Thor's Hour of Thunder

Thor's Hour of Thunder

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Email the show: hourofthunder (at) gmail Jokes and over-analysis about under-seen films. current cover art designed by DoomsdayLLC . Previous cover art: "Thor Against the World" album cover by Mark Dancey. Opening music when we have it is "Ride of the Valkyries" covered by grimmolehill747. Ending music when we have it is Franz Nicolay https://franznicolay.com/Want to listen to an old episode we no longer have posted? Have thoughts about the show or a movie we discussed? Email: hourofthunder (at) gmail

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Jul 9, 2026

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1071: Lemonade Mouth (2011) 07.04.2025

Døuble Identity is back to kick off March-ing Bands month. Check out their new Spotify account . They also have a new song out May 2nd called "The Party", and here is  the presave link.   The next musical treat is Airheads (1994).

BONUS: Val Kilmer R.I.P. 02.04.2025

The Thor's pantheon is saddened by the news of Val Kilmer's passing. If you wish to relisten, below are our past discussions celebrating the actor that inspired 2 years worth of "VALentines" months. Introducing: VALentines Month 956: Batman Forever (1995) 957: Tombstone (1993) 958: The Doors (1991) 959: Top Secret! (1984) 960: The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) 1008: Real Genius (1985) 1010: Top Gun...

BONUS: Special Announcement 01.04.2025

Find out what the newest themed month is! Here's a hint, the first topic will be Lemonade Mouth (2011). If you are looking for a few innings of baseball, check out episodes 962 - 964.

1070: Crimes of Passion (Revisited) 31.03.2025

Content Warning for X-rated adult situations, particularly sexual violence. We've re-uploaded our 2020 conversation with a different panel, and it can be found at  episode 747 . Following this pattern, we will cover it again as episode 1393. Mr. Monopoly co-hosts  Bad For Me .   Are you looking for more content? Did you know this podcast started as a college radio show, with original parody radio...

1069: The Night Comes for Us (2018) 24.03.2025

Tori from Pajiba joined this week. The last topic of March Radness is Crimes of Passion (1984).

1068: Crank (2006) 17.03.2025

We are joined by Jon Schnaars, co-host of Bloody Good Horror and co-founder of The Horror Section. Keep your eye on horrorsectionstudios.com . Next up on the Rad Wheel is The Night Comes for Us (2018).  

1067: Conan the Barbarian (1982) 10.03.2025

Check out our other Arnold Schwarzenegger topics: 965: Last Action Hero , 1004: Predator , and 1014: Terminator 2 . We briefly touch upon the ethical use of AI and the recent Writers Guild of America strike, which you can learn more about from our episode Inside View of the 2023 media strikes. Next week on The Rad Network: we'll feature Crank (2006), and a friend of the podcast has BIG NEWS!

1066: The City of Lost Children (1995) 03.03.2025

New month who dis? We now present the newest month theme, March Radness (movies that go hard). Mr. Monopoly describes this film as "If Leon from 'Leon the Professional' was trying to retell his story to a smaller child." We reference 840: Halloween Kills and 1035: Cats . Next week's rad topic will be Conan the Barbarian (1982).

1065: Train to Busan (2016) 25.02.2025

Check out other Zombie content:  1013: Zombeavers , Plug It Up: Rec 3 and Plug It Up: The Substance . That concludes February Made Me Shiver. Next month will be March Radness (movies that go hard), starting with The City of Lost Children (1995). Looking for more episodes? We are continuously backfilling our library with classics such as Movie Songs Better Than The Movies They Were Written For (443...

1064: The Substance (2024) 17.02.2025

Our friends over at Plug It Up discussed the monstrous feminine side of this film. There's a point where the pantheon transitions from Demi Moore's voice over career to the problematic parts of 90s Disney films, and McFly kept it all in! This final topic of February Made Me Shiver will be Train to Busan (2016).

1063: Apostle (2018) 10.02.2025

Spoiler Alert, Thor ruins the ending immediately. Special theme song by  Colin Tribe . Co-host is Tori from Pajiba . This movie is compared to 839: The Witch (2015) . The next horror topic will be The Substance (2024).

1062: Unsane (2018) 03.02.2025

CONTENT WARNING: we discuss attempted suicide and the harsh treatment of those experiencing mental illness. Elon Thrust references his article on Bloody Good Horror called Unsane and the Representation of Mental Illness Facilities . It's a new month, and we continue our tradition of Thor coming up with the theme, while McFly makes a punny name. This new theme is February Made Me Shiver, containing...

1061: The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000) 27.01.2025

We reference McFly's 70s rock podcast Tequila Sunrise and Judi Dench's role in the James Bond Franchise (Episodes 217 - 223). Jazzy theme by Iain Farrington . Need more made for TV Movies? Check out 907: Phantom of the Megaplex and 933: Ghostwatch . Next month's theme is February Made Me Shiver, containing all horror films, starting with Unsane (2018).  

1060: The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) 20.01.2025

It went from traditional Muppets adaptation to WTF real fast. Check out these other Muppet properties we covered:  819: Labyrinth , 823: Muppet Treasure Island , & 1006: The Great Muppet Caper . We've also discussed the very odd  655: Return to Oz . The final topic of TV Dinner Theatre month is The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000).

1059: Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981) 13.01.2025

Jody of Dads From the Crypt picked this week's TV Dinner Theatre. We reference 847: Serial Mom , 1001: Fargo , 1026: Wild Wild West and  1041: Big Trouble in Little China . Speaking of Scarecrows, next week's made-for-TV topic will be The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005).

1058: The Day After (1983) 06.01.2025

Thor's newest theme month is TV Dinner Theatre, featuring made-for-TV movies. The Day After originally aired on ABC. The next TV Dinner Theatre course will be Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981).

1057: Kraven the Hunter (2024) 30.12.2024

We compare the film to 845: Ghost Rider and 911: Morbius . 2025 will kick off with a month of Made for TV Movies, starting with The Day After (1983).

1056: THOR CON Pt 2: Enemy Mine (1985) 29.12.2024

This is part 2 of THOR CON 2024 . Joe from  Films at First Sight gave us an amazing tour of Phoenixville PA, home of the famous Colonial Theatre and The Blob . We reference 614: Lifeforce , 806: Witness , and 906: Under the Skin . The next topic will be Kraven the Hunter (2024).

BONUS: Live reading of Clue on Zoom 23.12.2024

It's the holiday season, time for another radio play by the silly pantheon! This time, we performed the 1985 film Clue (wonderfully trascribed by Jack Witzig). The publish date of this behind-the-scenes bonus episode falls on the birthday of our wonderful Mrs. White herself, the Scarlet Witch! You can find the full LIVE recording of our zoom session with costumes, props, and minimal editing on You...

1055: The Hidden (1987) 16.12.2024

We reference 825: Dune (1984) , 958: The Doors and 1023: Fallen . Elmer picked this topic but was unable to join us. His thoughts on the best and worst roles for kyle mclachlan: "Best is Agent Dale Cooper. Worst is the guy who's a doppelganger at our local tire shop and hasn't gotten back to me in a week, and we have one car with a full-size spare"   This concludes BM Month of Action Films Before...

1054: Rumble in the Bronx (1995) 09.12.2024

Original title: Hung fan kui. We fumbled in the Bronx, but mostly throughout Vancouver. Chibi can be found on the Unidentified Flying Obsession . The next Before Matrix action topic is The Hidden (1987).

1053: The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) 02.12.2024

Chef's do that. Welcome to Thor's newest (and dumbest named) month "Thor's BM". It is the most stressful time of the year for many of us and we are distracting ourselves with some action films from the 15 years before The Matrix set the new standard for the genre. Topics we reference include 962: A League of their Own and  1004: Predator . Next week's BM pick is Rumble in the Bronx (1995).

1052: Best in Show (2000) 27.11.2024

Scarlet Witch and McFly went to the dog show from the movie!!! For more Thanksgiving content, you can listen to  844: Alice's Restaurant . Join us in December for a month of action films from before The Matrix, starting with The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996). You'll never guess what dumb month name we came up with.

1051: WaterWorld: A Live Sea War Spectacular 25.11.2024

Breathtaking stunts, pyrotechnics, flying props and the ultimate battle of good vs evil! Thank you for listening to Stuntvember. Tune in later this week for a special Thanksgiving related topic, Best in Show (2000).

1050: Stunt Rock (1978) 18.11.2024

There may have been some confusion regarding the topic assignment...  The last item of Stuntvember will be the Universal Studios ride WaterWorld: A Live Sea War Spectacular!

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