When I started this podcast, my inspiration was taken from my own experience with friends having Video Nights at least once a week for a few years at one of those friends’ houses. That friend is this episode’s guest, and it’s been a long time c

Motorama

Jun 3rd, 2020 44m 26s

Finally, we get to talk about Motorama. This 1991 film was a solitary staple for me in my late high school years. I knew no one who had talked of seeing it. It had a good run on HBO or Cinemax (both since they are owned by the same folks swap m

I bought a vampire Motorcycle

May 6th, 2020 50m 53s

There’s really not much to preface this episode with as far as show notes goes. This movie title “I Bought A Vampire Motorcycle” is as good a summary of the film as ever, though you’ll hear Jon contest this as a demon bike rather than a vampire

Rumble Fish

Apr 1st, 2020 48m 56s

Hot on the heels of our discussion about nutsoid sci-fi horror teen farce Detention, comes an episode about another teen film, but one that’s mostly forgotten, in spite of Criterion reissuing a super deluxe version on blu-ray: Frances Ford Copp

Detention

Mar 4th, 2020 42m 59s

Recently I’ve come to understand that I like some teen movies. Previous to this realization I claimed that I didn’t like teen movies much at all, but upon examination the opposite would be true. And while there are few titles that could be incl

Belladonna of Sadness

Feb 5th, 2020 43m 48s

It’s a rare thing that I’ll accept this deviation from the norm here. Usually we cover strange films that feature mostly practical special effects, sometimes cg animation but never, until now, have we covered a fully animated feature. Belladonn

Xtro

Jan 1st, 2020 41m 49s

Like Making Contact, our film for this episode, XTRO, desperately wants to be a Speilberg movie. It doesn’t succeed in being that, but it is presented in marketing as a sort of horror response to Close encounters of the Third Kind & even more s

Hudsucker Proxy

Dec 4th, 2019 53m 45s

I think I’ll keep this one pretty short. This is the final episode of the year. The film is Hudsucker Proxy and the guest is the old standby, Jon. This is, for both of us, a favorite film from the first time either of us first watched it. It be

Eden Log

Nov 6th, 2019 39m 57s

I often skimp on talking about the directors of the films we discuss. I suppose it’s because I’m more interested in the film itself than the behind the scenes trivia, and I don’t exactly like to flex my knowledge on such (whether I have the inf

SPOOKIES

Oct 2nd, 2019 55m 3s

It’s that time again, kiddies. The Spookiest time of the year! It’s October and as such it’s time to feature a creepier than usual flick. So, I’ve chosen 1986’s SPOOKIES. Full disclosure, I have seen this one time before this viewing, and that

the Last Action Hero

Sep 4th, 2019 47m 29s

I’m not sure if I saw Arnold Schwarzenegger’s attempt at a meta satire of the Hollywood action movie, the Last Action Hero in the cinema. I probably did. I know I saw Jurassic Park (which came out the same day) but I saw that one much later, an

NOWHERE

Aug 7th, 2019 50m 35s

Nothing screams summer to me more than ‘teen movies’ made in sunny Southern California. They don’t even have to be set during the summer. California is ideal for year round shooting for a reason after all. So, why not have a guest from So Cal f

Meet the Hollowheads

Jul 3rd, 2019 1h

1989 was not a strong year for conventional film. But for weirdo movies, it did OK. For example, this episode is about Meet the Hollowheads (otherwise known as Life on the edge). Written by Lisa Morton & Tom Burman with Burman directing, Hollow

Godzilla Final Wars

Jun 5th, 2019 48m 21s

In 65 years since his debut as a metaphor for the dangers of nuclear weapons, Godzilla has gone from terrifying monster to pop culture darling. He has done battle with various Kaiju creatures (including the mighty King Kong,) and even some less

the Reflecting Skin

May 1st, 2019 50m 27s

We started off the year, and continued, with (four months of) schlocky nonsense. I mean a LOT of it. So it’s high time we have a change around here, if only for one episode, before we jump back to doing silly weirdo movies, let’s dig into 1990’

Mechanical Violator Hakaider

Apr 3rd, 2019 39m 24s

This episode delves into cinematic territory that we have not quite entered or even entertained here on the show. Tokusatsu: Japanese special effects driven superhero stories. Specifically, Mechanical Violator Hakaider. This film is a mid-90s r

FREAKED

Mar 6th, 2019 47m 6s

This episode sees the return of Michael Cook, primary host of all the shows from Retro Rocket Entertainment, & co-host to the first show I’ve ever been a part of, Videonight! On our first go-round here on WDWJW?!? Michael played it relatively s

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

Feb 6th, 2019 45m 24s

This episode threw me for a loop, rather. Jon Threw me for a loop. You’ll hear how/why in this episode soon enough. But let me just say, Hansel & Gretel Witch Hunters is the most Sam Raimi movie that isn’t directed or produced by Sam Raimi. Thi

Bad Taste

Jan 2nd, 2019 37m 33s

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THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN

Dec 5th, 2018 51m

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Dream a little dream

Nov 5th, 2018 54m 22s

Consider this episode a bit of a palate cleanser from all the creepy spooky flicks you’ve undoubtedly gorged yourself on last month*. The film we discuss is 1989’s Dream A Little Dream that features Coreys Feldman and Haim as best pals who stu

Waxwork Duology

Oct 3rd, 2018 1h 9m

It’s October! And that means a glut of scary and macabre movies to gorge on! Last episode had us warming up with the very fun loving comedy-horror-sci-fi farce Freaks of Nature. This month has us exploring vintage horror vignettes by way of the

FREAKS OF NATURE

Sep 5th, 2018 52m 39s

It’s that time of year again when so many folks jump early at the prospect of celebrating Halloween. So, to appease such people, we’ve taken this month’s episode, September, to prompt our dear listeners to view and enjoy a strange and funny mov

Making Contact – aka – Joey

Aug 7th, 2018 54m 23s

On this, all new and terribly exciting episode, Dan Pullen from the Four Brains One Movie podcast joins me to more or less wax nostalgic about films from the 1980s. In particular, we dig into Hollywood blockbuster director Roland Emmerich’s sec

Barbarella

Jul 12th, 2018 1h 2m

In this episode, film & culture writer Adrianna Gober joins show stalwart Elbee and me once more to discuss 1968’s psychedelic sci-fantasy, Barbarella. This film is chock full of fantastic sets, groovy costumes, strange creatures, and a whole l