Sun, Aug 2, 2020
Guest - Scott Saslow. In the "what we've been watching" segment, they talk about Clark Duke's Arkansas (2020), Love, Death, and Robots (2019), Kevin James going full Nazi in Becky (2020), and the infamous Mommie Dearest (1981). The Force Five list chosen by Scott was "The 5 Best Movies You've Seen During Quarantine."
Sun, Aug 9, 2020
The guest is social media manager Makenzie Kleeberg. In the what we've been watching segment, they talk about one of Quentin Tarantino's favorites, The Dion Brothers (1974), old game shows, The Outer Banks (2020), the importance of Pleasantville (1998), and Waco (2018). The Force Five list chosen by Makenzie this week was the 5 movies you would like to be a character in. Finally, they debate the definition of the word 'sandwich'.
Sun, Aug 16, 2020
The guest is music fanatic Evan Grimm. In the what we've been watching segment, they talk about The Death of Dick Long (2019), Tales from the Loop (2020), The Expanse (2015), and the outstanding documentary De Palma (2015). The Force Five list chosen by Evan this week is the 5 Best Movie Scores.
Sun, Aug 23, 2020
The guest is horror fan Tatiana "Tots" Galvis. In the what we've been watching segment, we cover A Perfect World (1993), the bizarre solo road trip film Motorama (1991), Waco (2019), and the newest HBO adaptation of a Stephen King novel, The Outsider (2019). The Force Five list chosen by Tots this week is 5 Scary Scenes.
Sun, Aug 30, 2020
The guest is Jackie Kleeberg, a photographer and a party planner. In the what we've been watching segment, we cover Ford v Ferarri (2019), Will Smith's teenage opus The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990) and the trashy goodness that is Blood Games (1990). The Force Five list chosen by Jackie this week is 5 Movies That Influenced Your Life.
Sun, Sep 6, 2020
The guest is video game streamer Evan Hess. In the what we've been watching segment, we talk about the horror anthology Scare Package (2020), Christopher Nolan's memory mind-bender Memento (2000), Game of Death (2020), and the documentary Once is Enough (2016). The Force Five list chosen by Evan this week is 5 Amazing Time Travel Movies.
Sun, Sep 13, 2020
Right in time for the NFL season, the guests are fellow podcasters Josh Hatcher and Jonah Carden from the JJ Talks football podcast. In the what we've been watching segment we cover the Netflix reboot of Unsolved Mysteries (2020), tackle the Tobe Hooper helmed (sort of?) Poltergeist (1982), and run the clock out with Jack Bauer in 24 (2001). The Force Five list chosen by Josh and Jonah is 5 Great Sports Movies.
Sun, Sep 20, 2020
The guest is fellow podcast host Jack from the Weekly Rabbit Hole Podcast. In the what we've been watching segment we cover the incredible success of the sleeper hit My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2001), the Night Stalker (1972), a fun gem in Freebie and the Bean (1974), and finally, get topical with Panic in the Streets (1950). The Force Five list chosen by Jack is 5 Awesome Movie Titles.
Sun, Sep 27, 2020
The guest is the co-host of the Trash Podcast, Nate Spears. In the what we've been watching segment, we talk about the 70's kidnapping unicorn The Candy Snatchers (1973), Netflix's misfit superhero show The Umbrella Academy (2019), the "so bad it's good" flavor of Death Promise (1977), and some trash reality TV. The Force Five list chosen by Nate this week is 5 Great Third Films in a Franchise.
Sun, Oct 4, 2020
The guests are Nicholas Loop and Jordan Courtney from Filmshake - the 90's Movie Podcast. In the what we've been watching segment, we talk about the pain David Arquette puts himself through in a march for wrestling redemption in You Cannot Kill David Arquette (2020), the excellence of John Carpenter films (namely Halloween (1978), and HBO's continuation of The Watchmen (2020). The Force Five list chosen by the Filmshake guys this week is 5 Great 90's Sci-Fi Movies.
Sun, Oct 11, 2020
The guests are actor/producer/writer Naomi Grossman (1BR, American Horror Story) and producer Alok Mishra (1BR). This time, we skip the What We've Been Watching segment to talk about their newest film, 1BR, as well as tell some stories about the troubled production. The Force Five list chosen by Naomi and Alok this week is 5 Movies to Watch in October.
Sun, Oct 18, 2020
The guest is Jed Brian - director of 2013's Unlisted Owner. He also acts, writes, and has a few projects brewing. In the what we've been watching segment, we go all 80's. We cover the previously lost film Ninja Busters (1984), the space saga Krull (1983), the Aussie exploitation flick Turkey Shoot (1982) and the absolutely bonkers sequel to House cleverly titled House II: The Second Story (1987). The Force Five list chosen by Jed this week is 5 Classic Horror Villains.
Sun, Oct 25, 2020
Jack's back. The guest is fellow podcaster Jack from the Weekly Rabbit Hole Podcast. In the What We've Been Watching segment, we sing the praises of the kid's show Bluey (2018), talk zombie sheep in the New Zealand horror comedy Black Sheep (2006), sizzle in Hell's Kitchen (2005), and discuss the brilliance that is The Legend of Korra (2012). The Force Five list this week is a bit different for the Halloween Special. We each chose movies you need to watch from five spooky categories: Body Horror, Slasher, Ghost/Supernatural, Zombie, and Monster/Creature Feature.
Sun, Nov 1, 2020
The guest is the host of the Manly Matters Podcast, Jesse Turner. In the what we've been watching segment, we talk about the original Spanish language film Miss Bala (2011), the comfort food that is The Office (2005), the amazing ESPN documentary series The Last Dance (2020) and finally, Rian Johnson's excellent Knives Out (2019). The Force Five list chosen by Jesse this week is 5 Movie Mindbenders.
Sun, Nov 8, 2020
The guest is the host of the Guardians of Discourse Podcast, Vince Kroeger. In the what we've been watching segment, we talk about the awesome Amazon original series The Boys (2019), the anime Naruto (2002), and the great looking, but ultimately disappointing Netflix film Project Power (2020). The Force Five list chosen by Vince this week is Top 5 Superhero Movies.
Sun, Nov 15, 2020
The guest is the host of the LatinX Lens Podcast, Rosa Parra. In the what we've been watching segment, we talk about the outlandish DC universe show Harley Quinn (2018), the tribute given to the amazing Raul Julia in the documentary The World's A Stage (2019), and the utter failure that was The Tax Collector (2020). The Force Five list chosen by Rosa this week is 5 Awesome Films Directed by Women.
Sun, Nov 22, 2020
The guest is Ben, a YouTuber and fellow physical media collector. In the what we've been watching segment, we talk about season 4 of the Coen Brothers spin-off series Fargo (2020), Heroes (2006), a series that started strong and then ran out of steam, the rumored inspiration for Home Alone called Dial Code Santa Claus (1989), the lighthearted Savannah Smiles (1982), the terrifying video game Resident Evil 7 (2017), and finally, the remake of Whiskey Galore (2016). The Force Five list chosen by Ben this week is Top 5 Boutique Blu-rays.
Sun, Nov 29, 2020
The guest is the host of the Mental Health Film Comment Podcast, Brian Black. In the what we've been watching segment, we talk about the disappointment that was Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019), the faith-based movie Fatima (2020), the brilliance that is P.T. Anderson's Magnolia (1999), and the unfortunate let down titled Spellcaster (1988). The Force Five list chosen by Brian this week is 5 Movies That Reflect Mental Health Issues.
Sun, Dec 13, 2020
The guest is rapper and media mogul Fearce Vill. In the what we've been watching segment, we talk about the most exciting Terminator movie since the 90's in Terminator Dark Fate (2019), the Anthony Anderson led sitcom Black-ish (2014), the Danny Glover/Martin Short led Pure Luck (1991), and the kid-friendly Marvel Superhero Adventures (2017). The list topic that Fearce Vill chose this week is Top 5 Adam Sandler films.
Sun, Dec 20, 2020
The guest is rapper, producer, and manager Rapper Big Pooh. In the what we've been watching segment, we talk about Coffee Town (2013), a comedy led by Glenn Howerton, the Netflix food challenge show American Barbecue Showdown (2020), the amazing Into the Spider-Verse (2018), and Married at First Sight (2014), a terrifying social experiment that theoretically lasts a lifetime. The list topic that Rapper Big Pooh chose this week is Top 5 TV Shows.
Sun, Dec 27, 2020
The guest is indie rapper Louis Logic. We skipped the 'What we've been watching' segment because the topic that Louis chose was dense in terms of content. He sent me a list of possible Top 5 list topics, I chose the five I liked the most, and we talked about all of them, so there are a ton of picks here to dive into.
Sun, Jan 3, 2021
The guest is Seattle rapper and producer Sam Lachow. In the what we've been watching segment, we talk about Horror Noire (2020), a documentary exploring the African American contribution to horror films, the Amazon original movie The Lie (2020), the HBO series I May Destroy You (2020), an awesome YouTube channel by Kitboga (2017) that turns the tables on cyber-scammers, and finally, the hilarity of Schitt's Creek (2015). The list topic that Sam Lachow chose this week is 5 Films that Critics Got Wrong.
Sun, Jan 10, 2021
The guest is writer, author, and podcaster Tara Ariano. In the what we've been watching segment, we talk about Brandon Cronenberg's Possessor Uncut (2020), the overlooked TV drama Deutschland '89 (2020), the so bad it's not good, just bad film Panther Squad (1984), and the Australian sketch show Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun (2020). The list topic that Tara Ariano chose this week is 5 Times TV Stunt-Casting Actually Worked.
Sun, Jan 17, 2021
The guest is professional wrestler Marcus "Buff" Bagwell. In the what we've been watching segment, we talk about Fatman (2020), a dark take on Santa Claus starring Mel Gibson and Walton Goggins, Ben Affleck and Gwenyth Paltrow's Bounce (2000), and Buff's time on the B-movie classic LETHAL Ladies: Return to Savage Beach (1998). The list topic that Buff Bagwell chose is a live wildcard round - I picked all of the questions and Buff answered on the fly.
Sun, Jan 24, 2021
The guests are filmmakers Scott Barber and Adam Sweeney, co-directors of The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story. In the what we've been watching segment, we talk about Charlie Sheen's bizarre action thriller Terminal Velocity (1994), John Hughes's Thanksgiving masterpiece Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987), another Thanksgiving classic in Blood Rage (1987), and the Netflix series The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020). The list topic that Scott and Andrew picked is 5 Underrated Nickelodeon Shows.
Sun, Jan 31, 2021
The guest is filmmaker Seth Savoy, director of the film Echo Boomers. In the what we've been watching segment, we talk about John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), the incredibly well received The Invisible Man (2020), the Henry Silva led Baker County, USA aka Trapped (1982), Netflix's smash hit series The Queen's Gambit (2020), and Marvel's new documentary series Marvel 616 (2020). The list topic that Seth picked is 5 Directors Who Influenced Young Hollywood.
Sun, Feb 7, 2021
The guest is film student Andrew Suazo. In the what we've been watching segment, we talk about a silly entry to the Marvel universe with Marvel Superhero Adventures: Frost Fight. (2015), the original superhero film Superman (1978) and it's sequel appropriately named Superman II (1980), and the surprisingly good reboot of Saved by the Bell (2020). The list topic that Andrew picked is 5 Movies You Can Only Watch Once.
Sun, Feb 14, 2021
The guest is Diane Paragas, the writer and director of Yellow Rose. In the what we've been watching segment, we talk about the amazing disaster/horror film Underwater (2020), Riz Ahmed's opus Sound of Metal (2020), the first underwhelming entry in the WB streaming/theater day-and-date strategy with The Little Things (2021), and finally, Steven Yuen's powerhouse performance in Minari (2020). The list topic that Diane picked is Top 5 Directorial Debuts.
Sun, Feb 21, 2021
The guest is Jason Beamish from Film Ruminations. I discuss the newest Nic Cage offering, Willy's Wonderland from (2021), in which the silent character (simply named Janitor in the credits) goes toe to toe with monstrous animatronics. The list topic that Jason Beamish picked is Top 5 Films Directed by Black Filmmakers.
Sun, Feb 28, 2021
The guest is rapper Mickey Factz. I discuss reviews for the atmospheric Don't Look Now (1973) and No Safe Haven (1987), a Wings Hauser vanity project in which he tries to smack up the people who killed his family. The list topic that Mickey Factz picked is Top 5 Comic Book Movie Scenes.
Sun, Mar 7, 2021
The guest is Jess, co-creator and co-host of Only You: A One and Done Podcast. I discuss reviews for the surprisingly awesome film The Kid Detective (2020), a late 80's half-cop action movie, half-courtroom drama film Shakedown (1988), WandaVision (2021), and the new film Boss Level (2021), which is an action packed, fun filled romp. The list topic that Jess picked is Top 5 Only Children.
Sun, Mar 14, 2021
The guest is Chauncey Telese, co-creator and co-host of LA Podfidential. I discuss reviews for two TV shows - Your Honor (2020) which stars Bryan Cranston, and the incredibly awesome Gangs of London (2020), as well as two lackluster boutique Blu-ray releases in Severin's The Black Cat (1989) and Vinegar Syndrome's disc of Cthulhu Mansion (1992). The list topic that Chauncey picked is 5 21st Century Oscar Errors.
Sun, Mar 21, 2021
The guest is Sona Elango, better known as Elaquent, a hip-hop producer for the Mello Music Group. I discuss reviews for the surprisingly entertaining Margin Call (2011) which features an amazing ensemble cast and Vinegar Syndrome's new disc The Fear (1995) which didn't scare me at all. The list topic that Elaquent picked is Top 5 Kung Fu Movies.
Sun, Mar 28, 2021
The guest is Peter Abeyta from the Middle Class Film Class Podcast. I discuss reviews for the beautiful new Disney film Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) and Shadow in the Cloud (2020), a bonkers romp in the skies of World War II. The list topic that Peter picked is Top 5 Drinking Scenes.
Sun, Apr 11, 2021
The guests are Scott Wampler and Eric Vespe from the Kingcast. There is a full review of Vinegar Syndrome's latest disc Last Gasp (1995), along with a few quick mini-reviews for the pilot episode of 30 Coins (2021), Bad Trip (2021), and Godzilla vs. Kong (2021). The list topic that the Kingcast hosts picked is 5 Underrated Stephen King Adaptations.
Sun, Apr 25, 2021
The guest is a photographer, editor, director Shaun Aguilar. There are reviews for the classic classroom drama Stand and Deliver (1989), Amazon's show Them (2021), a race-based drama that kicks you until your down and never stops kicking, and finally, the Bob Odenkirk action film Nobody (2021). The list topic that Shaun picked is 5 Documentaries that Made You Feel.
Sun, May 2, 2021
The guest is radio personality and stand-up comedian Arnie States. Features reviews for the lackluster college slasher Rush Week (1989), the brutal but meandering revenge tale Death Wish (1974) and it's downright gross sequel Death Wish II (1982). The list topic that Arnie picked is 5 Most Overrated Movies.
Sun, May 9, 2021
The guest is screenwriter, producer, and podcaster Carly Street. Features reviews for the very fun kids film The Mitchells vs. The Machines (2021), the middling Michael B. Jordan vehicle Tom Clancy's Without Remorse (2021), and The Hidden (1987), a sci-fi/action piece that plays at breakneck speed. Stay tuned after the show for my review of Mortal Kombat (2021). The list topic that Carly picked is Top 5 Unintentionally Funny Films.
Sun, May 16, 2021
The returning guest is Josh Hatcher from the JJ Talks Podcast. Features reviews for the underwhelming Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021), the weird school crime story All-American Murder (1991), and the absolute pile of garbage The Cellar (1989). The list topic that Josh picked this time around is Top 5 Movies About Movies.
Sun, May 23, 2021
The guest is director and producer Hilton Ariel Ruiz, best known for his franchise Zombie With A Shotgun. Featured reviews include the offensively racist film Soul Man (1986) and the surprisingly unforgettable Possession (1981) which is packed with awesome performances and deserves to be seen. The list topic that Hilton picked is 5 More Scary Scenes.
Sun, May 30, 2021
The guest is Chef Nick Peters Bond. You can catch him on Hell's Kitchen seasons 14 and 17 (the All-Stars season) as well as on his YouTube channel, Commanding Your Kitchen. Features reviews for the absolutely brilliant one man show called In and Of Itself by Derek Delgaudio (2021), as well as the lackluster Zack Snyder zombie/vault heist film Army of the Dead (2021). The list topic that Chef Nick picked is Top 5 Horror Movie Deaths.
Sun, Jun 6, 2021
The returning guest is Moosa Mahmood, who you may remember from the inaugural show. Features reviews for the Friends Reunion show on HBOMax (2021), Death Wish 3 (1985), a movie in which Charles Bronson sticks his nose where it doesn't belong and gets a whole neighborhood blown up, the new Jason Statham vehicle Wrath of Man (2021), and one of Vinegar Syndromes newest offerings, the insane Winterbeast (1989). The list topic that Moose picked is Top 5 Car Chases.
Sun, Jun 13, 2021
he guest is rapper/poet/teacher/author Wordsworth. Features reviews for Disney's examination of Cruella De Vil in 2020's aptly named Cruella as well as 1998's Urban Legend, a film that's fun but could be one of the dumbest films ever written. The list topic that Wordsworth chose was Top 5 Movies About Music.
Sun, Jun 20, 2021
The guest is screenwriter and producer Zeke Kamm. Features reviews for a pair of '89 films in Ridley Scott's Black Rain (1989) and the aquatic horror film Leviathan (1989). I also review Drive (1997), an action extravaganza starring Mark Dacascos and give a shout out to the Disc Commentary podcast. The list topic that Zeke chose was Top 5 Movies That Would Make Great TV Shows.
Sun, Jun 27, 2021
The guest is Drew Mildon from the Drew Vs. The World Podcast.. Features reviews for Pixar's newest film Luca (2021), John Woo's late-90's masterpiece Bullet in the Head (1990), and the first three episodes of the FXX series, Dave (2021). The list topic that Drew chose is Top 5 Alien Movies.
Sun, Jul 4, 2021
The guest is Thomas from the Movies After Work Podcast. Features reviews for two of Vinegar Syndrome's newest releases, the oddball beach blast Surf II (1983) and the bizarre Kathy Ireland vehicle Alien From L.A. (1988). The list topic that Thomas chose is 5 Good Movies with Bad Endings.