
230. Cannon Fodder: Charles Bronson in '10 to Midnight' (1983)
In this week's episode it's the debut of 'Cannon Fodder', a recurring series of episodes where I watch a curated selection of films made by schlockmeisters Golan/Globus in the 1980's for their Cannon ...
23 Mai 202555min

229. 'The Big Picture' (1989)
Long before 'Waiting For Guffman', Christopher Guest directed 'The Big Picture', a heartfelt, hilariously incisive movie about making movies. The film was greenlit during British film executive David ...
7 Mai 20251h 20min

228. 'Sinners'
Ryan Coogler's original film 'Sinners' defied the so-called conventional wisdom of Hollywood and dropped only 6% week-to-week in its box office performance. It was also the subject of a fascinating o...
30 Apr 20251h 13min

227. 'Caddyshack' (1980)
'Caddyshack', it turns out, is kind of a miracle of last-minute producer-led stitching together and salvaging, resulting in one of the more quotable films in comedy history. Hard to believe that at ...
24 Apr 20251h 15min

226. 'A Minecraft Movie'
Why doesn't anyone believe me when I say I loved going to see this movie??
8 Apr 202537min

225. Val Kilmer: I'm Your Huckleberry
An episode in memoriam of Val Kilmer, who died this week. Mentioned in this episode: 'Val', the excellent, moving, insightful, thoughtful documentary compiled from decades of Val Kilmer's home movies....
4 Apr 20251h 31min

224. Don Simpson and the Hollywood Culture of Excess
Don Simpson was one-half of one of the most successful production partnerships in Hollywood history. His reality-distortion-field helped bring about films like Flashdance, Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop, ...
2 Apr 20251h 12min

223. 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' (1979 BBC Series)
What does it say about your favorite podcast host that he considers the 1979 BBC adaptation of John le Carre's seminal espionage novel 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' to be COMFORT VIEWING?? Nonetheles...
18 Mar 20251h 55min




















