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Retro Review: DR. GIGGLES (w/ Special Guest: Rudy Ruiz from Drinks and a Movie Podcast)

The DOCTOR is in! Dr. Giggles, that is! On this episode, we’re talking all about the forgotten 90s horror oddity, DR. GIGGLES, and wondering why it hasn’t had a cult renaissance yet! Joining me this week is fellow horror fan and podcaster Rudy Ruiz from the Drinks and a Movie podcast. Go check him out […]

Retro Review: ROBOT JOX (w/ Special Guest: Ozzie from The Frank Welker Wonder Hour)

In the before times… before CGI… before Michael Bay gave us racist Transformers… before Pacific Rim… there was another giant 80s style robot beat-em-up movie that brought the Saturday Morning Cartoons of our youth to life! That movie is ROBOT JOX! Joining me to review this cult classic is a podcaster who’s seen his fair […]

PODCAST GONE WRONG! Apple Vision Pro Completely Wrecks our Retro Review of Joe Dante’s Matinee

Welcome to the Uncanny Valley. Mark decided to shed his earthly form and turn himself into a virtual character in Robert Zemeckis’ mo-cap hellscape. Why? How? You can thank the Apple Vision Pro. Mark bought one and tried to record our Matinee episode with it and it was a complete disaster. Sorry, Joe Dante. We […]

Retro Review: PANDORUM (2009), the Space Horror Turns 15 Years Old – Guest: Jeff from The Love of Cinema Pod!

We review PANDORUM, and be warned if you’ve never seen it… we talk spoilers pretty much right away. Madness, right? Well, what would a space horror episode be without a little SPACE MADNESS?! Along for the voyage is our good buddy and special guest, Jeff from The Love of Cinema. We love Jeff even though […]

Retro Review: Diving In to the New 4K Restoration of James Cameron’s THE ABYSS

Hey, did your invite to James Cameron’s underwater birthday party get lost in the mail? That’s okay! You can watch the new 4K restoration of The Abyss — it’ll be like you were there. All the submarines, all the military aqua-tech, and all the leathery, wet Ed Harris skin you can stomach. We dive in […]

Retro Review: Kathryn Bigelow’s STRANGE DAYS (1995)

We’re back for more. And to kick off 2024, we’re taking you back to the STRANGE DAYS of the mid 90s. A time when trash fires seemed to always be burning in movies, and grunge music seemed to always be blaring. Visionary director Kathryn Bigelow dropped a sci-fi noir that mainstream audiences weren’t ready for. […]

Matt and Mark’s Favorite Movies of 2023 | Our Final Episode of 2023

Yorgos Lanthimos. Ava DuVernay. Christopher Nolan. These shmucks did NOT make our Favorite Films of 2023. So who did?! Listen in as we close out 2023 with our Favorite Movies of the Year, our Biggest Disappointments, Favorite TV Series, and more! Along the way, we also manage to talk about what to do with Mark’s […]

Holiday Grab Bag 2023: SNOWBOUND CINEMA — We Review Three RANDOM Snowy Flicks with our buddy, Tommy Nuggetz

Santa ain’t the only one comin’ back to town. So’s our buddy, Tommy Nuggetz! He’s here to help us ring in the holidays with the return of our annual HOLIDAY GRAB BAG EPISODE!  The theme this year: SNOWBOUND CINEMA. So grab your ugly sweaters because we’re breaking out the nostalgic commercials of yesteryear and breaking […]

We’re Thankful for… Eli Roth’s THANKSGIVING | A Matt and Mark Spoiler Review w/ Special Guest: Kevin from The Reel for Real

What started in the Grindhouse… ends up on the dinner table! This week, we sit down for a Thanksgiving dinner with friend-of-the-show Kevin from The Reel for Real. We’re hungry and ready for some new holiday horror, and thankfully, Eli Roth is serving up something good with his latest movie, THANKSGIVING. Do we think John […]

David Fincher directs THE KILLER (2023) | A Matt and Mark SPOILER Review

The man,  the myth, the FINCHER. Join us as we discuss David Fincher’s latest Netflix film, The Killer, starring Michael Fassbender as a hitman whose competence comes into question. We review the film, rank our favorite and least favorite Fincher films, and ponder who the best cinematic snipers are. Also, we somehow get into living […]