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277 - MIKE'S MURDER (1984) + HEARTBREAKERS (1984) ft. Brendan Ross

Hosts Josh and Jamie and special guest Brendan Ross (programmer of Neon Dreams Cinema Club) discuss some stylish, autobiographical, emotionally fragile 80s LA movies with a double feature of James Bridges' haunting, mournful neo-noir MIKE'S MURDER (1984) + Bobby Roth's tender, sexy buddy-romcom HEARTBREAKERS (1984). Next week's episode is a patron-exclusive bonus episode on Ed Wood's GLEN OR GLENDA (1953) and PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE (1957) you can get access to that episode (and all past + fu...

Bi-Monthly Patron Double Feature Voting Poll

These were the 4 most upvoted double features as selected by you guys, now it's time to officially vote on what our Patron-selected episode for July is going to be! GO!

276 - SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (1977) + URBAN COWBOY (1980)

Hosts Josh and Jamie go Travolta Mode and discuss two movies from his star-making era where he journalistically embedded himself into sexy, musical subcultures as a means of reckoning with class and masculinity: John Badham's bleak disco drama SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (1977) and James Bridges' honky-tonk bull-riding romance variation URBAN COWBOY (1980). See you all in a week's time where we'll be back with a special guest talking about MIKE'S MURDER (1984) and HEARTBREAKERS (1984). Keep it sleaz...

275 - C.H.U.D. (1984) + C.H.U.D. II: BUD THE C.H.U.D. (1989) ft. Andrew Jupin

Hosts Josh and Jamie and special guest Andrew Jupin (of We Hate Movies) discuss some 80s cult horror trash with a double feature of the dirty NYC creature b-movie C.H.U.D. (1984) and its tacky, lazy sequel-in-name-only zombie-comedy C.H.U.D. II: BUD THE CHUD (1989). Next week's episode is a patron-exclusive bonus episode on Travolta infiltrating musical subcultures in SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (1977) and URBAN COWBOY (1980) you can get access to that episode (and all past + future bonus episodes) ...

Bonus Transmission 45 - BEAU IS AFRAID, EVIL DEAD RISE, 65 + INSIDE (Spoilers)

Josh and Jamie saw some more new release genre movies that we wanted to talk about! Mild spoilers and such! Let us know what you guys thought of these movies if you saw 'em and if you have any recommendations for next month.

INSIDE // 08:58-22:31
65 // 22:31-37:35
EVIL DEAD RISE // 37:35-1:03:38
BEAU IS AFRAID // 1:03:38-2:16:28

Bi-Monthly Patron Double Feature Nominations - Jul 2023

I'm sure most of you know the drill at this point but one episode every other month around these parts is a special episode where you folks nominate and vote for that week's double feature! Democracy!

Your last vote was for PULSE (2001) + DEMONLOVER (2002) which we just dropped. The next episode you're voting on will be for one of our episodes in July.

This is our 16th time doing this so I'm sure, once again, that most of you know the drill by now but in case you ...

274 - PULSE (2001) + DEMONLOVER (2002)

Hosts Josh and Jamie talk aesthetically experimental thrillers about violent desensitization and alienation in the early internet age with a double feature of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's ghost-in-the-machine J-horror classic PULSE (2001) and Olivier Assayas' postmodern lo-fi cyberpunk/corporate espionage film DEMONLOVER (2002). See you all in a week's time where we'll be back with a special guest talking about CHUD (1984) and CHUD II: BUD THE CHUD (1989). Keep it sleazy!

Intro // 00:00-13:16
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Announcing this month's $10 patron live-watch: THE QUICK AND THE DEAD (1995) - Apr. 27th @ 9:30PM EST

Join us for an online, live-chat viewing of Sam Raimi's THE QUICK AND THE DEAD (1995) on Thursday, Apr. 27th @ 9:30 PM EST. Sign up to the $10 tier anytime before showtime Apr. 27th to receive the invite link, it will go out to everyone subscribed at that tier on the morning of Apr. 27th. Before we get started we also play some fun pre-show tunes and retro movie trailers to give anyone running late a chance to join in.

We run these events on service for the live viewing that includes we...

273 - EVIL DEAD TRAP (1988) + CELLULOID NIGHTMARES (1988) ft. Perry Ruhland

Hosts Josh and Jamie and special returning guest Perry Ruhland discuss Japanese pinku filmmakers applying their graphic, erotic video styles to gory underground snuff film horror with a double feature of Toshiharu Ikeda's EVIL DEAD TRAP (1988) + Hisayasu Satô's CELLULOID NIGHTMARES (1988). Next week's episode is a patron-exclusive bonus episode on PULSE (2001) and DEMONLOVER (2002) you can get access to that episode (and all past + future bonus episodes) by subscribing to our $5 tier.

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272 - THE EVIL DEAD (1981) + BLOODY MUSCLE BODY BUILDER IN HELL (1995)

Hosts Josh and Jamie talk lo-fi, DIY demonic possession + splatter horror with a double feature of Sam Raimi's gleefully nasty and torturous classic THE EVIL DEAD (1981) and Shinichi Fukazawa's more slapstick gorefest BLOODY MUSCLE BODY BUILDER IN HELL (1995), a no-budget, one-man-crew Raimi knockoff known as the Japanese EVIL DEAD. See you all in a week's time where we'll be back with a special guest talking about CELLULOID NIGHTMARES (1988) and EVIL DEAD TRAP (1988). Keep it sleazy!

I...

271 - THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (1976) + STARMAN (1984) ft. Brianna Zigler

Hosts Josh and Jamie and special returning guest Brianna Zigler discuss aliens inside of human bodies experiencing the high and lows of mankind in Nicolas Roeg's psychedelic, erotic THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (1976) starring David Bowie and John Carpenter's surprisingly tender Hollywood romance/road movie STARMAN (1984). Next week's episode is a patron-exclusive bonus episode on THE EVIL DEAD (1981) + BLOODY MUSCLE BODY BUILDER IN HELL (1995) you can get access to that episode (and all past + ...

Bonus Transmission 44 - JOHN WICK 4, CREED III, SCREAM VI, INFINITY POOL + MARLOWE (Spoilers)

Josh and Jamie saw some more new release genre movies that we wanted to talk about! Mild spoilers and such! Let us know what you guys thought of these movies if you saw 'em and if you have any recommendations for next month.

INFINITY POOL // 13:18-37:02
MARLOWE // 37:02-55:58
CREED III // 55:58-1:32:48
SCREAM VI // 1:32:48-1:58:08
JOHN WICK 4 // 1:58:08-2:46:22

270 - THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951) + CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)

Hosts Josh and Jamie talk alien science-fiction classics about first contact with our friendly space buddies in Robert Wise's Cold War messiah parable THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951) and Steven Spielberg's obsessive, stealth therapeutic-drama CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977). See you all in a week's time where we'll be back with a special guest talking about more aliens in THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (1976) and STARMAN (1984). Keep it sleazy!

Intro // 00:00-09:25
DAY THE ...

Announcing this month's $10 patron live-watch: FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956) - Mar. 30th @ 10:00 PM EST

Join us for an online, live-chat viewing of Fred M. Wilcox's FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956) on Thursday, Mar. 30th @ 10:00 PM EST. Sign up to the $10 tier anytime before showtime Mar. 30th to receive the invite link, it will go out to everyone subscribed at that tier on the morning of Mar. 30th. Before we get started we also play some fun pre-show tunes and retro movie trailers to give anyone running late a chance to join in.

We run these events on service for the live viewing that includes we...

269 - COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT (1970) + DEMON SEED (1977) ft. Sean Fennessey

Hosts Josh and Jamie and special guest Sean Fennessey (of The Big Picture) discuss 70s science-fiction thrillers concerning artificial intelligence gone wrong with a double feature of the cold war paranoia of Joseph Sargent's COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT (1970) and the bodily autonomy horror of Donald Cammell's DEMON SEED (1977). Next week's episode is a patron-exclusive bonus episode on THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951) and CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977) you can get access to t...

268 - DEADLY FRIEND (1986) + SHOCKER (1989)

Hosts Josh and Jamie talk the post-NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET Wes Craven B-sides with the children's robot hijinks horror film DEADLY FRIEND (1986) + one of the most ridiculous and underrated supernatural serial killer films we've ever seen SHOCKER (1989). See you all in a week's time where we'll be back with a special guest talking about 70s AI Sci-Fi: COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT (1970) and DEMON SEED (1977). Keep it sleazy!

Intro // 00:00-11:35
DEADLY FRIEND // 11:35-1:03:37
SHOCK...

267 - UHF (1989) + STAY TUNED (1992) ft. Andrew Law

Hosts Josh and Jamie and special guest Andrew Law (of Boonta Vista) go couch potato mode and discuss sketch comedies centered around television sets in Weird Al Yankovic's UHF (1989) + Peter Hyams' STAY TUNED (1992). Next week's episode is a patron-exclusive bonus episode on SHOCKER (1989) + DEADLY FRIEND (1986) you can get access to that episode (and all past + future bonus episodes) by subscribing to our $5 tier.

Intro // 00:00-11:47
UHF // 11:47-1:43:39
STAY TUNED //1:43:39-2:3...

266 - PLAY MISTY FOR ME (1971) + TALK RADIO (1988)

Hosts Josh and Jamie go "damn my life a movie fr" mode and discuss drama thrillers about radio hosts, the original podcasters, in Clint Eastwood's borderline-Giallo California stalker-thriller PLAY MISTY FOR ME (1971) and Oliver Stone's adaptation of Eric Bogosian's anxious, angry shock jock pressure cooker TALK RADIO (1988). See you all in a week's time where we'll be back with a special guest talking about not radio but television with UHF (1989) and STAY TUNED (1992). Keep it sleazy!

Bi-Monthly Patron Double Feature Voting Poll

These were the 4 most upvoted double features as selected by you guys, now it's time to officially vote on what our Patron-selected episode for April is going to be! GO!

265 - THE EIGER SANCTION (1975) + IN THE LINE OF FIRE (1993) ft. Will Menaker

Hosts Josh and Jamie and special guest Will Menaker (of Chapo Trap House) discuss American screen legend Clint Eastwood in assassination thrillers with a double feature of his bizarre ostensible Bond-parody THE EIGER SANCTION (1975) and Wolfgang Petersen's cat-and-mouse dad cable classic IN THE LINE OF FIRE (1993). Next week's episode is a patron-exclusive bonus episode on PLAY MISTY FOR ME (1971) and TALK RADIO (1988), you can get access to that episode (and all past + future bonus episodes)...

Announcing this month's $10 patron live-watch: EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE (1978) - Feb. 26th @ 9:00 PM EST

Join us for an online, live-chat viewing of James Fargo's EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE (1978) starring Clint Eastwood on Sunday, Feb. 26th @ 9:00 PM EST. Sign up to the $10 tier anytime before showtime Feb. 26th to receive the invite link, it will go out to everyone subscribed at that tier on the morning of Feb. 26th. Before we get started we also play some fun pre-show tunes and retro movie trailers to give anyone running late a chance to join in.

We run these events on service for the li...

Bi-Monthly Patron Double Feature Nominations - Apr. 2023

I'm sure most of you know the drill at this point but one episode every other month around these parts is a special episode where you folks nominate and vote for that week's double feature! Democracy!

Your last vote was for THE PARALLAX VIEW (1974) + JFK (1991) which we just dropped. The next episode you're voting on will be for one of our episodes in April.

This is our 15th time doing this so I'm sure, once again, that most of you know the drill by now but in case you don't:

264 - THE PARALLAX VIEW (1974) + JFK (1991)

Hosts Josh and Jamie go through the looking glass and discuss two political conspiracy thriller classics inspired by the Kennedy brother assassinations: Alan J. Pakula's patsy recruitment labyrinth THE PARALLAX VIEW (1974) and Oliver Stone's crazed, conspiratorial fever dream epic JFK (1991). See you all in a week's time where we'll be back with a special guest talking about Clint Eastwood assassination thrillers: THE EIGER SANCTION (1975) and IN THE LINE OF FIRE (1993). Keep it sleazy!

263 - THE NINTH CONFIGURATION (1980) + THE SENDER (1982) ft. Brendan James

Hosts Josh and Jamie and special guest Brendan James (of Blowback) discuss feverish, paranoid 1980s psychotherapy psychodramas with a double feature of William Peter Blatty's THE NINTH CONFIGURATION (1980) and Roger Christian's THE SENDER (1982). Next week's episode is a patron-exclusive bonus episode on THE PARALLEX VIEW (1974) and JFK (1991), you can get access to that episode (and all past + future bonus episodes) by subscribing to our $5 tier.

Intro // 00:00-12:09
NINTH CONFIGURA...

Bonus Transmission 43 - KNOCK AT THE CABIN, M3GAN, SKINAMARINK, SICK + PLANE (Spoilers)

Josh and Jamie saw some more new release genre movies that we wanted to talk about! Mild spoilers and such! Let us know what you guys thought of these movies if you saw 'em and if you have any recommendations for next month.

SKINAMARINK // 10:50-34:47
M3GAN // 34:47-50:35
PLANE // 50:35-1:03:35
SICK // 1:03:35-1:27:19
KNOCK AT THE CABIN // 1:27:19-2:18:40

262 - UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: REGENERATION (2009) + UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: DAY OF RECKONING (2012)

Hosts Josh and Jamie bring JEANUARY to an end by talking about the surprisingly amazing direct-to-video sequels to his and Dolph Lundgren's re-animated super-soldier action franchise UNIVERSAL SOLDIER directed by the underrated John Hyams (son of Van Damme collaborator Peter Hyams): UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: REGENERATION (2009) + UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: DAY OF RECKONING (2012). See you all in a week's time where we'll be back resuming regularly scheduled programming with a special guest talking about THE...

261 - MAXIMUM RISK (1996) + KNOCK OFF (1998) ft. Brandon Lim

Hosts Josh and Jamie and special guest Brandon Lim (of Blackbelt Cinema) reach the tail-end of their month-long exploration of the Muscles from Brussels himself Jean-Claude Van Damme JEANUARY by discussing the end of his theatrical career where he used every bit of clout he had left to continue doing insane style experimentations in Hollywood products with Hong Kong filmmakers in Ringo Lam's MAXIMUM RISK (1996) and Tsui Hark's KNOCK OFF (1998). Next week's episode is a patron-exclusive bonus ...

Announcing this month's JEANUARY $10 patron live-watch: INFERNO (1999) - Jan. 26th @ 10:00 PM EST

Join us for an online, live-chat viewing of John G. Avildsen's INFERNO (1999) starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Danny Trejo on Thursday, Jan 26th @ 10:00 PM EST. Sign up to the $10 tier anytime before showtime Jan. 26th to receive the invite link, it will go out to everyone subscribed at that tier on the morning of Jan 26th. Before we get started we also play some fun pre-show tunes and retro movie trailers to give anyone running late a chance to join in.

We run these events on service...

260 - TIMECOP (1994) + SUDDEN DEATH (1995)

JEANUARY continues! Hosts Josh and Jamie move into the next stage of the month-long exploration of the Muscles from Brussels himself Jean-Claude Van Damme by talking about his 90s action thrillers with veteran studio workman director Peter Hyams: TIMECOP (1994) and SUDDEN DEATH (1995). See you all in a week's time where we'll be back continuing JEANUARY with MAXIMUM RISK (1996) and KNOCK OFF (1998). Keep it sleazy!

Intro // 00:00-12:14
TIMECOP // 12:14-1:23:38
SUDDEN DEATH // 1:23...

259 - LIONHEART (1990) + DOUBLE IMPACT (1991) ft. Brandon (@Thatoneguy64)

Hosts Josh and Jamie and special guest Brandon (of Dadcore Cinema Club) continue their month-long exploration of the Muscles from Brussels himself Jean-Claude Van Damme JEANUARY with the next stage of his career: trying to expand the diversity of his dramatic and action chops by co-writing his own movies with his close friend Sheldon Lettich in LIONHEART (1990) and DOUBLE IMPACT (1991). Next week's episode is a patron-exclusive bonus episode on Jean Claude's collaboration with Peyer Hyams: TI...