plot. This episode features a full panel, including new pantheon member Batgirl as well as Rob & Aric from Bardertown Video . Next week's topic will be 35 Up (1991 TV Movie).

In case you missed it , Old Tomato Face visited the grave of the real baseball player that we nicknamed him afterward, and he felt compelled to give the name back. He now goes by Charles Bronson Pinchot, Charles, Charlie, Charli XCX, Chuck, or simply CBP. We are joined by a full guest panel this week, including Rob & Aric from Bardertown Video & Hoov. Next week's episode will be The Black Cat (193...

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! Old Tomato Face visited the grave of Hall of Fame Chicago Cubs catcher and manager Gabby Hartnett, the real Old Tomato Face! He decided to retire the nickname; be sure to listen to this episode to hear the new name he and Thor landed on. Next week's episode will be 633 Squadron (1964).

We used this Wikipedia list to review the mascots in alphabetical order by team. See Mr. Monopoly's final tiered rankings . Next week resumes movie coverage with Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993).

Special guest co-hosts include: Dot, Sarah from The Final Girls Podcast , and Doctrette of Horror from being a real doctor! We will dive into August, by celebrating the NHL off-season and all 31 of the league's mascots (as of 2026).  

Ba Bah Ba Bah Ba Bah. We've got more numbered street content in  831: Vanishing on 7th Street , 1135: 22 Jump Street , & 1139: 26 Summer Street . The next episode will be 13 going on 30 (2004).

Thor assigned all 3 movies as one topic. If you're a long-time listener, you guessed correctly that Thor only watched the first one as he loved it in high school. Next week's topic will be 29th Street (1991).

Look in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a modern super hero movie that has nothing to do with numbers year, except that Krypton is atomic number 36 on the periodic table of elements. SPOILERS ! You may also like 1012: Supergirl (1984) and 1088: Superman (2025) . We will resume numbers year with the 28 Days/Weeks/Years Later trilogy.

Viva la Bob Hope! Join us this THORsday for the rare, still-in-theaters review of Supergirl (2026)!

Not the first short film we covered... but is it the worst? Next week's topic will be The 27th Day (1957).

This movie is campy, and so are the other films we discussed. Artwork by McFly, Happy Pride Month! Next week's topic will be 26 Summer Street (1996).

For more 24 content, check out Episode 1034: 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremonies , or you may be interested in another 70s rock biopick 958: The Doors (1991) . Week 25 will be Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979).  

Tori from Podjiba is back with her perspective as a New Line Cinema employee at the time this film was made. Here is an amazing 8-minute portion of Joel Schumacher's commentary . We recommend seeing if your local library has the DVD so you can also experience the glory of the full commentary. For more special peaks behind the curtain related to the number 23, check out BONUS episode: Inside View o...

From the makers of 640: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and 1105: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs , we bring you 22 Jump Street. The next numberly topic will be The Number 23 (2007).

Both of our lawyers showed up to school us on the modern British court system. The next topic will be 22 Jump Street (2014).

For more tubular twenty topics, check out episodes  979: 2000s Nic Cage , 980: 2010s Nic Cage , & 981: 2020s Nic Cage . The next episode will be 21 Days (1940).  

We are joined by David from Licence To Queer .  For more 19ish topics, you can check out  903: 1980s influence on GTA: Vice City , 977: 1980s Nic Cage Movies , & 978: 1990s Nic Cage Movies . Week 20 will be 20 Feet from Stardom (2013 Documentary) .

May the 4th be with you! Here's a space movie that's not Star Wars. Jack Attack from Tough Luck Cinema is back! For more 18 relatedness, you can enjoy episode  600: Our Hopes for 2018 . Week 19's topic will be The Legend of 1900 (1998).