Show Notes
Sean blasts us into pure '80s cheese with Megaforce (1982)! Barry Bostwick stars as Ace Hunter, leader of the high-tech, elite strike team with tricked-out motorcycles, flying vehicles, and enough one-liners to level a small country. When a ruthless dictator threatens peace, these mercenaries ride in with explosions, mullets, and maximum patriotic absurdity. Listen as we sound off on rocket bikes, 80s AF theme songs, and the career of stuntman turned director Hal Needham, on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Holly unloads pure New York grit on the Freak Show with Ms. 45 (1981), Abel Ferrara's no-holds barred revenge flick about a mute seamstress who is assaulted twice in one day, arms herself with a .45 and begins a methodical campaign of revenge against all the men of NYC. Listen as we dig into feminist rage, New York City special brand of sleaze, and who to root for when the good girl is the bad girl, on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sean traps us in a flooded Florida nightmare with Crawl (2019), as a competitive swimmer goes to check on her estranged father during a Category 5 hurricane, only to find the basement filling with water and hungry alligators! Listen as we talk about: realistic pain response, sand sharks, visiting Florida and living in terror, and suspension of disbelief, all on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Colin spent his whole life avoiding Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) because he believed what they told him - that it was one of the worst movies ever made. Linda Blair returns as Regan MacNeil, recovering just fine from her exorcism until a whackadoodle shrink (Louise Fletcher) gets the idea to poke around in her dreams via a telepathy machine, while screen legend Richard Burton stars as a Catholic priest who takes a side trip to Ethiopia to consult a pagan religion for how to beat the devil. Listen as we ponder one of life's most important questions - is it really one of the worst movies of all time - on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Michaela likes her European travelogue with a side of slaughter and finds Amsterdamned (1988), a movie which finds a grizzled police detective hunting for the slasher-in-a-wet-suit who prowls Amsterdam's canals for victims, leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. Listen as we complete our hat trick of films from gonzo director Dick Maas, marvel at the cultural enthusiasm on display, and have thoughts about mysteries that don't play fair, all on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Holly sets the temperature to sizzling with Body Heat (1981), a sweaty throwback to 40s-era film noir made with 80s-era permissive on-screen sexuality with Kathleen Turner (in her film debut) starring as a smoldering femme fatale ensnaring sleazy lawyer William Hurt in a plot to murder her husband. Listen as we find out what sexual activity is illegal in Florida, learn about female terror at male anatomy, and mourn the lack of modern erotic thrillers on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.