The Hold-Up with Stephen Stull

Sergio returns to examine Jacob's Ladder (1990), and the conversation takes a slight detour... or two.

This time around, my friend Sergio Pinheiro and I are talking about politics, video games, AI art, and all things uncanny -- including 1990's Jacob's Ladder. Listen, and then go jump into one of the AI art playgrounds to start making your own weirdness.

Right out of the gate, Francisco apologizes to me for making me watch Xtro II: The Second Encounter (1982), so you know early on what we think of this movie. Still a fun chat, though! During our talk, I mention having first watched Shocking Dark on Rob Schrab's Found Crap. Well, it was actually on Rob Schrab's Cyberpunk Megazone, so... my bad. Either way, they both stream live on Sundays at https://schrabhomevideo.com/. Follow @schrabhomevideo on Instagram to know when.

I'm talking again with my friend Francisco Lacerda about Xtro II: The Second Encounter (1991), which, despite the name, is not a movie you have to do any homework for. Quick programming note, the podcast is going semiweekly. (That means once every two weeks; don't @ me, you troglodytes.) If I have a video, it'll post a week after the audio, but otherwise, the episodes will be coming every other week. I know this breaks your heart, but we all have to learn how to cope with disappointment. It...

Jeremy Herbert returns for our wrap-up on Runaway (1984), and I call Cynthia Rhodes "Cheryl" literally every single time I say her name. Sorry, Cher-- Cynthia!

This week, Jeremy Herbert and I are going to the past's future with Runaway (1984), starring Tom Selleck and his least-whimsical haircut of the 20th century. If you're listening to this the day it comes out, please go check out Worst Laid Plans, a feature-length anthology film of vacation-themed horror movies. WLP is already shot, but they could use a little help with finishing funds. Their Indiegogo campaign runs for two more weeks. You can help out and snag your preorder at...

Jimmy returns, and he and I squawk like a couple of old fuddy-duddies about the state of Hollywood today. But hey, we loved Sneakers (1992). Note for the spoiler-wary: we both recommend this movie, and yes, we spoil the crap out of it, so if this kind of thing is important to you, maybe give it a watch before listening.

My buddy Jimmy Newlin — Doctor Jimmy Newlin — returns to the podcast to talk about Sneakers (1992) and school my ass in the genius of Randy Newman. He also delivers an impressive reading list, so I hope you have a pencil handy.

My podcast frenemies Bob and Jeff are back -- and we actually talk about the movie this time! Of course, it takes us about an hour to get there, so I hope you're comfy. Enjoy our visitation of Ed and His Dead Mother (1993), and then go check out Bob and Jeff's competing podcasts, which are nowhere near as cool as this one and feature basically no me at all.

Today I'm chatting with two good friends (and avoiding all cheap jokes about threesomes): Bob Rose and Jeff Frumess. We planned to talk about 1993's Ed and His Dead Mother, but in the three hours we hung out, it really didn't come up much. I'm sure we'll get around to it in Part 2. Technical note: The audio sounds a little weird because I recorded over Zoom, and I must have screwed something up in my settings, because all three of our channels came out in one mixed file. Sorry about that....

Jen and I wrap up our revisitation of Anastasia (1997), a movie featuring quite possibly the most baffling treatment of Rasputin in all of human fiction.

My wife and captive podcast guest Jennifer Keating tries to remember the sure-to-be totally historically accurate Anastasia (1997), and I swear, we honestly did not intend to do this movie on the same day Russia invaded Ukraine 😬😬😬

Tadd returns to talk a little about the romantic appeal of dog men, but a lot about theme parks. Listen, and then check out the Snake Alley Festival of Film!

My friend Tadd Good reaches way back to try to remember the details of Walk like a Man (1987), and I continue to lament the fact that Hollywood has given up on curly-haired white dudes as romantic leads. Bee tee dubs, Tadd’s Snake Alley Festival of Film is accepting submissions right now! Get on that, ya goofs.

Kylie and I finish our chat about 1995's Prehysteria! 3 and really dive deep into everything it gets wrong about haggis.

Today I'm chatting with my friend Kylie Marklin about Prehysteria 3! (1995), a movie full of tiny golf and tinier dinosaurs. In addition, I make a hilariously futile attempt to make those years I spent playing adult vampire dress-up sound cool. Enjoy!

Tom returns to wrap up Cameron Crowe's Singles (1992), a mostly harmless movie with one profoundly uncomfortable plot decision.

My friend Tom Keeling returns to the podcast to talk about Singles (1992), except neither of us remembers the movie, so we mostly just talk about sitcoms. Prepare to hear my thoughts on The Office yet again!

Jennifer is back, and we’re wrapping up our chat about John Boorman’s Excalibur (1981). Fun fact: the actress who played Igrayne, she of the sexy dance that drives Uther Pendragon mad with lust, was Katrine Boorman, daughter of director John Boorman. So... yeah. Not weird at all. Enjoy!

We’re back, baby — the podcast and the terrible Photoshopping! This week, I’m making my legally wedded partner (GASP!) Jennifer Keating watch John Boorman’s Excalibur (1981), a movie I watched literally more than a dozen times in my youth. Probably.